Educational assessment and evaluation UE Past Papers Questions.

Which of the following is not true about the z-score distribution?

1. The mean of any z-distribution is always 0
2. The standard deviation of any z-distribution is always 1
3. The z-distribution always looks normal
4. The z-distribution always  keeps the raw score distribution `s shape.

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Tina`s score on her midterm exam was at the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile. The grades were normally distributed. The exam average was 6. What was Tina`s score on the exam?

1. 90
2. 84
3. 50
4. 78

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The marks achieved by Mikki in Mathematics, English and French, together with the mean and the standard deviation for each subject, are given in the following table:

Subject	Mark	Mean()	Standard deviation()
Mathematics	60	52	10
English	70	70	5
French	65	60	3

Which of the following is correct?

1. Mikki`s best subject was English, followed by French and then Mathematics
2. Mikki`s best subject was Mathematics, followed by French and then English
3. Mikki`s best subject was English, followed by Mathematics and then French
4. Mikki`s best subject was French, followed by English and then Mathematics

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What happens when the standard deviation is larger?

1. The less spread out the curve is and the less high the peak is
2. The more spread out the curve is and the less high peak is
3. The more out the curve is and more high the peak is
4. None of the above

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Criterion-referenced exam is a type of standardized test that is used to:

1. Encourage competition
2. Measure what students actually know
3. Describe overall achievement
4. Assess a range of general objectives

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