St. Louis Review Center, Inc. 6. Mr.

Pascual, being a conscientious teacher initially, feels that many of his

3RD Flr. La Suerte Bldg., Rizal Ave., San Pablo City student dislike him, hence, they failed his course. To verify his hunch, he
Tel. no. (049) 562-2239/0929-688-4348 will conduct what study?
a. descriptive study of student behavior
b. historical study
TEST MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION; c. achievement test
d. Self-analysis
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION 7. Desiring to find out which among the schools she supervises achieve or
POST-TEST APRIL 2010
underachieve the yearly target goals, Dr. Mendez will use what measure
a. Measure of Dispersion
Multiple choices: b. Measure of Central tendency
c. Measure of Popularity
1. The test results revealed that a great majority of the student failed. What d. Measure of Locality
is the best action that an effective teacher should take to insure that 8. A test of intelligence based on the actual measurement of what the
learning will take place? individual can actually do of a certain task under time pressure.
a. reteach the items that are heavily missed a. Performance test c. Skill test
b. analyze the difficulty, them test again b. Aptitude Test d. None of these
c. give more difficult test 9. A test given to determine specific aspect of achievement made on certain
d. scold the pupils skills to provide the needed remedial help to the learner.
2. When the aim is to determine where the strengths and weaknesses of the a. daily test c. diagnostic test
students lie before teaching of a new lesson is done, what test is given? b. achievement test d. none of the above
a. unit c. diagnostic 10. A test given to get a representative sampling of the general area of
b. achievement d. summative accomplishment made on certain field of learning taught and learned.
3. In any kind of education endeavor, these three interdependent processes a. survey test c. aptitude test
are involved b. diagnostic d. none of the above
a. evaluation, application, learning 11. A child’s emotional behavior and problems can be measured by:
b. teaching, learning, evaluation of results a. direct observations c. behavior checklist
c. testing, recording, reteaching b. psychological test d. behavior scales
d. application, valuation, recall e. all of the above
4. It is a chart prepared to determine the goals, the content and the number 12. Intelligence tests that can used with children who have language
of items to be included in the test difficulties include:
a. test chart a. the Draw-A-Man test
b. test book b. the Letter International Performance Scale
c. table of specifications c. raven’s progressive Matrices Test
d. skewed chart d. All of the above
5. The entire processes involved in conducting any scientific study include 13. The law requires school personnel to make a child’s school records
these sequential steps, available to his or her parents. Parents have the right to:
a. know the problem, gather and analyze needed data, then make a. help plan their child’s instructional program
conclusion b. see their child’s school records
b. analyze, gather and collect data c. receive an interpretation of any data recorded about their child
c. gather data, analyze the problem, then conclude d. all of the above
d. give description, make a calculated guess, then conclude 14. Ken obtained a percentile rank of 30 on a mathematics test. Ken’s parents
will learn that :
a. Ken is a top student in the above class
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c. Ken obtained a score higher than 30% of the students in the class c. modular scheduling
d. Ken got 70% of the items correct d. a variety of leaning experiences to determine student abilities
15. Which o the following is a characteristic of criterion-referenced teaching 21. Standardized test for measuring pupil achievement have many advantages
strategies? over teacher-made test. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of
a. Desire behaviors are specified- for example,” Given 10 sentences standard tests?
containing errors in noun-verb agreement, the student will be able t a. Students are tested under matching conditions
correct them with 100% accuracy.” b. Such test have high reliability
b. Adequate instruction is given to enable students to perform the c. Such test have high variability
behaviors that are specified. d. The norms are based on nationwide testing
c. Using measures such as tests or specified performance, the teacher e. Such tests are most costly than teacher-made test.
makes an analysis of whether objects are being met 22. A non-participating classroom observer can provide valuable information to
d. Al of the above a teacher because:
16. Research shows that students who follow the cognitive learning approach a. the observer is probably less subjective than the teacher
manifest all of the following characteristics EXCEPT: b. the observer can spend full time recording observations
a. a global orientation toward the discovery of new question and solutions c. the observer can focus on certain behaviors and systematically code
b. an analytic mind-set toward new problems them for a report
c. an impulsive habit in drawing conclusions d. all of the above are true
d. a reflective manner when examining data 23. Research on individual learning differences indicates the need for:
17. Blood content that at least 90% of students could reach “mastery level” if a. the traditional “lockstep” approach to classroom instruction
appropriate teaching techniques were used. Which of the following would b. maximizing off-task behaviors
NOT be appropriate advice or a teacher who wants to help underachievers c. plenty of free time for each pupil
to succeed? d. the use of the aptitude-treatment-interaction model
a. Provide more time or slower students to complete a task 24. Students with low achievement levels prefer a classroom learning
b. Break the curriculum into small steps, teaching incrementally environment that is:
c. Determine grades through competitive examinations, giving constant a. innovation-oriented c. well-structured
feedback to comparative performance. b. task-oriented d. competition-oriented
d. Pursue a comprehensive list of performance objectives 25. For a grade placement, which of the following tests would be best to
18. Critics of behavior-referenced instruction find that it limit students in all of administer to a 10-year-old Puerto Rican boy who does not speak English?
the following areas EXCEPT in : a. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
a. the range of behavioral objectives associated with such instruction. b. The test of General Ability
b. The expectations for performance held out to gifted students c. The Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test
c. Opportunities for student decision-making d. The Arthur Point Scale of Performance Test
d. The accuracy of evaluations possible with such instruction 26. A teacher gave two forms of a standardized test to a class of third
19. When a teacher reports the outcome of norm-referenced objective tests, graders. She found that the amount of fluctuation between class scores on
he or she includes: both forms was as slight as reported in the test publisher’s:
a. the performance of all students in the class a. item analysis c. standard error
b. the objectives that were to be measured b. standard deviation d. history reliability
c. the items missed by each student 27. Which one of the following factor is NOT a significant advantage of a
d. the mode for the group. standardized test over day-to-day teacher made test?
e. all of the above a. The standardized test is cost-effective.
20. A teacher planning to use a criterion-reference measurement presumably b. The standardized test is more valid.
would begin with: c. The standardized test is more reliable.
a. a set of specific objectives for pupils achievement d. The standardized test is based on national norms.
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28. Interest inventories are valuable for counseling secondary school student a. Examination c. Planning
because the are given; b. Evaluation d. None of these
a. In percentiles. 37. The degree to which the test scores in a class spread.
b. In the form of a career advice. a. Discrimination c. Dispersion
c. In the form of a psychological profile. b. Interval d. None of these
d. In staines scores. 38. The item in a multiple-choice type of test which serves as a “joker”
29. The ratio of “exceptional” children in general population is about. a. Obstractor c. Error
a. 1:8 b.1:20 c.1:4 d. 1:10 b. Distractor d. none of these
30. Which of the following is useful for a teacher involved in a “majesty 39. A type of scores arrangement in a class which includes all possible score
learning” program? values from highest to lowest with the list of learners “names include.
a. Summative testing over several units. a. Frequency table c. Grade norms
b. Formative testing during instruction. b. Frequency distribution d. None of these
c. Diagnostic testing. 40. A special liking or inclination for a particular type of undertaking.
d. Smaller classes and individualized instruction. a. interest c. attitude
e. All of the above. b. goal d. none of these
31. when constructing a teacher-made test, it is most important for the 41. In psychological measurement, a score of 50 is generally considered as
teacher to: a. 49.9 – 50.9 c. 49.25 – 50.75
a. develop one-fourth of the question at the level of challenge appropriate b. 49 – 51 d. 49.5 – 50.5
for the testee. 42. What is the best measure of typical performance to use when there are
b. ask question based on both factual and conceptual learnings extreme measures?
c. ask students to express their point of view a. mean c. mode
d. stress the objectives used during the lesson. b. median d. standard deviation
32. When teaching concepts at the elementary grade level, it is most helpful to 43. What measure of central tendency is affected by extreme measures?
provide pupils with a. mean c. mode
a. examples and non-examples of the concept b. median d. standard deviation
b. a cluster of concepts at one time 44. If the mean is larger than the median, the mode is :
c. a definition of the concepts a. below the mean c. below the median
d. disjunctive concepts b. above the mean d. above the median
33. A junior high school principal wants to evaluate the science program. What 45. When plotting the frequency polygon, which part of the score class do we
is the first he should take? use?
a. Analyze pupil achievement scores a. lower limit c. midpoint
b. Look at national norms for achievement in the sciences b. higher limit d. entire class interval
c. Confer with parents 46. A distribution with the greatest frequency at and around the middle and a
d. Review and, if necessary, revise objectives for the program few high and low scores is:
34. A personal feeling, either positive or negative towards an object, a person a. platykurtic c. leptokurtic
or an institution. b. mesokurtic d. skewed
a. attitude c. opinion 47. A distribution in which the scores are cluster at either end and shows a
b. aptitude d. none of these curve which is:
35. Known as one’s preparedness for learn in a certain task brought about by a. normal c. skewed
the influences of heredity and environment. b. bimodal d. mesokurtic
a. Characteristics c. Interest 48. One should interpret the percentile rank of a given score in the terms of
b. Aptitude d. None of these percentage of:
36. The process of identifying educational goals and the extent to which these a. number of correct responses
objectives have been realized or met. b. number of items in the test
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d. number of wrong response d. summative test
49. A distribution that is step with a narrow range is called: 59. This evaluation device includes an analysis of all the scores in a given
a. kurtosis c. mesokurtic distribution. It is commonly used to estimate the test validity.
b. leptokurtic d. platykutic a. statistics c. standard deviation
50. The least reliable measure o dispersion is the: b. variables d. quartile deviation
a. range b. Q c. Mode d. SD 60. The information shows by these data, includes the highest, middle, and
51. What test includes items which measure variety of mental operations lowest scores, even the missing scores in a tabulated data presentation.
combined into a single sequence from which only a single score is taken? a. frequency data c. concluded data
a. objective test c. percentile b. gathered data d. surveyed data
b. omnibus d. none of the above 61. The measure of variability not influenced by extreme scores is the:
52. What is measure of an individual’s intelligence which considers both his a. Q b. Range c. MD d. Sd
scores in an intelligence test and his chronological age? 62. The semi-quartile range is a measurement of:
a. Intelligence quotient a. probability c. central tendency
b. Inventory b. reliability d. correlation
c. Individual test of intelligence 63. The measure of scores density around the median is the
d. Mental age a. range c. quartile deviation
53. What diagram is used to determine the social interactions among b. mean deviation d. standard deviation
individuals in a group? 64. The greatest weakness of the range as a measure of variability it its
a. scatter diagram c. norm a. intricate computation c. extreme in stability
b. sociogram d. parallelogram b. ease of computation d. difficulty of interpretation
54. What test is made after certain norms have been established? 65. The largest measure o variability from the central tendency distribution is:
a. standardized test c. norm a. average deviation c. range
b. speed test d. none of these b. quartile deviation d. standard deviation
55. What type of scores is obtained when a highly reliable measuring 66. Which of the following cannot illustrate two distribution is:
instrument is used? a. Cumulative frequency curve
a. T-score c. Z-score b. Cumulative percentage curve
b. True score d. N-score c. Histogram
56. The kind of statistics that is used to describe a big number o data on hand. d. Scattergram
These data usually include numerals, decimals, fraction and percentages. 67. A distribution characterized by many high scores and a few very low
a. descriptive statistics scores is:
b. inferential statistics a. Leptokurtic
c. survey statistuics b. Negatively skewed
d. simple statistuics c. Platykurtic skewed
57. A test where the results are obtained from a large group. The evaluation is d. Positively skewed
based on certain norm or standard set, hence, the norm becomes the basis 68. The range is an expression of:
of the test evaluation. a. central tendency c. concentration
a. criterion-reference test c. summative test b. correlation d. variability
b. norm-reference test d. formative test 69. The root-mean-square deviation is generally known as:
58. The test results in this type o test are compared with an absolute a. Average deviation c. Quartile deviation
standard. They indicate whether or not a student needs more or less help b. Range d. Standard deviation
on certain skills. 70. In this series of scores; 5,7,10,4,5 ; the mean is:
a. criterion-reference test a. 5.2 b. 6.1 c. 6.2 d. 6.4
b. norm-reference test
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71. Synonymous to median, this term refers to the common average of a set a. high, therefore difficult
of sores. b. low, therefore easy
a. arithmetic c. class interval c. high, therefore easy
b. score d. none of these d. low, therefore difficult
72. A system of grouping closely-related score values into a single category 83. A clear example of a future-oriented test is the :
which is often used in tallying scores for a class. a. Philippine Achievement Test
a. Criterion c. Converted scores b. Otislemon Mental Ability
b. Class interval d. None of these c. Personality Test
73. A statistical index which represents the relationship between two varying d. National College Entrance
measures which occurs within a class. 84. Which of the types of ability is not generally measured by intelligence
a. cross-validation c. ceiling tests?
b. correlation coefficient d. none of these a. Quantitative c. Verbal
74. The difference between the highest and lowest score in a given set of b. Reasoning d. Social
scores. 85. The Rorschach Test and Thematic Association Test are oath referred to as
a. Quartile c. Profile ______ tests.
b. Range d. None of these a. projective c. sociometric
75. Scores tendency to group at one end and spread out at the opposite end b. psychometric d. analytic
of a given distribution of scores. 86. Which of the following is considered as a serious with personality tests?
a. Skewness c. unreability a. reliability c. usability
b. Unevenness d. none of these b. scorability d. validity
76. When a test succeeds in determining accurately the particular attribute of 87. Attitudes towards communism or socialism are best measured with:
a person who is tested, it is said to be a. sociometry
a. reliable c. variable b. questionnaires & interviews
b. valid d. none of these c. checklist & multiple choice
77. The standard used to interpret test scores d. forced triads
a. norm c. mode 88. Two classes are given the same arithmetic test and the mean for both
b. percentile d. none of these classes is 57. The standard deviation for class A is 5.1, while that of Class
78. An index of a person’s intelligence in relation to other of his own age group is 10.3. On the basis of the above data, we may conclude that with
a. intelligence quotient c. personality respect to arithmetic achievement:
b. grade norm d. none of these a. Class A is more heterogeneous than Class B
79. Test on reading readiness examples of a group of tests. b. The teaching of arithmetic is more effective in Class A.
a. prognostic test c. vocabulary test c. Class B is more heterogeneous than Class A
b. cognitive test d. none of these d. There is no sufficient data for making a comparison.
80. A rational treatment of raw scores arranged in numerical order or grouped 89. In the following distribution: 1,3,3,3,5; we can say that:
in intervals to get information about how an individual o a group compares a. the mean is greater than the median
with the total population. b. the median is greater than the mode
a. norm c. equalization of scores c. the mode is greater than the mode
b. frequency distribution d. none of these d. the median, median and the mode have the same value
81. Test norms are based on: 90. The distribution given in no.39 is:
a. the actual performance of a representative group of students a. skewed to the left c. skewed to the right
b. the predetermined levels o standards of performance b. normal d. leptokurtic
c. he performance of a selected group of students 91. Which of the following is an important duty of a teacher?
d. the anticipator performance of a group of students a. evaluating pupil’s progress
82. A test with a difficulty index of 0.85 is considered: b. soliciting contributions
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 c. safekeeping of the properties of the school 1 A 51 B 45 C 95 C
d. going on a vacation 2 C 52 A 46 C 96 A
92. Which of the following is not to be considered in preparing items for 3 B 53 B 47 C 97 D
objectives tests? 4 C 54 A 48 A 98 D
a. make each test items comprehensible 5 A 55 C
b. group items belonging to the same type together 6 A 56 A
c. provide specific directions on how the test is to be taken 7 B 57 B
d. very difficult test items 8 A 58 A
93. To promote better student learning, which of these should be practical in 9 C 59 A
testing? 10 A 60 A
a. check the papers long after the test has been given 11 E 61 A
b. check and return corrected papers to the student as soon as possible to 12 D 62 B
appraise them of their performances 13 D 63 C
c. pile test papers in the stockroom 14 B 64 C
d. use to get even with the students 15 D 65 C
94. In scoring essay test, which of the following is not a good practice? 16 C 66 D
a. decide what qualities are to be considered in scoring the answer 17 D 67 B
b. write comments and correct errors on the answers 18 D 68 D
c. rearrange the papers after checking one questions before starting to 19 E 69 D
check the next 20 A 70 C
d. accept all answers written by the tester 21 E 71 D
95. Which type of objective test is best or evaluating mastery of facts and 22 D 72 B
information? 23 D 73 A
a. multiple-choice c. completing type 24 D 74 B
b. true-false d. essay 25 B 75 A
96. In making test items of objective type, which o the following should be 26 C 76 B
observed? 27 A 77 A
a. no clues to the correct response should be given intentionally 28 A 78 B
b. each test item should be related to the item 29 B 79 A
c. the vocabulary level of the test should present some form of difficulty 30 E 80 B
d. test items should include also the irrelevant part of the lesson 31 D 81 A
97. Which of the following is not a good characteristic of an evaluative 32 A 82 C
technique? 33 A 83 D
a. has clear goals 34 A 84 D
b. utilizes various forms of testing 35 B 85 B
c. consider the nature of the learners 36 B 86 A
d. has ambiguous presentation 37 C 87 A
98. Which o the following is not an objective type of teacher-made test? 38 B 88 A
a. matching type c. completion type 39 D 89 D
b. multiple-response d. essay test 40 A 90 D
99. Which of the following is not criterion in determining the effectiveness of a 41 D 91 A
test? 42 B 92 D
a. validity c. reliability 43 A 93 B
b. cost of te measurement and evaluation 44 B 94 D
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