Assessment & Testing

Question 1

Appraisal can be defined as…

A. The process of assessing or estimating attributes
B. Testing which is always performed in a group setting
C. Testing which is always performed on a single individual
D. A pencil and paper measurement of assessing attributes

Answer 1

A. The process of assessing or estimating attributes

Question 2

A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test format refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay test is considered a(n) ______.

A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Very precise
D. Concise

Answer 2

A. Subjective

Question 3

The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is a(n) ______ test because the scoring procedure is specific.

A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Projective
D. Subtest

Answer 3

B. Objective

Question 4

A short answer test is a(n) ______ test.

A. Objective
B. Culture-free
C. Forced choice
D. Free choice

Answer 4

D. Free choice

Question 5

The NCE and CPCE would be examples of a(n) ______ test.

A. Free choice
B. Forced choice
C. Projective
D. Intelligence

Answer 5

B. Forced choice

Question 6

The ______ index indicates the percentage of individuals who answered each item correctly.

A. Difficulty
B. Critical
C. Intelligence
D. Personal

Answer 6

A. Difficulty

Question 7

Short answer tests and projective measures utilize free response items. The NCE and CPCE uses forced choice or so-called ______ items.

A. Vague
B. Subjective
C. Recognition
D. Numerical

Answer 7

C. Recognition

Question 8

A true/false test has ______ recognition items.

A. Similar
B. Free choice
C. Dicotomous
D. No

Answer 8

C. Dicotomous

Question 9

A test format could be normative or ipsative. In the normative format…

A. Each item depends on the item before it
B. Each item depends on the item after it
C. The client must possess an IQ within the normal range
D. Each item is independent of all the others

Answer 9

D. Each item is independent of all the others

Question 10

A client who takes a normative test…

A. Cannot legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test
B. Can legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test
C. Could not have taken an IQ test
D. Could not have taken a personality test.

Answer 10

B. Can legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test

Question 11

In an ipsative meause the person taking the test must compare items to one another. The result is that…

A. An ipsative measure cannot be utilized for career guidance
B. You cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test
C. An ipsative measure is never a forced-choice format
D. An ipsative measure is never reliable.

Answer 11

B. You cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have taken an ipsative test

Question 12

Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to hire secretaries would be…

A. A power test
B. Neither a speed or power test
C. A speed test
D. A fine example of an ipsative measure

Answer 12

C. A speed test

Question 13

A counseling test consists of 300 forced-response items. The person taking the test can take as long as he or she wants to answer the questions.

A. This test is most likely a projective measure
B. This test is most likely a speed test
C. This test is most likely a power test
D. This test is most likely an invalid measure

Answer 13

C. This test is most likely a power test

Question 14

An achievement test measures maximum performance or present level of skill. Tests of this nature are also called attainment tests, while a personality test or inventory measures…

A. Typical performance
B. Minimum performance
C. Unconscious traits
D. Self-esteem by always relying on a Q-sort design

Answer 14

A. Typical performance

Question 15

In a spiral test…

A. The items get progressively easier
B. The difficulty of the items remains constant
C. The client must answer each question in a specified period of time
D. The items get progressively more difficult

Answer 15

D. The items get progressively more difficult

Question 16

In a cyclical test…

A. The items get progressively easier
B. The difficulty of the items remains constant
C. You have several sections which are spiral in nature
D. The client must answer each question in a specified period of time

Answer 16

C. You have several sections which are spiral in nature

Question 17

A test battery is considered…

A. A horizontal test
B. A vertical test
C. A valid test
D. A reliable test

Answer 17

A. A horizontal test

Question 18

In a counseling research study, two groups of subjects took a test with the same name. However, when they talked with each other they discovered that the questions were different. The researcher assured both groups that they were given the same test. How is this possible?

A. The researcher is not telling the truth. The groups could not possibly have taken the same test
B. The test was horizontal
C. The test was not a power test
D. The researcher gave parallel forms of the same test

Answer 18

D. The researcher gave parallel forms of the same test

Question 19

The most critical factors in test selection are…

A. The length of a test and the number of people who took the test in the norming process
B. Horizontal vs vertical
C. Validity and reliability
D. Spiral vs cyclical format

Answer 19

C. Validity and reliability

Question 20

Which is more important, validity or reliability?

A. Reliability
B. They are equally important
C. Validity
D. It depends on the test in question

Answer 20

C. Validity