What is the only difference between individual tests and group tests?
a. Questions are worded objectively for groups.
b. Response time allotted for each test is different.
c. Answer sheets are distributed separately for individual tests.
d. The administration of the tests is different.
Ques. 2The normal curve is widely assumed to fit test data because
a. Each person has a normal range of scores.
b. Tests scores have standard deviations that are normal.
c. Test scores are often seen to be normally distributed.
d. Most persons function normally on tests.
Ques. 3If a Bobby's test score falls one standard deviation above the mean, what percentage of the entire data set approximately below Bobby's score?
a. 84
b. 64
c. 34
d. 14
Ques. 4What would a factor analysis determine for a test such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children?
a. Is the actual structure consistent with the hypothesized structure?
b. Are the relationships between test items consistent with the construct the test is designed to measure?
c. How many dimensions are being measured by the test?
d. All of the above
Ques. 5Which of the following was a major shift in the 2014 AERA-APA-NCME Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing?
A. Defining assessment validity as inference-accuracy for a specific purpose.
B. Formally sanctioning both the construct and the label: Consequential Validity.
C. Deleting a significant chapter of previous standards dealing with fairness.
D. Adding a complete chapter on affective assessment for individual students.
Ques. 6What can best increase reliability of assessment results?
a. Create a more stable sample
b. Improve individual scores within sample
c. Increase testing procedures
d. Increase number of items on test
Ques. 7Which source of measurement error might be associated with test-retest reliability?
a. Question differences
b. Test-taker illness
c. Test-taker carry-over effect
d. All of the above are equally troublesome.
Ques. 8If the reliability of test scores for a personality test is .98, which of the following statements is true?
a. The personality test is not reliable
b. The personality test is reliable
c. The personality test score is not reliable
d. The personality test score is reliable
Ques. 9Reliability of a test score is always an estimate.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 10Which of the following can be expected to increase the reliability of an educational test?
a. Increase the number of test-takers
b. Increase the number of test items
c. Require the test to be administered on the same date for all test-takers.
d. Require the test to be administered in small-group settings.
Ques. 11One of the following is NOT a useful way to increase the reliability of sample test scores?
a. Increase the reliability of the scoring
b. Reduce variability in test scores
c. Make sure the difficulty level is appropriate
d. Increase the number of test items