1.
When a researcher select a specific number of
students from a big group for his study by employing a procedure which gives
everybody an equal and independent chance of being selected, what kind of
sampling does he get?
A. Administer
an aptitude test
B. Give
her an interest test.
C. Interview
her about her plans
D. Confer
with her parents
E. All
of these
Answer: B
2.
The most recent concept about the nature of
intelligence is that intelligence consists of:
A. A
single unitary factor or general ability.
B. A
general ability and some specific abilities.
C. A
series of distinct or primary abilities.
D. Mental
abilities classified into three dimensions with distinct mental abilities under
each.
E. Mental
abilities arranged in a hierarchy with a broad general factors.
Answer: D
4.
Given the typical classroom test with 25
multiple-choice questions and with student scores ranging from 10 of 25, the
measures could be regarded as:
A. Quantitative
B. Nominal
C. Ordinal
D. Discrete
E. Arbitrary
Answer: C
5.
On the whole the value of any testing program
would depend much on:
A. The
use made of the test results.
B. The
objectivity of the test used.
C. The
success of the program.
D. The
interpretation of test score.
E. The
competence of the people involved.
Answer: A
6.
Mario has not been doing well in Grade 4. His
teacher is of the opinion that he should be retained in this grade. The
guidance counselor who was consulted mentioned that the theory behind the
continuous progression scheme points out that if a child is made to repeat the grade level:
A. His
work habits will most likely improve.
B. He
will hand to be one of the top 10 in class.
C. He
will be happier with his new set of younger classmates.
D. His
chances of dropping out of school will be greater than if he is promoted to
next grade level.
E. It
probably will not matter much one way or the other.
Answer: D
The frequency distribution below is based on the results
of a 75- item achievement in science. Study the distribution, and then answer
items 7-11. You do not have to solve.
Score Class f
68-72 1
63-67 1
58-62 2
53-57 3
48-52 2 Highest Score = 70
43-47 3
38-42 6
33-37 4 Lowest Score = 11
28-32 3
23-27 1
18-22 2
13-17 1
8-12 1
7.
How many took the science test?
A. 25 B. 28 C.
30 D. 31 E. 33
Answer: E
8.
What is the rage?
A. 49 B. 51 C.
54 D. 56 E.59
Answer: E
9.
What is the size of the interval?
A. 2 B. 3 C.
4 D. 5 E. 6
Answer: D
10.
In what class the interval dot you expect the
group mean to fall?
A. 28 – 32 B. 33 – 37
C. 38 – 42 D. 43 – 47
E. 48 – 52
Answer: C
11.
The mode of the distribution falls within what
class interval?
A. 33 – 37 B. 38 – 42
C. 43 – 47 D. 53 – 57
E. it is hard to tell from the
data given.
Answer: B
12.
Since new scores obtained on a test no meaning
of themselves, they have to be interpreted in the light of other information
such as which of the following?
A. Type
of test
B. Difficulty
level of test
C. Type
of score the number represent.
D. Scores
obtained by other comparable study
E. All
of the above.
Answer: E
13.
A mathematics teacher tells a student that out
or 25 problems he should be able to solve 20 problems correctly. His teacher is
using:
A. an
absolute measure
B. A
traditional measure
C. A
criterion-reinforced measure
D. An
arbitrary measure
E. A
non-referenced measure.
Answer: C
14.
When a teacher has a wide range of scores in her
hands, it is economical to group them according to size. The general rule to
guide her in constructing a grouped frequency distribution is that it is
usually best to make not less than ________ classes nor more than ___________.
A. 7
________ 10
B. 8
________ 12
C. 9
________ 15
D. 12
_________ 15
E. 13
_________ 18
Answer: C
15.
Given the annual income of six families as
follows:
P 800; P 2, 500; P
4,000; P 5, 000; P10,ooo; P 20,000
What measure of central tendency
would be most appropriate to use?
A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. Mid-score
E. Any
of them
Answer: A
16.
If you want to know the variability of your
students in a certain test, the best measure to use is:
A. The
range
B. The
standard deviation
C. the
quartile deviation
D. the
average deviation
E. the
decile
Answer: B
17.
Of the statements below, which gives the most
precise description of the position of certain pupil in a distribution whose
percentile rank is 89?
A. Manuel
is one of those who got high scores in the test.
B. Manuel
did better than 89% of the group that look the test with him.
C. Manuel belongs to the higher quarter of the
group.
D. Manuel
did certainly better than 50% of the group that took the test with him.
E. Manuel’s
raw score is equivalent of the 89th percentile.
Answer: B
18.
A test of reading comprehension given to a group
of fifth graders yielded a normal distribution of scores. What further
information is required in order to obtain the percentile rank of a pupil
scoring one standard deviation below the mean?
A. Mean
score and standard deviation.
B. Number
of pupils in the sample.
C. Frequency
distribution of the test scores.
D. Median
and inter-quartile range.
E. Highest
and lowest scores obtained.
Answer: B
19.
What is the main limitation in the use of
percentile scoring?
A. They
provide units that are unequal on different of the scale.
B. Persons
untrained in measurement find them difficult to understand.
C. They
are difficult to compute and to convert other measures.
D. Accurate
interpretation required the assumption of a normal distribution of scores.
E. They
are difficult to explain in the layman’s language.
Answer: B
20.
A distribution of scores has a mean of 30. One
of the scores is 40. Forty minus 30 equal 10, is referred to as a:
A. Standard
deviation
B. Standard
score
C. Variance
D. Deviation
E. Standard
error
Answer: E
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