Achievement Test Standardized Achievement History 3

Question 1

What does it mean when an achievement test is described as 'criterion-referenced'?

Accepted Answer

Scores indicate mastery of specific content standards

Answer

Criterion-referenced tests measure performance against defined content standards or learning objectives rather than against other test-takers.

Question 2

Which amendment to ESEA, passed in 2001, required annual testing in grades 3–8 and once in high school in math and reading?

Accepted Answer

No Child Left Behind Act

Answer

No Child Left Behind (NCLB), signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, mandated annual state testing and imposed consequences for schools not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress.

Question 3

The ACT was first administered in 1959 as an alternative to the SAT. Which state's university system primarily drove its creation?

Accepted Answer

Iowa

Answer

E.F. Lindquist of the University of Iowa developed the ACT as a curriculum-based alternative to the aptitude-focused SAT, and it was initially promoted through Midwest universities.

Question 4

In achievement test history, what was the primary purpose of the Army Alpha test administered during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Classify recruits by mental ability for military assignments

Answer

Army Alpha was a group-administered intelligence and literacy test used to classify approximately 1.75 million WWI recruits for military roles.

Question 5

Which statistical concept, introduced by Francis Galton and refined for testing, describes a tendency for extreme scores to move closer to the average upon retesting?

Accepted Answer

Regression to the mean

Answer

Regression to the mean explains why students who score very high or very low on one test administration tend to score closer to the average on a second administration.

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