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Testing Construction_ Module 61-3
Testing Construction_ Module 61-3
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Admissions officers use your highschool transcript to see how well you will do in college. this is ___ validity.
predictive
content
construct
test
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Ms. Smith saw that the distribution of scores on her last Bio test had an small standard deviation. This means that the.
mean test score was lower than the median score.
test was given to a very small class of students.
students' scores tended to be very similar to one another.
students generally performed very well on the test.
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The formula we use to calculate standard deviation is known as the _________ ________.
Cognitive Formula
Molecular Formula
Empirical Formula
Logical Formula
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The validity type that measures the extent to which test scores relate to future performance
Construct
Face
Content
Predictive
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When a test is ___, it means that it is taken, administered, scored and interpreted the same way for all test takers
Reliable
Restandardized
Valid
Standardized
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Most of the scores depicted in a Bell Curve Graph fall near the ____ or middle of the graph.
None of the above. scores are evenly distributed.
Right Extreme
Left Extreme
Mean
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There is no concrete explanation on why the Flynn Effect occurs. We can only speculate.
False
True
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When you ask a test group to repeat the measure multiple times to ensure consistent results.
ensuring content validity
split-half
ensuring predictive validity
test-retest
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When a test is measuring in the right construct, but is not doing so in a consistent manner.
accurate but positively skewed
reliable but not valid
consistent but negatively skewed
valid but not reliable
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in a normal distribution, 95% of the score should fall
2 standard deviations away
3 standard deviations away
4 standard deviations away
1 standard deviations away
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Why do we need to re-standardize tests?
to keep on track with Wechsler definition of intelligence
to follow the Bell Curve
to follow the WAIS test
to follow the Flynn Effect
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The type of validity that tells us whether a scale/test measures a construct fairly is ___ validity.
Construct
Predictive
Content
Criterion
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The world-wide observed increase in standardized test scores throughout many years is called the ____ ____.
Focusing Effect
Wechsler Effect
Peltzman Effect
Flynn Effect
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New Zealand researcher known for publications on the increase in intelligence scores over time
William Jones
James Flynn
David Wechsler
Oliver Gainsfield
15
Pablo took the ACT 4 times and got scores of 29, 30, 29 & 30. Since his results were consistent the test has high _____.
statistical significance
confounds
validity
reliability
16
To test for reliability, a test group is split into smaller groups to see if they achieve similar results.
Test-Retest
Content
Standardized Tests
Split-Half
17
Over time, tests need to be ____ or improved to be more difficult in order to keep up with the Flynn Effect
Restandardized
Randomized
Standardized
Validated
18
Ally's watch will ALWAYS be 7 minutes ahead from the actual time. Her watch is ____ but not ___.
Consistent, Reliable
Accurate, Consistent
Reliable, Valid
Valid, Reliable
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_____ ____developed intelligence scales such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Herman Cairns
David Wechsler
John Wallace
James Flynn
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A scale that measures intelligence and cognitive ability in adults.
Metric
Stanford-Binet
WAIS
Kaufman
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The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to is _______.
Content
Accuracy
Prediction
Validity
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When a test is repeated multiple times to see if the results remain the same it is known as split-half reliability.
True
False
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Reliability refers to the ___ of the results. reliable results can be reproduced under the same conditions.
Accuracy
Conformity
Consistency
Validity
