Measures of Ability, Aptitude, Interests Flashcards
Question ID #13994: When using Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS), the degree of match between an examinee’s expressed interests and measured interests are referred to as:
Select one:
a.
commonness
b.
consistency
c.
coherence
d.
congruence
The correct answer is D.
Congruence refers to the degree of match between a person’s measured interest (three-letter Summary Code) and expressed interests (occupations indicated in the Daydreams Section of the SDS). The detailed score report for Holland’s Self-Directed Search (SDS) provides information on congruence, consistency, differentiation, commonness, and coherence.
Answer A: Commonness indicates the frequency with which an examinee’s Summary Code occurred in the standardization sample (i.e., the percent of people in the sample who obtained the same code).
Answer B: Consistency refers to the distance between the examinee’s first two code letters in the RIASEC hexagon. When the first two code letters are adjacent in the hexagon, the individual’s consistency is high.
Answer C: Coherence is the degree to which an individual’s vocational/career interests belong to the same Holland category.
Question ID #13993: The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey provides scores on:
Select one:
a.
Personal Styles Scales
b.
Basic Interest Scales
c.
Occupational Themes - RIASEC
d.
College Major Scales
The correct answer is D.
The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) provides scores on College Major Scales.
Answer A: The Personal Style Scales on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) include Work Style, Learning Environment, Leadership Style, Risk-Taking, and Team Orientation.
Answer B: The Strong Interest Inventory provides scores on 30 Basic Inventory Scales that are related to the General Occupational Themes. Examples of Basic Inventory Scales are Athletics, Performing Arts, Healthcare Services, Teaching and Education, and Entrepreneurship.
Answer C: The General Occupational Themes scale provides information on the six occupational themes identified by Holland: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional (RIASEC).
Question ID #13995: Curriculum-based measures are useful for:
Select one:
a.
monitoring a student’s progress to evaluate instructional effectiveness.
b.
assessing a student’s mastery of the curriculum in high school to predict his or her performance in college.
c.
determining what strategies a student is using to solve complex academic problems.
d.
observing a student’s skill in carrying out a physical activity.
The correct answer is A.
Curriculum-based measures are standardized tests that are used to evaluate a student’s performance on items or tasks that are closely linked to the current curriculum. The primary use of curriculum-based measures is to evaluate a student’s progress in order to determine if instruction needs to be modified.
Answer B: Curriculum-based measures are not used to predict future performance.
Answer C: Curriculum-based measures evaluate the effectiveness of instructional methods used. They are not used to determine what strategies a student is using to solve problems.
Answer D: Performance-based assessments are used to observe and judge a student’s skill in carrying out physical activity or producing a product.
Question ID #13996: Factor analyses have indicated that psychomotor skills:
Select one:
a.
are highly interdependent .
b.
depend primarily on strength and speed .
c.
are highly independent.
d.
are reflective of “g.”
The correct answer is C.
The research has confirmed that the various psychomotor skills are relatively independent and that there is no underlying “general psychomotor factor.”
Answer A: Psychomotor skills are highly independent, not interdependent.
Answer B: Psychomotor skills do not necessarily depend on strength and speed. Psychomotor skills also reflect coordination and dexterity.
Answer D: In In contrast to intelligence, psychomotor ability does not seem to have an underlying “g” factor.
Question ID #13997: Research investigating the predictive validity of interest inventories suggest that they are least accurate for predicting:
Select one:
a.
job performance.
b.
job choice.
c.
job persistence.
d.
job satisfaction.
The correct answer is A.
Of the outcomes listed in the answers, job performance is least related to interest test scores. This is likely due to the impact of a variety of factors on job performance, including experience, ability, and motivation.
Answers B, C, and D: Interest inventories have been found to be good predictors of occupational choice, satisfaction, and persistence.
