Question 1

Authentic and performance assessments strive for greater realism and complexity of tasks under the premise that real-life problems can often be solved ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in multiple ways
B)  with a single, most effective approach
C)  with the help of others
D)  if given enough timeE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The rationale underlying portfolio assessment is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple measures of performance over time provide a better indication of student strengths and weaknesses.
B)  gathering multiple indicators of performance allows teachers more time to compile student report cards.
C)  single tests to measure student achievement are more time- and cost-efficient than collecting achievement measures over time.
D)  portfolio assessment has been found to be more reliable and valid than classroom-based tests.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following does not belong in the same category as the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) 
B)  Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement - Normative Update (KTEA/NU) 
C)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) 
D)  Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - 2nd edition (WIAT II) E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Individually administered achievement tests are often administered:

Accepted Answer

A)  to verify that a child is in the correct grade.
B)  for psychoeducational evaluation (e.g., to identify students with learning disabilities) .
C)  as a routine part of a school's assessment program.
D)  to determine recipients of college scholarships.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The primary objective of both the SAT Reasoning Test and the American College Testing Program (ACT)  is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  assess high school achievement.
B)  assess college achievement.
C)  predict college performance.
D)  predict graduate school performance.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The degree to which coaching has an impact on test performance depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether or not the person learns the tricks to taking multiple-choice tests.
B)  time spent in the program with materials that reflect the test's content.
C)  whether or not the trainer understands motivation theory.
D)  whether it is an achievement test or an aptitude test.Discussion QuestionsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

When an individual is skillful in maneuvering through the format of a test, the individual has ____________ skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  test coaching
B)  formatting
C)  test sophistication
D)  test performanceE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A good example of an adult achievement battery is the __________________, which can be used for screening and placing and for determining educational interventions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) 
B)  Adult Achievement Test (AAT) 
C)  Test of Adult Basic Education (TAB
E)  
D)  Adult Education & Placement Assessment (AEP
A)  E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

______________ involves training or practice on questions that are the same or similar to the items on the test while _____________ occurs when the domain is covered more broadly with the intent of learning the content of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coaching; education
B)  Studying; Tutoring
C)  Education; coaching
D)  Tutoring; studyingE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE)  is designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  assess high school achievement.
B)  assess college achievement.
C)  predict college performance.
D)  predict graduate school performance.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The SAT Reasoning Test has a mean of _____ and a standard deviation of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  0, 1
B)  50, 10
C)  100, 15
D)  500, 100E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following multiple aptitude batteries is relatively effective at predicting academic performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  ONET Ability Profiler
B)  Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT) 
C)  Guilford-Zimmerman Aptitude Survey (GZAS) 
D)  Primary Mental Abilities Test (PMAT) E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

An examination that high school students must pass before they can graduate from high school is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  survey achievement test
B)  diagnostic achievement test
C)  scholastic aptitude test
D)  minimum-level skills testE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In order to counsel college-bound students effectively, counselors should have knowledge of:

Accepted Answer

A)  college admissions requirements
B)  typical test performance
C)  both of the above
D)  none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

If we were to build a mathematics test to predict how well students would do in occupations related to mathematics, this test would be called:

Accepted Answer

A)  an achievement test
B)  an aptitude test
C)  a criterion-referenced test
D)  an intelligence testE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What was one of the first assessments to take advantage of computer-adaptive assessment where the computer adapts to test to the individual taking the assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  SAT
B)  ACT
C)  GRE
D)  DATE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The GRE General Test consists of each of the following sections except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Analytical Reasoning
B)  Verbal Reasoning
C)  Analytical Writing
D)  Quantitative ReasoningE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Achievement tests typically focus on _______________, while aptitude tests focus on ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  classification, diagnosis
B)  acquired learning, potential
C)  sensory-motor tasks, performance tasks
D)  the future, the pastE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The Educational Planning and Assessment System is a series of assessment programs (e.g., EXPLORE, PLAN)  developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  American College Testing (ACT) 
B)  Educational Testing Service (ETS) 
C)  the Department of Defense (Do
D)  
D)  McGraw-Hill PublishersE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Most of the studies indicate that the correlation between freshman grade point average and scores on scholastic aptitude tests designed to predict college performance is:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.00
B)  around .75
C)  in the range of .30 to .50
D)  less than .10E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is designed to:

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Most of the studies indicate that the correlation between freshman grade point average and scores on scholastic aptitude tests designed to predict college performance is:

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In order to counsel college-bound students effectively, counselors should have knowledge of:

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The primary objective of both the SAT Reasoning Test and the American College Testing Program (ACT) is to:

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A good example of an adult achievement battery is the __________________, which can be used for screening and placing and for determining educational interventions.

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Authentic and performance assessments strive for greater realism and complexity of tasks under the premise that real-life problems can often be solved ______________.

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The GRE General Test consists of each of the following sections except for:

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______________ involves training or practice on questions that are the same or similar to the items on the test while _____________ occurs when the domain is covered more broadly with the intent of learning the content of the test.

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Achievement tests typically focus on _______________, while aptitude tests focus on ________________.

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The degree to which coaching has an impact on test performance depends on:

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Individually administered achievement tests are often administered:

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The SAT Reasoning Test has a mean of _____ and a standard deviation of _____.

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