TYPES OF TESTS Flashcards
The examiner or test administrator (the person giving the test) gives the test to only one person at a time.
Individual tests
Administered to more than one person at a time by a single examiner, such as when an instructor gives everyone in the class a test at the same time.
Group test
Measure skills in terms of speed, accuracy, or both.
Ability tests
TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS
Types of Ability Tests
- Achievement
- Aptitude
- Intelligence
TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS
Measures previous learning.
Achievement Test
TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS
Measures potential for acquiring a specific skill.
Aptitude Test
TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS
Measures potential to solve problems, adapt to changing circumstances, and profit from experiences.
Intelligence Test
Measure typical behavior—traits, temperaments, and dispositions.
Personality tests
TYPES OF PERSONALITY TESTS
Types of Personality tests.
- Structured (Objective)
- Projective
TYPES OF PERSONALITY TESTS
Provides a self report statement to which the person responds or requires a specific response to a structured set of instructions. “True” or “False,” “Yes” or “No.”
Structured (objective) Test
TYPES OF PERSONALITY TESTS
Provides an ambiguous test stimulus; response requirements are unclear.
Projective Test
Derives meaning from test scores by comparing it with other group of test takers.
Norm-Referenced Test
The meaning of test scores is derived through reference to a set of standard.
Criterion-Referenced Test
Compares a test taker against peers
Normative Test
Compares a test taker against self.
Ipsative Test
A test which measures how many questions a test taker can answer correctly in an allotted time.
Speed Test
Has enough time to complete all the items of an easy to more complex questions.
Power Test
Refers to ways in measuring intelligence through language and non language.
Verbal and Non-verbal Test
Items become progressively difficult.
e.g. easy to hard items.
Spiral Test
Several sections of the test are spiral in nature.
e.g. easy-hard-easy-hard-easy-hard
Cyclical Test
A pre-assessment on a student’s prior knowledge before beginning of instruction.
Diagnostic Test.
An assessment during the instructional process.
Formative Test
A test given after a specific point of instruction to measure understanding of the course.
Summative Test
A psychologist administers an intelligence test to a single child in a quiet room. What type of test is this?
Individual test
A teacher distributes a math test to an entire class, and all students take it simultaneously. What type of test is this?
Group test
ABILITY TESTS
A student takes a test to assess their understanding of a math topic they learned last semester. What type of test is this?
Achievement test
ABILITY TESTS
A company gives a test to job applicants to determine their potential to learn computer programming. What type of test is this?
Aptitude test
ABILITY TESTS
A psychologist gives a test to assess a person’s ability to solve problems and adapt to new situations. What type of test is this?
Intelligence test
A person completes a questionnaire where they respond “True” or “False” to statements about their behavior. What type of personality test is this?
Structured (objective) personality test
A person is shown a series of inkblots and asked to describe what they see. What type of personality test is this?
Projective personality test
A student’s test score is compared with the scores of other students in the same grade level. What type of test is this?
Norm-referenced test
A driving exam requires candidates to score at least 80% to pass, regardless of how others perform. What type of test is this?
Criterion-referenced test
A high school student’s SAT score is compared to the national average. What type of test is this?
Normative test
A student takes a test twice and compares their current performance with their previous result. What type of test is this?
Ipsative test
A typing test requires applicants to type as many words as possible in one minute. What type of test is this?
Speed test
A math test has increasingly difficult problems, but students are given unlimited time to complete it. What type of test is this?
Power test
An intelligence test involves answering vocabulary and comprehension questions. What type of test is this?
Verbal test
A psychologist assesses intelligence by using puzzles and picture-based questions rather than written or spoken language. What type of test is this?
Non-verbal test
A test starts with easy questions and gradually becomes more difficult. What type of test is this?
Spiral test
A test contains multiple sections, each starting with easy questions, followed by harder ones, and then repeating the cycle. What type of test is this?
Cyclical test
Before a new school year begins, a teacher gives a test to determine what students already know about science. What type of test is this?
Diagnostic test
A teacher gives weekly quizzes to monitor student progress throughout the semester. What type of test is this?
Formative test
A college professor gives a final exam at the end of the semester to measure overall learning. What type of test is this?
Summative test
A psychologist administers a test where a person must describe what they see in an ambiguous image. What type of test is this?
Projective personality test
A test that requires students to answer as many math problems as possible within 5 minutes is an example of what type of test?
Speed test
What type of test is designed to assess a person’s potential to learn a new skill rather than what they have already learned?
Aptitude test
A student takes a placement test before starting a course to assess their prior knowledge. What type of test is this?
Diagnostic test
What type of test evaluates a person’s ability to solve problems and adapt to new situations?
Intelligence test
A company wants to compare job applicants’ test scores against the average scores of previous applicants. What type of test is this?
Norm-referenced test
A psychology student takes a personality test where they must answer “Yes” or “No” to a list of statements about their behavior. What type of test is this?
Structured (objective) personality test
What type of test allows test-takers to complete all the questions but increases in difficulty as they progress?
Power test
What type of test evaluates a test taker’s knowledge based on a fixed set of standards rather than comparing them to others?
Criterion-referenced test
A school gives a final exam to determine students’ understanding after completing the entire curriculum. What type of test is this?
Summative test
A student takes a reading comprehension test, and their score is ranked against other students in their grade level.
Norm-Referenced Test
A psychologist assesses a patient’s personality using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and compares the results to standard clinical norms. What type of test is this?
Normative Test
