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?
a. Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode)
b. The relative positions of the scores to the rest of the group
c. Whether higher scores are better than lower scores
d. How an individual feels about his or her score
e. All of these are important.
Q. 2Which of the following is NOT true about criterion-referenced testing?
a. They are used when one whishes to compare a test score to a predetermined value or a set criterion.
b. Many states have gone to using criterion-referenced testing as a result of the recent passing of No Child Left
Behind legislation.
c. They are useful when one is wishing to compare a score to an individual's peer group.
d. As compared to norm-referenced testing, they are an alternative way of understanding test scores
Q. 3Use the data from Exhibit 6-2. If the national mean is 25, and the standard deviation is 8, who has done better: the graduate program or the national group?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 4Using the information in Exhibit 6-2, if you want to end up with six bars on your histogram, how many numbers should be in each interval?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 5Refer to Exhibit 6-2. Find the standard deviation.
What will be an ideal response?
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