...1007/s10734-009-9216-y Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions W. Martin Davies Published online: 20 March 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper considers issues such as ‘‘free riding’’ and the ‘‘sucker effect’’, issues associated with ethnic mix in groups, and the social dilemma problem—in which students face conflicting demands between altruism and self-interest. The paper then outlines several models of effective groupwork and makes suggestions for implementing groupwork tasks. The paper also looks at the key assessment tasks which are commonly employed—namely, additive, conjunctive, disjunctive and discretionary tasks—and assesses which are most suited to groupwork. The paper considers the related issues of task complexity, recognition for effort, and strategies for minimising issues concerning group size. The paper also briefly considers strategies for implementing incentives for groupwork members, and outlines the issue of penalties for unproductive group members. The paper concludes by providing recommendations for how to maximise the advantages of groupwork while trying to minimise the disadvantages. Keywords Groupwork Á Assessment Á Free-riding Á Sucker effect ...
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...Research Paper Number of Third Year Students Having a Grade of 79 and Below (focusing on 2nd Grading; pertaining all subjects) Ritchie Alquisola Perny Austria Mirasol Abrenica Niña Mae Acabal Badian National High School Badian, Cebu S.Y. 2012-2013 Rowena Espinosa Statistics Teacher INTRODUCTION This research about the “Number of third Year Students Having a Grade of 79 and Below” aims to come up a summary of a list of third year students who received a grade of 79 and below during their second grading period, pertaining all subjects. The researchers interviewed each student from six (6) different sections out of nine (9) sections in third year. This represents 67% out of 100%. The six (6) sections were Archimedes, Aristotle, Einstein, Euclid, Kepler, and Newton. The three (3) sections which were not interviewed were Plato, Pythagoras, and Socrates. Results of the study showed that out of 479 third year students, 179 or 37% of these received a grade of 79 and below during their second grading period. To make this research valid, researchers also included the “Slovine’s Formula”, construction of “Frequency Distribution Table”, “Graphical Display of Data”, and the name of the students which were interviewed. SLOVINE’S FORMULA n=N1+Ne2 n=1791+179(0.05)2 n=123.45 ~ 123 RespondentsArchimedesAristotleEinsteinEuclidKeplerNewton | Population391738252436 | Percentage39179=0.22100=22%17179=0.09100=9%38179=0.22100=22%25179=0.14100=14%24179=0.13100=13%36179=0...
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...Strategies for Supporting Young Writer and English Language Learners Sandra Williams EDU675 Change Leadership for Differentiated Educational Environment Professor: Dr. Regina Miller June 3, 2010 Introduction Children who start preschool programs are identified as young learners. They enter a formal schooling with different levels of knowledge about writing. Many students are exposed to write daily by observing family members writing lists, typing sentences on the computer, or doing homework. Some students may know less about why or how others may write. However, regardless of their level of knowledge many young students benefit from having their own personal stories written down to share with other students’. Teachers demonstrate to students how each of their personal experiences and stories are valuable, and they can preserve their stories by writing. This paper will show two important strategies that can support young students’ writers through dictation and translating. Taking Dictation Most parents or adults take dictation when they listen to their children and will write down their child’s oral stories before the child can write on their own. Some of the benefits of dictation are well documented (Temple, 1993; Calkins, 1994; Tunks & Giles, 2007). Taking dictation when children are telling their story is crucial to introducing the student to the intention of writing and the functions of printed language. Through dictation students learn the general purpose...
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...The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) was the name of a SAT II last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice test given on English language proficiency by the College Board. A student whose native language was not English could have chosen to take this test instead of or in addition to Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for college entrance depending upon requirements of the schools in which the student was planning to apply. Until 1994, the SAT II's were known as Achievement Tests. The ELPT assessed both the understanding of spoken and written standard American English and the ability to function in a classroom where English is spoken. The test was intended for students whose best language was not English; who attend U.S. high schools, or who had studied in an international school where courses were taught in English; had completed two to four years of English language instruction in an English as a Second Language program or in English enrichment courses; and/or students who spoke a language other than English at home or work. It was scored on a scale of 901 to 999. Data gathering Procedure After the discussion for formulating survey questionnaire by the researchers, subsequently, it has been checked by our adviser, ______________________ then, the research instrument will come up validation process. It was validated by_____________________ of English department. Revision were suggested by the evaluators and it was all incorporated...
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...Susan Quigley 432-543-6543 Cell: 333-123-1234 susan.quigley@abcu.edu 35 White Street New York, NY 10001 Education Bachelor of Arts, ABC University, New York, NY, May 2013 Double Majors: English and Latin American Studies Minor: Spanish Overall GPA 3.875; Honors each semester Study Abroad: Bogota, Colombia - January 2012 Related Experience Library Assistant, Cervantes Library, ABC University Sept. 2009 - present Assist students with research best practices Designed a presentation, published to University website, outlining how to most effectively use all of ABC University's library facilities in undertaking a basic research project Perform general administrative duties to support professional staff Founder and leader, Harry Potter Book Club, New York, NY Jan. 2009 - present Discuss the origins of one theme from the Harry Potter series with roots in classical mythology or parallels to modern history each week with middle school students Supply external primary sources, teach students how to make connections between these documents and the work of fiction Bring the conversation to modern day events and lessons applicable to students' everyday lives Hold weekly readings by middle schoolers open to younger children for half an hour before each discussion Intern, Calles y Sueños Cultural Space, Bogotá Spring 2011 Helped design and implement programs in which community-based artists traveled to schools to work with children, teaching them about expression...
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...!1 ENGLISH 1130 - 006: Academic Writing Douglas College (New Westminster Campus), South Building, Room 2690B Summer 2014 stephensonr@douglascollege.ca Phone: 604-527-5611 (Local 5611) Office: 2635, New Westminster Campus ! INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ryan Stephenson Class Hours: Friday, 10:30 - 12:20 Office Hours: Friday, 9:30 - 10:20 Course Prerequisites: A minimum score on the Douglas College writing assessment, or equivalent, as listed in the College calendar. ! Courses for which this Course is a Prerequisite: In combination with another 1100-level English, with any CRWR course, or with English 1200, this course is a prerequisite for any 2300level English course. ! A Note on Hybrid Learning: ! ! You are enrolled in a hybrid section of ENGL 1130. Only 50% of your instructional time is delivered in class, with the remaining 50% delivered online. This means that you are expected to spend an average of 2 hours per week on the assigned Online Learning Modules. This time is over and above any time spent on readings and assignments. Hybrid learning is not for everyone. If you are not self-motivated and not able to keep yourself on track without a great deal of guidance, or if you do not feel comfortable using Blackboard or sending and receiving email attachments, then you should strongly consider taking a different section of this course. I will assume basic internet/online/computer competency. Technical difficulties should not prevent you from completing your work...
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...thoughts; that the language one uses can have an effect on one’s habitual thinking (Boroditsky,2001). In her article “Does language shape thought? Mandarin and English Speakers’ Conception of Time (2001), Boroditsky’s set out to ascertain the influence of language on thinking research. Her study focussed on the aspect of time in English and Mandarin speakers; investigating if the differences in talking about time results in how these two groups of speakers think about time by using an implicit measure of reaction time (RT). She argued that because English speakers typically used horizontal-oriented spatial metaphors such as ‘forward’ or ‘back’ for temporal relations, they might grow to think about time horizontally. Conversely, because Mandarin speakers commonly used vertical terms such as 上 (shang) and 下 (xia), which means ‘up’ and ‘down’ in English; this mapping may also become habits of thoughts. From her experiments, Boroditsky noted that Mandarin speakers relied on a ‘Mandarin’ way of thinking even when responding to English sentences. The subjects’ RT mirrored their perceived habit of thinking about time with Mandarin speakers demonstrating vertical biases even when thinking in English. Her investigations also suggested that earlier exposure to English decreases this semantic biases. Finally, her findings with English speakers briefly trained in vertical spatiotemporal metaphors indicated that it was language and not cultural differences that directs one’s way of thinking...
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...University of Alberta English 123: Literature in Global Perspective Section A8 Fall 2014 Mon/Wed/Fri 1:00-1:50 pm HC 2-11 Instructor: Dr. R. Fowler Office: Humanities Centre 4-75 email: rfowler@ualberta.ca Office Hours: Mon. 2:00-3:00; Wed. 10:00-10:45 (or by appointment) (appointments will also be scheduled for writing conferences) This course introduces students to post-secondary studies in English through world literatures in English. Focusing on materials from an array of historical and cultural contexts, it will address the intersections between culture, language, oral traditions, and literatures in a global perspective. Students will examine representative genres including poems, plays, novels, short stories, and essays from several countries, in order to appreciate the diversity of English, both spoken and written, as well as perspectives and cultures not their own. Learning outcomes and objectives include becoming stronger critical readers, academic writers and editors, as well as active, thinking participants of global cultures, appreciating the role of English within them. A minimum of 30% of class time will be devoted to writing instruction. This can take many forms, including graded written assignments, informal writing, writing workshops, free-writing exercises, stylistic analysis, research skills, peer editing, multiple drafts, and ungraded writing. Students will be required to write at least two essays which will be marked and...
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...Приложение № 1 Шаблон титульного листа учебной программы УТВЕРЖДЕНО | Руководитель академического департамента | права | Бреский О.В. | Протокол № 37L-2 от 2016.02.01 | СОГЛАСОВАНО | Руководитель учебно-методического комитета Сената | Пупцев А.Е. | Дата: 2016.02.16 | УЧЕБНАЯ ПРОГРАММА Дисциплина: | Юридическая терминология | | | Преподаватель (ФИО): | Садовская Екатерина Юрьевна | Должность: | доцент | Ученая степень: | Кандидат филологических наук | E-mail: | jekaterina.sadovska@ehu.lt | Ступень обучения: | Непрерывная | Формы обучения: | постоянная и продолжающаяся (смешанная форма обучения) | Программа: | Международное право | Язык преподавания: | английский | Кредиты ECTS: | 2 | Всего часов: | 54 | из них:постоянная форма обучения | Аудиторные занятия | | | | | Лекции | 12 | | | | Семинары, | | | Самостоятельная работа студента | 30 | практические занятия | 8 | | | | | | | из них:продолжающаяся форма обучения | Аудиторные занятия | | | Онлайн занятия | | Лекции | 2 | | | | Семинары, | | | Самостоятельная работа студента | 50 | практические занятия | 2 | | | | Приложение № 2 Шаблон тематического плана учебной программы для бакалаврских программ смешанной формы обучения Тематический план № | Название темы курса или занятия | Постоянная форма | Продолжающаяся форма | | | Кол-во часов | Кол-во учеб. недель | Кол-во часов | | | Лекции | Семинары, практ-кие...
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...auction 5 5.3. English auction 5 5. Economic theories 6 6.4. Rational behavior 6 6.5. Effects of irrational behavior 7 6. Conclusion 7 7. References 8 1. Introduction While the Internet has become an essential resource in the global economy, it has not only changed the way consumers think, behave, and make decisions, it has also changed businesses. Since the opportunity of reaching out to a mass-market was created as a result of the Internet and its easy accessibility, businesses are scrambling to take advantage of changes in their markets. An example of one of those businesses is an auction. As a result of the development of sophisticated software that enables businesses to buy and sell on the Internet under secure conditions, the e-business model of auctions, called online auction, has emerged. Online auctions adapt the traditional auctions to the instantaneous advantage of the Internet to reach new markets that were previously cost-prohibitive by reducing transaction costs. Advantages such as the size and scope of the audience are enabling Internet auctions to play a major role in the emerging global economy (Sashi & O’Leary, 2002). The aim of this paper is to look deeply at how the buyers behavior, and their decision making process, has changed in online auctions as opposed to traditional auctions. The research has been conducted from the perspective of the buyer. Firstly, the paper will compare online...
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...How to Make a Bibliography - A Handy Guideline -- Based on the 6th Edition of MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. A BIBLIOGRAPHY is a list of sources used by the writer of a research paper, including books, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, interviews, and electronic media. All the sources used are listed alphabetically. NOTE: Book titles must be either underlined: Ants or italicized: Ants. NOTE: Pay attention to spacing, capitalization and punctuation. NOTE: When more than one publication location is cited on the title page, the first city should be the one noted on your bibliopgraphy. Place of publication usually includes the Name of the City, and the abbreviation of the State: Greenwood, CT. NOTE: The information for your bibliography should come from the Title Page of each book, NOT THE COVER, the SPINE or other sources (such as WebCat.) BOOKS ONE AUTHOR Overbeck, Cynthia. Ants. Minneapolis: Lerner Publication Company, 1982. Author's last name, Author's first name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. TWO OR THREE AUTHORS Sewell, Barbara and Patrick Lynch. A First Look at Ants. New York: Walker & Company, 1992. First Author's last name, First Author's first name and Full Names of 2nd and 3rd Authors. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, copyright date. MORE THAN THREE AUTHORS Anderson, Norman D., et al. Ants : using biological indicators to ...
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...Sci Eng Ethics (2011) 17:597–605 DOI 10.1007/s11948-010-9213-7 Teaching Ethics to Engineers: Ethical Decision Making Parallels the Engineering Design Process Bridget Bero • Alana Kuhlman Received: 14 January 2010 / Accepted: 18 May 2010 / Published online: 4 June 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 Abstract In order to fulfill ABET requirements, Northern Arizona University’s Civil and Environmental engineering programs incorporate professional ethics in several of its engineering courses. This paper discusses an ethics module in a 3rd year engineering design course that focuses on the design process and technical writing. Engineering students early in their student careers generally possess good black/white critical thinking skills on technical issues. Engineering design is the first time students are exposed to ‘‘grey’’ or multiple possible solution technical problems. To identify and solve these problems, the engineering design process is used. Ethical problems are also ‘‘grey’’ problems and present similar challenges to students. Students need a practical tool for solving these ethical problems. The stepwise engineering design process was used as a model to demonstrate a similar process for ethical situations. The ethical decision making process of Martin and Schinzinger was adapted for parallelism to the design process and presented to students as a step-wise technique for identification of the pertinent ethical issues, relevant moral theories, possible...
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.... If there is a change in the Subject/Title/Supervisor/Co-supervisor of the ongoing thesis, please use other relevant forms. Please fill in the form completely and submit the Printed Copy, which has the approval of the Department Chair to the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR). Incomplete application forms will be returned to the Department. The Institute of Graduate Studies and Research will finalize the application. Part I. Student & Thesis Information [To be completed by the Supervisor] |Student No | | | |Student Name and|Rita Anumbose Nkendong of stressors in the workplace. Dysfunctional customer behaviors are among| | |these stressors (Boyd, 2002). Since frontline employees have intense face-to-face or voice-to-voice interactions with customers, | | |they seem to be faced with aggressive behaviors of customers (Karatepe, Yorganci, & Haktanir, 2009). | | |Customer-related social stressors are composed of four dimensions: disproportionate customer expectations, customer verbal | | |aggression, disliked customers, and ambiguous customer expectations (Dormann & Zapf, 2004). Disproportionate customer | | |expectations refer to “situations in which customers tax or challenge the service that they want to receive from the service | ...
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...Final Paper Off-Roading By: Robert Zeiger English – Mrs. Morrow Robert Zeiger Off –Roading English-Mrs. Morrow All-Terrain Vehicles are the most exhilarating feeling in the world. Off-Roading is the recreation of riding or driving a vehicle on unsurfaced roads or tracks, which are made of materials such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. There all types of all terrain vehicles such as dirt bikes, ATV’s (which is quads), dune buggies, and trucks (such as Jeep’s) which all participate in different types of events or journeys. In this research paper I am going to be covering the aspects of where people can go to explore these exciting events and or journeys. Next I will be explaining how dangerous these adventures can be. Finally I will be covering how expensive these hobbies and or careers can be actually cost to participate. My first area of research I will cover where enthusiast can have an off-roading experience. All terrain vehicles can be ridden indoors and most commonly outdoors. Indoor off-roading, usually consists of events such as constructed racetracks for racing, and all so to give organizations that sponsor these events, climate controlled competitions. An example of an indoor event would be is “West Virginia’s Indoor Motocross Championship” (actionsportracing.com). “The Huntington arenacross plays host to hundreds of local mini and amateur riders along with professional riders from...
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