PSYC 461 (CH 7&8)

If you were to make an achievement test, which form of validity should you prioritize and categorize as the most important?

• Criterion Validity

• Face Validity

• Discriminant Validity

• Content Validity

What kind of aptitude test is the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)?

• Clerical aptitude test

• Artistic aptitude test

• Readiness aptitude test

• Mechanical aptitude test

When making a multiple choice test, the items on the test should be independent of one another

• True

• False

Stems should be shorter than the answer options in matching questions

• True

• False

Achievement tests measure how much someone knows or has learned

• True

• False

Choose what achievements tests do

• help define the particular areas that are important to assess

• indicate whether someone has accomplished the necessary amount of knowledge

• can allow for the grouping of certain skilled individuals

• used diagnostically to identify strengths and weaknesses

• assess the success of a program on a school

What setting(s) are achievement tests used in?

• education

• training

• clinical

• research

What kind of tests do students take in a classroom?

• teacher-made tests

• standardized tests

________________ tests are those that have undergone extensive test development ---- writing and rewriting of items.

Is the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (1935) an aptitude test or an achievement test?

• Aptitude

• Achievement