Appraisal can be defined as - ANSWER The process of assessing or estimating attributes
A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test format
refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay test is
considered a ___________ format - ANSWER Subjective
The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is an __________ test because the scoring procedure is
specific - ANSWER Objective
A short answer test is a ________ test - ANSWER Free choice
The NCE is a ________ test - ANSWER Forced choice
The ___________ index indices the percentage of individuals who answered each item
correctly - ANSWER Difficulty
Short answer tests and projective measures utilize free response items. The NCE and the
CPCE uses forced choice or so called _________ items. - ANSWER Recognition
A true/false test has _________ recognition items - ANSWER Dichotomous
A test format could be normative or ipsative. In the normative format - ANSWER Each
item is independent of all other items
A client who takes a normative test - ANSWER Can legitimately be compared to others
who have taken the test
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, In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another. The
result is that - ANSWER You cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have
taken an ipsative test
Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to hire
secretaries would be - ANSWER A speed test
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can take
as long as he or she wants to answer the question. - ANSWER This is most likely a power
test
An achievment test measures maximum performance while a personality test or interest
inventory measures - ANSWER Typical performance
In a spiral test - ANSWER The interns get progressively more difficult
In a cyclical test - ANSWER You have several sections which are spiral in nature
A test battery is considered - ANSWER A horizontal test
In a counseling research study two groups of subjects too a test with the same name.
However, when they talked with each other they discovered that the questions were
different. The researcher assured both groups that they were given the same test. How is
this possible? - ANSWER The researcher gave parallel forms of the same test
The most critical factors in test selections are - ANSWER validity and reliability
Which is more important, validity or reliability? - ANSWER Validity
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A test can be defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior. Test format
refers to the manner in which test items are presented. The format of an essay test is
considered a ___________ format - ANSWER Subjective
The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is an __________ test because the scoring procedure is
specific - ANSWER Objective
A short answer test is a ________ test - ANSWER Free choice
The NCE is a ________ test - ANSWER Forced choice
The ___________ index indices the percentage of individuals who answered each item
correctly - ANSWER Difficulty
Short answer tests and projective measures utilize free response items. The NCE and the
CPCE uses forced choice or so called _________ items. - ANSWER Recognition
A true/false test has _________ recognition items - ANSWER Dichotomous
A test format could be normative or ipsative. In the normative format - ANSWER Each
item is independent of all other items
A client who takes a normative test - ANSWER Can legitimately be compared to others
who have taken the test
1
, In an ipsative measure the person taking the test must compare items to one another. The
result is that - ANSWER You cannot legitimately compare two or more people who have
taken an ipsative test
Tests are often classified as speed tests versus power tests. A timed typing test used to hire
secretaries would be - ANSWER A speed test
A counseling test consists of 300 forced response items. The person taking the test can take
as long as he or she wants to answer the question. - ANSWER This is most likely a power
test
An achievment test measures maximum performance while a personality test or interest
inventory measures - ANSWER Typical performance
In a spiral test - ANSWER The interns get progressively more difficult
In a cyclical test - ANSWER You have several sections which are spiral in nature
A test battery is considered - ANSWER A horizontal test
In a counseling research study two groups of subjects too a test with the same name.
However, when they talked with each other they discovered that the questions were
different. The researcher assured both groups that they were given the same test. How is
this possible? - ANSWER The researcher gave parallel forms of the same test
The most critical factors in test selections are - ANSWER validity and reliability
Which is more important, validity or reliability? - ANSWER Validity
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