disadvantages of using standardized tests to measure a student’s understanding of a topic A standardized test is a type of test that requires all test takers to answer similar inquiries or questions or a selection of questions from a shared pool of questions. Standardized tests are based on a standard or steady way, which makes it possible to analyze the relative performance of individual students or a group of students. Standardized tests might be utilized for a wide assortment of instructive purposes. For instance, they might be used to decide a young kid’s preparation for kindergarten, recognize students who require custom curriculum benefits or strong scholarly support, put students in various scholastic projects or course levels, or honor confirmations and other instructive testaments. These evaluations are performed by educational specialists and are used by a significant number of the schools and universities over the world for a plenty of explanations behind different purposes. These standardized tests were initially presented in the United States of America amid the early parts of the twentieth century. These tests are primarily used to emphasize…

Stanford Prison Experiment Briefly summarize the original Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE). What happened during the SPE? What conclusions were drawn by the lead researcher Philip Zimbardo? The Stanford Prison Experiment was a social psychology experiment carried out by psychology professor, Phillip Zimbardo. The research was meant to find out the effect of percieved power on human nature. In this research, the professor randomly selected students where half took the roles of prison guards and the other half took the role of prisoners. They were placed in a simulated prison environment and both physical and psychological environment resembled that of a real prioson. The Stanford Prison  Experiment that was supposed to last for two weeks ended permaturely after six days. This was because the students who took part in the experiment developed severe psychological changes. The prison guards were becoming sadistic and authoritarian and the prisoners were becoming depressed. Also, the experiment faced a morality question. Professor Phillip Zimbardo concluded that human nature is subjected to the power of authority. In only a few hours the prison guards had assumed power…

COFFEE CREAMER ADDITION IN STARBUCKS PRODUCTS, SWOT ANALYSIS Introduction Starbucks Coffee Company has been the biggest coffeehouse organization in the world for quite a long period of time. Although it has been occupying the position for long, it has currently faced a lot of competition from the other upcoming giants in the market who are providing exactly the same products (Hill & Westbrook, 2017). Some of its main competitors are the McDonalds McCafe and Costa Coffee and whose statistics according to the rankings of this year indicate that they are at the same competitive level in the industry. For this company to take competitive advantage over the competitors, I would advise the company to be adding coffee creamer to their line of products which would attract more customers. SWOT Analysis of my Project Idea Strengths The main challenge being faced by the company is the stiff competition from its main competitors like McDonalds McCafe and Costa Coffee who are providing products of exact features like Starbucks. Addition of coffee creamer on its products would make its products unique from the…

people who are affected by training and the status quo within a given organization Status quo is the current state of affairs with respect to political and social class. According to the philosopher Ladelle McWhorter, we can unmake and remake the status quo. He traces the origin of this status quo as from inevitable. However, how can we remake it? The first strategy is through an invitation of varied perspectives. People may think that particular policies or training are operative. We need to change this attitude through implementation of different perspectives to examine issues pertaining status quo. The aim is to find those people who are affected by training and the status quo within a given organization. Another way of remaking status quo is by asking questions. When someone comes to you with an issue concerning status quo, then this should be seized as an opportunity to get eager and ask various questions as to why it is not working and learn what they can do to fix this. This issue might be a primary overhaul that is not in…

Stereotypes on the Story ‘SHOUT ‘ by  Dagoberto Gilb Scientists are busy in well-equipped laboratories designing some advanced discoveries while some of those scientists are going home to meet scenes of distress in their families due to conflicts. Forget about science and education, but the simple need to work to provide the family’s security and the stresses of that home becomes even more striking. Such is a scenario present in Dagoberto Gilb’s story ‘Shout’ where the reader is shown the life of a young struggling family undergoing hardships which situations have forced on them. In this case, stereotype is used to mean over simplified image of a particular person. Glib uses stereotypical sex roles to illustrate how a man and his wife in a relationship does just what is necessary to keep their family together despite a considerable number of problems they are undergoing. From the story, we see that a man comes home after hard day labour and he is blocked from entering into the house(GLIB,2007). This can be very irritating for someone who has been working all over…

Sweatshops Should Not Exist In Developing Countries INTRODUCTION The issue of large multinationals and other business organizations establishing sweatshops in developing countries continues to draw both complements and criticism. Some people feel that these establishments are necessary for the continued socioeconomic development of these countries, but in essence, this is not 1915. While such labor establishments provide much-needed employment and financial relief for less affluent societies, every employee in the modern world has a right to clean, safe, and considerate working conditions. Therefore, sweatshops should never exist, leave alone starting them in developing countries where economic conditions have bred desperation. THE RATIONALE BEHIND SWEATSHOPS Running businesses in the modern context is a hard prospect due to several reasons. One of them is the cutthroat competition that characterizes modern businesses. Unlike two or three decades where most businesses were comfortable in terms of market competitiveness, many businesses have risen to the occasion and enacted effective growth and profitability strategies. Every industry has many companies all competing with near-similar products for customer attention and sales. Therefore, the running costs have to be…

 Analysis of the texts using the SPEAKING acronym devised by Hymes             Hymes created a priceless model that aids in the identification along with the labeling of the various elements of the linguistic interactions driven by his perspective that, so as to effectively and correctly speak a language, one should not just learn the grammar and vocabulary but additionally take the contexts under which the words are utilized into consideration (Ebrahimia & Farrokh, 2018). Hymes model has a total of sixteen components that might be employed to a number of discourses and these include; the message content; the message form; scene; settings; sender/speaker; addressor; audience/receiver/hearer; purposes/goals;  purposes/outcomes; addressee; key; channels; speech forms; interaction norms; interpretation norms, as well as genres (Hymes, 2016). This paper has, therefore, been written with the objective of analyzing text using Hymes’ model. Setting and scene Analysis of Text 1 discloses that the speech act occurs between an English Language teacher and Trinh, a student. The setting is the school and outside the classroom, and probably in the college cafeteria or restaurant as she wait to…

SPEECH PREPARTION OUTLINE   General Purpose:                     To inform Specific Purpose:                    To inform my audience about arranged marriages Thesis Statement:                    Arranged marriages is not the same as forced marriage, has beneficial importance to the prospective families and a high satisfaction rate as in love-based marriage   Introduction   How would you feel if your parents decide to choose your spouse for you? This may sound ludicrous but this is the norm in some part of India, Asia, and Nigeria, where I come from. Although this practice isn’t as common in the United States, it still happens in few States, especially for religious purposes. The idea of marriage is to meet someone, fall in love and get married but this isn’t the case in arranged marriages. The success or failure of marriage, however, is not dependent on whether it is an arranged or love-based marriage. In preparation for this speech, I have done extensive research on the topic of Arranged marriages. I will discuss what an arranged marriage is, some of the reasons people go into it and the satisfaction rate…

Speed limits Introduction Governments all over the world have designed, multiple laws to protect the welfare of the citizens. Among these laws is the speed limit law, which is designed to compel motorists to drive reasonably and make the right decisions in regard to the prevailing road conditions. Some scholars have found limit rather irrelevant as they have a strong belief on the current technologies in road construction and automotive. However, it will be naïve to dismiss the relevance of speed limit laws as they have the potential of saving life among other perks. In this paper, I will make an argument in support of the speed limits. Globally, speeding has been quoted as one of the leading cause of accidents and speed limits is the best option which can mitigate this careless. Speeding is always correlated with careless and reckless driving.  Putting speed limits acts as a parameter which can be used to evaluate between good and reckless. In this regard, it makes easier for the law keepers to determine to control automobiles in the streets.  On the other…

Spina Bifida             Spina bifida is characterized by the incomplete closing of the backbone and other membranes that should surround the spinal cord.  The condition normally affects the lower back of the victim, but rare situations occur, where the disease affects the middle back and the neck. The condition is a congenital disability that is recognized during childbirth. The condition occurs in three different forms among different people; occult, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. The primary symptom of Spina Bifida is the appearance of a birthmark around the area affected. The primary symptom of Spina Bifida is the appearance of a tuft of hair or a different form of a birthmark at the area with the defect of the defect. Patients affected with meningocele and myelomeningocele always have a sac poking through the back of the infant at childbirth (Anderson & Spain, 2016). The symptom associated primarily with meningocele is the appearance of a thin layer of skin of the poking sac. Other signs could include weak leg muscles breathing difficulties, and swallowing problems among children. The specific cause of Spina Bifida…