Interpretation

Question 1

Raw score

Answer 1

number of correct responses

Question 2

Standard score

Answer 2

Normal distribution score 100

Question 3

Score significance

Answer 3

2 or more standard deviations above or below the mean

Question 4

Base Rate

Answer 4

comparison to determine how likely a score difference is to occur

Question 5

Percentile Norm

Answer 5

Provide comparison to peers (percentile rank)

Question 6

Floor Effect

Answer 6

of easy items available at lowest level among children with below average ability. occurs when a large % of respondents score near this lower limit

Question 7

Ceiling Effect

Answer 7

of difficult items available at highest level of a test to distinguish children with above average ability.Occurs when too large a % of participants achieve the highest score on a test

Question 8

Flyn Effect

Answer 8

Continual rise in IQs during the 20th century

Question 9

Possible causes of Flynn Effect

Answer 9

improvements in education, genetic factors, cross-ethnic mating, smaller family size, better nutrition, improved parental literacy

Question 10

We test to do what

Answer 10

Intervene

Question 11

Interpret test

Answer 11

from the top down-broadest test scores are most reliable

Question 12

Inter-rater reliablity

Answer 12

examiner reliability teacher matches up with what you see in observation

Question 13

Alternative Form reliability

Answer 13

test-retest reliability-look at reliability of test scores of same individual on different form

Question 14

Score discrepancies

Answer 14

If there is statistical significance and a low base rate then interpret difference among indexes-use cross battery if needed.

Question 15

What is confirmatory bias

Answer 15

leaning toward your own opinion

Question 16

test-retest reliability

Answer 16

computed from the scores that individuals obtain on the same test on 2 different occasions.

Question 17

Inter individual analysis

Answer 17

difference between individuals

Question 18

Which of the following is a commonly used metric for establishing reliability of measurement within the context of a single-subject design?

Answer 18

Interobserver agreement

Question 19

What is a single subject design?

Answer 19

a type of experimental design where a single participant is studied repeatedly over time, serving as their own control group

Question 20

What is action research in education?

Answer 20

Action research in education is a form of applied research conducted with the primary purpose of improving an educational professional’s own practice. It focuses on a direct and specific setting, such as with an individual or classroom

Question 21

What is an example of action research?

Answer 21

Assisting a teacher in implementing a math intervention to determine whether it improves a class’s math computation ability

Question 22

What is a meta analysis?

Answer 22

A meta-analysis is a synthesis of research studies that can be used the analyze trends in the magnitude of effects observed in a set of quantitative research studies all involving the same research question.

Question 23

What is test sensitivity?

Answer 23

Test sensitivity refers to a test’s rate of “true positives” and indicates that a test is able to accurately identify those who actually have a particular disorder or disability.

Question 24

What type of threat to internal validity results from nonrandom sampling?

Answer 24

Selection