Exam 13: Standardized Testing

This group of intelligence tests yields an overall score, as well as separate verbal and performance scores.

Different forms of authentic assessments have been developed, including these kinds of tests, which require students to solve problems hands on, as in doing a science experiment.

These scores show the most typical value or score for the population.

Formal specifications of criteria for evaluation.

Who developed the first intelligence test?

Test constructors always try out their test on all the members of the population of interest.

In recent years, some educators and researchers have argued that standardized tests are overemphasized.

Assessing the quality of a standardized test is a fairly involved procedure, and is usually done by whom?

How is content validity usually expressed?

This number represents the number of students who received scores up to that level-in other words, at that level or lower.

Janet just completed a very long test, which will compare her score with the performance of all the test takers. What kind of test did Janet take?

Refers to a test's being unfair for members of some groups but not for others.

Jason just completed a test that will measure his performance relative to what he should know, rather than to the performance of other students.

Mr. Pincket gives two slightly different versions of the same test to his students. We could say Mr. Pincket is measuring which of the following?

The use of test scores as the sole basis for making important decisions about a student's placement or admission to educational programs.

This number represents the number of students who receive a given score.

The degree to which a test provides measurements that are appropriate for its intended purpose.

The most widely used aptitude tests:

This term refers to the extent to which a test completely and accurately captures the theoretical attribute it is designed to measure.

The middle of an ordered set of values.