Test Development and Measurement Quiz

What is the process of developing a new test in response to a need to assess mastery in an emerging occupation or profession?

• Test conceptualization

• Test construction

• Test tryout

• Item analysis

What is the objective of a test in the service of what goal will the test be employed?

• To measure the testtaker's performance

• To measure the test developer's knowledge

• To measure the test administrator's skills

• To measure the test's popularity

What is the ideal format of the test?

• Essay

• Multiple-choice

• All of the above

• True–false

What is the process by which a measuring device is designed and calibrated and by which numbers are assigned to different amounts of the trait, attribute, or characteristic being measured?

• Measuring

• Rating

• Scaling

• Comparing

What type of scale is the Morally Debatable Behaviors Scale-Revised (MDBS-R)?

• Interval

• Multidimensional

• Unidimensional

• Ordinal

What scaling method produces ordinal data by presenting testtakers with pairs of stimuli to compare?

• Method of paired comparisons

• Multidimensional scaling

• Rating scale

• Unidimensional scaling

What is the process of setting rules for assigning numbers in measurement?

• Measuring

• Scaling

• Rating

• Comparing

What type of scale is used to record the difference in permissiveness between the opinions of a pair of people?

• Unidimensional

• Comparative

• Multidimensional

• Rating

What is the process of developing a prototype of the test to evaluate whether items should be included in the final form of the instrument?

• Pilot work

• Test tryout

• Test construction

• Item analysis

What type of scale is used to measure the strength of a particular trait, attitude, or emotion by indicating judgments of the testtaker?

• Unidimensional

• Multidimensional

• Rating

• Comparative