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Required Resources
The following is a list of resources that will help you complete the activities in this module. Below each resource are a few guiding questions to consider as you read and review. You do not need to record or submit your answers to these questions.
Textbook: Psychological Testing and Assessment, Chapters 9 and 10 As you read, think about the following:
Chapter 9
What is intelligence?
Can you identify a few measures of intelligence? What are some major differences in these measures?
Can you differentiate between fluid and crystallized intelligence?
What are the differences between core and supplemental subtests?
What is the purpose of a supplemental subtest?
What are a few pros and cons of group testing?
What are a few cultural issues or considerations of intelligence testing?
What are achievement tests?
Chapter 10
What are two uses of assessment/testing in the educational field?
What is the Common Core controversy?
Describe the Response to Intervention (RTI) model.
What are aptitude tests?
What is the purpose of diagnostic tests?
Context-Sensitive Cognitive and Educational Testing Researchers should understand the context that drives testing results. This Shapiro Library article examines this priority.
Cross-Cultural Differences in Visuo-Spatial Processing and the Culture-Fairness of Visuo-Spatial Intelligence Tests: An Integrative Review and a Model for Matrices Tasks This article examines developing testing models void of cultural bias.
Additional Support (Optional)
Video: Use Data to Build Better Schools (19:47) This resource provides a discussion on how standardized tests are utilized to provide feedback about school achievement, and how this data can inform the current educational system.
Video: Why Our IQ Levels are Higher Than Our Grandparents’ (18:40) Add a sentence describing the website here.
Role of Test Motivation in Intelligence Testing This article provides an overview of the correlation between test motivation and intelligence testing and discusses some of the caveats of interpretation based upon this correlation.
