Chapter 8: Achievement Tests

Question 1

Achievement definition

Answer 1

Knowledge in a skill or content domain in which one has received instruction

Question 2

Group administered achievement tests

Answer 2

Can be administered by anyone, but interpreted by professionals
Standardized
Items increase in difficulty as exam progresses
Time limits often included
Often focus on verbal skills

Question 3

Examples of group administered achievement tests

Answer 3

Stanford Achievement Tests
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (Iowa Basics)
California Achievement Tests

Question 4

What individually administered achievement tests are used for

Answer 4

Used to determine presence of learning disorders

Question 5

Standardization of individually administered achievement tests

Answer 5

No feedback given during testing regarding performance or test
Additional queries used only when specified
Answers are recorded verbatim

Question 6

Examples of individually administered achievement tests

Answer 6

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement
Wide Range Achievement Test
Normed starting at school age

Question 7

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test: norm set and areas tested

Answer 7

Normed for ages 4-85

Scores: reading, math, written language (handwriting), oral language

Question 8

Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement: norm set and areas tested

Answer 8

Normed for ages 4-90

Scores: reading, oral language, math, writing

Question 9

Wide Range Achievement Test: norm set and areas tested

Answer 9

Normed for ages 5-90

Scores: word reading, reading comprehension, spelling, math

Question 10

How Wide Range Achievement Test differs from other 2

Answer 10

WRAT is used as a screening test: it takes only 20-30 minutes to administer (others take 1.5-3 hours)

Question 11

Other examples of achievement tests

Answer 11

School tests (teacher-constructed tests)
Psych GRE
MCAT
Licensing exams (EPPP- psychologists)