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| What are the assumptions of psychological testing? |
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- psychological staits and traits exist
- psych. traits and staits can be quantified and measured
- test-related behavior predicts non-test-related behavior
- tests and other measurements have strengths and weaknesses
- error is part of the assessment process
- testing and assessment can be conducted in a fair and unbiased manner
- testing and assessment benefit society
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- reliability
- validity
- can be administered, scored, and evaluted with little difficulty
- it benefits society
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| What is norm-referenced testing? |
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| a method of evaluation and a way of deriving meaning by comparing scores of test takers to the scores of a normative sample |
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| What are the types of norms? |
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- percentiles
- age norms
- grade norms
- national norms
- subgroup norms
- local norms
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| any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which an individual differs from another |
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| something that distinguishes individuals from each other but is not enduring like a trait |
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| an informed, scientific concept developed to describe or explain behavior |
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| an observable action or the product of an observable action, including test or assessment-related responses |
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