Exam 11: Achievement Tests

A single-area achievement test discussed by the textbook that utilizes computer-adaptive administration is ___.

In the norm-referenced approach, a cut-off score is established by ___.

Which of the following single-area achievement tests is NOT specifically discussed by the textbook?

All of the following are current uses for achievement batteries EXCEPT ___.

The term achievement battery refers to a coordinated series of tests that covers ___.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress was formulated in the 1960s to ___.

The point on a test that separates passing from failing, or one level of proficiency from another, is called a _____ score.

Which period of time witnessed the widespread adoption of standardized achievement batteries by American schools?

Which of the broad categories of achievement tests does the text deliberately NOT treat in detail?

The accountability movement in United States education arose during the

Which testing program calls itself "the nation's report card"?

Which term is sometimes used to describe individually administered achievement tests administered in conjunction with cognitive ability tests to determine discrepancies between scores on the two types of tests?

According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an interface between psychologists and achievement testing?

Research on the correlation between scores on ability and achievement tests shows that the correlation is usually ___.

Test development procedures for many achievement tests assume that the test is measuring a single dimension. Under that assumption, what can we say about use of both selected-response (SR) and constructed-response (CR) items within the same test?

Where would a test of reading comprehension fall on the ability (left) - achievement (right) continuum?

Which U. S. federal law first dictated that states have statewide testing programs?

What generalization was developed regarding the reliability of total scores on single-area achievement tests? The total scores usually have ___.

Nearly all single-area achievement tests utilize a(n) _____ format.

The norms for the Major Field Test - Psychology are derived from ___.