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Assessment for Developing Standardized Tests
Multiple Choice
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1
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Which type of test attempts to measure a person’s current knowledge or skill level in a given realm?
A.
Aptitude Test
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B.
Achievement Test
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C.
Psychological Test
D.
Personality Test
2
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Which type of test attempts to measure more abstract items such as constructs?
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A.
Aptitude Test
Correct
B.
Achievement Test
C.
Psychological Test
D.
Personality Test
3
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What is the first and most important step in developing a standardized test?
A.
Develop test specifications
B.
Define the content area
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C.
Clearly identify its purpose
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D.
Develop the test items
4
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What term represents a theoretical universe of content that represents every conceivable piece of knowledge or skill set that directly relates to the purpose of the test?
A.
Population
B.
Test specifications
C.
Test blueprint
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D.
Domain
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5
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Bloom´s taxonomy of cognitive operations consists of six levels of cognitive processing, which is
not
one of those levels?
A.
Knowledge
B.
Comprehension
C.
Application
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D.
Deconstructing
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6
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What is not included in test specifications?
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A.
The test items
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B.
The type of item format
C.
The scoring rules
D.
The method of score interpretation
7
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The quality of an item is usually measured on three dimensions, which is
not
one of those dimensions?
A.
difficulty level
B.
discrimination index
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C.
criterion validity
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D.
differential item functioning
8
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What does a difficulty level of .6 mean?
A.
60% of the test takers answered the item incorrectly
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B.
60% of the test takers answered the item correctly
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C.
The majority of test takers had a median score of 60% on that item
D.
60% of the test is more difficult than this item
9
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The discrimination index:
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A.
Calculates the tendency of high-performing students to answer an item correctly and low-performing students to answer it incorrectly
Correct
B.
Calculates The proportion of students who answer the item correctly
C.
Is used to help determine if any of the items are biased for or against a particular group
D.
Is used to determine an items reliability
10
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The Differential item functioning (DIF):
A.
Calculates the tendency of high-performing students to answer an item correctly and low-performing students to answer it incorrectly
B.
Calculates The proportion of students who answer the item correctly
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*
)
C.
Is used to help determine if any of the items are biased for or against a particular group
Correct
D.
Is used to determine an items reliability
Test Development