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  1. Which statistical concept describes the degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure?

    Answer: Validity

    Validity refers to the extent to which a test actually measures the construct or skill it purports to measure.

  2. A student scores at the 60th percentile on a reading assessment. This means the student performed better than:

    Answer: 60% of students in the norm group

    A percentile rank of 60 indicates the student scored higher than 60% of the students in the standardization sample.

  3. Which type of assessment validity is established by comparing test scores to a well-accepted external measure of the same construct?

    Answer: Criterion-related validity

    Criterion-related validity is demonstrated by correlating test scores with an external criterion known to reflect the construct.

  4. When interpreting a cognitive assessment, an educational diagnostician notices a significant discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal scores. The FIRST step should be to:

    Answer: Consider cultural and linguistic factors that may explain the difference

    Before drawing diagnostic conclusions from score discrepancies, the evaluator must consider cultural, linguistic, and background factors that could influence performance.

  5. The WISC-V uses which score as its primary index of general intellectual ability?

    Answer: Full Scale IQ (FSIQ)

    The Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) is the primary composite score on the WISC-V representing overall intellectual functioning.

  6. A curriculum-based measurement (CBM) probe is administered weekly to monitor a student's reading fluency. This practice is BEST described as:

    Answer: Progress monitoring

    Weekly CBM probes are used as progress monitoring tools to track student growth over time in response to instruction.

  7. Which of the following BEST describes a floor effect in psychological testing?

    Answer: A test that lacks sufficient easy items to differentiate among low-performing students

    A floor effect occurs when a test does not have enough easy items to discriminate among students who score at the very low end.

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