Deck 8: Use of Standardized Tests in Pediatric Practice

Question 1

Which test would be most appropriate for a 5-year-old child with motor delays who has an extremely limited attention span?

A) DTVP-2
B) PDMS-2
C) M-FUN
D) BOT-2

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following test combinations allow evaluation of a child's performance in home and school environments?

A) SFA and BOT-2
B) SPM and M-FUN
C) PDMS-2 and PEDI
D) BSID-III and GMFM

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which assessment provides an overview of what and how the child carries out a variety of daily activities?

A) Test of Playfulness
B) Peabody Developmental Motor Test
C) Denver Developmental Screening Test-II
D) Short Child Occupational Performance Evaluation

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which assessment provides therapists with information on the child's approach or attitude to play?

A) Knox Preschool Play Scale
B) Test of Playfulness
C) Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment
D) Peabody Developmental Motor Test

Question 5

Why is it important to discuss a child's test performance with parents, teachers, or both?

A) To determine whether the child had a positive testing experience
B) To obtain others' opinions of the testing results
C) To evaluate the representativeness of the child's performance
D) To inform them that testing has been completed

Question 6

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a standardized test?

A) Uniform procedure for administration
B) Fixed number of items
C) Standard format for reporting results
D) Specific scoring protocol

Question 7

What is a possible reason for low inter-rater reliability on a standardized test?

A) Poor compliance with testing procedures
B) Large item set
C) Variable test performance by the examinee
D) Difficulty of test items

Question 8

Which of the following standard scores is the least psychometrically sound?

A) Z-score
B) Percentile rank score
C) T-score
D) Age-equivalent score

Question 9

Which assessment based on the Model of Human Occupation provides information on the child's interests and what he thinks of his performance?

A) Child Occupational Self-Assessment
B) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
C) Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
D) Test of Playfulness

Question 10

Which of the following would compromise a standard testing protocol?

A) Completing the testing in two sessions
B) Giving a bathroom or snack break
C) Allowing additional practice on items
D) Praising the child's effort and attention

Question 11

Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?

A) Mean
B) Standard deviation
C) Variance
D) Reliability coefficient

Question 12

Why is the confidence interval (SEM) a useful statistic?

A) It indicates the error associated with any score.
B) It provides age range scores.
C) It is a measure of test-retest reliability.
D) It indicates the developmental range of items administered.

Question 13

How is are results on a standardized assessment best reported to parents and teachers?

A) Simply present the scores and interpret them literally; do not add any comments about the child's behavior .
B) Use medical abbreviations throughout documentation.
C) Provide statistics and do not interpret data. Allow parents to make their own conclusions.
D) Use simple professional language and explain findings and interpretations clearly.

Question 14

How does a norm-referenced test differ from a criterion-referenced test?

A) Number and type of test items
B) Comparison of scores with an age-matched sample
C) Requirement of examiner qualifications
D) Length of time needed for administration

Question 15

Which of the following is not an indicator of a test's validity?

A) Concurrence of results with tests evaluating similar constructs
B) Ability of the test to discriminate between typical and clinical populations
C) Agreement of results over multiple test administrations
D) Accuracy of the test in predicting performance in other tasks