Author Question: Which one of the following paperpencil assessments is most likely to have a reliability problem when ... (Read 41 times)

j.rubin · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which one of the following paperpencil assessments is most likely to have a reliability problem when the teacher scores students' responses?

a. Ms. Gibbons asks students to describe the first Thanksgiving in a short essay.
b. Mr. Hammond gives 50 truefalse questions about the geography of Russia.
c. Ms. Sonnenschein administers a 30-item multiple-choice test about invertebrates.
d. Mr. Strong gives a 10-word spelling test.

Question 2

Three of the following alternatives are advantages of performance assessment. Which one of the following is not a typical advantage of performance assessment?

a. It is more likely than paperpencil assessment to resemble real-world tasks.
b. It is especially suitable for assessing students' ability to handle complex tasks.
c. It is often more motivating than paperpencil assessment.
d. It has greater practicality than paperpencil assessment.