Edgar’s raw score in the math class is 75 which is equal to 95th percentile. What does this mean?
A. 95% of Edgar’s classmates got a score higher than 75.
B. 95% of Edgar’s classmates got a score lower than 75.
C. Edgar’s score is less than 75% of his classmates.
D. Edgar’s score is more than 75% of his classmates.
B. The statement can be written as P75 = 75 and can be interpreted as 95% of Edgar’s classmates got a score lower than 75.
When points in the scatter gram are evenly spread in all directions, this means that
A. The correlation between the two variables is positive.
B. The correlation between the two variables is low.
C. The correlation between the two variables is high.
D. There is no correlation between the two variables.
D. If the scores are evenly distributed in all directions in the Cartesian plane this means that there is no correlation between the two variables.
Teacher Terrence gave a 50-item test to his students, where the mean performance of the class is 35, with a standard deviation of 4. Mark got a score of 38. What description rating should teacher Terrence give to Mark?
A. Below average
B. Average
C. Above average
D. Outstanding
C. Above average is the best description that teacher Terrence can give to Mark because his score is within one unit standard deviation above the mean value.
Which statement is CORRECT about standard deviation?
A. The larger the standard deviation the less dispersed the scores are.
B. The smaller the standard deviation, the more dispersed the scores are.
C. It is a measure of central tendency.
D. The smaller the standard deviation, the less dispersed the scores are.
D. The smaller the standard deviation, the less dispersed the scores are.
Given are two sets of score distribution
Set A: 8, 10, 11, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 35
Set B: 10, 14,15, 15, 16, 18, 18, 20, 24, 26, 29, 35
Which statement best describes both sets of data?
A. The range of Set A is 26.
B. The range of Set B is 25.
C. The scores in Set A are less than dispersed than the scores in Set B.
D. The scores in Set B are less dispersed than the scores in Set A.
C. The RA = 27, RB = 25. Hence, the scores in Set B are less dispersed than the scores in Set A due to the smaller value of R.
What attribute makes the test item poor?
_ is an example of animals.
A. The blank at the beginning of the sentence.
B. It is a very easy test item.
C. It is a short question.
D. It is not a significant item.
A. The blank at the beginning of the sentence. Always avoid placing the blank at the beginning of the statement. It should be at the end or near the end so that the test takers read first the entire problem before giving their final answer.
Teacher Marcos developed a matching-type of test. In his column of description are combinations of Presidents of the Philippines, cabinet members, current issues, and name of sport writers. Which rule of constructing a matching type of test was VIOLATED?
A. The options should be arranged in order.
B. The options must be greater than the descriptions.
C. The descriptions must be heterogeneous.
D. The descriptions must be homogeneous.
D. In constructing a matching type of test, the content of the descriptions and options must be homogeneous. There are four different lessons presented in the stem.
Which of the following items represents norm-referenced grading system?
A. Peter was able to get 90 items out of 100 items in a Mathematics test correctly.
B. Fitch performed better in the test in Mathematics than 88% of his classmates.
C. Ritz was able to solve 88% of the problems correctly.
D. Glenn solved 9 problems out of 15 problems correctly.
B. Norm-referenced grading system is a method in which the performance of a certain student compares to the performance of other students in the group. Hence, the statement Fitch performed better in the test in Mathematics than 88% of his classmates is a norm-referenced statement.
Teacher Peter gave a test in Science. Most of the students got scores below the mean. What is the graphical representation of their scores?
A. Skewed to the right
B. Skewed to the left
C. Platykurtic
D. Normally distributed
A. Skewed to the right describes the graphical representation of scores in which most of the scores are lower than the mean value.
Which of the following assessment procedures is commonly used during the delivery of instruction?
A. Objective test
B. Oral questioning
C. Performance task
D. Portfolio
B. Oral questioning is the most commonly used method of assessing the performance of students during instruction because this can be done always when a teacher discusses his/her lesson.