The manual of a new test indicates that the test has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This means that

a score 2 standard deviations below the mean would be 70.

Which of the following is true of developmental scores such as age or grade equivalents?

the performance of a student can be easily misinterpreted

Which of the following is true of a student's percentile rank of 78?

student scored as well as or better than 78% of those who took the test

The normal curve is a frequency distribution with

most scores falling in the middle of the curve

Which is the following is true of standard scores

They permit us to compare a student's performance to that of others

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1
Teacher developed tests are usually based on which measurement scale?
Ordinal Scale
Ratio Scale
Interval Scale
Nominal Scale
2
The manual of a new test indicates that the test has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. This means that
a score 2 standard deviations below the mean would be 85.
a score 2 standard deviations below the mean would be 70.
68% of the scores will fall between 70 and 130.
68% of the scores will fall between 100 and 130.
3
In a distribution of scores, the most commonly occurring score is referred to as the
mode
mean
median
standard deviation
4
Which of the following is true of developmental scores such as age or grade equivalents?
They should be used frequently when reporting test performance
1.5GE means the child is performing like all first graders in the 5th month
the performance of a student can be easily misinterpreted
They take into account the variation in individual growth and learning
5
Which scores can be used to report student performance on a norm referenced standardized test
Quotient Scores
Percentage Scores
Raw Scores
Standard Scores
6
Which of the following is true of a student's percentile rank of 78?
student scored as well as or better than 78% of those who took the test
student scored as well as or better than 22% of those who took the test
78% of the students scored as well as or better than the target student
the student scored 78% correct on the test
7
The normal curve is a frequency distribution with
equal number of scores falling in the middle and at each end of the curve
most scores falling at the low end of the curve.
scores based on your personality type
most scores falling in the middle of the curve
8
Which is the following is true of standard scores
they are never reported as deviation 10 scores
they can't be used in mathematical operations
all types of standard scores have the same mean and standard deviation
They permit us to compare a student's performance to that of others

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