Assessment Final Exam Review 2

Intelligence tests can be classified as individual and group.

• ability and processing.

• affective and cognitive.

• general and specific.

________________ is an assessment method that involves watching and recording the behavior of an individual in a particular environment.

• Interviewing

• Reviewing records

• Testing

• Observation

In a follow-up study, a researcher reported that the correlation is .85. In the initial study, the correlation was .78. This means there is a(an):

• Error and the researcher should repeat the study

• Stronger correlation between the variables in the follow-up study

• Unknown difference between the two studies

• Weaker correlation between the variables in the follow-up study

Aptitude tests assessing whether or not children are prepared to attend school are called:

• preschool entrance tests

• readiness tests

• admissions tests

• preschool ability batteries

Scoring performance assessments typically involve _______________________.

• hand scoring

• self-scoring

• a scoring rubric

• computer scoring

When assessing individuals with hearing disabilities examiners should do all the following EXCEPT:

• avoid visual distractions, especially if the examinee is reading lips

• assess if individuals with problems speaking or understanding spoken language have a hearing evaluation

• provide all clients with an interpreter to help communicate with the examiner

• have more than one assessment approach to measure the construct in question

A researcher is concerned with measuring internal consistency reliability and has decided to use the Kuder- Richardson Formulas with a Likert Scale test. This is a problem because the:

• test does not measure internal consistency reliability

• researcher needs a second test for comparison

• test does not have dichotomous test items

• researcher is concerned with content sampling error

A test should not be used for purposes not specifically recommended by the test developer unless

• other sources of information are taken into consideration in the final recommendations

• the norm group of the test is relevant to the test taker.

• systematic procedures to verify the accuracy of scoring have been implemented.

• evidence is obtained to support an alternative use.

The objective(s) of the written assessment report is to

• answer the referral questions

• organize and interpret data

• recommend interventions

• all of the above

Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is a method used to:

• interpret multicultural aptitude

• aid in data interpretation

• validate multicultural assessments

• identify biased test items