Instruments show great heterogeneity in measurement quality, with validity or reliability information lacking in many cases¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Across the reviewed instruments, information on validity or reliability was often not reported, making comparisons between studies difficult. → Nick Gerrit Hasche 2026

Evidence¶

Nick Gerrit Hasche 2026¶

Nick Gerrit Hasche, Charlotte Dignath, Sumeja Mustafi, Mareike Kunter. (2026). An International Review of Assessment Tools for Teachers' Professional Competence in Teaching Autistic Children. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10176-x

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Synthesis of prior reviews' measurement-quality conclusions: the review reports that prior reviews "found great heterogeneity regarding the measurement quality of the instruments" with validity or reliability information often lacking, and instruments differing widely in formats, scoring, and samples.

"Moreover, they found great heterogeneity regarding the measurement quality of the instruments and observed that, in many cases, information on the validity or reliability of the instruments was lacking."

Discussion¶

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