Eyong, Emmanuel Ikpi

DOI: 10.26480/ess.01.2023.36.40

ABSTRACT
The study examines a pointer to validity, types, and possible threats to instrument design and implementation in research practices and classroom assessment. The thrust of the study was based on the fact that in instrument design and implementation, validity is a sure tool that influences the quality of an instrument. This is because an instrument that is not validated is bound to generate baseless results. This call for instrument designers to have a better understanding of the types and possible threat that could limit the generalizability of a research instrument. In this light of this, the present study sought to research a glimpse into validity, types, and possible threats to instrument design and implementation in research practices. The study pinpoints the need for validity, different types, and possible threats to could hinder the legality, authenticity, and legitimacy of any research instrument meant for data collection. It is not rhetoric that a research topic may be well articulated, with a well-stated objective, research questions, hypotheses, and well-reviewed literature with a well-stated design and methodology. However, if the instrument is not well validated by experts in the field of study, there are bound to be faulty findings that will result in baseless (senseless) generalization. This underscores the need for scholars to have a better pointer to the possible internal and external threats to the validity of a research instrument, hence, the thrust of the present study.

KEYWORDS
Pointer Validity, Threats, Instrument Design, Research Practices, Classroom Assessment