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2. ACT (test) - Wikipedia

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   The ACT (/ eɪ siː tiː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) [10] is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. It is administered by ACT, a nonprofit organization of the same name. [10] The ACT test covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and scientific reasoning.

3. Occam's razor - Wikipedia

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   In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; Latin: novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony (Latin: lex parsimoniae).

4. ACT (nonprofit organization) - Wikipedia

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   ACT, Inc. was an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization (NTEE classification B90, Educational Services, per the IRS), [1] primarily known for the ACT, a standardized test designed to assess high school students' academic achievement and college readiness. However, in April 2024, it was announced that the company had been purchased by the ...

5. Integrity - Wikipedia

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   Integrity is the quality of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. [1][2] In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or earnestness of one's actions. Integrity can stand in opposition to hypocrisy. [3] It regards internal consistency as a virtue ...

6. No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia

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   Many teachers who practice "teaching to the test" misinterpret the educational outcomes the tests are designed to measure. On two state tests, New York and Michigan , and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) almost two-thirds of eighth graders missed math word problems that required an application of the Pythagorean theorem to ...

7. Confirmation bias - Wikipedia

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   Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, [a] or congeniality bias[2]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. [3] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when ...