If a counselor wants to tape a counseling session,
A) the recorder should be hidden during the session.
B) a person should be identified to control the machine.
C) the child should be allowed to control the machine.
D) permission should be requested from the child and parents.
Q. 2In a distribution of scores, what do we call the score that occurs most frequently?
A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Standard deviation
Q. 3Which one of the following is not a good idea when conducting an interview with a child?
A) Have a very stimulating environment.
B) Furniture should be comfortable and suitable to size.
C) Have puppets and other toys to facilitate communication.
D) Check your own mood and physical alertness.
Q. 4A frequency polygon is a:
A) statistical test of significance.
B) representation of grade equivalent scores.
C) graphic representation of the frequency of scores.
D) graph of the validity evidence for an instrument.
Q. 5An academic achievement test is developed to measure mastery of a multiplication table. Mastery is defined as getting 100 of the multiplication items correct. This instrument is an example of a:
A) norm-referenced test.
B) criterion-referenced test.
C) standardized test.
D) performance test.
Q. 6Norm-referenced instruments are to criterion-referenced instruments as:
A) mastery is to teacher constructed.
B) reliability is to validity.
C) good is to bad.
D) group comparison is to individual level of performance.
Q. 7In norm-referenced assessment, the word norm refers to:
A) the group of individuals who took the instrument, to which others' scores are later compared.
B) the group of individuals who received an average, or normal, score on the instrument.
C) the mean score on the instrument.
D) the standard deviation of the instrument.
Q. 8Norm-referenced instruments are most useful for:
A) determining if an individual has mastered certain material.
B) establishing minimum levels of competence.
C) comparing an individual's performance with other individuals.
D) comparing performance to a standard.
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