Exploration of a Journal Article In Sociology Lanika K. Jones Professor Robert Hammes Introduction to Sociology May 4‚ 2013 The article I choose was by Amy E. Singer‚ Ph.D. “A Novel Approach: The Sociology of Literature‚ Children‚ Book and Social Inequality. While reading this article I saw that this was a primary review of an existing research. The author mentions findings from another researcher Wendy Griswold a lot through this article. So this here shows that she will bases her
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Standardized testing has gotten a lot of arguments in the classroom. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade take a lot of test‚ but does this necessarily mean it is a positive effect on students? There are two sides to this‚ there are pros and of course there are cons to a standardized test. Everyone has their view on standardized testing‚ which one are you? Pros The first pro according to a University of Arkansas is that students don’t feel like testing is too stressful (Standardized Test-
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Holmesglen‚ TAFE Diploma of Nursing HLTEN606B Assess Clients and Manage Client Care Journal Article Review Report to: Susan Lanyon Report by: Thirl Sande Student ID: SAN11368205 Due Date: 15/8/2013 This paper examines reasons why respiratory rates are documented less often than other vital signs despite their importance and the author’s clinical experiences regarding it. Meredith and Massey (2010) stated that respiratory assessment should be done daily with other vital signs in patients who are
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions
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1 Running head: Journal Article Review Self Forgiveness: The Step Child of Forgiveness Catherine Demere’ Bowen Liberty University June 28‚ 2012 Journal Article Review 2 Self Forgiveness: The Step Child of Forgiveness Summary The general topic of forgiveness has received a magnitude of attention and research on a conceptual level in recent years. Hall and Fincham consistently
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JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE Attila Uregen THEO 525 LUO (Spring 2013) L23074511 January 19‚ 2013 CONTENTS I. Introduction 1 II. Summary……………………………………………………………………………….. III. Critical Interaction…………………………………………………………………….2 IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….3 BIBLIOGRAPHY 4 I. Introduction This article reflects the work of and lecture delivered at the University of Notre Dame on October 15 1990 by Professor Dr. Nicholas Lobkowicz. The article titled “Christianity and Culture”
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Standardized testing is suppose to help students thrive and succeed. It is placed in American school systems to prepare the students for life or a higher education. One can infer that standardized testing shows accurately good measures growth of student performance and can target areas of weakness and development. In contrast‚ standardized testing cannot measure attributes‚ or student worth. It defines the students on how they test or their achievements in academics. A test cannot determine a student’s
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A Journal Article Review #1 Andrea Corza Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Ava Farahany January 14‚ 2011 Journal Article Review #1 “A guide to taking a patient’s history” is an article found in the December 2007 issue of the Nursing Standard which was written by‚ Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. In this article Lloyd and Craig create an outline of sorts that can be followed in order to obtain a more thorough patient history. Throughout the article‚ Lloyd
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What is standardized testing? It is a type of test that is used to signify objective tests that include questions such as fill in the blank‚ multiple-choice‚ true/false‚ or short essay. All students take the same tests with the same questions so that the scores can be compared. Computers score most parts of these tests. People that have rubrics with guidelines on how to score the answers grade questions like fill in the blank and short essay answers. The results of these tests deliver two types of
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Research Article 1 Roberts‚ T. (2003). Effects of Alphabet-Letter Instruction on Young Children’s Word Recognition [Electronic Version]. Journal of Educational Psychology‚ 95 (1)‚ 41-51. Title The title of the article gave a fair representation of the topic as it was clear and concise in the wording. The title encompassed the idea that alphabet letter instruction on young children’s word recognition would be explored through experiments and analysis. Reading on through the article it was evident
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