A parent of one of your students,Mr. Jones,criticizes the fact that you base your grades partly on students' paper-pencil test scores. You need to defend your use of such tests as a way of evaluating students. Three of the following are appropriate ways you might respond to Mr. Jones's concern. Which statement is not accurate?
A)Your tests provide a way of obtaining systematic samples of your students' performance.
B)You have determined that your tests have content validity for the material you cover in class.
C)Your tests have been shown to have perfect reliability.
D)Using tests is a fairer and more objective way to evaluate students than grading simply on the basis of your subjective impressions.

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Tests rarely have perfect reliability; there is always some degree of measurement error.

A Parent of One of Your Students,Mr