If You Were Using a Standardized Test to Determine Your

question 48

Multiple Choice

If you were using a standardized test to determine your students' aptitude for science and found that students who took the test a second time got scores quite different from those they received on the first attempt, you would question the test's

• A) internal consistency.
• B) standardization.
• C) predictive validity.
• D) reliability.

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Definitions:

Self-Regulation

the process of managing one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals or adhere to social and personal standards.

Peer Influence

The effect that the attitudes, values, and behaviors of peers have on an individual’s own attitudes and behaviors.

Adolescent Behavior

Patterns of action or conduct typically observed in teenagers, often marked by searching for identity, increased independence, and social interactions.

Prosocial

Behaviors that are intended to help or benefit others.