NCE Assessment & Testing Practice Questions & Answers, latest update. Verified.

NCE Assessment & Testing Practice Questions & Answers, latest update. Verified. Power tests a. use time to prevent perfect scores b. are concerned with normal performance c. assess how quickly the test taker can understand the question and choose the right answer d. prevent perfect scores by including difficult test items - -d. prevent perfect scores by including difficult test items The ___ is NOT an example of a subjective test. a. Rorschach inkblot test b. sentence completion test c. Mental Status Exam (MSE) d. MBTI - -d. MBTI Which of the following is NOT true concerning construct validity? a. It's empirically established by examining the relationship b/t data collected from the instrument and a specific criterion. b. It's important to establish when an instrument measures an abstract construct. c. It's defined as the extent to which an instrument measures a theoretical construct. d. It can be determined through experimental design or factor analysis. - -a. It's empirically established by examining the relationship b/t data collected from the instrument and a specific criterion. If an individual's mean score after multiple test administrations is 84 and the SEM is 5, what can be said about the distribution of his observed scores? a. 95% of the time his observed scores will fall b/t 89-79 b. 68% of the time his observed scores will fall b/t 89-79 c. 68% of the time his observed scores will fall b/t 91-74 d. there isn't enough info provided to make a determination - -b. 68% of the time his observed scores will fall b/t 89-79 SEM = Standard Error of Measurement = Standard Deviation (SD) of an individual's repeated test scores when administered the same test multiple times - computed using SD and instrument's reliability coefficient - the larger the SEM, the lower the reliability of the test - 68% of all scores fall w/in +/- 1 SEM from the mean; 95% of all scores fall w/in +/- 2 SEM; 99.7% of scores fall w/in +/- 3 SEM The developer of a challenging test computes each item's difficulty. He finds that the majority of his test items have an item difficulty score ranging from .90 to .95. What can be said about the test? a. He needs to make his test items more difficult. b. He needs to make his test items easier. c. The test questions aren't consistent. d. He doesn't need to make any corrections to the individual items. - -a. He needs to make his test items more difficult. Average item difficulty b/t .90-.95 = average item being answered correctly by 90-95% of test takers - item difficulty calculated by dividing number of test takers answering correctly by total number of test takers > calculation expressed as decimal point call p value ranging from 0-1.0 - test developers generally want average item difficulty to have average p value of .50 > since 50% of test takers would miss item, that p value yields most variation in test score distribution What percentage of a normally distributed population's scores fall b/t +/- 3 standard deviations? a. 95% b. 99% c. 68% d. 2% - -b. 99% empirical 68-95-99.7 normal curve rule = 68% of all scores fall w/in +/- 1 SD from the mean; 95% of all scores fall w/in +/- 2 SD; 99.7% of scores fall w/in +/- 3 SD if a student scored a 45 on an exam with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 5, what would be the student's z-score? a. +2 b. -1 c. 0 d. +1.5 - -a. +2 ___ is NOT a diagnostic achievement test. a. Key Math Diagnostic Test b. Test of Adult Basic Education c. Wide Range Achievement Test d. Metropolitan Achievement Test - -d. Metropolitan Achievement Test common diagnostic achievement tests - Key Math Diagnostic Test (Key Math 3) = assesses math-related learning disabilities - Test of Basic Adult Education (TABE) = assesses basic skills adults need to participate fully in society - Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT4) = measures basic reading, spelling, and mathematical skills needed for effective learning and thinking Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT8) = survey achievement battery that assesses students' knowledge over broad range of subjects Which one of the following assessments describes the personality traits of nonpathological, well-adjusted individuals? a. California Psychological Inventory b. Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory c. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory d. none of the above - -a. California Psychological Inventory California Psychological Inventory, Form 434 (CPI 434) = describes basic personality traits of nonpathological, well adjusted individuals Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory = assesses for DSM-5 personality disorders in adults Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) = identifies adult psychopathology and assist in dx mental disorders A(n) ___ behavioral rating scale is administered to identify the problematic behavior, and a(n) ___ behavioral rating scale is subsequently administered to provide detailed information about the problematic behavior. a. broad-band; narrow-band b. unstructured; structured c. narrow-band; broad-band d. narrative; event - -a. broad-band; narrow-band Considering only applicant SAT scores for an academic scholarship perpetuates ___ bias. a. ecological b. response c. examiner d. test - -a. ecological This 19th century pioneer is credited with recognizing that intellectual disability (at the time referred to as mental retardation) was related to developmental deficiencies rather than mental illness. a. Edouard Seguin b. Charles Spearman c. Jean Esquirol d. Arthur Otis - -c. Jean Esquirol Seguin = developed the form board, which improved motor skills of individuals w/ intellectual disabilities Spearman = developed statistical test of factor analysis w/ L.L. Thurston Otis = devised first scientifically reliable measure for testing intelligence of individuals in groups According to ACA and NBCC ethical guidelines related to testing and assessment, professional counselors a. are obligated to inform clients of the intended purpose of assessment results only when the results will be released to a third party b. don't need client consent to release test results when the results don't include any identifying client info c. should only use assessment instruments in which they're expert d. don't need to consider the multicultural limitations of the selected instrument when assessing a Caucasian male client - -b. don't need client consent to release test results when the results don't include any identifying client info The Joint Committee on Testing Practices published a. Rights and Responsibilities of Test-Takers b. Test User Qualifications c. Fair Code of Testing Practice in Educations d. all of the above - -d. all of the above Validity can be reported as a(n) a. regression equation b. internal consistency coefficient c. fraction d. standard error of measurement - -a. regression equation When using split-half reliability, a test developer must use the ___ to ensure that test length doesn't affect the accuracy of the reliability estimate. a. Kuder-Richardson formula (KR-20) b. Spearman-Brown prophecy formula c. Cronbach's coefficient alpha d. standard error of measurement - -b. Spearman-Brown prophecy formula = used to measure internal consistency by correlating one half of a test against another KR-20 = used to measure inter-item consistency (compare individual test item responses with one another and the total test score) when test items are dichotomous (right or wrong) Cronbach's coefficient alpha = used to measure inter-item consistency when test items result in multi-point responses (Likert-type rating scales, etc.) Which of the following is a measurement occurring on a ratio scale? a. 32 degrees Fahrenheit b. 135lb c. score from an inventory measuring career attitudes d. marital status - -b. 135lb Nominal = simplest measurement scale only concerned w/ naming data (gender, etc.) Ordinal = classifies and assigns rank order to data (Likert-type scales, etc.) Interval = includes all ordinal scale qualities and equivalent intervals (degrees in Fahrenheit, etc.) Ratio = includes qualities of nominal, ordinal, and interval scales with absolute zero point If a student scored an 82 on an exam with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 2, what would be the student's normal curve equivalent? a. 71.06 b. 50 c. +1.0 d. 23.68 - -a. 71.06 Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) = 21.06(z) + 50 z = X - M / SD this questions - 82-80/2 = 1 - 21.06(1) + 50 = 71.06 Students must run a mile at least a minute faster in the spring than they did in the fall to pass their physical education fitness exam. This type of exam is an example of a(n) a. norm-reference test b. raw score c. criterion-referenced test d. ipsative assessment - -d. ipsative assessment norm-referenced test = individual's score compared to average score (mean) of the test-taking group criterion-referenced test = provide info about an individual's score by comparing it to a predetermined standard or set criterion ipsative assessment = compares an individual's score to their previous test score The Rorschach inkblot test uses ___ to score the client's responses. a. the location of the portion to which the client responds b. the determinants that the client used to describe what they saw c. the content of the client's response d. all of the above - -d. all of the above Which type of observation records the number of times a client engages in the targeted behavior during a predetermined time interval?