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BrownTown3 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

A teacher or counselor would use a diagnostic test for which of the following purposes?

a. to judge the effectiveness of particular instructional techniques
b. to evaluate the amount of knowledge a student has gained in a specific subject area
c. to predict a student's likelihood of success in a special program
d. to identify academic deficits that may be preventing a student from earning high grades

Question 2

Which of the following situations calls for the administration of an achievement test?

a. A biology department is developing an advanced course and wants to select students on the basis of how much they understand about biology.
b. A debate coach wants only very logical students on his team and must find students who will probably exhibit superior critical-thinking skills.
c. A French teacher has concerns regarding students' attitudes toward studying a foreign language and wants to measure those attitudes.
d. A math department wants to identify students who are most likely to quickly achieve comprehension of new concepts in mathematics.