done to solve their problems (Sekaran‚ 2003). There are two types of research. Both have many similarities in the scientific process of the research; however the end results differ in their use. Both types of research can be business research. “Business research is described as a systematic and organized effort to investigate a specific problem encountered in the work-setting that needs a solution” (Sekaran‚ p5‚ 2003). The first type of research is formal research. Formal research is often referred
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assessment? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment types and methods you use? How would you involve your learner into the assessment process? Why do we need to keep records of assessment? Assessments are a critical part of the education system; highlighted by Black and Wiliams’(1998) who define assessments as activities providing “information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities in which they are engaged”. There are two forms of assessment; formative
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are many different types of thermometers; however each one is based on a physical property of a thermometric (temperature measuring) substance that differs in a measurable way with temperature. Some of the physical properties that vary with temperature are volume‚ resistance and color. A physical property that increases or decreases with temperature can be used to measure temperature. This is called a thermometric property. Liquid-In-Glass Thermometers There are two types of liquid-in-glass
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used‚ making the code considerably easier to change. The programmable aspects of computer hardware have not changed much since the 1950s. Computers still have numerical operations‚ and numerical addresses by which data may be accessed. However‚ programmers now use high-level languages‚ which look much more like English than a string of numbers or operation codes. Well-known programming languages include Basic‚ Java‚ and C. Basic has been modified into Visual Basic‚ a language useful for writing
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Personality Types This world is a unique place. The people who live in this world also have unique characteristics. Every single person is different from physical appearances to personalities. Even identical twins who have identical physical appearances may not have the same personality types. Psychologists have used a variety of personality tests to identify a person’s personality type. Frank Farley‚ the president of the American Psychological Association‚ coined his own terms for how different
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Types of Knot | Usages/Functions | 1. Timber Hitch | The Timber Hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a piece of wood.It also used for fastening a rope around a spar or log to be hoisted or towed. | 2. Timber Half Hitch | The Timber Half Hitch is used to establishment when added to help stabilize a load in the direction of pull. | 3. Fisherman Knot | The Fisherman Knot is used to join two lines‚ made by securing either end to the opposite standing part by an overhand
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Cloud Types Common cloud classifications Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of this classification system (Ahrens‚ 1994). Latin Root | | Translation | | Example | cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus | | heap layer curl of hair rain | | fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus | Further classification identifies clouds
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Types of forecasting There are two major types of forecasting‚ which can be broadly described as macro and micro: Macro forecasting is concerned with forecasting markets in total. This is about determining the existing level of Market Demand and considering what will happen to market demand in the future. Micro forecasting is concerned with detailed unit sales forecasts. This is about determining a product’s market share in a particular industry and considering what will happen to that market
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Types of Literature: 1) Novella - A novella is the name given to a work that is longer than a short story‚ but too brief to be listed as a novel. Typically‚ most novellas can range from anywhere between 50 to 100 pages‚ though length can vary. Some literary critics characterize the maximum length of a novella to be 100‚000 words. Today‚ the novella is rarely sold as an individual work. More frequently‚ several novellas are compiled into one book‚ or a novella will be grouped with a number of
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clean all of the pollution we produce which has now started to have very bad effects on our environment such as causing acid rain‚ smog and a lot of health problems. There are a variety of things that cause air pollution like for example cars‚ airplanes and other engine vehicles. All these engine vehicles release a great amount of pollution into the air which contains carbon monoxide‚ nitrous oxide and gaseous oxide which all cause smog as seen in Los Angeles which unfortunately cause a lot of respiratory
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