NCE Exam: Appraisal Revised Answers |Graded A+|

NCE Exam: Appraisal Revised Answers |Graded A+| A test battery *Ans* also known as a horizontal test (which measures various factors during the same testing procedure); Used because several measures are used to produce results that can be more accurate than those from a single source. Appraisal *Ans* The process of assessing or estimating attributes (Can include surveys, observations, or clinical interviews) Test *Ans* An instrument which measures a given sample of behavior (Also defined as a systematic method of measuring a sample of behavior.) An essay test is what kind of format? *Ans* Subjective (Relies on the scorer's opinion) The National Counselor Exam (NCE) is a _____ test because the scoring procedure is specific. *Ans* Objective (NCE is also a 'forced choice' or 'recognition items' test) Free choice test *Ans* The short answer test format (short answer format = free response format) Forced choice *Ans* sometimes known as 'recognition items' (i.e., MMPI-2) Difficulty index *Ans* indicates the % of individuals who answered each item correctly. A true/false test has _____ recognition items. *Ans* dichotomous (presented with opposing choices) Normative format testing *Ans* each item is independent of all other items Ipsative format testing *Ans* compares traits within the same individual and allows the person being tested to compare items. (Does not compare a person to other persons who took the test.) A client who takes a normative test *Ans* can legitimately be compared to others who have taken the test. Normative interpretation *Ans* when an individual's score is evaluated by comparing it to others who took the same tes