T&M 01: Basics

Question 0

Whydoweneedassessment?

Answer 0

– Categorize
– Diagnose
– MeasureChange
– PredictanOutcome
– Certification

Question 1

Theprocessofgatheringinformationtomakeinformeddecisions.

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

Psychologicaltestingisafieldofpsychologythatfocusesonthemeasurementofindividualdifferencesinpsychologicaldimensionsorphenomena.

Answer 2

Testing

Question 3

Fieldconcernedwiththedevelopment,theevaluationandtheimprovementoftests.

Answer 3

Psychometrics

Question 4

The science of measuring

Answer 4

Metrology

Question 5

Science of student evaluation

Answer 5

Docimology

Question 6

measurementdeviceortechniqueusedtoquantifybehaviororaidintheunderstandingandpredictionofbehavior

Answer 6

Psychological Test

Question 7

usedtoinferonsomeone’sbehavior/personality/potential

Answer 7

Psychological Test

Question 8

specificstimuli/questiontowhichparticipantsrespond

Answer 8

Items

Question 9

How do you increase accuracy of test items?

Answer 9

dimensionsassessedusingmultipleitems

Question 10

What is test scoring?

Answer 10

Process where response is evaluated

Question 11

What is the process used to evaluate response in tests?

Answer 11

Scoring (items)

Question 12

What are the types of tests?

Answer 12

1. Administration Procedure (Group vs. individual)
2. Type of behavior measured
   a. Ability
   b. Knowledge or Achievement
   c. Aptitude or Potential
   ex. Personality: Inventories - Projective

Question 13

What does ability measure?

Answer 13

testsmeasurethecapacitytobehaveinaspecificway

Question 14

What does knowledge or achievement measure?

Answer 14

Previous learning

Question 15

What does aptitude or potential measure?

Answer 15

capacity to learn a specific skill