Exam 15: Understanding Standardized Assessment

A beginning teacher in your school wants to know if the requirements of NCLB will affect the way in which he teaches. Based on your reading of the research, which of the following statements represents the most accurate response you can make?

A standardized test includes which of the following characteristics?

List three major uses of standardized test scores listed by teachers.

One reason why school psychologists use intelligence tests to help them determine whether a student is eligible for special education services is because such tests have evidence of

Explain how competency tests are used.

If someone were to tell you that the research on high-stakes tests supports supports the goals of NCLB, what would be the most reasonable response?

Under which of the following conditions would the use of an aptitude test be most appropriate?

Discuss the four types of standardized test scores that were described in the text. Your discussion should include a definition of each type of score, an example of how each one should be properly interpreted, and any problems associated with those interpretations.

Define standard deviation and explain what it indicates.

If you wanted to efficiently assess what students know about various aspects of the civil rights movement in the United States from 1950 to 2000, you would give them a

Consider the following statistics:   Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4 Mean 56.59 68.24 76.47 89.14 Standard Deviation 14.29 11.34 8.98 4.21 Which of the above tests would produce the widest distribution of scores?

The New Intelligence Test (NIT) is found to relate more to achievement tests than to other tests of intelligence. This would cause concern over the NIT's

Explain what diagnostic tests are and describe how they are used.

Which of the following statements accurately describes T scores?

What effect has NCLB had on the learning standards formulated by the states?

When you review a U.S. history exam, you notice that several of the items reflect European history. You have reason to suspect that the test may have low

If a teacher wants to assess a student's specific strengths and weaknesses in a basic subject, the most appropriate kind of test to use is

A teacher who wants to determine how much her students have learned about social studies should administer which of the following?

Compare and contrast the general definitions of the terms reliability and validity as they apply to standardized testing. Explain the problems that would be encountered if a test were unreliable. Include in your discussion definitions of the three forms of reliability described in the text. How does a test's reliability affect its validity? Explain the relationship between reliability and validity.

Define the term validity as it relates to standardized testing.