Psychological - W5 - Chapter 10 (DN)
Adaptive testing is a method of assessment where test items are tailored to the individual based on their responses. Also known as tailored, sequential, or branched testing, it adjusts difficulty in real-time to better measure ability.
adaptive testing
examination method
presentation items are individually tailored to testtaker
also referred to as tailored testing, sequential testing, branched testing, and response-contingent testing
p.326
Key Terms
adaptive testing
examination method
presentation items are individually tailored to testtaker
also referred to as tailored testing, sequential testing, ...
AFQT
Armed forces Qualification Test
measure of general ability
used in selecting recruits
accept/reject decisions made by cut off sco...
age scale
test where items are organised by the age at which most testtakers are believed capable of responding correctly
contrast with point scale
...alternate item
test item administered only under certain conditions
to replace an existing item
p.323
Army Alpha test
intelligence & ability test
developed by military psychologists for use in WW1
to screen literate recruits
contrast with Army...
Army Beta test
non-verbal intelligence & ability test
developed by military psychologists fort use in WW1
to screen illiterate recruits
cont...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
adaptive testing | examination method presentation items are individually tailored to testtaker also referred to as tailored testing, sequential testing, branched testing, and response-contingent testing p.326 |
AFQT | Armed forces Qualification Test measure of general ability used in selecting recruits accept/reject decisions made by cut off scores also consider preset quotas for demographic groups e.g., females |
age scale | test where items are organised by the age at which most testtakers are believed capable of responding correctly contrast with point scale p.324 |
alternate item | test item administered only under certain conditions to replace an existing item p.323 |
Army Alpha test | intelligence & ability test developed by military psychologists for use in WW1 to screen literate recruits contrast with Army Beta test p.347-348 |
Army Beta test | non-verbal intelligence & ability test developed by military psychologists fort use in WW1 to screen illiterate recruits contrast with Army Alpha test p.347-348 |
ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery administered to prospective recruits includes 10 subtests available to high-school students & young adults for career guidance most widely used mutiple aptitude test in the US helps testtakers learn about interests, abilities & personal preferences in relation to career opportunities (military & civilian) |
basal level | stage in a test establishes a “base” to continue testing from i.e., testtaker meets some set criterion-point which determines whether to continue to be tested p.327,328 |
ceiling | in intelligence testing the highest-level item on a subtest p.327 |
ceiling level | stage in a test achieved by testtaker by meeting some preset criterion to discontinue testing this may establish a presumed “ceiling” on the testtakers ability contrast with basal level & testing the limits p.328 |
cognitive style | a psychological dimension charcterises an individuals consistency with acquiring nd processing information p.353 |
convergent thinking | a deductive reasoning process involves recall & consideration of facts logical judgements narrowing down solutions arriving at a solution contrast with divergent thinking p.355 |
core subtest | one of a test’s subtests routinely administered contrast with supplemental or optional subtest p.332 |
deviation IQ | used to report IQ M=100 / SD=15 involves comparing a testtaker’s performance with other testtakers of the same age in the standardized sample also referred to as test composite in the Stanford-Binet p.323 |
divergent thinking | a reasoning process Involves flexibility of thought originality imagination making several different solutions possible contrast with convergent thinking p.355 |
extra-test behaviour | observations by examiner what the testtaker does how the testtaker reacts how much support required anxiety, fatigue, distractibility, cooperative these observations - may be indirectly related to test content, but may be significant to interpretation of results. p.329 |
floor | in intelligence testing the lowest level of items on a subtest p.327 |
IQ (intelligence quotient) | short hand reference to Intelligence echoes back to a time when mental age (determined by test) was divided by chronological age & multiplied by 100 p.323 |
optional subtest | also known as supplemental subtest may be used for additional information or in place of a core subtest (if issues with the core) contrast with core subtest p.332 |
point scale | a test with items organised into subtests by category of item contrast with age scale p.324 |
process score | a score on a test helps understand how a testtaker processes information p.337 |
RAT | Remote Associates Test p. 355 |
ratio IQ | an index of intelligence mental age (determined by test) divided by chronological age & multiplied by 100 p.323 |
routing test | subtest used to direct the testtaker to a suitable level of items p. 326 |
screening tool | instrument used to identify a trait or group of traits at a broad level p. 348 |
short form | an abbreviated version of a test usually to reduce time taken in administration scoring interpretation p.341-42 |
Stanford-Binet | The first Intelligence test to provide detailed scoring instructions employ the concept of IQ Introduce concept of an alternate item currently in 5th revision SB-1905 - Binet & Theodore Simon created for Paris school children to test for developmental delay Answer: 1908 - Goddard used in the US 1912 - modified to extend age downward Answer: 1916 - Terman published translation & "extension" new items based on normative data p. 321-329 |
supplemental subtest | also known as supplemental subtest may be used for additional information or in place of a core subtest (if issues with the core) contrast with core subtest p.332 |
teaching item | test item designed to illustrate the required task assures examiner the task is understood p.326 |
test composite | a test score or index derived from the combination &/or mathematical transformation of one or more test scores p.324 |
testing the limits | in ability testing continued administration of items beyond the level dictated to discontinue (by the test manual) usually only when believed testtaker can "pass" the higher-level items in rorschach optional interview questions asked to yield additional insights into assessees thought processes & personality |
visual-object ability | ability to process information about how objects appear visually as well as objects pictorial properties shape, colour & texture p.354 |
WAIS-IV | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scalen (WAIS-IV) p. 278 |
WASI | Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) p. 342 |
WISC-IV | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) |
WPPSI-III | Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI III) p. 338-341 |