Why are optional questions in summative essay tests undesirable?

(a) Freedom to choose is an inappropriate assessment goal.
(b) The tests are too easy for students.
(c) Students are assessed in non-comparable ways.


C

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

A critical friend is someone whose opinion you trust and whom you know to be knowledgeable about multicultural education.

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What keyword can be used to describe the concept of interaction?

A) overall B) random C) depends D) manipulation

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A male chauvinist is

a. A man who believes in the superiority of males. b. A person who believes in the superiority of males. c. A person who believes in the equality of women. d. A person who believes in the superiority of someone or something.

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Stimulus generalization has occurred when:

a. A response occurs more frequently in the presence of a specific stimulus, but rarely occurs in the absence of the stimulus. b. The same response occurs in the presence of two different, but similar, stimuli. c. One response occurs in the presence of a specific stimulus, and a different response occurs in the presence of a different stimulus. d. One stimulus evokes a number of different, but similar, responses.

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