Which one of the following statements is most accurate with regard to the RSVP characteristics of paperpencil assessments?
a. Although reliability, standardization, and practicality are almost always high, validity is typically rather low.
b. Such assessments are typically practical and easily standardized; reliability and validity will vary, depending on the circumstances.
c. Reliability will be high only if validity is high; standardization and practicality will vary, depending on the circumstances.
d. There is a trade-off between reliability and validity; to the extent that one is high, the other will be relatively low.
Question 2
On the day you give a paperpencil test, your classroom is unusually cold, and a construction crew is working noisily just outside the building. For which one of the following students are such conditions likely to adversely affect test performance?
a. Andrea, who thinks tests are challenging and fun
b. Brittany, who doesn't really care how well she does on the test
c. Corbin, who is receiving special educational services for students who are gifted
d. Dennis, who has done well on similar tests in the past, albeit under more favorable conditions