are engaged. Research shows that when pupils are in an environment where they feel accepted and supported by their peers, academic achievement is more likely (Wentzel & Watkins, 2010). Of course in a classroom with collaborative work encourages a climate of open discourse due to the fact that opinions that are shared are relied upon by others, thus the intrinsic motivator becomes extrinsic (Himmele & Himmele, 2011). Support and acceptance from teachers is also key in engagement- research (Wentzel,…
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Renee Anderson Management Applications & Theory Prof .Thompson August 15, 2013 Response Paper 1. What are the five characteristics of well-developed goals? ‘Please share one or two of your professional and/or academic goals that meet the “well-developed” criteria. Ans: (a) The five characteristics of well-developed goals are: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound (b) One of my academic goals is to pursue a master’s degree in social work. Specific:- Master’s…
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additional weekly online assignment that will consist of watching a documentary/reading an article outside of class and answering a series of questions. There is one of these due on Sunday 4/12, Sunday 4/19, and Sunday 5/3. 1. Compare and Contrast Paper: to be uploaded as an Assignment to LMS by Wednesday 4/15. See LMS for Project Specifications 2. Contemporary Artist Presentation: to be given in class on Monday, April 20th. See LMS for Project Specifications 3. Individual Final Creative Project…
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Critical Evaluation of an Academic Source This paper is a summary of critical evaluation of the suitability of an article as an academic source. The title of the article is Critical Thinking: An Extended Definition. The author, Professor Ken Petress, analyzes various definitions of critical thinking and provides his definition of the concept as well. It is vitally important when performing research on a topic that we completely understand the topic and that we can apply…
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I have never done a debate before and I don’t do so well in public speaking, which made it even harder. The opposing side was very attacking and offensive even though I thought I was prepared after all the research I did but our topic was very broad and the opposing side was talking about totally different points from ours. But I have learned to look more confident in future debate in front of the opposing side so they don’t take advantage, and try to think…
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27-July 31 Robbins text chapters 16-18 Course Review Final Examination on July 30 GRADING: The following weights will determine the student's final grade for this course: Mid-Term Examination: 30% Final Examination: 30% Short Weekly One-Page Written Papers (5): 15% Class Attendance and Participation: 15% Small-Group Case Presentation: 10% GRADING STANDARDS: Grade Point Range Quality of Work A 95-100 Excellent performance on all factors and clearly the best student in the classroom A- 90-94 Outstanding…
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allows customers and prospects to communicate directly to your brand representative or about your brand with their friends. However, the obvious question is: who are the people interacting online and how engaged are they in online activities? This paper aims to answer this question based on a study regarding the online activities of 236 social media users, by identifying different types of users, a segmentation of these users and a linear model to examine how different predictors related to social…
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areas for improvement. I have never been very keen on the entire writing process until this year. I now use a quick brainstorm and free write to create a detailed outline making my papers much more logical and organized. Also the peer editing process is something that I have improved on greatly, learning to edit the papers’ of my classmates and taking their feedback to mind as well. I selected the nonverbal paragraph, speaker analysis, and common book essay as my personal best writings this semester…
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Facilitating the comprehensibility of L2 speech:Teaching English word stress rules to Chinese EFL learners in the IELTS cramming classes 1. Introduction The motivation behind this paper is that oral English has become one of the key obstacles of Chinese Students in learning and teaching activities in the context of higher education in English speaking countries. Both the lecturers and students reflect the difficulties in comprehending the speech of the Chinese students (Yen and Kuzuma, 2009). This…
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Facebook Unethical Use of User Data for Social Experimentation Bonita V. Earls Longwood University Dr. George C. Banks Abstract His paper explores the ethical impact of Facebooks 2012 study on emotional contagion in a social web environment. The study is controversial due to the fact Facebook researchers failed to follow standard ethical guidelines as set forth in the healthcare industry, failed to clearly communicate the study, its intentions, and methodology to its users, and manipulated…
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