Appendix A3: Study Methods for Student Surveys A3.1 Introduction We used two survey instruments to measure student outcomes from inquiry-based learning in undergraduate mathematics and to compare these outcomes between various student groups‚ in particular‚ between IBL and non-IBL students. The attitudinal survey was designed to detect the quality of and changes in students’ mathematical beliefs‚ affect‚ learning goals‚ and mathematical problem-solving strategies. The learning gains survey (SALG-M)
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Learning Goal: To understand how the scientific method can be used to search for explanations of nature. The scientific method is a procedure used to search for explanations of nature. The scientific method consists of making observations‚ formulating hypotheses‚ designing and carrying out experiments‚ and repeating this cycle. Observations can be either quantitative or qualitative. Quantitative observations are measurements consisting of both numbers and units‚ such as the observation that ice melts
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them. This can also be defined as political system and orientation including individuals standing by the government or by the individuals they have elected to represent them. Democracy entails numerous advantages but this is also tied to some disadvantages. Advantages of Democracy Protects the Interest of Citizens One of the topmost advantages of democracy is the protection of people’s interest. Real power lies in the people exercising it by means of representatives duly elected by the citizen.
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Scientific Method The experiment in this scientific article is based on whether it is true that caffeine can reduce high blood sugar or not. It was necessary to follow scientific method to come to a trustworthy and fair conclusion. The hypothesis of this experiment is that caffeine may help prevent diabetes. Scientists were asking if drinking coffee in regular doses would decrease the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. To test the hypothesis‚ scientists chose to do an experiment on mice that have
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BMW: The 7 Series 1. What are the causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products? What should be done to improve “launch quality”? The causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products were plentiful and apparent all throughout the case study. For instance‚ BMW does not use pre-production tools during prototyping. This significantly lowers their opportunity to discover and fix quality problems earlier in the production process. Secondly
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Have Body‚ Will Guard Series is a series of gay erotica novels by the Lambda Literary award-winning novelist Neil S. Plakcy who also writes mystery and romance. The first novel in the popular series of novels was Three Wrong Turns in the Desert that was first published in 2009. With positive reviews coming in heavy and the novels flying off the book shelves Plakcy has written six more titles in the still ongoing series which have just been as well received by fans and critiques alike. The lead characters
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Title: Determination of chloride by the Mohr Method Objective: To determine chloride by using Mohr Method. Introduction: The Mohr method is the method used to determine the chloride ion concentration of a solution by titration with silver nitrate. As the silver nitrate solution is slowly added‚ a precipitate of silver chloride forms. Ag+ + Cl- AgCl(s) (Ksp for AgCl is 1.810-10) The chloride ion (Cl-) is an important anion found in solids and solutions. Chloride is the predominant anion
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Survey Methods ________________________________________ The survey is a non-experimental‚ descriptive research method. Surveys can be useful when a researcher wants to collect data on phenomena that cannot be directly observed (such as opinions on library services). Surveys are used extensively in library and information science to assess attitudes and characteristics of a wide range of subjects‚ from the quality of user-system interfaces to library user reading habits. In a survey‚ researchers sample
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.(i=1‚2‚3‚4: j=A‚B‚C) Cij= Shipping cost per container from distribution center I to customer j Subject to‚ ∑XiA=600 ∑XiB=500 ∑XiC=500 ∑X1j=450 ∑X2j=600 ∑X3j=350 Xij= integer The VAM penalty cost is given by‚ The initial allocation in VAM method is made in the row or column that has the highest penalty cost. In following table‚ column C has highest penalty cost i.e. $350. and we choose cell 4C. Iteration 1) A B C Hongkong Singapore Taipei Supply Penalty 1 LA 300 210 340 450 90
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New Product Launch BlackBerry 10 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY BlackBerry 10 series is the new product issued by the company BlackBerry Limited‚ the former Research in Motion Limited Company. BlackBerry Limited is a Canadian telecommunication company that specializes in smartphones and wireless equipment. The company has produced over 70 models of BlackBerry smartphones over the last decade. Founded in 1984‚ Research in Motion worked on two-ways wireless pagers‚ to later concentrate
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