Which of the Following Statements Is an Example of Evaluating

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of evaluating a letter by General Peabody written in 1900 using the technique of "internal criticism"?

• A) Checking that a letter was not actually written in 1864
• B) Checking to be sure that general's wife was not the letter's author
• C) Checking that the general witnessed events referred to in the letter and that the meanings within the letter are consistent
• D) Asking why the letter survived to the present
• E) Researching the type of paper on which the letter was written

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Definitions:

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results.

Validity

The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

Internal Consistency

A measure of reliability assessing the degree to which different test items that propose to measure the same general construct produce similar results.

Item Score

The value or mark assigned to an individual response on a test or assessment.