In the early 1900s‚ psychologist Alfred Binet worked on creating a test that would measure a child’s intellectual capacity‚ determining whether or not they child was retarded or normal. In this test‚ both past history and future history are avoided‚ focusing solely on the child’s present state. Binet did not want to know why the child had the amount of intelligence that he did‚ nor if this state could be cured‚ but only the current mental state of the child. He pointed out that there were many different
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1 - Energy Costs Find information on energy cost: Advantages (government websites) 2 - Cost of Equity‚ Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) Cost of equity 1. Formula Risk Free Rate + (Market Premium x Overall Company Beta) 2. Each part a. Risk free rate (10-year T-bill) i. bond rating chosen * interest rate * b. Market premium c. Beta i. Appropriate Discount Rate (WACC) 1. Formula Weight of Debt x After-Tax Cost of Debt) + (Debt to Equity x Cost of Equity) 2. WACC (important – why is it important
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other people to learn. Teaching strategies are tools that teachers and professors use to partake knowledge about the subject matter to the students efficiently. If one is to wonder‚ he/she will notice that different forms of teaching were being done by the professors‚ and that teaching method is also a factor and it also affects his/her progress in the education program. As decades pass‚ some teaching strategies have been evolved‚ and sometimes even newer strategies were discovered and performed‚
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Strategic planning is to a business what a map is too a road rally driver. It is a tool that defines the routes that when taken will lead to he most likely probability of getting from where the business is to where the owners or stakeholders want it to go. Mission: An organization mission is its primary business or purpose. Vision: A vision is an ideal that an organization intends to pursue; it serves as an inspiration for the organization. Goals are broad‚ measurable aims that support the accomplishment
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Business Name Institution Marriot Hotel In some cases‚ organizations may decide to retain some of its profits instead of paying dividends. These funds are used to support various activities. These sources are referred to as the retained earnings to an organization such as Marriot hotel. The hotel utilizes funds‚ which could have been distributed to shareholders to finance further investment such as expansion‚ marketing and promotion. It may use the funds to support research
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Punishment Fails to Teach Socially Appropriate Behaviors Have you ever wondered why after you punish a child‚ he will most likely commit the offense again when you are not looking? The reason punishment is so ineffective in stopping an undesirable behavior is simple. Punishment is only effective for a certain period of time. Punishment does not teach students to act appropriately. Instead‚ it can increase undesirable behaviors. The best way to get desired behaviors is through reinforcement‚ either
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Establishing Ground Rules and Promoting Appropriate Behaviour When it comes to dealing with a new group of students‚ the first thing that one needs to keep in mind is that every student‚ as an independent individual‚ is unique and prone to acting upon and analysing certain situations in diverse ways. In order to come to a mutual understanding‚ certain arrangements on anticipated conduct within the classroom have to be made and maintained. According to Atherton (2011)‚ these arrangements or
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Annual Report 2009 2009 Highlights: Comparable Sales Growth 3.8% Earnings Per Share Growth 9% Total Cash Returned to Shareholders 2007–2009 $ 16.6 Billion To Our Valued Shareholders: To state the obvious‚ 2009 was a tumultuous year economically. Despite this tough environment‚ McDonald’s delivered another exceptional year of growth‚ posting strong sales and increased market share around the world. In 2009‚ global comparable sales increased 3.8 percent‚ fueled by solid
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Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Case Study 2 Case Study 3 Education 304 B07 Daisy Carvin Liberty University Carvin 1 Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Case Study 2 Carvin 2 ABSTRACT Many teachers are faced with the difficult task of managing their student’s behavior. Even if we have developed the best‚ most effective classroom management plan we can think of‚ there will always be a few students who act out or disrupt the flow of learning
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M7_A1_Q3_ Multicultural supervision According to Constantine (2001)‚ despite the increasing attention to multicultural issues in supervision research‚ many current supervisors may have not been sufficiently trained to address multicultural issues in supervision practice. For example‚ Constantine (1997) reported that 70% of the supervisors she surveyed had never taken an academic course related to multicultural counseling issues‚ whereas 70% of the supervisees in her study had completed such a course
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