1. A very high difficulty index indicates that an item should be:
A. Rejected
B. Retained
C. Revised
D. Not enough information
Answer: A
Rationale: A very high
difficulty index means that most students got the item correctly which means
that the test item is not a good item so it should be rejected.
2. A high positive discrimination index
means that:
A. More from the upper group got the item
correctly
B. More from the lower group got the
correct answer
C. The item could not discriminate from
the upper and lower group
D. The item is very difficult
Answer: A
Rationale: A positive
discrimination index indicates that more from the upper group got the correct
answer correctly. A negative discrimination index indicates that more from the
lower group got the items correctly. A zero discrimination index indicates that
the item could not discriminate the upper group from the lower group.
3. A rnesokurtic distribution signifies
that:
A. All scores are average
B. Most scores are high
C. Most scores are average, very few are
high, and very few are low
D. Most scores are low
Answer: C
Rationale: A rnesokurtic
distribution (bell-shaped or normal curve) indicates that most scores average,
with very few scores that are low and high. A leptokurtic distribution
indicates that all scores are clumped or clustered in the middle. A platykurtic
distribution signifies that scores are scattered or heterogeneous.
4. Which of the following is not a measure
of central tendency?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Standard deviation
D. Mode
Answer: C
Rationale: The three
measures of central tendencies are the mean, median, and mode. Standard
deviation, along with range and variance, are all measures of variability or
dispersion.
5. Which of the following measures of
central tendencies occurs most frequently among the distribution?
A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Mean and mode
Answer: A
Rationale: The mode measures
the most frequent score among the distribution. The mean is the average, while
the median is the middlemost score after arranging the scores from lowest to
highest or the reverse.
6. Which of the following measurement
scales include civil status and gender?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval
D. Ratio
Answer: A
Rationale: Nominal scales
merely classifies object wherein the order is not significant (e.g. civil
status and gender) as opposed to the ordinal scale that order is important. In
interval scales, scores do not have a true zero, while in ratio scales have a
true zero.
7. If a distribution has a high standard
deviation, it means that:
A. Scores are heterogeneous
B. Scores are homogeneous
C. Scores are clustered
D. Scores are near from the mean
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard
deviation computes how spread the scores are. The larger the standard
deviation, the more spread the scores, and the group is said to be
heterogeneous.
8. A percentile score of P90 indicates
that:
A. The score is higher than 90 percent of
the group
B. The score is higher than 10 percent of
the group
C. The student scored 90 points
D. The student scored 90 percent of the
items
Answer: A
Rationale: Percentile is a
measure of relative position that divides the distribution into 100 groups. The
higher the percentile score, the higher the scores. P90 means that the student
scored higher than 90 percent of the class.
9. What can be said about a negatively
skewed distribution?
A. Most scores are high
B. Most scores are low
C. It is skewed to the right
D. The scores are heterogeneous
Answer: A
Rationale: Negatively skewed
means most scores are high and is skewed to the left.
10. Among cognitive levels of thinking,
what cognitive level is stressed by the Essay question: "In the light of
the facts presented, what is most likely to happen when...?"
A. Inferring
B. Classifying
C. Applying
D. Analyzing
Answer: A
Rationale: Inferring - to deduce or
conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. Classifying
- arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according
to shared qualities or characteristics. Applying - Solving problems by
applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way. Analyzing
- Examining and breaking information into parts by identifying motives or
causes; making inferences and finding evidence to support generalizations.
11. Among the opportunities for Essay
Questions, which of the following does not provide high-level thinking
opportunity?
A. Analysis
B. Evaluation
C. Synthesis
D. Memorization
Answer: D
Rationale: Memorization
belongs to knowledge level of objective is a lower order thinking skills.
Application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation are all higher order thinking
skills.
12. In using Essay questions, which of the
following are these tests susceptible to, such as to make them less reliable
measure broad knowledge of the subject matter?
A. Bluffing
B. Time consuming
C. Guessing
D. Cheating
Answer: A
Rationale: Since essay does
not provide exact answers, answers and scoring tend to become more subjective,
Also since there are no exact answers, the student may bluff for the answers
without the teacher knowing it.
13. In her tests, Teacher Dorie made tests
that were either too difficult or too easy. What was wrong with her tests?
A. Inappropriate level of difficulty of
the test items
B. Identifiable pattern of answers
C. Unclear directions
D. Ambiguity
Answer: A
Rationale: Since the tests
were too difficult or too easy, it will not provide a reliable measurement for
the student's performance.
14. What is wrong with test items that
give clues to answers to questions?
A. Unclear directions
B. Tests brevity
C. Ambiguity
D. Poor construction
Answer: D
Rationale: One example of
poor test construction is giving clues to answer questions such as giving
hints, or placing the exact words inside the stem or the situation.
15. For
easier correction of his test, Teacher Edward prepared the True and False items
in alternating 1, 3, 5, 7 etc. True, and 2, 4, 6 etc. False. What is wrong with
the test in terms of Usability?
A. Improper arrangement of items
B. Identifiable pattern of answers
C. Ambiguity
D. Poorly constructed test items
Answer: B
Rationale: This form of test
preparation provides identifiable pattern of answers and makes it a poor test
construction.
16. Principal Rodriguez introduced machine-scored
tests in his school. What factor in scoring does this add to make tests more
reliable?
A. Objective scoring
B. Cost-saving
C. Ease in checking
D. Time-economics
Answer: A
Rationale: Using a machine
to score tests makes the scoring objective as it eliminates biases in scoring.
17. Tests should be non-threatening, but
which of the following actually threatens students?
A. Self-record of test scores
B. Surprise quiz
C. Scheduled exam
D. Submission of report
Answer: B
Rationale: Giving surprise
quizzes, although may be used as a form of punishment, threatens the child in
such a manner that their performance may be affected by the emotional burden it
may cause them.
18. Under the psychomotor domain of
learning, what relates to expressive movement, posture, gesture, facial
expression and creative movements, e.g. taking part in a play?
A. Skilled movements
B. Perceptual abilities
C. Non-discursive communication
D. Reflex movements
Answer: C
Rationale:
Anita Harlow's: Psychomotor Domain
1.0 Reflex
Movements: To
flex, to stretch, to straighten, to extend, to inhibit, to lengthen, to
shorten, to tense, to stiffen, to relax Reflexes
2.0 Fundamental
Movements:
To crawl, to creep, to slide, to walk, to jump, to run, to grasp, to reach, to
tighten, to support, to handle Changes location, moves in space while remaining
in one place, moves extremities in coordinated fashion
3.0 Perceptual
abilities:
To catch, to bounce, to eat, to write, to balance, to bend, to draw from
memory, to distinguish by touching, to explore Discriminates visually,
discriminates auditory, discriminates kinesthetically, discriminates,
tactually, coordinates two or more perceptual abilities.
4.0 Physical
Abilities:
To endure, to improve, to increase, to stop, to start, to move precisely, to
touch, to bend Exerts tension, moves quickly, stops immediately, endures
fatigue
5.0 Skilled:
To
waltz, to type, to play the piano, to plane, to file, to skate, to juggle, to
paint, to dive, to fence, to golf, to change Changes or modifies basic body
movement patterns, uses a tool or implement in adaptive or skilled manner
6.0 Non-discursive Communication: To gesture, to
stand, to sit, to express facially, to dance skillfully, to perform skillfully,
to paint skillfully, to play skillfully Moves expressively, moves
interpretatively, communicates emotions, communicates esthetically, and
expresses joy.
19. What is the meaning of a negative correlation
between amount of practice and number of error in tennis?
A. The decrease in the amount of practice
sometimes affects the number of errors
B. The increase in amount of practice does
not at all affect the number of errors
C. Decrease in the amount of practice goes
with decrease in the number of errors
D. As the amount of practice increases,
the number of errors decreases
Answer: D
Rationale: A negative
correlation is an inverse relationship_ Meaning if one variable increases, the
other one decreases, or vice versa.
20. A positive correlation is to direct relation,
to what relation is negative correlation?
A. Indefinite relation
B. Inverse relation
C. Definite relation
D. Neutral relation
Answer: B
Rationale: A negative
correlation is an inverse relationship. A positive correlation is a direct
relationship.
21. What does it mean if student Pete got
a 60% percentile rank in class?
A. He scored better than 60% of the class
B. He got 60% of the test items correctly
C. He scored less than 60% of the class
D. He got 40% of the test wrongly
Answer: A
Rationale: Percentile is a
measure of relative position. The higher the percentile, the higher the score
is. P60 means that the student's scored better than 60 percent of the class.
22. What does it mean if the determination
index of a test item is -0.35?
A. More from the upper group got the item
correctly
B. The test is quite reliable
C. More from the lower group got the item
correctly
D. The test item is valid
Answer: C
Rationale: A negative
discrimination index indicates that more from the lower group got the item
correctly, meaning that the item should be rejected. A positive discrimination
index means that more from the upper group got the correct answers.
23. What does the test item mean if the
difficulty index is 1?
A. Missed by everyone
B. Very easy
C. Very difficult
D. A quality item
Answer: B
Rationale: The higher the
difficulty index, the easier the item is. A Difficulty Index of 1 means that
all students got the correct answers.
24. Which is true when the standard deviation
is big?
A. Scores are spread out
B. Scores are not extremes
C. The bell curve shape is steep
D. Scores are concentrated
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard
deviation is a measure of variability or dispersion, meaning that a higher
standard deviation, the more disperse the score is. Big standard deviation
indicates that scores are spread out, extreme, and are heterogeneous.
25.
What is the normal curve in the grade distribution of students in a class?
A. All have average grades
B. Most get average grades, few high and
low
C. Most get high grades
D. Most get low grades
Answer: B
Rationale: A normal curve
distribution means that mean, median, and mode are equal and that most scores
are average, and very few low and very few high scores.
26. Which measure of central tendency is
most reliable when scores are extremely high and low?
A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. Cannot be identified unless individual
scores are given
Answer: A
Rationale: When there is a
presence of extreme scores, the mean is greatly affected while the median and
mode are not. Between the median and mode, the former is far more reliable
because it is not greatly affected by outliers or extremes as it is also
considered as a measure of relative position.
27. Since Teacher wants his test to become
more reliable, which of the following should he adopt?
A. Make a test that requires students the
need for more time to complete
B. Make the test difficult
C. Increase number of test items
D. Restrict range of abilities in the test
Answer: C
Rationale: Reliability is
defined as the consistency of scores obtained even after repeating the same or
parallel instruments. The best way to increase reliability is to increase the
number of items. By doing this, guessing is prevented making the results more
reliable.
28. In interpreting assessment results,
which is described when the results are consistent?
A. Reliability
B. Subjectivity
C. Validity
D. Objectivity
Answer: A
Rationale: Reliability is
defined as the consistency of scores obtained even after repeating the same or
parallel instruments. Validity measures what it intends to measure. Objectivity
eliminates biases (subjectivity) in scoring.
29. Under the cognitive domain, which of
the following gives emphasis on remembering information?
A. Knowledge
B. Comprehension
C. Application
D. Analysis
Answer: A
Rationale: Knowledge
emphasizes on remembering information. Comprehension focuses on understanding
and organizing previously learned information. Application emphasizes on using
information in pertinent situations. Analysis focuses on thinking critically
about information by studying its parts.
30. Which of the following are examples of
concepts that fall under analysis level of objective?
A. Memorizing
B. Discussing
C. Judging
D. Interpreting
Answer: D
Rationale: Examples of
concepts under analysis level are interpreting, differentiating, comparing,
inventing, developing, and generalizing. Memorizing falls under knowledge,
discussing under comprehension, and judging under evaluation.