INST 301 Exam 1 Practice Questions
and Answers
Tony Stark decides to test whether his new AI-powered suits improve the performance
of his Avengers teammates in battle. He designs a standardized test where the suits'
abilities are measured before and after the team uses them in real missions. If Tony
decides to measure how each Avenger performs compared to a preset benchmark of
success, what type of measurement is he using? - Answer- Criterion referenced
Sherlock Holmes is developing a new test to measure how well students can deduce
logical conclusions. However, he realizes that some students score well despite giving
incorrect reasoning or answers. He wonders whether the test is truly measuring the
intended skill of deduction. What aspect of Sherlock's test might be flawed based on his
concern? - Answer- The test lacks content validity
Which measure of central tendency would be most appropriate for reporting the typical
house price in a neighborhood with one mansion and several smaller homes? - Answer-
Median
The correlation coefficient measures the relationship between two variables, including
its magnitude and direction. True or False - Answer- True
Phenomenology focuses on the perspectives of people who experience different types
of unrelated phenomena. True or False - Answer- False
Inter-rater reliability is a measure of how consistently different observers or raters score
or interpret the same data. - Answer- True
Professor Dumbledore is interested in knowing which instructional strategy is most
effective in developing high order wizardry skills in his students who attend the
Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. For each new class, Dumbledore himself
uses a different instructional strategy and collects numerical test data on his student's
performance while following these scores throughout the entire year to determine
effectiveness. His methodology can be construed and/or categorized as all of the
following types of research EXCEPT: - Answer- Phenomenology
Mary Poppins is assessing the manners of the Banks kids. She constructs a scale of
measurement that has the following rating categories organized from least to most:
1 - "a spoonful"
3 - "tip top"
5- "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious "
and Answers
Tony Stark decides to test whether his new AI-powered suits improve the performance
of his Avengers teammates in battle. He designs a standardized test where the suits'
abilities are measured before and after the team uses them in real missions. If Tony
decides to measure how each Avenger performs compared to a preset benchmark of
success, what type of measurement is he using? - Answer- Criterion referenced
Sherlock Holmes is developing a new test to measure how well students can deduce
logical conclusions. However, he realizes that some students score well despite giving
incorrect reasoning or answers. He wonders whether the test is truly measuring the
intended skill of deduction. What aspect of Sherlock's test might be flawed based on his
concern? - Answer- The test lacks content validity
Which measure of central tendency would be most appropriate for reporting the typical
house price in a neighborhood with one mansion and several smaller homes? - Answer-
Median
The correlation coefficient measures the relationship between two variables, including
its magnitude and direction. True or False - Answer- True
Phenomenology focuses on the perspectives of people who experience different types
of unrelated phenomena. True or False - Answer- False
Inter-rater reliability is a measure of how consistently different observers or raters score
or interpret the same data. - Answer- True
Professor Dumbledore is interested in knowing which instructional strategy is most
effective in developing high order wizardry skills in his students who attend the
Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. For each new class, Dumbledore himself
uses a different instructional strategy and collects numerical test data on his student's
performance while following these scores throughout the entire year to determine
effectiveness. His methodology can be construed and/or categorized as all of the
following types of research EXCEPT: - Answer- Phenomenology
Mary Poppins is assessing the manners of the Banks kids. She constructs a scale of
measurement that has the following rating categories organized from least to most:
1 - "a spoonful"
3 - "tip top"
5- "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious "
