New to Me!

Have you ever used the word histrionic?  Well, it's a new vocabulary word for me.  A colleague described someone she knows as a little histrionic.  That means he is a little dramatic, theatrical, melodramatic, etc.  There is even a personality disorder referred to as HPD (histrionic personality disorder) characterized by excessive emotionality and attention-seeking.  Interesting . . .

Do you know what a box and whiskers plot is on a graph?  Well, I do now.  In reviewing some assessment data the other day, student growth was reported using a box and whiskers plot.  An example below -- looks like boxes with whiskers.