Going Beyond Outcomes-based Education: A Critical Analysis from Theoretical Perspectives Abstract Purpose The adoption of outcomes-based education (OBE) (Spady‚ 1994) has become a global trend to enhance teaching and learning (Ross & Davies‚ 1999; Killen‚ 2000; Botha‚ 2002)‚ however‚ recent research has showed OBE has limited potential for enhancing learning in developing countries such as South Africa because of its historical and situational constraints (Todd & Mason‚ 2005). In other words
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rapid economic progress and better growth rates. In the first decade of this century the growth rates seem to be still better. Studies by several academics and consultants forecast continued high growth rate for the next several decades. I’ll quote two such studies‚ one by Dominic Wilson and Roopa Purushothaman of Goldmann Sachs [1] and the other by Dani Rodrik and Arvind Subramanian of the International Monetary Fund [2]. Wilson and Purushothaman write‚ “India has the potential to show the fastest
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When I reflect on the meaning of positive psychology‚ a multitude of thoughts and ideas come to mind. Positive psychology is not simply defined and I imagine it has different meanings for different people‚ based on their backgrounds and unique perspectives. I am drawn to the concept of positive psychology because it places considerable emphasis on positive aspects of human life and behavior. People do however‚ experience legitimate problems and sufferings in life and I believe we need to be careful
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1.7 Outcome Oriented Outcome oriented is one of the entrepreneurial traits that highly needed and applied to run the business by the entrepreneurs. Outcome Oriented also known as result oriented. The meaning of outcome oriented is emphasizing on the results and outcomes rather than the process to meet the outcomes (Management Transitions‚ 2012). The entrepreneurs who have this trait will concentrate on outcome‚ achievement‚ result and action as an important value. A good example entrepreneur who
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intellectual property rights in the digital age. These issues have resulted in various lawsuits‚ creations of laws‚ new definitions‚ and differences of opinion. I plan to elaborate on both sides of this issue and how the digital age has enabled this to become one of the hottest controversial issues in regards to the internet and the digital age. First I would like to go into the history and background of why people are for the protection of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights are
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Introduction Scenario 1 There has been a fatal accident- a student has been found drowned in hydro pool. What is the procedure? When a person is drowning‚ the air passages close to prevent water from entering the lungs. This also prevents air from entering the lungs‚ and therefore depriving the victim of oxygen and eventually leading to unconsciousness and death. As in all first aid‚ the key rule is to protect yourself. The student who is drowning can strike out and pull down even the
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Best Case Scenario cost times for(int i=0; i< arr[pos_min]) c4 n^2-1 pos_min = j; c5 0 if(pos_min != i) c6 n^2-1 temp=arr[i]; c7 0 arr[i]=arr[pos_min]; c8 0 arr[pos_min]=temp; c9 0 c1n + c2(n-1) + c3n^2 + c4(n^2-1) + c5(0) + c6(n^2-1) + c7(0) + c8(0) + c9(0) = (c3 + c4 + c6)n^2 + (c1 + c2)n - (c2 + c4 + c6) This is quadratic an^2 + bn + c --------------------------- Worst Case Scenario cost times for(int i=0; i< arr[pos_min]) c4 n^2-1 pos_min = j; c5 n^2-1 if(pos_min
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Six Scenarios Assignment Evaluate 6.1 1. Jack Nietzche Should you tell Jack that he isn’t going to be promoted? What should you say if he asks about whether the new assignments were made? Position-Related Currencies is definitely what has influenced Jack to work as hard as he has to ensure the segments of the project were completed on time (Larson & Gray‚ 2010‚ pg. 364). The fact that the promotion is no longer probable will be detrimental to Jack’s performance since he can be pretty emotional
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Multicultural Education Scenario Steps required for multicultural education to be effective are trust‚ tolerance‚ understanding‚ and open mindedness. The most important step is gaining the trust of pupils by including the culture of all its students (Johnson‚ Musial‚ Hall‚ Gollnick‚ & Dupuis‚ 2005‚ p. 121). All students have to be taught tolerance for each others abilities‚ limitations‚ and differences. By understanding the cultural differences in all of us‚ we can learn to understand each other
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The Effects of Owning Property Author E.M. Forster’s notion that owning too much property leads to revolution is a worthy argument. After all‚ items of materialistic items have been‚ in certain instances‚ accredited to accounts of extreme misfortune. However‚ I beg to differ being that property and prosperity is an American dream. To own a home‚ in my opinion‚ is a sign of stability. Owning a property exempts one from paying rent or a monthly token for living purposes and enables one to virtually
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