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Liberationists understand sin as _____________. All sins even those committed privately by individuals, have ______________ consequences. (Hint: for both blanks it’s the same word).

A major advantage of developing criteria for judging performance prior to task administration is that this can ________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that BEST completes the statement or answers the question. 

These instructions apply to questions 58–62. Instructions: The question shown below was prepared for use in a social studies test. The intended correct answer is in parentheses. Evaluate this item in terms of how well it complies with the textbooks guidelines for writing this type of test item. Then answer the questions below. Item to Analyze: The first prime minister of Canada was ________. (Sir John A. Macdonald)

If you answered no to the previous question, rewrite any problematic response options to correct the inadequacies, and explain why the revision was needed.

Which of the item-writing guidelines, if any, are violated by this item? (Write “none” if no guidelines are violated.)

According to the guidelines provided in the text, which of the following is the best example of a properly written supply-type item?

Which of the following is the best example of a good short-answer item?

A study is designed to examine the effect of exercise (against no exercise) on knee pain, with measurements taken at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks.  Participants are randomly assigned to one of the exercise conditions.  The appropriate design would be:

A researcher studied 100 patients to determine if there was a significant difference among five drugs for relief of arthritis pain.  Pain was measured using a standardized scale from 0-100, with 0 indicating no pain.   The decrease in pain over 1 month was evaluated.  A one-way ANOVA was significant, and the results below show the amount of pain relief using a Student-Newman Keuls comparison.  Which of the following statements is not a correct conclusion?