One reason that GRE scores and graduate GPAs have low correlations may be
a. underprediction of younger examinees.
b. range restriction.
c. selection bias.
d. improper administration.
One shortfall of the ACT is that
a. it has low internal consistency coefficients.
b. it does not predict first year college GPAs.
c. the ITED must be administered along with it.
d. it does not compare well to the SAT.
The stability of the GRE has been evaluated by
a. Kuder-Richardson.
b. extensive test-retest reliability coefficients.
c. inter-rater reliability coefficients.
d. correlating scores to a number of students who completed graduate school.
The Cooperative School and College Ability Test
a. has many advantages over the SAT.
b. is poorly constructed.
c. has a large and representative standardization sample.
d. has a reasonably good correlation with the SAT.
The major weakness of the SAT lies in its
a. poor reliability.
b. poor predictive power in discriminating students who score in the middle ranges.
c. lack of separate norms as a function of various demographic variables.
d. relatively small normative sample.
Which of the following is a concern that has been raised about the current revision of the SAT Reasoning Test?
a. Because the current revision is longer than the previous one, it may disadvantage persons with attention deficit disorder.
b. The analogies section accounts for half of the test score.
c. The current SAT Reasoning Test place less emphasis on reading comprehension and has eliminated questions related to grammar.
d. The math section focuses on arithmetic skills rather than higher mathematical skills.
The Stanford and Metropolitan are both ____ tests.
a. intelligence
b. aptitude
c. nonverbal
d. achievement
In comparison to the verbal section of the SAT, the verbal section of the SAT-I focuses much more heavily on students' abilities to
a. spell correctly.
b. complete antonyms.
c. problem-solve interpersonal situations.
d. read critically.
Which of the following tests provides three scores: Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal?
a. Henmon-Nelson Test
b. Kuhlman-Anderson Test
c. Cognitive Abilities Test
d. Scholastic Assessment Test
Which test is likely to take two or three days to complete?
a. COGAT
b. KAT
c. Henmon-Nelson
d. SAT
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