What are the relative advantages of short-answer and completion questions?

a. Short-answer items have one correct answer, whereas completion items can be used if there are two or three correct answers.
b. Short-answer questions are better for assessing factual knowledge, whereas completion items are better for assessing mathematical skills.
c. Short-answer items state the problem more clearly, whereas completion items are more concise.
d. Short-answer questions reduce guessing, whereas completion items are more reliable.


c. Short-answer items state the problem more clearly, whereas completion items are more concise.

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