PSYC502 Tests and Measurements Unit 1 Exam: Introduction and Methodology of Assessment Total Points Possible - 100 Due Sunday at 11:55 pm Eastern Time at the end of WEEK 3 Instructions: Save a copy of this test on your hard drive. Answer two of the three short answer questions below for each Unit 1 chapter with one or two substantially detailed paragraphs with each answer between a half and a whole page. Only answer two questions per chapter set inserting answers below the questions. If more than two are answered the first two answers will be graded for each chapter. All published material on which answers are based must be paraphrased (restated in your own words with no quoting permitted), properly APA format source credited, including within-answer citations and a list of references attached to the end of each. Answers should succinct, thorough, articulated in well organized, complete thought paragraphs (lists, sentence fragments and bulleted items are not permitted) and more substantive than definitions of terms, procedures or issues. Chapter 1Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea. · Identify the contributions made by each of the following individuals to psychological and educational assessment: Alfred Binet, J. McKeen Cattell, Francis Galton, Hermann Rorschach, Charles Spearman, Lewis Terman, Edward Thorndike, Robert Woodworth, and E. K. Strong, Jr. · Select a psychological test (e.g., Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III) and report on an evaluation of it. · Consider the following three clients: One is being assessed due to a crime and is pleading insanity, a second wants to know the best type of psychotherapy for him-or herself, and a third is being evaluated for special education classes. Using the correct terms from the assigned chapter, describe how tests are likely to be used for each situation. Chapter 2 Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea. · Explain the importance of conceptualizing educational objectives prior to developing items for a test. · Explain why it might be important to organize relevant behaviors and contexts before developing test items. · What are the advantages of disadvantages of oral tests compared with written tests? Chapter 3 Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea. · Define testwiseness, and describe test-taking behaviors that are indicative of it. · What is adaptive testing and in what ways is adaptive testing superior to conventional objective testing procedures? In what ways is it inferior? · What are some advantages and disadvantages of constructing, administering, and scoring tests by computer as compared with performing the same procedures in the traditional manner? Chapter 4 Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea. · Describe the conceptual strategy behind selecting test items based on internal consistency. · Describe the underlying concepts behind item-response theory. · Define simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster samplin ...

1. PSYC502 Tests and Measurements
Unit 1 Exam: Introduction and Methodology of Assessment
Total Points Possible - 100
Due Sunday at 11:55 pm Eastern Time at the end of WEEK 3
Instructions: Save a copy of this test on your hard drive.
Answer two of the three short answer questions below for each
Unit 1 chapter with one or two substantially detailed paragraphs
with each answer between a half and a whole page.
Only answer two questions per chapter set inserting answers
below the questions. If more than two are answered the first
two answers will be graded for each chapter.
All published material on which answers are based must be
paraphrased (restated in your own words with no quoting
permitted), properly APA format source credited, including
within-answer citations and a list of references attached to the
end of each. Answers should succinct, thorough, articulated in
well organized, complete thought paragraphs (lists, sentence
fragments and bulleted items are not permitted) and more
substantive than definitions of terms, procedures or issues.
Chapter 1Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea.
· Identify the contributions made by each of the following
individuals to psychological and educational assessment: Alfred
Binet, J. McKeen Cattell, Francis Galton, Hermann Rorschach,
Charles Spearman, Lewis Terman, Edward Thorndike, Robert
Woodworth, and E. K. Strong, Jr.
· Select a psychological test (e.g., Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale-III) and report on an evaluation of it.
· Consider the following three clients: One is being assessed
due to a crime and is pleading insanity, a second wants to know
the best type of psychotherapy for him-or herself, and a third is

2. being evaluated for special education classes. Using the correct
terms from the assigned chapter, describe how tests are likely to
be used for each situation.
Chapter 2
Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea.
· Explain the importance of conceptualizing educational
objectives prior to developing items for a test.
· Explain why it might be important to organize relevant
behaviors and contexts before developing test items.
· What are the advantages of disadvantages of oral tests
compared with written tests?
Chapter 3
Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea.
· Define testwiseness, and describe test-taking behaviors that
are indicative of it.
· What is adaptive testing and in what ways is adaptive testing
superior to conventional objective testing procedures? In what
ways is it inferior?
· What are some advantages and disadvantages of constructing,
administering, and scoring tests by computer as compared with
performing the same procedures in the traditional manner?
Chapter 4
Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea.
· Describe the conceptual strategy behind selecting test items
based on internal consistency.
· Describe the underlying concepts behind item-response theory.
· Define simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster
sampling, and item sampling.
Chapter 5
Answer two questions. Points possible = 10 pts ea.

3. · Define what is meant by reliability and why might a test have
high or low reliability?
· Define the following types of reliability: test-retest, parallel
forms, internal consistency (split half, Kuder-Richardson, and
coefficient alpha), and interscorer.
· Determine which types of reliability would be best for the
following types of tests: a test to determine suicide risk, an
achievement test for a history class, and an essay test in which
there may be ambiguous scoring criteria.
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Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points
Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry with which
you are familiar – one (1) that has acquired
another company and operates internationally and one (1) that
does not have a history of mergers and
acquisitions and operates solely within the U.S. Research each
company on its own Website, the public

4. filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml),
in the University's online databases, and any other sources you
can find. The annual report will often
provide insights that can help address some of these questions.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. For the corporation that has acquired another company,
merged with another company, or been
acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to
the merger or acquisition to
determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise
choice. Justify your opinion.
2. For the corporation that has not been involved in any mergers
or acquisitions, identify one (1)
company that would be a profitable candidate for the
corporation to acquire or merge with and
explain why this company would be a profitable target.
3. For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly
evaluate its international business-level
strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make
recommendations for improvement.
4. For the corporation that does not operate internationally,
propose one business-level strategy and
one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the
corporation consider. Justify your
proposals.
5. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.

5. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format.
Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in
the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
in business administration.
using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 300 Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and
International Strategies
Criteria

6. Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets
Minimum
Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. For the
corporation that
Did not submit or
incompletely
Insufficiently
evaluated the
Partially
evaluated the
Satisfactorily
evaluated the
Thoroughly
evaluated the

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has acquired
another
company,
merged with
another
company, or
been acquired
by another
company,
evaluate the
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice.
Justify your
opinion.
Weight: 20%

8. evaluated the
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice. Did
not submit or
incompletely
justified your
opinion.
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice.
Insufficiently
justified your
opinion.
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice.
Partially justified

9. your opinion.
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice.
Satisfactorily
justified your
opinion.
strategy that led
to the merger or
acquisition to
determine
whether or not
this merger or
acquisition was a
wise choice.
Thoroughly
justified your
opinion.
2. For the
corporation that
has not been
involved in any
mergers or
acquisitions,
identify one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable

10. candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge
with and explain
why this
company would
be a profitable
target.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or
incompletely
identified one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable
candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge
with. Did not
submit or
incompletely
explained why
this company
would be a
profitable target.
Insufficiently
identified one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable
candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge

11. with and
insufficiently
explained why
this company
would be a
profitable target.
Partially
identified one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable
candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge
with and partially
explained why
this company
would be a
profitable target.
Satisfactorily
identified one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable
candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge
with and
satisfactorily
explained why
this company
would be a
profitable target.

12. Thoroughly
identified one (1)
company that
would be a
profitable
candidate for the
corporation to
acquire or merge
with and
thoroughly
explained why
this company
would be a
profitable target.
3. For the
corporation that
operates
internationally,
briefly evaluate
its international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy and
make
recommendation
s for
improvement.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or
incompletely
evaluated its

13. international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy nor
made
recommendation
s for
improvement.
Insufficiently
evaluated its
international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy and
Insufficiently
made
recommendation
s for
improvement.
Partially
evaluated its
international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy and
partially made
recommendation
s for

14. improvement.
Satisfactorily
evaluated its
international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy and
satisfactorily
made
recommendation
s for
improvement.
Thoroughly
evaluated its
international
business-level
strategy and
international
corporate-level
strategy and
thoroughly made
recommendation
s for
improvement.
4. For the
corporation that
Did not submit or
incompletely
Insufficiently

15. proposed one
Partially
proposed one
Satisfactorily
proposed one
Thoroughly
proposed one
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does not operate
internationally,
propose one
business-level
strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider. Justify
your proposals.

16. Weight: 20%
proposed one
business-level
strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider. Did not
justify your
proposals.
business-level
strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider.
Insufficiently
justified your
proposals.
business-level
strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider.
Partially justified
your proposals.
business-level

17. strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider.
Satisfactorily
justified your
proposals.
business-level
strategy and one
corporate-level
strategy that you
would suggest
the corporation
consider.
Thoroughly
justified your
proposals.
5. 3 references
Weight: 5%
No references
provided
Does not meet
the required
number of
references; all
references poor
quality choices.
Does not meet

18. the required
number of
references;
some references
poor quality
choices.
Meets number of
required
references; all
references high
quality choices.
Exceeds number
of required
references; all
references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting
requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 8
errors present
7-8 errors
present
5-6 errors
present
3-4 errors

19. present
0-2 errors
present