Test 04 Flashcards
(54 cards)
predictive validity
Demonstrated by showing the extent to which a test can anticipate performance when the test is administered well in advance
multilevel test
A test series coordinated across successive ages or grades
College Board
Sponsor of the SAT, as well as other tests and services for college-bound students
grid-in items
A type of item, usually numerical, where examinees fill in answers in a grid.
range restriction
Reduced variability in one or more variables, especially as affecting correlation between variables; also called attenuation
matrix-type items
A test item presenting a matrix with some type of pattern that the examinee must complete
Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT)
A test that attempts to be equally fair to individuals from different cultural backgrounds
ability-achievement continuum
Represents the extent to which specific training influences test performance
battery
A coordinated set of tests covering different content areas and age/grade levels. Usually applied to standardized achievement tests
certification
A procedure for demonstrating that a person has met the qualifications for some job or other type of position; the indicator that the demonstration has taken place
licensing
The legal procedure for allowing someone to practice an art or profession
psychoeducational batteries
A set of individually administered tests designed to assess mental abilities and achievement in a coordinated manner
high-stakes tests
Tests that have very important consequences for examinees such as certification and licensing tests
test blueprint
The outline of a test’s content, especially as applied to achievement tests when developed by analysis of curricular materials or job requirements
cutoff score
A score on a test or criterion indicating passing versus failing or some other such division; also called cutscore
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
A program for testing math and science in many countries
crystallized intelligence
In several theories of intelligence, that part of intelligence resulting from the accumulation of specific learning experiences
fluid intelligence
In several theories of intelligence, the part of intelligence that is supposedly not dependent on highly specific learning experiences
curriculum based measures
Brief measures of achievement, especially in basic skills such as reading, arithmetic, and spelling, typically with an emphasis on simple counts
computer-adaptive test
A method of testing in which items presented to an examinee are determined by the examinee’s responses to earlier items
objective personality tests
A test of personality that can be scored in a simple manner (multiple choice, true-false); term used interchangably with structured
comprehensive inventory
A personality test attempting to measure all the major dimensions of normal personality or psychopathology
inventory
A set of test items; in a personality test used as equivalent to the term ‘test’
structured test
A clinical interview emphasizing use of the same questions and scoring methods for all clients; term used interchangably with objective
