A standardized test can be used to make decisions about care and programming

You should never rely on one test when determining programming

Standard scores that have a mean of 5 and a SD 0f +-2

The difference between criterion reference and norm referenced is

Norm ref is comparison to peers and Criterion to academic skills

The center of the bell curve is 0 Standard Deviations

number of tasks performed correctly

Criterion referenced tests

Is based on mastery in percentages

shows percentage of children who earn scores from low to high

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Understanding Assessment Scores

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1
Criterion-referenced tests assess knowledge and skills
False
True
2
The bell curve is used across the lifespan
False
True
3
Standard scores
are converted raw scores
have a mean and standard deviation
Most have standard deviation of +- 15.
all of the above
4
A standardized test can be used to make decisions about care and programming
The rigors of the standardization make the test infallible.
A standardized test measures a student comprehensively
None of the above
You should never rely on one test when determining programming
5
Scaled scores are
Mean of 10
All of the above
None of the above
Have a standard deviation of +-3
6
What are stanines
None of the above.
Standard scores that have mean of 10 and SD of +-3
Standard scores with a mean of 50%
Standard scores that have a mean of 5 and a SD 0f +-2
7
Between -2 SD and +2SD on a bell curve is about 96% of the population.
False
True
8
If the client scores one Standard Deviation above the Mean
her T score can not be converted to a bell curve plot
her T score is 15
her T score is 60
None of the above
9
The difference between criterion reference and norm referenced is
They are interchangeable
Norm ref is comparison to peers and Criterion to academic skills
Criterion is comparison to peers and Norm ref to academic skills
Criterion is not as detailed and Norm ref can show mastery
10
The bell curve
The center of the bell curve is 0 Standard Deviations
Is + or - 10
None of the above
had standard deviations comprised of +- 20 point
11
T scores
None of the above
have a mean of 50
have a Standard Deviation of +- 10.
All of the above
12
If your client scores one Standard Deviation above the mean on a subtest
None of the above
his standard score is 15
his standard score is 33%
his standard score is 13
13
Percentile ranks describe your rank compared to peers
True
False
14
Norm referenced tests assess
all of the above
reading
academic skills
intelligence
15
What are raw scores
all of the above
measures frequency of behavior
number of tasks performed correctly
can be converted into standard scores
16
About two thirds of the population have scores that fall
None of the above
Between -3 SD and +3 SD
Between -2 SD and +2SD
Between - 1 SD and +SD
17
Norm referenced test provide a score that is compared to a peer group.
False
True
18
The mean on bell curve is
Is usually 10 on a subtest
All of the above
None of the above
is at the 50% or 100
19
Criterion referenced tests
All of the above
Is based on mastery in percentages
Is based on peer performance
Assess emerging skills
20
The bell curve
shows percentage of children who earn scores from low to high
Represents composite scores only
determines eliigibiliity for services
Has a fixed mean of 100%

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