Standardized-test score reporting error DQ

A. Consider this standardized-test score reporting error which resulted in many superintendents and teachers being fired, and many students being forced to attend summer school despite their mastery of the material tested. Suppose the test company had reported scores to the schools as significantly higher, rather than lower, than the correct scores. Do you think the schools would have questioned the scores? Do you think anyone would have discovered the error?
B. Put yourself in the shoes of the Australian couple discussed in class. How would you react if you realized that your bill was somehow getting paid and one of your attempts to pay it anyway was denied? What do you think the protocol should be for such situations?
C. Suppose you are on a consulting team to design a voting system for your state in which people can vote by logging on to a website. This might make voting more accessible: Robert Hamilton with Imperva security has said, “The number one reason voters cite not going to the polls is they couldn’t get a ride.” Regarding online voting, what are some important design considerations? Discuss the pros and cons of e-voting. Overall, do you think it’s a good idea? Mention the 2016 US presidential election in your answer.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.