Deck 16: Achievement Tests

Question 1

The validity of a published test used to measure student achievement at the end of a specific school science course can best be determined by

A)curriculum experts in science.
B)test experts with a science background.
C)the teacher of the course.
D)the test publisher.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A standardized achievement test is best used for which of the following purposes?

A)assigning grades
B)comparing achievement in several schools
C)evaluating a school's objectives
D)tabulating the achievements of each student in a classroom

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A reading readiness test is best used to identify which of the following?

A)pre-requisite skills in students
B)children who are nonreaders
C)students with visual defects
D)academically gifted children

Answer 3

A

Question 4

One advantage of a diagnostic achievement test over a survey battery is that a diagnostic achievement test includes

A)better norms.
B)clearer directions.
C)more items.
D)simpler scoring.

Question 5

The validity of a standardized achievement test to be selected for classroom use can best be determined by examining the test's

A)directions.
B)items.
C)norms.
D)reliability.

Question 6

One advantage of a standardized test over a teacher-made test is that the standardized test has greater

A)known technical quality.
B)flexibility.
C)overall objectivity.
D)relevance.

Question 7

One advantage of a teacher-made test over a standardized achievement test is that the teacher-made test has greater

A)interpretability.
B)objectivity.
C)relevance.
D)reliability.

Question 8

When making criterion-referenced interpretations of standardized achievement test results, educators should pay special attention to the number of items included in

A)each item cluster.
B)each subtest.
C)the total test.
D)the criterion used for the standard.

Question 9

A survey achievement test battery would be least useful for determining a student's

A)achievement in different areas.
B)progress from year to year.
C)relative level of performance.
D)specific learning weaknesses.

Question 10

A standardized achievement test differs most from a teacher-made objective test in which of the following areas?

A)Arrangement of question types.
B)Known reliability of items.
C)Objectivity of scoring.
D)Level of difficulty.

Question 11

An essential characteristic of a test battery is that each test can be interpreted in terms of the same

A)content.
B)norm group.
C)objectives.
D)type of item.

Question 12

The main advantage of using an achievement test battery, instead of a series of separate achievement tests covering the same areas, is that the subtests in the achievement test battery have

A)comparable norms.
B)higher reliability.
C)higher validity.
D)more items.

Question 13

Achievement tests of the survey type are not very effective for diagnosing learning problems because of inadequate

A)sampling.
B)selection of norm groups.
C)standardization.
D)preparation.

Question 14

Which of the following factors should be given the most weight in selecting a published achievement test battery?

A)Cost of administration and scoring.
B)Equivalence of the various forms.
C)Relevance to local objectives.
D)Reliability of the tests and subtests.

Question 15

Which of the following is likely to produce the most valid measure of classroom learning?

A)Achievement battery.
B)Locally prepared customized test.
C)Publisher-prepared customized test.
D)Single-content standardized achievement test.

Question 16

Achievement test batteries are not used as often at the high school level compared to the elementary school level for which of the following reasons?

A)because course content varies more at the high school level
B)high school courses are more difficult
C)teachers have greater test construction skills at the high school level
D)teachers in high school assign more homework

Question 17

Reading readiness tests place major emphasis on which of the following skills?

A)finger dexterity and motor
B)eye movements and motivation
C)recognition and discrimination
D)social and emotional adjustment

Question 18

Which of the following should be the first consideration when selecting a published achievement test?

A)cost
B)interpretability
C)reliability
D)validity

Question 19

Which of the following should be determined first when evaluating a standardized achievement test battery?

A)how reliability is reported for the tests
B)the content that the tests measure
C)whether or not comparable forms are available
D)whether the norms are adequate

Question 20

One advantage of customized achievement tests over standardized tests is that customized achievement tests

A)are more readily adapted.
B)are based on more adequate norms.
C)contain more adequate rules for administration.
D)provide more reliable test scores.

Question 21

An individual achievement test is usually used with children who have disabilities.

Question 22

One problem in using a customized test bank is the issues of low reliability.

Question 23

When giving a standardized achievement test in science, a teacher should be aware of any gaps between the reading level of the tests and students' reading problems.
Agree
Disagree