Author Question: A counselor needs to evaluate a student with a poor command of the English language. Which part of ... (Read 63 times)

dbose · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

A counselor needs to evaluate a student with a poor command of the English language. Which part of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is most likely to be useful in this regard?

a) Nonverbal Battery
b) Verbal Battery
Review a sampling of typical instruments
Analyze whether course preparation can boost scores
c) Quantitative Battery
Review a sampling of typical instruments
Analyze whether course preparation can boost scores
d) Performance Battery
Review a sampling of typical instruments
Analyze whether course preparation can boost scores

Question 2

A psychologist is conducting a longitudinal evaluation of a program for preschool children intended to decrease school failure. She is gather information on the factors of IQ, School Readiness, and Academic Achievement.

If her results are similar to those found by McKey and colleagues in their study of Head Start, which of the following should she expect to find? a) The program will improve scores on all three factors, but these effects will no longer be visible three years later.
b) The program will demonstrate improvements IQ and Readiness immediately, but improvements in Achievement will not be evident until one year later.
c) The program will demonstrate improvements in IQ that be maintained over the first three years, while the effects on Readiness and Achievement will decline rapidly over that period.
d) The greatest gains in all three factors will be seen one year after enrollment in the program, after which the gains in IQ will diminish rapidly.