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Principles of Assessment for Learning

Some of the notable characteristics of this assessment are immediate feedback, occurs during teaching and learning process, and is developed by the instructor often with students’ involvement. They are also not timed and scoring can involve both the teachers and the students.
This type of assessment is usually done on a national or state scale, usually once per year. As they are important in making decisions about the student’s future, for instance progress to higher educational levels, they are high stake. There scoring is external following specific scoring procedures. Unlike formative assessments, the feedback is not immediate.
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According to Booker T’s first chapter of the book, getting educated entailed acquiring skills to propel one to live a happier life compared to slavery. During this period, it was almost unthinkable that a slave would be educated; hence it was a big call for Booker T to receive such education and rise through the ladder to become such an important person in the society. Important to note is that slaves that sought education during this period were not treated kindly. Instead, they were subjected to forced hard labor to disrupt their intentions of acquiring such education. From Continue reading...

Profitability Ratios

Ratio Analysis
Profitability ratios are normally used by the management to analyze the performance of a business entity and provide a clue of the business’ profitability (Brigham and Houston, 2004). Profits are important in business entities as they are used to fund expansion projects and boost growth. Profits are the main objectives of most business entities, and 32 Red Casino is no different. The table above shows some of the profitability ratios for the company during the years 2013 and 2012.

Gross Profit Margin

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Introduction

It is the leader's responsibility in any organization to influence the employees toward achieving a goal and encourage them to follow. Gary Kelly’s able leadership at Southwest Airlines has helped in creating a positive workplace culture. In essence, Kelly promotes strong team coordination and open communication in the organization. As a result, Southwest Airlines has attained a high level of coordination between its employees. Gary Kelly's leadership style can be described as servant leadership. A servant leader empowers their followers and, as a result, fosters a pro-active, self-assured attitude among them (Van Dierendonck, 2011). Through his servant leadership, Continue reading...

Advertising is a form of product marketing. It ensures that better profits are earned by creating awareness and selling the product. A comprehensive advertising plan or campaign comprises of all the aspects of marketing blended with creativity. This article discusses the advertisement of a mobile network. Through this network, citizens communicate to friends and relatives. Every business has the strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats. A SWOT analysis for the mobile network business should come as a great concern. The analysis gives a clear outline of the market. Mobile communication has been a fundamental need for most people and companies.
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That overwhelming fear that overcomes you whenever there is a danger and leads to irrational behavior which is experienced by almost everyone in their daily activities. Everyone especially the military people experience stressful or dangerous situations in their lifetime but, fortunately, our body have a natural way to respond to these stressful moments. Panic is thus a part of us that we cannot avoid. Fear is mostly experienced in open spaces or in situations that have no easy escape. This leads to a situation where one sees as that to be the end of the world. Panic in public Continue reading...

The criminal court internship that I recently completed has been one of the most valuable educational experiences of my entire life. Up to now, most of my knowledge of law and legal matters was theoretical in nature and came from the classroom. I have always known that theoretical knowledge is not merely enough when it comes to law. Although theoretical classes equip one with massive knowledge on the legal discipline, it does not actually prepare one for the real life experience in the judicial field. I was therefore very eager to experience a real life legal scenario to see Continue reading...

In his article, The Biology of Beauty, Cowley puts up tons of information regarding what are the components of beauty, how beauty is assessed, and how the living world is more or less “programmed” to decipher beauty at its slightest hint. Smitten by some “discoveries,” it appeared to Cowley that symmetry in body parts is the index of beauty, which empowers one to have more access in all faculties of life.
If we have to value the researched inference of Cowley then we need to discard all evidences of innumerable ugly people (in Cowley’s scale) earning all love Continue reading...

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Executive order (E.O.) is one of legal authorities of the President in the United States of America. This power can be translated as the way of the president to avoid the democratic process in crafting policies and laws that is done in the legislative branch of the government. According to the CNBC, all the US presidents since George Washington used this power either to change a domestic policy or order the military to go to war. Indeed, this form of power can easily be abused in the absence of watchdogs.
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Discuss three distinctive cultural patterns that may impact the delivery of culturally competent services to the Latino community.

The United States is the most culturally diverse nation in the world (100). As a consequence, if the state is to effectively serve the people, it must attempt to understand on a culturally level, the many groups that comprise the population. Culture in this sense refers to the values, traditions customs, history, and languages that are shared among a group of people. Cultural competence refers to the process by which the state makes an effort to “learn patterns of behavior for a particular group and respond to those behaviors in a culturally appropriate manner” (107). The Latino community, which Continue reading...