Question 1

The class-action suit, settled out of court, that resulted in non-English speaking students being tested in their primary language was

Accepted Answer

A) Hobson v. Hansen. 
B) Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 
C) Diana v. State Board of Education. 
D) Larry P. v. Wilson Riles. 
A) Hobson v. Hansen. 
B) Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 
C) Diana v. State Board of Education. 
D) Larry P. v. Wilson Riles.

Question 2

Which initiative was an attempt to coordinate different federal programs designed to improve performance of students in both primary and secondary schools?

Accepted Answer

A) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
B) Common Core State Standards Initiative 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) Race to the Top 
A) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
B) Common Core State Standards Initiative 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) Race to the Top

Question 3

Perhaps the most influential ruling in the history of American public school education was the decision that schools must provide nonsegregated facilities for African American and white students. This was based on

Accepted Answer

A) Plessy v. Ferguson. 
B) Brown v. Board of Education. 
C) Hobson v. Hansen. 
D) Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education. 
A) Plessy v. Ferguson. 
B) Brown v. Board of Education. 
C) Hobson v. Hansen. 
D) Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education.

Question 4

The Easy Buy corporation uses a test of interpersonal skills to select employees. Experience indicates that 70% of women who score above a cutting score will be hired. Under the four-fifths rule, what percentage of men must be selected?

Accepted Answer

A) 14% 
B) 30% 
C) 56% 
D) 70% 
A) 14% 
B) 30% 
C) 56% 
D) 70%

Question 5

The Bakke case was significant because

Accepted Answer

A) test items had to be selected based on the proportions of correct answers given by white and non-white test takers. 
B) federal grants could no longer be awarded under special preference programs. 
C) it signified a change in attitude about affirmative action programs. 
D) it demonstrated the positive impact of affirmative action programs. 
A) test items had to be selected based on the proportions of correct answers given by white and non-white test takers. 
B) federal grants could no longer be awarded under special preference programs. 
C) it signified a change in attitude about affirmative action programs. 
D) it demonstrated the positive impact of affirmative action programs.

Question 6

Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased costs to ETS 
B) increased validity 
C) better comparison between years 
D) increased costs to consumers 
A) decreased costs to ETS 
B) increased validity 
C) better comparison between years 
D) increased costs to consumers

Question 7

In general, NCLB

Accepted Answer

A) improved the educational level in many states. 
B) improved the educational level in some states. 
C) did not have strong evidence that educational level was improved. 
D) did not affect educational system. 
A) improved the educational level in many states. 
B) improved the educational level in some states. 
C) did not have strong evidence that educational level was improved. 
D) did not affect educational system.

Question 8

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Accepted Answer

A) evolved from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) evolved from the Equal Employment Act of 1964. 
C) only has influence in non-governmental agencies. 
D) was created during the Reagan Administration. 
A) evolved from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) evolved from the Equal Employment Act of 1964. 
C) only has influence in non-governmental agencies. 
D) was created during the Reagan Administration.

Question 9

Although the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, Wards Cove Packing Company v. Antonio was significant because

Accepted Answer

A) it strengthened previous civil rights cases. 
B) it overturned the Larry P. case. 
C) it overturned the Crawford case. 
D) it shifted the burden of proof from employer to employee. 
A) it strengthened previous civil rights cases. 
B) it overturned the Larry P. case. 
C) it overturned the Crawford case. 
D) it shifted the burden of proof from employer to employee.

Question 10

In which of the following cases did the court rule that schools could remain "separate but equal"?

Accepted Answer

A) Brown v. Board of Education. 
B) Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C) Hobson v. Hansen. 
D) Diana v. State Board of Education. 
A) Brown v. Board of Education. 
B) Plessy v. Ferguson. 
C) Hobson v. Hansen. 
D) Diana v. State Board of Education.

Question 11

ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants, 25 Mexican Americans, and 25 African Americans. They hired 60 of the white applicants. How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 from each group 
B) a total of 24 in any combination 
C) 15 from each group 
D) a total of 30 in any combination 
A) 12 from each group 
B) a total of 24 in any combination 
C) 15 from each group 
D) a total of 30 in any combination

Question 12

Decisions forbidding the placement of black children in EMR classes on the basis of standardized test scores are typically made by

Accepted Answer

A) trained psychologists. 
B) professional educators. 
C) interested citizens. 
D) the judicial system. 
A) trained psychologists. 
B) professional educators. 
C) interested citizens. 
D) the judicial system.

Question 13

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Accepted Answer

A) have been substantially weakened and no longer ban discrimination. 
B) prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, and religion. 
C) require that employers ask about gender, race, color, national origin, and religion so the employers can demonstrate they do not discriminate. 
D) establish a standardized assessment that is to be used in all hiring decisions. 
A) have been substantially weakened and no longer ban discrimination. 
B) prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, and religion. 
C) require that employers ask about gender, race, color, national origin, and religion so the employers can demonstrate they do not discriminate. 
D) establish a standardized assessment that is to be used in all hiring decisions.

Question 14

Which of the following is a key component of No Child Left Behind?

Accepted Answer

A) Teachers are required to provide copies of classroom tests for validation studies. 
B) Tests of student progress are used to assess student progress and hold schools accountable. 
C) If a school system mounts a legal challenge to NCLB, funding will be automatically withheld. 
D) School systems across the nation must all use the same measures of student achievement. 
A) Teachers are required to provide copies of classroom tests for validation studies. 
B) Tests of student progress are used to assess student progress and hold schools accountable. 
C) If a school system mounts a legal challenge to NCLB, funding will be automatically withheld. 
D) School systems across the nation must all use the same measures of student achievement.

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT one of the policies enacted by NCLB?

Accepted Answer

A) Schools were required to use a standard national test. 
B) Funding was withdrawn from poorly performing schools. 
C) Student information was reported to military recruiters. 
D) Schools were rewarded for good test grades. 
A) Schools were required to use a standard national test. 
B) Funding was withdrawn from poorly performing schools. 
C) Student information was reported to military recruiters. 
D) Schools were rewarded for good test grades.

The class-action suit, settled out of court, that resulted in non-English speaking students being tested in their primary language was

Which initiative was an attempt to coordinate different federal programs designed to improve performance of students in both primary and secondary schools?

Perhaps the most influential ruling in the history of American public school education was the decision that schools must provide nonsegregated facilities for African American and white students. This was based on

The Easy Buy corporation uses a test of interpersonal skills to select employees. Experience indicates that 70% of women who score above a cutting score will be hired. Under the four-fifths rule, what percentage of men must be selected?

The Bakke case was significant because

Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?

In general, NCLB

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Although the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, Wards Cove Packing Company v. Antonio was significant because

In which of the following cases did the court rule that schools could remain "separate but equal"?

ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants, 25 Mexican Americans, and 25 African Americans. They hired 60 of the white applicants. How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

Decisions forbidding the placement of black children in EMR classes on the basis of standardized test scores are typically made by

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Which of the following is a key component of No Child Left Behind?

Which of the following was NOT one of the policies enacted by NCLB?

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

The Future of Psychological Testing

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Exam 20: Testing and the Law

The class-action suit, settled out of court, that resulted in non-English speaking students being tested in their primary language was

Which initiative was an attempt to coordinate different federal programs designed to improve performance of students in both primary and secondary schools?

Perhaps the most influential ruling in the history of American public school education was the decision that schools must provide nonsegregated facilities for African American and white students. This was based on

The Easy Buy corporation uses a test of interpersonal skills to select employees. Experience indicates that 70% of women who score above a cutting score will be hired. Under the four-fifths rule, what percentage of men must be selected?

The Bakke case was significant because

Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?

In general, NCLB

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Although the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, Wards Cove Packing Company v. Antonio was significant because

In which of the following cases did the court rule that schools could remain "separate but equal"?

ABC Company has received 150 job applicants for a job opening: 100 white applicants, 25 Mexican Americans, and 25 African Americans. They hired 60 of the white applicants. How many of the other two groups do they have to hire in order to abide by the four-fifths rule?

Decisions forbidding the placement of black children in EMR classes on the basis of standardized test scores are typically made by

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Which of the following is a key component of No Child Left Behind?

Which of the following was NOT one of the policies enacted by NCLB?

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

The Future of Psychological Testing

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