Chapter 4: What is a good test?

Question 1

This refers to the consistency of the test.

Answer 1

Reliability

Question 2

This concept answers the question “Does the test produce a consistent score in measuring the same variable:?

Answer 2

Reliability

Question 3

If a test measures the same variable and produces the same value, for the same person then we can say that the test is _____

Answer 3

reliable

Question 4

it refers to the accuracy of the test

Answer 4

validity

Question 5

This concept answers the question “Does the test measure what it purports to measure”?

Answer 5

validity

Question 6

ARE THE TEST PERFORMANCE DATA OF A PARTICULAR GROUP OF TEST TAKERS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR USE AS A REFERENCE WHEN EVALUATING OR INTERPRETING INDIVIDUAL TEST SCORES.

Answer 6

Norms

Question 7

A METHOD OF EVALUATION AND A WAY OF DERIVING MEANING FROM TEST SCORES BY EVALUATING AN INDIVIDUAL TESTAKER’S SCORE AND COMPARING IT TO THE SCORES OF A GROUP OF TESTTAKERS.

Answer 7

NORM-REFERENCED TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Question 8

a group of people whose performance on a particular test is analyzed for reference in evaluating the performance of individual testtakers

Answer 8

normative sample

Question 9

the process of administering a test to a representative sample of testtakers to establish norms

Answer 9

Standardization/Test Standardization

Question 10

the process of selecting the proportion of the universe deemed to be representative of the whole population

Answer 10

sampling

Question 11

A type of sampling where the researcher selects subgroups within a defined population to be proportionately represented in the sample

Answer 11

Stratified Sampling

Question 12

A type of sampling where the researcher selects each member of the subgroup has the same chance of being included in the sample

Answer 12

Stratified-Random Sampling

Question 13

A type of sampling where the researcher selects a sample which they believe to be representative of the population

Answer 13

Purposive Sampling

Question 14

A type of sampling where the researcher selects a sample because of convenience

Answer 14

Incidental sampling

Question 15

A type of norms where the raw data from a test’s standardization sample is converted to percentile form

Answer 15

Percentiles

Question 16

A type of norms that indicate the average performance of different samples of testtakers who were at various ages at the time the test was administered

Answer 16

Age Norms -

Question 17

A type of norms that derived from a normative sample that was nationally representative of the population at the time the norming study was conducted

Answer 17

National Norms

Question 18

A normative sample segmented by any of the criteria initially used in selecting subjects for the sample

Answer 18

Subgroup norms

Question 19

A type of norms provides normative information concerning the local population’s performance on some test

Answer 19

Local Norms

Question 20

It is defined as a method of evaluation and a way of deriving meaning from test scores by evaluating an individual’s score concerning a set standard. It is usually used in school settings and government and licensure organizations

Answer 20

CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Question 21

____ is a major factor in test administration, scoring, and interpretations so it is needed to be consider

Answer 21

culture