Comp exam practice test Appraisal 2 Flashcards
- *What primary information do test companies require from professionals who want to purchase tests?**
- training level
- educational background
- professional credentials
- all of the above
all of the above
- *Whose theory of intelligence is based on fluid and crystallized intelligence?**
- Piaget
- Gardner
- Wechsler
- Cattell
Cattell
- *Who conceptualized intelligence as the aggregate or global ability of the individual to act purposefully, the think rationally, and to deal effectively with his/her environment?**
- Wechsler
- Otis
- Binet
- Cattell
Wechsler
- *Which test measures intelligence & achievement for children aged 2 years 6 months to 12 years 6 months?**
- Slosson intelligence test
- Wechsler intelligence scale for children
- Stanford-Binet intelligence scale
- Kaufmann Assessment Battery for children
Kaufmann Assessment Battery for children
- *What aptitude test is primarily used by the US Employment Service and takes 150 minutes?**
- DAT
- ASVAB
- GATB
- FACT
GATB
- *The Peabody Individual Achivement Test, the Wide Range Achievement Test, and the Keymath Diagnostic Arithmetic Test are all examples of achievement tests used for**
- placement
- diagnostic purposes
- interpretation
- instructional purposes
diagnostic purposes
- *When the observer is part of the observational situation, it is known as**
- unstructured observation
- clinical observation
- unobtrusive observation
- participant observation
participant observation
- *What inventory measures extrinsic and intrinsic life/career values?**
- Work environment preference inventory
- COPES
- Minnesota importance questionnaire
- Values scale
Values scale
- *What type of ability is most often tested in industry?**
- social
- communication
- clerical
- computer
clerical
What happened as a result of the use of tests during World War I?
-Use declined after the war
-Use of tests was not viewed as necessary
-Use increased dramatically in schools and industry
-Individual testing rather than group testing was
advocated
Use increased dramatically in schools and industry
The major uses of tests, as identified by the American Counseling Association (1998) include all of the following EXCEPT
-Tests alone can be used to evaluate student progress
-Tests can serve descriptive and diagnostic purposes
-Test data are used in placement & selection of
individuals in business, industry & education
-Tests can predict success in educational programs
Tests alone can be used to evaluate student progress
- *What was the Court decision concerning the fairness of the Florida State Student Assessment Test in the court decision of Debra P v. Turlington?**
- The case was withdrawn from court
- The test was found to be discriminatory
- The schools claimed the test was valid
- The test was found to not be discriminatory
The test was found to not be discriminatory
- *What law gives parents the right to examine their children’s academic records?**
- PL 98-524
- PL 99-457
- PL 101-336
- PL 94-142
PL 94-142
- *What type of curve would you expect to see if a classroom test was given and all but a few students tended to get pretty much all the items right?**
- negatively skewed
- positively skewed
- cannot tell from the information given
- more or less a normal curve
negatively skewed
- *A test of abstract reasoning is found to have a low correlation with a test of concrete reasoning. This is an example of**
- consequential validation
- discriminant variation
- construct validation
- convergent validation
discriminant variation
- *What is the best source of the cost & current information on a test?**
- ERIC/AE
- ETS test collection
- Tests in Print
- Publishers catalog
Publishers catalog
- *Whose model of intelligence consisted of 2 factors: a) a general ability factor that each individual has, and b) specific factors that vary for each task undertaken**
- Binet
- Wechsler
- Thurstone
- Spearman
Spearman
- *What test measures aptitude for general academic & career areas that encompass most military work?**
- General aptitude test battery
- Armed services vocational aptitude battery
- Differential aptitude test
- Primary mental abilities test
Armed services vocational aptitude battery
- *A counselor wants to observe & record the presence or absence of specific behaviors in a given situation. What techniques or type of instrument would be best to use?**
- rating scale
- checklist
- anecdotal record
- log
checklist
- *One of the most widely used interest inventories that requires the individual to do self assessment is**
- Kuder preference schedule
- Self directed search
- Career occupational preference system
- Strong interest inventory
Self directed search
