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 shown that educational systems have undergone assessment reforms‚ which are coincident
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R/602/2906 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.Understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. a) They want to express their wishes‚ thoughts‚ believes etc. b) They do not want to be lonely. c) They want their needs to be met. 1.2 Explain how communication affects relationships in an adult social care setting. Good communication helps to meet individual’s needs and improve
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Values and Principles assignment Part I The Public Administrative Act 2004 demonstrates what people in the public sector can and can’t do. The purpose of it is to provide a framework for good governance in the Victorian public sector and in public administration generally in Victoria. The values of the public sector code of conduct include responsive service‚ integrity‚ impartiality‚ confidentiality‚ accountability‚ providing high quality services‚ respect‚ leadership and using powers responsibly
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Margarita Arnold HIS 112-100M Critical Essay #1 The three fundamental principles of the Enlightenment listed in the text of Traditions and Encounters are popular sovereignty‚ individual freedom‚ and political and legal equality. According to Gombrich‚ the author of the A Little History of the World‚ the three fundamental principles of the Enlightenment are tolerance‚ reason‚ and humanity. Traditions and Encounters describes popular sovereignty as a “contract between the rulers and the ruled”
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UNIFYING PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT ABSTRACT Theories and models of organizational behavior and management continue to increase in number and complexity. While much of the recent research has not made its way into standard business textbooks‚ these textbooks nonetheless offer a broad array of topics and concepts that can easily overwhelm both student and practitioner. No common thread appears to link these disparate topics‚ despite the fact that variations on the
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In the introduction to McLuhan ’s Understanding Media he writes: ‘Today‚ after more than a century of electric technology‚ we have extended our central nervous system in a global embrace‚ abolishing both space and time as far as our planet is concerned’ (1964: p.3). Like much of McLuhan ’s writing this statement is vast and poetic‚ with its strength of conviction making it quite persuasive. But if we are to be believers in this rhetoric we must have an understanding of what he means. The underlying
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Understanding Dementia Dementia is not a disease but a group of conditions resulting from a disease such as Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia or a group of symptoms which may result from age‚ brain injury‚ confusion‚ difficulty in performing day to day or familiar tasks‚ changes in personality‚ mood and behaviour. Dementia is a condition in which there’s a gradual loss of brain function‚ it is a decline in cognitive/intellectual functioning. Dementia causes permanent and progressive damage to
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The Ins and Outs of Assessment What is an Assessment? As I ask myself this question‚ memories from my educational experience pass through my mind. I am forced to recall many tests‚ quizzes and fear that have embedded my mind with a horrific sense of anxiety. The fear‚ I believe‚ is the cause of the thought that I may not excel in the lesson that I had been taught. Then I ask myself‚ is that what an assessment was meant to accomplish?
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The method of formative assessment was first introduced by Michael Scriven in 1967‚ and later re-introduced by Benjamin Bloom‚ who suggested that the term be applied to student learning in 1969. Bloom suggested that formative assessment would be a much more powerful tool if it were separated from the grading process and used primarily as an aid to teaching. Many believe that the practice of formative assessment is rooted in Bloom’s concept of “mastery learning.” This concept is an instructional approach
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Module Code: SM0381 Module Title: Applied Business Ethics Distributed on: 23 September 2013 Hand in Date: See NBS Office Notice Board Instructions on Assessment: “Tomorrow’s business leaders need to be nimble and to incorporate all aspects of good decision making in an increasingly global and complex business environment. Ethical leadership is vital to the future of ....business. Our world is rapidly changing – and the changes affect every business‚ every industry and every country.
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