Exam 6: Selecting Measurement Instruments

Jill correctly answered 15 items on a fifty-item, 150 point biology test correctly. The 15 items represent Jill's

Lori has found two measures of attitudes about technology that she thinks might work for her dissertation. She would like to examine reviews of the two instruments. From the following choices which should Lori consult for actual reviews?

Of the following, which is an example of self-referenced approach?

Matilda is interested in number of books read by each of the third grade children in her school district during the academic year. She believes that there may be differences in the number of books read by classroom and by school and she thinks there is a positive relationship between number of books read and reading achievement as measured on the standardized assessment given at the end of the year. -Matilda's study addresses two primary research questions. One addresses whether there are differences in number of books read by class and by school. The type of research addressed by this question represents an) _________research study.

Mitch's study addresses the role of parental involvement in the classroom and the effects on student grades. In his work, final averages in the core subject areas are compared between children who are in classrooms with parent volunteers and those in classrooms with no parent volunteers. His dependent measure, final averages in core subjects, illustrates which type of assessment?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an affective assessment?

Gary is a researcher interested in self-esteem. He develops an instrument he names the "I am great questionnaire." He administers the survey and collects information from 500 middle school learners. He calculates a self-esteem score for each child in the study and then groups the students as low, medium, or high self-esteem. Given this scenario please answer the following questions. -The instrument that Gary developed is an example of _______________ an) assessment.

Matilda is interested in number of books read by each of the third grade children in her school district during the academic year. She believes that there may be differences in the number of books read by classroom and by school and she thinks there is a positive relationship between number of books read and reading achievement as measured on the standardized assessment given at the end of the year. -Matilda's study addresses two primary research questions. One addresses whether there is a positive relationship between number of books read by standardized test score. The type of research addressed by this question represents an) _________research study.

Maya recently conducted a survey to ask community members about whether they would like the town to invest money into widening roads to accommodate a bicycle lane. Her survey included the following 5 questions. 1. Do you live in Healthy Township? Y_______ N_______ 2. Do you own a bicycle? Y_______ N _______ 3. How many miles a week do you drive your car? a. 0-15 b. 15-30 c. 30-45 d. 45-60 e. Greater than 60 Given the following scale answer questions 4 and 5. 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3 =Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree 4. I would ride my bike to work if there was a bike lane. 1 2 3 4 5 5. I believe we should widen the roads to accommodate a bike lane. 1 2 3 4 5 -Given the above survey, Item 2 would represent ________ level data.

According to your text the most important type of validity is _____________validity.

Marital status is considered an) ______________ level variable.

Stephenie recently took an interest inventory to determine which career might be good for her. She answered 'strongly interested' to almost every question. The career counselor suggested a different strategy because her results were not informative. What is most likely the reason for Stephenie's answers?

Lara administers an exam to her 10^th grade history class. The test includes multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and fill-in-the-blank items. Lara's instrument includes

The local school district administers two different writing assessments. One requires learners to identify errors in examples and answer them objectively. The second requires the learners to write an essay. Of the following which is likely true regarding these assessments?

When considering a particular test, the most important consideration is

Of the following which is a supply method for collecting data?

Age is considered an) ________________level variable.

In The Thematic Apperception Test, participants are asked to tell a story about each of a series of pictures. This is an example of an)

Standardized test scores are often given as percentile ranks. These data are considered ________________ level measurement.

The relationship between reliability and SEm is that