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what is there alot of question about academic tests in education?
their criterion validity
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4 advantages of individual tests
-tester can observe subjects behavior
-tester can ensure he/she is eliciting max performance from the subject
- -can develop a sense of what to expect
- *experience examiners can
-adds an additional dimension to interview
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advantages of group tests (6)
-subjects record their own score
-cost effective
-minimize professional time for scoring and administrating
-scoring is more reliable/objective
-used in variety of setting and purposes
-some can be adminsitered by comp.
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most group tests provide a ...
percentile or just a score
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what are group tests often are heavily dependent on?
language skills
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Does taking a group test on a computer make scoring easier or difficult?
- easier
- *it is more reliable
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3 things to consider when using group tests
-use results as caution
- -look out for low scores
- *something might have been affecting the subject
- -consider wide discrepancies
- *subject may have a problem
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if the results from a group test come out as unsual scores, refer to..
individual testing
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when selecting group tests, the tester should find tests that are...
psychometrically sounds
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what do acheivement tests look at?
what the individual already learned
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what do aptitude tests measure?
individual's learning potential
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how is the validity of an aptitude test judged by?
how well it predicts the criterion of future performance
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what 2 things do acheivement tests evaluate?
-the effect of a known set of experiences
-product of a course of training
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what do achievement tests rely heavily on?
content validation procedures
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what 2 things do aptitude tests evaluate?
-the effects of an unknown set of circumstances
-the potential to profit from a course of training
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what do aptitude tests rely on?
predictive criterion validation procedures
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what are the 2 best know and validated for group acheivement tests?
-Standford Achievement test
-Metropolitan achievement test
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group intelligence tests) Kuhlman-anderson test- What is it primarily made up off?
- nonverbal
- *could probably beb used with non-english speaking population
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group intelligence tests) Kuhlman-anderson test- what 3 things has it been praised off?
-construction
-standardization
-general psychometric properties
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group intelligence tests) Cogntive abilities test- what is this test specifically designed for? (3)
-poor readers
-poorly educated
-ESL individuals
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group intelligence tests) Cogntive abilities test- what is this a good test of?
giftedness
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college entrance tests) scholastic aptitude test- what do students bring during the math section?
calculators
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college entrance tests) since when has teh scholastic aptitude test been in continuous use?
since 1926
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college entrance tests) scholastic aptitude test- What the mean and SD of it?
mean: 500
SD: 100
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college entrance tests) scholastic aptitude test- what range does this test predict wrongly off?
- the middle students that fall in the middle range
- *might be bc so many factors go into why a student will be succesful or not during college
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Do coaching courses for entrance exams help out with one's score?
they do not appear to imporve scores a lot if one controls for who elects to take those courses
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college entrance tests) scholastic aptitude test- what does the length of the SAT do to certian students?
it puts them in a disadvantage bc some kids may not be able to focus for 3 hrs and 45 mins
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college entrance tests) American College test- what range do scores range from?
1-36
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- what does it claim to measure?
general scholastic ability
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- which two types of scores does it produce?
verbal and quantitative
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- hows the predicitive validiity of GRE? and why is it like this?
is relatively poor bc of restricted range
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- are false negative rates hgih or low?
- high
- *people with low scores that do well in grad school
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GRE _______ younger students and ______ older students
overpredicts; underpredicts
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- over time which category has increase?
- math scores
- *students are taking more math classes
- **more asians are taking this test
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grad school and professional school entrance) Graduate record examination aptitude (GRE)- over time which category has declined?
- verbal scores
- *more non-english speakers are taking this exam
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why have standarized tests have been relied upon more and more ?
- ever since the freedom of information act was passed
- *schools assume that professor will give glowing recommendations aout the student because this act allows a student to read their recommendation letters
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grad school and professional school entrance) what was an important consideration in getting into grad school beyond GRE and grades?
participation in research and having publications
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grad school and professional school entrance) miller analogies test- at the time it was considered better than which test?
GRE
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grad school and professional school entrance) miller analogies test- does this test predict any important characteristics that will be used in grad school?
no
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grad school and professional school entrance) miller analogies test- does this have an age bias?
yes
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What age range has been hypothesized to be the most motivated for academic achievement?
middle adult years
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grad school and professional school entrance) law school admission- does it predict first year GPA?
yes
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grad school and professional school entrance) law school admission- what type of skills are tested on the LSAT?
those needed for success in the 1st year of law school
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nonverbal group ability tests) raven progressive matrices- what is this test usually used for?
when you need an estimate of someone's general intelligence (G)
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nonverbal group ability tests) raven progressive matrices- what a downside to this test?
- analyses showed three items in the middle were of the same difficulty
- *this results in overestimation of the IQs of individuals at that level
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nonverbal group ability tests) raven progressive matrices- this test may be the...
best single measure of general fluid intelligence
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nonverbal group ability tests) raven progressive matrices- what did a brain imaging study find?
correlated differences in scores on the RPM to differences in neuronal firing
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nonverbal group ability tests) raven progressive matrices- what was this test originally designed for?
to assess military recruits independently of educational factors
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nonverbal group ability tests) Goodenough-Harris Drawing test- what was the subject instructed to do?
- draw a figure of a whole man
- *to do the best job possible
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nonverbal group ability tests) Goodenough-Harris Drawing test- how was this test scored?
points were given for every detail that was shown
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nonverbal group ability tests) Goodenough-Harris Drawing test- did this have a good normative sample?
it had a big one to determine mental age
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nonverbal group ability tests) Goodenough-Harris Drawing test- do amish kids still draw same details?
yes, even buttons
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nonverbal group ability tests) IPAT culture fair intelligence test- what was it designed for?
to provide an estimate of intelligence free of cultural and language influences
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nonverbal group ability tests) IPAT culture fair intelligence test- what was the reliability for this test?
- .70
- *its low, they should be at .90
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nonverbal group ability tests) IPAT culture fair intelligence test- what is wrong with the norms?
they are becoming outdated
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standarized tests in the civil service system) The general aptitude test battery- what is this test used for?
making decisions for govt agencies
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standarized tests in the civil service system) The general aptitude test battery- what does it attempt to measure?
a wide range of aptitudes from general intelligence to manual dexterity
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standarized tests in the civil service system) The general aptitude test battery- does this test discriminate?
yes, against women and minorities
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standarized tests in the civil service system) The armed services vocational aptitude battery- what groups of people was this test designed for?
late high school and post secondary students
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standarized tests in the civil service system) The armed services vocational aptitude battery- what is this test a valid predictor of?
performance during training for a variety of military and civilian occupations
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