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EDUCATION Part-26 (50 Items)

June 26, 2019

PROF ED (26)
1) What type of test must a teacher use if she wants to test the
students' ability to organize ideas? a. Multiple-choice type
b. Short answer
c. Essay
d. Technical problem type

Study this group of tests which was administered with the following
results, then answer the question. Subject | Mean | SD | Joana's
Score
Math | 80 | 7.5 | 95
Science | 49 |3 | 60
Filipino | 95 | 12 | 90

2) In which subject/s did Joana performs best in relation to the

performance of the group? a. Math
b. Science
c. Filipino
d. Math & Filipino

3) Which subject did Joana performs poorly in relation to the performance

of the group? a. Math
b. Science
c. Filipino
d. Math & Filipino

4) Which group were scores less scattered? a.

Math
b. Science
c. Filipino
d. Math & Filipino

5) Which group were scores most widespread? a.

Math
b. Science
c. Filipino
d. Math & Filipino

6) Leah obtained a score of 95 in Chemistry multiple-choice test. What does

this imply?
a. He has a rating of 95.
b. He answered 95 items in the test correctly.
c. He answered 95% of the test item correctly.
d. His performance is 5% better than the group.

7) In his second item analysis, Teacher Dave found out that more from the
lower group got the test item #10 correctly. This means that the test item
________.
a. has a negative discriminating power
b. has a lower validity
c. has a positive discriminating power
d. has a high reliability
8) NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against a set mastery level.
This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under ________. a.
intelligence test
b. aptitude test
c. criterion-referenced test
d. norm-referenced test

9) This is the first step in planning an achievement test? a.

Select the type of test items to use.
b. Decide the length of the test.
c. Define the instructional objectives.
d. Build a table of specification.

10) Standard Deviation : Variability ; Mean : ________. a.

discrimination
b. level of difficulty
c. correlation
d. central tendency

11) 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.

12) Median is the 50th percentile as Q3 is to ________. a.

45th percentile
b. 70th percentile
c. 75th percentile
d. 25th percentile
13) Which is true about normal 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.

14) Most of the students who took the examination got scores above the
mean. What is the graphical representation of the score distribution?
a. normal curve
b. mesokurtic
c. positively skewed
d. negatively skewed

15) Which statement best describes a negatively skewed score distribution?

a. Most examinees got scores above the mean.
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.

16) Mean is to measure Central Tendency, as ________ is to measure

Variability.
a. Quartile deviation
b. Quartile
c. Correlation
d. Skewness

17) The distribution of a class with academically poor students is most likely
________.
a. Normally distributed
b. Skewed to the left
c. Skewed to the right
d. Leptokurtic

18) Which is correct about the MEDIAN? a. It

is a measure of variability.
b. It is the most stable measure of central tendency.
c. It is the 50th percentile.
d. It is significantly affected by extreme scores.

19) Skewed score distribution means.

a. The scores are normally distributed.
b. 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.

20) The computed value of r for Math and Science is 0.90. What does this
imply?
a. Math and Science scores are inversely related.
b. The higher the scores in Math, the higher the scores in Science.
c. The lower the scores in Science, the lower the scores in Math.
d. The higher the scores in Science, the higher the scores in Math.

21) In her conduct of item analysis, Teacher Riel found out that a
significantly greater number from the upper group of the class got test item
#5 correctly. This means that the test item ________. a. has a negative
discriminating power
b. is valid
c. is easy
d. has a positive discriminating power
22) Darwin obtained a NEAT percentile rank of 95. This means that: a. They
have a zero reference point.
b. They have scales of equal units.
c. They indicate an individual's relative standing in a group.
d. They indicate specific points in the normal curve.

23) Roxanne obtained a NEAT percentile rank of 95. This means that: a. He
got a score of 95.
b. He answered 95 items correctly.
c. He surpassed in performance 95% of his fellow examinees.
d. He surpassed in performance 5% of his fellow examinees.

24) Which objective below is the highest level in Bloom's taxonomy? a.

Explain how trees receive nutrients.
b. Explain how a tree functions in relation to the ecosystem.
c. Rate three different methods of controlling tree growth.
d. List the parts of a tree.

25) What will be the most likely distribution if a class is composed of

bright students? a. Platykurtic
b. Skewed to the right
c. Skewed to the left
d. Leptokurtic
26) This is a type of statistics that draws conclusions about the sample being
studied.
a. Inferential and corelational
b. Inferential
c. Descriptive
d. Corelational
27) About how many percent of the cases fall between -2SD and +2SD in the
normal distribution curve? a. 95.44
b. 68.26
c. 99.72
d. 99.85

28) Which error do teachers commit when they tend to overrate the
achievement of students identified by aptitude tests as gifted because they
expect achievement and giftedness to go together? a. Generosity error
b. Central tendency error
c. Severity error
d. Logical error

29) Paul's scores in Math quizzes are as follows: 90, 85 70, 65, 99, 78. What
is the mean of these scores? a. 65
b. 99
c. 85.5
d. 81.17
30) When a significantly greater number from the lower group gets a test
item correctly, this implies that the test item ________. a. is very valid
b. is not valid
c. is not reliable
d. is highly reliable

31) On which assumption is portfolio assessment based? a.

Portfolio assessment is dynamic assessment.
b. Assessment should stress the reproduction of knowledge.
c. An individual learner is inadequately characterized by a test score.
d. An individual learner is adequately characterized by a test score.
32) What is the mode of the following scores: 90, 85 96, 85, 93, 66, 85,
75, 90, 96, 93, 100? a. 85
b. 93
c. 93 & 85
d. 85 & 90

33) A test item has a difficulty index of .81 and a discriminating index of .13.
What should the test constructor do? a. Retain the item
b. Make it a bonus item
c. Revise the item
d. Reject the item

34) For mastery learning, which type of testing will be most fit? a.
Formative testing
b. Criterion-referenced testing
c. Aptitude testing
d. Norm-referenced testing

35) Which is a characteristic of an imperfect type of matching test? a. An

item may have no answer at all.
b. The items in the right and left columns are equal in number.
c. An answer may be repeated.
d. There are two or more distracters.

36) Which is included in item analysis?

a. Determining the percentage equivalent of the cut-off score.
b. Identifying the highest score.
c. Determining the cut-off score.
d. Determining the effectiveness of distracters.
37) A positive discrimination index means that ________.
a. The test item cannot discriminate between the lower and uppergroups.
b. More from the upper group got the item correctly.
c. More from the lower group got the item correctly.
d. The test item has low reliability.

38) When points in the scattergram are spread evenly in all directions, this
means that ________.
a. The correlation between two variables is positive.
b. The correlation between two variables is low.
c. The correlation between variables is high.
d. There is no correlation between two variables.

39) Which of the following measures is more affected by an extreme score?

a. Semi-interquartile range
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Mean

40) Which applies when the mean are equal?

a. The distribution of the scores is concentrated.
b. The distribution of the scores is widespread.
c. The distribution of the scores is identical.
d. The distribution of the scores are not necessarily identical.

41) In research, which is another term for independent variable? a.

Response
b. Outcome
c. Criterion
d. Input
42) Jennifer's raw score in Math class is 45, which is equal to 96th percentile.
What does this mean?
a. 96% of Jennifer's classmates got a score higher than 45.
b. 96% of Jennifer's classmates got a score lower than 45.
c. Jennifer's score is less than 45% of his classmates.
d. Jennifer's score is higher than 96% of his classmates.

43) Which of the following is a norm-referenced statement?

a. Nikki performed better in spelling than 60% of her classmates.
b. Nikki was able to spell 90% of the words correctly.
c. Nikki was able to spell 90% of the words correctly and spelled 35words
out of 50 correctly.
d. Nikki spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly.

44) What does a negatively skewed score contribution imply?

a. The scores congregate on the left side of the normal distribution curve. b.
The scores are widespread.
c. The students must be academically poor.
d. The scores congregate on the right side of the normal distributioncurve.

45) What type of validity is needed for a test on course objectives and
scopes?
a. Content
b. Concurrent
c. Criterion
d. Construct

46) Which applies when there are extreme scores?

a. The median will not be a very reliable measure of central tendency.
b. The mode will be the most reliable measure of central tendency.
c. The mean will not be a very reliable measure of central tendency.
d. There is no reliable measure for central tendency.

47) The sum of all the scores in a distribution always equals to

________. a. the mean times the interval size. b. the mean divided
by the interval size.
c. the mean times the N.
d. the mean divided by N.

48) The teacher gives an achievement test to his 25 students. The test
consists of 50 items. He wants to classify his students' performance based
on the test result. a. Z-value
b. Percentile rank
c. Stanine
d. Percentage

49) What measure of position is appropriate when the distribution is

skewed? a. Mean b. Stanine
c. Z-value
d. Percentile rank

50) You give a 100-point test. Three students make a scores of 95, 92 and 91
respectively, while the other 22 students in the class got scores ranging from
33 to 67. The measure of central tendency which is apt to best describe for
this group of 25 students is ________. a. the mean
b. the mode
c. an average of the median and the mode
d. the median

PROF ED (26) ANSWERS:

1. C
2. B - The Z-score for Science is 3.67, while the Z-score of Math is 2,and the
Z-score of Filipino is -0.42. Using the concept of Z-score, the greater the
value of Z-score, the better the performance of a certain student is.
3. C
4. B - The CV of Science is 6.12%. The smaller the value of CV, thecloser the
scores are.
5. C - The CV of Filipino is 12.63%. The larger the value of CV, thescores are
more widespread, scattered or heterogeneous.
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. C19. D
20. B - Because r = 0.90 means a high positive correlation.
21. D
22. C
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. A
28. A
29. D
30. C
31. A
32. A
33. D
34. A
35. A
36. D
37. B
38. D
39. D
40. C
41. D
42. B
43. A
44. D
45. A
46. C
47. C
48. A
49. A
50. A - Because in using the mean, you are going to utilize all thescores of
the students. This, using the mean, you can describe best their group
performance

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