Which One of the Following Is a Drawback of Using

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is a drawback of using essay questions on a paper-pencil assessment?

• A)Reliability tends to be lower than that for recognition tasks.
• B)The administration of essay questions is difficult to standardize.
• C)Lengthy essay questions can limit sampling of the content domain being assessed.
• D)Guessing is likely to inflate students' scores considerably.

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