Which concept describes test scores over repeated administrations referring to specific features of a particular test?

• A. Reliability
• B. Validity
• C. Generalizability
• D. Consistency

Answer: (D)

This is about how stable scores are when the same test is given more than once. When scores stay similar across repeated administrations under similar conditions, we say the test shows consistency. That consistency reflects reliability—the instrument’s ability to produce stable results despite random fluctuations in measurement. So describing test scores over repeated administrations as a property of the test itself—its consistency—captures that stability for that specific instrument.

Validity would concern whether the test measures what it’s supposed to measure, generalizability would concern applying results beyond the test’s specific context, and consistency is the term that directly denotes stable scores across occasions for the same test.