Items on a test should accurately measure the stated outcomes for the unit. What is a second, important consideration in writing test items?

a. Test items should not ask students to do anything they did not specifically practice on homework assignments.
b. Test items should generally be taken from the teacher's manual so that they are consistent with problems from the book.
c. Test items should be written in a way that minimizes the chances of students correctly guessing answers.
d. Tests should rarely, if ever, contain "straightforward" questions requiring specific skills from the unit or chapter.
e. Test items should be written such that no single problem takes a student more than about five minutes to solve.


C

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