Which of the following represents a correct distinction between the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS)?
a) The MAT uses a Lexile approach to evaluating reading achievement, while the ITBS does not.
b) The MAT evaluates Social Studies and Science knowledge, while the ITBS does not.
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c) The MAT offers item-level information about examinees, while the ITBS does not.
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d) The MAT includes questions on maps and diagrams, while the ITBS does not.
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Question 2
The American Psychological Association has published standards concerning the complexity of different types of tests, and suggesting the background required to administer each type.
Which of the following expresses a distinction made by these standards? a) Paper-and-pencil vocational proficiency scales can be administered by a non-professional, while administering personality inventories and aptitude tests require at least some graduate training.
b) Paper-and-pencil vocational proficiency scales require at least some graduate training, while administering projective personality tests requires at least a master's degree.
c) Aptitude tests and personality inventories can be administered by a non-professional, while administering projective personality tests requires at least some graduate training.
d) Individual personality tests can be administered by a non-professional, while administering projective personality tests requires at least a master's degree.