CPCE - Assessment and testing QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED)

Appraisal - Ans Process of assessing or estimating attributes Free choice / free response - Ans Short answer Forced choice - Ans NCE/CPCE Recognition items Difficulty index - Ans Indicates percentage of people who answered each item correctly Normative & Ipsative format - Ans Normative - person's score evaluated by comparing it to others who took same test Ipsative - measures compare traits within same person Achievement (attainment) tests vs. personality (interest) inventory - Ans Achievement - Measure maximum performance or present level of skill Personality - typical performance Q-sort - Ans Sorting statements to evaluate self-esteem Sprial test vs. cyclical test - Ans Spiral - Items get progressively harder Cyclical - several sections which are spiral Test battery - Ans Horizontal test - measures various factors (ex: math & science) during same testing procedure Which is more important, validity or reliability? - Ans Validity - a test must measure what it means to measure Types of validity - Ans Content - does the test examine the behavior under scrutiny? Construct - test's ability to measure a theoretical construct like intelligence Concurrent - how well the test compares to other instruments that are intended for the same purpose Predictive (empirical) - test's ability to predict future behavior according to criteria Consequential - social implications of using test