Barometer question
The barometer question is an example of an incorrectly designed examination question demonstrating functional fixedness that causes a moral dilemma for the examiner. In its classic form, popularized by American test designer professor Alexander Calandra (1911–2006), the question asked the student to "show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer." The examiner was confident that there was one, and only one, correct answer, which is through calculating the difference in pressure at the top and bottom of the building. Contrary to the examiner's expectations, the student responded with a series of completely different answers. These answers were also correct, yet none of them proved the student's competence in the specific academic field being
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Barometer question
The barometer question is an example of an incorrectly designed examination question demonstrating functional fixedness that causes a moral dilemma for the examiner. In its classic form, popularized by American test designer professor Alexander Calandra (1911–2006), the question asked the student to "show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer." The examiner was confident that there was one, and only one, correct answer, which is through calculating the difference in pressure at the top and bottom of the building. Contrary to the examiner's expectations, the student responded with a series of completely different answers. These answers were also correct, yet none of them proved the student's competence in the specific academic field being
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Die Barometer-Frage (Barometer ...... Querdenken zu sensibilisieren.
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L'histoire du calcul de la hau ...... lle et attribuée à Niels Bohr.
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The barometer question is an e ...... and integrated circuit design.
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سؤال البارومتر أو بارومتر بور ...... تي تعتبر من الاساطير الحضرية .
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Die Barometer-Frage (Barometer ...... Querdenken zu sensibilisieren.
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L'histoire du calcul de la hau ...... lle et attribuée à Niels Bohr.
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The barometer question is an e ...... specific academic field being
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سؤال البارومتر أو بارومتر بور ...... تي تعتبر من الاساطير الحضرية .
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Barometer question
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Barometer-Frage
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Baromètre de Bohr
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سؤال البارومتر
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