In order for educators to obtain information concerning the validity of a test of learning ability, it would be best to first examine the test manuals'
A. item analysis data.
B. predictive studies.
C. reliability data.
D. standardization studies.
Ques. 2Which of the following publications would be most appropriate for educators to consult for information that provides guidance about the responsibilities of test developers and test users for informing test takers about tests?
A. Code of Fair Testing Practices.
B. Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
C. Test Critiques.
D. Test Publishers' technical manuals.
Ques. 3The Mental Measurements Yearbooks are best known for which of the following contents?
A. annual reports on standardized assessments
B. test descriptions
C. test reviews
D. well organized technical information
Ques. 4Tests in Print should be consulted by educators when they are seeking
A. a comprehensive list of published tests.
B. newly created test blueprints.
C. test reviews.
D. validity and reliability data.
Ques. 5Aptitude tests measure potential for learning while achievement tests measure learned material.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 6Carl, a third grade student, received a standard age score of 66 on a group test of scholastic aptitude. Based on this score, his teacher should recommend that Carl be
A. continued in the third grade.
B. given an individual ability test.
C. moved back to the second grade.
D. placed in a class for academically gifted students.
Ques. 7The Wechsler Intelligence Scales differ from the Stanford-Binet in that the Wechsler Intelligence Scales are
A. arranged by age levels rather than subtests.
B. suitable for group administration.
C. made up of multiple subtests.
D. evaluated with separate verbal and performance scale scores.
Ques. 8The Stanford-Binet has a score with a standard deviation of 16 . In a normally distributed population of ten-year-old children approximately two-thirds of the cases will fall between
A. 68 and 100.
B. 68 and 132.
C. 84 and 116.
D. 100 and 132.
Ques. 9If a student's standard age score drops from 90 in the fifth grade to 85 in the sixth grade, the score difference is most likely due to which of the following?
A. inadequate learning opportunities in sixth grade
B. lack of motivation
C. some type of emotional problem
D. the errors of measurement
Ques. 10Scholastic aptitude tests used for purposes like college admission should be interpreted as measures of
A. inherited ability.
B. innate learning ability.
C. potential for future development.
D. present developed ability.
Ques. 11Which of the following is an advantage of a learning ability test with verbal and nonverbal scores?
A. a check on the poor reader is provided.
B. differential prediction is made possible.
C. scoring is made easier.
D. test administration is simplified.
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