Question 1

This term refers to the extent to which a test predicts a performance that will be demonstrated after the test has been taken.

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validity 
B)  content validity 
C)  predictive validity 
D)  reliability

Question 2

Tammy is taking a test to determine if she can begin first grade. What kind of test is Tammy taking?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-fair 
B)  readiness test 
C)  praxis test 
D)  minimum-competence

Question 3

To compute this, add up all the values of interest and divide by the number of values added.

Accepted Answer

A)  median 
B)  mean 
C)  confidence interval 
D)  mode

Question 4

Most of the standardized tests that teachers give their students are mandated by the school, school district, or state in which the school is located.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The consistency of test results.

Accepted Answer

A)  validity 
B)  construct 
C)  reliability 
D)  norms

Question 6

Which of the following is true in a truly normal distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mean, median, and mode are all the same. 
B)  The variance and standard deviation are the same. 
C)  The standard deviation and the range are the same. 
D)  A raw score and a stanine score are the same.

Question 7

__________ procedures are the key to the definition of a standardized test.

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniform 
B)  Scoring 
C)  Content comparison 
D)  Appropriate comparison

Question 8

Maximal performance is how well you perform under ordinary, everyday circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Arbitrarily defined to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Accepted Answer

A)  stanine score 
B)  standard score 
C)  T-score 
D)  grade equivalent score

Question 10

The Strong Vocational Interest Blank is designed to measure such aptitudes as verbal reasoning, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, clerical speed and accuracy, mechanical reasoning, space relations, spelling, and language usage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The extent to which a task or test is an appropriate measure, given a person's cultural background.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-fair test 
B)  culture-free test 
C)  cultural relevance 
D)  criterion-referenced

Question 12

The distance between the lowest and the highest values in a distribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  variance 
B)  range 
C)  mean 
D)  standard deviation

Question 13

Billy is taking a test that is given to many individuals across the nation, to develop appropriate content and scoring comparisons. Across the nation, the test is administered and scored according to uniform procedures. What kind of test is Billy taking?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-free test 
B)  standardized test 
C)  achievement test 
D)  authentic assessment

Question 14

A numerical display of the number or proportion of student scores at each score level or interval.

Accepted Answer

A)  mean 
B)  frequency distribution 
C)  confidence interval 
D)  mode

Exam 13: Standardized Testing

This term refers to the extent to which a test predicts a performance that will be demonstrated after the test has been taken.

Tammy is taking a test to determine if she can begin first grade. What kind of test is Tammy taking?

To compute this, add up all the values of interest and divide by the number of values added.

Most of the standardized tests that teachers give their students are mandated by the school, school district, or state in which the school is located.

The consistency of test results.

Which of the following is true in a truly normal distribution?

__________ procedures are the key to the definition of a standardized test.

Maximal performance is how well you perform under ordinary, everyday circumstances.

Arbitrarily defined to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

The Strong Vocational Interest Blank is designed to measure such aptitudes as verbal reasoning, numerical ability, abstract reasoning, clerical speed and accuracy, mechanical reasoning, space relations, spelling, and language usage.

The extent to which a task or test is an appropriate measure, given a person's cultural background.

The distance between the lowest and the highest values in a distribution.

Billy is taking a test that is given to many individuals across the nation, to develop appropriate content and scoring comparisons. Across the nation, the test is administered and scored according to uniform procedures. What kind of test is Billy taking?

A numerical display of the number or proportion of student scores at each score level or interval.