ENHANCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS WITH ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT By Godfred‚ Kwame Abledu - Koforidua Polytechnic godfredabledu@yahoo.com Introduction The purpose and scope of formal education have undergone various changes over the years since the time of the Castle schools. Consequently‚ assessment has also undergone a massive reform. This has led to a wider range of assessment now than there was twenty-five years ago (Gipps‚ 1994). Evidence has
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Author Mary Rowlandson wrote a narrative describing her captivity by the native Indians during 1670s. Her book then published in 1774. She organized her thoughts by grouping them into various “removes” which was her displacements with the Indians. The overall structure flows chronologically from the first remove to the twentieth one. Before she jumpstarted to the first remove‚ she gave a brief introduction of how it began. Upon close reading her texts‚ I will divide the analysis into four main components
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The debate whether Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale has yet to be solved. Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale for the various reasons. There is typically a hero or heroine that is prominent in the book‚ stated by Tanglin Trust School Library(Six Steps to Fairy Tales). A fairy tale also has a villain that tries to trick the hero. Propp’s Functions of Folk Tales states‚ the plot of a fairy tale contains a death ‚ interdiction‚ violation‚ trickery‚ and villany. According to National
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FROM “ONION” TO “OCEAN” 71 71 Tony Fang is assistant professor of international business at Stockholm University‚ SE-106 91 Stockholm‚ Sweden (tel.: +46 8 163063; fax: +46 8 674 74 40; e-mail: tony.fang@fek.su.se). The author thanks Urapa Joy Watanachote (Thailand)‚ Joost Stel (Netherlands)‚ George Kakhadze (Georgia)‚ Satu Penttinen (Finland)‚ and Gabriel de Mello Pratellesi (Brazil) for personal communications about their respective countries discussed in this paper. The author also thanks
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1. The client acceptance process can be quite complex. Discuss five procedures an auditor should perform in determining whether to accept a client. Which of these five are required by auditing standards and identify the applicable standards? 1. Obtain an understanding of the client ’s business and operations. Consideration should be given to reading available financial information regarding the prospective client such as annual reports‚ registration statements‚ Forms 10-K‚ other reports to regulatory
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REVIEW The book‚ Blue Ocean Strategy -How to create Uncontested Market Space and Make competition Irrelevant ‚ authored by W. Chan Kim and Renne Mauborgne is the best seller of its time. It is a widely accepted book for strategy professionals. The title indicates the theme of the book .This book promises to achieve the uncontested market space and make competition irrelevant by making the use of Blue ocean strategy. The book argues that companies in existence today should not try to beat the competition
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Should Street Gangs be Considered Terrorist Organizations? Terror‚ violence‚ and death are the common denominators in our society nowadays. Why? Because of street gang fights. Innocent people have been killed as a result of street gangs. These groups of criminals use violence against societies and band together for mutual protection and profit. Street gangs are gangsters controlling‚ attacking‚ and killing people on the streets‚ as a result‚ they are one of the biggest social problems around the
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SWOT analysis Strength For the SWOT analysis‚ the strength of OPHK is it had introduced lots of valuable animals before such as panda‚ Asian Small-clawed Otter‚ Spotted Dove and so on. They have already success in promote these animals and also build up a positive image of animal conservation in the world-wide. In addition‚ it had a good reputation in the market. As OPHK had opened over 30 years‚ it is also one of the famous attractions in Hong Kong. It is not only well-known in Hong Kong and also
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Mrs. Mary Rowlandson’s interpretation of her imprisonment by the Algonkian Indians is one of the earliest and most known narratives of captivity. Despite the extreme tragedy that Mary Rowlandson experienced when being taken captive by the Native Americans‚ she still remained strong and claimed that her captivity brought her closer in relationship to God. In “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”‚ the reader is able to experience the accounts of Rowlandson’s diary‚
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INTRODUCTION Cassia fistula Linn. (Leguminosae) is a very common plant and is widely known for its medicinal properties. In the Indian literature‚ this plant has been described to be useful against skin diseases‚ liver troubles‚ tuberculous glands and its use in the treatment of rheumatism‚ hematemesis‚ pruritus‚ leucoderma‚ and diabetes.[1‚2] Besides‚ it has been found to exhibit anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic activity and widely used as a mild laxative suitable for children and pregnant women
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