Question 1

Identify advantages of state-mandated testing.

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Question 2

How do you think portfolio assessments benefit teachers and students?

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Question 3

Maxwell gets consistently high scores whenever he takes an intelligence test. Other indicators also suggest that Maxwell has a very high IQ. In Maxwell's case, the tests are best described as which of the following?

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A)  Both reliable and valid 
B)  Reliable, but not valid 
C)  Not reliable, but valid 
D)  Neither reliable nor valid

Question 4

Differentiate the concepts of reliability and validity as they are used in the context of standardized testing.

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Question 5

The new principal, Mr. Bradshaw, poses the possibility of utilizing alternative assessment in the classrooms. Which of the following refers to an alternative assessment?

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A)  Having students take a valid and reliable standardized test 
B)  Having students take a test in alternative subjects 
C)  Having students create portfolios demonstrating improvement 
D)  All of these

Question 6

Describe what a "diagnostic test" is used for.

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Question 7

The high correlation between students' ACT scores and their future performance in college suggests that the ACT exam has high

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A)  content validity. 
B)  concurrent validity. 
C)  predictive validity. 
D)  construct validity.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to an alternative assessment?

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A)  High-stakes testing 
B)  Diagnostic testing 
C)  Portfolios 
D)  All of these

Question 9

Tomorrow you are giving a standardized test to students. How do you get students ready for it?

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Question 10

An aptitude test and an achievement test measure the same underlying traits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Critics of No Child Left Behind argue which of the following?

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A)  Teachers should spend more time drilling students on basic facts and skills. 
B)  It is inappropriate to test students' creativity, motivation, persistence, and social skills. 
C)  Standardized tests represent a very narrow aspect of students' skills. 
D)  The standards set for teacher training and development are too low.

Question 12

When taking standardized tests, students should be encouraged to skip difficult items and return to them later.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Define "survey battery."

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Question 14

Identify test-taking skills that a teacher should discuss with students.

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Question 15

Describe what a "norm group" is.

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Question 16

A survey battery is best described as which of the following?

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A)  Tests that measure what the student has learned 
B)  Tests that predict a student's ability to learn 
C)  Tests that assess individual subject matter for a particular student level 
D)  Tests that thoroughly evaluate a specific area of learning

Question 17

Standardized tests can be used to help teachers diagnose students' strengths and weaknesses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A test can be reliable but not valid.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Professor Robins administered two exams to his students during the final week of the semester. Each exam contained similar but unique items on the same content matter. Professor Robins was attempting to obtain which of the following?

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A)  Split-half reliability 
B)  Alternate forms reliability 
C)  Concurrent validity 
D)  Predictive validity

Question 20

Describe why raw test scores are not useful, and describe three ways that raw scores can be transformed so that the scores carry more useful information.

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Exam 15: Standardized Tests and Teaching

Identify advantages of state-mandated testing.

How do you think portfolio assessments benefit teachers and students?

Maxwell gets consistently high scores whenever he takes an intelligence test. Other indicators also suggest that Maxwell has a very high IQ. In Maxwell's case, the tests are best described as which of the following?

Differentiate the concepts of reliability and validity as they are used in the context of standardized testing.

The new principal, Mr. Bradshaw, poses the possibility of utilizing alternative assessment in the classrooms. Which of the following refers to an alternative assessment?

Describe what a "diagnostic test" is used for.

The high correlation between students' ACT scores and their future performance in college suggests that the ACT exam has high

Which of the following refers to an alternative assessment?

Tomorrow you are giving a standardized test to students. How do you get students ready for it?

An aptitude test and an achievement test measure the same underlying traits.

Critics of No Child Left Behind argue which of the following?

When taking standardized tests, students should be encouraged to skip difficult items and return to them later.

Define "survey battery."

Identify test-taking skills that a teacher should discuss with students.

Describe what a "norm group" is.

A survey battery is best described as which of the following?

Standardized tests can be used to help teachers diagnose students' strengths and weaknesses.

A test can be reliable but not valid.

Professor Robins administered two exams to his students during the final week of the semester. Each exam contained similar but unique items on the same content matter. Professor Robins was attempting to obtain which of the following?

Describe why raw test scores are not useful, and describe three ways that raw scores can be transformed so that the scores carry more useful information.