CSD 350 Exam 1 – study guide and practice exam preparation material
Reliability - correct answer ✔✔results are replicable
test-retest reliability - correct answer ✔✔same test multiple times to same group and
comparing scores
split-half reliability - correct answer ✔✔Test's internal consistency. Scores from one half of the
test should correlate with results from the other half the two halves give the same results
rater reliability - correct answer ✔✔Level of agreement among individuals rating a test. Intra-
rater and Inter-rater
intrater - correct answer ✔✔same person rates tests on more than one occasion
interrater - correct answer ✔✔results are consistent when more than one person rates test
validity - correct answer ✔✔test truly measures what it claims to measure
face validity - correct answer ✔✔looks like it assesses skill it claims to assess
content validity - correct answer ✔✔test components are representative of content domains of
the skill being assessed
construct validity - correct answer ✔✔theoretical construct it claims to measures
(language test based on developmental milestones)
, criterion validity - correct answer ✔✔external criterion
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔ALWAYS STANDARDIZED
•Most commonly used for language and articulation tests
•Compares client's score to the performance of a larger group (normative group) How does
client compare to the average?
norm-referenced tests advantages - correct answer ✔✔•. objective
•2. skills can be compared to those of a large group of similar individuals
•3. administration is usually efficient
•4. many are widely recognized - common ground of discussion
•5. clinicians to not have to have a high level of clinical experiences and skill to administer and
score
•6. school districts and insurance companies like known entities for third party billing
norm referenced test disadvantages - correct answer ✔✔•1. no not allow for individualization
•2. tells what a persons know, not how they learn
•3. testing situation may be unnatural and not representative of real life
•4. tests isolated skills
•5. have to be administered exactly as instructed for the results to be valid and reliable
•6. materials may not be appropriate for certain populations
Criterion-refrenced test - correct answer ✔✔•Identifies what a client can and cannot do
compared to a predetermined criteria
•Compare client's skills to a clinical expectation (aphasics)
•Used more with neurogenic disorders, fluency, and voice
•May or may not be standardized
Reliability - correct answer ✔✔results are replicable
test-retest reliability - correct answer ✔✔same test multiple times to same group and
comparing scores
split-half reliability - correct answer ✔✔Test's internal consistency. Scores from one half of the
test should correlate with results from the other half the two halves give the same results
rater reliability - correct answer ✔✔Level of agreement among individuals rating a test. Intra-
rater and Inter-rater
intrater - correct answer ✔✔same person rates tests on more than one occasion
interrater - correct answer ✔✔results are consistent when more than one person rates test
validity - correct answer ✔✔test truly measures what it claims to measure
face validity - correct answer ✔✔looks like it assesses skill it claims to assess
content validity - correct answer ✔✔test components are representative of content domains of
the skill being assessed
construct validity - correct answer ✔✔theoretical construct it claims to measures
(language test based on developmental milestones)
, criterion validity - correct answer ✔✔external criterion
norm-referenced tests - correct answer ✔✔ALWAYS STANDARDIZED
•Most commonly used for language and articulation tests
•Compares client's score to the performance of a larger group (normative group) How does
client compare to the average?
norm-referenced tests advantages - correct answer ✔✔•. objective
•2. skills can be compared to those of a large group of similar individuals
•3. administration is usually efficient
•4. many are widely recognized - common ground of discussion
•5. clinicians to not have to have a high level of clinical experiences and skill to administer and
score
•6. school districts and insurance companies like known entities for third party billing
norm referenced test disadvantages - correct answer ✔✔•1. no not allow for individualization
•2. tells what a persons know, not how they learn
•3. testing situation may be unnatural and not representative of real life
•4. tests isolated skills
•5. have to be administered exactly as instructed for the results to be valid and reliable
•6. materials may not be appropriate for certain populations
Criterion-refrenced test - correct answer ✔✔•Identifies what a client can and cannot do
compared to a predetermined criteria
•Compare client's skills to a clinical expectation (aphasics)
•Used more with neurogenic disorders, fluency, and voice
•May or may not be standardized
