Question 1

The Standards for Multicultural Assessment is a resource that:

Accepted Answer

A) guides construction of culture-fair testing for counselors in school settings. 
B) is a compilation of standards related to multicultural assessment gathered from other sources. 
C) sets the legal standard for the administration of tests with multicultural clients. 
D) is equivalent to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. 
A) guides construction of culture-fair testing for counselors in school settings. 
B) is a compilation of standards related to multicultural assessment gathered from other sources. 
C) sets the legal standard for the administration of tests with multicultural clients. 
D) is equivalent to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.

Question 2

The degree to which construct-irrelevant factors systematically affect a group's performance is called:

Accepted Answer

A) differential item functioning. 
B) bias testing. 
C) criterion bias. 
D) selective discrimination. 
A) differential item functioning. 
B) bias testing. 
C) criterion bias. 
D) selective discrimination.

Question 3

In the past, the field of assessment attempted to develop __________ instruments, but found this impossible and has focused on developing culture-fair instruments.

Accepted Answer

A) culture-equivalent 
B) culture-free 
C) culture-parallel 
D) culture-valid 
A) culture-equivalent 
B) culture-free 
C) culture-parallel 
D) culture-valid

Question 4

If a client has a visual impairment, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

A) read the instrument to the client. 
B) find a  reader with a monotone voice. 
C) have the instrument translated into Braille. 
D) see if there are procedures for adapting the instrument. 
A) read the instrument to the client. 
B) find a  reader with a monotone voice. 
C) have the instrument translated into Braille. 
D) see if there are procedures for adapting the instrument.

Question 5

If the intercept for an instrument that predicted college performance was higher for the majority group than the minority group, then the instrument would:

Accepted Answer

A) under predict minority group members' performance. 
B) over predict minority group members' performance. 
C) predict the same for majority and minority individuals. 
D) have reliability problems for the minority group. 
A) under predict minority group members' performance. 
B) over predict minority group members' performance. 
C) predict the same for majority and minority individuals. 
D) have reliability problems for the minority group.

Question 6

Substantial research suggests that minority students tend to be __________________ in special education.

Accepted Answer

A) underrepresented 
B) equally represented 
C) misrepresented 
D) overrepresented 
A) underrepresented 
B) equally represented 
C) misrepresented 
D) overrepresented

Question 7

A method for analyzing the relative difficulty of individual items for different racial or ethnic groups is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Differential Item Functioning 
B) Intercept Bias 
C) Internal Structure Analysis 
D) Item Discrimination Index 
A) Differential Item Functioning 
B) Intercept Bias 
C) Internal Structure Analysis 
D) Item Discrimination Index

Question 8

A commonly used method to assess intelligence for clients with severe motor disabilities is to use:

Accepted Answer

A) a picture vocabulary test. 
B) a number of performance tests. 
C) aptitude assessments with special norms. 
D) an adaptive behavior scale. 
A) a picture vocabulary test. 
B) a number of performance tests. 
C) aptitude assessments with special norms. 
D) an adaptive behavior scale.

Question 9

Stobart (2005)contends that large-scale achievement testing should be used to identify the sociocultural inequities in the U.S. educational system, and to examine the opportunities to learn for students with poor performance. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Is this possible? In what ways is this already being done?

Accepted Answer

I agree with Stobart's contention that l

Question 10

When administering instruments that have been translated to another language with non-native English-speaking clients, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

A) find someone who can translate the instrument into the client's native language. 
B) give the instrument to the client with instructions to ask questions about anything confusing. 
C) read the manual to find out what modifications should be made, and what research supports these modifications. 
D) find someone who speaks the client's native language and have him or her give the instrument orally. 
A) find someone who can translate the instrument into the client's native language. 
B) give the instrument to the client with instructions to ask questions about anything confusing. 
C) read the manual to find out what modifications should be made, and what research supports these modifications. 
D) find someone who speaks the client's native language and have him or her give the instrument orally.

The Standards for Multicultural Assessment is a resource that:

The degree to which construct-irrelevant factors systematically affect a group's performance is called:

In the past, the field of assessment attempted to develop __________ instruments, but found this impossible and has focused on developing culture-fair instruments.

If a client has a visual impairment, the counselor should:

If the intercept for an instrument that predicted college performance was higher for the majority group than the minority group, then the instrument would:

Substantial research suggests that minority students tend to be __________________ in special education.

A method for analyzing the relative difficulty of individual items for different racial or ethnic groups is __________.

A commonly used method to assess intelligence for clients with severe motor disabilities is to use:

When administering instruments that have been translated to another language with non-native English-speaking clients, the counselor should:

Assessment in Counseling

Basic Assessment Principles

Reliability

Validity and Item Analysis

Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment

Selecting Administering Scoring and Communicating Assessment Results

Initial Assessment in Counseling

Intelligence and General Ability Testing

Assessing Achievement and Aptitude Applications for Counseling

Assessment in Career Counseling

Appraisal of Personality

Behavioral Assessment

Assessment in Marriage and Family Counseling

Diagnosis

Monitoring and Evaluating Counseling

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Exam 6: Issues Related to Assessment With Diverse Populations

The Standards for Multicultural Assessment is a resource that:

The degree to which construct-irrelevant factors systematically affect a group's performance is called:

In the past, the field of assessment attempted to develop __________ instruments, but found this impossible and has focused on developing culture-fair instruments.

If a client has a visual impairment, the counselor should:

If the intercept for an instrument that predicted college performance was higher for the majority group than the minority group, then the instrument would:

Substantial research suggests that minority students tend to be __________________ in special education.

A method for analyzing the relative difficulty of individual items for different racial or ethnic groups is __________.

A commonly used method to assess intelligence for clients with severe motor disabilities is to use:

When administering instruments that have been translated to another language with non-native English-speaking clients, the counselor should:

Assessment in Counseling

Basic Assessment Principles

Reliability

Validity and Item Analysis

Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment

Selecting Administering Scoring and Communicating Assessment Results

Initial Assessment in Counseling

Intelligence and General Ability Testing

Assessing Achievement and Aptitude Applications for Counseling

Assessment in Career Counseling

Appraisal of Personality

Behavioral Assessment

Assessment in Marriage and Family Counseling

Diagnosis

Monitoring and Evaluating Counseling

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