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Developing Policies for Accurate Admission Assessment, 2002.
A research proposal to develop a plan to help researchers successfully assess student applications.
795 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper presents a proposal on a dissertation which is focused on developing an effective policy to assess admission candidates. It also focuses on developing a plan that may help the researcher in assessing the applications of the international students in an error free and most effective manner. The paper pinpoints areas which the research might cover such as developing a policy according to different regions and countries, the identification of curriculum of study and knowledge of graduation requirements in different countries.
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"Another method can be to contact different accreditation agencies in different agencies and ask them for information about the graduation requirements of their respective region. These agencies can also provide useful information about the courses being offered in the institutions of their respective regions and can provide the course descriptions in detail. Some government agencies of different countries can also provide useful information required by the researcher. They can also provide detailed analysis of the courses being offered in the institutions of their region."
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Virginia Military Institute's Admissions Policy, 1999.
Examines 1996 Supreme Court decision ending males-only policy. Looks at opposing opinions, the impact on VMI & other colleges and what the future holds.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, $ 79.95
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" UNITED STATES v. VIRGINIA
This research paper discusses the decision by the Supreme Court in United States v. Virginia et al. 518 U.S. 515 of June 26, 1996 which effectively ended the single-sex admissions policy of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and explores the legal analysis underpinning the Court's holding and its impact and implications for the future.
Summary
After a protracted battle in federal courts, the Supreme Court decided by a seven-to-one majority that VMI's all-male admission policy violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The majority acknowledged that VMI's adversative method of instruction for training citizen-soldiers was unique and had substantial value. However.."
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United Nations Policy Formulation and Policy Implementation, 2004.
Provides an overview of United Nations policy formulation and policy implementation in the context of international public administration organizations.
1,478 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines, through a literature review, instances of policies that were developed and not effectively carried out, as well as recent requirements for the formulation of policies put into place at the UN. It looks at how a sustained public information campaign is extremely important for the success of the UN?s attempt to reinvent its system of policy formulation and policy implementation due to all the ?bad news?, including terrorism and war and AIDS, etc., dominating the TV and print news agencies.
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"There are myriad examples of the UN?s good work ? in many and diverse areas where there are desperate human needs throughout the world ? and also, on the other hand, there is no shortage of evidence that some policies, although they were drawn up with the best of intentions, failed in their mission, or were thwarted either through no direct fault of the UN, or because the UN?s policy implementation could not match the promises in the policy formulation. One example of the apparent failure of a policy which was to be implemented was recently reported by the British Medical Journal (Tayal, 2003). The journal claimed that a UN policy designed to tackle the health and human rights needs of ?indigenous people? ? a policy which was formulated in 1995 ? has not been very effective in its implementation."
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Chinese Monetary Policy as Foreign Policy, 2008.
An analysis of how China's monetary policy has been used as part of its foreign policy to influence international relations.
3,815 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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This paper discusses China's economic policies. It focuses on its monetary policies and the use of its artificial control over its exchange rate as an unofficial brief of its foreign policy. It shows how China uses its monetary policy internationally to improve its positions on trade, foreign relations, and bilateral agreements with various countries.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Overview
Chinese Monetary Policy
Foreign Investment as Policy
Foreign Trade
Conclusions
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"For many years the Chinese Yuan was pegged to the U.S. dollar and, until recently, this was not a foreign policy issue. However, as the U.S. as well as other markets, have seen their import markets grow far beyond their export markets and consequently maintain extreme trade deficits, the artificial manipulation of the Yuan has now become a matter of foreign policy. Many foreign markets view China's exchange regime, managed float or not, to be an economic weapon and one in which it has not been reticent to utilize."
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Student Perceptions of Assessment, 2007.
This paper discusses the feelings and attitudes of high school students as related to assessments.
19,980 words (approx. 79.9 pages), 100 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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In this article, the writer notes that a review of existing literature indicates that students' perceptions about assessment have many influences on students' approaches to learning. In addition, the writer points out that there are many elements that influence how students perceive assessment. This study reveals that students hold strong views about various formats and methods of assessment. For example, the writer shows that within traditional assessment, multiple-choice exams are seen by many students as favorable assessment methods in comparison to essay questions. However, when conventional assessment and alternative assessment methods are compared, students perceive alternative assessment methods as more 'fair' than the traditional assessment methods. This paper discusses how students view assessment and presents a series of recommendations for improving traditional assessment.
Abstract
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Rationale of the Study
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Overview of the Study
Literature Review
Overview
What is Assessment?
What Students Value in Assessment
Important Trends in Assessment
Challenging Traditional Assessment
Changing the Role of Assessment
Assessment Tools
Student Perceptions of Rubrics
Case Studies
Purposes of Assessment
Choosing Assessment
Methodology
Research Approach
Research Design
Data Gathering
Focus Group Questions
Primary Questions
Extended Questions
Validity of Data
Limitations of Study
Summary
Results
Research Questions
Students Recommendations
Summary of Findings
Conclusions and Recommendations
Overview
Summary of Findings
Recommendations
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Unfortunately, few studies have been conducted on the perceptions of the assessments that are given to students, with the exception of those done from the perspective of the teachers. It is important to look at this issue from the point of view of the students since they are the ones who are assessed and judged. It is also important that students have a clear understanding of why they feel the way they do and why they are judged in a particular way. By learning more about the students' perceptions of assessment, teachers can learn more about student perceptions of other aspects of their educational experience. This type of study is especially beneficial because it helps educators examine assessment in a new light."
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United States Fiscal and Monetary Policies, 2007.
An analysis of the fiscal policy and monetary policy of the United States.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses both the fiscal policy and the monetary policy of the United States. It describes the history behind the policies and how they have changed over time. It also discusses some of the factors that have influenced their changes. The paper also briefly discusses the differences between the fiscal policy and the monetary policy.
Table of Contents:
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
From the Paper
"In addition to discount window lending discussed previously, the Federal Reserve can control economic growth either by engaging in open market operations (the buying and selling of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities in the open market) or by changing reserve requirements (requirements for the amount of funds that depository institutions must hold in reserve against deposits made by their customers) (Monetary policy). In open market operations, the Federal Reserve can inject money into the system by buying securities which will help stimulate the economy and fight deflation. Conversely, when it sells securities it pulls money out of the system which will help slow economic growth and fight inflation. Increasing reserve ratio requirements would be a policy to counter inflation and slow growth because they banks have less deposits available for loans; decreasing the ratio would do exactly the opposite."
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Assessment and Education, 2006.
This in-depth paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current educational process by focusing on the issue of assessment and the vital role it plays in instruction and learning.
5,216 words (approx. 20.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This well-researched paper details the recent focus of the educational standards movement on the issue of assessment. The primary goal of the movement is to raise standardized test scores, but this is done without careful consideration of what the scores actually mean. The writer of this paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current educational process by focusing on the aspect of assessment and the vital role it plays in instruction and learning. Two defining criteria for solid assessment are validity and reliability. Validity is determined by how well an assessment measures what it is supposed to measure, including showing differences between test takers. Reliability is concerned with both the student performance and the scoring of the assessment. This paper discusses the matter of teacher shortages which augments the assessment problem. This paper also delves into the fact that many teachers are beginning their careers without certification and the only guidance they are given in assessment comes through the regular staff meetings that invariably include the latest information about how to raise standardized test scores. This paper examines the various strategies educators have at their disposal for combining assessment and learning. The writer contends that the end result should be more student-centered assessment which encourages the growth of each individual student. This also paper contains two illustrated graphs that relate to relevant assessment strategies.
Table of Contents:
Considerations When Designing and Using Tests
Connecting Assessment and Learning
Teaching to the Test: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Pretests
Personalized System of Instruction (PSI)
Differentiating Instruction for Select Students
Rubrics
Portfolios
Project-Based Assessment
Learning Should Not End With the Test
Split the Difference
Test Retake Opportunities
Project Revisions
Conclusion
References
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"Two defining criteria for solid assessment are validity and reliability. Validity is determined by how well an assessment measures what it is supposed to measure, including showing differences between test takers. In other words, do the test scores actually reflect each student's mastery of the material being assessed? Reliability of an assessment is determined by how consistent its results are. Reliability is concerned with both the student performance and the scoring of the assessment. If students take the same test on two different days, a reliable test will yield the same results. Also, two or more scorers will come to the same conclusion in scoring the assessment."
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Five Principles of Quality Classroom Assessment, 2008.
This paper describes five Ontario guidelines aiding teachers in quality classroom assessment of creative writing in Grades 1-6.
1,587 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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The paper addresses (1) quality assessment of what and how students learn; (2) assessments serving students who are learning the language of instruction; (3) assessment towards clear instructions; (4) the ability of students to assess their own learning and (5) samples of students' work as evidence of achievement. These five sections are examined in relation to messages for the classroom teacher, steps towards implementation, signs of being on the right track and finally, how technology might assist in a task or project.
Outline:
Quality Assessment of What Students Learn and How They Learn.
Assessment Serving Students Learning the Language of Instruction
Quality Classroom Assessment Ensuring Clear Instructions
Quality Classroom Assessment and Student Self-Assessment
Samples of Student Work as Evidence of Achievement
Conclusion
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"A: The key message for the classroom teacher is to develop an ability to observe students' different ways of expressing themselves, remembering that some students are able to learn from watching others, or listening to the teacher's views, whereas other students must perform an exercise practically, and from which such students often tend to learn quickly and concretely.
"B: The teacher should give instructions in different ways as in description, a demonstration of how she might perform the task, and when a task is underway, encouraging students. Work is not simply assigned and monitored for the class enters into a dynamic with the teacher involved."
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Peer Assessment Methods, 2002.
A study of research conducted into a method for teaching instructors how to evaluate peer assessment models.
8,655 words (approx. 34.6 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 182.95
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This research developed a program module for teaching a particular collective of instructors how to plan, implement and evaluate peer assessment methods. Instructors were teachers working at the United Nations Works and Relief Agency's Education Science Facility. The ESF provides college level instruction to Palestinian refugees now living in host countries.
Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Definitions
Review of Literature
Overview
Theoretical and Conceptual Thinking of Experts
Review of Research
Planning Instruction in Peer Assessment
Teaching Peer Assessment
Formats To Use For Peer Assessment
Evaluation
Present Status of Topic
Summary
Methodology and Problem Solving
Procedures
Limitations
Results
Program Module for Instruction on Peer Assessment
Purposes of the This Program
Peer Assessment: Definition and Effects
Definition
Effects of Peer Assessment
Linkage of Peer Assessment To Other Instructional Activities
Planning Instruction
Training Techniques
Formats
Evaluation of Peer Assessment
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"The developed program contained several components including: introductory remarks, a discussion of the nature of peer assessment and its effects, a delineation of the linkage between peer assessment and instructors' other instructional activities, a discussion of how to plan peer assessment and various instructional strategies and components involved in implementing the process. The program also included possible formats that can be used, and a discussion of how to evaluate the effectiveness of peer assessment programs."
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Policies of the Irish Famine, 2001.
This paper looks at the policies introduced to solve the Irish Famine by Robert Peel and Lord Russell 1845-47. This paper looks closely at all the policies introduced and concludes as to whether they worked or failed.
2,365 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 72.95
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This essay looks at the policies implemented by Robert Peel and Lord Russell during the first years of the Irish famine. The author examines the differences between the two policies and comments on whether they were the right policies to solve the problem of the potato blight and the onset of famine. This essay covers the period of 1845 ? 1847.
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"If there were a big difference in the policies of the two governments then it would have to be over the issue of grain and food supply to the people. It was Peel who bought ?100,000 of Indian Corn to put into the Irish market in order to keep food prices down, the Russell government sold its grain at market prices in order to keep the merchants and traders happy. It did keep a control on the access to the grain depots, but it was more aware and responsive to the growing problems, the Peel government was more sympathetic towards the plight of the people. It is regarded by historians that the Robert Peel government came out of the famine crisis rather better than expected, unfortunately for Lord Russell?s Whig government it increased the expectation on them. So maybe fortune favored Peel, in that he started off at the beginning of the famine, when things hadn?t got as bad as they would under the Whig government."
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Macroeconomic Policies and Financial Crisis, 2006.
An analysis of the systems of a government that influence the macroeconomic policies.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper analyzes macroeconomic policies, also sometimes called monetary policies. It discusses the ways in which these policies deal with aspects of the economy. The paper describes the various financial activities and systems in a country that impact on the macroeconomic policies of a government.
Table of Contents:
Importance of Financial Policies
Monetary Policies: Brief Concepts
Financial Crisis
Macroeconomic Policies and Financial Crisis
New Angles
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The monetary policies adopted by the federal government or Fed in case of United States could make or break the economy. As in case of great depression in 1930s Fed contributed negatively to crisis situation.
Similarly government policies also affected the situation in different countries during the financial crisis in 1990s."
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Strategic Plan Assessment, 2007.
This paper presents a strategic plan assessment for Rashid Hospital in the Emirate of Dubai.
1,824 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The paper attempts to provide an environmental and competitive assessment of Rashid Hospital in Dubai. The paper's analysis includes an assessment of the external environment of Rashid Hospital, an analysis of the internal environment of the organization, an assessment of Rashid Hospital using Porter's five forces model, a checklist for linking strategic alternatives to situational analysis and finally a discussion of specific methods Rashid Hospital can use in evaluating alternative technologies. The paper explains that these five assessments will serve to accurately define the competitive position of today and potential strategies in the future for Rashid Hospital.
Outline:
Executive Summary
External Environment Assessment
Internal Environment
Porter's Five Forces Model Applied to Rashid Hospital
Linking Strategic Alternatives with the Situational Analysis
Discussion of the Specific Methods to Evaluate Strategies
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"Rashid Hospital is the premier medical facility for treating emergency, trauma, critical care and ambulatory needs of residents and non-residents of the Emirates of Dubai (UAE). The hospital has created a series of additional practices, all aimed at delivering greater service and value to the surrounding community. One of the greatest potentials for growth for Rashid Hospital is in creating programs that address the healthcare needs of international visitors. The breadth of service offerings from Rashid Hospital is a competitive strength and also an unrealized profit center in the context of serving the needs of tourists and expatriates visiting or living in the Emirate."
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Pain Assessment: Quantitative Article Critique, 2008.
A critique of the article "Assessment of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: A Comparison of Pain Assessment Tools and their Use by Non-professional Caregivers," by Krulewitch et al.
2,018 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper analyzes and critiques the article "Assessment of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: A Comparison of Pain Assessment Tools and their Use by Non-professional Caregivers," by Krulewitch et al., published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. The writer examines each step of the study in detail and discusses its strengths and limitations. The writer concludes that the limitations of this study may guide future researchers in launching similar and more successful studies in this field.
Outline
Research Problem and Purpose
Hypotheses and Research Question
Literature Review
Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
Population
Protection of Human Participants
Research Design
Instruments and Strategies for Measurement
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Interpretation of Results
Discussion of Findings
Limitations
Implications
Recommendations
Research Utilization in my Practice
From the Paper
"Pain was measured using a standardized pain assessment (Krulewitch et al., 2000, 1612). This assessment was administered to all participants in the study. The researchers used several scales in the study. The MMSE was used to determine dementia, along with documented diagnosis as such. The face pain scale and the nonverbal visual analog pain scale were used to determine moderate to sever pain. The researchers of the study report that one-third of demented subjects were unable to rate pain using any of the tools, but had had a pain assessment during the designated time of the study. Researchers point out those who were assessing the subjects for pain may have been unaware of the degree of pain experienced by the demented individual."
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Modern Affirmative Action Policies, 2003.
An analysis of modern affirmative action policies, with a focus on university admissions.
1,453 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper provides an overview of affirmative action policies used today at several universities. The paper also examines several solutions to the issue of affirmative action in university admissions procedures. The paper debates the benefits of giving preference to minority groups as opposed to providing these groups with the education that will enable them to be admitted to university on the basis of their knowledge.
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"How many times in the last six months have you heard about affirmative action in the news? Probably many times due to the recent Supreme Court case involving the University of Michigan. But what is affirmative action? Affirmative action is giving preference to minorities in the college admissions process. Some schools must meet a set quota. Others create a point system where students get extra points because of their race. The objective is to create a diversified student body. But this method is not fair. Everyone should be given the same chance no matter their race. Setting quotas to admit a certain percentage of minority students is not the most effective way to create a diverse student population. There are other methods that put everyone on a more level playing field instead of forcing colleges to lower their standards."
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United States? Federal Economic Policies, 1996.
Analysis of the purpose and unintended consequences of various economic policies.
2,428 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines various economic policies of the U.S. federal government. It deals specifically with monetary policy, antitrust policy, regulatory policy and import quotas--looking at what some of the government policies have been, why they were formulated and how well they have succeeded in producing their intended effects.
Outline
I. Monetary Policy
A. Federal Reserve
1. History
2. Purpose
3. Policy
4. Effects
II. Antitrust Policy
A. Purpose
B. Sherman Act
C. Federal Trade Commission Act
D. Clayton Act
E. Federal Trade Commission
F. Effects
III. Regulatory Policy
A. Purpose
B. Interstate Commerce Act
C. Interstate Commerce Commission
D. Effects
IV. Import Quotas
A. Purpose
B. International Trade Commission
C. Television Imports
D. Steel Imports
E. Effects
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"In 1977, in response to a petition filed with the ITC by the electronics industry, the U.S. set a quota on the number of television sets that could be imported from Japan (Canto 74). Although imported sets from Japan fell, imported sets from Taiwan and Korea rose to the point that total imports of televisions was unchanged; the U.S. response was to impose quotas on those countries as well (Canto 75). The net result was a negligible impact on the U.S. economy, because while imports of whole sets declined, imports of television parts rose sharply as foreign sets were assembled in the U.S. (Canto 77-80)."
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