Research Questions This qualitative study focused on the following research questions: 1) What are some obstacles faced by middle schools transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 2) How to support teachers transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 3) Why is standards-based grading not being used in more school districts? 4) How to transition from traditional letter grading to standards based grading
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C.4.4 Item and Test Analysis: Determination of Test Quality Kanupriya Katyal‚ Dr. Jagrook Dawra Abstract: This module deals with defining and determining quality of test instruments and test items. Tests as an instrument for evaluation need to be accurate‚ objective‚ practical and reliable. Further they should be able to discriminate between good and bad performers and have a uniform difficulty level. This module explains each of these terms and describes how they can be measured. Module
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Abstract Much of our money is spent eating out. Our food is processed‚ refined‚ concentrated‚ sugared‚ salted and chemically engineered to produce high-calorie‚ low-nutrient taste sensations. This problem is unique to westernized peoples. Rural populations in China‚ Japan‚ and Southeast Asia who have little access to rich foods experience few heart attacks. Similarly‚ most people in rural Africa and South and Central America have little fear of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Yet in North America
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region VI-Western Visayas DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Cottage Road‚ Bacolod City Division Unified Examination in English Grade II – Second Grading Period TEST I: LISTENING DIRECTIONS: Listen as the teacher reads pairs of words. If the pair of words has the same initial consonant sound‚ write S and if it has different initial consonant sound‚ write D. 1. 2. 3. DIRECTIONS: Listen to sentences the teacher will be reading. Write
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The Use Of Jatropha Multifida In Treating Wounds ABSTRACT A study on the effectiveness of Jatropha multifids latex in treating wounds was conducted. White mice were used as test subjects. The test subjects were distributed into three treatment groups‚ with each group having three test subjects. An incision measuring approximately 1 cm long was made on each test subject. The first group was treated with a leading antiseptic‚ Betadine‚ the second group with Jatropha multifida‚ and the third group
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Abstract: Today medicinal plants with their respective standardized extracts‚ provide infinite opportunities for new drug leads because of the unrivaled availability of chemical diversity. Due to an increasing demand for chemical diversity in screening programs‚ seeking therapeutic drugs from biologically active plants. The propose of green and sustainable extraction methods of natural products is currently a hot research topic in the multidisciplinary area of applied chemistry. The focus of this
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Hello Yellow-brick Road‚ Goodbye Yellow-brick Road 1 Hello Yellow-brick road‚ Goodbye Yellow-brick Road The Two Important Stages of the Life Span William James‚ the father of American psychology‚ once said that‚ “Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing‚ moving at different speeds.” With that said‚ we are all human beings‚ living in the same world‚ developing at different speeds. After all‚ isn’t that the
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Toys‚ Packaging‚ and Gender Stereotypes There is a visibly blatant distinction when walking into a toy store or isle of the divide of gender differences and interests. Pink is a standout color amongst half of the space‚ and blue sticks out amongst the other half. There are stereotypical notions‚ which attach the color pink to girls and blue to boys. The color-coded aisles reflect some kind of innate gender difference and assumed interests. What type of message is this form of visual culture sending
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Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Tiara Graham Linn Benton Community College Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Patient Description Patient is a Caucasian 83 year old female that came into the emergency department from Wynwood assisted living facility with an increase of fatigue‚ worsening confusion and a 1 day history of a fever. Patient weighs approximately 90 pounds upon admission with a height of 64 inches. Patient has known COPD and is a former heavy
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In this experiment one mice was died followed by 7th day. Average blood glucose of all the mice was taken for plotting the graph. A.N. Nagappa at al‚2003‚ study the effect of the petroleum ether‚ methanol‚ and aqueous extracts of Terminalia catappa Linn (combretaceae) fruit‚ on fasting blood sugar levels and serum biochemical analysis in alloxan-induced diabetic rats were investigated. All the three extracts of Terminalia catappa produced a significant antidiabetic activity at dose levels 1/5 of their
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