Today, I participate as a volunteer at SciOly. I was assigned to work with Dr. Revelle in the A & P event as well as the anatomy event. This event was a simple test for middle school (Anatomy) and High School (A&P). The students were given 55 minutes to complete the examination. They were allowed to have one front and back paper with any information they chose. They were also able to work in pairs or individually.
The first test given was to high school students. Before we began Dr. Revelle informed us that their will be students who do not bring anything with them (no paper or writing utensils). During the high school test, two groups did not bring their allowed paper. Both of the groups were partner groups that consisted of both boys. One group seemed to take their time and really try while the other group seemed to be there to just play around. (They were putting answers that were not relevant to the topics) This group of students overall consisted of a good mixture of boys and girls and ethnicities.
The second test was to middle school students. They had the same rules and procedures to follow. A few of these students came in late, with one student missing her partner until a few minutes after the test had already started. This group was the same as the first when it came to the amount of boys and girls testing. A few boys did not bring a pencil and had to ask to borrow one from the professor. All groups did bring a paper with information to help them with their test. The biggest difference I noticed was that there was more individual testers in this group.
Overall, the day was interesting to think about the data and statistics that we discuss in class and relate them to what was seen during this event. After grading the test, the winning group in each division was a partner team that consisted of both boys. I enjoyed being able to see STEM at work in such young students and seeing what our future will consist of when it comes to jobs in the STEM fields.
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