The __________ was one of the first tests to use a computer adaptive assessment.
a. American College Testing Assessment (ACT)
b. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
c. Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
d. Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)
Q. 2Along with the four categories of academic areas, professional counselors will also find a section of the ACT that assesses
a. the students career interests.
b. the students decision-making ability.
c. the students satisfaction with her test score.
d. All of the above.
Q. 3__________ is NOT one of the core areas tested by the ACT?
a. Recall
b. Mathematics
c. Reading
d. English
Q. 4Professional counselors can use PSAT scores to help students
a. determine areas of strengths and weaknesses.
b. determine areas of study to concentrate on before the SAT.
c. with educational planning and decision making.
d. All of the above.
Q. 5The A in SAT used to stand for aptitude which created the misconception that the SAT measured
a. intelligence.
b. innate ability.
c. learned ability.
d. achievement.
Q. 6The __________ is one of the most commonly used nationally administered college entrance exams.
a. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
b. American College Testing Assessment (ACT)
c. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
d. Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
Q. 7An example of a scholastic aptitude test is the
a. American College Testing Assessment (ACT)
b. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
c. Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)
d. All of the above.
Q. 8Scholastic aptitude tests allow
a. students to be compared on a level playing field.
b. unequal comparability across different populations.
c. professional counselors to determine which parts of ones transcript to ignore.
d. students who have difficulty with test-taking to express themselves in a more subjective manner.