Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Exams Accessible Version By Mike Atkinson‚ Faculty Associate Teaching Support Centre Reflections Newsletter Excerpt Instructors and students alike often express a certain "distaste" for multiple-choice (MC) exams. While MC exams have the advantage of being easy to grade‚ the items themselves are frequently described as tricky and unnecessarily difficult. Students may feel that the exam did not test their knowledge of the course material. Instructors complain
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What Is Plasmacytoma and Multiple Myeloma ENC1102 WK 3 February 2‚ 2013 What is plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma? Plasmacytoma is a cancer where abnormal plasma cells called myeloma cells form a tumor in the bone. Multiple myeloma is when you have more than one tumor. Multiple myeloma is a rare and life-threatening cancer of the bone marrow. When my husband was diagnosed with plasmacytoma in February of 2011‚ we were told that multiple myeloma was not hereditary‚ and his mother
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Patient satisfaction surveys and studies is an important tool in assessing the quality care outcomes. If designed and administered properly‚ the patient satisfaction surveys become excellent tools for assessing the quality of care received. However‚ there has long been a debate whether there is a correlation between patient satisfaction and quality outcomes‚ especially when the physician and the hospital compensation has been tied to the patient satisfaction measures. Patient satisfaction is largely
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The 25th anniversary of the publication of Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Copyright 2008 Howard Gardner. All rights Reserved. In 1983‚ psychologist Howard Gardner published Frames of Mind‚ the book in which he introduced his ‘theory of multiple intelligences’ (MI theory). Gardner wrote this book as a psychologist and thought that he was addressing principally his colleagues in psychology. He devoted little of the book to educational implications and
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Running head: MODEL OF NURSING CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY Model of Nursing Care and Patient Safety October 10‚ 2009 Model of Nursing Care and Patient Safety The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the model of nursing care used in my facility‚ and how it relates to the American Nurses Code of Ethics (ANA) and patient safety guidelines. The hospital I worked for is a catholic based nonprofit organization‚ which uses Patient Centered Nursing Care model in most of the areas
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Psychosocial Factors and Patient Education 09 Oct 11 Zahava Ohana Homework Week Two (1) Give examples of psychosocial factors that affect the health care professional and the effect those factors could have on the patient education; Patient’s background. For example‚ that patient came from a background that does not believe on any medicines. They go to a “voodoo doctor” for some spiritual interventions and they are content on that. Because they are not too well educated or maybe it is
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Assyrian Empire. Recipe for Baklava Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package of phyllo dough 1 pound of chopped nuts 1 cup of butter 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1 cup of water 1 cup of white sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract ½ cup of honey Procedure: · Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9x13 inch pan. · Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut whole stack in half to fit pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened
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Pithing and Muscle Preparation. The method for pithing the frog and preparing the frog gastrocnemius muscle will be described by the instructor. The object of the pithing operation is to destroy specified parts of the central nervous system. In this case the frog is pithed as a means of immobilization and anaesthesia. Generally‚ pithing the spinal cord only is adequate. To skin the frog leg‚ cut the skin all around the upper end of the leg. Pull the skin down the leg‚ freeing it from
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Parliamentary Procedure: is the body of rules‚ ethics and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs‚ organizations‚ legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies. It is part of the common law originating primarily in the practices of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At the heart of Parliamentary Procedure is the rule of the majority with respect for the minority. Its objective is to allow deliberation upon questions of interest to the organization
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EXPORT PROCEDURE 1. An exporter receives an enquiry from the prospective buyers seeking information regarding price‚ quality & other terms conditions for export of goods. The exporter sends a quotation known as proforma invoice as reply. 2. If the buyer is satisfied with the export price & other terms & conditions‚ he places the order or indent for the goods. 3. After receiving the order or indent‚ the exporter undertakes an enquiry regarding the credit worthiness of importer to assess the
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