A correlation coefficient of .22 is stronger than a correlation coefficient of .87.
a. True
b. False
Q. 2In selecting a test, one often goes to existing sources including all of the following EXCEPT:
a. experts in the field.
b. journals in the field.
c. The Assessment Catalog and Resource Index.
d. Mental Measurement Yearbook.
e. Buros.
Q. 3According to the text, which of the following is NOT a step to selecting and administering a good test?
a. Determining the goals of your assessment
b. Accessing information about possible instruments
c. Examining the validity, reliability, cross-cultural fairness, and practicality of possible instruments
d. Making a wise choice when choosing an instrument
e. Running a pilot study to assess the instruments you have chosen
Q. 4Practicality has to do with all of the following EXCEPT:
a. time.
b. cost.
c. format and readability.
d. ease of administration, scoring, and interpretation.
e. Practicality has to do with all of these.
Q. 5Rather than giving individualized tests to assess learning disabilities to thousands of students, a school system decides to first use a shortened version of the test that can be given in a group format. This decision is mostly concerned with which test worthiness issue?
a. Reliability
b. Statistical formation
c. Cross-cultural fairness
d. Validity
e. Practicality
Q. 6Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act asserted:
a. that any instrument used to measure appropriateness for a program or service must be measuring the individual's ability, not be a reflection of his or her disability.
b. the right of individuals to access their federal records, including test records.
c. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning.
d. that tests used for hiring and advancement at work must show that they can predict job performance for all groups.
e. that accommodations must be made for individuals who are taking tests for employment and that testing must be shown to be relevant to the job in question.
Q. 7The Freedom of Information Act asserted:
a. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning.
b. that individuals with disabilities, or who are disadvantaged, have access to vocational assessment, counseling, and placement.
c. that any instrument used to measure appropriateness for a program or service must be measuring the individual's ability, not be a reflection of his or her disability.
d. the right of individuals to access their federal records, including test scores.
e. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning.
Q. 8PL 94-142 and the IDEA asserted:
a. that accommodations must be made for individuals who are taking tests for employment and that testing must be shown to be relevant to the job in question.
b. the right of all individuals to their school records, including test records.
c. that individuals with disabilities, or who are disadvantaged, have access to vocational assessment, counseling, and placement.
d. the right of students to be tested, at a school system's expense, if they are suspected of having a disability that interferes with learning.
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