Standardized testing has a direct negative effect on an educational system including administrators‚ teachers and students. Standardized testing has proven to increase pressure amongst district leaders and teachers. Smolin and Clayton’s (2009) study reports that “AYP is based on assessment scores and is used as a determining factor when deciding if parents can transfer their children to higher-performing schools; affecting federal funding. As a result‚ educational leaders have begun to question
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Pelican Instruments‚ Inc. 1. Prepare the Report that you feel Amy Shultz should present to Mr.Park. 2. Put yourself in the position of the following six managers: general manager(EM); marketing manager (EM); manufacturing manager (EM); general manager (EI); marketing manager (EI); manufacturing manager (EI). These six managers compete for a share in the company’s bonus pool. For each of the six‚ how would you make a case for your obtaining a share of the bonus pool? Six managers‚ three from the
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Learning-Model Instrument The Learning-Model Instrument (page 32 in the text)‚ identifies four domains of learning based on an individual’s preference for cognitive or affective learning – and preference for concrete or abstract experiences. The premise for the model is that learning comes from thinking (cognition/abstract) and experiencing for most of us (affect/concrete). The Affective –Cognitive dimension correlates with the issues of people vs. task – another way of measure learning
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VISAYAN MUSIC INSTRUMENTS PERSONAL FACTORS-our unhealthful practices can dispose us and other people ECONOMIC FACTORS-poverty creates a sense hopeless on the poor discrimination ‚nutrition‚ hygiene CULTURAL FACTORS-belief that can provide us with false sense of security thus delaying healthcare and appropriate treatment ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS-unsanitary conditions and the presence of toxic chemicals hazardous
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International Economics‚ 9e (Krugman et al.) Chapter 9 The Instruments of Trade Policy 9.1 Basic Tariff Analysis 1) Specific tariffs are A) import taxes stated in specific legal statutes. B) import taxes calculated as a fixed charge for each unit of imported goods. C) import taxes calculated as a fraction of the value of the imported goods. D) the same as import quotas. E) import taxes calculated based solely on the origin country. Answer: B Page Ref: 192-198 Difficulty: Easy
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Language as an Instrument of Control Throughout history‚ language has been one of the most powerful tools used by political leaders to gain power‚ control masses‚ and perpetuate ideologies. Its use can be traced throughout human history from religious totalitarianism‚ communism‚ and even in our own democratically elected government. Wherever there is an organized ruling party or system of government‚ language will play a key role in its formation and operation. Author George Orwell was no
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Case Studies Definition: A case study is an in-depth study of one person. Much of Freud’s work and theories were developed through individual case studies. In a case study‚ nearly every aspect of the subject’s life and history is analyzed to seek patterns and causes for behavior. The hope is that learning gained from studying one case can be generalized to many others. Unfortunately‚ case studies tend to be highly subjective and it is difficult to generalize results to a larger population. Types
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CHAPTER 1 MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS- AN INTRODUCTION Money plays a dominant role in the life of human society. It has fashioned and shaped the destiny and fortunes of kings and rulers. With the rise of the philosophy of laissez faire and capitalism‚ money became a motivating force and fuel to all economic activities throughout the world. Money and its management were not unknown to the ancient India. Kautilaya had devoted a part of his famous ‘Arthasastra’ on money
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International Conference on Islamic Banking: Risk Management‚ Regulation and Supervision - 2003 DEVELOPMENT OF LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES By Abdul Rais Abdul Majid Chief Executive Officer International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) International Conference on Islamic Banking: Risk Management‚ Regulation and Supervision Jakarta –Indonesia Sept 30- to October 3‚ 2003 ( 1 of 24 Pages ) International Conference on Islamic Banking: Risk Management‚ Regulation
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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