What is an assessment? Alan Rogers (1994‚ p172) defines assessment as collection of data on which we base our evaluation. According to Reece and Walker (2008‚ p5) assessment consists of tests and observations that we‚ as tutor‚ use to determine how well the students has achieved the objectives. Geoff Petty (2004‚ p449) writes that “Assessment measures the breadth and depth of learning”. Assessments are used in all areas and domain of everyday life‚ whether formal or informal‚ ranging from taking
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Initial Public Offerings Paper Janella Fisher‚ Megan O’Brien‚ Patrick Horta‚ Samantha Barba‚ Jarrod Holiway FIN/370 March 16th‚ 2015 Thomas Gruber Initial Public Offerings Paper When an organization goes global many outside factors can help the organization as well as work against it. There are many risks that are involved when dealing with foreign exchanges and an organization must understand how to deal with those risks and issues that may arise. Making public offerings presents risks as well
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Personal Action Plan: Stress Management Kyrie Hannaford Southern New Hampshire University What is Stress? Stress is a physical response to events whether bad or good. Everybody has stress but‚ not all stress is bad stress. Stress can be caused by both environment and genes. There are at least three different types of stress routine stress (everyday stress)‚ sudden stress brought about by a sudden negative change‚ and traumatic stress which can happen when you’re seriously ill. Stress is the body’s
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Valinda Hinkey SPE 226 April 15‚ 2012 Betty Cokeley Educating the Exceptional Learner Introduction An observation was completed on a 2nd grade student who has two different types of visual disorders. The first disorder is dyslexia and the second disorder is a visual disorder which requires the use of an overhead projector with instructions being written in fluorescent colors. The observation was a math activity which involved counting‚ identification of colors‚ simple addition‚ and graphing
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Q: What are the barriers of learning for a learner with autism/Aspergers in Performing Arts and can Performing Arts support the learning of a learner diagnosed with Autism/Aspergers? This essay is going to attempt to answer some of the questions that arise from teaching an individual‚ studying Performing Arts‚ who has been diagnosed with Aspergers or Autism syndrome (AS). First of all the paper will define autism‚ discuss the differences between Aspergers and Autism. Looking at behaviour‚ social
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Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector - (Intensive) |Unit Title |CTLLS UNIT 3 - Principles & Practice of Assessment | |Theory Assessment Number | | |Candidate Name |KEN PHILLIPS |Candidate Number | | |Date Issued |
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Focus on the learner 1. The learner’s background 1.1. The learner (will be also referred to as “the student”) comes from Paris‚ France. He is a twenty-five year old male and he came to Australia two weeks ago. Back in France the learner worked as a children’s educator‚ and his current aspirations are to learn English well enough to find a job in education sector in Australia. 1.2. The student learned English at school‚ where the approach was teacher-centered with a lot of grammar and few opportunities
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UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Today’s learners appear smarter‚ yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the Internet. Even in classes‚ their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They become alive again through video presentations‚ group activities and computer classes. Teachers/Educators generally use the traditional education program which is applicable to the learners in the past. They fail to realize that the new learners are information
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Strike action A strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to pressure an employer (or other third party) into complying with particular demands or refraining from doing something. Under the federal Fair Work Act 2009 strike action may be ’protected action’ if undertaken during a bargaining period for an enterprise
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different assessment methods available and explain the ones you would use for your subject area. Evaluate the use of assessment methods in different contexts‚ Including reference to initial assessment. Justify the types of assessment records you would complete and explain why. Brown states that Assessment is probably the most important thing we can do to help our students learn. We may not like it‚ but students can and do ignore our teaching (Brown & Smith 1997). All my learners undergo various
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