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Why do you assess a child? correct answers - establish baseline functioning
-Identify potential problems
-measure any change
Normalist Philosophy correct answers -based on a norm or average performance level that
society considers typical functioning
Normalist Philosophy is psychometric or descriptive? correct answers Use of standardized
psychometric tests
Normalist philosophy uses norm referencing or criterion referencing? correct answers Norm
referencing
Neutralist philosophy is psychometric or descriptive? correct answers Descriptive
Neutralist philosophy uses norm referencing or criterion referencing? correct answers criterion
referencing
Neutralist philosophy correct answers Compares a child's present performance to his/her past
performance in a descriptive manner
Standardized correct answers Consistent manner in which test items are presented and a child's
responses are consequated
Normed correct answers This is when a standardized test has been given to a group of children
that represent all children whom the test was designed and scored determined for typical
functioning
Reliability correct answers Repeatability- how accurately a test could be repeated and yield the
same or very similar results
Internal Consistency correct answers Degree of relationship among items and the overall test-
children who score poorly should have the same performance on individual items
Interjudge reliability correct answers the probability of two judges scoring the same behavior in
the same manner
What factors influence reliability? correct answers -change over time
-sample differences
-scope of sample
Validity correct answers the effectiveness of a test in testing what it is supposed to test
, Criterion Validity/ example correct answers The effectiveness or accuracy with which a measure
predicts success
if a test accurately predicts success 70% of the time it has a lower criterion validity than one that
accurately predicts success 80% of the time
Content Validity/ example correct answers the faithfulness with which the sample or measure
represents some attribute or behavior
Construct Validity/example correct answers The accuracy with which a measure describes/
measures some trait or construct
What is the goal for normative assessments? correct answers To obtain a standard and
representative sample of behavior
normative assessments: advantages correct answers -objectivity
-replicability
-elimination of unwanted variation
Normative Assesments: Disadvantages correct answers -dont account for the complexity of
language
-dont easily accomadate differences- cultural or individual
When are norms inappropriate? correct answers -when they dont represent the population for
whom you are using the test- culturally linguistically diverse, rural or lower socioeconomic
backgrounds
True/ False: Test scores always are able to show differences in linguistic ability correct answers
False; sometimes scores only represent scores
True/false: because test items represent only a small portion of language they do not provide
enough information to base therapy goals correct answers True
True/ False: you should use normative testing to assess therapy progress correct answers False:
the use of norm referenced testing can result in a child learning the test and this gives artificially
high results. Criterion-referenced tests and other descriptive measures are more appropriate for
measuring individual progress
How do you interpret scores? correct answers -1-1.5 SD below the mean= mild to moderate
disorder
- 1.5-2 SD below the mean= moderate language disorder
-below 2 SD of the mean= severe language disorder
The higher the reliability the _____ the error correct answers lower
Why do you assess a child? correct answers - establish baseline functioning
-Identify potential problems
-measure any change
Normalist Philosophy correct answers -based on a norm or average performance level that
society considers typical functioning
Normalist Philosophy is psychometric or descriptive? correct answers Use of standardized
psychometric tests
Normalist philosophy uses norm referencing or criterion referencing? correct answers Norm
referencing
Neutralist philosophy is psychometric or descriptive? correct answers Descriptive
Neutralist philosophy uses norm referencing or criterion referencing? correct answers criterion
referencing
Neutralist philosophy correct answers Compares a child's present performance to his/her past
performance in a descriptive manner
Standardized correct answers Consistent manner in which test items are presented and a child's
responses are consequated
Normed correct answers This is when a standardized test has been given to a group of children
that represent all children whom the test was designed and scored determined for typical
functioning
Reliability correct answers Repeatability- how accurately a test could be repeated and yield the
same or very similar results
Internal Consistency correct answers Degree of relationship among items and the overall test-
children who score poorly should have the same performance on individual items
Interjudge reliability correct answers the probability of two judges scoring the same behavior in
the same manner
What factors influence reliability? correct answers -change over time
-sample differences
-scope of sample
Validity correct answers the effectiveness of a test in testing what it is supposed to test
, Criterion Validity/ example correct answers The effectiveness or accuracy with which a measure
predicts success
if a test accurately predicts success 70% of the time it has a lower criterion validity than one that
accurately predicts success 80% of the time
Content Validity/ example correct answers the faithfulness with which the sample or measure
represents some attribute or behavior
Construct Validity/example correct answers The accuracy with which a measure describes/
measures some trait or construct
What is the goal for normative assessments? correct answers To obtain a standard and
representative sample of behavior
normative assessments: advantages correct answers -objectivity
-replicability
-elimination of unwanted variation
Normative Assesments: Disadvantages correct answers -dont account for the complexity of
language
-dont easily accomadate differences- cultural or individual
When are norms inappropriate? correct answers -when they dont represent the population for
whom you are using the test- culturally linguistically diverse, rural or lower socioeconomic
backgrounds
True/ False: Test scores always are able to show differences in linguistic ability correct answers
False; sometimes scores only represent scores
True/false: because test items represent only a small portion of language they do not provide
enough information to base therapy goals correct answers True
True/ False: you should use normative testing to assess therapy progress correct answers False:
the use of norm referenced testing can result in a child learning the test and this gives artificially
high results. Criterion-referenced tests and other descriptive measures are more appropriate for
measuring individual progress
How do you interpret scores? correct answers -1-1.5 SD below the mean= mild to moderate
disorder
- 1.5-2 SD below the mean= moderate language disorder
-below 2 SD of the mean= severe language disorder
The higher the reliability the _____ the error correct answers lower
