Exam 6: Selecting Measurement Instruments

Given the following research question: "Are there differences in individual student achievement scores in advanced science classes between classes where students sit in the lecture style seating and those where students sit in cluster seating?" Achievement scores represents an)

A local government group recently conducted a survey to ask those living in the community if they would like to see a new pool facility built. The survey asked the following six questions: 1. Do you live in the community defined by zip codes 16801,16802, 16803 or 16804? Y_______ N_______ 2. Do you currently own a membership to any community or private swimming pools? Y_______ N_______ 3. How many people live at your residence. 1_______ 2_________ 3-6_________ 6+___________ 4. Please indicate the combined annual income of the members of your residence in thousands of dollars. $__________________ Given the following scale answer questions 5 and 6. 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3 =Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree 5. Our community should build a new indoor pool facility. 1 2 3 4 5 6. I support spending tax dollars for recreational opportunities. 1 2 3 4 5 -Given the above survey, Item 4 data would represent _______level data.

Given the following information about a test, compute the KR-21. The test has 50 items, the median is 36, the mode is 34, the mean is 35, and the standard deviation is 4.

Self-esteem, in Gary's study, is measured as an)___________ level variable.

In order to calculate the Standard Error of Measurement SEm), which of the following information regarding a test must you know?

Which of the following illustrates norm-referenced scoring?

The rationale for selection of a given assessment should be included in the ______________ section of your research plan.

Recently, many lawmakers have been advocating for assessments to be administered to all children at varying levels in their schooling. -These types of assessments are designed to be

Performance on an attitude measure with Likert type items is considered an) _____________ level variable.

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. -In Matilda's study the variable 'number of books read' would be considered an) ___________ level variable.

Jianan is conducting a thesis study that relates learners' working memory to speed in algebraic problem solving. She measures working memory by a digit span task. She uses a researcher created test to measure problem solving. She will also collect demographic data and measure beliefs and attitudes about science. -Tristan is a participant in Jianan's study. His score on the problem solving measure is considered

The type of validity that addresses if the test appears to measure the variable of interest is referred to as ________________ validity.

Gender is considered an) ___________ level variable.

A local government group recently conducted a survey to ask those living in the community if they would like to see a new pool facility built. The survey asked the following six questions: 1. Do you live in the community defined by zip codes 16801,16802, 16803 or 16804? Y_______ N_______ 2. Do you currently own a membership to any community or private swimming pools? Y_______ N_______ 3. How many people live at your residence. 1_______ 2_________ 3-6_________ 6+___________ 4. Please indicate the combined annual income of the members of your residence in thousands of dollars. $__________________ Given the following scale answer questions 5 and 6. 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3 =Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree 5. Our community should build a new indoor pool facility. 1 2 3 4 5 6. I support spending tax dollars for recreational opportunities. 1 2 3 4 5 -Given the above survey, Item 5 would represent ________ level data.

Tests of logical reasoning are generally found on

Hanna is conducting a problem-solving study that relates learners' motivation to number of challenging problems attempted. She defines motivation as self-efficacy. She uses a self-report instrument to measure self-efficacy. -Of the following, which is considered an affective measurement?

Given the following research question: "Are there differences in individual student achievement scores in advanced science classes between classes where students sit in the lecture style seating and those where students sit in cluster seating?" Type of classroom represents an)

Some of the students in his class had to take an AP physics exam on the day his US History final was scheduled so Mike will have to administer two different versions of his test. With which of the following reliability constructs should Mike be most concerned?

Item 6 best represents an example of which of the following types of items?

The extent to which unintended outcomes arise from the testing activity is referred to as ___________ validity.