Assessing the ability of blind and partially sighted people: are psychometric tests fair? 1. Introduction Psychometric or standardised tests are assessments that measure knowledge‚ abilities‚ attitudes and personality traits. They are used in education and recruitment and can consist of written‚ online or oral tests. Blind and partially sighted individuals are potentially disadvantaged by the use of these tests. RNIB is often approached by teachers and parents concerned about the use
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Republic of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Language and Linguitics Sta. Mesa‚ Manila TERM PAPER “Artificial Intelligence” Submitted by: Resuello‚ John Paul C. BSCoE I-1 Submitted to: Atty. Georgina Peniaranda English Professor TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction A. Definition of AI and related terms B. History II. AI Research A. Areas of research 1. Problem Solving 2. Natural
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Strong Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness Providing an alternative view to the theories of weak artificial intelligence is strong artificial intelligence. This approach redefines intelligence to include more than just the ability to solve complex tasks‚ or simply convince observers that such a quality exists within a system‚ as per the Turing Test. Strong AI theory rests upon the principle that complex machine systems such as neural networks are capable of establishing connections between
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The 25th anniversary of the publication of Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Copyright 2008 Howard Gardner. All rights Reserved. In 1983‚ psychologist Howard Gardner published Frames of Mind‚ the book in which he introduced his ‘theory of multiple intelligences’ (MI theory). Gardner wrote this book as a psychologist and thought that he was addressing principally his colleagues in psychology. He devoted little of the book to educational implications and
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The psychometric assessment test I evaluated for this project is the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test. This test is a popular intelligence test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees for learning and problem solving in a range of occupations. A man named Eldon F. Wonderlic originally created the test in 1936 and throughout the years alterations and new versions of the test have been created. The test is actually quite simple; the participant is required to answer 50 multiple-choice
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DEPRESSION PAPER 04/27/2014 Erlin O. Reyes PSY 270 Introduction There are times when an individual encounters some personal weakness. A close relative might pass away or we might experience a stage of a financial crisis. These unfortunate events create some depressive emotion such as‚ sadness‚ anxiety and aggregation‚ etc.‚ which come and go. Different levels of these emotions develop high levels of stress‚ in which it may produce major depressive disorders. Major
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Week 1 Discussion 1 Barriers to Helping and Receiving Internal barriers are emotions and attributes that keep people from seeking help. Internal barriers are dealt with in the worker-client counseling relationship. The difficulty of evaluating the seriousness of a problem is explained on page 15 of our text “An Introduction to Human Services”. Some of these are that one will sit and wonder if they really need help‚ or if their child has a learning disability or just a slow learner‚ or are they
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According to the personality and connect questionnaire reports‚ it shows many aspects descripting my personality. Both reports give me important clues to understanding the way I see myself and is likely to enable me to make some prediction about my behavior in different situation. From the personality profile in-depth report1‚ in general terms‚ I see myself as open and receptive to a wide range of experiences and ideas. I like variety and change‚ interested in more abstract notions and concepts‚
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PTLLS 1.1 Review own role and responsibilities‚ and boundaries of own role as a teacher. PTLLS 1.2 Summarise key aspects of relevant current legislative requirements and codes of practice within a specific context. PTLLS 1.3 Review other points of referral available to meet the potential needs of learners. PTLLS 1.4 Discuss issues of equality and diversity‚ and ways to promote inclusion. PTLLS 1.5 Justify the need for record keeping. PTLLS 2.2 Evaluate a range of ways to embed
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Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to recognize emotions in one-self and others and to use this knowledge to improve self-management and relationships with others (Goleman‚ 1995). There are various definitions‚ but most authors define EI as a miscellaneous concept involving a wide range of skills and behaviors. EI skills and behaviors are within the area of self-awareness‚ self-regulation‚ motivation and social awareness. (Cherniss and Goleman 2001; Hood and Lodge 2004; Urch Druskat
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