Match the correct term to the appropriate description.
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COLUMN A COLUMN B
mean A. peer group assessment
percentile rank B. assessment rating used
GAF with the DSM-IV-TR
median C. ability assessment
diagnosis D. teacher's comments
stanine E. behavioral observation
reliability F. average score
aptitude tests G. judgment about services
anecdotal records to offer
frequency counting H. consistency in results
sociogram I. type of standard score
J. based on normal curve distribution
K. 50 ile rank
Q. 2Projective techniques in student appraisal are
a) more reliable than self-assessment questionnaires.
b) more structured than standardized inventories.
c) rarely, if ever, used by school counselors.
d) easier to use than introspective techniques.
Q. 3Ensuring adequate and appropriate interpretation of test results to students, parents, and teachers is
a) the sole responsibility of the school psychologist.
b) an essential responsibility of the school's testing coordinator.
c) not as important as ensuring test security.
d) best performed in group procedures.
Q. 4One procedure counselors use in selecting tests and inventories is to
a) order and examine specimen sets.
b) have teachers choose the tests they think are best.
c) buy the least expensive instruments to save money for more important instructional materials.
d) purchase instruments with the oldest copyright dates because they are tried and true.
Q. 5Reliability of test results is
a) essential for a test to have validity.
b) an illusive construct.
c) not as important as internal consistency.
d) not as important as external consistency.
Q. 6Construct validity refers to
a) how accurately a test is timed.
b) inter-correlation with different forms of the same test.
c) how accurately a test predicts success.
d) how accurately a test measures the abstract, psychological characteristics it claims to
assess.
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