Item difficulty analysis shows
a) relatedness of responses on one test to other test items on the test
b) how many people chose each response for an item
c) how many people chose the correct response to an item
d) the proportion of people who chose each response for each item
Computerized testing provides the unique advantage of
a) standardization
b) response-time measurement
c) less interaction
d) elimination of guessing
Simple counts of the behaviors sampled by a measuring procedure are called
a) raw scores
b) true scores
c) observed scores
d) weights
A distractor is
a) an incorrect alternative response to a test question
b) a vague, yet correct alternative to a test question
c) an item that serves as a filler item
d) the correct response to a test item
The cognitive revolution in psychology has impacted ability testing by
a) increasing the focus of test content to cover the three components of mental ability
b) developing tests to measure multiple types of intelligence
c) increasing use of ability tests to identify individuals most likely to quickly acquire knowledge and understanding of the task
d) none of the above
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
If an item analysis suggests that an item in a test is poor, and if that item is removed from the test, the reliability of the shorter test is likely to be
a) lower than the original reliability coefficient
b) reliability would not change, but validity would increase
c) higher than the original reliability coefficient
d) none of the above
The use of alternatives to multiple-choice questions on achievement tests will most likely
a) contribute to the expense and difficulty of testing
b) lead to decreased levels of reliability
c) lead to increased levels of reliability
d) both a and b
In a(n) ______ factor analysis, factors are defined in terms of the specific hypothesis being tested.
a) exploratory
b) confirmatory
c) seat of the pants
d) none of the above
The reliability coefficient tells you something about the effects of _______ on test scores,
while _______ can tell you why a test is reliable.
a) variability; validity coefficients
b) measurement error; item analysis
c) measurement error; validity coefficients
d) variability; item analysis
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