Quiz 5

• Question 1

  4 out of 4 points

  	On a psychoeducational test battery, an intra-individual comparison may be made to evaluate a test taker's:
  	Selected Answer:   A. relative strengths and weaknesses. Correct Answer:   A. relative strengths and weaknesses.

• Question 2

  4 out of 4 points

  	A student works in a convenience store as a clerk where cash is still handled by hand, not a cash register. The store owner assesses the student's arithmetic skills by watching the student handle transactions. The type of assessment that is being conducted is BEST characterized as
  	Selected Answer:   C. authentic assessment. Correct Answer:   C. authentic assessment.

• Question 3

  4 out of 4 points

  	Concern about content used in standardized achievement tests as opposed to what is actually being taught in the local schools has fostered interest in
  	Selected Answer:   D. curriculum-based assessment (CBA). Correct Answer:   D. curriculum-based assessment (CBA).

• Question 4

  4 out of 4 points

  	A syndrome was defined in your textbook as
  	Selected Answer:   B. a set of co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems. Correct Answer:   B. a set of co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems.

• Question 5

  4 out of 4 points

  	In order to determine whether or not a learning disability exists, a psychologist may evaluate:
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these

• Question 6

  4 out of 4 points

  	A college sends out an acceptance letter to an applicant. In this example, the college has made
  	Selected Answer:   C. an evaluative decision. Correct Answer:   C. an evaluative decision.

• Question 7

  4 out of 4 points

  	A nationally standardized test of achievement
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these

• Question 8

  4 out of 4 points

  	Minimum competency examinations are used at which level?
  	Selected Answer:   B. the high school level Correct Answer:   B. the high school level

• Question 9

  4 out of 4 points

  	Checklists and rating scales are ideally used primarily for
  	Selected Answer:   C. screening purposes. Correct Answer:   C. screening purposes.

• Question 10

  4 out of 4 points

  	As noted in the text, when selecting a nationally standardized test, there are certain "musts" and certain "desirables." Which of the following variables was NOT listed among the list of "desirables"?
  	Selected Answer:   B. psychometric soundness Correct Answer:   B. psychometric soundness

• Question 11

  4 out of 4 points

  	As re-authorized in 2004, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) changed the way that specific learning disabilities would be diagnosed. The legislation required states to allow the use of a process based on the child's response to scientific, research-based
  	Selected Answer:   B. intervention. Correct Answer:   B. intervention.

• Question 12

  4 out of 4 points

  	A simplified statement of the response to intervention (RtI) model is as follows:
  	Selected Answer:   D. 1) instruct, 2) evaluate, 3) remediate or instruct as needed Correct Answer:   D. 1) instruct, 2) evaluate, 3) remediate or instruct as needed

• Question 13

  4 out of 4 points

  	The difference between whether an achievement test item is said to be fact-based or conceptual has to do in large part with the extent to which
  	Selected Answer:   C. rote memory alone can be used to access the correct response. Correct Answer:   C. rote memory alone can be used to access the correct response.

• Question 14

  4 out of 4 points

  	A possible limitation of using portfolios to measure academic achievement is that portfolios
  	Selected Answer:   D. may tap prior knowledge, not current learning Correct Answer:   D. may tap prior knowledge, not current learning

• Question 15

  4 out of 4 points

  	The term integrative assessment may BEST be interpreted as referring to
  	Selected Answer:   B. the integration of findings from a variety of sources into one report. Correct Answer:   B. the integration of findings from a variety of sources into one report.

• Question 16

  4 out of 4 points

  	A school district desires to purchase an achievement test that will be administered annually to the students in that district for the purpose of monitoring progress. It is your job is to select a test. Your test selection strategy is to
  	Selected Answer:   C. choose the test with content that best matches the district's educational objectives. Correct Answer:   C. choose the test with content that best matches the district's educational objectives.

• Question 17

  4 out of 4 points

  	A primary reason for administering an aptitude test is
  	Selected Answer:   A. to predict future performance. Correct Answer:   A. to predict future performance.

• Question 18

  4 out of 4 points

  	What is a difference between achievement and aptitude tests?
  	Selected Answer:   B. Aptitude tests draw on a broader fund of knowledge than achievement tests. Correct Answer:   B. Aptitude tests draw on a broader fund of knowledge than achievement tests.

• Question 19

  0 out of 4 points

  	An informant marks items describing the presence or absence of specified behaviors, thoughts, events or circumstances. The informant is MOST likely completing a
  	Selected Answer:   A. rating scale. Correct Answer:   C. checklist.

• Question 20

  4 out of 4 points

  	A study comparing the ACT with the SAT found
  	Selected Answer:   B. both tests were highly correlated with general intelligence. Correct Answer:   B. both tests were highly correlated with general intelligence.

• Question 21

  4 out of 4 points

  	Which of the following contributes to academic performance?
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these

• Question 22

  0 out of 4 points

  	An informant marks test items indicating how often a particular behavior occurs. This informant is MOST likely completing a
  	Selected Answer:  [None Given] Correct Answer:   A. rating scale.

• Question 23

  4 out of 4 points

  	As used in schools, diagnostic tests are designed to
  	Selected Answer:   C. pinpoint where a student is having difficulty in a particular academic skill. Correct Answer:   C. pinpoint where a student is having difficulty in a particular academic skill.

• Question 24

  4 out of 4 points

  	An approach to discovering a student's learning potential based on a model of testing-intervention-retesting is referred to as
  	Selected Answer:   B. dynamic assessment Correct Answer:   B. dynamic assessment

• Question 25

  4 out of 4 points

  	Measures of interest, attitudes, and study habits are all BEST characterized as measures of
  	Selected Answer:   C. motivation. Correct Answer:   C. motivation.