What is the main purpose of any test?

To distinguish among people (skills, knowledge, etc)

Which of the following can help determine if a test is reliable?

All of these are ways to see if a test is reliable

Which of the following can help determine if a test is reliable?

All of these are methods to see if a test is reliable

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Ch. 8 179-181

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Refers to how well a test measure reflects the entire range or scope of material it is supposed to be testing.
Content validity
Criterion-related validity
Construct validity
Equivalent form or alternate form reliability
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Two people go on a date, hit it off. They go on a second date and hit it off. The first date had high _____________
Face Validity
Content Validity
Construct Validity
Criterion-Related validity
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What is the main purpose of any test?
To distinguish among people (skills, knowledge, etc)
To promote those that should get ahead and demote those that should not
To determine who has the greater breadth of knowledge or skill
To help make decisions using data analysis derived from tests
4
Pioneer in the study of human intelligence and testing and inititated the use of surveys for collecting data
Francis Galton
Charles Spearman
Howard Gardner
Alfred Binet
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Group of people that take a standardized test and are representative of the popul of ppl taking a test
Standardization sample
Norms
Test Takers
Psychometricians
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Measures how much of a characteristic a person has now or in the present
Concurrent validity
Predictive Validity
Content Validity
Test-retest reliability
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Going on a date in your teens to see if you like the guy/girl to date them has high_____________
Concurrent validity
Construct validity
Predictive validity
Face validity
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Psychometricians...
Work for ETS to evaluate the standardization sample on standardized tests
Design SAT Exams only
Analyze data from test to determine test flaws or errors
Generate or create tests
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Which of the following can help determine if a test is reliable?
If, when averaged a person's second test score is close to 1st test score
All of these are ways to see if a test is reliable
If, when averaged, a person's performance on a two part test is close to 1
If, when averaged, a person's performance on a test is pretty close to 1
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Which of the following can help determine if a test is reliable?
Test-Retest method
All of these are methods to see if a test is reliable
Equivalent form or alternate form method
Split-Half method
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Going on a date in your 40s to see if the person will make a good, potential spouse will likely have:
High construct validity
High predictive validity
High concurrent validity
High content validity

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