test and meas test 3

rank the five stages in the process of developing a test in order, placing the first step in the top position and the last step in the bottom position

1. test conceptualization 2.test construction 3.test tryout 4.item analysis 5.test revision

successive processing

information is indv. processed in sequence

a multifaced capacity that manifests itself in different ways across the life span is called

intelligence

an essay item is useful when a test developer wants ____

an examine to demonstrate a depth of knowledge about a single topic

which is a type of constructed response item format

Completion item

Attention

it refers to receptivity to information

_____ can be used to record judgments of oneself, others, experiences, or objects, and they can take several forms

rating scales

the decrease in the item validates that inevitably occurs after cross validation of findings is referred to as ______________________

validity shrinkage

class scoring

"Also referred to as category scoring, a method of evaluation in which test responses earn credit toward placement in a particular class or category with other testtakers. Sometimes testtakers must meet a set number of responses corresponding to a particular criterion in order to be placed in a specific category or class; contrast with cumulative scoring and ipsative scoring"

IRT information curves

-Tailoring an instrument to provide high information or precision -weeding out uninformative questions or eliminating redundant

a feature of the guttman scales is that ___

-all respondents who agree with stronger statements of an attitude will also agree with milder ones

Identify scaling methods that rely on sorting tasks

-comparative scaling -categorical scaling

identify the true statements about factor analysis in psychological testing

-it is useful in comparing the constellation of responses to the items from two or more groups

identify the types of items formats

-selected response format -constructed response format

A completion item that requires a testtaker to answer with a short answer is called ______

Short answer item

constructed response format

Testttaker must supply or create the correct answer

E.L thorndikes multifactor theory of intelligence makes no mention of a general mental ability factor (g)

false

the abilities that make up _____ _____ are nonverbal and relatively culture free

fluid intelligence

A ______ is scaling method that yields ordinal-level measures and whose items range sequentially from weaker to stronger expressions of the attitude, belief, or feeling being measured

guttman scale

the three stratum theory of cog. abilities is an ___ model

hierarchical

simultaneous processing

information is integrated all at one time

_____ is the ability to understand other people-what moticates the, how they work, and how to work cooperatively with them

interpersonal intelligence

a capacity to form an accurate, vertical model of oneself and to be able to use that model to operate effectively in life is known as ____

intrapersonal intelligence

core subtest

is administered in a test to obtain a compliance score

ipsative scoring

is comparing a testtaker's score on one scale within a test to another scale within that same test.

in the context of the three stratum theory of cognitice abilities, a feature of the second stratum is that i ___

is composed of eight abilities and processes

a feature of the abilities that make up fluid intelligence is that they ____

are independent of specific instruction

a feature of group factors is that they ___________

are neither as general as a g nor as specific as s

a multiple choice item that contains only two possible responses is called a___________

binary-choice item

in a mathematical ability test, all the testtaker answer all the questions correctly. a test user concluded that the test was too easy for this group of testtakers and so discrimination was impaired by a _________

ceiling effect

the term _______ refers to an interactive, computer administered test taking process wherein items presented to a testtakers are based in part on the testtaker's performance on previous items

computerized adaptive testing

a feature of the mcgrew flanagan CHC model is that ___

consists of broad stratum abilities that subsume two or more narrow stratum abilities

assessment that employs tests from different test batteries and entails interpretation of data from specified subtests to provide a comprehensive assessment is know as ___________

cross battery assessment

The abilities that make up ______ ______ include acquired skills and knowledge that are dependent on exposure to a particular culture as well as on formal and informal education

crystallized intelligence

the ____________ test was designed wen it became evident that no test could legitimately be called culture free

culture fair intelligence

a test devloped by alfred binet to measure intelligence that is as untainted as possible by factors such as prior education and economic advantages is known as a _______

culture free intelligence test

the extent in which a test incorporates the vocabulary, concepts, traditions, knowledge, and feelings associated with a a particular culture is known as ______________

culture loading

abstract intelligece

deals with objects

social intelligencw

deals with people

concrete intelligence

deals with verbal and mathematical symbols

in a process know as ______, test developers scruntinize group-by-group item response curves, looking for DIF items

differential item functioning

in intelligence testing, ____ is a reasoning process in which thought is free to move in many different directions, making several solutions possible

divergent thinking

identify a true statement about the Mcgrew flanagan CHC model

it features ten broad stratum abilities and over seventy narrow stratum abiliies

planning

it refers to strategy development for problem solving

stimulaneous

it refers to the type of information processing employed

an _____ is a relatively large and easily accessible collection of test question

item bank

the ability of the computer to tailor the content and order of representation of test items o the basis of responses to previous items is referred to as ______________

item branching

the ____ is a scaling method that produces ordinal data

method of paired comparisons

identify an example of a selected response item format

multiple choice

the ratio a testtakes mental age divides by his or her chronological age, multipled by 100 to eliminate decimals, is called the ________ __________

ratio IQ

unlike the cattell-horn model of intelligence, carroll's model ___

regards quantitative knowledge as a first stratum, narrow ability

in the context of measuring intelligence, a task used to direct or route an examinee to a particular level of questions is know as _______ ___

routing test

______ is defined as the process of setting rules for assigning numbers in measurement

scaling

in intelligence tests or subtests ___ ____ re designed to illustarte the task required and assure the examiner that the examinee undertsnads

teaching items

selected-response format

testtaker must choose a response from a set of alternative response

identify an accurate statement about the three stratum theory of cog. abilities

the abilities listed in a stratum are incorporated in the strata above it

_________________ is a shorthand reference to the progressive rise in intelligence test scores that is expected to occur on a normed test intelligence from the date when the test was first normed

the flynne effect

information processing theories

the focus is on identifying the specific mental processes that constitute intelligence

factor analytic theories

the focus is squarely on identifying the ability or groups of abilities deemed to constitute intelligence

identify a true statement about computerized adaptive testing

the test may be different for different testtakers

indemnify an influential multiple-intelligence model based on factor analytic studies that was developed by Carroll and comprises multiple layers

the three stratum theory of cognitive abilities

identify an accurate statement about scaling

there is no one method of scaling, and there is no best type of scale

vulnerable abilities

they decline with age

identify an accurate statement about test developers and scaling

they scale a test in the manner they believe measures the construct being measured

maintained abilities

they tend not to decline with age

what is the task of a testtaker in a matching item

to determine which response is best associated with which premise

in the three stratum theory of cog. abilities, each of the abilities in the second stratum is linked to many level factors and or speed factors

true

writing large item pools is helpful because approximately half og the items in the item pool will be eliminated

true

supplemental subtest

used for pruposes such as providing additional clinical information

the decrease in item validates that inevitably occurs after cross-validation of findings is referred to as ______

validity shrinkage

items selected for the final version of a test, when administered to a second sample of testtakers ___________________

will have smaller item validates

identify the types of scales

age-based, grade-based and stanine