What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis‚ and how valid is it? Introduction The debate on whether ‘language is the dress of thought’ originates in ancient Greece when Aristotle discussed the possibility that the thinking pattern influences to a certain degree the evolution of language (He‚ 2011: 1). The concept that language is ‘merely a reflection of thought and the objective world’ (He‚ 2011: 1) was re-examined several times throughout history; the conclusions drawn give us a new interpretation of
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Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Assignment: Explain the different methods of giving feedback and demonstrate good practice in giving feedback to your peers. The different methods of giving feedback The theory of communication detailed by Wallace (2007‚ p. 25) is of a ‘transmitter’ transferring a message or information to a ‘receiver’. The key area‚ and one that is easily overlooked‚ is the return route from the receiver back to the transmitter. One first needs
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The Use of 360-degree feedback in performance appraisals Introduction The focus of this essay will be “The Use of 360-degree feedback in performance appraisals". My understanding of 360 degree feedback is that it gives employees feedback from the people they work around‚ including managers‚ peers‚ customers and even suppliers. It measures behaviours and competencies and provides feedback on how others perceive an employee it also addresses employers if employees are not up to scratch and if
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Integrating Constructive Feedback in Personalised E-Learning Jude T. Lubega1 and Shirley Williams2 1 Makerere University‚ Faculty of Computing and Information Technology‚ P.O. Box 7062‚ Kampala‚ Uganda‚ East Africa jlubeg@cit.mak.ac.ug 2 Department of Computer Science‚ University of Reading‚ P.O. Box 225‚ Whiteknights‚ Reading‚ Berkshire‚ RG6 6AY‚ United Kingdom shirley.williams@reading.ac.uk Abstract. When using e-learning material some students progress readily‚ others have difficulties
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Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis Paper RES 341 Research and Evaluation !! In many environments in which peers are placed together for long periods of time‚ it seems that banding together and ostracizing the people who are different. This is apparent in classrooms around the world where bullying runs rampant. In this article examiners try to determine “the relation between moral disengagement and different- self reported and peer nominated positions in school bullying”
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Sunway Academic Journal 2‚ 13–22 (2005) EXPORT-LED GROWTH HYPOTHESIS IN MALAYSIA: AN INVESTIGATION USING BOUNDS TEST CHOONG CHEE KEONGa Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman ZULKORNAIN YUSOP Universiti Putra Malaysia VENUS LIEW KHIM SEN Universiti Malaysia Sabah ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to test the validity of the export-led growth hypothesis in the Malaysian economy using a more comprehensive sample period and a recent technique‚ that is‚ the bounds testing approach. Based on
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The Endosymbiont Hypothesis and the evolution of the Chloroplast and Mitochondria Dr Lynn Margulis is seen as the first person to have put forward the Endosymbiont Hypothesis which is based on a theory which explains the likely origin of the mitochondria and chloroplast (plants) in eukaryote organisms which we observe today. Dr Margulis received evidence from all over the world and from many scientific researchers and experiments‚ Margulis simply had to put all the evidence together to form her
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One Sample Hypothesis Testing Paper Do Major League Baseball teams with higher salaries win more frequently than other teams? Although many people believe that the larger payroll budgets win games‚ which point does vary‚ depending on the situation. “…performances by individual players vary quite a bit from year to year‚ preventing owners from guaranteeing success on the field. Team spending is certainly a component in winning‚ but no team can buy a championship.” (Bradbury). For some‚ it’s hard
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This article written by Jeffrey T. Polzer tells us about the problems faced in diverse teams‚ the introduction of 360 degree feedback approach and how it has been implemented in organisations. The 360 degree feedback is a developmental tool that gathers anonymous feedback from a wide range of sources- peers‚ teams‚ supervisors and members of directors. Stakeholders are expected to use it to adjust their behaviours‚ develop their interpersonal skills‚ connect better with their diverse team members
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Michael Jensen writes‚ “There is no other proposition in economics which has more solid empirical evidence supporting it than the Efficient Market Hypothesis.” The term ‘Efficient Market Hypothesis’ (EMH) is concerned with the behavior of prices in asset markets. It was initially applied to the stock market‚ but the concept was soon generalized to other asset markets. EMH has also been a subject of debate since its inception
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