INTRODUCTION TO STUDY SKILLS AND INFORMATION LITERACY The term ‘study skills’ refers to the conscious and deliberate use of the processes of learning to achieve effective study practices. The term ‘learning how to learn’ is used to denote a similar idea. There is a great deal of overlap between what one will find in an up-to-date textbook or web site on study skills and a similarly up-to-date textbook or web site on learning to learn. Both deal with the idea that pupils and students can and should
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How to pass Functional Skills - English Level 1 and Level 2 Written by Michelle Lawson‚ a Functional Skills English Principal examiner and teacher‚ these photocopiable books will help your students achieve a pass at Levels 1 and 2 in Functional Skills English assessments. The books are split into three parts: Comprehensive mark schemes guide both teacher and student. Colour versions of Part 3 - The Projects - are included on a free CDROM for you to use on an interactive whiteboard or to print in
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Negotiation Skills Introduction Everybody negotiate in his or hers personal and professional lives and it is an important part of the competitive modern life. Negotiations can occur over dealing with people‚ business contracts‚ official matters‚ service‚ buying products and relationships. As James Poon (1998‚ p. 41) expressed that negotiation is a basic human activity. The world is like a giant negotiating table that person can negotiate many different things in different situation. Definitions
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Attachment Parenting: Following Your Instinct For most parents the impulse to love and protect their children instinctively happens the moment they are brought into this world. Often times‚ parents describe the feeling of holding their bundle of joy for the very first time as love at first sight. Why is that? Research has shown that this indescribable surge of emotions between parents and their offspring can be attributed to the natural hormone‚ oxytocin. The release of oxytocin has been linked
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the weight of the world on my shoulders I began my research. Around the same time‚ a new parenting debate sparked my interest‚ a Yale professor named Amy Chua published a book called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother‚ accompanied by an article in The Wall Street Journal (Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior) discussing the differences between Eastern and Western parenting styles. I did not know that another parenting book brought into the fold would cause such a stir. In the next few paragraphs I am going
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parents can also be blamed for the negative connotations associated with the millennial generation altogether. Helicopter parenting is nothing new‚ however it is becoming an epidemic. The word “helicopter parent” was first introduced in a 1969 book published by Dr. Haim Ginott‚ and was introduced in the dictionary by 2011 (Bayless). Carolyn Daitch defines helicopter parenting as‚ “A style of parents who are over focused on their children” (Bayless). The problem of
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Everyone is raised differently. Many children are shown warmth and love while others are not. Parenting styles definitely affect a child’s mental and physical development (Huffman‚ 2012‚ p. 349). In my experience‚ my parents used a type of parenting style know as authoritative‚ and I developed into an independent and strong willed woman (Huffman‚ 2012‚ p. 349). Generally‚ an authoritative parent sets and enforces rules strictly‚ as well as provides emotional support (Huffman‚ 2012‚ p. 349). In
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Part 3: Focus on the Followers Chapter 9: Motivation‚ Satisfaction‚ and Performance Summary Key Learning Points Introduction Because a fundamental aspect of leadership is getting results through others‚ follower motivation‚ satisfaction‚ and performance are vitally important topics for leaders. Research has shown that the best followers often perform at a level 20-50 percent higher than average followers‚ and much
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A series of professional methods have been used in different kinds of fields in research. This essay intends to make a primary exploration about five terms of research skill‚ which are questionnaire‚ interview‚ multidisciplinary research‚ case study and quantitative research‚ at the same time‚ illustrating how the five terms being used in research. Firstly‚ this essay will make a general overview of the meaning of these five nouns in research. Secondly‚ analyze their advantages and disadvantages
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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Introduction The interpersonal and intrapersonal skills that an occupational therapist should possess are vital to the outcome of a successful therapist-client therapeutic relationship. The occupational therapist must have an excellent communication skills in order to effectively relate to the client‚ collect sufficient information from the client and consequently deliver high-quality healthcare. The field of Occupational Therapy is the health professional discipline
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