5.10 Flashcards
Psychometric Principles & Intelligence Testing
Achievement Tests
Exams covering what you have learned in this course.
Aptitude Tests
Measures a students potential or ability to learn.
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
Reveled intelligence with which a person was born.
Standardization
Involves administrating the test to a representative sample of a future test in order to establish a basis for meaningful comparison.
Reliability
When your test yields consistent results.
Split-Half Reliability
Dividing the test into two equal halves & assessing how consistent the scores are.
Test-Retest Reliability
Using the same test on two occasions to measure consistency.
Content Validity
The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to.
Predictive Validity
The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to protect.
Flynn Effect
The theory that test performances have improved.