Question 1

Match the test with the test content area.
-Metropolitan Readiness Test

Accepted Answer

A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability 
A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability

Question 2

Which of the following are true as a result of PL94-142 and IDEA?

Accepted Answer

A)  All students with a learning disability must be given accommodations for their disability within the least restrictive environment. 
B)  Individual Education Plans must address accommodations for students with identified learning disabilities. 
C)  Diagnostic testing has become increasingly important in identifying children with learning disabilities. 
D)  Cognitive abilities tests are used to help examine differences between how a student has done in school and what they are capable of doing. Such differences could be due to a learning disability. 
E)  All of these are true. 
A)  All students with a learning disability must be given accommodations for their disability within the least restrictive environment. 
B)  Individual Education Plans must address accommodations for students with identified learning disabilities. 
C)  Diagnostic testing has become increasingly important in identifying children with learning disabilities. 
D)  Cognitive abilities tests are used to help examine differences between how a student has done in school and what they are capable of doing. Such differences could be due to a learning disability. 
E)  All of these are true.

Question 3

Which cognitive ability test is the most popular college admission exam on the undergraduate level?

Accepted Answer

A)  The SAT 
B)  The ACT 
C)  The GRE 
D)  The MAT 
E)  The SAT and ACT are both widely used. 
A)  The SAT 
B)  The ACT 
C)  The GRE 
D)  The MAT 
E)  The SAT and ACT are both widely used.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect to the use of tests of educational ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tests allow us to identify children, classrooms, schools, and school systems that are performing poorly. 
B)  Without diagnostic testing it would be difficult to identify those children who have a learning disability. 
C)  Test accuracy has become so good that often wise decisions can be made using only one assessment instrument. 
D)  Testing allows a child to be accurately placed in his or her grade level. 
E)  Testing helps children identify what they are good at and helps to identify weak areas they can focus upon. 
A)  Tests allow us to identify children, classrooms, schools, and school systems that are performing poorly. 
B)  Without diagnostic testing it would be difficult to identify those children who have a learning disability. 
C)  Test accuracy has become so good that often wise decisions can be made using only one assessment instrument. 
D)  Testing allows a child to be accurately placed in his or her grade level. 
E)  Testing helps children identify what they are good at and helps to identify weak areas they can focus upon.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a problem with tests of educational ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many tests of educational ability are poorly made. Therefore, decisions based on such tests scores cannot be trusted. 
B)  Teaching to the test prevents some teachers from being creative. 
C)  Testing can lead to labeling. 
D)  Some argue that some tests of educational ability are just a mechanism for majority children to move ahead and to keep minority children behind. 
E)  Testing causes competition and peer pressure. 
A)  Many tests of educational ability are poorly made. Therefore, decisions based on such tests scores cannot be trusted. 
B)  Teaching to the test prevents some teachers from being creative. 
C)  Testing can lead to labeling. 
D)  Some argue that some tests of educational ability are just a mechanism for majority children to move ahead and to keep minority children behind. 
E)  Testing causes competition and peer pressure.

Question 6

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated.
-Measures broad content areas in schools

Accepted Answer

A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test 
A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test

Question 7

One problem with the WRAT4 is that it does not eliminate the possible effects of reading comprehension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Predictive validity estimates of college and graduate school cognitive ability tests tend to range from the high .3s to the low .6s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The NAEP is often referred to as the National Report Card.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the test with the test content area.
-Peabody Individual Achievement Test

Accepted Answer

A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability 
A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability

Question 11

Which of the following do achievement tests usually NOT offer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual profile sheets 
B)  Class grouping sheets 
C)  Grade grouping sheets 
D)  School system grouping sheets 
E)  A national report card 
A)  Individual profile sheets 
B)  Class grouping sheets 
C)  Grade grouping sheets 
D)  School system grouping sheets 
E)  A national report card

Question 12

Match the test with the test content area.
-The Miller Analogy Test

Accepted Answer

A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability 
A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability

Question 13

Match the test with the test content area.
-KeyMath-3

Accepted Answer

A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability 
A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability

Question 14

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated.
-Assesses personal and social skills, neurological and motor growth, language development, and adaptive behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test 
A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test

Question 15

According to the text, which cognitive ability test attempts to measure ability based on Vernon's hierarchical abilities and Cattell's fluid and crystallized abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The SAT 
B)  The Miller Analogy Test 
C)  The Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT) 
D)  The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT8) 
E)  The LSAT 
A)  The SAT 
B)  The Miller Analogy Test 
C)  The Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT) 
D)  The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT8) 
E)  The LSAT

Question 16

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated.
-Looks at whether an individual has learned the basic codes in three areas of ability.

Accepted Answer

A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test 
A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test

Question 17

On the SATs, students can be compared to a recent norm group by examining their percentile score, or an earlier norm group by examining their standard score. The earlier standard score used a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match the test with the test content area.
-GREs

Accepted Answer

A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability 
A) Survey Battery 
B) Diagnostic 
C) Readiness 
D) Cognitive Ability

Question 19

A problem with the Gesell Readiness test is that it does not make clear placement recommendations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated.
-Measures broad ranges of cognitive ability as opposed to specific content areas.

Accepted Answer

A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test 
A) Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B) KeyMath-3 
C) Peabody Individual Achievement Test 
D) Metropolitan Readiness Test 
E) Gesell Readiness Test
F)Kindergarten Readiness Test

Match the test with the test content area. -Metropolitan Readiness Test

Which of the following are true as a result of PL94-142 and IDEA?

Which cognitive ability test is the most popular college admission exam on the undergraduate level?

Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect to the use of tests of educational ability?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with tests of educational ability?

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Measures broad content areas in schools

One problem with the WRAT4 is that it does not eliminate the possible effects of reading comprehension.

Predictive validity estimates of college and graduate school cognitive ability tests tend to range from the high .3s to the low .6s.

The NAEP is often referred to as the National Report Card.

Match the test with the test content area. -Peabody Individual Achievement Test

Which of the following do achievement tests usually NOT offer?

Match the test with the test content area. -The Miller Analogy Test

Match the test with the test content area. -KeyMath-3

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Assesses personal and social skills, neurological and motor growth, language development, and adaptive behavior.

According to the text, which cognitive ability test attempts to measure ability based on Vernon's hierarchical abilities and Cattell's fluid and crystallized abilities?

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Looks at whether an individual has learned the basic codes in three areas of ability.

On the SATs, students can be compared to a recent norm group by examining their percentile score, or an earlier norm group by examining their standard score. The earlier standard score used a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100.

Match the test with the test content area. -GREs

A problem with the Gesell Readiness test is that it does not make clear placement recommendations.

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Measures broad ranges of cognitive ability as opposed to specific content areas.

History of Testing and Assessment

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment

Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

The Assessment Report Process: Interviewing the Client and Writing the Report

Test Worthiness: Validity, Reliability, Crosscultural Fairness, and Practicality

Statistical Concepts: Making Meaning Out of Raw Scores

Statistical Concepts: Creating New Scores to Interpret Test Data

Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment

Career and Occupational Assessment: Interest Inventories, Multiple Aptitude, and Special Aptitude Tests

Clinical Assessment: Objective and Projective Personality Tests

Informal Assessment: Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Environmental Assessments, Records and Personal Documents, and Performance-Based Assessment

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Exam 8: Assessment of Educational Ability: Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Readiness, and Cognitive Ability Tests

Match the test with the test content area. -Metropolitan Readiness Test

Which of the following are true as a result of PL94-142 and IDEA?

Which cognitive ability test is the most popular college admission exam on the undergraduate level?

Which of the following is NOT a positive aspect to the use of tests of educational ability?

Which of the following is NOT a problem with tests of educational ability?

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Measures broad content areas in schools

One problem with the WRAT4 is that it does not eliminate the possible effects of reading comprehension.

Predictive validity estimates of college and graduate school cognitive ability tests tend to range from the high .3s to the low .6s.

The NAEP is often referred to as the National Report Card.

Match the test with the test content area. -Peabody Individual Achievement Test

Which of the following do achievement tests usually NOT offer?

Match the test with the test content area. -The Miller Analogy Test

Match the test with the test content area. -KeyMath-3

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Assesses personal and social skills, neurological and motor growth, language development, and adaptive behavior.

According to the text, which cognitive ability test attempts to measure ability based on Vernon's hierarchical abilities and Cattell's fluid and crystallized abilities?

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Looks at whether an individual has learned the basic codes in three areas of ability.

On the SATs, students can be compared to a recent norm group by examining their percentile score, or an earlier norm group by examining their standard score. The earlier standard score used a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100.

Match the test with the test content area. -GREs

A problem with the Gesell Readiness test is that it does not make clear placement recommendations.

Match the diagnostic or readiness test with the statement with which it is most associated. -Measures broad ranges of cognitive ability as opposed to specific content areas.

History of Testing and Assessment

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment

Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

The Assessment Report Process: Interviewing the Client and Writing the Report

Test Worthiness: Validity, Reliability, Crosscultural Fairness, and Practicality

Statistical Concepts: Making Meaning Out of Raw Scores

Statistical Concepts: Creating New Scores to Interpret Test Data

Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment

Career and Occupational Assessment: Interest Inventories, Multiple Aptitude, and Special Aptitude Tests

Clinical Assessment: Objective and Projective Personality Tests

Informal Assessment: Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Environmental Assessments, Records and Personal Documents, and Performance-Based Assessment

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