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The advantages of the PPVT-III are that it provides a quick estimate of the individua;'s verbal intelligence and can be administered to groups with reading problems or cognitive developmental issues. Because the individual may either speak or point to one of the four pictures that best fits the verbal clue, it is also useful in rehabilitation after brain or other injuries, but who have good hearing or vision skils. The test seems to also have high interest value, and is "fun" enough to establish appropriate rapport between the examiner and the client. The test is also useful when assessing the English vocabulary level of ESL students.
Documentation with the test cautions that vocabular is acquired knowledge that does have strong theoretical relationships to cognitive abilities, there is a difference between vocabular and verbal development. The scale is not designed, then, to predict future...
Of course, the test cannot be used on the blind or deaf population, but may be accurately used with various forms of retardation. However, as the author's notes, most of the illustrations for the first 50 items or so use children engaged in certain behaviors. Under certain circumstances this may or may not be acceptable to adults with learning or cognitive disabilities.
As notes, scoring is quick and easy, and within minutes after the completion of a test, an assessment may be made and graphed. Another positive for ease of use within schools is the maner in which the test is packaged. It uses a small set of materials, all laminated; with the picture cards easily shown and yet strong enough for multiple uses. In fact, it is easy to see why the test has remained a standard for over fifty years, and is likely to contiue to do so.
Employees, competitors and the board are other important stakeholders who must be taken into consideration as well. There are a number of outcomes that must be noted for this evaluation. To the shareholders, the outcome of Dunn's actions was overwhelmingly positive. The company earned a high governance score, its stock price increased, and the risk posed by the leaks was mitigated. To Dunn, the actions were ultimately negative, but she
A 2002 research study determined that of 16 desirable character traits, JROTC students enrolled in an Atlanta public high school consistently displayed more of these traits and the behaviors associated with them than their counterparts who were not in the program (Bulach, 2002, p. 561). Behaviors included controlling oneself when one needs to, taking things that belong to others, and using drugs and alcohol. This sort of discipline is
The chemical was found to turn on quorum sensing in V. fischeri, whereas it inhibited pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Also, the slow-release was shown to be far more effective than by applying the chemical directly as an aqueous solution. Since quorum sensing is also important for pathogen establishment this application could be important for inhibiting pathogenic bacteria from colonization of internal medical devices. In summary, the V. fischeri and squid symbiotic
Not all physical activity could tackle depression. Researchers at Glasgow University interviewed hundreds of men and women about the types of exercise they engaged in (Templeton 2002). They discovered that housework, unlike vigorous exercise, not only failed to improve the morale of depressed people but also worsened their condition. They found that physical activity performed as paid work had no effect on well-being. There was no improvement in the mood,
Another theorist with a different view is Chomsky (1988). Chomsky sees the acquisition of language as a process of input-output, what he calls a Cartesian view of language acquisition and language structure. He states: "We have an organism of which we know nothing. We know, or we can discover, what kind of data is available to it, and the first question we must try to answer is: what kind of
Global Warming: Is it Really a Threat? Global warming has become a modern issue of considerable significance. It has been the subject of many debates, articles and conferences. Despite the amount of debate around the issue, there is still no clear conclusion. Yet the possible consequences that are attributed to the threat are highly concerning. As one report describes: The most recent projections of state-of-the-art computer models of the Earth's climate (GCMs)