PSYC 421 PSYCH TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
CH. 8 QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Test development is an umbrella term for all that goes into the process of
creating a test.
The process of developing a test occurs in five stages .. - ✔✔1) test
conceptualization
2) test construction
3) test tryout
4) item analysis
5) test revision
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,test construction stage involves.. - ✔✔writing test items, formatting items,
setting scoring rules, designing and building a test
item analysis - ✔✔is used in order to make judgements about which items are
good as they are , which items need to be revised, and which items should be
discarded
test revision refers to action taken to .. - ✔✔modify a test's content or format
for the purpose of improving the test's effectiveness as a tool of measurement
For a prospective test developer ..what are some preliminary questions?? -
✔✔What is the test designed to measure?
What is the objective of the test?
Is there a need for this test?
Who will use this test?
Who will take this test?
What content will the test cover?
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, How will the test be administered?
What is the ideal format of the test?
Should more that one form of the test be developed?
What special training will be required of test users for administering or
interpreting the test?
What types of responses will be required of testtakers?
Who benefits from an administration of this test?
Is there any potential for harm as the result of an administration of this test?
How will meaning be attributed to scores on this test?
A good item on a norm referenced achievement test is an item for which .. -
✔✔high scorers on the test responded correctly. Low scorers on the test tend
to respond to that same item incorrectly.
On a criterion oriented test .. - ✔✔high scorers on the test get a particular item
right whereas low scorers get the same item wrong. YET that is NOT what
makes an item good or acceptable from this perspective. Ideally, each item on a
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
CH. 8 QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Test development is an umbrella term for all that goes into the process of
creating a test.
The process of developing a test occurs in five stages .. - ✔✔1) test
conceptualization
2) test construction
3) test tryout
4) item analysis
5) test revision
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
,test construction stage involves.. - ✔✔writing test items, formatting items,
setting scoring rules, designing and building a test
item analysis - ✔✔is used in order to make judgements about which items are
good as they are , which items need to be revised, and which items should be
discarded
test revision refers to action taken to .. - ✔✔modify a test's content or format
for the purpose of improving the test's effectiveness as a tool of measurement
For a prospective test developer ..what are some preliminary questions?? -
✔✔What is the test designed to measure?
What is the objective of the test?
Is there a need for this test?
Who will use this test?
Who will take this test?
What content will the test cover?
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, How will the test be administered?
What is the ideal format of the test?
Should more that one form of the test be developed?
What special training will be required of test users for administering or
interpreting the test?
What types of responses will be required of testtakers?
Who benefits from an administration of this test?
Is there any potential for harm as the result of an administration of this test?
How will meaning be attributed to scores on this test?
A good item on a norm referenced achievement test is an item for which .. -
✔✔high scorers on the test responded correctly. Low scorers on the test tend
to respond to that same item incorrectly.
On a criterion oriented test .. - ✔✔high scorers on the test get a particular item
right whereas low scorers get the same item wrong. YET that is NOT what
makes an item good or acceptable from this perspective. Ideally, each item on a
©morren 2025/2026.Year published 2026.
