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Quiz: Standardized Tests
Due Aug 20 at 11:59pm Points 20 Questions 10 Time Limit 60 Minutes
Allowed Attempts Unlimited
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The quiz:
Covers the Textbookmaterial from Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 10multiple-choicequestions.
Islimitedto60 minutes.
Allows unlimited attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade.
Is worth 20 points.
You may refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
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Question 1
Standardized aptitude tests can provide information needed to help teachers decide all
of the following EXCEPT:
the diculty level of individual assignments.
what pupils to put in advanced groups.
whether to encourage a pupil to plan for college.
which pupils can work well in groups.
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Question 2
You are interested in nding out how well a child in your class is doing, compared to
students in other schools. Which of the following types of tests should you use?
Criterion-referenced
Diagnostic
Norm-referenced
Teacher-made
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Question 3
Which of the following represents the highest degree of relative performance?
A percentile rank of 75
A stanine score of 5
A T-score of 72
A z-score of 1.6
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Question 4
A pupil’s science achievement score is one standard deviation below the national
norm. Which of the following most accurately describes her performance?
She has a percentile rank of 40.
She is below average in science.
She is in the lower 15% in science (compared to the national group).
She is one grade level below average in science.
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Question 5
Which of the following types of test results may be given to parents without
interpretation?
Inventoried interests
Norms on an achievement test
Personality measures
None of the above
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Question 6
Incorrect
Incorrect
Compared to standardized testing, performance-based assessment is more:
accepted.
ecient.
time consuming.
widespread.
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Question 7
Standardized readiness and diagnostic tests provide information useful for all of the
following purposes EXCEPT:
determining pupils’ emotional and social development.
determining whether pupils are prepared to learn.
diagnosing pupil weaknesses.
predicting success in certain areas.
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Question 8
All of the following are appropriate uses for the results of standardized aptitude tests
EXCEPT:
adjusting instruction to meet individual needs.
assisting pupils with their educational plans.
evaluating pupils’ readiness for new learning.
judging the effectiveness of a new teaching method.
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Question 9
The present status of personality testing may be best characterized as:
equivalent with achievement testing.
experimental and for restricted professional use.
largely worthless and not useful.
limited to testing interests and attitudes.
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Question 10
As contrasted with various separate achievement tests in the same subjects and
obtained from different test publishers, a survey achievement battery yields derived
scores for the same school subjects which are more likely to be:
comparable.
normally distributed.
reliable.
valid.
