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I r s < 04 \ November 11 SEMINARS 1 pm Women and Art Beverly Heisrn 0 2 pm Women in Athlet Pam Parsons, 3 pm Women and Reli Rev. Toni Whi 4 pm Femaie Sexuality Marybeth Lov< # KEYNOTE ADDRESS 8 pm Ale Smeal N "What has Fem HtutHTlON w/ Poetry R? refreshmc SPONSORED BY ASSC CO-SPONSORED BY OPEN DOOf EMERGING on : CLASS POf Nov. 7-11 f 9:30-J Room 20! WHMnMHHMnBHI . 1977. 1 rim ? 11 i ' - r-" - | Ru Br, Prof, of Art, USC ics USC Women's Athletic gion te, Asst. Pastor United I 3. Open Door, Health E Russell H ational President of NO iinism Done for You LaU ladings following Keync ;nis )CIATED WOMEN STU '< use HEALTH EDUCA WOMEN T-SHIRTS sale all day {TRAITS N i i i * A ' ? le fl ^ By 1 2 (?H - " I M I the> ?_ And ject the mer 111 essa test* "I (>hni sten ans\ best In ?deci begi ? bee; ^ i essa dart H< exis s pm Si T ssell House 319 cert Coll Tl in tl Bla< the Unn alon : Director w [ crea app< Jt Methodist s^ct r* nioti fIVV said Y< desi] :ducation Ti edit< C o louse Ballroom y. W A 9ly?" for ' O! the Bud T1 exp< >te address I ^ U"K N DENTS V TION PRO.IFr.T Ni Won Sri in R Th Heis tatic Sexi Fc Assc Multiple choice tests sirer, easy to grade DIANNK POSTON lecock Staff Writer ultiple choice tests are generally better than essay exams because 1 are more objective and are easier to grade. according in i.<?rin erson, an associate professor in the College of Education. tilike the essay, or write-all-you-know test, which is graded subively, and unlike the short answer test, which is based on memory, multiple choice test is objectively graded and cannot be based on nory, said Anderson. E SAII) studies in the early twentieth century indicate that scores on iy tests depended more on the grader of the test than on the person sd. ,IKK ItK.ADIVC ? l.rllm.1 mvw.? u. niHMIg U JAIJA.'! , lilt? IllUllipiC ce test requires skill," Anderson. These skills include analyzing the i or the introductory part of the statement to decide what type of | ver is desired, and then analyzing the answers to decide which one fills the blank. analyzing the given alternatives, the person taking the test must de how different the alternatives are and then eliminate them nning with the least likely answer. ! LAlUiK classes, multiple choice tests are administered mainly tuse of the time factor involved in grading lests. hp iin :? * ? 1 i ci .tuiii t-dMi'i 10 graae multiple choice tests than to read ys; it simply doesn't take as long," Anderson said. Many stanlized tests, taken strictly from the book, are graded by computers, j said the time element for computer-graded tests is virtually nonlent compared to the time it takes to grade essay tests. ir* ino v A /? i ?? KJ KJ 11 I I I IO Will cholastic press awards ao USC student publications were awarded first and Ihird place ificates last week in national competition sponsored by the imbia Scholastic Press Association. le Crucible, literary and art magazine, received a first place award ie tt^ociauun s y?in annual magazine contest, and Ihc Garnet and A, the university yearbook, was awarded a third place certificate in 43rd annual yearbook critique and contest held at Columbia /ersity, New York. Phe Crucible well deserves its high rating for the quality of its art e," the judges said. "Overall the Crucible did a respectable job for er, artist, photographer . . . and reader." le magazine was judged on literary content, editing and make up, itivitv of nrtu/r?rlr wariotii nf nAiiinnt ?:? 1 *' *' v. ?*fv? ??| *m? ivtjr ui vuuiciii uuu ucai^u, literary unu uriisnc jal, clarity and originality. idges for the yearbook competition cited athletics as the strongest ion of the Garnet and Black, based on a variety of action shots, team ires, interesting essays and well written headlines and c aptions, but the staff had ambitious plans which lacked coordinated execution, iarbook competition was judged on theme, structure, layout, gn, coverage, headlines, titles and captions. ?e 1977 Crucible was edited by Elizabeth Albrecht. Ann Koss was )r of the 1977 Garnet and Black. ociology project /ins national award sociology class project at USC has become a national award winner the students and instructor Dr. Charles Osborne. sborne was presented a check for $500 for capturing second place in southeast region of National College Pitch-In Week sponsored by weiser and the ABC Radio Network. lO nrAit immltfArl tKa ?? .. 1 J 4- ? ? ? * ? 11 ' v |<iujvv> uiiviivu iik icuuvauuii ui ctll uiu I1UII If III r.asiover 10 >se students to poverty on a first-hand basis. Approximately 50 lents participated in repairing the roof, insulating the walls, pain , and rebuilding the front porch. IOW will celebrate Vomen's Day Friday itional Organization of Women President Ellie Smeal will highlight len's Day celebration Nov. 11 at USC. neal will discuss "What lias feminism done for you lately" at 8 p.m. m lift 11 II 11 in. ji7 wi uic nuMcii nouse. ie celebration will begin at 1 p.m. with a presentation by Beverly ner on "Women in Art." She will be followed by one-hour presents on "Women in Sports," "Women in Religion" and "Women in lality." >r more information, contact Ann Peteri, president of the tciation of Women Students at 758-3610 or 799-9526. J