KINE 4300 Final Exam Practice Test
1. Which of the following factors will help to ensure that a
test is objective?
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a well-defined scoring method for the test
several instructors scoring the test
administering the test on two days
measuring with accurate instruments
2. What is the characteristic of an assessment task
relating to the setting in which the assessment is
designed to occur called?
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performance-based
integrity
authenticity
fairness
3. What is a major threat to the validity of subjective test
items?
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bias
how long it takes to complete the test
the students' handwriting abilities
the length of time it takes to prepare the test
4. Developing a table of specifications demonstrates
what type of validity?
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content-related validity
construct-related validity
concurrent validity
predictive validity
5. An open-ended item on a questionnaire is most like
which type of written test item?
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classification
completion
essay
multiple-choice
6. Which of Bloom's categories of educational objectives
is most like Ebel's category of "factual information"?
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application
comprehension
knowledge
evaluation
7. A table of specifications for a written test helps to
answer which of the following questions?
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what to test
when to test
how many questions
what format to use
8. If a table of specifications calls for 20% of the 50
questions on a test to measure recall (knowledge)
and 30% of them to measure strategy, how many of
the test items should deal with recall (knowledge) of
strategy?
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1
2
3
6
9. A teacher is scheduled to give an examination to four
classes on December 1. The teacher begins
coaching duties on December 1. If the four classes
have been covering the same material in class and
average 25 pupils each, what type of test should the
teacher administer and why?
 essay; more efficient with small classes
 multiple-choice; better comparison of students
since all are covering same material
 multiple-choice; more time to construct the test
than to correct it
 multiple-choice; easier to correct for classes of
this size
10. What is the major difference between objective and
essay items?
 Objective items are more reliable.
 Objective items are more susceptible to chance
than essay items.
 Essay items are more valid than objective items.
 Essay items encourage more study for
understanding than objective items.
11. What increases when additional items are added to
a written test?
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objectivity
reliability
validity
discrimination
12. Assuming that 15% body fat is considered ideal for
males, how much weight must Shawn lose if he
weighs 200 lb and has been measured to be 21%
fat?
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6 lb
14 lb
24 lb
42 lb
13. In a true/false test the majority of the items are of
what type?
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knowledge
application
synthesis
evaluative
14. Which of the following items would probably
correlate the highest with laboratory methods of
estimating maximal oxygen uptake?
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400 yd run
sit-ups to exhaustion
9 min run
600 yd run
15. Ideally, how difficult should the items be that
comprise written achievement tests?
 Most items should be rather difficult.
 Most items should be of moderate difficulty.
 The items should run a continuous range from
quite easy to quite difficult.
 About half should be rather easy, the other
should be rather difficult.
16. Which of the following is most important with an
achievement test?
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the difficulty index
the discrimination index
how many items are on the test
depends on the purpose of the test
17. What major advantage do multiple-choice questions
have over true/false items?
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You can answer more of them in one hour.
Guessing is less of a factor.
Trivia is asked with true/false questions.
Objectivity is increased with multiple-choice
items.
 The intraclass reliability of multiple-choice items
generally exceeds zero.
18. The following information was obtained on a recent
item analysis of a sample multiple-choice question:
answer option A---difficulty = .14 and discrimination
= -.10; answer option B---difficulty = .20 and
discrimination = -.24; answer option C---difficulty =
.48 and discrimination = .48; answer option D--difficulty = .18 and discrimination = -.01. The correct
answer to this sample item was C. Estimate the
quality of the test question.
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difficulty needs revision
discrimination needs revision
poor item
fair item
19. What do item characteristics difficulty (P) and
discrimination (r or D) impact?
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reliability
validity
both a and b
neither a nor b
20. For a 50-item test given to 140 students,
approximately how many of the answer sheets
would be used in an item analysis?
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28
50
54
76
21. What type of validity is provided by having a fellow
teacher review the items on the test?
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content validity
concurrent validity
construct validity
predictive validity
22. Which of the following is the primary concern when
grading an essay examination?
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relevance
feasibility
objectivity
writing style
23. Which type of reliability estimate would least likely
be used with a written test?
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internal consistency
split-halves reliability
test-retest reliability
intraclass reliability
24. To whom should alternative assessments be
meaningful?
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parents
school administrators
the teacher
fellow teachers
the students
25. What should be the first step in the grading process?
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recording the scores
summing the scores
averaging the scores
determining the weight for each test score
determining instructional objectives
26. A meaningful alternative assessment must consist of
which of the following two parts?
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assessment task and performance criteria
stated purpose and student outcomes
normative standards and scoring procedures
authentic setting and ecological validity
27. Which of the following subject areas is more likely to
have used forms of alternative, performance-based
assessment for evaluating students?
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math
history
science
physical education
28. What is the best way to make a multiple-choice item
more difficult?
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include "tricky" options
increase the difficulty index
include more options
make the options homogeneous
29. The most popular youth fitness batteries include
health-related fitness tests. Which test battery
includes a test of motor fitness?
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the President's Challenge
FITNESSGRAM
both a and b
neither a nor b
30. Use the following information to determine the
correct composite score: test A---weight 35%, score
90; test B---weight 35%, score 88; and test C--weight 30%, score 70.
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73
78
83
86
31. Grading is a
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measurement process
formative evaluation
summative evaluation
criterion-referenced evaluation
32. What is the biggest disadvantage of using arbitrary
standards in grading?
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consistency
accuracy
representation of student performance
feasibility
none of the above
33. Ideally, which of the following should be most
reflected in a student's grade?
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the section of the course
the instructor for the course
the semester of the course
the achievement of each student
34. You want to grade on the "normal curve." What
characteristic of the distribution are you most
concerned about?
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how homogeneous the class is
how heterogeneous the class is
how skewed the class is
the class mean and standard deviation
35. How does the ACTIVITYGRAM differ from the
FITNESSGRAM?
 The ACTIVITYGRAM is easier to use.
 The ACTIVITYGRAM can be used for all ages.
 The ACTIVITYGRAM measures typical daily
activity.
 The ACTIVITYGRAM is part of the
FITNESSGRAM.
36. Which type of test is LEAST likely to appear in a
health-related fitness test battery?
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agility
endurance
flexibility
strength
37. What type of test item is least likely to appear in a
health-related physical fitness test battery?
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muscular endurance
strength
cardiovascular endurance
balance
38. A test battery contains the following three items:
distance runs, skinfolds, and trunk extension. What
does the test battery measure?
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health-related physical fitness
cardiovascular efficiency
muscular endurance
motor fitness
39. What method should be used to obtain a composite
score when scores from the various tests involved are
measured on an interval scale and are normally
distributed?
 There is no way to obtain composite scores in
this situation.
 normalizing method
 rank method
 standard score method
40. Which method of assigning grades provides the
teacher with the most information about student
performance on a given test, but is highly studentdependent?
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normal curve
teacher standards
natural breaks
norms