FUNDAMENTALS OF TESTOLOGY AND VALIDITY OF TEST TASKS

This article covers the concepts of test, testing and testology, and analyzes the main requirements for the development of test tasks. It also provides detailed information about the validity of tests, their substantive, criterion-based and constructive types. The importance of tests in assessing knowledge, skills and competencies in the educational process is revealed, and the need for their development on a scientifically sound basis is justified. The article considers issues of ensuring the reliability and objectivity of test results.