I believe that standardized assessments are important and can serve as an important benchmark for describing and categorizing certain aspects such as the so-called "intelligence" term. However‚ I have always been very attentive to the recognition of the shortcomings of these tests and the individual differences that can cause the results of these tests to drop enormously and make the evaluated person appear to be less competent. I remember when I did the GRE‚ during the exam I laughed at reading
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Is standardized testing the way to go? You wake up in the morning belated for the bus because of sleeping late. You arrive in school‚ forgetting to brush your teeth and comb your hair. When you are confronted with the test‚ you are so tired and you get a pink eye. The next event you know is that you fail the test. Do you want to fail for just having an inadequate day? Standardized testing may cause you to stay in the same grade just for having an inadequate day‚ not getting enough sleep‚ etc
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Standardized tests are used in various settings on a global scale. While they measure an individual’s knowledge of a particular subject‚ it can be argued that their results are at times misleading. When it comes to education this is evident amongst the mass amount of students that take these tests through the year. Standardized tests are not the best way to measure a schools academic performance because they can not determine a teachers effectiveness due to the varying needs and abilities of students
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Database Environment Brandon Smith DBM/380 10-8-2012 Kenneth Hoskins Database Environment “A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. In order for a database to be truly functional‚ it must not only store large amounts of record‚ but also be able to access those records fast and efficiently. In addition‚ new information and changes should also be easy to input.” (tech-faq.com) To be useful over a long term the database should be able
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Databases In the Workplace klee CIS/207 This paper will discuss the different databases in my organization with regards to what the databases are being used for and any improvements that can be made. To understand how a database helps the day-to-day functions of a business one must first know what a database does and how it works. A database is a “systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose” (English Dictionary)
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In the given question the issue is whether there is a binding contract between Gerard and Reg. A contract can be defined as a voluntary assumption of obligation .In order to establish a contract there must be an offer followed by an acceptance. In order to see whether the parties have come to an agreement the court would look at the intention of the parties. Intention will be looked at objectively .In applying the objective test the courts consider whether the reasonable person in the other parties’
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Server Express. The advanced services have a database engine‚ full text search‚ reporting services‚ business intelligence development studio‚ and SQL server management studio. The tools have a database engine‚ and SQL server management studio. The SQL Server SQL Express has just a Database engine. The Limitations are there can only be 1 CPU‚ only 1GB of memory‚ only 10GB of size‚ and you can only do replication if you are a subscriber. [3] Oracle Database 11g Express has limitations of 1 CPU‚ 1GB
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Offer Proposal is defined under section 2(a) of the Indian contract Act‚ 1872 as "when one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything with a view to obtain the assent of that other to such act or abstinence‚ he is said to make a proposal/offer". Thus‚ for a valid offer‚ the party making it must express his willingness to do or not to do something. But mere expression of willingness does not constitute an offer. The rules regarding the offer are The offer
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there has been a controversial issue dealing with building a national DNA database. This issue has been brought up over the discussion of the actual database and what kinds of effects will come out of it‚ if it actually happens to go through. Some people think the database will be a force in crime fighting. Others think it is a violation of civil liberties. In the early 1900s‚ “fingerprinting‚” a new crime-fighting database‚ was developed. With the exception of identical twins‚ no two people have
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Standardized Testing Robert L. White Advanced Writing Bill Bohnert February 2‚ 2006 In years past thousands of grade school students have been drug throughout the school systems of the United States without a single thought to whether they acquired the knowledge necessary to be successful in the working world or college. Since the signing of No Child Left Behind Act by President George W. Bush‚ many believe standardized or "high stakes" testing places advantages and disadvantages
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