Test Development

In which scaling method, items on the test range sequentially from weaker to stronger expressions of an attitude, belief, or feeling being measured?

• Guttman scale

• Method of paired comparisons

• Likert scale

• Categorical scale

A norm-referenced test yields which type of information?

• information indicating that the examinee has the eye-hand coordination skills necessary to operate a particular piece of dangerous machinery

• information indicating that the examinee scored above 90% of individuals who took the test

• Both information indicating that the examinee has the eye-hand coordination skills necessary to operate a particular piece of dangerous machinery and information indicating that the examinee scored above 90% of individuals who took the test

• None of these

In which of the following scale, all raw scores on the test are transformed into scores ranging from 1 to 9?

• Comparative scale

• Age-based scale

• Stanine scale

• Unidimensional scale

On a given test item, a test taker is given two brands of phone and asked to chose one based on their preference. This test is using which scaling method?

• Comparative scaling

• Guttman scale

• Categorical scaling

• Method of paired comparisons

What is the 3rd stage of test development process?

The method of equal-appearing intervals scale was originated by?

• Francis Galton

• Louis Thurstone

• William James

• None of them

_______ is the comparison of a test taker's score on one scale within a test with another scale within that same test.

• Cumulative scoring

• Class scoring

• Category scaling

• Ipsative scoring

The ability of the computer to tailor the content and order of presentation of test items on the basis of responses to previous items is...?

• Item pool

• Item branching

• Item bank

• None of these

In order to conduct research using human subjects, a university requires researchers to complete an online ethics course, and then correctly respond to all of the items of the test on that material. This test process could BEST be characterized as ...

• norm-referenced testing

• criterion-referenced testing.

• culturally informed assessment.

• authentic assessment.

Which of the following is a correct example for constructed-response item format?

• True/False

• Match the column

• MCQs

• Short-answers