Study Guide for Assessment Midterm

What does a speed test demonstrate?

Miles per hour

Rate of precision

Rate of response

Knowledge of content

What does a power test demonstrate?

Skill & knowledge

Political savvy & skill

Net worth & knowledge

Who is the best

What is step 4 of the Ethical Decisionmaking Process?

Determine nature and dimensions of the dilemma

Select a course of action

Apply the ACA code of ethics

Consider the consequences of all options

Generate potential courses of action

Which one of these is NOT one of the ways assessment is used in counseling?

Treatment planning

Analysis of past experiences

Screening

Progress/Outcomes measure

What does FERPA protect?

Family and student information

Students against discrimination

Curriculum for individuals with disabilities

Teacher salary

What constitutes worldview?

Classifications of groups sharing common origins

Behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and cognitions related to identity

Beliefs, values, perspectives, and perceptions

True or False: a typical performance measurement is the best performance of which a client is capable.

True

False

Which of these is NOT a norm-referenced interpretation?

Percentile rank

Developmental equivalents

Multi-skill score

Standardized scores

What is a validity scale?

A systematic collection and analysis of data

A task-oriented assessment

Datapoint contributing to assessment

Countermeasure to detect dishonesty in examinee answers

What is a false positive?

The condition exists, but is not detected

The condition does not exist, but is detected

The condition does not exist and is not detected

The condition does exist and is detected

What is the purpose of assessment?

To collect, document, and synthesize observable data

To draw conclusions about what interventions should be implemented

To monitor the success of interventions

All of the above

Which of these scaling categories contains an absolute zero point?

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

Which of these scaling categories are NOT equally spaced?

Nominal

Ordinal

Interval

Ratio

What is the definition of item difficulty?

The proportion of high-performing people who answer correctly

An item requiring a doctoral-level education

The percentage of all test takers who get it right

The item closely applies to metaphysical theories

At which level is a Bachelors-level investigator permitted to administer assessments?

Level A

Level B

Level C

What is content bias?

The material may be more familiar to one group than another

The scores are not reliable for some groups

The instrument over or underpredicts a group's performance

What is predictive bias?

The material may be more familiar to one group than another

The scores are not reliable for some groups

The instrument over or underpredicts a group's performance

What is internal structure bias?

The material may be more familiar to one group than another

The scores are not reliable for some groups

The instrument over or underpredicts a group's performance

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