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Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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1. A teacher performed item analysis on the 50-item department test in Mathematics 1. The results of item analysis indicated that all items except for item 23 have acceptable discrimination indicates. What does the result that item 23 has poor discrimination mean?*

A. It is very difficult item where only few learners could answer it correctly.

B. It cannot discriminate between learners with high ability and low ability

C. May learners could answer the item correctly.

D. The item needs revision.

2. Mrs. Delos Santos has a student who comes to school only during examination days. This student happened to get high scores in all examinations but has not submitted any homework project. What grade should be given to this student? Why?

A. A failing mark because the examination results are obviously unreliable

B. A passing mark because examination is given more emphasis than any source of grade.

C. A failing mark to give the student the lesson that homeworks and other requirements are equally important.

D. A passing mark if after computing the corresponding weight of the examinations and other sources of grades, the student passes the courses.

3. Ariel, an underachiever was failed in all examinations. However, he was always present in the class and has submitted his homework on time. His teacher gave him a passing mark because of his good attitude towards school work. Was the decision of the teacher correct? Why?*

A. Yes, because grades should not be based on examinations

B. No, because test and projects should be the only sources of grades

C. Yes, because teachers should give more importance to students’ attitude.

D. No, because attitude towards school work should not be considered in the computation.

4. In a 100-item test, none of Mrs. Silva’s students got a score higher than 50. However when they received their grades, almost half of them got a passing mark. What system, could have been used by their teacher in assigning their grades?*

A. Points Grading System

B. Contract Grading System

C. Norm-Referenced Grading System

D. Criterion-Referenced Grading System

5. Mrs. Reyes correlated the students’ achievement score to their leisure time. The computed correlation coefficient was -0.90. How would you interpret the result?*

A. The higher is the achievement, the lesser is the leisure time.

B. The higher is the achievement, the higher is the leisure time.

C. The lower is the achievement, the lesser is the leisure time.

D. The achievement score and the leisure time are not correlated.

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