JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING VOL. 38, NO. 2, PP. 222 ± 259 (2001) Using a Metaphor for Learning to Improve Students' Metacognition in the Chemistry Classroom Gregory P. Thomas1 and Campbell J. McRobbie2 1 Department of Curriculum Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong S.A.R., China 2 Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Brisbane, 4059, Australia Received 6 March 2000; accepted 31 August 2000
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CHAPTER 3 SELECTING AND USING ASSESSMENTS Introduction This chapter will address three issues: (a) the institutional assessment needs of workforce development organizations, (b) the assessment needs of individual youth to help make informed choices about their careers, and (c) the practical needs of practitioners for information about how to select and use different assessment tools. At the end of this chapter, Exhibit 3.1 contains information that can be used to help with the selection
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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICE Executive Summary “Maldives has a young civil service and high number of employees is employed at lower categories. These employees require technical skills in most of the policy implementing areas. However, as technical training opportunities are less in Maldives and to train employees abroad is expensive, there is a high demand for training and retraining for employees in Public Service.” Civil Service Commission’s Final Draft, Report and
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Effective human resources planning strategies are those that include having sufficient staff, with the right mixture of talent, and who are in the appropriate locations, performing their jobs when needed. It moves beyond the traditional role of human resources as primarily an administrative control function. In today’s corporate environment, it is viewed as a valuable component for adding value to an organization. Both employees and the company will often realize many benefits of planning over the
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Design of Training Project Through learning the organization will implement a systematic approach in the military evaluations process. Most military personnel have had to write an evaluation for their subordinates at one time or another. This organization has a distinctive way of processing evaluations. The organization process military evaluations electronically through the Army Knowledge (AKO) Forms and verify information using the following systems; Interactive Web Response System (IWRS), the
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hoolHow High School Students Perceive Effective Teachers Jerome G. Delaney Faculty of Education Memorial University of Newfoundland Abstract Traditionally high school students have not been given many opportunities to offer their insights and comments on education and schooling. This paper reports on a study which asked students to list the top five characteristics of effective teachers. Their perceptions are congruent with the literature and one of the several conclusions is that teachers, administrators
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Study School Aged Child Assessment Report The following assessment case study describes a 7 year-old girl in the second grade presenting with academic difficulties. Reason for Referral Amy, was referred by her mother, Stella, for a cognitive and educational assessment. Stella referred her in the context of Amy appearing to learn at a slower pace than her peers and her apparent word finding difficulties. An initial interview with Stella was carried out on 03/08/2015, and Amy was first seen on 05/08/2015
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methods were used to gain data that reflect on the implementation of play and creative arts strategies and activities in teaching and the interpretation collected from participants. The three types of tools that used to collect data are observations, interviews and a reflective journal to ensure validity of results. After analyzing the data, two interrelated themes emerged. The first theme highlights the benefits of play and creative arts in early childhood. The second theme shows the benefits of using
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scientific findings and theory from across cultures into a more meaningful whole about human development. CHAPTER 1 Introduction Critical Thinking Questions 1. Developmental change takes place in three fundamental domains: physical, cognitive, and emotional-social. Which domain has been most important for your becoming who you are? Will any one of the domains become more important as you get older? 2. Make a list of three aspects of yourself that have changed over the last 10 years and
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Human Resource Development International ISSN: 1367-8868 (Print) 1469-8374 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rhrd20 Connection, value, and growth: how employees with different national identities experience a geocentric organizational culture of a global corporation Maria S. Plakhotnik, Tonette S. Rocco, Joshua C. Collins & Hilary Landorf To cite this article: Maria S. Plakhotnik, Tonette S. Rocco, Joshua C. Collins & Hilary Landorf (2015) Connection, value, and
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