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  2. Penn Foster College - Wikipedia

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    Penn Foster College is a private, for-profit online college headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was founded in 1890 as International Correspondence Schools [2] [3] and presently offers bachelor's and associate degree programs in 22 certified programs, as well as academic certificates .

  3. Penn Foster High School - Wikipedia

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    Students and graduates can access Penn Foster Career Services, which helps students find a job through resume and cover letter preparation, job search assistance, and interview tips. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Penn Foster High School has 11.5 FTE (full-time equivalent teachers) for about 13,000 students.

  4. Penn Foster Career School - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official Site. Penn Foster Career School is a U.S. for-profit, [1] regionally and nationally-accredited [2] [3] distance education school offering career diploma programs and certificate programs. It was founded in 1890 as International Correspondence Schools, or ICS. Penn Foster is headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania .

  5. I Am Sam - Wikipedia

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    I Am Sam (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson.It stars Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine and Laura Dern.

  6. The Case of the Speluncean Explorers - Wikipedia

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    The case examines how the rescued survivors, who kill and eat one person in order to survive, should be treated by the law. " The Case of the Speluncean Explorers " is an article by legal philosopher Lon L. Fuller first published in the Harvard Law Review in 1949. Largely taking the form of a fictional judgment, it presents a legal philosophy ...

  7. Cramming (education) - Wikipedia

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    Cramming (education) In education, cramming is the practice of working intensively to absorb large volumes of information in short amounts of time. It is also known as massed learning. [1] It is often done by students in preparation for upcoming exams, especially just before them. Usually the student's priority is to obtain shallow recall ...

  8. Exam - Wikipedia

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    Exam. Cambodian students taking an exam in order to apply for the Don Bosco Technical School of Sihanoukville in 2008. American students in a computer fundamentals class taking an online test in 2001. An examination ( exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical ...

  9. High-stakes testing - Wikipedia

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    In common usage, a high-stakes test is any test that has major consequences or is the basis of a major decision. [1] [3] [4] Under a more precise definition, a high-stakes test is any test that: is a single, defined assessment, has a clear line drawn between those who pass and those who fail, and. has direct consequences for passing or failing ...

  10. United States Academic Decathlon - Wikipedia

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    The written test was sometimes omitted at the state level even before 2013 if a state director wished to weigh the Super Quiz Relay more heavily. Perfect scores of 1,000 in events are recorded regularly, and there have been cases of dozens of medal winners for a single event because of perfect and near-perfect scores. [106]

  11. General Educational Development - Wikipedia

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    The General Educational Development ( GED) tests are a group of four academic subject tests in the United States and Canada certifying academic knowledge equivalent for a high school diploma. This certification is an alternative to the U.S. high school diploma, as is HiSET. Passing the GED test gives those who do not complete high school, or ...