...Using Student Self-Reflections to Improve Student Study Habits in the Mathematics Classroom A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Teaching: Mathematics Nancy Daly Department of Mathematics and Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School Minot State University Minot, North Dakota Summer 2011 ii This capstone project was submitted by Nancy Daly Graduate Committee: Dr. Laurie Geller, Chairperson Dr. Cheryl Nilsen Dr. Rebecca Anhorn Dean of Graduate School Dr. Linda Cresap Date of defense: Month day, year iii Abstract Type the abstract here. Do not indent. It should be one block paragraph. The abstract is a summary of your paper. iv Acknowledgements Type your acknowledgements here. Indent each paragraph 0.5 inch. You can thank whomever you choose. v Table of Contents Page Abstract .................................................................................................................. iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ iv List of Tables ....................................................................................................... viii List of Figures ........................................................................................................ ix Chapter One: Introduction ................................................................
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...career. Today he is the governor of California. But there wasn’t anything given to him for free. According to this text, he had to work very hard to accomplish these achievements. In line 13 he writes that “Hard work and determination” was what it took for him to be successful. Schwarzenegger is very humble, when it comes to moving and adjusting to a new country, and he claims that it’s important that immigrants give something back, when they receive so much. Text no. 3 is an article from Yahoo! Finance. It has a much more negative/pessimistic point of view about the American Dream and the time we live in. Anya Kamenetz, the author of this article, supports her opinions on surveys and studies. For instance she found out that once people earn more than $50,000 a year, their level of happiness does not rise with the money they earn, as it should, according to the general idea of the American Dream (page 7, line 17). The last text is called “Is the American Dream still possible?”, and as the name of it indicates, it’s written with doubtfulness. David Wallechinsky, who’s the author of the text, is not sure whether the American Dream still exists, and claims that the average American is having trouble due to rising prices and lesser benefits. 2. Text 1, “What is the American dream?” explains how the term “The American Dream” was first used, what it means today and what it may turn into. The language in the text is refined and well-considered. For...
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...ISBN 978-1-4652-2736-2 Other resources: www.kent.edu/business/Undergrad Faculty Instructor: Student Success Leader: Elizabeth A. Sinclair Chelsea Knowles 330-672-1286 or 306 BSA 330-XXX-XXXX easincla@kent.edu cknowles@kent.edu Office Hours: By appointment The purpose of this course is to help you make the transition to college life (academic and social) and help you learn how to improve and refine your academic skills. The instructors are prepared to assist in choosing (or confirming) a major; to discuss business career options; and to address the general requirements, policies and services of Kent State University and the College of Business Administration. This class is linked with Exploring Business and Human Communication. Some topics covered in Exploring Business will be explored further in this course. A requirement of Human Communication is the delivery of three speeches (a persuasive speech, an informative speech and a group speech.) This class will give you the opportunity to practice (and learn how to improve) your oral communication skills. Student Learning Outcomes: After completing this course you will have the skills, information, knowledge and tools: * to persist at Kent State * to be academically successful * to develop an academic plan * to be able to communicate at an acceptable level Class Policies: You are required to...
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...reading material assigned for this week. Also, respond to at least 2 of your classmate's discussion question responses. While answering the discussion question and responding to 2 of your classmates would give you full credit for this week, I encourage you to go above that and have numerous open conversations and dialogs with me and your fellow classmates beyond what is minimally required. Discussion Question One: In chapter 2 "A Brief History of the Supply Side" Cook discusses various trends related to alcohol consumption between the 1900-1930s. He also discusses the lessons of prohibition. For this weeks discussion question, discuss whether or not you believe prohibition was a success. Then, review the "Alcohol Facts and Statistics", which gives a more current view of alcohol related issues in the United States. What facts or statistics stood out or surprised you after reading it? Explain why. week 2 Please answer the following discussion question in at least 200 words. This question is based of the reading material assigned for this week. Also, respond to at least 2 of your classmate's discussion question responses. While answering the discussion question and responding to 2 of your classmates would give you full credit for this week, I encourage you to go above that and have numerous open conversations and dialogs with me and your fellow classmates beyond what is minimally required. Discussion Question Two: Chapter 4, Drinking: A Primer, includes a detailed analysis of...
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...University of Dhaka. I have completed my 4th year and therefore I have to conduct a 3 month internship. The reason I choose to do my internship in tour operating organization is because I wanted to benefit from the experience. I wanted to do my internship in a tour operating company to experience the tour operating business world and to learning, improve and develop new sets of skills. One of my main goals is to improve my management and marketing skill. This is why I choose to follow my internship in petro aviation; to learn and develop new sets of skills and to experience working with tour operators. In this internship report I will describe my experiences during my internship period. The internship report contains an overview of the internship company and the activities, tasks and projects that I have worked on during my internship. Writing this report, I also will describe and reflect my learning objects and personal goals that I have set during my internship period. For this opportunity, I thank: Hasan shahid, who is the CEO of petro aviation and my job coach. I want to thank him for giving me the opportunity to follow my internship at his company. He had the kindness to accept me in her company and guide me through my internship with advice, feedback and tips despite his busy schedule. Taklima sayeda, who is my university’s internship supervisor. She helped and coached me during my internship by giving me feedback and tips on how to handle and approach...
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...ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE EN3220 Written Analysis Onsite Course GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Table of Contents Graded Assignments 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 6 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 9 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 11 Unit 1 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 12 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 13 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 15 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 19 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 20 Unit 2 Journal 3: Article Response 22 Unit 2 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 23 Unit 2 Assignment 2: Declaration of Independence and Public Safety 25 Unit 3 Journal 1: Car Commercials 26 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 27 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 28 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 31 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 32 Unit 3 Journal 4: Taste vs. Judgment 34 Unit 3 Presentation 1: What Would You Do? 35 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Habits That Hinder Thinking 36 Unit 4 Journal 1: Invention Exercise 37 Unit 4 Journal 1: SWOT Analysis Template 38 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 39 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 41 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 43 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 44 Unit 4 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 46 Unit 4 Assignment 2: Invention White Paper 47 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 48 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 49 Unit...
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...be in the pub with friends. If your CV is hard work to read: unclear, badly laid out and containing irrelevant information, they will just just move on to the next CV. Treat the selector like a child eating a meal. Chop your CV up into easily digestible morsels (bullets, short paragraphs and note form) and give it a clear logical layout, with just the relevant information to make it easy for the selector to read. If you do this, you will have a much greater chance of interview. An application form is designed to bring out the essential information and personal qualities that the employer requires and does not allow you to gloss over your weaker points as a CV does. In addition, the time needed to fill out these forms is seen as a reflection of your commitment to the career. There is no "one best way" to construct a CV; it is your document and can be structured as you wish within the basic framework below. It can be on paper or on-line or even on a T-shirt (a gimmicky approach that might work for "creative" jobs but not...
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...opinions. Then, reflection for each topic will be also discussed to see what individual can learn from these processes. The purpose of this paper is to display the personal reflection after comparing individual responses and group responses with five objectives. The first objective is reflection 1 analyzes organizational ethics and the influence of Eastern cultures on choosing the best candidate; the second is reflection 2 describes culture differences, self – awareness, and the techniques to match, and to manage the cross – cultures; third is reflection 3 discusses about work and life balance that might help each manager manage well both in work places and at home; the forth is determining the approach to foster the creative problem solving which bases on the preserving problems in the library; and the last is reflection 5 applies the assessment model to solve the conflict in construction engineering company. These five assessments are surely very important for every manager. According to Rockefeller (2003), there are two most important aspects which CEO must care are creativity and social norms. He also mentioned, “It is very important to operate the firms within the framework of cultural, social, and economic values held by the people who will benefit from these operations” (p. 6). It means that a good manager not only has to concern about profit, but understands more about people with all hidden inside for a stable business. Therefore, this reflection report will focus...
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...www.tutorialrank.com INF 103 Week 1 DQ 1 How Do You Currently Use Information Technology INF 103 Week 1 DQ 2 Innovations in Hardware and Software INF 103 Week 2 DQ 1 Copyright and Fair Use INF 103 Week 2 DQ 2 Searching for Information INF 103 Week 2 Assignment Using Microsoft Word What Does the Library Have to Offer INF 103 Week 3 DQ 1 Information Security and Privacy INF 103 Week 3 DQ 2 Connecting Your Home Network to the Internet INF 103 Week 3 Assignment Using Microsoft Excel (Plagiarism) INF 103 Week 3 Assignment Using Microsoft Excel (Personal Vs Actual) INF 103 Week 4 DQ 1 Computer Ethics INF 103 Week 4 DQ 2 Web 2.0 INF 103 Week 4 Assignment Computer Ethics PowerPoint INF 103 Week 5 DQ 1 Emerging Information Technology INF 103 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflection Question Computer Use in Career Fields INF 103 Week 5 Final Paper (Social Networks) INF 103 Week 5 Final Paper (Ethical Concerns in Computing) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INF 103 Week 1 DQ 1 How Do You Currently Use Information Technology For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com How Do You Currently Use Information Technology? Information technology is the process of using computers or computing devices to obtain and handle information and data. Using this technology is something that is performed daily by people all over the world. What is the impact of information technology in your daily life? How do you use technology in your daily life?...
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... PROJECT WRITE A PERSONAL REFLECTION THAT EXPLAINS HOW YOU WOULD GO ABOUT MANAGING YOUR WORK PRIORITIES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. In the personal reflection you should ask and answer these questions: 1. What makes a good role model and how would I ensure that I acted as a role model for employees I supervise? 2. What are the traits of an effective leader? Do I have these traits? How would I develop these traits? 3. How would I ensure that my work goals and plan reflect the organisation’s goals and plans? 4. How would I ensure that I meet my job responsibilities? 5. How would I measure and maintain my personal performance? 6. How would I prioritise work? 7. How would I use technology to organize and manage my work? 8. How would I ensure that I maintained a work/life balance? 9. How would I ensure that my personal knowledge and skills meet required competency standards? 10. How would I determine my developmental needs? 11. What is my personal learning style and how would I ensure that I took advantage of learning opportunities? 12. How would I gather feedback from others about my personal performance and how would I use this feedback to improve my competence? 13. How would I use networks to increase my knowledge, gain new skills and develop relationships? 14. How would I ensure that I acquired new skills to...
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...history of systems development Systems development was seen in the earlier years as a predominantly practical, technical process that led to a problem-solving philosophy accepted by computer professionals as a purely technical process aimed at solving problems which are defined in mostly technical terms. This mechanistic bias in the systems development process can be the leading factor in information systems failure. (Maguire, 2000:232-236) Agile Development The philosophy of agile development The philosophy of agile is defined in a Manifesto. In this Manifesto the values are outlined that should be in agile development. These values state that individuals and their interactions must be more important than processes and tools. How the SDLC and Agile methods compare In outline the distinction between the SDLC and Agile methods can be formulated as follows: The SDLC The SDLC has a technical bias. It...
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...I walked into my writing 121 class with high hopes, nonetheless the image I replayed in my mind for the class turned out to be dramatically different than what I thought. The course outcomes were fairly simple to me, nearly a little too simple. I love a challenge when I am writing but, honestly I love how this course was set up. First, I would like to start with my favorite project of the year; the CSW presentation. I found this particular assignment the most helpful for the reflection interaction portion of the course outcomes. This specific assignment was very helpful in practicing that concept due to it being exactly what it say’s “interaction portion”. I shared my work with my university community loving every bit of the experience. When...
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...CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION PAGE 4- 6 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PAGE -7 3. RESEARCH DESIGN PAGE -7 4. LITERATURE REVIEW PAGE -8-9 5. DATA ANALYSIS PAGE-10- 13 6. DISCUSSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE-13-14 7. CONCLUSIONS PAGE-15 8. REFERENCES PAGE-16-17 INTRODUCTION : Themobilebanking isdefinedas“theprovisionofbanking servicestocustomersontheir mobile devices”: specificallytheoperation ofbank currentand deposit or savings accounts. According torecentresearchfindingsandforecastsinbusiness,mediaandacademia,mobile phonesandhandhelddevicesshouldhavebeenfirmly establishedasanalternativeformof paymentinmosttechnologicallyadvancedsocieties[16].Despiteongoingefforts by key playerssuchas banks, mobilenetworkoperatorsandmobilepayment serviceproviders (MPSP)inpromoting andoffering mobilepaymentoptions,absenceofwidespreadcustomer acceptanceofthisinnovationhaveresultedinalag intheadoptionofmobilepaymentsasan alternativeformofpaymentmechanism[17].Whileeachoftheseplayers approachthe marketwithdifferentexpectations,severalstudieshave shownthatmerchant/consumer adoptioniskey tothesuccessofmobilepayments[16,17].„Mobilepaymentsaredefined as theuseofamobile devicetoconductapaymenttransactionin whichmoney orfundsare transferredfromapayertoareceiverviaanintermediaryordirectly withoutanintermediary‟ [18].Duetotheall-encompassing natureofthisdefinition,itshould bemadeclearthata...
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...How does contemporary ‘post-feminism’ or ‘third wave feminism’ contribute to the furtherance of women’s rights and gender equality? Research and discuss There is a good deal of controversy over the role of so-called Third Wave feminism in the quest for gender equality. Third Wave feminism emerged in the late 1980’s and 1990’s among a cohort of women who had grown up taking for granted the gains made in the first wave of feminism (suffrage) and the second wave (the 1970’s emergence of feminist activism) (Arneil, 1999; Henry, 2004). These are young women who experience feminism almost like “’flouride. We scarcely notice that we have it—it’s simply in the water” (Henry, 2004: 70, quoting Baumgardner and Richards). The controversy stems not so much from their tacit reliance on previous gains, but on the focus of Third Wave feminism, which is undeniably on self-expression, freedom of experience, and sexual flexibility. Henry (2004) writes about the American television series Sex and the City as emblematic of Third Wave feminist sensibilities. This might be a bitter pill to swallow for those who identify feminism with more stalwart causes, including combating idealised and sexualised images of women in the media and embracing women’s diversity. After all, the four heroines of Sex and the City are all white, wealthy, thin, glamorous, obsessed with fashion and arguably obsessed with men. Nevertheless there are story lines and sensibilities in Sex and the City which reveal feminist...
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...individuals to create learning to improve an individual and the institution as a whole (Calvert, Mobley, Marshall, 1994). This, of course, is a basic definition, and as the literature is explored, the reader quickly learns that learning organizations are as varied and diverse as the institutions within which they exist. The literature concerning learning organizations is also varied and diverse; ranging from simple, clear, and concise books and article to very detailed, in-depth, complex, and rigorous academic studies. Although the literature is exhaustive and at times overwhelming, by organizing the literature into common core areas, a reader can efficiently and effectively learn all there is to know about the learning organization, how to create a learning organization, and maintaining a successful learning organization. By thoroughly examining the literature in these three areas, an individual or institution will be able to thoroughly understand the entire scope of learning organizations. The common core areas that the majority of learning organization literature can be categorized into are foundation/founders of the concept, turning the theory into strong foundations, and learning organization application and evaluation. Foundation/Founders of the Concept By beginning with the literature that introduced and defined the concept of what a...
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