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1. A new test of intelligence (Intelligence Test for All Children, or ITAC) was developed by several professors. They selected items from many different existing IQ tests, rewrote each (i.e., paraphrased) to construct the instrument. Compared to many such tests, the ITAC is very inexpensive.
You've
been asked whether your school should use the ITAC. What is your
professional judgment? (4)
2. This is a trick question. Explain
which category of standardized tests, criterion-referenced or
norm-referenced, grades the student's answers by using a key?
(2)
3. There are several different categories
of standardized tests (e.g., criterion-referenced, aptitude, etc.),
and they all have uses in schools and for teachers. Explain which
category is most important for the day-to-day work of the classroom
teacher. (3)
4. Describe ONE difference between
aptitude and achievement tests. (2)
A. Hint: In terms of Carroll's
(1963) model, explain which type of standardized test would one
likely use to measure a student's ABILITY? (2)
5. Mary Lou's test battery results have just come back from the school psychologist's office. You are reviewing her profiles for the various standardized instruments. She is in the 6.7 grade level and is 12.9 years old. On the math achievement test her percentile rank was 28th. Her reading comprehension score was the 6th stanine.
A. Describe what you'd say to her
parents when they ask you about her performance (i.e., interpret
what the scores mean and how you will be using them to accommodate
her in your LPs). (4)
6. List and describe the three types
of validity. (6)
7. Define reliability (2)
8. Several types of standard scores
were describe in class (percentiles, stanines, etc.). List and
define one of the remaining types. (2)
9. There are four types of aptitude
tests. List the names of three of them. (3)
10. For the following scores compute the measures of central tendency and the measures of variability. (6)
67, 73, 69, 84, 72, 84 Show
your work and label your answers
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