Re: [Phys-L] problems with the physics regents

[<cpreske@twcny.rr.com>]

Bernard,  If you are used to seeing  the exam you would know that question 36 is always an estimatiom question and is always written in this manner.  A student is supposed to minipulate the choices.  It is the type of question used in the science olympiad.  It is definitely not a badly worded question and has little or nothing to do with the actual size of a football field.  How far from the floor is a doorknob 
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---- Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com> wrote: 
> On 2012, Jun 14, , at 14:37, <cpreske@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
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> > First of all if all the choices in #6 were converted to Meters; A student should be able to see that a 10mters or less is too small and antthing larger than a kilometer is too large.leaving only one choice.  
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> In an other word this was a test of "handling" a badly posed question, not only physics?
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> > For question 48 the question is the direction of the gravitational field not the magnetic of Earth
> > ---- John Clement <clement@hal-pc.org> wrote: 
> > > I don't immediately know the length of a football field either, but I might
> > > be able to make an educated guess.  Is it a required topic in school???  If
> > > not they should give the number.  They need to be careful about cultural
> > > things.  I suspect every small town TX student knows the length of a
> > > football field because football is very important to them.  But now in many
> > > places soccer has penetrated, and my son played lacrosse.
>
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> bc thinks only fair that "handling" badly posed questions should be equally distributed among test takers, then realized life is not fair -- from experience.
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