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
