RELEVANT TO ACCA QUALIFICATION PAPERS P1, P3, P4, P5, P6 AND P7 How to tackle exams: a marker’s perspective I have been lecturing students for more than 15 years (usually over 400 at every sitting) preparing them for their final level strategic management paper, and my advice echoes many of the points made in the examiner’s recent video presentation. I decided to become a marker to help me understand why apparently well-prepared students performed badly in the actual exam. I wanted some insight
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perhaps educate me as to the actual scientific processes to cook. Actual explanations that go beyond the simple answers of what works well together or not just learning that oil and water can emulsify by using eggs but why on the molecular level that these things happen. I was pleasantly surprised by the method and technique employed by the author in teaching me a multitude of culinary answers to simple everyday questions people have from “Why are champagne corks shaped the way they are” or “why are
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group is more likely to think of the best solution or answer to a given task or problem than an individual. I choose the task of coming with up what the most important characteristic for a fellow employee should have. I choose to use my fellow co-workers to figure out the perfect solution. I believe that they will be very capable of providing me with the best possible answer. The reason why I believe they will be able to come up with a great answer is because they see fellow employees and they observe
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b. 2 Unlocking of Difficulties The teacher presents the scrambled difficult letters on the board out from the poem in a Manila Paper and let the students answer it randomly. c. Activity The teacher presents a game called “pick me up” and let the students pick one of those papers and answers the question inside of it. d. Wrap-up/Closure The teacher merges her own idea and her student’s idea to come up the concept about the poetic vision of the
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might be rewarded if it contributes to the quality of your answers!) but mention this explicitly, with reference to your source(s). Prepare a report (this will be handed in through Blackboard, the exact procedure will be posted there) that answers the following questions. Show your calculations in the report! I. Regarding the situation at the start of 2006: A.Value Wal-mart's stock using the dividend discount model. Include in your answer valuations based on the following assumptions: 1. constant
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students find it helpful to highlight key words and phrases in the question during examinations to ensure that they deal with each aspect of the question. Do not ignore any parts of the question even if you are uncertain of how to answer them; if you attempt an answer, at least you stand a chance of gaining some marks. Plan The key to writing a good essay lies in creating a detailed plan before you begin. Take time to think through your ideas and write a structured and logical plan featuring
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William Blake’s “The Lamb” Carl Batson Liberty University Abstract While reading the “ The Lamb” by William Blake the reader is instantly connected to the lamb. This poem was designed to take the reader on a journey of not only the life of this lamb, but the life of the reader as well. The poem starts out with a question which simply ask who made thee? The person asking the question seems to be very interested and curious about this lamb. The poem seems to identify with a child wanting to learn
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Question 1. Do a Web search to figure out which of the following tasks can be successfully solved by today's AI systems. For each item, answer "yes," "no," or "it depends." Support your answers with relevant links and/or your reasoning. Play a decent game of ping-pong (table tennis). Safely navigate a car in the desert. Safely navigate a car down Franklin street. Buy a week's worth of groceries on the Web. Buy a week's worth of groceries at Harris Teeter. Discover
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that every examiner understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each examiner analyses a number of students’ scripts: alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Principal Examiner. It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed
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asked follow-up questions such as why do you add exponents when the bases are the same? Why do you subtract exponents when dividing with bases that are the same? Why do we work with scientific notation? The students had approximately one hour to answer the questions. A movie was show about teaching math entitled “Alice and Wonderland Goes to the Moon.” This movie was about developing the powers of exponents. The movie showed students solving the two problems and how the teacher facilitated
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