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Test Construction and Use in EdPsych MCQ

1. The extent to which a test or assessment actually measures what it is intended to measure so that meaningful interpretations can be derived from the test score is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Validity

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2. Table of Specifications is a test blueprint in the form of a matrix specifying the _____ of items to include on a test, based on the number of learning objectives and the class time spent on each of the objectives.

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Correct Answer: Both

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3. A form of assessment that helps the teacher evaluate students’ progress as well as the effectiveness of instructional methods at the end of a unit or grading period is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Summative Assessment

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4. Subjective Tests is a test format in which the scoring is not open to interpretation.

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Correct Answer: False

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5. Stem is _____ statement or question in a multiple-choice item that calls for a response.

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Correct Answer: Introductory

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6. Extraneous clues to the answer of an alternative-response item refers to Specific Determiners.

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Correct Answer: True

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7. Test item format that requires filling in a short response, usually consisting of a word or phrase is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Short Answer Item

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8. A test format that requires students to select a response from information given in the test item is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Selected Respone Item

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9. Question format that limits the content of students’ answers as well as the form of their responses is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Restricted Response Essay

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10. The consistency of the test score or results is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Reliability

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11. Practicality is the extent to which the _____ of assessments is economical and efficient.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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12. Tests containing items that have one correct answer and that can be scored without interpretation or judgment are known as _____

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Correct Answer: Objective Tests

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13. A question format in which students must choose the correct answer from among a list of response alternatives is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Multiple Choice Item

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14. Matching Exercises is a test format that presents students with directions for matching a list of premises to a list of_____ .

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Correct Answer: References

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15. An item analysis technique reporting the degree to which a particular test item is able to differentiate high-scoring from low-scoring students is known as Item Discrimination.

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Correct Answer: True

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16. Item Difficulty Index is an item analysis technique reporting the proportion of the group of test takers who answered an item _____

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Correct Answer: Correctly

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17. Item Analysis is the process of _____ information from student test responses to make decisions about whether test items are functioning properly.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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18. The degree to which all students have an equal opportunity to learn and demonstrate their knowledge and skill is known as _____

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Correct Answer: Fairness

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19. Extended Response Essay is a test item that requires students to write essays in which they are free to express their thoughts and ideas and to organize the information as they see fit. With this format, there is usually _____single correct answer.

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Correct Answer: None

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20. Distractors are the _____ alternatives provided in a multiple-choice item.

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Correct Answer: Incorrect

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21. An analysis to evaluate _____ test items that examines how many students selected each alternative.

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Correct Answer: Multiple choice

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22. Type of validity evidence that is determined by how accurately test items or questions represent all possible items and questions for assessing a content domain is known as ______

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Correct Answer: Content Validity

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23. Constructed response Formats is a type of item that requires students to formulate a response to a question or prompt, such as _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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24. Completion Items is a type of constructed-response term that contains an _____ for students to complete.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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25. A subjective error when scoring essays in which a teacher’s evaluation of a student’s response to one question affects the evaluation of the student’s response to a subsequent question, either positively to negatively is known as Carry Over Effect.

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Correct Answer: True

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26. The choices in a multiple choice item refers to_____

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Correct Answer: Alternative

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27. Alternative Response Item is a declarative statement with _____ options.

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Correct Answer: Dichotomous

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28. When teachers calculate the proportion of students who answered each exam question correctly, they are computing an index of ______.

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Correct Answer: Item difficulty

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29. The two statistics that can be used to conduct item analyses are the ______.

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Correct Answer: Item difficulty index and the item discrimination index

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30. When a teacher’s evaluation of a student’s response to one essay question has an influence on how the subsequent essays are evaluated, we call this a ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carry-over effect

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31. Which of the following guidelines should be used in the creation of multiple-choice items?

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Correct Answer: Avoid the use of none of the above as a response choice.

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32. Which of the following lists includes exemplars of specific determiners?

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Correct Answer: Never, always, none

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33. Why should certain words, called specific determiners, be avoided in the construction of classroom test items?

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Correct Answer: They allow students to guess the correct answer without knowing the material.

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34. Correct-answer and best-answer formats are two of the choices teachers have when constructing classroom assessments using ______ questions.

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Correct Answer: Multiple-choice

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35. A test blueprint often includes learning objectives, expected cognitive processes, and number of assessment items. This information is often represented in a ______.

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Correct Answer: Table of specifications

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36. Constructing high-quality classroom tests requires a consideration of ______.

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Correct Answer: Reliability, validity, fairness, and practicality

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37. Content validity is a particularly important characteristic of ______.

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Correct Answer: Teacher-constructed classroom assessments

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