Other Things Being Equal, Would the Following Practices Increase or Decrease

question 24

Short Answer

Other things being equal, would the following practices increase or decrease score reliability?
a.The teacher decided to give a short quiz instead of the usual chapter test.
b.The teacher added five easy test items that everyone could answer correctly.
c.The teacher included 20 spelling words instead of 10 words on the spelling test.

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