Exam 1 Part 3

Question 1

Are the results replicable?

Answer 1

Reliability

Question 2

Referred to as formal tests; provide standard procedures for the administration and scoring of the test

Answer 2

Standardization

Question 3

Most standardized tests are ____

Answer 3

Norm-referenced

Question 4

True or false: Standardized is a synonym for norm-referenced

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The exact age of a person

Answer 5

Chronological age

Question 6

Why is the chronological age important?

Answer 6

Important for analyzing scores from standardized tests

Question 7

Used in assessment of preemie infants and toddlers generally not a consideration for children over age 3, takes into account the gestational development that was missed due to premature delivery

Answer 7

Adjusted age

Question 8

Refers to the starting point for test administration and scoring. Elicited by eliciting a certain number of consecutively correct responses

Answer 8

Basal

Question 9

Refers to the ending point; typically determined by a requisite number of consecutively incorrect responses

Answer 9

Ceiling

Question 10

____ tests are designed to administered in a specific manner; must be administered according to protocol

Answer 10

Standardized test

Question 11

Minior adjustments to a testing situation that do not compromise a test’s standardized procedure

Answer 11

Accommodation

Question 12

What are some examples of accommodations?

Answer 12

Large print, content is not altered

Question 13

Changes to the test’s standardized administration protocol. Invalidates the scores

Answer 13

Modification

Question 14

What are some examples of modifications?

Answer 14

re-wording or simplifying instructions

Question 15

Initial score obtained based on number of correct responses. Not meaningful until converted to scaled scores

Answer 15

Raw score