PSYCHOMETRIC PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT

Which of the following is NOT one of the four

fundamental principles of a psychometric

assessments?

• Reliability

• Scoring

• Standardization

• Validity

Which fundamental principle is defined as:

“The extent to which an assessment is free from error”

• Reliability

• Validity

• Standardization

• Freedom of bias

Which fundamental principle is defined as “The extent to which a test or examination assesses what it purports to assess”

• Reliability

• Validity

• Standardization

• Freedom of bias

Which fundamental principle is defined as “Gives us information on how the result of an assessment is to be judged”

• Reliability

• Validity

• Standardization

• Freedom of bias

Which fundamental principle is defined as “Examines the extent and causes of differences between groups”

• Reliability

• Validity

• Standardization

• Freedom of bias

Define psychometrics

• a branch of medicine focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental illnesses through a combination of therapy and medication.

• the science that looks at how our minds work and why we behave the way we do

• The science that bill nye invented

• the science of psychological assessment; foundation of assessment and measurements

What is an example of “Face validity”

• End of course exam

• Survey

• Personality test

• College entrance test

What is an example of “criterion-based validity”

• Personality test

• College entrance test

• End of course exam

• Survey

a form of reliability. This is done by giving the same test to the same group or occasions and comparing results 

• How people think

• Test understanding

• Simple knowledge

• Test stability

What is it called where examiners agree or disagree about a certain grade/mark that a person should be given 

• Checkers

• Freedom of bias

• Inter-rater reliability

• Consistency exam