There are many theories as to how the pyramids at Giza were constructed. Most experts agree that they were constructed as burial monuments for pharaohs, but “how” these ancient people constructed monuments of such great size without modern machinery is a mystery which is still being debated. The pyramids of Giza are the only surviving Ancient Wonder of the World and one of the most famous tourist attractions in the modern world. They are some of the oldest divine sites in our index and certainly
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CLASSIFICATION OF TEACHING METHODS IN LANGUAGE (final) A teacher‘s responsibility is not only to say all things in books, he has to convey knowledge in them to students. To do that, the teacher of language has to choose effective and suitable teaching methods. We can classify them into two groups, the former is a deductive approach and the latter is an inductive one. For the deductive approach, we can mention the grammar translation method which appeared from 1800. Through translation exercise
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Name Course Instructor Date There is No Hope for doing Perfect Research (Griffins 1998, p 97) Do you agree? I entirely agree to Griffins allegation that there is no hope in perfect research. It is of great importance to understand the three major words that is hope, perfect and research before I delve deeper into the discussion. According to Sridhar, research is a logical effort to gain knowledge and a progress from the known to the unknown (Sridhar, 7). Research enables individuals to gain
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HOW TO WRITE A STATEMENT PROBLEM YOUR PROPOSAL WRITING COMPANION Compiled by Henry M. Bwisa Professor of Entrepreneurship Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology E-mail bwihem@yahoo.com Website www.professorbwisa.com November 2008 INTRODUCTION It is a constant complaint among those who evaluate proposals that the most frequent deficiency noted by them is the lack of a clear problem 1 statement to define and guide the inquiry. The issue of how to write a problem statement becomes
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official records, reports, etc. The limitation is that the sources must be both authentic and valid. When we think of research, we often think of a laboratory or classroom where two or more groups receive different treatments or alternative training methods. We would then determine if the treatment or training had an impact on some outcome measure. This type of research is the best at predicting cause and effect relationships and is often cited as the most rigorous and standardized form. While the
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experimental studies reveal that people learn and remember material best when they put it in their own words, rehearse it, and then rehearse and review again. Describe and compare correlational studies and experiments. Types of scientific methods used to describe predictions are correlation studies and experiments. A correlation study is used to look for relationships between variables. Types of correlation studies include observation ,surveys, and archival research. For example, in a predictive
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AO2. AO3 is where you comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the research methods used to investigate the topic, for example: (1) What methods the research uses: * experimental methods (lab experiment, field, quasi/ natural experiment) (must have an IV and DV) or * non-experimental methods (case studies, interviews, questionnaires, correlational studies, observations) If using experimental methods (+ve) from these the
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A selection of questions to be discussed: * Scientists: are they discovering or are they making it up? * Do the facts dictate our theories? * Is there any secure basis for our future expectations? -- or is it just a matter of crossing our fingers and hoping for the best? * Does science explain -- does it help us to understand anything? or does it merely describe? ------- * Is everything relative, or is there always something absolute behind what is relative? -------
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problem highlighted by the gap in the literature and framing a purpose for the study; 5. Writing an Introduction to the study; 6. Framing research hypotheses and or research questions to investigate or guide the study; 7. Determine the method of investigation 8. Outline the research design 9. Define the Sample size and the characteristics of the proposed sample; 10. Describe the procedures to follow for data collection and data analyses. Determine a General Topic The first
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to replicate the study and to understand that all steps in the scientific method were done to ensure the reliability and validity of the study. Introduction: Begin the chapter with a brief introduction. Include a restatement of the purpose of the study and conclude the introductory section with a brief overview of the chapter. No need to get clever. Just write, "Chapter 3 includes a review of the research method and design appropriateness, a discussion of the population and sample. In addition
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