Bonus
Since 2013, over 40 states have passed laws recommended by the “science of [this skill]” movement, which promotes evidence-based pedagogy. For 10 points each:
[10e] What skill was the subject of some 1990s-era “Wars” won by proponents of the whole-language approach? Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty performing this skill.
ANSWER: reading [accept literacy; accept science of reading; accept Reading Wars]
[10m] The “science of reading” movement advocates education based on this approach, which lost the Reading Wars to the whole-language approach. In this approach, children are taught to sound out groups of letters.
ANSWER: phonics [reject “phonetics”]
[10h] A common experimental method of measuring reading speed observes the rate of these quick, involuntary movements of both eyes. These eye movements were first described by Émile Javal (“ay-MEEL zhah-VAL”).
ANSWER: saccades (“suh-KAHDS”)
<Purdue A, Social Science>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 51 | 17.84 | 94% | 71% | 14% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipola College | Auburn B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Clemson A | South Carolina A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Emory A | Clemson B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia A | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Georgia Tech C | Vanderbilt B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Tennessee Tech | Vanderbilt A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 88% | 50% | 13% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| North | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 86% | 86% | 29% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |