embarking its thrust on several programs to address the problems and the Department of Trade and Industry as one of the lead agencies in dealing with the challenges and factors affecting small businesses in General Santos City‚ thus the development on how to manage properly the growing enterprise would lead to the development on a new level of management practices. Small businesses contribute largely to the economy and being the prime mover of the Philippine economy. They are the nation’s weapon through
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the use of smart phones‚ data projectors and television screens to enhance effective teaching and learning. Some researchers disagree with the notion that tablet computers can promote effective teaching and learning‚ because the other media mentioned above (data projector and television screens) have failed to promote effective teaching and learning as promised. However‚ they agree that technology can bring a change in the teaching and
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Smartphones can do a lot of things these days. They give us turn-by-turn driving directions‚ show us the best places to eat nearby‚ check us in for a flight‚ and entertain us while we’re waiting in line. But can we use them to turn on our TV or lower the volume on our stereo? The short answer: Yes. You’ll need to download an app and purchase a few pieces of equipment‚ but using your phone as a universal remote is no longer a tech dream. TVs‚ DVD players‚ cable boxes and stereos use an infrared (IR)
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2012/4018 COURSE: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION COURSE CODE: EFC 705 COURSE LECTURER: DR A.O. K. NOAH What is Self Fulfilling Prophecy and how does it affect educational outcome? INTRODUCTION Robert K. Merton (1910 – 2003) Professor of sociology invented the word self fulfilling prophecy to help make tangible and popular the idea that some pronouncement or statement positive or negative can alter peoples action to bring about fulfillment of same pronouncement. It is‚ however a tragedy of human nature
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1988). Many other researchers suggest that the effective strategy for sustaining and improving a firm’s competitive edge and performance is organizational learning (e.g. Mavondo‚ Chimhanzi‚ & Stewart‚ 2005; Senge‚ 1990; Sinkula‚ Baker‚ & Noordewier‚ 1997). Scholars also attest that new knowledge and skills obtained through learning enhance firm’s innovative capabilities thus improving the level of firms’ competitiveness and performance (Baker & Sinkula‚ 1999; Huber‚ 1991; Keiser &
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society’s values" and alerts them to new products and bargains‚ they are either oblivious to their detrimental effects on society‚ specifically the teenage and female markets‚ or are ignorant to the truth. The Media Awareness Network evaluates the self-perceptions we gain from advertising whether it be false or strictly informational and the subliminal messaging we receive from these manipulators. The Media Awareness Network asserts that because advertisements are everywhere in our society
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Do Expectations Affect Student Achievement? Tashina Linder Cape Fear Community College Abstract This paper provides an overview of the effects of expectations on student achievement. It begins with a brief introduction covering Jacobson and Rosenthal’s Pygmalion Effect. Then‚ it introduces expectations from three sources – teachers‚ parents‚ and students. The paper discusses how high or low expectations from teachers affect student learning‚ noting the differences in outcomes for each.
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February 19‚ 2011 Can Technology affect your mind? "iPod+ iPhone+ iPad= iBroke”…and dysfunctional” Has your life begun to revolve around your cell phone? Are you checking your email‚ texting or tweeting more often than you speak to an actual human? Are you making life and death decisions at the computer. “Should I buy new iTunes or have gas for the rest of the week?” This is a growing problem. People have begun to let technology control their lives. They don’t have the self -control to put
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Opening July 3 at New Century Theatre: in acclaimed writer Sarah Treem’s The How and the Why‚ a meeting between two women evolves into an intellectual‚ professional and personal showdown. New in Insight: What happens when you “interview” a group of testate amoebae after they’ve been filmed in a Smith professor’s lab? It turns out that they’re prepared to reveal quite a bit about themselves. Smith has been awarded a three-year grant for a pilot teaching program aimed at increasing the number
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Characteristics of an excellent learning environment. The physical place of the classroom can affect a students learning. I noticed that many classrooms are shaped like a box. In which the teacher stands at the front providing the students with information‚ rather than knowledge. Classrooms should be designed so that the teacher and students can meet as a group‚ as well be able to work independently. The method that I find works the best is when students work together as small groups. Information
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