Data Based Decision Making & Accountability - Praxis Ii School Psychology (2016)

Front 1

What is gap analysis?

Back 1

Examining the difference between current levels of performance and expected levels of performance.

Front 2

What are the 4 steps in the Problem Solving Model?

Back 2

Problem Identification

Problem Analysis

Plan Development

Plan Evaluationwh

Front 3

What is the best index of central tendency when looking at a skewed sample?

Back 3

Median - middlemost score when all of the scores have been ranked

Hint 3

Mean, median, or mode?

Front 4

What are measures of variability?

Back 4

Statistical index that describes the dispersion of scores around the mean

Front 5

How do you find standard deviation?

Back 5

Square root of the variance

Front 6

When is a z score useful?

Back 6

When attempting to compare items from distributions with different means and SD

Front 7

What is the mean and SD of a z score?

Back 7

Mean of 0, SD of 1

Front 8

What is the mean and SD of a t score?

Back 8

Mean of 50, SD of 10

Front 9

What is the Central Limit Theorem?

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States that the sampling distribution of a statistic will be normal if any of the following apply:

1. Population distribution is normal

2. Sampling distribution is symmetric, unimodel, without outliers and the sample size is 15 or less

3. Sampling distribution is moderately skewed, unimodel, and without outliers and sample size is between 16 and 40

4. Sample size is greater than 40 with outliers

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How does a criterion-referenced test differ from a norm-referenced test?

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Norm = compared to peers

Criterion = tests basic individual academic scores

Front 11

What is an ipsative test?

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Test in which the average of sub scales is always the same for every examinee; therefore a high score on one subtest is balanced by a low score on another

Front 12

What is coefficient alpha?

Back 12

Index of internal consistency of the items and their tendency to correlate positively with one another

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What is content validity?

Back 13

Does your test designed to measure anxiety really measure anxiety?

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What is criterion-related validity?

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When test is shown to be effective in estimating an examinee's performance on an outcome measure

Front 15

What are 6 personal factors influencing assessment?

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Carelessness

Anxiety levels

Ability levels

Motivation

Lack of sleep

Negative attitude

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What are 5 social factors influencing assessment?

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How the test is presented

Social anxiety

Incidents before testing

Social exposure

Socialization of examinee

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What are 7 environmental factors influencing assessment?

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Temperature

Lighting

Number of people around

Seating

Noise

Windows

Distracting events during test

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What are 5 linguistic factors influencing assessment?

Back 18

Ability to understand questions

Native language v. 2nd language

Understanding context

Language ability level

Ability to understand concepts

Front 19

Name 3 ethical positions on test fairness.

Back 19

Unqualified individualism

Quotas

Qualified individualism

Front 20

What is unqualified individualism?

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States without exception the best candidates should be selected for employment, admission, or other privileges using factors such as race, age, and gender

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What are quotas?

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Selection procedures should approximate the demographics of the local/supporting population

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What is qualified individualism?

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Rely solely on tested abilities without reference to age, gender, and race

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What is content bias?

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When an item or subtest is proven to be more difficult for one group of a population than another

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What is predictive validity bias?

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An inference drawn from a test score is not made with the smallest error possible or if there is a constant error in an inference or prediction as a function of membership in a particular group

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What is construct validity?

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When a test is shown to measure a different psychological construct rather than the one intended

Front 26

WAIS age range & indices

Back 26

16-89

VCI, PRI, WMI, PSI

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WISC V age range and indices?

Back 27

6.0-16.11

FSIQ

VCI

VSI

FRI

WMI

PSI

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WPPSI-IV age range

Back 28

2.6-3.11

4.0-7.7

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WASI age range and indices

Back 29

6-89

FSIQ

VCI

PRI

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Stanford-Binet age range and domains

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2-85

Verbal and nonverbal

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DAS-II age range

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2.6-3.5

3.6-6.11

7.0-17.11

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CAS2 age range and categories

Back 32

5.0-8.11

Planning, attention, simultaneous, successive

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KBIT-II age range

Back 33

4-90

Front 34

WJIV COG age range and indices

Back 34

2-90+

CHC theory

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KAIT age range

Back 35

11-85

Front 36

UNIT 2 age range

Back 36

5-21.11

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WIAT

Back 37

Back (Definition)

4-50.11

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What is the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test?

Back 38

2.6-90+

Used as a screening of verbal ability and receptive vocabulary for adults and assessing English in non-English speaking individuals

Front 39

What is the Expressive Vocabulary Test?

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2.6-90+

Assesses vocabulary and language, comparing expressive/receptive vocabulary

Can be used to track progress using 2 parallel forma

Front 40

What is the Bender Gestalt?

Back 40

4-85+

Copy, recall, motor, and perception

Used to assess visual motor integration

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What is the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration? (VMI)

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2-8 (short form)

2-90+ (Full Form)

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W

Back 42

Grades K-6

Used to diagnose dysgraphia, dyslexia, or and written language impairments

Front 43

What is the Wechsler Memory Scale?

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16-90.11

Measure of adult memory ability

Front 44

What is the Key Math?

Back 44

4.6-21.11

Grades K-12

Front 45

What are the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development?

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1 month - 40 months

Used for measuring developmental delays in young children

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What is the Battelle Developmental Inventory?

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Birth-7.12

Used for screening, diagnosis, and evaluation of early development

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What are the Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised?

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Infancy-80+

Adaptive and Maladaptive behavior

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What are the AAMT Adaptive Behavior Scales?

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3-21

Used to assess ability of individuals with intellectual disability, emotional maladjustment or developmental delays

Front 49

What is the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales?

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Parent form: 0-90

Teacher form: 3-22.11

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What is the ABAS?

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Parent forms: 0-5, 5-21

Teacher forms: 2-5, 5-21

Adult form: 16-89

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What is the Adaptive Behavior Evaluation Scale?

Back 51

4-12

13-18

Conceptual

Social

Practical

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BASC age range

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2-25 (SRP - 8-25)

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Age range of CBCL

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1.5-5

6-18

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Age range Conners

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6-18 (8-18 self report)

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DSMD age range

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5-12

13-18

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Age range RBPC

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5-18

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Age range Behavior Dimensions Scale

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5-15

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What is the MMPI-A

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Adolescent Version

14-18, helps identify personal, social, and behavioral problems

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What is Million Adolescent Clinical Inventory

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13-19

160 item self report measuring personality and clinical syndromes

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What is the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale

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7-18

Self report measure of self concept