Student Name: Mallory Jaryga

Student Name: Mallory Jaryga Student Email: [email protected]

Site Name: Classroom Assessment: Principles and Practice for Effective Instruction, 2/e Author Name: McMillan Chapter Number: 13 Chapter Title: Administering and Interpreting Standardized Tests

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60% Correct 6 Correct Out of 10 4 Incorrect 0 Unanswered Submitted on November 15, 2005 7:51:53 PM EST

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Which of these is not a type of derived test score?

Incorrect: 1. stanine

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The mean, median, and mode are all examples of

Correct: 2. central tendency

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T-scores and normal curve equivalent scores (NCE) are similar because both are

Correct: 2. normalized derived scores based on a transformation

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The raw score, percentile rank, and grade equivalent score obtained on a norm-referenced achievement test were reported for each student in a classroom. Which of these would be the best way to find the average score for the group?

Incorrect: 2. convert each percentile rank to a stanine score, then calculate the average stanine Stanines are not very precise scores.

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A student took the third-grade level of a standardized, norm-referenced achievement test in the third grade. In fifth grade, the student took the fifth-grade level of the same test battery. To determine how much growth the student made, it would be best to calculate the difference between the fifth-grade and third-grade

Incorrect: 3. stanine scores

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The standard error of measurement is used to describe

Incorrect: 4. the amount of variability around the average score for a group of examinees

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When selecting a standardized test, which of these would be of least concern when examining information in the technical manual about how the test was developed and normed?

Correct: 2. the mathematical formulas used to derive the standard scores

Mathematical formulas used for obtaining most types of derived scores don't vary within the testing industry.

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A student obtained the following national percentile rank scores on a norm-referenced achievement battery: English/language arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Total Battery 73 92 67 73 85 Based on the information provided, which of these is an accurate interpretation of the test scores?

Correct: 1. Mathematics is an area of relative strength for the student.

This is the only thing that can be concluded from the scores.

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Which of these suggestions for guessing on multiple-choice items would most likely result in test scores that are closest to the examinee's true level of achievement?

Correct: 2. Eliminate as many answer choices as possible before making a guess.

This suggestion is consistent with best practice and will yield the most reliable score.

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When administering a standardized achievement test, which of these is most likely to be allowed?

Correct: 1. repeating or simplifying any oral directions that students do not understand

This is the only answer choice that does not violate standardized test administration.