Question 1

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the research on the effects of high-stakes testing?

Accepted Answer

A)  A substantial amount of research has been done and the findings are strongly positive. 
B)  The research is limited but the results are mostly positive. 
C)  The research is limited and the results are largely disappointing. 
D)  There is no research at the present time on the effects of high-stakes tests. 
A)  A substantial amount of research has been done and the findings are strongly positive. 
B)  The research is limited but the results are mostly positive. 
C)  The research is limited and the results are largely disappointing. 
D)  There is no research at the present time on the effects of high-stakes tests.

Question 2

Examine the test scores in the table below that depicts four students' test scores on equivalent forms of the same test.   Robert Soo-Ling Jorge Jean Form A 94 72 80 97 Form B 89 72 89 95 Which of the following alternatives best describes these scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  high validity 
B)  low validity 
C)  high reliability 
D)  low reliability 
A)  high validity 
B)  low validity 
C)  high reliability 
D)  low reliability

Question 3

Describe the five main requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Accepted Answer

(1) Standards. States must establish "ch

Question 4

One reason why colleges use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is to determine how well students will do during their first year in college. Which of the following is necessary for a test to be used for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  high construct validity 
B)  high predictive validity 
C)  high internal consistency 
D)  high test-retest reliability 
A)  high construct validity 
B)  high predictive validity 
C)  high internal consistency 
D)  high test-retest reliability

Question 5

Explain the characteristics of standardized tests that set them apart from other types of tests. Describe the purpose of standardized tests and provide examples of how educators can use the information gained from these tests to reduce student differences in academic performance. Be sure to include the concepts of aptitude and achievement in your discussion.

Accepted Answer

Standardized tests have three characteri

Question 6

The main benefit of computer adaptive testing over traditional approaches to testing is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  allows teachers to administer tests without incurring duplicating costs. 
B)  individualizes the test and reveals each student's potential, given a bit of support. 
C)  assures that each student spends the same amount of time on each test item. 
D)  does not allow students to go back through the test to change their responses. 
A)  allows teachers to administer tests without incurring duplicating costs. 
B)  individualizes the test and reveals each student's potential, given a bit of support. 
C)  assures that each student spends the same amount of time on each test item. 
D)  does not allow students to go back through the test to change their responses.

Question 7

One of the problems with testing preschool children to see if they are ready for first grade is that

Accepted Answer

A)  readiness tests used for placement decisions in the early grades tend to have low reliability. 
B)  standardized tests tend to be too difficult and frustrating for young children. 
C)  norm groups for this level are either unavailable or of poor quality. 
D)  in the early grades, there is no one set of basic skills that are universally considered important. 
A)  readiness tests used for placement decisions in the early grades tend to have low reliability. 
B)  standardized tests tend to be too difficult and frustrating for young children. 
C)  norm groups for this level are either unavailable or of poor quality. 
D)  in the early grades, there is no one set of basic skills that are universally considered important.

Question 8

If you were using a standardized test to determine your students' aptitude for science and found that students who took the test a second time got scores quite different from those they received on the first attempt, you would question the test's

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  reliability. 
A)  internal consistency. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  reliability.

Question 9

If you wanted to use a musical aptitude test to help you decide which students should be admitted to a musical conservatory, such a test would have to have evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehensiveness. 
B)  widespread acceptance. 
C)  high validity. 
D)  a low standard deviation. 
A)  comprehensiveness. 
B)  widespread acceptance. 
C)  high validity. 
D)  a low standard deviation.

Question 10

The term high-stakes test refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  any teacher-made test that is used to determine students' grades. 
B)  a criterion-referenced test that prospective teachers take to receive state certification. 
C)  a norm-referenced test that veteran teachers take to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 
D)  a standardized achievement test whose scores are used to punish or reward students, teachers, and administrators. 
A)  any teacher-made test that is used to determine students' grades. 
B)  a criterion-referenced test that prospective teachers take to receive state certification. 
C)  a norm-referenced test that veteran teachers take to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 
D)  a standardized achievement test whose scores are used to punish or reward students, teachers, and administrators.

Question 11

Clarence is a fifth-grade student with a learning disability. He and his classmates recently took a standardized reading achievement test. Clarence's percentile rank for that test was 20. The norm group for this test did not include any students with learning disabilities. What inference can be made on the basis of Clarence's test scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clarence is performing below grade level and therefore he should repeat the fifth grade. 
B)  Clarence's scores cannot be meaningfully interpreted, given the standards for evaluation. 
C)  Clarence's teacher has been unsuccessful in teaching him basic fifth-grade reading skills. 
D)  Clarence's school is failing to meet his special learning needs. 
A)  Clarence is performing below grade level and therefore he should repeat the fifth grade. 
B)  Clarence's scores cannot be meaningfully interpreted, given the standards for evaluation. 
C)  Clarence's teacher has been unsuccessful in teaching him basic fifth-grade reading skills. 
D)  Clarence's school is failing to meet his special learning needs.

Question 12

Which of the following situations calls for the administration of an achievement test?

Accepted Answer

A)  A biology department is developing an advanced course and wants to select students on the basis of how much they understand about biology. 
B)  A debate coach wants only very logical students on his team and must find students who will probably exhibit superior critical-thinking skills. 
C)  A French teacher has concerns regarding students' attitudes toward studying a foreign language and wants to measure those attitudes. 
D)  A math department wants to identify students who are most likely to quickly achieve comprehension of new concepts in mathematics. 
A)  A biology department is developing an advanced course and wants to select students on the basis of how much they understand about biology. 
B)  A debate coach wants only very logical students on his team and must find students who will probably exhibit superior critical-thinking skills. 
C)  A French teacher has concerns regarding students' attitudes toward studying a foreign language and wants to measure those attitudes. 
D)  A math department wants to identify students who are most likely to quickly achieve comprehension of new concepts in mathematics.

Question 13

A standardized test score that is reported as having a percentile rank of 67 indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  the student did worse than 67 percent of students in the norm group. 
B)  the student got 67 percent of the questions on the test correct. 
C)  the student achieved 67 percent of the objective criteria covered on the test. 
D)  the student did as well as or better than 67 percent of the students in the norm group. 
A)  the student did worse than 67 percent of students in the norm group. 
B)  the student got 67 percent of the questions on the test correct. 
C)  the student achieved 67 percent of the objective criteria covered on the test. 
D)  the student did as well as or better than 67 percent of the students in the norm group.

Question 14

What are achievement tests?

Accepted Answer

Achievement tests measure how

Question 15

Describe computer adaptive testing.

Accepted Answer

Rather than subjecting every student to

Question 16

Why is it ill advised to base educational decisions regarding preschool and kindergarten children on standardized test scores?

Accepted Answer

Young children experience rapid developm

Question 17

If a standardized test score is reported as having a percentile rank of 53, the score would indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the student scored as well as or better than 53 percent of the students in the norm group. 
B)  the students scored below 53 percent of the students in the norm group. 
C)  the student got 53 percent of the questions on the test correct. 
D)  the student scored as well or better than 53 percent of the students who took the test. 
A)  the student scored as well as or better than 53 percent of the students in the norm group. 
B)  the students scored below 53 percent of the students in the norm group. 
C)  the student got 53 percent of the questions on the test correct. 
D)  the student scored as well or better than 53 percent of the students who took the test.

Question 18

Explain what is meant by the phrase high-stakes testing.

Accepted Answer

A high-stakes testing situation exists w

Question 19

Which of the following is a requirement of the No Child Left Behind law?

Accepted Answer

A)  All students in grades three through eight must be tested once a year in math and reading. 
B)  Each year an increasing percentage of students must score at least at the proficient level in math and reading. 
C)  So-called report cards must be issued to parents and the general public describing how groups of students in a school district have performed on a state's annual assessment. 
D)  All of these answers. 
A)  All students in grades three through eight must be tested once a year in math and reading. 
B)  Each year an increasing percentage of students must score at least at the proficient level in math and reading. 
C)  So-called report cards must be issued to parents and the general public describing how groups of students in a school district have performed on a state's annual assessment. 
D)  All of these answers.

Question 20

Explain the meaning of the term construct validity.

Accepted Answer

Construct validity r

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the research on the effects of high-stakes testing?

Examine the test scores in the table below that depicts four students' test scores on equivalent forms of the same test. Robert Soo-Ling Jorge Jean Form A 94 72 80 97 Form B 89 72 89 95 Which of the following alternatives best describes these scores?

Describe the five main requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

One reason why colleges use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is to determine how well students will do during their first year in college. Which of the following is necessary for a test to be used for this purpose?

The main benefit of computer adaptive testing over traditional approaches to testing is that it

One of the problems with testing preschool children to see if they are ready for first grade is that

If you were using a standardized test to determine your students' aptitude for science and found that students who took the test a second time got scores quite different from those they received on the first attempt, you would question the test's

If you wanted to use a musical aptitude test to help you decide which students should be admitted to a musical conservatory, such a test would have to have evidence of

The term high-stakes test refers to

Which of the following situations calls for the administration of an achievement test?

A standardized test score that is reported as having a percentile rank of 67 indicates that

What are achievement tests?

Describe computer adaptive testing.

Why is it ill advised to base educational decisions regarding preschool and kindergarten children on standardized test scores?

If a standardized test score is reported as having a percentile rank of 53, the score would indicate that

Explain what is meant by the phrase high-stakes testing.

Which of the following is a requirement of the No Child Left Behind law?

Explain the meaning of the term construct validity.

Applying Psychology to Teaching

Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development

Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

Information-Processing Theory

Social Cognitive Theory

Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Motivation and Perceptions of Self

Classroom Management

Approaches to Instruction

Assessment of Classroom Learning

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Exam 15: Understanding Standardized Assessment

Which of the following is the most accurate characterization of the research on the effects of high-stakes testing?

Examine the test scores in the table below that depicts four students' test scores on equivalent forms of the same test. Robert Soo-Ling Jorge Jean Form A 94 72 80 97 Form B 89 72 89 95 Which of the following alternatives best describes these scores?

Describe the five main requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

One reason why colleges use the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is to determine how well students will do during their first year in college. Which of the following is necessary for a test to be used for this purpose?

The main benefit of computer adaptive testing over traditional approaches to testing is that it

One of the problems with testing preschool children to see if they are ready for first grade is that

If you were using a standardized test to determine your students' aptitude for science and found that students who took the test a second time got scores quite different from those they received on the first attempt, you would question the test's

If you wanted to use a musical aptitude test to help you decide which students should be admitted to a musical conservatory, such a test would have to have evidence of

The term high-stakes test refers to

Which of the following situations calls for the administration of an achievement test?

A standardized test score that is reported as having a percentile rank of 67 indicates that

What are achievement tests?

Describe computer adaptive testing.

Why is it ill advised to base educational decisions regarding preschool and kindergarten children on standardized test scores?

If a standardized test score is reported as having a percentile rank of 53, the score would indicate that

Explain what is meant by the phrase high-stakes testing.

Which of the following is a requirement of the No Child Left Behind law?

Explain the meaning of the term construct validity.

Applying Psychology to Teaching

Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development

Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

Information-Processing Theory

Social Cognitive Theory

Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Motivation and Perceptions of Self

Classroom Management

Approaches to Instruction

Assessment of Classroom Learning

Filters