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Question 1

The most reliable measure of central tendency when there are extreme score is:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Standard Deviation

Answer 1

b. Median

Question 2

Grace’s scores from her LET are the following: 92, 88, and 91. What is the median?
a. 88
b. 91
c. 92
d. 90.5

Answer 2

b. 91

Question 3

What can be inferred from a low standard deviation?
a. Scores are heterogenous
b. Scores are homogeneous
c. Scores are scattered
d. Scores are far from the mean

Answer 3

b. Scores are homogeneous

Question 4

When a student scored P80 on a single test, that means:
a. He performed better than 20 percent of the class
b. He scored higher than 80 percent of the class
c. He managed to get 80% of the test items
d. He passed the test

Answer 4

b. He scored higher than 80 percent of the class

Question 5

A difficulty of index of .92 means that the item is:
a. Very easy c. Very difficult
b. Extremely difficult d. Easy

Answer 5

a. Very easy

Question 6

A high negative discrimination index means that:
a. The item is valid but not reliable
b. More from the bottom group answered the test question correctly
c. More from the upper group successfully answered the test item
d. The item does not discriminate from among groups

Answer 6

b. More from the bottom group answered the test question correctly

Question 7

Which of the following is a correct statement about validity and reliability?
a. A valid test is always reliable
b. A reliable test is always valid
c. Validity and reliability are essentially the same
d. A valid test is not always reliable

Answer 7

a. A valid test is always reliable

Question 8

Which of the following is a characteristic of a norm-referenced testing?
a. The student has a specific target score
b. The scoring is based on pre-determined criteria
c. The performance depends on the scores of his batch mates

Answer 8

c. The performance depends on the scores of his batch mates

Question 8

Which of the following is the best method to increase the reliability of a test material?
a. Increase the number of items
b. Use electronic machines for scoring
c. Never reuse the same materials to same students
d. All of the above

Answer 8

a. Increase the number of items

Question 9

A leptokurtic distribution signifies that:
a. All scores are average
b. Most scores are average, very few are high and low
c. Scores are heterogeneous
d. The distribution has two modes

Answer 9

a. All scores are average