Question 1

Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of group and individual tests.

Accepted Answer

Group tests and individual tests each ha

Question 2

Which of the following is a concern that has been raised about the current revision of the SAT Reasoning Test?

Accepted Answer

A) Because the current revision is longer than the previous one, it may disadvantage persons with attention deficit disorder. 
B) The analogies section accounts for half of the test score. 
C) The current SAT Reasoning Test place less emphasis on reading comprehension and has eliminated questions related to grammar. 
D) The math section focuses on arithmetic skills rather than higher mathematical skills. 
A) Because the current revision is longer than the previous one, it may disadvantage persons with attention deficit disorder. 
B) The analogies section accounts for half of the test score. 
C) The current SAT Reasoning Test place less emphasis on reading comprehension and has eliminated questions related to grammar. 
D) The math section focuses on arithmetic skills rather than higher mathematical skills.

Question 3

Which test added alternate forms for children with visual limitations when it was renormed in 2000?

Accepted Answer

A) Stanford Achievement Test 
B) Metropolitan Achievement Test 
C) Kuhlmann-Anderson Test 
D) Henmon-Nelson Test 
A) Stanford Achievement Test 
B) Metropolitan Achievement Test 
C) Kuhlmann-Anderson Test 
D) Henmon-Nelson Test

Question 4

The Kuhlmann-Anderson Test

Accepted Answer

A) is an extremely sound instrument. 
B) has good validity but poor reliability. 
C) is primarily a verbal test. 
D) is useful only for pre-school age children. 
A) is an extremely sound instrument. 
B) has good validity but poor reliability. 
C) is primarily a verbal test. 
D) is useful only for pre-school age children.

Question 5

Under what circumstances is it most appropriate to use standardized tests for prediction?

Accepted Answer

A) Predicting general mental ability. 
B) Predicting relatively limited factors over a brief time. 
C) Predicting long term academic success within diverse institutions. 
D) Predicting abilities related to abstract concepts. 
A) Predicting general mental ability. 
B) Predicting relatively limited factors over a brief time. 
C) Predicting long term academic success within diverse institutions. 
D) Predicting abilities related to abstract concepts.

Question 6

Which of the following is an advantage of group tests?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide information beyond the test score. 
B) They require minimal examiner skill to administer and score. 
C) They allow interpretation of the test scores. 
D) They allow observation of behavior under standard conditions. 
A) They provide information beyond the test score. 
B) They require minimal examiner skill to administer and score. 
C) They allow interpretation of the test scores. 
D) They allow observation of behavior under standard conditions.

Question 7

Achievement tests

Accepted Answer

A) evaluate the product of a course of training. 
B) evaluate the potential to learn general information. 
C) do not rely heavily on content validity. 
D) are not affected by educational background. 
A) evaluate the product of a course of training. 
B) evaluate the potential to learn general information. 
C) do not rely heavily on content validity. 
D) are not affected by educational background.

Question 8

The KAT

Accepted Answer

A) has potential for use with non-English speakers. 
B) is not appropriate for use with ethnic minorities. 
C) does not have well documented validity. 
D) correlates poorly with many other ability and IQ tests. 
A) has potential for use with non-English speakers. 
B) is not appropriate for use with ethnic minorities. 
C) does not have well documented validity. 
D) correlates poorly with many other ability and IQ tests.

Question 9

Validity for the Kuhlmann-Anderson Test

Accepted Answer

A) is well documented. 
B) is poorly documented. 
C) is not based on correlations with other IQ tests. 
D) relies on face validity. 
A) is well documented. 
B) is poorly documented. 
C) is not based on correlations with other IQ tests. 
D) relies on face validity.

Question 10

A percentile band follows the same logic as

Accepted Answer

A) a confidence interval. 
B) standardization. 
C) reliability testing. 
D) factor analysis. 
A) a confidence interval. 
B) standardization. 
C) reliability testing. 
D) factor analysis.

Question 11

In general, group tests

Accepted Answer

A) are psychometrically sound. 
B) lack documentation. 
C) are essay-type tests. 
D) lack reliability and validity. 
A) are psychometrically sound. 
B) lack documentation. 
C) are essay-type tests. 
D) lack reliability and validity.

Question 12

Which of the following tests was developed for use in making employment decisions in government agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 
B) General Aptitude Test Battery 
C) Differential Aptitude Test 
D) Wonderlic Personnel Test 
A) Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery 
B) General Aptitude Test Battery 
C) Differential Aptitude Test 
D) Wonderlic Personnel Test

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group tests?

Accepted Answer

A) They are cost-efficient. 
B) Scoring is more objective. 
C) Scores are more reliable. 
D) Examiners have more training. 
A) They are cost-efficient. 
B) Scoring is more objective. 
C) Scores are more reliable. 
D) Examiners have more training.

Question 14

Which test is a sensitive discriminator for giftedness?

Accepted Answer

A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT 
A) COGAT 
B) KAT 
C) Henmon-Nelson 
D) SAT

Question 15

Unlike most multi-level batteries, the Kuhlman-Anderson Test

Accepted Answer

A) is primarily non-verbal. 
B) is for individuals in pre-school through 2nd grade. 
C) has poor norms. 
D) is difficult to administer. 
A) is primarily non-verbal. 
B) is for individuals in pre-school through 2nd grade. 
C) has poor norms. 
D) is difficult to administer.

Question 16

Scoring of group tests is ____ objective and ____ reliable than scoring of many individual tests.

Accepted Answer

A) more; less 
B) less; more 
C) more; more 
D) less; less 
A) more; less 
B) less; more 
C) more; more 
D) less; less

Question 17

As mentioned in your text, one purpose of nonverbal and performance tests is to remove factors related to cultural influences so that "pure" intelligence can be measured. Discuss the types of factors you would want to eliminate and the likelihood of being able to do so.

Accepted Answer

The types of factors that would need to

Question 18

Which of the following group tests has advantages over the Henmon-Nelson Test in selecting minority, culturally diverse, and economically disadvantaged children?

Accepted Answer

A) the Cognitive Abilities Test 
B) the Scholastic Assessment Test 
C) the Kuhlman-Anderson Test 
D) the Metropolitan Achievement Test 
A) the Cognitive Abilities Test 
B) the Scholastic Assessment Test 
C) the Kuhlman-Anderson Test 
D) the Metropolitan Achievement Test

Question 19

The stability of the GRE has been evaluated by

Accepted Answer

A) Kuder-Richardson. 
B) extensive test-retest reliability coefficients. 
C) inter-rater reliability coefficients. 
D) correlating scores to a number of students who completed graduate school. 
A) Kuder-Richardson. 
B) extensive test-retest reliability coefficients. 
C) inter-rater reliability coefficients. 
D) correlating scores to a number of students who completed graduate school.

Question 20

The Raven Progressive Matrices Test

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be administered to language-impaired individuals. 
B) measures general intelligence, or Spearman's g . 
C) is poorly constructed psychometrically. 
D) is an individual test. 
A) cannot be administered to language-impaired individuals. 
B) measures general intelligence, or Spearman's g . 
C) is poorly constructed psychometrically. 
D) is an individual test.

Exam 12: Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of group and individual tests.

Which of the following is a concern that has been raised about the current revision of the SAT Reasoning Test?

Which test added alternate forms for children with visual limitations when it was renormed in 2000?

The Kuhlmann-Anderson Test

Under what circumstances is it most appropriate to use standardized tests for prediction?

Which of the following is an advantage of group tests?

Achievement tests

The KAT

Validity for the Kuhlmann-Anderson Test

A percentile band follows the same logic as

In general, group tests

Which of the following tests was developed for use in making employment decisions in government agencies?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of group tests?

Which test is a sensitive discriminator for giftedness?

Unlike most multi-level batteries, the Kuhlman-Anderson Test

Scoring of group tests is ____ objective and ____ reliable than scoring of many individual tests.

As mentioned in your text, one purpose of nonverbal and performance tests is to remove factors related to cultural influences so that "pure" intelligence can be measured. Discuss the types of factors you would want to eliminate and the likelihood of being able to do so.

Which of the following group tests has advantages over the Henmon-Nelson Test in selecting minority, culturally diverse, and economically disadvantaged children?

The stability of the GRE has been evaluated by

The Raven Progressive Matrices Test

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

Filters

Scoring of group tests is objective and reliable than scoring of many individual tests.