assessment of learning 1
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1. Teacher Ryan conducted a short quiz after discussing the topic “Item Analysis”, to get feedback on how much the students learned which may not be used for grading purposes is classified as a ____________.
a. Placement assessment c. Formative Assessmentb. Summative assessment d. Diagnostic Assessment
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2. The criterion of success of Teacher RC in his lesson is that “the students must be able to get 85% of the test items correctly”. Luis and 29 other students in the class answered only 33 out of 40 items correctly. This means that teacher RC _____________.
a. attained his lesson objective because of his effective problem solving drills.b. did not attain his lesson objective because his students lack of attention.c. attained his lesson objective.d. did not attain his lesson objective as far as the 30 students are concerned
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3. To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice test item, which of the following should be done?
a. Make the options homogenousb. Make the stem short and clear.c. Make it grammatically correct.d. Make the options equal in length.
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4. Teacher Y set 85% accuracy in a test on predicting the kind of weather given five different atmospheric conditions. Marivic obtained a score of 82% can be interpreted as _________.
a. she obtained 82% percentile score.b. she did not meet the set standard by 3%c. she is higher than 82% of the groupd. she is 3% short of the set percentile score.
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5. Teacher Anne gave a test at the end of a lesson to find out if the objectives of her lesson have been attained. This can be classified as _____________.
a. Placement assessmentb. Curricular assessmentc. Norm-referencedd. Criterion-referenced
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6. What are the characteristics of a good assessment instrument?
I. ObjectivityII. ValidityIII. Practicality and EfficiencyIV. Reliability
a. I,II,IV b. II, IV c. I,II,III d. I,II,III,IV
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7. Teacher Ace wants to establish the reliability of his test in Biology. Which of the following will he accomplish?
I. Administer a parallel test.II. Split the testIII. Construct a variety of items.IV. Administer the same test twice.
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a. I, III, IV b. I, II, IV c. I, II d. IV
8. Teacher Nancy constructed a matching type test item. In her column of descriptions are combinations of presidents, current issues, and sports. Which rule of constructing a matching type test item was NOT followed?
a. The options must be greater than the descriptions.b. The descriptions must be homogeneous.c. The descriptions must heterogeneous.d. Arrange the options according to order.
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9. Teacher MJ give a 59-item test in English where the mean performance of the group is 40 and the standard deviation is 6. Markie obtained a score of 45. Which of the following best describe his performance?
a. Below average c. Above averageb. Average d. Outstanding
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10. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group when we talk about projective personality test?
a. Sentence completion test.b. Interviewc. Word association testd. Thematic Apperception test
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11. Which of the following is the main purpose of administering a pre-test and post-test to the students?
a. Measure the value of the materials used.b. Accustom the students in frequent testing.c. Measure gains in learning.d. Measure the effectiveness of instruction.
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12. Teacher G discovered that his students are weak in grammar. Which assessment procedure should Teacher G administer to further determine in which other skills his students are weak?
a. Placement Assessment c. Diagnostic Assessmentb. Summative Assessment d. Formative Assessment
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13. Teacher K conducted a test in MAKABAYAN IV, in her item number 13 it is said to be non-discriminating. What can be said about this item?
I. The item is very difficult that nobody got the correct answer.II. Teaching or learning is very good.III. The item is very easy and everybody got it right.
a. I only b. I and II c. I and III d. III only
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14. A portfolio assessment requires a presentation of a collection of student’s work. What is the purpose of the said activity?
I. The showcase the current abilities and skills of the learners.II. To show growth and development of the learners.III. To evaluate the cumulative achievement of the learners.
a. I,II and III b. I and II c. I and III d. II and III
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15. Which of the following is/are true about matching type test?
I. The descriptions and options must be homogeneous.II. The options at the first column and the descriptions at the second column.III. The number of options must be greater than the number of descriptions.IV. There must be at least three items.
a. I only b. I and III c. I,II,III d. I,III and IV
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16. Which statement is true in a bell-shaped curve?
a. There are more high scores than low scores.b. Most of the scores are high.c. The scores are normally distributed.d. There are more low scores than high scores.
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17. Jay R’s raw score in Mathematics class is 94 which is equal to 97th percentile. What does this mean?
a. 97% of Jay R’s classmates got a score higher than 94.b. 97% of Jay R’s classmates got a score lower than 94.c. Jay R’s score is less than 97% of his classmates.d. Jay R is higher than 97% of his classmates.
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18. The discrimination index of a test item is 0.35. What does this mean?
a. More students in the lower group got the item correctly than those students in the upper group.b. More students in the upper group got the item correctly than those students in the lower group.c. The number of students in the lower group and upper group who got the item correctly are equal.d. More students from the upper group got the item incorrectly.
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19. Which of the following statement/s is/are important in developing a scoring rubrics?
I. Description of each criterion to serve a standard.II. Very clear descriptions of performance in each level.III. Rating scale.IV. Mastery levels of achievement
a. I only b. I and II c. I,II,III d. I,II,III,IV
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20. Teacher A is talking about “grading on the curve” in a district meeting. What does this mean?
a. A student grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement.b. A student grade tells how closely he is achieving to his potential.c. A student grade compares his achievement to his effort.d. A student grade depends on how achievement compares with the achievements of other students in a class.
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21. Which of the statement best describes norm-referenced interpretation?
a. BJ performed better in Mathematics than 85% of his classmates.b. BJ was able to get 60% of the items correctly.c. BJ got 40 items correctly out of 50 items.d. BJ was able to answer his test in 45 minutes only.
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22. Which of the following instructional objectives is the highest level of Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy?
a. Compute the standard deviation value: 25, 27, 30, 33, & 36.b. Identify the kinds of measure of variation.c. Compare and contrast quartile deviation and standard deviation.d. Explain the concept of variation.
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23. Teacher DJ wants to test his student’s ability to formulate ideas, which type of test should he formulate?
a. Completion type b. Matching-type c. Multiple-choice answer d. Essay
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24. Which is the first step in planning periodic test?
a. Select the type of test item to use.b. Construct a table of specification.c. God back to the instructional objectives.d. Determine the group of whom the test is intended.
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25. Below is a list of method used to establish the reliability to a test, which method is questionable due to practice and familiarity?
a. Split half b. Equivalent formc. Kuder Richardson d. Test-retest
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26. Teacher BJ wrote about Ryan:” When Ryan came to class this morning, he seemed very tired and slouched into his seat. He took no part in his class discussion and seemed to have no interest in what was discussed. This was very unusual for he has been eager to participate and often monopolizes the class discussion. What Teacher BJ wrote is an example of a/an ______.
a. anecdotal report c. personality reportb. observation report d. incidence report
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27. About how many percent of the cases fall between -2SD and +2SD in the normal curve?
a. 34.13 b. 68.26 c. 95.44 d. 99.72
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28. Teacher Luis found out that more from the lower group got item #16 correctly in his item analysis. This means that the test item has ___________.
a. negative discriminating powerb. low validityc. positive discriminating power d. zero discriminating power
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29. Under which assumption is portfolio assessment based?
a. Portfolio assessment is dynamic assessment.b. Assessment should stress the reproduction knowledge.c. An individual learner is inadequately characterized by a test score.d. An individual learner is adequately characterized by a test score.
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30. What is the meaning of TOS in the parlance of test construction?
a. Table of Specifics c. Table of Specific Testb. Table of Specifications d. Table of Subject
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31. Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?
a. The mean, the median and the mode are equal.b. Most of the scores are high.c. The mode is high.d. Most of the scores are low.
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32. Which statement best describes a negatively skewed score distribution?
a. Most examinees got high scores.b. The value of median and mode are equal.c. The value of mode corresponds to a low score.d. The value of median is higher than the value of mode.
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33. In a normal distribution, a T-score of 70 is ___________.
a. two SDs below the mean c. one SD below the meanb. two SDs above the mean d. one SD above the mean
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34. The computer value of r for Math and Science is 0.92. What does this mean?
a. Math and Science scores are inversely related.b. High scores in Math are associated with high scores in Science.c. Low scores in math are associated with high scores in Science.d. The higher the scores in Science, the lower the scores in Math.
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35. Teacher B is researching on family income distribution which is symmetrical. Which measure/s of central tendency will be most informative and appropriate?
a. Mode b. Mean c. Median d. Mean and Median
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36. What measure/s of central tendency does the number 20 represent in the following score distribution? 25, 15, 17, 20,23, 18, 20, 24?
a. Mode only c. Mode and Medianb. Median only d. Mean and mode
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37. The Analysis of Variance utilizing the F-test is appropriate to test the significant difference between _____________.
a. frequencies c. medianb. two means only d. three or more means
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38. Which statement about standard deviation is CORRECT?
a. The smaller the standard deviation the more spread the scores are.b. The larger the standard deviation the less spread the scores are.c. The larger the standard deviation the more spread the score are.d. It is measure of central tendency.
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39. Teacher Ryan Christopher gave a summative test. In which competency did his students find the greatest difficulty? In the item with a difficulty index of ________________.
a. 0.09 b. 1.0 c. 0.75 d. 0.45
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40. Teacher Kristy conducted an item analysis is her Chapter examination, she found out that the difficulty index of item 20 is 0.45 and the discrimination index is 0.33. What should the teacher do with this item?
a. Reject the item c. Revise the itemb. Retain the item d. Make the item bonus
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Situation A. Study this group of test which was administered to a class whom Ritz Glenn belongs, then answer the questions(41-43).
Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score
Mean Score Standard deviation (s)
Math 90 85 1.5
English 95 97 2.0
PEHM 94 92 1.75
41. In which subject/s did Ritz Glenn performed well?
a. Math b. Math and English c. English d. PEHM
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Score Standard deviation (s)
Math 90 85 1.5
English 95 97 2.0
PEHM 94 92 1.75
42. What type of learner is Ritz Glenn?
a. logical and bodily kinaesthetic.b. logicalc. linguisticd. bodily kinaesthetic
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Score Standard deviation (s)
Math 90 85 1.5
English 95 97 2.0
PEHM 94 92 1.75
43. In which group of scores most spread?
a. Math and PEHM B. Math c. English d. PEHM
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44. The score distribution of Set A and Set B have equal mean but with different SD’s. Set A has SD of 2.75 while Set B has SD of 3.25. Which statement is TRUE of the score distributions?
a. Majority of the scores in Set B are clustered around the mean.b. Majority of the scores is Set A are clustered around the mean than in set B.c. Scores in Set A are more widely scattered.d. The scores of Set B has less variability than the scores in Set A.
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Situation B. Study the table on item analysis for non-attractiveness and non-plausibility of distracters based on the results of a try-out test in Science. The letter marked with an asterisk is the correct answer.
Item No. 1 A B C D*
Upper 27% 3 3 1 8
Lower 27% 5 1 6 3
45. The table shows that the test item analyzed ______________.
a. has a positive discrimination index.b. has a negative discrimination index.c. is easyd. is difficult
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Item No. 1 A B C D*
Upper 27% 3 3 1 8
Lower 27% 5 1 6 3
46. Based on the table, which is most effective distracter?
a. Option A b. Option B c. Option C d. Option D
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Item No. 1 A B C D*
Upper 27% 3 3 1 8
Lower 27% 5 1 6 3
47. What is the difficulty level of the given item?
a. Easy c. Difficultb. Moderately Difficult d. Very difficult
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Item No. 1 A B C D*
Upper 27% 3 3 1 8
Lower 27% 5 1 6 3
48. Based on the table, what should you do with the test item?
a. make the item bonus c. retain the itemb. reject the item d. revise the item
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49. Which of the following statements are components of the grading system based on Dep Ed Order 33, series of 2004?
I. The lowest failing grade appeared in the report card is 65%.II. Transmutation table is utilized in the computation of grade.III. Mastery of at least 75% of the competencies.IV. Use table of equivalence in the computation of grade.V. Cumulative system for final grade is utilized.
a. I, III, IVb. I, II, III, IVc. II, IV, Vd. I, II, III, IV, V
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50. JP’s scores in English quizzes are as follows: 96, 90, 85, 89, 65, 99, 84, 82. What is the mean value?
a. 83. 25 b. 84. 25 c. 85. 25 d. 86.25
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51. Teacher Adrian will construct an achievement test. Which of the following he will accomplish first?
a. Construct relevant test items.b. Prepare table of specification.c. Determine the number of items to be constructed.d. Identify the intended learning outcomes.
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Situation A (For item 52-53)
Direction: Column A describes events associated with U.S presidents, inventor, civil right leader. Indicate which name in Column B matches each event by placing the appropriate letter to the left of the number to Column A. Each name may be used once only.
Column A Column B
1. President of the 20th Century A. Lincoln2. Invented the telephone B. Nixon3. Delivered the Emancipation Proclamation C. Whitney4. Recent president to resign from office D. Ford5. Civil rights leader E. Bell6. Invented the cotton gin F. King7. Our first president G. Washington8. Only president elected for more than H. Roosevelt two terms.
52. Which guideline of writing matching type item was NOT FOLLOWED?a. It is very difficult test items.b. Consist of less than ten items.c. It is NOT valid test items.d. It is NOT homogeneous.
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Column A Column B
1. President of the 20th Century A. Lincoln2. Invented the telephone B. Nixon3. Delivered the Emancipation Proclamation C. Whitney4. Recent president to resign from office D. Ford5. Civil rights leader E. Bell6. Invented the cotton gin F. King7. Our first president G. Washington8. Only president elected for more than H. Roosevelt two terms.
53. Using the data in situation A. How would you improve the options to avoid ambiguity?
a. Arrange the options in alphabetical order.b. Add two more options to avoid guessing.c. Write the complete names in the options.d. Remove two options to have valid options.
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54. Which of the following objectives is the highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy?
a. Identifies the meaning of term.b. Identifies the order of the given events.c. Interprets the meaning of an idea.d. Improves defective test items.
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55. Which statement/s is/are true in constructing matching type of test?
I. The options and descriptions not necessarily homogeneous.II. The options must be greater than the descriptions.III. The directions must state the basis of matching.IV. Descriptions in Column A and options in Column B.
a. I, II and III c. I, II and IVb. II, III, and IV d. I, II, III and IV
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56. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in constructing true or false test?
I. Verbal clues and specific determiner.II. Terms denoting definite degree or amount.III. Taking statements directly from the book.IV. Keep true and false statement the same in length.
a. I and III only c. I, II, and IVb. I, II, and III d. II and IV only
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57. Which of the following test item can best effectively measure higher order of cognitive learning objectives?
a. Objective Test c. Completion Testb. Achievement test d. Extended essay test
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58. Which statements best describes a short-answer test items?
I. It is easy to write test items.II. Broad range of knowledge outcomes can be measured.III. Adaptable in measuring complex learning outcomes.IV. Scoring is NOT tedious and time consuming.
a. I, II and III c. II and IV onlyb. I and II only d. II, III and IV
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Situation B. The data on the table below are results of test which was administered to four subjects in which Ritz Glenn belong. Using the said data answer the questions. (59-63).
Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Standard Deviation
English 88 85 3.5
Mathematics 95 97 5Music 90 98 6.5
PE 94 91 4
59. In which subject did Ritz Glenn performed best in relation to the performance of the group?
a. English b. Music c. Mathematics d. PE
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Standard Deviation
English 88 85 3.5Mathematics 95 97 5
Music 90 98 6.5PE 94 91 4
60. What type of learner is Ritz Glenn?
a. Bodily Kinesthetic c. Musicalb. Logical d. Linguistic
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Standard Deviation
English 88 85 3.5
Mathematics 95 97 5
Music 90 98 6.5
PE 94 91 4
61. In which subject did Ritz Glenn performed mostly poorly in relation to the group performance?
a. English c. Mathematicsb. Music d. PE
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Standard Deviation
English 88 85 3.5Mathematics 95 97 5
Music 90 98 6.5PE 94 91 4
62. In which subject the scores most dispersed?
a. English c. Mathematicsb. Music d. PE
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Subject Ritz Glenn’s Score Mean Standard Deviation
English 88 85 3.5Mathematics 95 97 5
Music 90 98 6.5PE 94 91 4
63. In which subject the scores less dispersed?
a. English c. Mathematicsb. Music d. PE
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64. Which statement best describes normal distribution?
a. Only few got average scores.b. The mean, the median are equal.c. Negatively skewed distribution.d. Most of the scores lies at one end of the distribution.
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65. Standard deviation is to Measure of Variation as _______ is to Measures of Central Tendency/
a. Quartile Deviation c. Rangeb. Mean Deviation d. Mode
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66. What type of measure of variation easily affected by the extremes scores?
a. Range c. Inter-quartile rangeb. Quartile Deviation d. Standard deviation
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67. Which measure/s of central tendency easily affected by the extreme scores?
a. Median c. Modeb. Mean d. Mean and Median
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68. At type of error committed in grading the performance of the students by the rater who avoids both extremes of the scale and tends to rate everyone as average.
a. generosity error c. logical errorb. severity error d. central tendency error
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69. What error committed by the rater if he overate the performance of the student/s?
a. generosity error c. logical errorb. severity error d. central tendency error
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70. Which of the following assessment techniques best assess the objective “Plans and designs an experiment to be performed”.
a. paper and pencil test c. Checklistb. Rating scale d. Essay
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71. Teacher Gina is talking about “grading on the curve” in a teacher’s assembly. This means that she’s referring to what type of grading system?
a. Cumulative method of grading c. Criterion-reference gradingb. Norm-reference grading d. Combination of B and C
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72. The computed value of r=0.95 in Mathematics and English. What does this imply?
a. Mathematics score is not related to English score.b. English score is moderately related to Mathematics score.c. Mathematics score is highly positive related to English score.d. English score is not anyway related to Mathematics score.
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73. Teacher Jean will conduct a test “to measure her student’s ability to organize thoughts and present original ideas”. Which of type of test is most appropriate?
a. Modified true-false test item c. Short answer testb. Completion type of test d. Essay test
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74. Which characteristics best describes the given score distribution? The scores are: 22, 23, 24, 24, 24, 25, 26, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 45.
a. Multi-modal c. Normally distributedc. Bimodal d. Skewed to the left
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75. Which of the following statement refers to criterion-reference interpretation?
a. Ritz got the highest score in Mathematics.b. Luis computed the problem solving faster than his classmates.c. Vinci set up his laboratory equipments in 2 minutes.d. Lovely’s test score is higher than 95% of the class.
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76. Which of the following is an example of norm-referenced interpretation?
a. Lord’s test score is higher than 89% of the classb. Vinci set up his laboratory equipments in 2 minutes.c. Harold must spell 25 words correctly out of 30 words.d. Mark solve 5 problems correctly in 30 minutes.
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77. What is the main advantage of using table of specifications (TOS) when constructing periodic test?
a. It increases the reliability of the test results.b. It reduces the scoring time.c. It makes test construction easier.d. It improves the sampling of content areas.
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78. The main objective of testing in teaching is _________________.
a. to assess students learning and the effectiveness of instruction.b. to assess the effectiveness of teaching methods used.c. to evaluate the instructional materials used.d. to evaluate the performance of the teacher in that particular lesson.
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79. Which of the following statement is the main reason why should negative words be avoided in constructing multiple-choice test?
a. Increase the difficulty of the test item.b. More difficult to construct options.c. Might be overlooked.d. Stems tends to be longer
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80. Obtaining a dependable ranking of students is a major concern when using:
a. teacher-made diagnostic test.b. norm-reference test.c. criterion-reference test.d. mastery achievement test.
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81. When a test is lengthened, the reliability is likely to _________?
a. increase c. not determinedb. decrease d. both A and B
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82. Which of the following statements describes performance based assessment?
I. Evaluate complex learning outcomes and skills.II. Encourages the application of learning to “real life” situation.III. Measure broad range of contents.
a. I only c. III onlyb. I and II d. I, II and III
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83. Teacher Adrian conducted item analysis and he found out that more from the lower group got the test item number 6 correctly. This means that the test item ____________.
a. has a low reliabilityb. has a high validityc. has a positive discrimination powerd. has a negative discriminating power
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84. Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?
a. Most of the scores are below the mean value.b. Most of the scores are above the mean value.c. The mean is less than the median.d. The mean, the median and the mode are equal.
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85. Most of the students who took the examination got scores above the mean. What is the graphical representation of the score distribution?
a. skewed to the left c. Skewed to the rightb. scores are normally distribute d. positively skewed
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86. Which statement best describes a negatively skewed score distribution?
a. The value of mean and median are equal.b. Most examinees got scores above the mean.c. The value of mode corresponds to a low score.d. The value of median is higher than the value of mode.
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87. In a normal distribution a T-score of 80 is ____________.
a. two SD’s below the mean c. three SD’s below the meanb. two SD’s above the mean d. three SD’s above the mean
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88. The distribution of a class with academically poor students is most likely __________.
a. normally distributed c. skewed to the rightb. skewed to the left d. leptokurtic
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89. Teacher Paul conducted item analysis and he found out that significantly greater number form the upper group of the class got test item number 10 correctly. This means that the test item ______.
a. has negative discriminating power.b. has a positive discriminating power.c. has low reliability.d. has high validity.
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90. Mary Anne obtained a NAT percentile rank of 93. This imply that ______.
a. she surpassed in performance 7% of her group.b. she got a score of 93.c. she answered 93 items correctly.d. she surpassed in performance 93% of her fellow examinees.
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91. Based from the two sets of scores below, which statement correctly applies to the two sets of data?
Set A: 10, 13, 15, 16, 20 ,25Set B: 13, 14, 17, 18, 23, 25
a. The range of Set B is 15.b. The range of Set A is 11.c. The scores in Set A are more scattered than those in Set B.d. The scores in Set B are more scattered than those in Set A.
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92. Which of the following statement best describes the incorrect options in item analysis?
a. Determining the percentage equivalent of the cut off score.b. Determining the highest score.c. Determining the attractiveness of distracters.d. Determining the cut off score.
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93. Teacher Kristy gave a chapter test, in which competency did her students find greatest difficulty? In the item with a difficulty index of____________.
a. 0.25 c. 0.75b. 0.15 d. 1.00
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Scores Number of students
11-15 7 16-20 10 21-25 7 26-30 20 31-35 6
94. Fifty students took 40 items in English, below are their scores. (Items 94 to 95).
In which interval the median values lies?
a. In the interval 16-20.b. In the interval 26-30.c. Between the interval 16-20 and 21-25.d. In the interval 21-25.
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Scores Number of students
11-15 7 16-20 10 21-25 7 26-30 20 31-35 6
95. Based on the data on item number 94, how many percent of the scores lower than 21?
a. 14% c. 20%b. 17% d. 34%
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96. Teacher Lawrence gave a test in Mathematics. The facility of item No. 10 is 75%. The best way described item No. 10 is _______.
a. very easy item c. average itemb. easy item d. difficult item
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97. At the end of the school year, all third year students presented their portfolio in English subject. Students, teachers, and other stakeholders were asked to view and give their comments regarding what was viewed. Which authentic assessment was organized?
a. Exhibits c. Conferenceb. Program d. Seminar
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98. Joseph’s score in Science is 1.5 standard deviation above the mean of his group and 2 standard deviation above Mathematics. What does this mean?
a. He excels both in Science and in Mathematics.b. He is better in Mathematics than in Science.c. He is better in Science than in Mathematics.d. He does not excel in both subjects.
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99. The criterion of success in Teacher Jenny objective is that “the students must be able to get 80% of the test items correctly”. Luis and 24 other students in the class answered only 20 out of 25 items correctly. This means that teacher Jenny _____________.
a. attained her lesson objective because of her effective problem solving drills.b. did not attain her lesson objective because her students lack of attention.c. attained her lesson objective.d. did not attain her lesson objective as far as the 25 students are concerned.
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100. The grading system of Department of Education is averaging. What is the average final grade of Andie in English for four grading periods?
1st Grading 2nd Grading 3rd Grading 4th Grading Final Rating90 88 93 95 ?
a. 91.75 c. 94.00b. 92.25 d. 95.00
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101. The grading method which gives weight to the present grade and the previous grade of the student such as =1/3(TGG) + 2/3(FGG) Final Grade is called __________.
a. Averaging c. Norm referencedb. Criterion referenced d. Cumulative
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102. To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice test item, which of the following should be done?
a. Make the stem short and clear.b. Make the options homogeneous.c. Make it grammatically correct.d. Make the options equal in length.
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Situation C. (Item number 103 to 110).Given the table on item analysis for non-attractiveness and non-plausibility of distracters based on the results of a try-out test in English. The letter mark with an asterisk is the correct answer.
Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
103. Based on the table, which group got more correct answer?
a. Lower group c. Can’t be determinedb. Upper group d. Either lower group or upper group
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Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
104. The table shows that the item analysed has _________.
a. Positive discriminating index.b. Negative discriminating index.c. zero discriminating index.d. high reliability index.
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Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
105. Based on the table in Situation C, which is the most effective distracters?
a. Option A c. Option Cb. Option B d. Option D
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Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
106. Base on the table in Situation C, which distracters should be revised?
a. Option A c. Option Cb. Option B d. Option D
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Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
107. What is the level of difficulty of item 6 in Situation C?
a. very easy c. moderately difficultb. easy d. difficult
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Item No. 10 A* B C D
Upper 27% 16 3 10 1
Lower 27% 14 6 8 2
108. What is the discriminating index of item number 6 in situation C?
a. 3% c. 7%b. 6% d. 50%
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109. Which statement about performance-based assessment is FALSE?
a. They stress on process as well as product.b. They also stress on doing, not only knowing.c. Essay test are example of performance-base assessments.d. They emphasize merely on process.
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110. A Z-scores provide information about the location of the raw scores _________.
a. below the mean in units of the range of the distribution;b. above the mean in units of the standard deviation of the distribution;c. above and below the mean in units of the range of the distribution;d. above and below the mean in standard deviation units from the mean.
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111. Assessment is said to be authentic when the teacher ____________.
a. considers student’s suggestions in testing.b. gives valid and reliable paper-and-pencil test.c. gives students real-life tasks to accomplish.d. includes parents in the determination of assessment procedures.
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112. If teacher Jerick Ivan wants to test his student’s synthesizing skills. Which of the following has the highest diagnostic value?
a. Completion test c. Essay testb. Performance test d. Multiple choice test
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113. Which of the following statement about marking on a normative basis?
a. the normal distribution curve should be followed.b. most of the students get low scores.c. most of the students get high scores.d. the grading should based from the given criteria.
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114. The discriminating index of item number 15 is 0.44. This means that _____________.a. more students from the upper group got the item correctly.b. more students from the lower group got the item correctly.c. equal number of students got the correct answer form the upper and lower group.d. the test item is very easy.
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115. The difficulty index of item 20 is 0.55 and the discrimination index is 0.15. What should the teacher do with this item?
a. Reject the item c. Revise the itemb. Retain the item d. Make the item bonus
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116. The discriminating index of item number 1 is -0.15. This means that ______.
a. More students from the upper group got the item correctly.b. More students from the lower group got the item correctly.c. Equal number of students got the correct answer from the upper and lower group.d. The test item is very difficult.
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117. Suppose that a certain aptitude test administered to a randomly selected group of college students had a mean of 8- and standard deviation of 5. If BJ got a z-score of 3, what is the value of his raw score?
a. 80 c. 90b. 85 d. 95
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118. About how many percent of the case fall between -1SD and +1SD in the normal curve?
a. 99.72 c. 68.26b. 95.44 d. 34.13
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119. In research, t-test is appropriate to test the significant difference between:
a. frequencies c. two mean onlyb. median d. three or more means
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120. Skewed score distribution means:
a. The scores are normally distributedb. The mean and the median are equal.c. The mode, the mean, and the median are equal.d. The scores are concentrated more at one end or the other end.
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121. Teacher Anne give achievement test to her 30 students. The test consists of the 25 items. She wants to compare her students’ performance based on the test results. What is the appropriate measure for the position?
a. Percentage c. z-scoreb. Percentile rank d. Standard nine
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122. Student J was asked to report to the Guidance Office. Student J and his classmates at once remarked: “What’s wrong?” What does this mean?
a. reporting to a Guidance Office is often associated with misbehavior.b. The parents of student J must be of the delinquent type.c. Student J is a “problem” student.d. Guidance counsellors are perceived to be “almighty and omniscient”.
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123. Which of the following statements is one of the strength of an autobiography as a technique for personality appraisal?
a. It can replace data obtained from other data gathering technique.b. It may be read by unauthorized people.c. It gives complete data about the author.d. It makes possible presentation of intimate experiences.
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124. The counselee revealed that she will commit suicide on weekend. Can the counsellor reveal the secret to the parents?
a. Yes, it is mandatory that in cases involving suicide that confidentiality is superseded.b. No, the counsellor has no right.c. Yes as long as he tells the parents that he is not the source.d. No, It is unethical.
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125. This is the pre-planned collection of sample of student works, assessed results and other output produced by the students.
a. Diary c. Observation Reportb. Portfolio d. Anecdotal Report
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1. Answer: C. Formative Assessment is given during or after instruction to improve learning and to get feedback from the performance or achievement of the students.
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Answer: D. Exactly 82.5% of the students got the items correctly. Hence teacher RC did not attain his objectives
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Answer: A. To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice test item, make options in the same class or it must be homogeneous.
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Answer: B. The standard set by Teacher Y is 85% and Marivic obtained 82% only, hence she did not meet the standard by 3%
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Answer: D. Criterion-referenced is a type of assessment in which the performance of the students compared to a certain standard or criterion. In this case, the performance of the students will be compared to the instructional objectives of the teacher.
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Answer: D. Objectivity, validity, practically and efficiency, reliability are all characteristics of a good assessment instrument.
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Answer: B. Statements I, II and IV are the different methods of establishing reliability of a test.
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Answer: B. In developing a matching type test item, the descriptions and options must be homogeneous.
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Answer: C. Mean performance is 40, standard deviation is 6 and Markie’s score is 45. The score of Markie is within Mean +1standard deviation which is 46 hence his performance is above average. The score of Markie is above the mean.
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Answer: B. Sentence completion test, Word association test, Thematic Apperception test are all projective personality test while interview cannot be considered a test perse.
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Answer: C. The main purpose of administering a pre-test and post-test is to measure the gains of learning.
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Answer: B. Diagnostic assessment is a form of assessment in which one of the purposes is to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the students.
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Answer: C. Non discriminating item is an item that can’t discriminate the lower performing group of students and upper performing students. Hence, if nobody got the correct answer or everybody got the correct answer the item is said to be non discriminating.
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Answer: A. Statements I, II, and III describes the purposes of portfolio assessment.
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Answer: D. Statements I, III and IV are all guidelines in developing a matching type of test.
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Answer: C. Bell-shape curve means that the scores are normally distributed.
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Answer: B. This can be written as P97 = 94 meaning 97% of Jay R’s classmate got a score lower than 94.
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Answer: B. Discriminating Index = 0.35, which means that it is positive discrimination. Meaning, more students from the upper group got the item correctly than those students from the lower group.
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Answer: D. Statement I, II, III and IV are all important in developing scoring rubrics.
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Answer: Grading on the curve means, the performance of the students in a certain test is relative to the performance of the other students. In other words, the performance of a certain student is compared to the performance of the other students.
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Answer: A. Norm–referenced interpretation means, comparing the performance of the students relative to the performance of others. The statement, BJ performed better in Mathematics than 85% of his classmate means that BJ got a score higher than 85% of his classmates.
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Answer: C. Compare and contrast quartile deviation and standard deviation is a synthesis level of cognitive domain.
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Answer: D. Essay test allows students to organize ideas in accordance with their judgement about a certain topic. Option A, B and C are types of test that do not need further explanation.
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Answer: C. The first step in constructing a test is to go back to the instructional objectives.
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Answer: D. Test-retest allows the students to memorize the contents of the test because the same test given twice to same group of students.
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Answer: A. Anecdotal reports are notes written by the teacher regarding incidents at the classroom that might needs special attention in the future.
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Answer: C. The area of the normal curve from -2SD to +2SD is approximately 95.44%. Illustration, from mean to 1SD is 34.13%; from mean to -1SD is also 34.13%. From 1SD to 2SD is 13.59% ; from -1SD to -2SD is 13.59%. Thus, the area under the normal curve is 34.13% + 34.13%+13.59% = 95.44%.
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Answer: A. Negative discrimination means that more students from the lower group got an item correctly than those students in the upper group.
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Answer: A. Portfolio assessment is a process of gathering multiple indicators of student progress to support course objectives in dynamic, ongoing and collaborative process.
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Answer: B. TOS means Table of Specifications
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Answer: D. Positively skewed distribution means most of the students got low scores.
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Answer: A. Negatively skewed described a good performance of the students. The students performed well because most of the examinees got high scores.
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Answer: B. Using the formula T score = 10z + 50 and solve for z by substitution. The value of z=2, which means that the distance from the mean is twice the standard deviation.
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Answer: B. The computed r=0.92 which means that high positive correlation. The higher the scores in Mathematics, the higher scores in Science.
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Answer: B. Mean is appropriate when the distribution is symmetrical while median is appropriate when the distribution is skewed.
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Answer: B. The number 20 in the distribution represents mode and median at the same time.
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Answer: D. ANOVA using F test is statistical tool that is used to test the significant difference between three or more means.
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Answer: C. Standard deviation can be said that, the larger the value of the standard deviation, on the average the scores are far from the mean value, thus scores are more scattered. On the other hand, the smaller the value of the standard deviation on the average the scores are closer to the mean value, thus the scores are clustered around the mean.
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Answer: A. An item with difficulty index ranges 0-0.20, the difficulty level is very difficult. Hence, the students find greatest difficulty index of 0.09. Only 9% got the correct answer.
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Answer: B. The difficulty level is moderately difficult and the discriminating level is discriminating, Therefore, the item should be retained.
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Answer: A. Ritz Glenn performed well in Math because the z-score in math = 3.33 which means that his score is 3.33 standard deviations above the mean. While z-score in English =-1. z-score in PEHM – 1.14.
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Answer: B. Ritz Glenn is a logical type of learner because he performed well in math.
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Answer: C. The scores of the students in English is most spread because the CV in English = 2.06%, while CV of Math = 1.76% and CV of PEHM = 1.90%. While the scores in Math is less dispersed.
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Answer: B. The SD of A=2.75, SD of B=3.25 and the mean are equal. Therefor, the scores in Set A is more clustered around the mean than in Set B. The smaller the value of SD, on the average the scores are closer to the mean.
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Answer: A. The test analyzed has a positive discrimination index because more students got the answer correctly. There are 8 students from the upper group got the item correctly.
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Answer: C. Option C is the most effective distracter because there are more students from the lower group choose the incorrect options
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Answer: C. The level of difficulty is difficult because the difficulty index is 0.37
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Answer: C. Retain the test because the difficulty index = 0.37 and discriminating index = 0.33 which is within the acceptable level.
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Answer: A. Statements I, III and IV are all guidelines in the Grading System of Dep. Ed.
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Answer: D. The sum of all the scores is 690 divided by 8 equal to 86.25. Hence, the mean or average value is 86.25.
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Answer: D. The first step in constructing test items is to identify the learning outcomes or go back to the instructional objectives.
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Answer: D. The descriptions and options are not homogeneous, it consist of three groups: name of presidents, name of inventors and name of civil right leader. In constructing matching type of test the descriptions and options must be homogeneous.
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Answer: C. To avoid ambiguity writes the complete name of persons among the options.
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Answer: D. Improves defective test items is an example of application level. While options A and B are knowledge level of option C is an example of comprehension level.
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Answer: B. Statements II, III, and IV are all guidelines in constructing matching type of test. While statement I is a violation in the guidelines of constructing a matching type test items.
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Answer: A. In constructing true false test item you should avoid verbal clues and specific determiner and avoid taking statements directly from the book. Avoid also: terms denoting indefinite degree or amount, placing items in systematic order, use of always or never, use of negatives in stating the item.
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Answer: D. Extended essay test is the best way to measure higher order of cognitive learning objectives. It requires student to plan their own answer and express them in their own words. Students have freedom to express their individuality in the answers given and to present more realistic answers.
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Answer: B . A short-answer item is easy to write and can measure a broad range of learning outcomes, It is not adaptable in measuring complex learning outcomes; it is tedious and time consuming to score.
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Answer: A . Compute the z-score of each subject, z-score in English = 0.86, z-score in Mathematics = 0.40, z-score in Music =-1.23, z-score in PE = 0.75. The highest value of z-score is English, hence Ritz performed best in English.
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Answer: D. Ritz Glenn performed best in English, hence he is a linguistic type of learner.
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Answer: Ritz Glenn performed very poor in Music since the z-score = -1.23 which is the lowest among the four subjects.
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Answer: B. The scores in Music is the most dispersed. Compute the CV of each subject. The larger the value of CV, the dispersed the scores are. The smaller the value of CV, the scores is less dispersed. CV of English = 4.12%, CV of Music = 6.63%, CV of Mathematics – 5.15%, CV of PE = 4.40%.
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Answer: A. The scores in English is less dispersed, The CV = 4.12%
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Answer: B. the mean and the median are equal when the scores are normally distributed.
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Answer: D. Mode is a kind of measures of central tendency. The other two kinds are mean and median, while A,B,C are all measures of variations.
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Answer: A. Range is a measure of variations that easily affected by the extreme scores because if there is a changes in either the highest score or lowest score the value of the range also change.
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Answer: B. Mean easily affected by the extreme score. When the lowest score becomes lower, the mean value will be pulled down and when the highest score becomes higher the mean value will be pulled up. Hence, changes in either lowest or highest score cause a changes in the mean value.
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Answer: D. Central Tendency error was committed by the rater if the rater tends to give average scores by avoiding scores at the lower end of upper end of the scale.
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Answer: A. Generosity error was committed by the rater if tends to use the high end of the scale only or the rater tends to give a high grades to the performance of high performing students/s.
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Answer: C. Checklist is the best assessment techniques to assess the objective,” Plans and designs an experiment to be performed”. Checklist is useful in assessing the performance where the activities best assess by observation rather than testing
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Answer: B Norm-reference grading means grading on the curve
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Answer: C. The correlation coefficient of r=0.95 is very high positive correlation. Which means that Mathematics score is highly positive related to English score.
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Answer: D. The most appropriate to measure student’s ability to organized thoughts and ideas is through the use of essay test.
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Answer: B. The score distribution is bimodal because there are two modes. The modes are 24 and 39.
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Answer: C. Vinci set up his laboratory experiment in 2 minutes is an example of criterion reference interpretation. Criterion reference interpretation means that performance of the learner is compared with a certain standard.
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Answer: A. Lord’s test score is higher than 89% of the class is an example of norm-referenced interpretation. Norm-referenced interpretation means that performance of the learner is compared with the performance of others in the class.
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Answer: D. Using table of specification in constructing a test items can improve the sampling of contents of the entire test. You can assure your students that the test has content validity when using table of specification in constructing test.
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Answer: A. The main purpose of testing in teaching is to evaluate the learning progress of the students and assess whether the instruction was effective or not.
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Answer: C. Avoid using negative words in constructing multiple-choice test they might be overlooked by the test takers. If can’t be avoided bold it or type it in capital letters to give emphasis.
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Answer: Norm-reference testing means comparing the performance of students to another students. Ranking the students is an example of comparing the performance of students with the performance of other students.
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Answer: A. To increase the reliability of the test, the teacher should give enough number of test items.
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Answer: Performance based assessment evaluate complex learning outcomes and encourages the application of learning to real life situation.
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Answer: D. Negative discrimination means that more students from the lower group got an item correctly than those students from the upper group.
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Answer: A. Positively skewed distribution means most of the scores are low and below the mean value.
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Answer: A. Skewed to the left means that most of the scores are above the mean. Hence the graphical representation of the scores is
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Answer: B. Negatively skewed distribution describe a good performance of the students. The students performed well because most of the examinees got scores above the mean.
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Answer: D. Using the formula T score = 10z + 50 and solve for z by substitution. The value of z=3, which means that the distance above the mean is three time the standard deviation.
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Answer: C. Skewed to right means most of the students got scores below the mean which means that the examinees performed very poor or most of the scores are low.
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Answer: B. Positive discriminating power means that more students in the upper group got the item correctly.
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Answer: D. Percentile rank of 93 means that 93% of the examinees got a score below an indicated score. Thus, Mary Ann surpassed in performance 93% of those who took the examination.
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Answer: C. The range of Set A is 15 and the range if Set B is 12. Hence, the scores in Set A are more scattered than those scores in Set B.
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Answer: C. Determining the effectiveness of the distracters. If a teacher will conduct an item analysis he/she should know the difficulty of an item, discrimination of an item and the attractiveness of the distracters.
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Answer: B. The difficulty index is 0.15. The level of difficulty is very difficult.
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Answer: B. 50% of the scores lies in the interval 26-30.
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Answer: D. There are 34% percent of the scores lower than 21.
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Answer: B. 75% of the students got item number correctly. The level of difficulty is easy.
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Answer: C. Conference is a form of meeting or symposium for public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations and assessments regarding what was viewed.
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Answer: B. The standard deviation indicates the number of units above or below the mean. The standard deviation in Mathematics is higher than the standard deviation in Science. Hence, Joseph performed well in Mathematics than in Science.
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Answer: C. Exactly 80% of the students answered the items correctly. Hence teacher Jenny attain her objectives.
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Answer: A. (90+88+93+95) / 4 = 91.75
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Answer: D. The method of grading the involves the present grade and the previous grade to compute the final grade is cumulative method.
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Answer: B. To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice test item, make options in the same class or the it must be homogeneous
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Answer: B. Upper group got more correct answer.
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Answer: A. More students got the item correctly from the upper group than the lower group. Hence it has a positive discriminating power.
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Answer: B. Option B is the most effective distracter since more students from the lower group choose the incorrect option.
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Answer: C. Option C should be revise because more students from the upper group choose this incorrect option. Hence it is not effective.
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Answer: C. The difficulty index is 50%. Therefore the level of difficulty is moderately difficult.
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Answer: C. The discriminating index is 7%. (16-14)/60 x 100% =7%
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Answer: D. Performance based assessment emphasized on both process and product. Hence the statement emphasize only on process is false about performance based assessment.
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Answer: D. Definition of z-score.
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Answer: C. Authentic assessment is an assessment applying real life situation.
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Answer: C. Essay test is the most appropriate tool to measure the synthesizing skills of the students.
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Answer: A. Marking on a normative basis follow the normal distribution curve.
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Answer: A. The discriminating index is 0.44 which means that the item is very discriminating and more students from the upper group got the item correctly.
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Answer: C. The difficulty level is moderately difficult and the discriminating level is low or poor discriminating. Therefor, the item should be revised.
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Answer: B. The discrimination index is -0.15 which is negative, hence more students form the lower group got the item correctly.
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Answer: B.
3(5) = x- 80 15 = x -8015 + 80 = x x =85
z= x-x 53= x-80 5
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Answer: C. The area of the normal cure from -1SD to +2SD is approximately 68.26%. Illustration, from mean to 1SD is 34.13%; from mean to -1SD is also 34.13%. From 1SD to 2SD is 13.59%; from -1SD to -2SD id 13.59%. Thus, the area under the normal curve is 34.13% + 34.13% + 13.59% + 13.59% = 95.44%.
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Answer: C. t-test is utilized to test the significant difference between two means when n less than or equal to 30, otherwise use z-test.
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Answer: D. When the scores concentrated at the left part of the distribution it is skewed to the right while the scores concentrated at the right part of the distribution then it is skewed to the left. Option A, B and C deals with normal distribution.
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Answer: C. To compare the individual performance of the students z score will be utilized. It tells the number of standard deviations below or above the mean performance. The higher the value of z score the better the performance of a certain student is.
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Answer: A. Because usually the students are confused between Guidance Counselor and Prefect of Discipline.
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Answer: D. Because it allows the author the share intimate detail about his life.
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Answer: A. Because the counselor break confidentiality rule in cases of planned suicide or planned hurting/killing of somebody.
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Answer: C. Because portfolio is a collection of student output and accomplishment is a period of time.
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