TYPES OF TESTS

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The examiner or test administrator (the person giving the test) gives the test to only one person at a time.

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Individual tests

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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.

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Group test

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Measure skills in terms of speed, accuracy, or both.

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Ability tests

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TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS

Types of Ability Tests

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• Achievement
• Aptitude
• Intelligence

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TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS

Measures previous learning.

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Achievement Test

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TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS

Measures potential for acquiring a specific skill.

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Aptitude Test

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TYPES OF ABILITY TESTS

Measures potential to solve problems, adapt to changing circumstances, and profit from experiences.

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Intelligence Test

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Measure typical behavior—traits, temperaments, and dispositions.

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Personality tests

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TYPES OF PERSONALITY TESTS

Types of Personality tests.

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• Structured (Objective)
• Projective

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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.”

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Structured (objective) Test

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TYPES OF PERSONALITY TESTS

Provides an ambiguous test stimulus; response requirements are unclear.

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Projective Test

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Derives meaning from test scores by comparing it with other group of test takers.

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Norm-Referenced Test

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The meaning of test scores is derived through reference to a set of standard.

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Criterion-Referenced Test

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Compares a test taker against peers

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Normative Test

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Compares a test taker against self.

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Ipsative Test

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A test which measures how many questions a test taker can answer correctly in an allotted time.

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Speed Test

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Has enough time to complete all the items of an easy to more complex questions.

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Power Test

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Refers to ways in measuring intelligence through language and non language.

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Verbal and Non-verbal Test

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Items become progressively difficult.

e.g. easy to hard items.

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Spiral Test

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Several sections of the test are spiral in nature.

e.g. easy-hard-easy-hard-easy-hard

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Cyclical Test

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A pre-assessment on a student’s prior knowledge before beginning of instruction.

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Diagnostic Test.

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An assessment during the instructional process.

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Formative Test

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A test given after a specific point of instruction to measure understanding of the course.

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Summative Test

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A psychologist administers an intelligence test to a single child in a quiet room. What type of test is this?

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Individual test

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A teacher distributes a math test to an entire class, and all students take it simultaneously. What type of test is this?

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Group test

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# 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?

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Achievement test

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# ABILITY TESTS A company gives a test to job applicants to determine their potential to learn computer programming. What type of test is this?

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Aptitude test

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# 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?

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Intelligence test

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A person completes a questionnaire where they respond “True” or “False” to statements about their behavior. What type of personality test is this?

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Structured (objective) personality test

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A person is shown a series of inkblots and asked to describe what they see. What type of personality test is this?

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Projective personality test

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A student’s test score is compared with the scores of other students in the same grade level. What type of test is this?

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Norm-referenced test

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A driving exam requires candidates to score at least 80% to pass, regardless of how others perform. What type of test is this?

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Criterion-referenced test

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A high school student’s SAT score is compared to the national average. What type of test is this?

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Normative test

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A student takes a test twice and compares their current performance with their previous result. What type of test is this?

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Ipsative test

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A typing test requires applicants to type as many words as possible in one minute. What type of test is this?

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Speed test

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A math test has increasingly difficult problems, but students are given unlimited time to complete it. What type of test is this?

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Power test

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An intelligence test involves answering vocabulary and comprehension questions. What type of test is this?

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Verbal test

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A psychologist assesses intelligence by using puzzles and picture-based questions rather than written or spoken language. What type of test is this?

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Non-verbal test

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A test starts with easy questions and gradually becomes more difficult. What type of test is this?

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Spiral test

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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?

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Cyclical test

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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?

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Diagnostic test

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A teacher gives weekly quizzes to monitor student progress throughout the semester. What type of test is this?

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Formative test

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A college professor gives a final exam at the end of the semester to measure overall learning. What type of test is this?

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Summative test

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A psychologist administers a test where a person must describe what they see in an ambiguous image. What type of test is this?

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Projective personality test

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A test that requires students to answer as many math problems as possible within 5 minutes is an example of what type of test?

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Speed test

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What type of test is designed to assess a person’s potential to learn a new skill rather than what they have already learned?

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Aptitude test

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A student takes a placement test before starting a course to assess their prior knowledge. What type of test is this?

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Diagnostic test

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What type of test evaluates a person’s ability to solve problems and adapt to new situations?

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Intelligence test

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A company wants to compare job applicants' test scores against the average scores of previous applicants. What type of test is this?

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Norm-referenced test

Question 50

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?

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Structured (objective) personality test

Question 51

What type of test allows test-takers to complete all the questions but increases in difficulty as they progress?

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Power test

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What type of test evaluates a test taker’s knowledge based on a fixed set of standards rather than comparing them to others?

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Criterion-referenced test

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A school gives a final exam to determine students’ understanding after completing the entire curriculum. What type of test is this?

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Summative test

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A student takes a reading comprehension test, and their score is ranked against other students in their grade level.

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Norm-Referenced Test

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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?

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Normative Test