Question 1

__________ refers to the degree to which a test 'appears' to measure what it is designed to measure.

Accepted Answer

Face validity

Question 2

Contemporary psychometric standards emphasize:

Accepted Answer

that validity is a unitary construct

Question 3

Research has shown that validity coefficients:

Accepted Answer

can be generalized more than previously thought

Question 4

The GRE is given to students prior to entering their first year of graduate school.What type of validity evidence is most important for this test?

Accepted Answer

Valid ity evidence based on relations to other variables

Question 5

Reynolds and Kamphaus (2003)note that ___________ is a statistical approach that allows one to evaluate the presence and structure of any latent constructs existing among a set of variables.

Accepted Answer

factor analysis

Question 6

_________ refers to the appropriateness or accuracy of the interpretations of test scores.

Accepted Answer

Validity

Question 7

A 3^rd grade mathematics exam designed to be a comprehensive measure of the mathematics skills covered in a 4^th grade curriculum only includes questions involving fractions.This is an example of which threat to validity?

Accepted Answer

Construct underrepresentation

Question 8

The __________ of a measure to a diagnostic condition is the ability of the test at a predetermined cut score to detect the presence of the disorder.

Accepted Answer

sensitivity

Question 9

A statistic called the _____________ is used to describe the amount of prediction error resulting from the imperfect correlation between a test score and a criterion.

Accepted Answer

standard error of estimate

Question 10

________ models help the test user determine how much information a predictor test can contribute when making classification decisions.

Accepted Answer

Decision-theory

Question 11

Only true score variance is reliable,and only _________ can be related systematically to any construct the test is designed to measure.

Accepted Answer

true score variance

Question 12

According to the authors of the text,the minimum size for acceptable validity coefficients is:

Accepted Answer

indeterminate - it depends on many factors

Question 13

A math test intended to cover the year's content was administered to a class.The teacher ran out of time the night before and only asked questions from the first semester's material.What type of threat to validity is present?

Accepted Answer

Construct underrepresentation

Question 14

What is produced by an examination of the relationship between the content of the test and the construct or domain the test is designed to measure?

Accepted Answer

Validity evidence based on test content

Question 15

Dr.Jones has developed a new test to measure intelligence in children and decides to see how well it correlates with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV).This would be an example of which type of validity evidence?

Accepted Answer

Convergent evidence of validity

Question 16

When deciding how many factors to retain in a factor analysis,a common approach,referred to as the Kaiser-Guttman criteria,is to examine eigenvalues and retain those greater than ______.

Accepted Answer

10

Question 17

What type of validity study used to collect test-criterion evidence involves an administration of the test,a time interval,and then a measure of the criterion?

Accepted Answer

Predicti ve study

Question 18

A test developer assembles a group of high school science teachers to evaluate and compare the themes and wording of the items on a science test with the intended objectives.Which category of validity evidence does this best represent?

Accepted Answer

Validity evidence based on test c ontent

Question 19

Of the following,which is NOT a threat to validity?

Accepted Answer

High reliability coefficients

Question 20

A 4^th grade final exam for mathematics has extensive written instructions.In addition to math skills,this exam is probably measuring reading comprehension skills as well.This is an example of which threat to validity?

Accepted Answer

Construct-irrelevant variance

Quiz 5: Validity

__________ refers to the degree to which a test 'appears' to measure what it is designed to measure.

Contemporary psychometric standards emphasize:

Research has shown that validity coefficients:

The GRE is given to students prior to entering their first year of graduate school.What type of validity evidence is most important for this test?

Reynolds and Kamphaus (2003) note that ___________ is a statistical approach that allows one to evaluate the presence and structure of any latent constructs existing among a set of variables.

_________ refers to the appropriateness or accuracy of the interpretations of test scores.

A 3^rd grade mathematics exam designed to be a comprehensive measure of the mathematics skills covered in a 4^th grade curriculum only includes questions involving fractions.This is an example of which threat to validity?

The __________ of a measure to a diagnostic condition is the ability of the test at a predetermined cut score to detect the presence of the disorder.

A statistic called the _____________ is used to describe the amount of prediction error resulting from the imperfect correlation between a test score and a criterion.

________ models help the test user determine how much information a predictor test can contribute when making classification decisions.

Only true score variance is reliable,and only _________ can be related systematically to any construct the test is designed to measure.

According to the authors of the text,the minimum size for acceptable validity coefficients is:

A math test intended to cover the year's content was administered to a class.The teacher ran out of time the night before and only asked questions from the first semester's material.What type of threat to validity is present?

What is produced by an examination of the relationship between the content of the test and the construct or domain the test is designed to measure?

Dr.Jones has developed a new test to measure intelligence in children and decides to see how well it correlates with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) .This would be an example of which type of validity evidence?

When deciding how many factors to retain in a factor analysis,a common approach,referred to as the Kaiser-Guttman criteria,is to examine eigenvalues and retain those greater than ______.

What type of validity study used to collect test-criterion evidence involves an administration of the test,a time interval,and then a measure of the criterion?

A test developer assembles a group of high school science teachers to evaluate and compare the themes and wording of the items on a science test with the intended objectives.Which category of validity evidence does this best represent?

Of the following,which is NOT a threat to validity?

A 4^th grade final exam for mathematics has extensive written instructions.In addition to math skills,this exam is probably measuring reading comprehension skills as well.This is an example of which threat to validity?

Quiz 5: Validity

__________ refers to the degree to which a test 'appears' to measure what it is designed to measure.

Contemporary psychometric standards emphasize:

Research has shown that validity coefficients:

The GRE is given to students prior to entering their first year of graduate school.What type of validity evidence is most important for this test?

Reynolds and Kamphaus (2003) note that ___________ is a statistical approach that allows one to evaluate the presence and structure of any latent constructs existing among a set of variables.

_________ refers to the appropriateness or accuracy of the interpretations of test scores.

A 3rd grade mathematics exam designed to be a comprehensive measure of the mathematics skills covered in a 4th grade curriculum only includes questions involving fractions.This is an example of which threat to validity?

The __________ of a measure to a diagnostic condition is the ability of the test at a predetermined cut score to detect the presence of the disorder.

A statistic called the _____________ is used to describe the amount of prediction error resulting from the imperfect correlation between a test score and a criterion.

________ models help the test user determine how much information a predictor test can contribute when making classification decisions.

Only true score variance is reliable,and only _________ can be related systematically to any construct the test is designed to measure.

According to the authors of the text,the minimum size for acceptable validity coefficients is:

A math test intended to cover the year's content was administered to a class.The teacher ran out of time the night before and only asked questions from the first semester's material.What type of threat to validity is present?

What is produced by an examination of the relationship between the content of the test and the construct or domain the test is designed to measure?

Dr.Jones has developed a new test to measure intelligence in children and decides to see how well it correlates with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) .This would be an example of which type of validity evidence?

When deciding how many factors to retain in a factor analysis,a common approach,referred to as the Kaiser-Guttman criteria,is to examine eigenvalues and retain those greater than ______.

What type of validity study used to collect test-criterion evidence involves an administration of the test,a time interval,and then a measure of the criterion?

A test developer assembles a group of high school science teachers to evaluate and compare the themes and wording of the items on a science test with the intended objectives.Which category of validity evidence does this best represent?

Of the following,which is NOT a threat to validity?

A 4th grade final exam for mathematics has extensive written instructions.In addition to math skills,this exam is probably measuring reading comprehension skills as well.This is an example of which threat to validity?

A 3^rd grade mathematics exam designed to be a comprehensive measure of the mathematics skills covered in a 4^th grade curriculum only includes questions involving fractions.This is an example of which threat to validity?

A 4^th grade final exam for mathematics has extensive written instructions.In addition to math skills,this exam is probably measuring reading comprehension skills as well.This is an example of which threat to validity?