PED-6 Final Exams (II-F BPED)

A criterion-referenced test is designed to determine whether or not a student has   ________________.

• performed well in a wide content coverage

• performed higher than the other members of a group

• reached a present target

• reached a performance level on a specific skill

Here is a score distribution: 98, 93,93,93, 90, 88, 87, 85, 85, 85, 70, 51, 34, 34, 34, 

       20, 18, 15, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1. Which is the range?

• 93

• 85

• 97

• Between 51 and 34

The difficulty index of an item is one (1). What does this mean?

• The test item is very good, so retain it.

• The test item is very difficult

• The test item is extremely easy.

• The test item is not valid.

In a one hundred- item test, what does Ryan’s raw score of 70 mean?

• He surpassed 30 of his classmates in terms of score.

• He got 70 items correct.

• He surpassed 70 of his classmates in terms of score.

• He got a score above the mean.

Your percentile rank in class is 60%. What does this mean?

• You got 40% of the test items wrongly.

• You scored less than 60% of the class.

• You got 60% of the test items correctly.

• You scored better than 60% of the class.

Here are raw scores in a quiz: 97, 95, 85, 83, 77, 75, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1. To get a picture

      of the group’s performance, which measure of central tendency is most reliable?

• Mode

• Mean

• Median

• None. It is best to look at the individual scores

Here are raw scores in a quiz: 97, 95, 85, 83, 77, 75, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1. Which is the 

      median?

• 75

• 52.72                           

• 76

• 77

Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when scores are extremely high and  low?

• Cannot be identified unless individual scores are given

• Mode

• Mean

• Median

Which is TRUE when standard deviation is small?

• Scores are tightly bunched together.

• The bell curve is relatively flat.

• Scores are spread apart.

• Scores are toward both extremes.

You have computed the mean and you want to get more information about the

       distribution of scores. Which measure of variability is most appropriate?

• Standard deviation                          

• Mode

• Quartile

• Range