Question 1

Which of the following is a major controversy in K-12 standardized testing addressed by the Bush and Obama administrations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of standardized tests in schools.
B)  Teacher training in the administration of standardized tests.
C)  The number of tests children were mandated to take.
D)  The accuracy of test scoring procedures.

Question 2

According to Heckman, which of the following is responsible for many major social problems?

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A)  poor literacy skills
B)  prejudice
C)  inherent differences
D)  lack of health care

Question 3

The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as

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A)  criterion testing.
B)  differential item functioning analysis.
C)  validity testing.
D)  reliability.

Question 4

Which component of the SOMPA assumes that different subcultures are associated with different life experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  social-system
B)  pluralistic
C)  personal
D)  systemic

Question 5

Which of the following was a finding of the evaluation study conducted by the Council of the Great City Schools?

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A)  There was a stark decline in the amount of time teachers spent in preparing students for standardized tests.
B)  The average student took one standardized test per year.
C)  Many schools had eliminated typical end of year examinations to make time for standardized testing.
D)  The amount of time spent on testing was completely uncorrelated with performance in math or reading.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about standardized test scores?

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A)  They provide a reasonable indication of whether or not a student should continue pursuing a particular career path.
B)  They typically do not improve even with time and practice.
C)  In general, they tend to have high predictive validity.
D)  They tend to feed into the development of fixed mindsets.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of job performance measures in relation to race?

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A)  The differences between African Americans and whites are greater for objective than subjective measures.
B)  The differences between African Americans and whites are greater for subjective than objective measures.
C)  Because of improved training, the differences in job performance have been almost completely eliminated.
D)  Racial differences are consistent whether objective or subjective measures of job performance have been used.

Question 8

The highest scores on the SAT Reasoning Test math section are obtained by

Accepted Answer

A)  white Americans.
B)  Asian Americans.
C)  African Americans.
D)  American Indians.

Question 9

An intervention to increase growth mindsets among students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds had what effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased GPAs
B)  Increased self-esteem
C)  Increased the percentage of students who changed majors after their first year
D)  Decreased test anxiety

Question 10

The SOMPA system includes a physical examination because

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A)  physical skills are related to intelligence.
B)  medical problems can interfere with performance on mental measures and school assignments.
C)  the SOMPA is primarily a physical health evaluation.
D)  its underlying theory is that intelligence is completely biological.

Question 11

Examination of tests such as the WAIS and WISC-R have found that white males are more often depicted in test items than other groups. What has research shown about such differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one has established that these differences affect test performance.
B)  They have a greater impact on females than on males.
C)  They have a substantial impact on younger children but little impact on adults.
D)  They account for a large percentage of test score differences.

Question 12

Much of the controversy regarding testing has centered on the finding that on average, the IQ scores of African Americans are

Accepted Answer

A)  15 points above the scores of white Americans.
B)  20 points below the scores of white Americans.
C)  one standard deviation below the scores of white Americans.
D)  two standard deviations below the scores of white Americans.

Question 13

Which viewpoint was not considered in the development of the SOMPA?

Accepted Answer

A)  the medical model
B)  the social systems model
C)  the genetic model
D)  the pluralistic model

Question 14

The phrase "girls can't do math" reflects which type of mindset?

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed
B)  biased
C)  gendered
D)  growth

Question 15

The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is

Accepted Answer

A)  predictive validity.
B)  concurrent validity
C)  face validity.
D)  content validity.

Question 16

The Chitling test

Accepted Answer

A)  has only been shown to have face validity.
B)  is a convincing demonstration of bias in other standardized tests.
C)  was designed by a racist group to demonstrate minority inferiority in test performance.
D)  is commonly used in research studies.

Question 17

A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups

Accepted Answer

A)  are parallel, but have different intercepts.
B)  have the same slope and the same intercept.
C)  have different slopes.
D)  are based on two different means for the test.

Question 18

There is now plenty of evidence that most human abilities

Accepted Answer

A)  can be validly assessed through standardized testing.
B)  are not fixed.
C)  are genetically determined.
D)  are immeasurable.

Question 19

The SOMPA system

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A)  considers each child relative to all other children.
B)  considers each child relative to others from the same social and cultural group.
C)  assumes that all individual children should have the same score on a test.
D)  views each child as independent of all other children.

Question 20

Attributing low test scores to "ignorance" suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  test performance might be improved by enriching the social environment.
B)  those who do not score well on tests are ignorant and cannot be helped.
C)  that differences between groups on IQ tests result from genetic factors.
D)  placement based on low test scores is justified.

Exam 19: Test Bias

Which of the following is a major controversy in K-12 standardized testing addressed by the Bush and Obama administrations?

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Which of the following is true of job performance measures in relation to race?

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The highest scores on the SAT Reasoning Test math section are obtained by

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Which viewpoint was not considered in the development of the SOMPA?

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Which of the following is true about standardized test scores?

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The Chitling test

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The main type of validity evidence that exists for the Chitling Test is

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There is now plenty of evidence that most human abilities

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Much of the controversy regarding testing has centered on the finding that on average, the IQ scores of African Americans are

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The type of analysis that starts by finding equivalent subgroups of various test takers and then comparing their performance on specific test questions is known as

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According to Heckman, which of the following is responsible for many major social problems?

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The SOMPA system

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Examination of tests such as the WAIS and WISC-R have found that white males are more often depicted in test items than other groups. What has research shown about such differences?

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Which component of the SOMPA assumes that different subcultures are associated with different life experiences?

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An intervention to increase growth mindsets among students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds had what effect?

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A clear case of test bias is when regression lines describing the relationship between test and criterion for two different groups

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Attributing low test scores to "ignorance" suggests

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The SOMPA system includes a physical examination because

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Which of the following was a finding of the evaluation study conducted by the Council of the Great City Schools?

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The phrase "girls can't do math" reflects which type of mindset?

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