employees during 1967 to 1973. He has first focused on 40 largest countries and then extended his research to 50 countries and 3 regions. This initial analysis identified systematic differences in national cultures on four primary dimensions: power distance (PDI)‚ individualism (IDV)‚ uncertainty avoidance (UAI) and masculinity (MAS)‚ which are described below. As Hofstede explains on his academic website‚ these dimensions regard “four anthropological problem areas that different national societies
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Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that asses how information is “absorbed‚ processed‚ and retained during learning”. Cognitive‚ emotional‚ and environmental influences‚ and prior experience‚ all play a part in how we understand or view the world. This information is acquired or changed‚ and knowledge and skills retained. Education today is based on these basic and fundamental Educational psychology theories. Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in an educational settings
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DISTANCE EDUCATION M.I.M. DEGREE EXAMINATION‚ DECEMBER 2009. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks PART A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks) Answer any FIVE questions. 1. Explain the institutional comparison of investment. 2. What are the derivative instruments? 3. Explain the two types of income securities. 4. Explain the elements in ‘‘Return’’. 5. Is ‘‘Risk’’ in a traditional sense? – Explain. 6. Point out the key characteristics in an Industry Analysis. 7. How
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Education & Learning Disability in India Gone are the days‚ when a child is good at a certain skill‚ will be groomed for a particular job which required that skill. But now the scenario is totally different. Every other child is groomed to acquire a particular set of skills so that they join a particular job‚ without even identifying his/her natural skills. This creates a great pressure in students and eventually has become the” norm of Education”. This also contributes fairly‚ raising the incidence
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Social Emotional Learning Introduction More than ever before‚ our country needs schools that will prepare today’s youth for the challenges and opportunities they face‚ youth who will become knowledgeable‚ responsible‚ and caring citizens and leaders for the future. An outstanding education prepares students to be strong in a wide range of academic disciplines. This essay focuses on Social Emotional Learning and how to implement and sustain it within schools so that students can achieve greater
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Democratising higher education: the ignou initiatives Dr.Nayantara Padhi Assistant Professor‚ Centre for Corporate Education‚ Training & Consultancy‚ IGNOU‚ New Delhi Email:nayantara@ignou.acin Starting with two courses and 4‚000 students in 1985‚ IGNOU has reached the ladder of success being the world’s largest mega university‚ most diverse and inclusive institution offering over 3500 courses and catering to over 2.5 million students. IGNOU is committed to be accessible to all by ensuring
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EVALUATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION The primary purpose of education is to enable learning The purpose of the assessment should be described and classified‚ whether formative or summative? whether student focused or program focused? For specific assessment‚ the following should be specified: Content Format Scoring‚ reporting and utilization of results ASSESSMENT – concerned with making judgments about the value‚ worth or quality of learning process Since evaluation involves
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Higher Education Learning Jenny Moon Introduction Personal development planning (PDP) can involve different forms of reflection and reflective learning. Much has been written and said about reflection in recent times‚ but for many‚ it remains a somewhat mysterious activity – or is it a capacity? Whatever it is‚ if the titles of modules and courses‚ and references in QAA benchmark statements are anything to go by‚ we are using it extensively in a range of contexts in learning and professional
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Why I joined the Ei Community Thoughts on experiential education Thoughts on higher education in general As you can see from the breakdown of the question‚ I am an analyst. I have been schooled in the school of schooling to take things apart in order to gain understanding; to formulate a working knowledge of concepts in order to cogitate how things work. I wonder if I’ve always learned this way or if systems’ thinking plasticized my brain via conformity. Irregardless‚ there is one thing I know
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Power distance is one of the five dimensions of Hofstede’s framework for assessing culture. Hofstede has defined power distance as “the extent to which inequality in power is accepted and considered as normal by less powerful people in a society.”(Hofstede‚ p. 307‚ 1986). He divided this dimension into two categories: 1. Small 2. Large Small power distance: Small power distance means that the extent to which less powerful people accept the social inequality is small‚ that is members
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