Consider the following statements regarding test-preparation. Which one is not accurate?

A. Appropriate test-preparation will simultaneously improve students' test scores as well as students' mastery of the knowledge and/or skills represented by the test.
B. If relatively brief, generalized test-taking preparation focused on such skills as how to manage one's time during test-taking is quite appropriate.
C. If teachers simultaneously direct their instruction toward a test's specific items and the curricular aim on which the test is based, this constitutes appropriate test preparation.
D. If teachers adhere to the ethical norms of the education profession while preparing their students, this is an important ingredient in appropriate test-preparation activities.


C

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