Toasmasters Report #1 Katie Hofmann East Georgia State College COMM 1110 Professor Verdis 5 July 2013 Toastmasters is an international leadership and development network helping individuals become better public speakers and leaders. The website claims to have 280‚000 members with 13‚500 separate clubs in 116 countries (Toastmasters International‚ 2013). The membership cost to join a Toastmasters club is thirty-six dollars every six months plus any individual club dues. Toastmasters was
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effort to avoid prejudice and discrimination. List of guidelines: 1. Develop an appraisal form that relates specifically (or can be adapted to relate specifically) to the employee’s job 2. Train the evaluators 3. Develop a rating scale 4. Safeguard against inaccuracy 5. Ensure against bias of the evaluator 6. Provide for cross-checks on the
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which the evaluation is made. In other words‚ difference occurred in the evaluation of a same measure because of the difference in the goals set by the evaluator. It is true in the case of educational evaluation also. Same score of a learner can be evaluated in a variety of ways in accordance with the pre-determined objectives of the evaluator. From the point of view of the class room teacher‚ the instructional objectives on which the class room teaching is carried on are act as the basis of evaluation
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had not evaluated within their own organization the information that would show their accountability to the community they serve. In this paper I will discuss preventing such situations‚ evaluation design‚ challenges and issues for the staff and evaluators‚ roles of the employees in this situation‚ and most importantly how the organization could have prevented this situation from happening. Preventing the Situation Prevention is all about asking the proper questions‚ for example‚ how could we have
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Program Evaluation (Chapters One and Three) For the past ten years I have been educating and serving youth with moderate to severe disabilities. Students with moderate to severe disabilities require unique and individualized education plans. Law through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates the creation of Individualized Education Plan’s (IEP’s). It is imperative for IEP teams to develop effective plans with the intention of helping each student achieve his or her life
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and legal issues in hiring process. The subject of choice is disparate treatment that focuses on stereotyping in hiring process. The team discussed that the validity employment screening will reduce if job-evaluators performed a stereotyping behavior in a selection process. When a job evaluator is doing the stereotyping in interview‚ this will make an instant negative judgment about an applicant’s capabilities and potential for the job in the absence of sufficient objective data to justify that judgment
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Problems with Standardized Testing Do standardized test scores accurately describe the achievements of a student? Regardless of what reports and newspapers suggest‚ scores on standardized tests do not reflect a student’s achievements or abilities. Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT are the focus of argument not only among teachers and educational reformers‚ but also among students. Opponents agree that the standardized tests are weighted too heavily‚ and that test anxiety obstructs learning
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Evaluation Proposal SAER 8370 [University of Houston] [College of Education] [October 31‚ 2013] Katina Thomas Elizabeth Lee TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract # Summary Synopsis of Ark Program Description of Project Central Research QUestions Explanation of how propose work fits within goals outlined by primary stakeholders The relationship of proposed research to the literature Brief summary of relevant literature Introduction The Importance
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Strategies vary depending on the organization‚ but are not limited to internal or external processes that find potential employees. Training and Development * Managers implement training efforts that teach an employee job related skills. They provide development opportunities that teach employees new skills to meet the challenges of new jobs or processes at the company. They also assess training needs‚ create training curriculum and determine how to best provide training to employees. These
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What issues are changing in the workforce to cause jobs and work to change? Do you see these changes continuing? Why‚ or why not? Use specific examples to support your answer. There are many different issues that arise and change the workforce and also cause jobs and the type of work performed to evolve. Jobs today compared to a few decades ago require more technological competence and are faced with different challenges such as more complex problems‚ time constraints‚ and enforced disciplinary
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