The presently viewed role and utility of measures of instructional sensitivity were summarized. A case was made that the rationale for the assessment of instructional sensitivity can be applied to all achievement tests and should not continue to be restricted to criterion-referenced mastery tests. Next, a line of research and theory concerning context dependence in tests containing interpretive exercises was outlined. The logic of this theory was integrated with the rationale of instructional sensitivity. Finally, practical interrelationships among content validity, reliability, instructional sensitivity, and related measures were discussed and illustrated by use of a varied sample of test items and data.