Assessment and Testing in Education
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What is the primary focus of assessment?

  • How an individual processes (correct)
  • The skills of the tester
  • The results of processing
  • The tools of evaluation
  • What is the role of the assessor in the assessment process?

  • Conducting interviews and observations
  • Administering and scoring a test
  • Selecting tests and interpreting results (correct)
  • Developing tests and evaluating tools
  • What is one of the challenges in computerized test administration?

  • Ensuring the test taker's right to informed consent
  • Developing guidelines for certain populations
  • Comparing the results of computerized and pencil-and-paper tests
  • Transforming the test data into a scorable format (correct)
  • What is the typical outcome of testing?

    <p>A test score</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major issue with regard to computer-assisted psychological assessment (CAPA)?

    <p>Accessibility of test administration software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What skill is required for testing?

    <p>Technical skills in test administration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the guidelines published by the American Psychological Association (APA)?

    <p>To assist professionals in providing informed and developmentally appropriate services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In ancient China, what was the purpose of testing?

    <p>To select applicants for government positions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the rights of test takers?

    <p>The right to know why they are being evaluated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a challenge associated with computerized test administration?

    <p>Meaningfully interpreting the test data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the Song Dynasty, what was emphasized in testing?

    <p>Knowledge of classical literature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an issue with regard to online testing?

    <p>Unprofessional, unregulated online testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the personal data sheet developed by Woodworth?

    <p>Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of self-report measures?

    <p>Respondents are best qualified to provide answers about themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying assumption of projective tests?

    <p>That an individual will project their own fears and hopes onto an ambiguous stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is culture defined as in the context of psychological assessments?

    <p>The socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, and products of work of a particular population, community, or group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is verbal communication important in psychological assessments?

    <p>Because the examiner and examinee must speak the same language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of nonverbal communication in psychological assessments?

    <p>Facial expressions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary way to infer the existence of constructs?

    <p>By interpreting overt behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of defining a construct in a clear operational way?

    <p>To provide test users with a clear understanding of the construct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption underlying cumulative scoring?

    <p>The more the testtaker responds in a particular direction, the higher they are on the targeted ability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between trait and state, according to the definitions used?

    <p>Traits are a way in which one individual varies from another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of measuring traits and states by means of a test?

    <p>A test score that represents the strength of the targeted ability or trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential to develop when creating a test to measure traits and states?

    <p>Both appropriate test items and ways to score and interpret the results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a source of error that fluctuates from one testing situation to another with no discernible pattern?

    <p>Noise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a systematic error?

    <p>It is constant or proportionate to the true value of the variable being measured</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a source of systematic error?

    <p>A 12-inch ruler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is item sampling?

    <p>Variation among items within a test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an untoward influence during test administration?

    <p>A noisy testing environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to a systematic error once it becomes known?

    <p>It becomes fixable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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