Standardized Measurement and Assessment MCQs
Standardized Measurement and Assessment MCQs
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1: Which of the following is an assumption underlying testing and measurement?
A. Psychological traits and states exist
B. Test-related attitudes and behavior do not predict non-test-related attitudes and behavior.
C. Various sources of error are rarely part of the testing and assessment process.
D. Traits and states cannot be directly quantified nor measured.
2: Which of the following is a type of “criterion-related” validity evidence?
A. Equivalent-forms evidence
B. Predictive evidence
C. Internal consistency
D. Factor scores from factor analysis
3: Validity is which of the following?
A. Consistency or stability
B. Accuracy of the inferences, interpretations, or actions made on the basis of test scores.
C. Ways in which people are the same.
D. A rank order of participants on some characteristics
4: Validity is which of the following?
A. Consistency or stability
B. Accuracy of the inferences, interpretations, or actions made on the basis of test scores.
C. Ways in which people are the same.
D. A rank order of participants on some characteristics
5: You have developed a new test of self-esteem and you want to obtain evidence of the validity of the interpretations about self-esteem that you make using your new test. Which of the following represent convergent and discriminant evidence?
A. The test neither correlates with other tests of self-esteem nor with mathematical intelligence.
B. The test correlates highly with another test of self-esteem, and it is highly correlated with mathematical intelligence.
C. The test does not correlate with another test of self-esteem but does correlate with mathematical intelligence.
D. The test correlates highly with another test of self-esteem, and it is uncorrelated with mathematical intelligence.
6: Which measurement scale allows the researcher to use the most advanced mathematical operations?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
7: If a track coach measures just the order of finish of people in a 5 km jogging race, what scale would be used?
A. Interval scale
B. Ratio scale
C. Nominal scale
D. Ordinal scale
8: Which of the following is most clearly an example of a psychological state?
A. Anxiety about spiders enduring for months or years
B. Brief anxiety over just seeing a spider
C. The personality type of introversion
D. The general use of an optimistic approach to one’s life
9: If you adjust your new properly working bathroom scale down 5 lbs to make you appear to weigh less, which of the following is true?
A. The scales are valid.
B. The scales are reliable.
C. The scales are not consistent.
D. The scales are neither reliable nor valid.
10: Which of the following is a type of reliability?
A. Test–retest
B. Criterion-related
C. Content
D. Factor analysis
11: Which of the following statements accurately describes internal consistency reliability?
A. Measure of consistency of scores on a test over time
B. Measure of consistency of scores obtained from two forms of the same test
C. Measure of consistency whereby the items on a test measure a single construct or concept
D. Measure of degree of agreement between two or more scorers, judges, or raters
12: A nominal scale is similar to what was described as a quantitative variable in Chapter 2.
A. True
B. False
13: A researcher administers the same test to a group of people at two time points in order to determine the consistency of the test scores over time. The researcher is trying to assess equivalent scores reliability.
A. True
B. False
14: The correct order of the four levels of measurement is: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.
A. True
B. False
15: The correct order of the four levels of measurement is: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.
A. True
B. False
16: Content-related validity evidence refers to the degree to which the test items are a good sample of the entire domain of interest. That is, it tells you if the test items are representative of the domain of interest.
A. True
B. False
17: Coefficient alpha provides an estimate of internal consistency reliability.
A. True
B. False
18: Tests that are designed to measure the ______ that has taken place after a person has been exposed to a specific learning experience is called achievement tests.
A. Degree of learning
B. Degree of experience
C. Degree of perfection
D. All of above
19: Tests that focus on information acquired through the informal learning that goes on in life is called aptitude tests
A. True
B. False
20: Gathering and integrating data to make educational evaluations Is called
A. Evaluation
B. Experimentation
C. Assessment
D. Integration
21: A formula that provides an estimate of the reliability of a homogeneous test or an estimate of the reliability of each dimension in a multidimensional test is called
A. Coefficient beta
B. Coefficient alpha
C. Coefficient gamma
D. All of above
22: Validity evidence based on the relationship between test scores and criterion scores obtained at the same time is known as concurrent evidence
A. True
B. False
23: Degree to which the test is used appropriately, works well in practice, and does not produce any negative or abnormal social and psychological consequences is called consequential validity
A. True
B. False
24: Validity evidence based on a judgment of the degree to which the items, tasks, or questions on a test adequately represent the construct domain of interest is called ______
A. Content related evidence
B. Content related experiment
C. Content related subject
D. None of above
25: Validity evidence based on the relationship between the focal test scores and ______ of the same construct is called convergent evidence
A. Independent measures
B. Dependent measure
C. Perfect measures
D. None of above
26: The standard or benchmark that you want to predict accurately on the basis of the ______ is called criterion
A. Test scores
B. Experiment results
C. Both of above
D. None of these
27: Validity evidence based on the extent to which scores from a test can be used to predict or infer performance on some criterion such as a test or future performance is called criterion related evidence
A. True
B. False
28: A frequently used name for what Lee Cronbach called “coefficient alpha”is called
A. Cronbach's alpha
B. Cronbach's beta
C. Cronbach's gamma
D. All of above
29: Tests that are designed to identify where a student is having difficulty with an academic skill is called
A. Diagnostic tests
B. Detachment tests
C. Approval test
D. All of above
30: Evidence that the scores on your focal test are not highly related to the scores from other tests that are designed to measure theoretically different constructs Is called discriminant evidence
A. True
B. False
31: The consistency of a group of individuals’ scores on alternative forms of a test measuring the same thing is called in equivalent forms reliability
A. True
B. False
32: The difference between true scores and observed scores is called ______
A. Accuracy
B. Error
C. Rectification
D. Error and rectification
33: A ______ that analyzes correlations among test items and tells you the number of factors present. It tells you whether the test is unidimensional or multidimensional is called factor analysis
A. Environmental technique
B. Physical procedure
C. Statistical procedure
D. Mathematical problem
34: In test validity, refers to how well the different items in a test measure the same construct or trait is called
A. Homogeneity
B. Heterogeneity
C. Both of above
D. None of above
35: A ______ test in which all the items measure a single construct is called homogeneous test
A. Unidimensional
B. Multidimensional
C. Three dimensional
D. All of above
36: The ability to think abstractly and learn readily from experience is called
A. Intelligence
B. Ability
C. Learning
D. None of above
37: The consistency with which the items on a test measure a single construct is called
A. Internal consistency
B. External consistency
C. Physical consistency
D. All of above
38: The degree of agreement or consistency between two or more scorers, judges, or raters is called interscorer reliability
A. True
B. False
39: A scale of measurement that has equal intervals of distances between adjacent numbers is called interval scale
A. True
B. False
40: Evidence that groups that are known to differ on the construct do differ on the test in the hypothesized direction is called
A. Known group evidence
B. Unknown group evidence
C. Identical group evidence
D. All of above
41: Assigning symbols or numbers to something according to a specific set of rules is known as
A. Measurement
B. Estimation
C. Approval
D. All of above
42: A primary source of information about published tests is called mental measurements yearbook
A. True
B. False
43: A scale of measurement that uses symbols, such as words or numbers, to label, classify, or identify people or objects is called nominal scale
A. True
B. False
44: A ______ for norming group is called norm group
A. Word
B. Nomenclature
C. Synonym
D. Abbreviation
45: The specific group for which the test publisher or researcher provides evidence for test validity and reliability Is known as ______
A. Scientific group
B. Research group
C. Norming group
D. None of above
46: A rank-order scale of measurement is called
A. Nominal scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Measurement scale
D. All of above
47: A test-taking method in which the participants perform some real-life behavior that is observed by the ______ is called performance measures
A. Scientists
B. Researcher
C. Astronauts
D. None of above
48: The relatively permanent patterns that characterize and can be used to classify individuals is called personality
A. True
B. False
49: Validity evidence based on the relationship between test scores collected at one point in time and criterion scores obtained at a later time is called
A. Predictive evidence
B. Projective measures
C. Prediction
D. None of these
50: A test-taking method in which the participants provide responses to ambiguous stimuli is called
A. Predictive evidence
B. Projective measures
C. Prediction
D. None of these
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