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1.At the primary and secondary school levels, individual tests of mental ability are most often used in identifying students with a)special educational needs b)sufficient academic abilities c)both a and b d)none of the above 2.Not placing students at the appropriate skill level would probably result in a)motivation b)frustration c)overachievement d)academic excellence 3.Organizations such as the Educational Testing Service and the American College Testing              Program have been criticized for a)creating difficult tests b)expense of administering their tests c)middle-class biasing d)academic excellence 4.How are ability tests like the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) used by institutions? a)The test score is always looked at separately from other information. b)The test score is examined in terms of standard deviation units. c)Multiple hurdle techniques are used on the data. d)The test score is used in conjunction with other data. 5.Differential performance by minorities on aptitude tests results in ________ if test scores              are used as the sole method of determining educational admissions. a)underrepresentation b)overrepresentation c)equal representation d)a higher percentage of minorities 6.Research on test bias suggests that a)bias is due to test construction b)bias is due to educational inequities in society c)the data is erroneous d)the causes of bias have not yet been determined 7.The authors suggest that problems with using tests reside primarily in a)the tests themselves b)the content validity of the tests c)concerns by society over uses of the tests d)the predictive validity of the tests 8.Test scores tend to correlate about ________ with future grades. a).10 to .15 b).30 to .35 c).50 to .60 d).70 to .80 9.The amount of variance in academic grades that is accounted for by scholastic test scores is a)between 0 and 5 percent b)between 5 and 10 percent c)between 10 and 15 percent d)between 20 and 25 percent 10.Tests produce their most impressive predictive successes when used with individuals              who have a)performed well in school due to ability b)performed well in school, not due to ability c)performed poorly in school due to ability d)performed poorly in school, not due to ability 1