Professor Smith gave the class an exam on Monday. On Wednesday Professor Smith gave the same class the same exam. Professor Smith was clearly interested in assessing the exam's:
A)reliability.
B)validity.
C)face validity.
D)conceptualization.
E)precision.

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By giving the same exam to the same class twice, Professor Smith is checking the consistency and stability of the exam results, which is an assessment of the exam's reliability. Validity refers to whether the exam measures what it is intended to measure, face validity refers to whether the exam appears to measure what it is intended to measure to the test-takers, conceptualization refers to defining the key concepts being measured by the exam, and precision refers to the level of detail or accuracy in the exam.

Professor Smith Gave the Class an Exam on Monday