Induction is generally assessed by items that require the student to
A) show ability to follow directions
B) identify a governing principle from a series of examples
C) determine a definition given samples of how a word is used in sentences
D) follow a pathway on a piece of paper when looking in a mirror.
Ques. 2A test item that requires the child to name a picture is probably assessing
A) motor behavior
B) generalization
C) abstract reasoning
D) vocabulary.
Ques. 3Intelligence-test items that are most similar to those on achievement tests are items that assess
A) generalization.
B) discrimination
C) general knowledge.
D) sequencing.
Ques. 4When a child is asked to build a tower of blocks or to trace a path through a maze, the behavior being sampled is
A) sociometric
B) motor
C) sequencing.
D) detail recognition
Ques. 5When a test item requires the person being tested to identify something that goes with something else, it probably is assessing
A) memory.
B) discrimination.
C) generalization.
D) abstract reasoning.
Ques. 6Figural, symbolic, and semantic are most commonly thought of as types of __________ that may be assessed.
A) discrimination
B) detail recognition
C) motor behavior
D) vocabulary
Ques. 7It is said that knowing the kind of behavior sampled by a test is not enough. In addition, it is necessary to know the child's level of acculturation because the same test item may
A) create different psychological demands for different children
B) cause some children, but not others, to fear the examiner.
C) be too easy for some and too hard for others
D) be dropped from the assessment for some children
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