Which One of the Following Classroom Assessment Instruments Is Most

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following classroom assessment instruments is most likely to have high reliability?

• A)A multiple-choice test that has a large number of questions, each of which is worth one point.
• B)An essay test that a teacher grades over a three-day weekend, doing a few now, a few more after lunch, etc.
• C)A short-answer test that is graded by a teacher and a teacher aide; each of these individuals grades half of the test papers.
• D)A performance assessment that the teacher grades subjectively based on a general impression of each student's overall performance.