bias Archives - Essay Quoll

Discuss whether you think that a bias does exist in standardized testing. Do you believe that the new options being offered by ACT will affect the rate of being evaluated fairly? Explain your answers.

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Assessments

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is committed to ending the bias and other flaws seen in standardized testing. Their mission is to ensure that students, teachers, and schools are evaluated fairly. You can learn more about their mission, as well as the latest in the news on test bias and fairness, […]

Analyze and exemplify how a single particular real-life situation would require a person to put into play two of the critical thinking attributes .

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Assessments

Using the usual MLA format you learned in English 1A, write a 2-page, 4-paragraph essay on the topic in the blue essay prompt box below. Follow the essay organizational method located in the gray box as you structure your essay. Essay Prompt: Fully analyze and exemplify how a single particular real-life situation would require a […]

Write a definition for each word below:Bias,Context and Credibility.

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Assessments

In your own words write a definition for each word below: 1-Context 2-Bias 3-Credibility 4-Gut feeling How long you’ve known them/time

Identify and evaluate the author of a website with a clear bias.Identify and evaluate the author of a website whenever visiting an important new site.

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Assessments

Evaluating Websites (Leu et al., 2008) BIAS AND STANCE (1) Identify, evaluate, and recognize that all websites have an agenda, perspective, or bias. (2) Identify and evaluate bias, given a website with a clear bias. (3) Identify and evaluate the author of a website with a clear bias. (4) Identify and evaluate the author of […]

Find two or more examples of media bias and attach to your Dropbox submission. Explain in detail how these example/s represent media bias and the impact that it has on public opinion. As part of your research and examination of media bias include recent polling data results showing the public’s confidence in the objectivity or fairness of the media. Provide an Internet citation for each polling source discussed.

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Assessments

It has long been argued, particularly by conservatives, that there is a liberal bias in the mass media. On the other hand, progressives and liberals counter that conservative media has its own bias and that conservative media spends most of its time trying to invoke fear and division in the general public. With these two […]

Share something you feel comfortable with. Describe how you or others have been affected by microaggressive, biased, discriminatory, or racist behaviors. Share ideas on how we can reduce discrimination, bias, and/or micro-aggressive behavior.

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Assessments

Give an example of a circumstance where you have experienced or witnessed discrimination, microaggressive behavior, bias, or racism. This is a sensitive and vulnerable topic. Be gentle with yourself and others. Share something you feel comfortable with. Describe how you or others have been affected by microaggressive, biased, discriminatory, or racist behaviors. Share ideas on […]

Are the findings relevant to certain populations or groups? Does it look at an issue from a broad or narrow perspective? What ideas does it support? What ideas does it oppose?

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Assessments

Annotated Bibliography Your central task is to critically analyse five sources to present a review of the literature on a specific topic. This is not a typical essay. This is a presentation of sources that you’ve assessed. An example of how an annotation would be structured can be found here. In terms of structure, this […]

Who authored or created the primary source? What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was created? When was the primary source created? Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Assessments

Side Panel Expand side panel Module Four Activity In this activity, you will analyze your primary sources for narratives and consider if any bias is represented. Prompt Use the provided Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources Word Document to complete this activity. First, you will locate an additional primary source related to your […]

What is your overall assessment of the media’s coverage of political news after completing the readings for this unit, working on this activity, and examining the posts of your peers on this topic?

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Assessments

TX Politics and The Media: COVID-19 in The News Guidelines: Compare and contrast the cable news broadcasts of Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC covering the topic of the COVID-19 Viral Pandemic during the same news cycle. If you watch episodes on the same day, they are far more likely to be discussing the same new […]

Write an evaluation essay requires that you take a product you are familiar with through experience and, as an expert with this type of product, evaluate it for an audience that either does not have experience with this specific product or is not as much of an expert you are.

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Assessments

Write an evaluation essay requires that you take a product you are familiar with through experience and, as an expert with this type of product, evaluate it for an audience that either does not have experience with this specific product or is not as much of an expert you are. To be clear, this isn’t […]