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1. exams

   An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verbally, on paper, on a computer, or in a predetermined area that requires a test taker to demonstrate or perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. There is no general consensus or invariable standard for test formats and difficulty. Often, the format and difficulty of the test is dependent upon the educational philosophy of the instructor, subject matter, class size, policy of the educational institution, and requirements of accreditation or governing bodies. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test is a reading test administered by a parent to a child. A formal test might be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an IQ test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants. A test may be developed and administered by an instructor, a clinician, a governing body, or a test provider. In some instances, the developer of the test may not be directly responsible for its administration. For example, Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, develops standardized tests such as the SAT but may not directly be involved in the administration or proctoring of these tests.

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1. examsnoun

   Plural noun of exam.

   Some students sit a number of exams within a certain period of time at certain times of the year.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2016  

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   Rank popularity for the word 'exams' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2995

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1. maxes

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exams in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exams in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of exams in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Smith-Bindman:

   There's no standardization of how these exams get conducted, there's no oversight and no one's responsible for this.

2. David Bernstein:

   Law school exams are timed. Some students might have spent more time on this question than on other questions, some mighthave done the opposite. Tossing out the question is grossly unfair to the former students.

3. College Board:

   After the first few days of testing, our data show the vast majority of students successfully completed their exams, with less than 1 percent unable to submit their responses, we share the deep disappointment of students who were unable to complete their exam -- whether for technical issues or other reasons.

4. Carsten Spohr:

   The pilot has passed all his tests, all his medical exams. We have at Lufthansa the reporting system where crew can report,,without being punished, their own problems, or they can report about problems of others without any kind of punishment, that hasn't been used either in this case. All the safety nets we are so proud of have not worked in this case.

5. Alex Steel:

   There is an increasing number of academics concerned that they will not be able to detect AI-written answers, partly the concerns are driven by a lack of understanding from teachers of what sort of questions might be susceptible … so staff may push for return to exams until [these issues] can be addressed.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exams