Post your thoughts.
Math is definitely not my strong suit hence why I took intermediate algebra in between Geometry and Algebra 2. I thought the test wasn’t that hard I was able to figure out most questions. In typical common core sense some of these questions made absolutely no sense and were absurd I remember question 24 was using sin to find the voltage flowing through 120 voltage household appliance when we are even told the Amperes.
I did not like how question 26 was like “describe a controlled experiment that can examine the effect of ingredient X in toothpaste”. In my opinion, this seemed like less of a math test and more like a general knowledge test.
Also, even more with the common core, like 75+% of the multiple choice (Part I) could be solved with no algebra. For example, when a question says “which expressions are equal”, you can just stow values for all the variables and evaluate the expression to see if they equal each other.
I am also taking Geometry and Living Environment and would love a thread like this to be created just after the test.
I like questions like 26 simply because it was easy. I generally always make up a value for a variable in multiple choice questions to find the answer I’m generally lazy like that. Is there any common core implementations on the science regents? I’m taking physics this year and as far as I know it’s the same old same old.
@sethennis there are plans to change the Global tests in June 2018, but NYSED has not said if it is aligned with Common Core.
I also do the variable storage a lot. For example, if a question is like “what is (a+b)^2 equal to”?:
A) a^2+b^2
B) a^2+b^2+2ab
C) (ab)^2
D) no the above
I will just store a random number like 7.3 for a and 4.1 for b and evaluate the expression in the question to be like 310.8169, a is 70.1, b is 310.8169, and c is 104.4484. I can see the answer is B without actually using any algebra since it is multiple choice.