Word: verbalism
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...Some verbal duels between hunters and defenders of wildlife
...figures show that Black SAT-takers improved their scores more than whites over the past year. The average whites over the past year. The average Black score increased by nine points on the verbal and four on the math sections of the test, while whites average increased by only two on the verbal and none on the math...
...other people have more serious complaints. The Joint Committee wrote in its original guidance in April that part of its intention was to address allegations of "a consistent pattern of inappropriate and rude conduct [physical as well as verbal] on the part of Dr. Winig. "The two-page letter also refers to an undocumented but strong impression" that Winig tended "to pressure patients into surgery before an adequately definitive diagnosis has been made...
...week about how the nation's high school seniors did on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The scores, which can be crucial in students' applications to colleges, were up a total of three points over last year. Out of a perfect 800 score, the nationwide average on the verbal section was 426 (in contrast to 424 last year); on the math section it was 467 (in contrast to 466). The three-hour test, which is taken by about 1 million seniors a year, is designed to predict on the basis of general intellectual aptitude how they will perform...
...trends around here, we like to see things occur over at least a two, three-or four-year period. But certainly it is encouraging to see it go this way rather than the other way." In 1963, before the scores began to drop, the national average was 478 for verbal and 502 for math. Educators hypothesize that much of the 19-year decline occurred because colleges expanded their admissions, prompting many students to take the SAT who would never before have applied. A variety of other social factors, including television, the frequency of divorce and the softening of high school...