W5 - Chapter 10 (DN) Flashcards
adaptive testing
- examination method
- presentation items are individually tailored to testtaker
also referred to as tailored testing, sequential testing, branched testing, and response-contingent testing
p.326
AFQT
- Armed forces Qualification Test
- measure of general ability
- used in selecting recruits
- accept/reject decisions made by cut off scores
- also consider preset quotas for demographic groups e.g., females
age scale
- test where items are organised by the age at which most testtakers are believed capable of responding correctly
contrast with point scale
p.324
alternate item
- test item administered only under certain conditions
- to replace an existing item
p.323
Army Alpha test
- intelligence & ability test
- developed by military psychologists for use in WW1
- to screen literate recruits
contrast with Army Beta test
p.347-348
Army Beta test
- non-verbal intelligence & ability test
- developed by military psychologists fort use in WW1
- to screen illiterate recruits
contrast with Army Alpha test
p.347-348
ASVAB
- Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery
- administered to prospective recruits
- includes 10 subtests
- available to high-school students & young adults for career guidance
- most widely used mutiple aptitude test in the US
- helps testtakers learn about interests, abilities & personal preferences in relation to career opportunities (military & civilian)
basal level
- stage in a test
- establishes a “base” to continue testing from
- i.e., testtaker meets some set criterion-point which determines whether to continue to be tested
p.327,328
ceiling
- in intelligence testing
- the highest-level item on a subtest
p.327
ceiling level
- stage in a test
- achieved by testtaker by meeting some preset criterion to discontinue testing
- this may establish a presumed “ceiling” on the testtakers ability
contrast with basal level & testing the limits
p.328
cognitive style
- a psychological dimension
- charcterises an individuals consistency with acquiring nd processing information
p.353
convergent thinking
- a deductive reasoning process
involves
- recall & consideration of facts
- logical judgements narrowing down solutions
- arriving at a solution
contrast with divergent thinking
p.355
core subtest
- one of a test’s subtests
- routinely administered
contrast with supplemental or optional subtest
p.332
deviation IQ
- used to report IQ
- M=100 / SD=15
- involves comparing a testtaker’s performance with other testtakers of the same age in the standardized sample
- also referred to as test composite in the Stanford-Binet
p.323
divergent thinking
- a reasoning process
Involves
- flexibility of thought
- originality
- imagination
- making several different solutions possible
contrast with convergent thinking
p.355
extra-test behaviour
observations by examiner
- what the testtaker does
- how the testtaker reacts
- how much support required
- anxiety, fatigue, distractibility, cooperative
these observations - may be indirectly related to test content, but may be significant to interpretation of results.
p.329
floor
- in intelligence testing
- the lowest level of items on a subtest
p.327
IQ (intelligence quotient)
- short hand reference to Intelligence
- echoes back to a time when mental age (determined by test) was divided by chronological age & multiplied by 100
p.323
optional subtest
- also known as supplemental subtest
- may be used for additional information or
- in place of a core subtest (if issues with the core)
- contrast with core subtest
p.332
point scale
- a test with items organised into subtests by category of item
contrast with age scale
p.324
process score
- a score on a test
- helps understand how a testtaker processes information
p.337
RAT
- Remote Associates Test
p. 355
ratio IQ
- an index of intelligence
- mental age (determined by test) divided by chronological age & multiplied by 100
p.323
routing test
- subtest used to direct the testtaker to a suitable level of items
p. 326
screening tool
- instrument used to identify a trait or group of traits at a broad level
p. 348
short form
- an abbreviated version of a test
- usually to reduce time taken in
- administration
- scoring
- interpretation
p.341-42
Stanford-Binet
The first Intelligence test to
- provide detailed scoring instructions
- employ the concept of IQ
- Introduce concept of an alternate item
- currently in 5th revision SB-5
1905 - Binet & Theodore Simon created for Paris school children to test for developmental delay
1908 - Goddard used in the US
1912 - modified to extend age downward
1916 - Terman
- published translation & “extension”
- new items based on normative data
p. 321-329
supplemental subtest
- also known as supplemental subtest
- may be used for additional information or
- in place of a core subtest (if issues with the core)
contrast with core subtest
p.332
teaching item
- test item designed to illustrate the required task
- assures examiner the task is understood
p.326
test composite
- a test score or index
- derived from the combination &/or
- mathematical transformation of one or more test scores
p.324
testing the limits
in ability testing
- continued administration of items beyond the level dictated to discontinue (by the test manual)
- usually only when believed testtaker can “pass” the higher-level items
in rorschach
- optional interview
- questions asked to yield additional insights into assessees thought processes & personality
visual-object ability
- ability to process information about how objects appear visually as well as
- objects pictorial properties
- shape, colour & texture
p.354
WAIS-IV
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scalen (WAIS-IV)
p. 278
WASI
- Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)
p. 342
WISC-IV
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
WPPSI-III
- Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI III)
p. 338-341
