Psychological Assessment Question Paper
Psychological Assessment
Course:Master Of Education
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2008
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF ARTS
STC/GCD/517: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSEMENT
DATE: Tuesday 7th October, 2008
TIME: 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer All the questions.
1.
i.
Describe the three commonly used methods of estimating reliability
coefficient.
ii.
Distinguish between reliability and standard error of measurement.
2.
i.
Describe what are typical performance tests and maximal performance
tests.
ii.
Discuss individual and group tests with appropriate examples in each
case.
3.
Discuss five uses of tests.
4.
a)
Name three test properties that influence test reliability
b)
Discuss how these properties can be manipulated to increase test
reliability.
i.
Compute the test’s standard error of measurement.
ii.
If a student scores 90 marks on the test, what would be the
I)
90%
II)
95%
Confidence intervals within which his true score would lie.
5.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both Objective and Essay tests.
6.
Explain the following as they relate to item analysis:
a.
Item difficulty
b.
Item discrimination
c.
Distracters (distractors)
7.
i.
Define Validity.
ii.
Discuss the three types of validity bringing out how each is determined.
8.
i.
Discuss why raw scores have to be converted to standard scores and
normalized scores.
ii.
Distinguish between standardized scores and normalized scores. When
are standardized and normalized equal?
iii.
Given that a raw score distribution on a given test is normal with mean 50
and variance 9. Complete the table below using this information on
relevant values of z scores, percentile ranks, T scores and stanines:
Raw
Z score Percentile rank T Score Stanine Score
62
60
54
46
44
40
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