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Item discrimination and item selection in cognitive assessment

The first question asks what the general definition of item discrimination is. The second question asks how topic of item discrimination can be assessed. The problem then asks what the consequences for item selection when the criteria are total test scores as opposed to external scores.

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Rehabilitation and abuse in juvenile criminal justice: perspectives on "When Kids Get Life"

Why do teens commit heinous crimes?" Until we understand these deeper issues, it will be impossible to truly or meaningfully address the issue of how to punish or treat these adolescents.

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Comparative analysis of leadership ethics, gender, and organizational justice studies

Leadership and Change," Burns & By (2012) examine the relationship between leadership ethics and effective organizational change. In "Coping with Job insecurity," Loi, Lam & Chan (2012) examine the relationship between procedural justice (or injustice) and job security (or insecurity).

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Rehabilitation and mental health services for juveniles in the criminal justice system

The PBS production When Kids Get Life examines the ramifications of trying minors as adults for serious crimes, leading to their entire lives being spent in prison with no opportunity for rehabilitation.

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Predicting job performance with Big-Five personality assessments

The business manager today has a myriad of concerns when considering the best way in which to help his or her business to succeed. On the one hand, the business environment needs thorough examination.

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Pluralistic ignorance and hooking up among college students

The peer-reviewed article published in The Journal of Sex Research (Pluralistic Ignorance and Hooking UP) -- written by Lambert, Kahn, and Apple from James Madison University -- seeks to find out (through research using 136 female and 128 male college students) the attitudes and level of ignorance…

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Teacher and school counselor roles: perspectives from an English teacher

Interview an educational professional who works in a school and is not a school counselor (i.e., teacher, principal, social w

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Six main tenets of personality theory and development

This report will discuss the six main tenets of personality. Each one will be defined and scholarly research will be used to back up and prove what is being asserted in this report. The six tenets that will be discussed are going to be nature vs.

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Factors affecting cabin crew engagement in airline corporate social responsibility programs

According to Saks (2006), employee engagement is inversely proportional to employee turnover rate and because employee engagement is necessary in every organization, the study objective is to evaluate some of the factors affecting work engagement in service delivery sector within the aviation…

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Peer-based approaches to reducing mental health stigma in adolescents

Mental health issues are not uncommon in society. As such, they present a significant problem to society as a whole, as well as to the members of its population that are most vulnerable to it.

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