Test- Criteria D

The changes in the Test
Criteria D

Well, I originally had a test that was 2 weeks long but while writing it I also thought of how this might not work. So, later when I posted it, Ms. Wilson said it might not be too realistic so, I decided to design a new test. A test that is simple and accurate.
The test I’m going to be designing now will be a test. The test will be testing how well the fence is built and how stable or not stable it is. The test is going to be a simple process. There are going to be at least 5 people who will be asked to do the test. They will be given a sheet of paper and a pen or a pencil. They are going to have 2 different columns and with lists of yes’s and no’s. These 5 people are going to check, whichever box depending on weather the fence has the things on the list or not. There will be 2 different kinds of fences. The first fence will be the one that normal Ger district people use and the other will be the one that I designed. The test will only take 30 to 40minutes.
The 5 people will start with the first fence which is the normal and usual fence that the Ger people use. They will be going around and will be checking the fence and will make notes as they go. Also check the boxes on weather the fence have it or not. Then they will go to the second fence and do the exact same thing.
This is the lists of the check-list:
1. Does it have gaps between each wood?
2. Is the fence tall enough?
3. Is the fence stable and not wobbly?
4. Is there anything under the gate/ the whole fence?
5. Are there any windows? Are they necessary?
6. Is the door easily opened? Is the lock safe? (Ask Rebekah for more detail of the lock)

Tsolmon:
Rebekah’s Fence
1. No, there are no gaps between each toothpick
2. Yes, 2.5 meters is tall enough for a fence.
3. Some parts are more wobbly than the others but most of them are stable and decent.
4. Clay- representing wood in ‘real life’.
5. Yes there is a window. It is necessary in order to protect from uninvited strangers.
6. No, the door falls apart the moment you pull it open. But Rebekah says that in real life, the door will be more stable and it won’t fall apart.
7. (there are flowers inside)


Fences in General
1. Some families could not afford to have a decent fence so they built their gates out of scraps and whatever they could find in the dumpsters. So, there some gaps and space areas between the fences.
2. Most of the fences in the ger districts are tall because they need the fences to be tall in order to protect themselves from robbery and for their own safety, since robbery is very common amongst people are financially poor.
3. Because they can’t find decent materials to make the fence, and since they have to build it out of scraps, the fences are not fairly decent and they are not stable most of the time.
4. No, they basically dig a hole and stick the fences in.
5. No, there are no windows in the gates of the ‘ger districters’ because they barely have enough materials to build the gate itself, they cannot afford to also put a window.
6. Doors are stable. However, they are not held on by hinges, but instead, wheel tars.

Aiste
Do you think the fence is strong enough if it was built with real wood?
Yes, if they’re all fastened well together and yes it looks strong enough.

Do you think the fence is affordable?
It really depends on what kind of wood but yes it does look affordable.

If you were to change something about this fence what would it be?
I would make it sturdier.

Do you think metal or wood is better to make this kind of fence?
In my opinion wood affordable, easy and faster to set together.

Do you realize the differences between a normal fence and this fence?
No, not really but there are some slight differences.