Question 1

The difference between the percentage of examinees in the upper group who answer an item correctly and the percentage of examinees in the lower group who answer the item correctly is called the ____________ index.

Accepted Answer

A) internal consistency 
B) item difficulty 
C) item reliability 
D) item discrimination

Question 2

The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME, 1999)state that when counselors are considering using an instrument they are responsible for examining the evidence related to the consequences of testing.  How do you understand this statement?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

A high correlation between a self-report inventory that measures depression and a depression measure completed by the therapist is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) convergent evidence. 
B) discriminant evidence. 
C) reliability. 
D) content-related evidence.

Question 4

In order to determine if an instrument can be used appropriately in a certain situation, the counselor must:

Accepted Answer

A) talk to a clinician who has used the instrument. 
B) examine the reliability coefficients. 
C) examine the validation evidence. 
D) calculate a validity coefficient.

Question 5

A method used in order to examine whether an instrument differentiates between the groups using the approach of decision theory is:

Accepted Answer

A) Expectancy Tables. 
B) Tables of Specification. 
C) Coefficient Alpha. 
D) regression analysis.

Question 6

A statistical technique often used to examine internal structure of an instrument is:

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) meta-analysis. 
C) internal analysis. 
D) structural analysis.

Question 7

If an assessment identifies a child as having ADHD when the child does not have ADHD, this would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a false negative. 
B) a false positive. 
C) a correct diagnosis. 
D) differential diagnosis.

Question 8

If the validity evidence focuses on the degree to which the evidence indicates the items, questions, or tasks adequately representing the intended behavior domain, which traditional category of validity would it be most related to?

Accepted Answer

A) Content-related validity 
B) Criterion-related validity 
C) Concurrent validity 
D) Predictive validity

Question 9

Discuss the theoretical movement from considering validity as being three distinct types to considering it as a comprehensive whole.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each viewpoint?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 4: Validity and Item Analysis