Francisco CA. Preece‚ J Sutton‚ L. A. 2001. The principle of vicarious interaction in computer-mediated communications. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications 7 (3): 223-242. Swan‚ K.‚ 2003‚ Learning Effectiveness: What the Research Tells Us Wilson‚ B.G. 1996. What is a constructivist learning environment? In B.G. Wilson (Ed.)
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The most agreed upon definition of emotion is feeling state involving thoughts‚ physiological changes‚ and an outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called
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Should referendums be more widely used? Referendum can be defined as when the citizens either all or those in specific regions vote on a specific issue of public importance and it is conducted nationally‚ regionally‚ and locally an example of a referendum is the 2011 referendum on changing the current first past the post system to proportional representative. The public have one vote each on a specific issue and the referendum focuses on a single question with a yes/no answer. Many countries such
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What do biologists do? What do biologists do? Biologists study many things. The three main things that they do are that they hypothesis‚ they make observations‚ inferences and they record data. Without hypothesizing‚ biologists can not experiment or create scientific laws. Being able to hypothesis is very important in the world of science. Some evidence that I have‚ to prove that biologists hypothesis‚ are the activities we did in page 17 and in page 28. In page 17‚ in our notebook‚ we
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Pınar Yazıcı 11223025 ‘’What do sociologists do?’’ Summary What do sociologists do? In Collins article‚ it is told that‚ as the modern industrialism has developed and options are enlarged societies started to differ too. Sociology is interested in those social institutions and how they should be studied. One of the sociologist’s job is‚ to show the reality which is already seen but from another point of view. The other is‚ to show things which we think we know. Human beings difference from
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“ELECTIONS PER SE DO NOT AMOUNT TO DEMOCRACY”: EXAMPLES FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” INTRODUCTION The democratic process in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is in a state of crisis despite the occurrence of elections. There seems to be a gradual‚ but dangerous reinstitutionalization of autocratic and authoritarian regimes clad in democratic garb (Adejumobi‚ 2000). Elections are supposed to be a hallmark of democracy however in SSA dictatorial regimes are also holding elections resulting in their abuse and a
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results on a global scale (Rodriguez-Pose‚2013). The debate surrounding the role played by institutions is broad‚ with a plethora of themes and routes for exploration. Due to the confines of this paper‚ the premise will be asserted that institutions do matter for local and regional development‚ with a deeper focus on how institutions effectively impact upon the success of development policy. In addition‚ it will be questioned how institutions can be effective and improved. Due to the lack of empirical
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EGERTON UNIVERSITY JAMES AKOYO ABISAI REG. NO. AM17/0251/12 TERM PAPER TOPIC: DEMOCRATIZATION IN AFRICA SUBMITTED TO: DR.OSAMBA 23RD NOVEMBER 2012 DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA Professor Ben O. Nwabueze ’s book‚ Democratization (Nwabueze 1993)‚ is the best place to begin for a wide-ranging and textured examination of democratization in African societies. "Democratization is not only a concept‚ nor is it synonymous with multi-partyism‚" Nwabueze writes‚ "it is also concerned with certain
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What Do Marketers Do? Introduction to Marketing Consumers are continually faced with an array of products‚ services and offers in their daily lives. For this reason‚ the need for marketers has become more crucial for businesses across the globe if they intend to survive in this competitive day and age. But what exactly does this role entail? This essay will aim to briefly touch on the key aspects that manifest this diverse occupation by examining firstly their involvement in market research‚ implementing
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Democracy is always named and used in the liberal discursive process. But if we refer to history‚ democracy of these days is not the same as democracy decades ago. Thus‚ it is important that democracy is understood as an evolution and not as a static concept. Similarly it is necessary to understand democracy by its principles and not by its practitioners in power. Liberal democracy can be briefly defined as a system of government in which the people rule themselves‚ either directly or indirectly
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