analysis of the Academic Self-Concept Questionnaire Joyce Bei Yu Tan School of Education‚ Flinders University Shirley M. Yates School of Education‚ Flinders University shirley.yates@flinders.edu.au This study used the Rasch model to assess the unidimensionality and item-person fit of an Academic Self-Concept Questionnaire (ASCQ) that is based on the Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) perspective. Knowledge of the relationship between academic achievement and academic self-concept is particularly useful
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definition can be extended to include investments made to acquire lasting interest in enterprises operating outside of the economy of the investor. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia is set up following the holding of at least 10% of the total equity in a resident company by a non-resident investor. Consequent transactions in financial assets and liabilities between resident companies and non-resident direct investors linked by a foreign direct investment relationship (FDIR) can also be
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Question 3) Describe children’s overall development needs. The overall developmental needs of a child are: Physical Development‚ Intellectual Development‚ Language Development‚ Emotional Development and Social Development. These are all needed to make a well rounded child. Factors such as social‚ economic and environmental factors also affect a child positively or negatively for example a child’s emotional development may suffer due to a death or separation and so they may become angry and so will
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Many things that people may do in a care setting can be seen as unacceptable care‚ carers may not intentionally set out to provide unacceptable care but many factors can make it difficult to provide acceptable care at all times. Wider factors contribute to unacceptable care such as ‘staff selection‚ training‚ staffing levels‚ senior leadership and the inspection regime’ cited in The Open University (2015‚ p.17). Although many of the duties which are carried out in a care setting are natural everyday
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How groups can influence people in positive and negative ways People have many different roles in life‚ these roles serve many different purposes. It is in these roles we find we belong to different groups this makes up our social identity. It is these groups that can have negative or positive effect on ourselves. People can be part of the ’in-group ’ or the ’out-group ’. The ’in-group ’ being people who belong to the group which we consider we also belong to. The ’out-group ’ being people
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immediate pleasure. Superego is conceptualised as the individual’s internal expression of society’s moral and ethical codes of conduct. The superego defines what is right and good by internalising the values of society. The superego’s role is to see that the individual satisfies needs in a socially acceptable fashion. Thus‚ the superego is a kind of ‘brake’ that restrains or inhibits the impulsive forces of the id. Ego is the individual’s conscious control. It functions as an internal monitor that
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Marx’s Influence on Community Development This essay explores Marx’s influence on community development‚ within the parameters of social justice. I felt it was necessary to narrow down the focus of this topic as Marx has been translated‚ philosophized‚ reiterated‚ rewritten and rethought by a plethora of philosophers‚ sociologists‚ economists etc. I am also concentrating on Marx’s written ideas with regard to Western civilization. This essay does not enter into debate or description of contemporary
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The future development and maintenance of the world is in the hands of the children at present. These children will grow up to be our politicians‚ doctors and accountants. However these very prestigious positions aren’t just handed out like ice cream. Only a selective group of people possess the qualities to achieve these occupations‚ mainly consisting of children growing up in a relatively medium to high socioeconomic and loving family. This secure and supportive upbringing stabilises the child’s
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could have an developmental problems later on and may not be where they should be with other children of their own age. A child or young personâ€TMs development can be influenced by personal and external factors‚ for example a personal factor in a child is if a child is in poor health this may have an impact on that childâ€TMs education and development‚ for example a child with cystic fibrosis will not be able to do things that their friends may be able to do like run in the playground and by doing
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Introduction………………………………………………………………………..2 2.0 Factors that influence individual ethics……………………........………………3 2.1 Family influences………………………………………………….…….…3 2.2 Peer influences………..……………………………………………….…...4-5 2.3 Situational factors…………….………………………………………...…..6 3.0 How the rule law can be used as guide to moral choice ………………………7 4.0 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………8 5.0 References…………………………………………………………………….…..9 1.0 Introduction According to Ho‚ J. A.‚ et al. (2012)‚ it stated that ethics can generally be defined
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