Comp exam practice test Appraisal 2 Flashcards

1
Q
  • *What primary information do test companies require from professionals who want to purchase tests?**
  • training level
  • educational background
  • professional credentials
  • all of the above
A

all of the above

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  • *Whose theory of intelligence is based on fluid and crystallized intelligence?**
  • Piaget
  • Gardner
  • Wechsler
  • Cattell
A

Cattell

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  • *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
A

Wechsler

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  • *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
A

Kaufmann Assessment Battery for children

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5
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  • *What aptitude test is primarily used by the US Employment Service and takes 150 minutes?**
  • DAT
  • ASVAB
  • GATB
  • FACT
A

GATB

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  • *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
A

diagnostic purposes

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  • *When the observer is part of the observational situation, it is known as**
  • unstructured observation
  • clinical observation
  • unobtrusive observation
  • participant observation
A

participant observation

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  • *What inventory measures extrinsic and intrinsic life/career values?**
  • Work environment preference inventory
  • COPES
  • Minnesota importance questionnaire
  • Values scale
A

Values scale

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9
Q
  • *What type of ability is most often tested in industry?**
  • social
  • communication
  • clerical
  • computer
A

clerical

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10
Q

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

A

Use increased dramatically in schools and industry

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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

A

Tests alone can be used to evaluate student progress

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12
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  • *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
A

The test was found to not be discriminatory

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13
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  • *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
A

PL 94-142

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  • *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
A

negatively skewed

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  • *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
A

discriminant variation

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16
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  • *What is the best source of the cost & current information on a test?**
  • ERIC/AE
  • ETS test collection
  • Tests in Print
  • Publishers catalog
A

Publishers catalog

17
Q
  • *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
A

Spearman

18
Q
  • *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
A

Armed services vocational aptitude battery

19
Q
  • *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
A

checklist

20
Q
  • *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
A

Self directed search