A table of specifications is a table showing the

A table of specifications is a table showing the
 
  a. specific tasks or items in a test.
  b. difficulty level of each task or item.
  c. the content areas and skills covered in a test.

Ques. 2

The argument-based approach to validation implies that rhetoric is just as important as evidence in demonstrating the validity of interpretations and uses of assessment results.
 
  a. True
  b. False

Ques. 3

Test scores that are highly reliable are necessarily valid.
 
  a. True
  b. False

Ques. 4

The expertise reversal effect refers to the finding that
 
  a. experts can be blinded by their own excessive knowledge.
  b. high levels of expertise can interfere with learning new information.
  c. experts often are unable to explain to others what they know.
  d. instructional methods effective for novices may not work for experts.

Ques. 5

The designs of the Jasper Woodbury adventures and CSILE draw most heavily on
 
  a. the concept of automaticity
  b. the concept of encoding specificity
  c. a parallel distributed processing model
  d. social cognitive theory

Ques. 6

How can a teacher attain a high level of consistency in scoring his/her assessment tasks?
 
  a. Make the tasks relatively easy for students
  b. Prepare and use scoring rubrics
  c. Score the tasks using personal knowledge of each student's past performance

Ques. 7

In order to judge the validity of assessment results, one should look primarily for
 
  a. a single sound research study demonstrating the appropriateness of the interpretation.
  b. a combination of sound research and logical explanation demonstrating the appropriateness of the interpretations.
  c. several studies demonstrating the consistency of the scores.

Ques. 8

Which of the following conditions is sufficient for the validation of a classroom test in social studies?
 
  a. Evidence that the assessment results are internally consistent.
  b. Evidence that the assessment covers the curriculum.
  c. Evidence that the content covers what the teacher wants to assess.
  d. None of the above is sufficient.

Ques. 9

Validity of assessment refers to the soundness of
 
  a. the assessment instrument.
  b. your interpretation and use of the assessment results.
  c. the reliability of the interpretation and use of the results.