Chapter 8

The initial evaluation for a suspected disability must be conducted within how many days of receiving parental consent?

• 15

• 30

• 60

• 90

_________ is a method for assessing the validity of a test by comparing its scores with another criteria known to already be a measure of the same trait or skill

• criterion related validity

• construct validity

• content validity

• reliability

criterion related validity is usually expressed as a ________ between the test in question and the criterion measure.

• mean

• standard deviation

• correlation

• median

Which of the following is the strongest validity coefficient?

• +.32

• +.46

• +.67

• +.91

Which of the following is the weakest validity coefficient

• +.32

• +.46

• +.67

• +.91

When can consent for an initial evaluation of a child be revoked?

• Within 5 days of parental signature

• Never

• any time

• anytime before 15 days before the meeting

_________ is/are an example(s) of a type of criterion related validity

• concurrent validity

• predictive validity

• concurrent and predictive validity

• neither

Many colleges believe that the SAT has _______ with respect to how well a student will do in college.

• concurrent validity

• contruct validity

• content validity

• predictive validity

Which of the following are test related factors which could affect the validity of a test?

• Anxiety

• Motivation

• Understanding test directions

• all of the above

__________refers to the consistency of measurements

• criterion related validity

• construct validity

• content validity

• reliability