The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Party Room => Topic started by: Petrie on May 15, 2005, 10:56:37 AM
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Yeah I got them....four in three days, so I'll catch you on the flipside. :P: (How's that for teen lingo? :lol:)
See you Thursday at the earliest.
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I'll keep my fingers crossed for you; and I'm looking forward to when you are done with the exams :)
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I'Ve got one exam oand that's tommorow. It is on Baseball, no less. :P:
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I'Ve got one exam oand that's tommorow. It is on Baseball, no less. :P:
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What kind of classes do you take to become a history professor over there? :P:
*lurk...bad headache and can't do much else than stare at screens... :(*)
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BaSeball in American history" is the name of the class and it deals witrh how baseball has echoed the changes in America throughout the last century.
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Did they mention Abner Doubleday in that class?
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Yes, But his claim to have been the father of baseball has been proven to be completely mythical. We also Mentioned Alexander Cartwright(who has a legitimate claim to be a founder of baseball), the reserve clause, The Black Sox Scandal, Babe Ruth, The Great depresion , and Jackie Robinson.
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This really interests me, as I have read both, Dubleday being the founder of baseball and him not being the founder of baseball. But I never heard about any details. So did he play any role in making baseball popular or is there really no basis at all for the myth?
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There is really no basis at for the myth. Surely if he'd been the founder of bsseball, he would have mentioned it somewhere along the line, but there is no mention in Doubleday's memoirs about baseball at all, or any other similar sport.
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Weird that such myths come into existance if he didn't even have anything to do with baseball at all. Is there by the way a year or so which is sort of the "official" date for the invention of baseball?
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1839. The Baseball hall of Fame, opened in 1939 on the 'centennial' of the baseball's 'discovery'.
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I don't care for baseball....I actually tried playing it when I was younger, but my hand to eye coordination is terrible so it didn't work out. :P:
Oh yes, EXAMS ARE DONE!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D
Then I got a message from my mom that one of my summer classes was cancelled, and with nothing else to replace it and my fall schedule all set, I'll need an extra semester to complete my degree. :slap Maybe this is a blessing in disguise...... :unsure:
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I'm not interested in baseball either (I don't even know the rules). But I am interested in history, so I'm also interested in the history of baseball :lol
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I"Ve Played baseball whenn I was younger and I Was(and remain) a stat geek. (I Once comiled the caeer win-loss record of the yankees :lol: ) And I remain a big fan.
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I know Baseball is massive sport in the States but we tend to play Rounders in school as a "bat-sport". I've played Baseball, not too bad at it but don't understand all the terminologies of the game.
Anyway, in terms of exams, I'm looking forward to my exam. Got just the one (next Thursday). Computer based, 50mins, multiple choice! The subject is one vector graphics but it's all easy stuff! And it doesnt even matter if I fail, my artefact I produced has a high enough grade to pass the unit excluding the exam.
Have to say that's the first time I havent been concerned about an exam LOL :lol
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Ick....multiple choice....I do terrible with those questions. -_- I don't plan on ever giving my students huge sections of multiple choice questions.
Best of luck on it. :)
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I find multiple choice easier than writing answers. Either you know your stuff or you don't. But written answers sure also help to improve a student's skills in expressing his or her thoughts.
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Bleah! Well, did my exam today and boy did I blow it sky-high! :( SVGs, vector graphic translations and formulae...a real nightmare! Got 51% on my exam today but I'm not worried a bit! I passed my unit with my artefact anyway so all it can do is bump my mark UP! And with that...I've officially finished my 2nd year at uni! WOOHOO!!! :^.^: :DD
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That's why I hate multiple choice, Malte, because you're memorizing facts to spit back out...you don't give any impression on what it means to you or if you can explain the situation in more detail.
Littlefoot, I remember asking another Brit about the grading system over there for uni's and 51 isn't bad (over here that's very bad! :p) so I wouldn't worry. Now it's onto your third year! :lol:
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But usually multiple choice questions are not asking for opinions that can vary in in any way, but for proveable facts, such as dates, names, numbers, or the choices given are so plain that it is not a big deal to give the right answer.
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Hey Arvens! :angry: 51% is a 2-2 so that's about a D/C grade so I can be happy with that! PMSL! :p Anyway, coz this particular unit was 60% artefact, 40% exam, I've managed to work out I got a weighted mark of 72% which is a 1st (A-grade). If I managed to get a copy of my artefact, I'll post it up in my Fanart section just for you to have a gander...need to convert it though coz I did it in Coral Draw 11 and that saves as a really weird format. <_< I've have it up later once I've been into uni.
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I actually like Multiple choice, because I'm very good at memorizing facts, and I usually do very well on multiple choice exams.
Nick
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Memorizing facts for a multiple choice exam does not mean one has learned anything except they can give you the answer from a bank. Writing out your answer proves that you can explain your response and not just tell me that number fits that question because it just does. You need to indulge me that you've gone further than just memorizing an answer.
That's why I'm really not in favor with standardized testing methods because most of them are multiple choice with very few points to elaborate and explain your reasoning.
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I guess this very much depends on the student. I agree that if students can formulate an answer to a question it really makes certain that they know their stuff. However, if a student does well in a multiple choice exam, that student may do well in an exam with questions to be answered in full sentences as well; some students can do well in a multiple choice test, but not in an exam on the same topic in which they have to formulate the answer.
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I wasn't saying I wouldn't use multiple choice at all. I wouldn't have much of a choice since like I said, most standardized tests are mc and the students are going to have some familiarity with them, whether it works for them or not. That's just the way those tests are. They've balanced them out more recently, so students will have to be able to write out answers and explain their reasoning; I see that as a better indicator of learning.
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Hmm.. yeah, but it's always a relief when you look at a multiple choice, your first impression is that you won't have to think much or tire your hand.. but you always end up getting stuck between two choices... I only hate when that happens in maths tests...
Btw, in some movies I see students talking about their "SAT's" what are those? Like college acceptence exams? The real thing I can't understand is the numbers they give.. 1600 or 980.. woah.. those are just too big, I was wondering if you could enlighten me on this subject =p
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The SATs are exams that are given to kids at 3 set stages of their school life. In the UK it's at years 2, 6 and 9. There are 3 subjects (Maths, Science and English) and there are 2 papers on each. They dont really account for anything but they are used in governmental statistics or something along those lines. They're graded by levels (1 being lowest and 8 being highest). Year 2's aim for between levels 1 and 3-4, 6th Years aim for between levels 3 and 6 and Year 9's aim for 5 to 8. They came into play around the mid 90s coz I never did my Year 2 SATs but I did do them in Year 6. I got levels 5, 5, 6 at year 6 (Lvl 6 was in English) and I got Levels 6, 6, 7 at Year 9 (again the 7 being in English).
I'm also pleased to announce that I've passed my 2nd year of Uni! :^.^: Just got my final year to go which included a fully planned and working artefact and a 10,000 word dissertation! :( Can't wait! :blink:
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I'll write my exam in medieval English literature in a few hours. It is the first of three exams to be taken until next wednesday, so please keep your fingers crossed for me.
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Ooh, sounds hard. Best of luck. That doesn't sound like a topic I'd want to study. :P:
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Pulling this topic from obscurity because everyone must have good exam stories today, even 16 years in the future.
:thinking