Quiz 3

• Question 1

  5 out of 5 points

  	The idea for a new test may come from
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these

• Question 2

  5 out of 5 points

  	One of the questions that the developer of a new test must answer is, "How will the test be administered?" The answer to this question may be
  	Selected Answer:   C. the test will be individually or group administered. Correct Answer:   C. the test will be individually or group administered.

• Question 3

  5 out of 5 points

  	Expert panels may be used in the process of test development to
  	Selected Answer:   C. screen test items for possible bias. Correct Answer:   C. screen test items for possible bias.

• Question 4

  5 out of 5 points

  	An individually administered designed for use with elementary-school-age student is in the test tryout stage of test development. For the purposes of the tryout, this test should be administered
  	Selected Answer:   C. individually to elementary-school-age students in an environment that simulates the way that the final version of the test will be administered. Correct Answer:   C. individually to elementary-school-age students in an environment that simulates the way that the final version of the test will be administered.

• Question 5

  0 out of 5 points

  	Which statement is TRUE regarding test development and test taker guessing?
  	Selected Answer:   B. Methods have been designed to statistically correct for guessing. Correct Answer:   D. All of these.

• Question 6

  5 out of 5 points

  	A "good" test item on an ability test is one
  	Selected Answer:   B. that distinguishes high scorers from low scorers. Correct Answer:   B. that distinguishes high scorers from low scorers.

• Question 7

  5 out of 5 points

  	With regard to the test revision process, it typically
  	Selected Answer:   B. includes all of the steps that the initial test development included. Correct Answer:   B. includes all of the steps that the initial test development included.

• Question 8

  5 out of 5 points

  	One of the questions that the developer of a new test must answer is, "Should more than one form of the test be developed?" In answering this question, a primary consideration is
  	Selected Answer:   A. development costs. Correct Answer:   A. development costs.

• Question 9

  5 out of 5 points

  	Having a large item pool available during test revision is
  	Selected Answer:   C. an advantage because poor items can be deleted in favor of the good items. Correct Answer:   C. an advantage because poor items can be deleted in favor of the good items.

• Question 10

  5 out of 5 points

  	Which of the following conditions may lead to the decision to revise a psychological or educational test?
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these

• Question 11

  5 out of 5 points

  	An item bank is
  	Selected Answer:   C. a set of items from which a test can be constructed. Correct Answer:   C. a set of items from which a test can be constructed.

• Question 12

  5 out of 5 points

  	Test item writers must keep many considerations in mind. Which of the following is NOT typically one of those considerations?
  	Selected Answer:   A. Will the test be administered by a male or a female? Correct Answer:   A. Will the test be administered by a male or a female?

• Question 13

  0 out of 5 points

  	As part of the process of test development, the term test revision BEST refers to the
  	Selected Answer:   D. Both a and b Correct Answer:   A. rewording, deletion, or development of new items.

• Question 14

  5 out of 5 points

  	Pilot work refers to the
  	Selected Answer:   D. preliminary research conducted prior to the stage of test construction. Correct Answer:   D. preliminary research conducted prior to the stage of test construction.

• Question 15

  0 out of 5 points

  	Items for an item bank
  	Selected Answer:   B. are always written especially for the item bank. Correct Answer:   A. may be taken from existing tests.

• Question 16

  5 out of 5 points

  	Which is NOT a typical question that is raised and answered during the test conceptualization stage of test development?
  	Selected Answer:   C. How valid are the items on the test? Correct Answer:   C. How valid are the items on the test?

• Question 17

  5 out of 5 points

  	An advantage of using a true-false item format over a multiple-choice item format in a teacher-made test designed for classroom use is
  	Selected Answer:   B. true-false items are easier to write. Correct Answer:   B. true-false items are easier to write.

• Question 18

  5 out of 5 points

  	In creating a test designed to measure personality constructs, the test developer's first step would BEST be to
  	Selected Answer:   C. define the construct or constructs being measured. Correct Answer:   C. define the construct or constructs being measured.

• Question 19

  5 out of 5 points

  	Test items that contain alternatives with five points ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" are characterized as using this approach to scaling
  	Selected Answer:   B. Likert scaling. Correct Answer:   B. Likert scaling.

• Question 20

  5 out of 5 points

  	Item analysis is conducted to evaluate
  	Selected Answer:   D. All of these Correct Answer:   D. All of these