...21st Century Skills of High School Students: Input to a Students Enhancement Program Basic Research and Statistics Union Christian College City of San Fernando, La Union February 2015 Abstract 21st Century Skills of High School Students: Input to a Students Enhancement Program Background of the Study Theoretical Framework This study is anchored on the following theories. Dreyfus and Dreyfus theory of Skills Acquisition makes a distinction between ‘knowing that’ and ‘knowing how’. This theory presented that many of us are not conscious of our “knowing how” possibly because we take our knowing-how for granted. Another theory is the Authentic Assessment theory as cited by Dumaoang (2014) is the evaluation of student abilities in real world context. It is an appraisal of an of students analytical / creative skills. It is a tool that can be used to help students integrate what they learn and form of assessment that values the learning process as much as the final products. This study is also supported by Experiential Learning Theory. This theory builds on social and constructivist theories of learning but situate experience at the core of the learning process. It aim to understand the manners in which experiences-whether first or second hand-motivate learners and promote their learning. Therefore, learning is about meaningful experiences-in everyday life-that leads to a change in an individual’s knowledge and behaviours. The above-mentioned theories helped...
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...FY 2002 Annual Performance Plan Table of Contents 1. Introduction The 1913 Act that created the Department of Labor (DOL) stated that its purpose "... shall be to foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment." While this statement is as true today as it was 88 years ago, our vision has matured as the Department has addressed changing economies and a diversified workforce. Today, the Department must ensure that the 21st century workforce is prepared to face the 21st century economy with hope--by equipping all workers with the skills to reach their aspirations. As we respond to the challenges of the changing economy, the Department's first responsibility will continue to be the protection of workers by enforcing the Nation's labor laws: * to ensure the safety of every workplace, * to guarantee an honest day's pay for an honest day's work, * to stop discrimination, * to protect workers from coercion and intimidation, and * to safeguard the pension of every American worker and retiree. The Department will emphasize prevention and compliance assistance--to protect workers before they are harmed physically or economically. Consistent with the Department's commitment to enforcement, we will work together with employers on better prevention strategies, avoiding whenever possible the loss of life, health or economic well-being...
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...involved in the FDI to China be managed? Lecture 3. The Myth of the Global Company Case: Lafarge: From a French Cement Company to a Global Leader (304-019-1) Discussion Questions: 1. What are the main characteristics of Lafarge’s internationalisation strategy and competitive competences and how do these differ from those of other cement companies such as Cemex and Holcim? 2. What were the assumptions underlying Lafarge's strategy and how justified were these? 3. To what extent is Lafarge a French company with foreign operations, as distinct from a global MNC, and how is it likely to develop as a MNC? 4. What are the implications of Lafarge’s growth for the internationalisation of other French firms? Lecture 4. Competing Capitalisms in the 21st Century Case: Messier's Reign at Vivendi Universal (9-405-063) Discussion Questions: 1. What was Messier's strategy in transforming CGE into Vivendi, what assumptions was it based on and how justified were these? 2. What does this transformation reveal about the French business environment and the way that many large French companies are managed? 3. In what ways are the French and US business environments different and how did these differences affect the behaviour of the Board of Directors and the development of Vivendi? 4. What should the Board do and why? 5. What are the implications of this case, and the subsequent changes at Vivendi, for...
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...Extinction of Privacy Sara Castro EN122 May 21, 2013 Most people believe that privacy is being totally alone, away from everything. Simson Garfinkel author of Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century writes “The problem with this word “privacy” is that it falls short of conveying the really big picture. Privacy isn’t just about hiding things. It’s about self-possession, autonomy, and integrity.” (Garfinkel, 2001) Every day we give away information. It may be a post about what you had for lunch on Facebook or a thought you wanted to share with your followers on twitter. It may be something not so obvious like being asked for your telephone number to partake in a drawing for free groceries at your local supermarket. Shockingly is the amount of far too personal information we share on a regular basis. Sometimes our most intimate thoughts in detail. (mbaylor, 2013) In an online survey done by MSNBC, when asked if they are worried about losing their privacy, 60% of Americans were concerned that they were losing their privacy. Yet, other studies show that although they seem concerned, they do the exact opposite of safeguarding that information. (Sullivan, 2006) Today, privacy is an endangered species bordering on extinction. Privacy in the 21st century is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Unless we take more precautions and make our privacy a more valuable asset to our lives, we will cease to have any. Social Medias offer us a convenient way of keeping...
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...Vietnam Population Mix: * The population is surpassed only by Indonesia as Southeast Asia's most heavily populated country. However, Vietnam is the region's most ethnically homogenous country with the Vietnamese making up about 90% of the population. * 85% of Vietnam's ethnic-minority population belongs to indigenous groups - the largest of which are Thai and Hmong - who have been settled in the mountainous regions of the country for many centuries. * About 3% of the population is ethnic Chinese living in the urban centers of the South. * With an estimate 2014 population of 90,493,352, it is the 13th largest populated country in the world with a growth rate of 1%. * Population density is 272.4/kmsqr. * Vietnam's median age increased from 18.2 years (1980) to 28.5 years (2010). Its life expectancy increased from 58.9 years in 1980-1985 to74.3 years in 2005-2010. China and Thailand have the highest old-age dependency ratio (11 in 2010) while that of Vietnam is around 9. Current median age is 29.2 years. * Vietnam’s population is rapid aging and is going to be a new challenge.44.8% of the population lies in the 25-54 years age category. * 31% of the total population is urbanized with a rate of change of 3.03%. Ratio Percentage: Total dependency ratio: 41.3% Youth dependency ratio : 31.9% Elderly dependency ratio: 9.4% Potential dependency ratio: 10.6(2014 EST.) Provinces of Vietnam: * Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and 5 municipalities existing...
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...Hadeel Hammad Period 1 Profiles in Courage Essay Contest I am writing my essay Carl Levin. Carl Levin was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015. Carl Levin had some courageous actions. He supported the civil rights movement, women rights movement, legalizing same sex-marriage he also believed in a better education equals a better future. I believe he will be best served in a larger public interest. I think that because he had a lot of experience, he was the longest-serving senator in the state's history. He does exemplify political courage because he not afraid to take a stand for what he believes is right. During the Women’s Right Movement in the 60’s and 70’s, the World of American women was limited in almost every respect, from family life to the workplace. A woman was expected to follow one path: to marry in her early 20s, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking. Carl Levin signed the Women’s Equal Right’s Amendment in 1972. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Constitutional Amendment: Prohibits denying or abridging equality of rights under the law by the United States or by any state on account of sex (Source: HJR69&SJR21 11-SJR21 on Jun 22, 2011). Levin co-sponsored re-introducing the Equal Rights Amendment. Levin co-sponsored Paycheck Fairness Act. This act makes sure women gets paid the same as men. Levin also voted yes on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy...
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...society. Be that as it may, of need, for Du Bois, it requires a multidimensional examination which recognizes and looks to comprehend the convergence of race and class as both methods of mastery and methods of resistance on the national and worldwide level. Du Bois connects with the inquiries of race, racial mastery and racial misuse with the understood recommendation that “the issue of the twentieth century is the issue of the shading line." In 1924, W. E. B. Dubois said this in regards to race relations in the United States. He said, "The issue of the twentieth century will be the issue of the shading line." That is, the overwhelming issue amid the century would be the racial clash in the middle of Blacks and whites. Today, regardless of the advancement our nation has made in race relations, despite everything we have an approaches to go. It was the line that held the best employments in the economy for one gathering of individuals, while denying them to another through both the law and private organizations, for example, organizations and, to its ruin, numerous unions who denied participation and occupations to those on the wrong side of the shading line. Also, it is the same shading line that would reject occupations to those on one side of "citizenship" and the fringe. DuBois' age was one of new Progressive history specialists who, with prominently liberal perspectives, composed revisionist histories that impugned the individuals who drove the Civil War in the North...
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...westerners had an advantage. The point is that geography made it easier for westerners to advance in social development. After Morris explains a brief look in the past he then focuses on our time and the future we have ahead if trends continue to occur. And according to all the information we know now, the East will catch up to the West in about 2103. But, only if western society stays the same as it is. Morris chooses this estimate because of past trends. He uses an elaborate scoring system that gives a rough estimate to show the amount of change now as opposed to the past. And he concludes that change has occurred 4 times faster now than social development in the past. The world is changing very dramatically and he calls the 21st century of period of time called the singularity. The singularity is the theory that innovations are occurring so fast that it appears to be instant and that we will transcend technology. With advancement in nano-technology, biology will be forever changed in the next 100 years. This is accelerating all the time in alarming ways. After explaining the positive aspects of humanity, Morris changes his focus to the demise of civilizations. He calls it Nightfall, and there are 5 parts of this apocalypse. Every single time there is a big collapse...
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...What do we really want? A manifesto for the organizations of the 21st Century The MIT 21st Century Manifesto Working Group* Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Initiative on Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century Discussion Paper November 1999 * The MIT 21st Century Manifesto Working Group includes the following MIT faculty members: Deborah Ancona, Lotte Bailyn, Erik Brynjolfsson, John Carroll, Tom Kochan, Don Lessard, Thomas Malone (chair), Wanda Orlikowski, Jack Rockart, Michael Scott Morton, Peter Senge, John Sterman, and JoAnne Yates. 2 What do we really want? A manifesto for the organizations of the 21st Century In many ways, today’ organizations are working very well. But few institutions s anywhere -- be they educational, governmental, community, or business institutions -- are serving societies' and invididuals’ needs as well as they could. In particular, business institutions, while arguably the healthiest of society's institutions, are operating far short of their potential to contribute broadly to societal well being. Today’ firms are more technically capable and more economically efficient than ever s before, and free market efficiencies are being realized in more and more countries around the world. In many cases, however, these highly efficient organizations are not achieving what we humans really want. The current organization of economic activity is intensifying economic inequity. It is eroding...
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...Art101 Assignment 8.1: Discussion on Contemporary Art Trends (Manjares) What trends do you see in art today? Have you found art that is being produced currently that speaks to your experience? Have you found art that has engaged, informed, and changed your view? The 21st century has witnessed the growth of many technological innovations that affect everyday life, such as the Internet and satellite systems. Satart is a new type of art that is done by a satellite. There is no brush or stroke done in this type of art. I think this is a wonderful way to capture art from all around the globe. At first I thought that art was just as boring as when you watch a move that had no action, but know that I have done this course I have found that art is interesting and fun to know about. As you explore for the facts it is like building a puzzle every piece helps you understand and to appreciate art. After this course I have changed the way I see art. Now I can see what the artist felt and what he was trying to express with the colors and lines. It has made me look at art in a different way like when I see a painting I like it seems to talk to me and I reflect myself in it. I have enjoyed this course as well as all of my fellow peers. Thanks everyone I have had lots of fun!...
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...Teams in the 21st Cent SOC/110 November 4, 2013 Teams in the 21st Century From the time that you are a young child you begin to experience working in teams. Teams have become an important part of the 21st Century whether it be in education, athletics, or even at the workplace. In this paper I’ll discuss my experience working in teams, the advantages of being part of a team, and how having stronger team skills could really benefit you. I worked on my first team at the age of eight when I was on my first softball team. I never really knew what being part of a team meant until I played with those girls and that is an experience I have never forgotten even today. As I got older and in high school being part of a team became more common with the DECA club, Student Council, and the Dance Team. Each of these teams are all different in their own way but they each individually taught me skills that I still use to this day. Now that I am older I have realized that not everyone has the same idea or definition of what a team exactly is. As a student at the University of Phoenix working in teams is a big part of my school assignments each week. I have had some really positive experiences but there have been other times when my experiences were not so good. The one consistent problem I seem to have is getting everyone to do their part of the assignment on time or even at all which can be very frustrating at times. When I was younger it was fun to be part of a...
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...The 21st century is marked by the advent of the Internet. It is followed by the freely-distributed information, which has fuelled public worries about offensive contents, terrorists, copyright infringement. Hence, an issue people are openly debating is whether we should censor the Internet. In my opinion, I am sided with those who oppose this regulation. One of the main benefits associated with the unrestricted environment on the Internet is that netizens can voice their points of view without restraints. The surfers can get the whole picture of a problem and determine their own opinion. Moreover, the driving force behind some websites being blocked is that Internet also serves as a governmental tool. Any contents which go against the political wills and aims will be blocked from the Net. Another main justification for an unregulated cyberspace is that a vast source of knowledge and entertainment can be accessed easily. With a click of a mouse, we can download a song, a movie or a book to the computer. Possibly no century witnesses more drastic changes in the recreation habits than the 21st century has done. Even so, this issue is fraught with controversy, with concern being expressed over the copyright violation. This worry is unnecessary, considering the fact that such download sites also contribute to promoting the art works and distribute them to much more customers. In addition, the artists still get their income through the revenues from selling music via iTunes, Amazon...
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...other leaders, leaders of nonprofit organizations must help individuals and groupscreate a mission and value, set goals, and create a strategy for achieving them. However there arealso unique challenges for leaders of nonprofits. According to the text The Art and Science of Leadership , “The public -good mission of nonprofits, along with the voluntary participation of many of their employees, contributors, and other stakeholders create a particular burden onleaders of such organizations to lead through a collaborative and trust- based style,” (Nahavandi, Understanding Strategic Forces 6 2009. pg. 250). Challenges like this, as well as many others, demand that nonprofit leaders trulyhave a calling for the mission of the organization and that elements such as integrity,trustworthiness, and self-sacrifice are a part of who they are as leaders. Because the monetary profit motive is not nearly as great for nonprofit leaders, these leaders need to possess a callingfor civic duty to help keep them remain motivated and committed to the cause.One of the main challenges nonprofit leaders face is how to attract, retain, motivate andreward their employees, many of whom are volunteers, without having access to large funds touse as reward. This is why these leaders must possess an expertise in skills such as inspiring andmotivating their followers. Also, because nonprofits tend to have fewer resources, leaders arechallenged by learning how to utilize effective leadership skills...
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...HUM What is you were a researcher in the year 2500 looking back 500 years. How would you describe the early 21st century. As I looked back over the early 21st century doing some research, many central values were evident. One was courage. During a period of economic hardship, government shut downs, and employee lay-offs, the people still faced each day one at a time. This type of courage lied in the belief that soon there would be change, and this too should pass. The people also possessed a strong spirit of compassion during this time. Knowing that there were some less fortunate due to job loss, people were able to ban together to ensure everyone had what they needed and lacked nothing. There were also some that were fighting for equality, but not from other races or gender, but in marriages. These persons were strong in their belief that God had made them gay, homosexual, or bisexual from birth and were demanding that they be recipients of the same spiritual and earthly benefits of those in true Holy matrimony. This was a time were the fulfillment of the flesh was the priority and not following the Will of God in their lives. As I probed further, a level of innovativeness was present amongst this group. Persons were trying to improvise and still maintain the value of independence. Despite the cut backs and government funding that had ceased in a lot of different areas, some people still attested to the fact that they did not want what was going on around them to lower...
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...In order to operate at an efficient level Riordan will need to add implement the use of databases, which will streamline their operations. With the company having 550 employees and earning $46 million a year Riordan is a successful Fortune 100 company. The company has three different plants they use to produce the plastic products. The plant located in Albany, Georgia is responsible for the manufacturing the plastic beverage bottles for various vendors. Its plant in Pontiac, Michigan develops custom plastic parts and the plant in Hangzhou, China makes the plastic parts for sports fan across the world. Riordan headquarters is in San Jose. Riordan’s main clients are car part fabricators, aircraft fabricators, the DoD, beverage and bottle manufacturers, and appliance companies. As you can see, the company is spread out in various locations within the United States and overseas. As of now, Riordan has a finance and accounting system in place for each of their four locations. Each company uses a different system. The system that San Jose uses is a Windows based product however is does not include the source code. The Pontiac manufacture purchased a database from an independent company however; the company is no longer in business. Albany also purchased a database from an independent vendor, the systems run on a pair of AS400's, using UNIX operating system, use PC's (Windows) as workstations, and is programmed in RPG400 (University of Phoenix Virtual Organization, 2013)...
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