TEST & MEASUREMENTS EXAM 2

Which of the following is NOT related to test worthiness?

Reliability

Statistical formation

Cross-cultural fairness

Validity

Statistical Formation

Which of the following indicates the strongest correlation?

+.86

-.87

+0

+.30

-.87

A correlation coefficient of .60 was found when correlating the scores of 1,000 randomly chosen individuals who took a test that measures verbal reasoning with a test that measures problem solving abilities. Which statement is true about the correlation?

None of these are true.

The coefficient of determination 1.20.

The coefficient of determination is .60.

The coefficient of determination is .36.

The coefficient of determination is .36.

Concurrent and predictive validity are types of:

construct validity.

test-restest reliability.

content validity.

criterion-related validity.

internal consistency reliability.

criterion-related validity.

If you are interested in examining whether or not the GREs can accurately tell how students perform in graduate school, you would most likely want to investigate the __________________ validity of the test.

construct

convergent

concurrent

content

predictive

Predictive

A test developer creates a new instrument to measure psychotic tendencies. She correlates this instrument with an existing test that measures psychotic tendencies that has been shown to be valid. This type of validity is called:

criterion-related validity.

convergent validity.

factor analysis validity.

discriminant validity.

experimental design validity

Convergent validity

A reliable measure is indicated by which of the following correlation coefficients?

1.25

0

+.75

-.90

+.75

In assessing the reliability of a new test, a sample of 1,000 examinees take the test, and one week later are asked to take the same test again. This is an example of which type of reliability?

Odd-Even

None of these

Alternate forms

Test-retest

Internal consistency

Test-retest

Practicality has to do with all of the following EXCEPT:

Time.

Format and readability.

Ease of administration, scoring, and interpretation.

Practicality has to do with all of these.

Cost.

Practicality has to do with all of these.

Theoretically, if several individuals who score high on a test have a substantial number of low responses, and individuals who score low have a substantial number of high responses, then the test is likely to have which of the following:

Low validity

Low reliability

High reliability

High valdity

Low reliability

If Juan has scored a 53 on a test, what can we say about how he has done?

All but one of these.

Probably very little, because we do not know his relative position in his norm group.

Probably very little, because we do not know the range of scores.

Probably very little, because we do not know the measures of variability.

He likely has done poorly.

All but one of these

The results of a norm group comparison test can do all of the following EXCEPT:

allow you to assess whether or not a particular individual has improved in a specific area being tested using only the results of the one test.

tell you the relative position, within the norm group, of a person's score.

allow you to compare the results of test takers who took the same test but are in different norm groups.

all you to compare the results of the test to other norm-referenced tests taken by the same individuals.

allow you to assess whether or not a particular individual has improved in a specific area being tested using only the results of the one test.

On a negatively skewed curve, which of the following is true?

The mean is lower than median, which is lower than the mode.

The mean is lower than the mode, which is lower than the median.

The mode is lower than the mean, which is lower than the median.

The median is lower than the mode, which is lower than the mean.

The mean, median, and mode is the same.

The mean is lower than median, which is lower than the mode.

What is the mean of the following group of scores 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14?

9

8

8.5

9.5

None of these.

9

What is the median of the following group of scores 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14

8.5

8

9

9.5

None of these.

8.5

What is the mode of the following group of scores 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14

8

8.5

9

9.5

None of these.

8

What is the range of the following group of scores 4, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 14

11

8

8.5

9

10

11

Which of the following is the best method for determining the percentile rank regarding a group of scores?

Cumulative distribution (ogive curve)

Frequency distribution

Histogram

Frequency polygon

Cumulative distribution (ogive curve)

On a normally distributed curve, which is true?

The mean, median, and mode are the same.

The mean is lower than the mode which is lower than median,

The mode is lower than the mean, which is lower than the median.

The median is lower than the mode, which is lower than the mean.

The mean, median, and mode are the same.

Frequency polygons and ________________________ are visual representations of frequency distributions.

histograms

scattergrams

normal curve

skewed distribution

Histograms

Which of the following is NOT true about criterion-referenced testing?

Many states have gone to using criterion-referenced testing as a result of the recent passing of No Child Left Behind legislation.

They are used when one wishes to compare a test score to a predetermined value or a set criterion.

They are useful when one is wishing to compare a score to an individual's peer group.

As compared to norm-referenced testing, they are an alternative way of understanding test scores.

They are useful when one is wishing to compare a score to an individual's peer group.

If you have the raw scores of two individuals on a norm-referenced test, which of the following is important in terms of making meaning of those scores?

How an individual feels about his or her score.

Measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median).

Whether higher scores are better than lower scores.

All of these are important.

The relative positions of the scores to the rest of the group.

All of these are important.

Which of the following is NOT always true?

All of these are true.

If you know the z score, you can determine a percentile by looking at a conversion chart.

If you know the z score, you can determine most common standard scores (e.g., T score, DIQ, SAT, NCE, etc.).

If you know the z score, you can determine the standard deviation of the test.

If you know the z score, you can determine the standard deviation of the test.

Jill Jacobs receives a grade equivalent score of 10.6 on a national reading test. She is in the ninth grade. Which statement is most true about Jill?

None of these are true.

Jill is doing better than the average student in her grade level.

Based on this score, no conclusions can be drawn.

Her reading ability is equal to students at the 10th grade level.

Jill is doing worse than the average student in her grade level.

Jill is doing better than the average student in her grade level.

If z = -2.0, which of the following is NOT correct?

T= 30

Stanine =1

SAT = 200

Percentile = 2

DIQ = 70

SAT=200

If z = 3.0, which of the following is NOT correct?

T = 80

SAT = 800

DIQ = 145

Sten = 9

NCE = 99

Sten = 9

Joshua obtained a score of 550 on the SATs (M = 500, SD = 100) and a score of 95 on the WAIS-III (M = 100, SD = 15). On which test did the student do better?

WAIS-III

He performed equally well on both tests.

SATs

This cannot be determined

SATs

Which scale of measurement is being used when comparing achievement test scores of different school systems?

Interval

Nominal

Ordinal

Ratio

Interval

Which scale of measurement is being used if assigning numbers based on different professional affiliations (e.g., counselors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)?

Ordinal

Nominal

Interval

Ratio

Nominal

Which scale of measurement would you used if measuring height and weight differences among ethnic groups?

Ratio

Interval

Ordinal

Nominal

Ratio

Which of the following is NOT a use of tests of educational ability?

To assist in the determination of learning problems.

To help determine if a child is ready to move to the next grade level.

To asses how well a class, grade, school system, or state is learning content knowledge.

To assist in the determination of giftedness.

To assist in career and occupational assessment

To assist in career and occupational assessment

Which of the following is NOT true as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act?

All states must have a plan to show how, by the year 2014, all students will have obtained proficiency in reading/language arts and math.

Certain groups of children who have traditionally not done well are given a longer time period than others to show gains in achievement.

Federal funding is tied to success of school districts relative to achievement test scores.

All of these are true.

Pressure is on the lower performing school districts to improve test scores.

Certain groups of children who have traditionally not done well are given a longer time period than others to show gains in achievement

Which of the following is most accurate about the NAEP?

It samples students nationally to allow state-to-state educational comparisons.

It requires educational equality for all students regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, culture, disability, or sexual orientation.

All of these are true.

Students must be taught in the "least restrictive" environment.

Requires states to have minimum math and reading proficiencies for all students by 2014.

It samples students nationally to allow state-to-state educational comparisons.

Which of the following do achievement tests usually NOT offer?

Grade grouping sheets.

Class grouping sheets.

School system grouping sheets.

A national report card.

Individual profile sheets.

A national report card.

Although achievement testing has been criticized by some, many positive aspects of them include all of the following EXCEPT:

Used on their own, they are excellent at identifying students with learning disabilities.

They offer a number of different kinds of profile sheets to examine how students are doing.

They tend to have high reliability and fairly good validity.

They offer a broad spectrum of how students are achieving in the schools.

Used on their own, they are excellent at identifying students with learning disabilities.

Based on the text, which of he following survey battery achievement test does NOT include grades 9 through 12 and does NOT have open-ended items?

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Peabody Individual Achievement Test

Stanford Achievement Test

Metropolitan Achievement Test

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

This readiness test stresses personal and social skills as well as adaptive behavior much more than some of the others.

Kindergarten Readiness Test (Larson & Vitali)

Metropolitan Readiness Test

Gesell Readiness Test

Kindergarten Readiness Test (Anderhalter & Perney)

Gesell Readiness Test

Which diagnostic test measures the fundamentals, or the basic codes, related to reading (pronunciation), spelling, and arithmetic?

The Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4)

The Weschler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition (WIAT-III)

The Woodcock Johnson III

The Key Math-3

The Individual Peabody Test

The Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4)

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic test?

The Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4).

All of these are diagnostic tests.

The Woodcock Johnson III.

The Peabody Individual Achievement Test.

The Weschler Individual Achievement Test - Third Edition (WIAT-III).

All of these are diagnostic tests.

Which cognitive ability test measures cognitive skills for children K-12?

Metropolitan Readiness Test

Miller Analogy Test

Thematic Apperception Test

The Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT)

The SAT

The Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT)