In norm-referenced testing, the norm sample is used for :

In norm-referenced testing, the norm sample is used for
 
  A) setting up goals for client achievement.
  B) providing a basis for comparison.
  C) establishing critical scores.
  D) providing diagnostic information.

Ques. 2

Standard scores are considered to be
 
  A) nominal.
  B) ordinal.
  C) ratio.
  D) equal interval.

Ques. 3

The standard score that has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10 is the
 
  A) T-score.
  B) z-score.
  C) age equivalent.
  D) ratio IQ.

Ques. 4

A z score is equal to a(n)
 
  A) deviation IQ.
  B) decile.
  C) developmental level twice the number of the z-score.
  D) standard deviation unit.

Ques. 5

The sixtieth percentile is the point in a distribution
 
  A) at which a student has answered 60 of the questions correctly.
  B) that marks the distance from the median that includes 60 of the class.
  C) below which are 40 of the cases.
  D) below which are 60 of the cases.

Ques. 6

When an age equivalent is going to be derived from a target score that is outside the available norm-group scores, the age equivalent for the target score is estimated through
 
  A) standardization.
  B) extrapolation.
  C) translation to a percentage first.
  D) interpolation.

Ques. 7

Johnny, age six years, earns an age equivalent of 7-2 on an intelligence test. The appropriate statement to make based on this information is that
 
  A) Johnny earned the same number of raw-score points as the average of children 7 years, 2 months of age.
  B) Johnny has an IQ above 130.
  C) Johnny is below the median of children 6-0.
  D) Johnny thinks the way a 7-year-2-month-old thinks.

Ques. 8

Of the following correlation coefficients, the one with the poorest predictive value is
 
  A) 0.90.
  B) 0.12.
  C) -0.52.
  D) -1.00.