Laurel McCartney EDUC 648 Action Research Project Research Question This is my first year teaching a gifted class. I have three classes of Math students. I was distressed to find that one of the classes had students who were very critical and often made unkind comments to each other. I wanted to find a strategy to implement in the classroom that would help to build a team building approach that would result in a more positive atmosphere
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Application 1 – Evaluation of Two New Assessment Methods for Selecting Telephone Customer Service Representatives 1. The reliability for both the clerical and the work samples are favorable. We see in the Clerical Test that the co-efficient alpha (at .85 and .86) and the test-retest (.92) are both high so we have an acceptable degree of reliability for the test. For the Work Sample (T) & Work Sample (C) we find the inter-rater agreements to be high at with Work Sample (T) being T1=88% and T2=79%
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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Research in Action There are many people that have difficulties with sleep and many studies that psychologists have researched to help explain this human behavior. In this assignment you will have the opportunity to do a study of your own on yourself! Your goal is to conduct a basic A/B control study to evaluate the alternate breathing method and objectively evaluate the results on aiding sleep. For 3 consecutive nights‚ fill out the Data Tracking Sheet (Data A)‚ which records
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The Human Resource Manager and Managing Multiple Responsibilities Sam Lennox is the human resource manager of the Lakeview plant of Supreme Textile Corporation. On Monday his daily activities are jammed pack full of human resources management (HRM) functions. Sam demonstrates helping the organization reach its goals by attending a staff meeting to discuss quality control. This allows all departments to communicate and have the same company goals. Employing the skills and abilities of the workforce
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embryology‚ physiology‚ and genetics. Social anthropology is related to sociology‚ psychology‚ geography‚ economics‚ and political science; is likewise related to the humanistic disciplines‚ such as history‚ literature‚ art‚ and music. Practical Application of Anthropology * reduces ethnocentrism by instilling appreciation of
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Autoethnography and Action Research Introduction Within this literature review two emerging research methodologies will be discussed: Action research and autoethnography. Each of these methodologies has their own purposes‚ powers and strengths and both differ from other traditional forms of academic research. To gain an understanding of these methodologies‚ 16 pieces of empirical research have been used. Although two articles are dated back to the 1990s‚ the majority of research is from the 2000s
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Action research – or participatory action research – is a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a "community of practice" to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. Action research is done simply by action‚ hence the name. Action research can also be undertaken by larger organizations or institutions‚ assisted or guided by professional researchers‚ with the aim of improving their strategies‚ practices‚ and knowledge
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improve your effectiveness as an instructor. TOPIC Your Reaction to your Performance about the Topic Preparation What did you do before you taught your lesson to make sure your lesson would be effective and run smoothly? I did several hours of research about how students first responded to the topic of fractions and read several reviews of lessons. I wanted to insure that while students were introduced to the topic effectively I didn’t want to overload them with information. Set Describe your
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Action Research Paper Action research paper is a type of college research paper with the main aim of calling on the readers to take a certain action to carry out change. In this type of research document‚ you will be making the readers see the need for a change through a possible wrong behavior or action that is being practiced and you will enjoin the readers to implement these changes and at the same time‚ being watchful over the results. Your paper should begin with a topic that represents a serious
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The Research Brief | Mobile apps were originally offered for general productivity and information retrieval‚ including email‚ calendar‚ contacts‚ and stock market and weather information. However‚ public demand and the availability of developer tools drove rapid expansion into other categories‚ such as mobile games‚ factory automation‚ GPS and location-based services‚ banking‚ order-tracking‚ and ticket purchases. The explosion in number and variety of apps made discovery a challenge‚ which
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