story first‚ then carry out the tasks that follow. “Examination Day” By Henry Slesar The Jordans never spoke of the exam‚ not until their son‚ Dickie‚ was twelve years old. It was on his birthday that Mrs Jordan first mentioned the subject in his presence‚ and the anxious manner of her speech caused her husband to answer sharply. ‘Forget about it‚’ he said. ‘He’ll do all right.’ They were at breakfast table‚ and the boy looked up from his plate curiously. He was an alert-eyed youngster with
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Examinations are a fair gauge of a student’s ability. Discuss. Scholastic tests are unjust barometers for students’ aptitudes as they are one-off gauges of understanding of the subjects‚ which may be unfair as psychological factors could come into play. Moreover‚ students with a clearer perception of the standard methods and types of questions will excel better than others‚ meaning that scoring well for an examination will not just be based on ability of application for a subject but rather on
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How To Overcome Examination Stress? Children and young people today confront many challenges – both personal and systemic. The dawn of the new millennium and the 21st century have brought about a host of changes in the way we transact our lives evoking both anguish and hope. It is strongly felt that while education is an ongoing process of improving knowledge and skills‚ it is also the primary and an exceptional means of bringing about personal development. It is essential that all people with
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ULMS 251: Corporate Social Responsibility Examination Feedback‚ January 2013 This year’s much larger cohort achieved a set of results very comparable to the previous two years. Mean mark and standard deviation were almost identical and the percentage of failures was very marginally higher. There was however a noticeable drop in the number of students achieving marks of 70 and over; this was a disappointment. A clear majority of students achieved overall marks in the 50-59% range – that is they
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Why Should Colleges Stop Looking at Applicants’ SAT Scores “Why did they reject me? I thought I could get in since I have lots of awards and projects related to my major. I just did not do well in my SAT test. But how could they reject me simply because SAT score was not high? That’s so unfair!” As a tutor working in New Oriental‚ an agency that provides SAT test preparation services‚ I hear this sort of complain all the time. I have seen tons and tons of my students cannot get into their dream
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Duke ’s MBAs Cheating Scandal While students are overwhelmed with handbooks on plagiarism‚ school honor codes when they entering a university‚ cheatings are rampantly detected in university environment. Admittedly‚ plagiarism and cheating should be seriously punished. However‚ there do exist controversial cases where some assert that the cases are not considered cheatings‚ the others argue that they should be considered cheatings. An article named "Duke MBAs Fail Ethics Test" by Alison Damast
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Debate Outline University should be free I. Proposition: A. Introduction Thesis: University should be free. Today‚ university fees are usually quite high. Many students find that it is extremely difficult to find the funds to pay for an expensive education‚ so they look for school loans. These loans can weigh heavily on the minds of university students and put too much pressure to lead to students dropping out. Thus‚ free higher education is necessary for everyone. B. Terms define
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THE CHEST EXAMINATION Physical examination of the chest The chest indicates the region that lies under the neck and above the abdomen. Chest wall is composed of sternum‚ ribs‚ and vertebras. The anterior part is a little shorter than the posterior part. Chest examination includes many components: chest shape‚ chest wall‚ breasts‚ vessels‚ mediastinum‚ bronchus‚ lung‚ pleura‚ heart‚ and lymph nodes‚ etc. In addition to general physical examination‚ the following check methods have been
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------------------------------------------------- Online Examination System ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A Proposal Paper Presented to the President in Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences of Asia and the Pacific ------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Diploma in Computer Science ------------------------------------------------- Alvin
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The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics J Ment Health Policy Econ 8‚ 145-151 (2005) The Impact of Depression on the Academic Productivity of University Students Alketa Hysenbegasi‚1 Steven L. Hass‚2 Clayton R. Rowland3 1 2 Ph.D.‚ VP - Associate Project Manager‚ Citigroup Market Monitor‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA Ph.D.‚ Director‚ Pharmacoeconomics‚ Elan Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc.‚ San Diego‚ CA‚ USA 3 Ph.D.‚ Hellums-Rowland Consultants‚ Portage‚ MI‚ USA Abstract Background: Depression
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