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CHAPTER 9: GROUP TESTS OF MENTAL ABILITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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CHAPTER 9: GROUP TESTS OF MENTALABILITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
about how many group-administered mental ability tests are given annually in the US? - ANSWER 50
million
what are the 4 main uses of group tests of mental ability? - ANSWER 1. elementary and secondary
schools
2. predicting success in college, graduate, or professional schools
3. job selection/placement in business and military settings
4. research in the social or behavioral sciences
what are the 8 common characteristics of group-administered mental ability tests? - ANSWER 1. can be
administered to large groups
2. content is similar to individual tests
3. multiple-choice, machine-scored items
4. fixed-time limit, fixed no. of items
5. bimodal distribution of administration times: 45-60 minutes or 2.5-3.5 hours
6. total score plus several subscores
7. normative samples are very large
, 8. principal purpose: predictions
regarding structure, what is a major difference between individually-administered and group-
administered tests of mental ability? - ANSWER group-administered tests do NOT have start/stop rules
like individually-administered tests
instead, they have multi-level structures
how does a multi-level test accommodate individual differences? - ANSWER by having different levels of
the test for different ages or grades
-the various levels are linked statistically to allow for continuous score scales throughout the range
covered by the test
what are the basic characteristics of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, 8th edition (OLSAT 8)? -
ANSWER it is among the most widely used group-administered tests of mental ability
is designed to measure the verbal, quantitative, and figural reasoning skills most closely linked to
scholastic achievement
the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, 8th edition (OLSAT 8) is jointly normed with what test? - ANSWER
Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition
most schools that use the Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition, also use what? - ANSWER the OLSAT
8 at selected grade levels
how many levels are there of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, 8th edition (OLSAT 8)? - ANSWER 7 (A-
G)
regarding the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, 8th edition (OLSAT 8), what does selection of level depend
on? - ANSWER examinee's:
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