Exam 4: Validity and Item Analysis

The difference between the percentage of examinees in the upper group who answer an item correctly and the percentage of examinees in the lower group who answer the item correctly is called the ____________ index.

The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME, 1999)state that when counselors are considering using an instrument they are responsible for examining the evidence related to the consequences of testing.  How do you understand this statement?

A high correlation between a self-report inventory that measures depression and a depression measure completed by the therapist is an example of:

In order to determine if an instrument can be used appropriately in a certain situation, the counselor must:

A method used in order to examine whether an instrument differentiates between the groups using the approach of decision theory is:

A statistical technique often used to examine internal structure of an instrument is:

If an assessment identifies a child as having ADHD when the child does not have ADHD, this would be an example of:

If the validity evidence focuses on the degree to which the evidence indicates the items, questions, or tasks adequately representing the intended behavior domain, which traditional category of validity would it be most related to?

Discuss the theoretical movement from considering validity as being three distinct types to considering it as a comprehensive whole.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each viewpoint?