LU Quiz 8 – Flashcards
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The earliest tests of intelligence were constructed in order to
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Identify children who would probably have difficulty learning in the typical classroom.
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With the passage of IDEIA in 2004, what Specific Learning Disability (SLD) determination method must states use?
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States can use the discrepancy approach, the response to instruction/intervention (RTI) approach, or a combination of both approaches. This is not addressed by IDEIA.
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Which of the following is a characteristic commonly found in standardized tests?
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Items have been analyzed and refined.
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The Rorschach Inkblot Test is an example of which kind of test?
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Projective
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National, regional, and state norms for a standardized achievement test are appropriate for interpreting test results only when the test is administered
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WRONG ANSWER: By a trained specialist in testing.
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Comparisons of the relative strengths and weaknesses of pupils in different subject matter areas may be based on the results of standardized achievement test batteries because they
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were normed on the same representative sample of pupils.
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Which of the following is a major advantage that teacher made tests have over standardized achievement tests?
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Teacher made tests can better match course objectives.
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Inferences about individuals based on the results of group data on the stability of intelligence test scores may be misleading because
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WRONG ANSWER: Reliability of group data may not be high enough for individual interpretation.
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A teacher gives a final examination to see if students have met his course objectives. This calls for the use of
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A teacher made test.
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One advantage of individual tests of scholastic aptitude is that they provide opportunities for
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clinical insights regarding pupil's typical behavior
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Which of the following types of test results may be given to parents without interpretation?
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None of the above
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Standardized Achievement tests are generally preferred to teacher-made tests for all of the following purposes EXCEPT
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determining what grade to assign each pupil
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Projective techniques are, as a group, distinguished from other personality measures in their utilizing
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ambiguous stimuli
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A pupils science achievement score is one standard deviation below the national norm. Which of the following most accurately describes her performance?
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She is below average in Science
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Aptitude is to future as achievement is to
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past
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If a teacher wanted to determine how well a standardized achievement test would measure the objectives which she had been trying to teach, it would be best for her to
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compare the test with the objectives
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Congress intent in requiring all students including special education students participate in annual school and district wide assessments was to
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enhance accountability for achievement of special education students
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The distinction between aptitude and achievement tests is chiefly one of
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purpose for which they are used
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Which of the following need NOT be considered in interpreting standardized test scores?
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WRONG ANSWER: 1 - The appropriateness of the norm group; 2 - The psychometric properties of the test; 3 - Student aptitude
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High Stakes testing refers to the use of standardized test results alone or in combination with other measures to make educational decisions that
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significantly affects students, staff or policies
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The present status of personality testing may be best characterized as
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experimental and for restricted professional use
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Standardized readiness and diagnostic tests provide information useful for all of the following purposes EXCEPT
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determining pupils' emotional and social development
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The correlations between appraisals of infant ability (during the first year of life) and intelligence measured at age 21 would be
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WRONG ANSWER: about .60 to .70 d. .80 and higher
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The primary advantage claimed for stanines over other scores is that the stanines
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reduce the tendency to over interpret small score differences
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Most standardized test publishers today distribute reports like the Criterion Reference Skills Analysis included in your text. While such reports contain a wealth of information, they often are ignored because the
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reports are complex and difficult for parents, teachers, and students to understand
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When can a published standardized test advantageously be used for evaluating different curricula, rather than preparing a special test for the purpose? Whenever the published test
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represents adequately the objectives of each curriculum
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What size correlation would be expected between a Stanford Binet given at age 8 and one at age 15?
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.85
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Which of the following represents the highest degree of relative performance?
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A T Score of 72
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If the instructions for administering and scoring a standardized achievement test are NOT followed rigidly when it is administered to pupils...
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reliability will be affected to an unknown extent
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One advantage of individual tests of scholastic aptitude is that they provide opportunities for
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clinical insights regarding pupils typical behavior
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It is always advisable to interpret test scores
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WRONG ANSWER: As if the tests were neither valid nor reliable
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Projective techniques are, as a group distinguished from other personality measures in their utilizing
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ambiguous stimuli
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As contrasted with various separate achievement tests in the same subjects and obtained form different test publishers, a survey achievement battery yields derived scores for the same school subjects which are more likely to be
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comparable
