ASSIGNMENT No. 1 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS -522- SPRING 2010 Q. 1 DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE TERM ECONOMIC RESOURCES WITH REFERENCE TO SERVICE INDUSTRY. EXPLAIN THE LINK BETWEEN SCARCITY‚ CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY COST. Ans: ECONOMIC RESOURCES are the assets (things of value) which an economy (or business) may have available to supply and produce goods and services to meet the ever-changing needs and wants of individuals (in the case of a business) and society (in the case of society as a whole.) REA (Resources
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POLITICAL The political system is a set of formal institutions that continue a government. A political system is a system of politics and government. There are several definitions of “Political System” According from book International Business an Introduction‚ A political system is one that ensure maintaining of order and sanity in the society and at the same time makes it possible for some other institutions to also have their grievances and complaints put across in the course of social existence
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High Stakes Testing Law and Litigation[1] Paul T. O’Neill* The exams are coming – exams with consequences for takers and givers alike. The new high stakes exam in Massachusetts and Texas kick in as of spring 2003;[2] those in California and Virginia take effect in 2004.[3] New York is phasing in its new testing program now‚ one new subject a year‚ until students must pass all five to graduate.[4] Many states are already at least as far along; by current count‚ eighteen states are in some
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there are many rules that are put into place. One of these rules is high-stakes testing. The controversy with high-stakes testing is that is it really helping the students or is it hurting the education system? In this paper I will discuss what high-stakes testing is‚ some pros and cons of high-stakes testing‚ and a way teachers can perhaps deal with high-stakes testing (High-Stakes Testing‚ 2014). In the education world high-stakes testing is used to make decisions about schools‚ teachers‚ and students
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Using high-stakes testing is a great way to hold the school‚ the district‚ and the educators accountable for how the students do. This is because the district‚ school‚ and educators can compare how their school is doing compared to another school. “If standardized test scores are constantly low for one school district‚ this shows a problem at a higher level. This means that the students are not being taught subjects in a way that is helping them retain information” (Lombardo‚ 2015). If this is the
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The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing Since the beginning of the 20th century some form of high stakes standardized testing has existed in the United States. Test use has ranged from determining acceptance or rejection of an immigrant to enter the U.S. to declaring a citizen competent to enter the military. So‚ for nearly a century‚ high stakes testing has had significant rewards and consequences associated with it. Standardized testing of student comprehension and competency has
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There are multiple challenges in teaching on a day to day basis‚ these include scheduling issues‚ behavioral management and maintaining a positive rapport with students throughout the year. Furthermore‚ high stakes testing‚ text selection and engaging students with learning needs are all relevant to how we plan and apply lessons. Each specific discipline will have their own challenges and ways to overcome these and English is the same. One challenge is maintaining the relevance of Shakespeare to
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Should High Stakes Tests Be a Requirement to Graduate? Most students don’t really want to take state tests‚ but they have no choice. These tests‚ such as AIR‚ determine if students graduate. While what will determine if a kid graduates is the big question mostly asked‚ the tests determine if kids graduate because there is not enough time in the school year to teach all of the curriculum‚ it is not helping the kids with learning disabilities‚ and the tests do not line up with the standards. I believe
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High- Stake tests‚ depending on how they are made‚ can either a positive and negative effect on a child’s education. They are tests that make important decision about students‚ teachers‚ schools‚ and districts and their purpose is accountability. There has been debates on if the high- stakes tests in America are having a negative effect on their children. These tests have been around for a long time and have served as a great way to measure students’ knowledge and growth as a whole. Based on some
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High-Stakes testing is something that Joel Spring highlights early on in Chapter 3 of American Education. He cites most of the facts behind why and how these tests are distributed throughout schools across the United States (Spring 63). However‚ the problem with these tests is that they don’t accurately reveal what students may actually know. Often times these tests are given just as the title implies in high stake situations. Whether it be for college entrance or elementary grade promotion I feel
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