Journal of Applied Psychology 1973‚ Vol. 58‚ No. 1‚ 116-121 EFFECTS OF ITEM FORMAT ON ITEM DISCRIMINATION AND DIFFICULTY ARTHUR L. DUDYCHA 1 AND JAMES B. CARPENTER 2 Purdue University The tests and measurement literature is replete with multiple-choice item construction rules‚ most of which have little or no empirical verification. Item stem orientation (positive/negative)‚ structure (open/closed)‚ and the presence or absence of an inclusive alternative were systematically investigated
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The Evolution of the Creation Controversy in Twentieth Century America "The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology‚ and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an improved theory‚ is it then a science or faith?" Charles Darwin "The empirical detectability of intelligent causes renders intelligent design a fully scientific theory." William Dembski Introduction Questions on the origin of life and of the universe must have permeated human thought since
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The debate between nature vs. nurture in regards to crime and delinquency is a long and heated one. Are some people really born criminals‚ or is our society and the environment and experiences children are brought up in the reason they become delinquent? Throughout this essay I am going to look at both sides of the argument‚ and offer an insight into the theoretical and sociological approaches surrounding this nature vs. nurture debate. The first step in looking at the nature side of the debate
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The Business Environment of the Retail Banking Industry Within Ireland By Barry Crosbie Table of Contents Contents Introduction………………………………………3/4 Macro-Environment…………………………….4-9 Competitive Environment………………………10-12 Conclusions and Recommendations………….12 Appendices……………………………………….13-15 Introduction Scope of Industry: Retail banking involves taking deposits and advancing overdrafts and other loans‚ dealing with the personal‚ small business‚ farming‚ non-profit‚ corporate and government
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This paper explores corporate governance for a publicly listed major television cable company in the United States of America called Cablevision System Corporation. Attempts are made to assess the effectiveness of the corporate board by comparing their performance with the fundamental functional requirements of corporate board members in accordance to corporate governance professor Bob Tricker. The company’s conformance and performance are reviewed since both falls under the responsibility of the
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TEM1116 Probability and Statistics Tri1 2013/14 Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions Section 1: Probability Contents: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Some basics of probability theory Axioms‚ Interpretations‚ and Properties of Probability Counting Techniques and Probability Conditional Probability Independence TEM1116 1 TEM1116 Probability and Statistics Tri1 2013/14 Chapter 1 1.1 Basics of Probability Theory Probability refers to the study
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History ATR-42 in 1991 Ryanair has grown since its establishment in 1985 from a small airline flying a short hop from Waterford to London into one of Europe’s largest carriers. After the rapidly growing airline was taken public in 1997‚ the money raised was used to expand the airline into a pan-European carrier. Revenues have risen from €231 million in 1998‚ to €1843 million in 2003 and €3013 million in 2010. Similarly net profits have increased from €48 million to €339 million over the same
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Cited: Rachels‚ James. © 2003 The Elements of Moral Philosophy McGraw Hill pgs. 76-84‚ 174 Carole Davis and Etta Saltos‚ Dietary Recommendations and How They Have Changed Over Time‚ 1999‚ from Recommendations Over Time • AIB-750 USDA http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib750/aib750b.pdf Ellis‚ Lisa. Healthy Lifestyle Nutrition. www.HLN.com USDA ’s new Food Guide Pyramid shockingly removes recommendation that people should limit consumption of added sugars‚ www.NewsTarget
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The words economy‚ efficiency and effectiveness are sometimes used imprecisely. Discuss these terms using examples from the Public Service that you have knowledge or personal experience of. I’m 45 years old‚ born and reared in Ireland to Irish parents. . I was reared for emigration as were my peers at school. We knew implicitly that a large percentage of us would end up working in other countries. I’ve had many good and some great teachers. I never once had a teacher that told me that Ireland
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University Library Guide to the Harvard Style of Referencing September 2010 http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk Anglia Ruskin University ++` Guide to the Harvard Style of Referencing Second Edition September 2010 http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm 1 Anglia Ruskin University 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 2. Explanation of citation and referencing ...........
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