Which of the following grading approaches is LEAST defensible when the purpose of grading is to report a student's achievement of learning objectives and standards?
a. self-referenced grading
b. norm-referenced grading
c. criterion-referenced grading
Ques. 2Personality tests have little usefulness as classroom assessment tools.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 3A private high school wants to use a test as one of its admission requirements. Which type of test would be recommended if the main purpose of the test is to predict a candidate's overall academic performance?
a. assessment of general scholastic aptitude
b. assessment of specific achievement in mathematics, English, reading, science, and social studies
c. assessment of specific aptitudes such as algebra aptitude, music aptitude, and so on.
Ques. 4Self-report personality inventories are also known as structured personality assessment techniques.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 5Projective personality assessment techniques assume that a person's innermost unconscious feelings will be revealed when the person interprets a vague picture or stimulus.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 6What is affective saliency with regard to attitude assessment?
a. Whether a student holds a positive or negative attitude.
b. Whether a student becomes highly emotional with respect to an attitude.
c. Whether a student has strong feelings associated with the attitude.
Ques. 7A major limitation of the use of attitude scales is that
a. attitudes are learned and could be unlearned.
b. responses are easily faked.
c. different ways are used in constructing the various scales.
Ques. 8Why do the publishers of the Strong Interest Inventory report scores in terms of separate male and female norms?
a. Because females consistently outperform males in most professions
b. Because males dominate most occupations
c. Because males and females show differences in their strength of interests in
various activities
d. Because they want to keep the status quo in career interests
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