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Define 'appraisal'
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The process of assessing or estimating attributes
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Format of an essay test is considered...
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Subjective - relies mainly on the scorer's opinion.
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A short answer test is also considered what kind of test?
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Free choice or free response
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Difficulty index
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The percentage of individuals who answered each item correctly.
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Normative vs. Ipsative test format
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Normative - each item is independent of all other items.
Ipsative - compare traits within the same individual, they do not compare a person to other persons who took the instrument. i.e.; Kuder Occupational Interest Survey |
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Spiral test
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The items get progressively more difficult.
** A spiral staircase seems to get more difficult to climb as you walk up higher. |
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Cyclical test
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Several sections are spiral in nature.
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Vertical test
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versions for various age brackets or levels of education (e.g., a math achievement test for preschoolers and a version for middle schoolers)
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Horizontal test
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Measures various factors (e.g., math & science) during the same testing procedure.
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What are the two most critical factors in test selection?
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Validity and reliability
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Which is more important, validity or reliability?
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Validity - A test MUST measure what it purports to measure!
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Content validity
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Does the test examine or sample the behavior under scrutiny?
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Construct validity
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A test's ability to measure a theoretical construct like intelligence, self-esteem, artistic talent, mechanical ability, or managerial potential.
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Concurrent validity
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How well the test compares to other instruments that are intended for the same purpose.
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Predictive validity
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The test's ability to predict future behavior according to established criteria.
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A RELIABLE TEST IS NOT ALWAYS VALID!
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A RELIABLE TEST IS NOT ALWAYS VALID!
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A VALID TEST IS ALWAYS RELIABLE!
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A VALID TEST IS ALWAYS RELIABLE!
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A reliability coefficient of 1.00 indicates...
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A perfect score which has no error
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A reliability coefficient of .70 indicates that...
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70% of the score is accurate while 30% is inaccurate
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Francis Galton felt intelligence was...
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a unitary faculty - exceptional mental abilities were genetic and ran in families.
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J.P. Guilford isolated 120 factors which added up to intelligence. He also is remembered for his...
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Thoughts on convergent & divergent thinking.
Divergent thinking is the ability to generate a novel idea. |
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Coefficient of Determination is also known as WHAT?
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TRUE VARIANCE (81%)
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Coefficient of Nondetermination is also known as WHAT?
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Error variance
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IQ stands for intelligence quotient, which is expressed by...
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MA/CA X 100
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According to the Binet IQ test, a "9-year-old task" was defined as...
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1/2 the 9 year-olds tested could answer successfully.
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WISC-IV stands for...
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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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WPPSI-III stands for...
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Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
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The group IQ test movement began...
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with the Army Alpha and Army Beta in World War I.
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The Black versus White IQ controversy was sparked mainly by a 1969 article written by...
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Arthur Jensen
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John Ertl
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Claimed he invented an electronic machine to analyze neural efficiency and take the place of the paper and pencil IQ test.
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Raymond B. Cattell
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Responsible for "Fluid and crystallized intelligence."
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What is the MMPI-2?
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A standardized personality test.
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The word "psychometric" means...
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any form of mental testing.
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The 16 PF reflects the work of...
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Raymond B. Cattell - "The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire"
Measures key personality factors such as assertiveness, emotional maturity, and shrewdness. |
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator reflects the work of...
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Carl Jung
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Oscar K. Buros
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The Mental Measures Yearbook
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Aptitude test =
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Potential
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Achievement test =
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What has been learned
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Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
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An expressive projective measure which has the ability to discern whether brain damage is evident. Suitable for ages 4 and beyond.
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Interests become stable around what age?
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25
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GATB, the O*NET Ability Profiler, and the MCAT are examples of __________ kinds of tests.
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Aptitude tests
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The standard error of measurement tells you...
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How accurate or inaccurate a test score is.
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Lewis Terman...
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Americanized the Binet IQ test
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FERPA stands for...
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Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
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