In correcting a short-answer test to measure students' knowledge of specific principles, a teacher deducted one point from the total score for each misspelled word. How would this procedure affect test results?

A. Lowers reliability.
B. Lowers validity.
C. Raises the validity.
D. Raises both the reliability and the validity


B

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a. There is one correct style and format. b. Résumés are simply a list of prior jobs. c. There are many résumé styles and formats. d. Résumés should be written in paragraph form.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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