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Post by Rush on Sept 21, 2005 21:01:09 GMT -5
Im in 10th grade and I just got a 35 on my spelling test, that is out of one hundered. I need a spell check option to save from the embaressment of spelling 20 millions words wrong a post.
Is there any way that this is possible?
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Sept 22, 2005 8:40:11 GMT -5
Im in 10th grade and I just got a 35 on my spelling test, that is out of one hundered. I need a spell check option to save from the embaressment of spelling 20 millions words wrong a post. Is there any way that this is possible? If you use the "reply" or "quote" buttons, there's a "spell check" option built-in. There's also a "preview" button. |
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Post by Rush on Sept 22, 2005 19:08:59 GMT -5
Oh... I never would have knew.
Thanks a lot Chris!
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Post by swarm on Sept 23, 2005 13:41:27 GMT -5
Im in 10th grade and I just got a 35 on my spelling test, that is out of one hundered. Does your teacher grade on a curve?... |
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Sept 23, 2005 20:18:35 GMT -5
Im in 10th grade and I just got a 35 on my spelling test, that is out of one hundered. Does your teacher grade on a curve?... High school teachers generally don't, in my experience. Even with "No Child Left Behind", I can't imagine why one would. |
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Post by Rush on Sept 23, 2005 21:50:38 GMT -5
Im in 10th grade and I just got a 35 on my spelling test, that is out of one hundered. Does your teacher grade on a curve?... Dude I dont even know what a curve is, but I do think that it helped me on the 9th grade science regents test. So I think they only use it on big state tests and stuff like that. |
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Sept 24, 2005 5:25:14 GMT -5
Does your teacher grade on a curve?... Dude I dont even know what a curve is, but I do think that it helped me on the 9th grade science regents test. So I think they only use it on big state tests and stuff like that. College professors often grade "on a curve". What that means is that they assume that every class's results will fall in a statistical "bell curve" pattern, with lower numbers of students receiving really high and really low scores and most students somewhere in the middle (if you draw that out on a graph, it looks like a bell). So what they do is they figure out what the average score in the class is and make that the "C" grade instead of the usual 70% measuring stick. So in your case, if it was a particulalry hard spelling test and half of your class got like a 45 on it, then your grade would effectively be a C-/D+ instead of the F I'm assuming you got. I've never understood this process, as it just rewards poor students and gives them no motivation to improve. Then again, I've historically been one of the students who "throws off the curve" with naturally high raw scores, so my opinion on the matter isn't very relevant. |
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Post by Darth Turkish on Sept 24, 2005 14:21:49 GMT -5
I've never understood this process, as it just rewards poor students and gives them no motivation to improve. Then again, I've historically been one of the students who "throws off the curve" with naturally high raw scores, so my opinion on the matter isn't very relevant. Throwing off a hard working teacher's bell curve! Curse you, Ingersoll, you statistical anomaly! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Rush on Sept 24, 2005 21:05:16 GMT -5
College professors often grade "on a curve". What that means is that they assume that every class's results will fall in a statistical "bell curve" pattern, with lower numbers of students receiving really high and really low scores and most students somewhere in the middle (if you draw that out on a graph, it looks like a bell). So what they do is they figure out what the average score in the class is and make that the "C" grade instead of the usual 70% measuring stick.
So in your case, if it was a particulalry hard spelling test and half of your class got like a 45 on it, then your grade would effectively be a C-/D+ instead of the F I'm assuming you got.
I've never understood this process, as it just rewards poor students and gives them no motivation to improve. Then again, I've historically been one of the students who "throws off the curve" with naturally high raw scores, so my opinion on the matter isn't very relevant.[/quote]
It was a 35% because we dont give letter grades at our school, and she makes up write the words that we got wrong 20 times each and I got 16 out of 20 wrong. After I got done I had a pretty painfull case of writers cramp. Its just not fair, God put me on this earth and said , "hey Im gonna make this kid totaly suck at spelling, yeah it will be fun", and trust me its not fun.
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Post by butters on Sept 24, 2005 22:51:31 GMT -5
The curve doesn't make sense to me, because, from my experience, a single outlier can "ruin" the curve for the rest of the class. It makes more sense when everyone in the upper quartile is guaranteed to pass, but in most cases, everyone at the 75th percentile or above has earned a passing grade, or so I would like to think. I think I might want to consult Dean Douglas on this one.
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Post by neil on Sept 27, 2005 17:44:14 GMT -5
try studying the day before the test jeez.
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Post by Darth Turkish on Sept 27, 2005 21:26:48 GMT -5
Some people are just bad spellers. This is not the end of the world, but it is no reason you cannot use some strategies to learn how to spell. Try learning common letter pairings and the sounds they make first, such as -ph, -ch, -ou, -gh. See how they work in several words. See if they ever make a different sound in different words.
Read a lot. The more you see words the easier they will be to sound and spell out. Do not skip over difficult words or names- sound them out. I love trying to pronounce people's last names. Knowing the ethnic origin of the name helps, but I usually can get it right. That may be a good place to start.
Use a dictionary or electronic pocket speller to help you. Or the internet. In this day and age there is really little excuse for "not being a good speller". I hate to say it, but that is just a lazy excuse.
I bet you are thinking "I can use Spellchecker on MS Word". You can, and it is a great tool, and definitely a viable strategy, but what about homonyms? You know, words that sound alike, but have different meanings? There, Their, They're? Won, one? You, ewe? To, two, too?
Finally, practice. If it is a weak spot, practice a lot. You may not be able to win any spelling bees. but you can become a competent speller.
The thing is, if you apply for a job with a bunch of spelling errors on your resume, that shows that you not only do not know how to spell, but that you are careless and lazy as well. It is not a good sign to employers.
Do not mean to rag on you, but I work with students with disabilities. If some of the kids I work with can be successful using these strategies, so can you. It is simply going to take some work.
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Post by Rush on Oct 3, 2005 15:08:30 GMT -5
On the test after the the one I got a 35 on I got a 85. One of my best scores ever on a spelling test ever. This came with about 45 min of studying and writing the words over and over. The paper is hanging on my fridge.
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Post by neil on Oct 3, 2005 15:29:22 GMT -5
rush,
well done guy see what a little studying will do.keep it up.
neil
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Post by Rush on Oct 3, 2005 20:29:45 GMT -5
rush, well done guy see what a little studying will do.keep it up. neil thanks! |
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Post by Darth Turkish on Oct 5, 2005 17:39:00 GMT -5
On the test after the the one I got a 35 on I got a 85. One of my best scores ever on a spelling test ever. This came with about 45 min of studying and writing the words over and over. The paper is hanging on my fridge. nice job! |
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Post by MikeMcKinney on Oct 13, 2005 12:19:13 GMT -5
Nice job Rush!!!!!!
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Post by Rush on Oct 13, 2005 20:27:44 GMT -5
This week I followed up with a 75%, solid but not good. All the less it is much better than my old scores. I could have got a 80% but I missed the bonus word, it was forfeit, I spelled it forfiet...... stupid I before E saying.
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Post by neil on Oct 14, 2005 8:05:55 GMT -5
rush,
youre doing better at least keep it up.lets salute ya.
later study gator,
neil
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Oct 14, 2005 8:16:44 GMT -5
Yeah, that I before E thing is just one of the many stupid rules and idiosyncracies that makes English one of the hardest languages to learn and/or spell.
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IPPON!!
