A test that measures the construct of depression correlates highly with a test that measures the construct of anxiety. These are two different constructs and require two different types of counseling. What type of validity evidence is being evaluated?
a. Discriminant
b. Convergent
c. Content
d. Test-criterion
Ques. 2Which of the following is not an item-writing rule for the creation of binary-choice items?
A. Include only a single concept in any statement.
B. Phrase items so that a superficial analysis by students will suggest an incorrect answer.
C. Rarely use statements containing double negatives, although single or triple negatives are acceptable.
D. Keep item-length similar for both of the binary categories being assessed.
Ques. 3Once a predictive or concurrent study is conducted in one setting, what is an important consideration of the results to these types of studies?
a. Generalize the results to similar situations
b. Future prediction about the sample used in the study
c. Validate the prediction for the tests similar to those being used locally
d. Conduct construct validity studies for all tests.
Ques. 4Which of the following is not a general item-writing rule for classroom assessments?
A. Do not provide unclear directions to students about how to respond to an assessment.
B. Do not inform students about how much the items on a test will be weighted.
C. Do not employ sentence-structures unlikely to be easily understood by students.
D. Do not employ words, phrases, or sentences apt to be regarded as ambiguous to students.
Ques. 5Students were administered a college entrance exam in high school and at the end of the students' freshman year GPA was correlated to the college entrance exam. This is
a. Validity study
b. Predictive study
c. Concurrent study
d. Criterion study
Ques. 6Finding evidence that the Beck Depression Inventory is correlated with clinical diagnoses of depression in institutionalized patients supports what type of validity?
a. Face validity
b. Criterion-related validity
c. Predictive validity
d. Content validity
Ques. 7An examination of the relationship between the test and external variables that are thought to be direct measures of the construct is an example of what type of validity?
a. Face validity
b. Criterion-related validity
c. Construct validity
d. Content validity
Ques. 8______________ involves how adequately test items sample the content area of the identified construct.
a. Face validity
b. Criterion-related validity
c. Construct validity
d. Content validity
Ques. 9A teacher develops and gives a midterm exam consisting of 300 true-false statements to be completed in 50 minutes. Which concern is of greatest importance for validity of the test?
a. Test Content
b. Internal Structure
c. Response Processes
d. Relations to Other Variables
e. Consequences of Testing
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