Psychometric - Assessment Test
Questions & Answers11
On a well written assessment where should the test retest reliability be? - ANSWERS-.85 and .90
On a well written assessment where should the interjudge reliability be? - ANSWERS-.90
With the standardization sample you should consider? - ANSWERS-is there enough power; what
type of disordered people did they include
Underlying framework or theoretical model on which the test was developed involves -
ANSWERS-validity
Measure treatment progress with standardized test is a(n) - ANSWERS-error use
Analyze test items for tx. target selection is a(n) - ANSWERS-error use
Forgetting that tests "distort" what they are designed to examine - ANSWERS-error use
Ignoring cultural makeup of normative sample - ANSWERS-error use
What should note be ignored? - ANSWERS-cultural aspects of the client
NEVER use test items as probes - ANSWERS-true
, Standardized and informal/descriptive measures need to have - ANSWERS-reliability and
validity.
degree the procedure ACTUALLY measures what it purports to measure - ANSWERS-validity
what is measured is done the same way over and over - ANSWERS-reliability
Name types of tests - ANSWERS-Norm-referenced
Standardized
The purpose for testing is to - ANSWERS-determine how individuals "fits" into typical population
What are three ways to find if individuals "fit" into typical population? - ANSWERS-Age
Gender
Cultural
What type of test identifies where does performance fall within reference group? - ANSWERS-
normative based
What scores do the people we work with get on assessments? - ANSWERS-1.5-2.0 standard
deviations from the mean
Does the standard deviations depend on the sight to qualify? - ANSWERS-yes
What type of assessment distinguishes different levels of performance standard - ANSWERS-
criterion-referenced
Questions & Answers11
On a well written assessment where should the test retest reliability be? - ANSWERS-.85 and .90
On a well written assessment where should the interjudge reliability be? - ANSWERS-.90
With the standardization sample you should consider? - ANSWERS-is there enough power; what
type of disordered people did they include
Underlying framework or theoretical model on which the test was developed involves -
ANSWERS-validity
Measure treatment progress with standardized test is a(n) - ANSWERS-error use
Analyze test items for tx. target selection is a(n) - ANSWERS-error use
Forgetting that tests "distort" what they are designed to examine - ANSWERS-error use
Ignoring cultural makeup of normative sample - ANSWERS-error use
What should note be ignored? - ANSWERS-cultural aspects of the client
NEVER use test items as probes - ANSWERS-true
, Standardized and informal/descriptive measures need to have - ANSWERS-reliability and
validity.
degree the procedure ACTUALLY measures what it purports to measure - ANSWERS-validity
what is measured is done the same way over and over - ANSWERS-reliability
Name types of tests - ANSWERS-Norm-referenced
Standardized
The purpose for testing is to - ANSWERS-determine how individuals "fits" into typical population
What are three ways to find if individuals "fit" into typical population? - ANSWERS-Age
Gender
Cultural
What type of test identifies where does performance fall within reference group? - ANSWERS-
normative based
What scores do the people we work with get on assessments? - ANSWERS-1.5-2.0 standard
deviations from the mean
Does the standard deviations depend on the sight to qualify? - ANSWERS-yes
What type of assessment distinguishes different levels of performance standard - ANSWERS-
criterion-referenced
