MrHatch Wants to Assess What His Students Have Learned in a Recent

question 71

Multiple Choice

Mr.Hatch wants to assess what his students have learned in a recent unit on four-sided figures.He realizes that the unit included four figures-squares, rectangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids.He also knows that he wants students to do three things for each of these figures: 1) recognize examples, 2) calculate the perimeter, and 3) calculate the area.In essence, Mr.Hatch is:

• A)Constructing a table of specifications for his assessment instrument
• B)Increasing the extent to which his assessment instrument is standardized
• C)Enhancing the reliability of his assessment instrument
• D)Maximizing the likelihood that his assessment instrument will have predictive validity

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Definitions:

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