Lesson 3: Measuring Achievement, Ability

A test is able to determine whether an individual will be good at learning foreign languages. What kind of validity does this test have?

• content

• predictive

• achievement

• scorer

Which of these types of tests has no right or wrong answers?

• interest inventory

• aptitude test

• intelligence test

• achievement test

An algebra teacher gives a test to her class to measure how much algebra her students have learned. What is this an example of?

• intelligence test

• aptitude test

• interest inventory

• achievement test

Which of these is an example of a test that determines whether a person is likely to do well in a particular career?

• SAT

• MCAT

• SII

• ACT

A high school senior is having trouble deciding what career she might most enjoy pursuing in college. What kind of test would probably be most helpful to her?

• interest inventory

• aptitude test

• intelligence test

• achievement test

What do the SAT and ACT have in common?

• They are both adaptive tests.

• They are both designed to be aptitude tests.

• They are both designed to be achievement tests.

• They are both personality inventories.

Why was the Strong Interest Inventory originally created?

• to determine the level of knowledge of grade school children

• to determine whether attending preschool helped children from disadvantaged families

• to help people leaving the military make educational and career plans

• to help college students recognize their innate strengths

What is an important advantage to using adaptive testing?

• Adaptive testing does not have any cultural bias.

• Adaptive tests are easier to administer than standard tests.

• Adaptive testing can adjust to the abilities of the test-taker.

• Adaptive testing has greater reliability than standard testing.

A test has been shown to be able to measure students' mastery of geometry. What kind of validity does this test have?

• test-retest

• predictive

• adaptive

• content

Both the Strong Interest Inventory and the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey

• have content validity.

• can help people find a career that is well suited for them.

• can be used to determine IQ.

• are achievement, rather than aptitude, tests.