Draize test

took the pre-test of the Constitution Unit. It was a straightforward multiple-choice (A-D) test. The students were told that the test grade would not be entered into the grade book and would not negatively affect their grade, several students were nervous about that, but the test would be entered into the grade book as a class work grade, and therefore they must complete it. The students were asked to read each question carefully and to try their best, while students were aware this test could…

Dyscalculia is a learning disability where the student has serious problems in mathematics, more specifically, related to mathematical calculations and reasoning. This disability prevents the student from obtaining the skills that student need to perform mathematical calculations (Raja & Kumar, 2011, p. 41). This disability can take on many forms, including the inability to take the knowledge he or she knows, and relate it to quantities, difficulty in reading or writing numbers and…

lockers, but Freshman Friday is not real. There are a few actions 8th graders should take when they come to high school in order to have a positive experience. First, make sure to pay attention in class. Everything the teachers teach will be on a test, so make sure to listen. Teachers do not like repeating themselves if students do not pay attention. Do…

Recently, a friend of mine saw another person cheating on a test that a majority of the students in the class struggled to pass. She was upset with this person, but she did not confront the student or bring them to justice by telling a teacher. Instead, the friend has only complained about it to her friends and me, and we too have decided not to say anything. At Reicher Catholic High School, no strict honor system or code exists. Only a list of unfrequently used consequences for cheating and…

When one thinks of school, one envisions a clean classroom with ready to learn youth and a well prepared teacher. Is this school what our society has today? Education has fallen from learning beneficial topics to simply forcing knowledge into children’s minds too fast for them to truly appreciate what is laid before them. One such action taken by the government that has caused much controversy is the Common Core Standards. Adopting common standards means bringing all states’ standards down to…

PSAT, just one of the many standardized test they will take and have taken throughout their academic careers. A standardized test is a type of test where students are given the same range of questions in similar testing environments in order to judge and compare their scores. Standardized tests are being administered more and more as of late, due to increased funding and acts such as the 2001 No Child Left Behind act which encouraged the use of standardized tests in school. However, there has…

Introduction The purpose of this report is to evaluate assessment data collected using a quiz that was administered to community college students. The population consisted of 36 students that were officially enrolled in my economics course and that participated in a quiz. The quiz consisted of 10 multiple-choice questions, with four possible solutions per question. In order to receive credit for an answer, each student must identify the correct option and shade the corresponding answer in a…

Why is McCarthyism still studied today? McCarthyism is still studied in schools today, because of its significance. McCarthyism was a very big deal during the 1940s and 50s, after the election of senate McCarthy in 1946. It was a period in which a large group of people were being punished. The term McCarthyism in general, today, refers to the making of accusations without proper evidence. However, the events described in the article such as the rise of McCarthy, the Red Scare and the Hiss…

Chapter 14 Using Standardized and Standards-Based Tests Summary: This chapter outlines what standardized testing is, how it should be administered, and how it should be scored. Most standardized testing has several criteria when scoring and administrating these tests. The chapter also spoke of the different types of norms such as; national, special group and local norms. These norms give the normal percentage of how many students will score on these tests. Norms should be current and have good…

Not much benefit will be gained, oh Akronites, from terminating a slow person. You will be condemned by sincerity to suffer the reward of your intolerance and narrow-mindedness after my departure. Upon my expulsion from Akron Early College, you will be left alone with people who are much faster than you, and you will be able to experience what it’s like to be a slow person. Now to my accusers, you would have gotten ridden of the slow me forever if you had waited two more years. I would…