Assessment Content
Question 1
1
True/False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance with an outside
reference or standard.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 2
2
True/False
Criterion-referenced tests measure whether students have mastered specific skills
by comparing a student's performance to the desired curriular goal instead of to
the performance of other students.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 3
3
True/False
The technical quality of an assessment tool as a measurement device is based upon
its reliabilty, validity, and measurement error. If the tool is norm-referenced, the
characteristics of the populations used to develop the test do not need to align with
the characteristics of the individual being tested.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 4
4
True/False
Norm-referenced tests are the tests which have been criticized the most for being
biased.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 5
5
True/False
A reliable assessement tool produces inconsistent results.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 6
6
, True/False
A valid assessment tool actually measures what it purports to measure.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 7
7
True/False
When administration procedures are altered in an attempt to improve student
performance, norm-referenced tests become informal procedures, prevents the use
of the tests' norms, and invalidate the comparitive power of standardized test.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 8
8
True/False
For students whose primary languge is not English, it is recommended that tests
and test directions be translated into the student's home language.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 9
9
Multiple Choice
What factors of test construction contribute to its being non-biased?
1. test items are free from cultural bias and by-pass the limitations of the
disability
2. all of the choices provided for this question are correct
3. the language used is appropriate to the student
4. norm groups used in test development align with student population being
tested in terms of race, ethnicity, cultture, and gender
Question 10
10
Multiple Choice
What are the evaluation criteria for selection of an assessment tool?
1. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is appropriate for the
student and tester, the tool is technically adequate and efficient
2. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is discriminatory, the
tool is technically adequate and efficient
3. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is appropriate for the
student and tester, the tool is biased
4. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool does not take a lot of
time to adminster, anyone can administer the test, the tool is technically
adequate and efficien
Question 11
11
Question 1
1
True/False
Norm-referenced tests compare an individual's performance with an outside
reference or standard.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 2
2
True/False
Criterion-referenced tests measure whether students have mastered specific skills
by comparing a student's performance to the desired curriular goal instead of to
the performance of other students.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 3
3
True/False
The technical quality of an assessment tool as a measurement device is based upon
its reliabilty, validity, and measurement error. If the tool is norm-referenced, the
characteristics of the populations used to develop the test do not need to align with
the characteristics of the individual being tested.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 4
4
True/False
Norm-referenced tests are the tests which have been criticized the most for being
biased.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 5
5
True/False
A reliable assessement tool produces inconsistent results.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 6
6
, True/False
A valid assessment tool actually measures what it purports to measure.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 7
7
True/False
When administration procedures are altered in an attempt to improve student
performance, norm-referenced tests become informal procedures, prevents the use
of the tests' norms, and invalidate the comparitive power of standardized test.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 8
8
True/False
For students whose primary languge is not English, it is recommended that tests
and test directions be translated into the student's home language.
1. T
True
2. F
False
Question 9
9
Multiple Choice
What factors of test construction contribute to its being non-biased?
1. test items are free from cultural bias and by-pass the limitations of the
disability
2. all of the choices provided for this question are correct
3. the language used is appropriate to the student
4. norm groups used in test development align with student population being
tested in terms of race, ethnicity, cultture, and gender
Question 10
10
Multiple Choice
What are the evaluation criteria for selection of an assessment tool?
1. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is appropriate for the
student and tester, the tool is technically adequate and efficient
2. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is discriminatory, the
tool is technically adequate and efficient
3. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool is appropriate for the
student and tester, the tool is biased
4. the tool fits the purpose of the assessment, the tool does not take a lot of
time to adminster, anyone can administer the test, the tool is technically
adequate and efficien
Question 11
11
