When Choosing a Standardized Achievement Test to Administer in Your

question 53

Multiple Choice

When choosing a standardized achievement test to administer in your own school, three of the following are important considerations.Which one is least likely to be of concern?

• A)Does the test have high test-retest reliability?
• B)Is the norm group similar to the students at your school?
• C)Does the test manual provide clear directions for administering the test?
• D)Have the test items been written by people with at least five years of teaching experience?

---

Definitions:

British Emigrants

Individuals who have left Great Britain to settle in other countries, often in search of better opportunities or to escape conditions at home.

Stamp Act

A law enacted by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring all American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used, sparking widespread protest.

Virginia House of Burgesses

The first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America, established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619, making laws for the colony.

Stamp Distributors

Officials or agents responsible for selling and distributing stamps used for postal services or as part of a tax or control measure on documents during historical periods.