Given What You Have Learned About the Strengths and Weaknesses

question 104

Multiple Choice

Given what you have learned about the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of classroom assessment,which one of the following is probably the most appropriate course of action for teachers to take?

• A)Use assessment instruments with either high or low validity as long as they have high reliability.
• B)Use assessment instruments with either high or low reliability as long as they have high validity.
• C)Interpret assessment results within the context of other information that teachers have about students.
• D)Engage in as little formal assessment as possible; teachers are better off making subjective judgments about students' achievement.

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Transactions where a buyer returns goods to the seller or receives a reduction in the purchase price for unsatisfactory goods.

Purchase Discounts

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