01_Introduction Flashcards
Characteristics of the test that should be considered when evaluating its appropriateness for a particular examinee include its reliability, validity, and standardization.
A test is said to be standardized when fixed __________ procedures have been established and the test has been administered to a representative sample to establish __________.
Administration and scoring
Norms
The scores provided by most tests can be categorized as norm-referenced, criterion-referenced, or self-referenced.
__________ -referenced scores are also known as domain- or content-referenced, and permit interpreting examinee’s performance in terms of what they can do or know with regard to a clearly defined domain.
Self-referenced scores permit intraindividual comparisons and are also known as __________ scores.
Criterion
Ipsative
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) involves determining the function of behavior by identifying its __________ and consequences.
Antecedents
__________ is a type of dynamic assessment that is usually done after standard administration of the test, and involves providing cues, suggestions, or feedback to obtain additional information about an examinee.
Testing the limits
An advantage of __________ is that it tailors a test to the individual examinee by choosing subsequent items based on previous answers.
Computer adaptive testing (CAT)
Predictions are classified as either actuarial or clinical.
Actuarial predictions are based on __________ relationships between test results and target criteria, while clinical predictions are based on __________.
Empirically-validated
The clinician’s judgment
Research has found that actuarial predictions alone tend to be __________ accurate than clinical predictions alone.
More accurate
To establish rapport and maintain the cooperation of children during interview, the interviewer can make use of __________ statements and reflection, and should rely primarily on __________ questions (except for questions starting with “why”).
Descriptive
Open ended
To enhance sensitivity in multicultural assessment, examiner should be aware of the cultural __________ of many assessment techniques, and use alternate techniques whenever possible.
loading (content)
Research on the effects of a White examiner on the test performance of African-American children can best be summarized as demonstrating __________.
No consistent effect
Multiple __________ methods exist, including self-report, direct observation, psychophysiological measures, and multi-informant reports.
Data collection
Utilizing __________ may be helpful in administering the evaluation the decreasing costs, but if there’s also a risk of personal records being infiltrated.
Technology
