.... This seems to suggest that our environment has an impact on our perceptual development. Segall’s research however, has been criticised due to the linguistic barrier. The cross cultural variations may be due to language differences, which mean that perception may be similar, but is reported in a different way. This would decrease the validity of findings. Gregor and McPherson compared two groups of Australian Aborigines. One group lived in a carpentered environment, whereas the other lived in a natural environment. The two groups did not differ on their susceptibility to the Muller Lyer illusion. This suggests that cross cultural differences in perception may depend more on training and education than on the environment. Even so, this suggests that it is nurture, rather than nature that determines our perceptual development. The external validity of this research may be limited due to the use of visual illusions; they are not representative of cultural differences in everyday perception. Hudson investigated perception of simple two dimensional drawings. He found that non Western societies had difficulty perceiving 3D scenes in drawings, whereas those from Western societies had no problem. This again suggests that perceptual development is influenced by training and education, as those in Western societies are trained from a very young age to perceive pictures in 3D. The task used in this research was however, extremely ethnocentric. The two dimensional picture perception task...
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...BUS 310 Notes regarding Two-Sample t-Tests and ANOVAs In Chapter 9, we learned how to conduct a t test of a hypothesis when we were testing the mean of a single sample group against some pre-determined value (i.e., the 21.6 gallons of milk consumption as the national average). This week, in Chapter 10, we will see how to test hypotheses that involve more than one sample group—such as testing to see if males are significantly taller than females. If we have two groups, then the technique that we will use will still be a t test. If we have more than two groups, then we will have to use a different test called Analysis of Variance (ANOVA, for short). The good news is that the decision rules for hypothesis testing that we learned last week are still exactly the same: Set #1: If the absolute value (ignore any negative sign) of the test statistic is greater than or equal to the critical value, then you reject the null. If the absolute value of the test statistic is less than the critical value, you do not reject the null. Set #2: If the p value is less than or equal to α, reject the null. If the p value is greater than α, do not reject the null. (Remember that we must either reject or not reject the null—we never accept the null.) In order to conduct these tests, we will need to use the data analysis feature of Excel, which probably is not installed for you, but that’s OK, because it’s available and pretty simple to install—just follow these steps: ...
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...long as the functions of the program remain similar. This guide is intended to give the reader a VERY basic understanding on how to use SPSS. This is also intended to be a crash course type of guide. The length of this document is indicative of how “in depth” this document goes. Furthermore, there is a lot that this document does not mention. If you want to perform a very thorough analysis with very in depth statistics, you can read the SPSS survival manual by Julie Pallant. Table of Contents * Preparations3 * Getting Started4 * Entering Data7 * Output Window9 * Walkthrough10 * Analysis10 * Graphing10 * Regression13 * Correlation14 * Testing15 * One Sample T-Test 15 * Independent Sample T-Test 17 * Paired Sample T-Test 18 * One Way ANOVA 20 * Hypothesis Testing Crash Course26 Preparations * Know that SPSS is for analyzing data from a statistical researcher’s point of view. The name SPSS stands for Statistical Package for the Social Sciences – SPSS. This means that this program is best suited to comparing data samples or surveys using statistics. Furthermore, this is a very robust program that is much more difficult to use if you do not know statistics very well; it is designed primarily for the researcher or statistician. Essentially, if you need to use this program, you will need to learn basic statistics and its application before using this program. * Set up a...
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...intellectual ability or college readiness. There is not a shortage of standardized tests, yet schools keep adding these tests into their curriculum. Standardized testing can be helpful; it can show a student’s improvement in school and help teachers figure out what they need to teach more thoroughly. But, in general, standardized tests are not ideal: bad test takers have a disadvantage and learning is much more important than a test score. Students attend school to learn. However, it currently seems that the only point of school is to be taught about a subject, take a test on that material, and then move on to the next lesson. This does not seem to be huge problem, but the one reason we are in school, to learn, seems to be skipped over in that schedule. Schools are too focused on providing decent test scores, that it seems as if learning is not important, only the testing is. This also leads to more frequent cheating on tests and students not completing homework assigned. The big question is: what is a solution to this problem? Standardized testing can be reduced by adopting the portfolio idea, and because some tests are necessary, schools could make it easier for weak test takers with preparation before taking the actual test, and providing...
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...Cooper Run This test is a twelve minute run and it tests how far you can run in that time. To do this test the equipment that you will need is an area to run on, a 400 metre track is ideal, a stopwatch so you can time the twelve minutes, an assistant and a whistle. How to do the test; the athlete needs to warm up so they are ready. The assistant will say ‘go’ and start the stopwatch for twelve minutes. The assistant should tell the runner how long is left after each lap. When the twelve minutes is over the assistant will blow the whistle and will record the distance that the athlete has covered. Advantages of this test are that not a lot of equipment is needed. It is simple to set up and conduct. More than one...
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...copper test was reliable. This was because it allowed me to compare my score against the national average. It also gave an accurate prediction of my fitness levels. This enabled me to see and identify improvements that I needed to make to my fitness in order to improve it. When doing the test, I had to record my heart rate before and after the test. This was so it allowed me to see how hard I worked when doing the test and how my fitness level was. One problem when recording my results was that I couldn’t record my heart rate when doing the test. This was...
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...What is embalming? References: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/embalming References: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/embalming Embalming is the preserving of a corpse from decay which was originally done with spices but now is usually done by arterial injection of preservative. How were mummies embalmed? References: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/page2.html References: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummies/story/page2.html The mummies body would be taken to the ‘ibu’ or the ‘place of purification’ this is then were the embalmers would wash the body with wine and rinse it with water. Next one of the embalmers would make a cut in the left side of the body to remove the internal organs (they are important to be removed as they are the first part of the body to decompose). The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in natron to dry them out. The heart however is not taken out of the body. A long hook is used to smash the brain and then it is pulled out through the nose. The body is then covered and stuffed with natron to dry the body out. All of the fluids and rags from the embalming process will be saved and buried along with the body. Once forty days have passed the body is washed again with water and then it is covered with oils to help the skin stay elastic. The dehydrated organs are then wrapped in linen and returned to the body. The body is then filled with dry materials such as saw dust, leaves or linen so it looks...
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...Helpful Hints for ACADEMIC MODULE BY GARRY ADAMS & TERRY PECK Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in Sydney, Australia. AVAILABLE...
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...for inclusion in Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice by an authorized administrator of Berkeley Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact jcera@law.berkeley.edu. The Legal Implications of Gender Bias in Standardized Testing Katherine Connort Ellen J. Vargyast TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. INTRODUCTION ....................................... THE FACTUAL CONTEXT ............................. A. The Scope of the Problem ............................ 1. Post-Secondary Admissions Tests .................. 2. Vocational Aptitude Tests and Interest Inventories. B. Causes of Gender Differences in Test Scores ........... 1. Post-Secondary Admissions Tests .................. 2. Vocational Aptitude Tests and Interest Inventories. C. Validity of the Tests .................................. 1. Post-Secondary Admissions Tests .................. a. Tests Which Predict Differently by Gender ..... b. Unvalidated Test Uses ......................... 2. Vocational Aptitude Tests and Interest Inventories. a. Failure to Measure Aptitude ................... b. Interest Inventory Validation Problems ......... D. The Factual Context: Conclusions .................... 14 17 17 18...
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...Helpful Hints for ACADEMIC MODULE BY GARRY ADAMS & TERRY PECK Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in...
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...of students who receive Journal and Counseling therapy, Journal therapy only, or Counseling therapy only, while controlling for pre-test depression scores. Assumptions Outliers: Create a Box and Whisker plot for each group. Insert Grapsh or Table Here Fill in the blanks: Group (Pre-Test): Outliers (Item #) Are there any outliers? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only Group (Post-Test): Outliers (Item #) Are there any outliers? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only < Note: Remove any outliers from the dataset before continuing.> Assumption of Normality: Run a normality test for each group. Insert Tests of Normality table below: Insert Graph or Table Here Fill in the blanks: Should you use a Shapiro-Wilks or Kolmogorov-Smirnov test? Why? Answer: Groups (Pre-Test) Significance Is the assumption of normality met? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only Groups (Post-Test) Significance Is the assumption of normality met? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only Assumption of Linearity: Hint: Run a series of scatter plots between the pre-test variable and post-test variable for each group. Begin by going to Data > Split File (see lesson 15, p. 64), and then make the plots. Add line of fit. See Warner p. 168- 172. After making...
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