Test Construction Midterm Review

Tests and Tests, Measurement

100

Subjective scoring rules imply that a) the test is scored via unreliable methods b) human judgment is an integral part of the scoring c) all scorers are likely to arrive at the same score d) both a and b

b) human judgment is an integral part of the scoring

200

Testing is widely used for a) college admissions decisions b) military classification of recruits c) industrial placement of employees d) all of the above

d) all of the above

300

5. Which one of the following statements is true about psychological tests? A) They are always created by psychologists who understand how to interpret the test taker's answers. B) They require the test taker to perform a behavior so as to measure some personal attribute, trait, or characteristic or to predict an outcome. C) Information from psychological test results is used to make decisions; therefore, these tests are regulated by federal and state governments. D) Psychologists began developing standardized educational tests in the last quarter of the 20th century, and these tests have become important indicators of academic performance.

B) They require the test taker to perform a behavior so as to measure some personal attribute, trait, or characteristic or to predict an outcome.

400

21. Which one of the following is not a characteristic that all good tests have in common? A) Representatively samples the behaviors thought to measure an attribute or thought to predict an outcome B) Includes behavior samples obtained under standardized conditions C) Has rules for scoring D) Are 99.9% reliable and valid

D) Are 99.9% reliable and valid

500

Which one of the following strategies would provide the best measurement of a student's musical skills? A) Ask the student to perform a very long and difficult piece of music. B) Ask the student to play a tune on several instruments that are unfamiliar to the student. C) Ask the student to play a portion of several pieces that are of different styles on different instruments. D) Ask the student to describe his or her musical background and level of skill.

C) Ask the student to play a portion of several pieces that are of different styles on different instruments.

Tests and Decisions

100

The real impetus for the development of group tests was a) the French Ministry's concern with children's education b) the Great Depression c) World War I d) the passage of the 16th Amendment

c) World War I

200

The State Board of Education where Joy went to college decided to give every graduate student in a science program with a combined GRE score more than 1400 a $5,000 education grant. What type of decision was this? A) An absolute individual decision B) An absolute institutional decision C) A comparative individual decision D) A comparative institutional decision

B) An absolute institutional decision

300

Using _____, a minority group test taker who scored the same as a majority group test taker could rank higher than the majority test taker. A) individual norming B) within-group norming C) independent norming D) discriminatory norming

B) within-group norming

400

When Alan received his score on an interest inventory, he used the test result to finalize his decision to become a chef. What type of decision did Alan make? A) An individual decision B) An institutional decision C) An absolute decision D) A comparative decision

A) An individual decision

500

________ is/are usually required to reduce feelings that one's privacy may be violated. a) Standardized test conditions b) Debriefing c) Informed consent d) Adverse impact

c) Informed consent

Test Use and Interpretation

100

What right includes the concept that individuals are entitled to full explanations of why they are being tested, how the test data will be used, and what the test results mean? A) Right to confidentiality B) Right to informed consent C) Right to privacy D) Right to know and understand test results

B) Right to informed consent

200

Perhaps the most important collaborative document on testing is the ______, which the APA prepared with the American Educational Research Association and the National Council of Measurement in Education. A) Ethical Principles of the APA B) Code of Fair Testing Practices C) National Association of School Psychologists’ Code of Ethics D) Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

D) Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

300

Age equivalents, grade equivalents, and percentile scores all represent what type of scale? A) Ordinal B) Nominal C) Ratio D) Equal interval

A) Ordinal

400

Juan is an 8 year old Hispanic student who lives and goes to school in Los Angeles, California. What norm group would be most appropriate for interpreting Juan's score on a standardized educational test? A) Hispanic elementary students in the U.S. B) Eight year old students in California C) Elementary students in California D) Hispanic elementary students in Los Angeles, California

D) Hispanic elementary students in Los Angeles, California

500

Suppose that a student gets a score of 80% on an exam. This student has done a) better than 80 percent of the norm group b) worse than 80 percent of the norm group c) about the same as the norm group d) none of the above

d) none of the above

Essential Statistics

100

Categorical data and frequency tables are associated with what type of data? A) Equal interval B) Ratio C) Nominal D) Ordinal

C) Nominal

200

Juanita asks children to line up in order of their height, placing the shortest child first and the tallest child last. She then assigns the first child "1," the second a "2," and so on. What type of scale is Juanita using? A) Ratio scale B) Ordinal scale C) Nominal scale D) Equal interval scale

B) Ordinal scale

300

What group of statistics is NOT a group we generally rely on to interpret test scores? A) Measures of correlation coefficients B) Measures of multivariate statistics C) Measures of variability D) Measures of central tendency

B) Measures of multivariate statistics

400

What are outliers? A) The lowest and the highest scores in a distribution of scores B) The high and low scores that cause a distribution of scores to be inverted C) A few values that are significantly higher or lower than most values in a distribution D) Test takers who earn scores that are very different from other test takers

C) A few values that are significantly higher or lower than most values in a distribution

500

The correlation coefficient is represented by A) r. B) c. C) sd. D) X.

A) r.

Essential Statistics II

100

What are three common measures of central tendency? A) Mean, the median, and the mode B) Mean, the median, and the standard deviation C) Median, the standard deviation, and the variance D) Variance, the median, and the mode

A) Mean, the median, and the mode

200

Johnny wishes to describe the middle point in a distribution. Which statistic should she calculate? A) Mode B) Standard deviation C) Median D) Mean

C) Median

300

Rashid's raw score was 42 and his z score was 3. What statement about Rashid's performance on the test is TRUE? A) He scored lower than most people on the test. B) He scored higher than most people on the test. C) He scores were about average. D) Not enough information is given to answer the question.

B) He scored higher than most people on the test.

400

The process of comparing an individual’s test score to a norm group is referred to as A) standard scoring. B) norm-based interpretation. C) transformation of scores. D) statistical analysis.

B) norm-based interpretation.

500

The average of the squared deviation scores is a) the mean b) the standard deviation c) the variance d) the range

c) the variance