Midterm

Question 1

Norm Referenced Instruments

Answer 1

comparing a score with that of a specific collective also tested.

Question 2

Criterion Referenced Instruments

Answer 2

comparing a score with a criterion apart from the group

Question 3

the middle score or the middle point of the two middle scores.

Answer 3

Median

Question 4

the score that appears most often.

Answer 4

Mode

Question 5

Measures of Variability

Answer 5

seeing how much the data varies.

Question 6

subtract highest score from lowest score and add 1

Answer 6

Range

Question 7

square root of the variance

Answer 7

standard deviation

Question 8

Normal distribution numbers

Answer 8

34, 13.5, 2.14.

Question 9

Raw Score

Answer 9

your raw score data

Question 10

Percentile Rank

Answer 10

how a score lines up with other scores

Question 11

Z score

Answer 11

being able to compare two different scores from different tests with different SDs

Question 12

T score

Answer 12

take an individual score and transform it into a standardized form

Question 13

Stanines

Answer 13

each chunk of a normal distribution

Question 14

Equivalent Score

Answer 14

median raw score for a particular age

Question 15

amount of reliability a test has over time/as often as it is given to the same or different groups

Answer 15

Test Retest

Question 16

reliability between different forms of the same test (ACT scores)

Answer 16

Alternate forms

Question 17

reliablity where you divide a test in half to compare the test in an insular way

Answer 17

Split Half

Question 18

reliability of the judges

Answer 18

Interrator

Question 19

how reliable is the test between items

Answer 19

Internal Consistency

Question 20

Content Related Validity

Answer 20

if your measurement questions/tools make the test valid (all being mean questions)

Question 21

Criterion Related Validity

Answer 21

checking peformance against a criterion

Question 22

concurrent validity

Answer 22

predicting ability right now

Question 23

predictive validity

Answer 23

predicting ability in future

Question 24

construct validity

Answer 24

are you measuring what you are trying to measure

Question 25

Classical test theory

Answer 25

True Score + error

Question 26

reliability is only an indicator of unsystematic error

Answer 26

true

Question 27

correlation

Answer 27

indication of consistency by examining the relationship between scores

Question 28

correlation coefficient

Answer 28

numerical indicator of the relationship between two sets of data.

Question 29

Binet and Simon intelligence

Answer 29

judge well, to reason well, and to comprehend well

Question 30

Wechsler intelligence

Answer 30

ability to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with environment”

Question 31

Psychometric approach

Answer 31

intelligence can be described in terms of mental factors

Question 32

CHC portions

Answer 32

crystal
fluid
auditory
cognitive
short term
long term
visual

Question 33

CHC three strata

Answer 33

III overall intelligence
II ability
I narrow abilities (grouped under broad)