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Cook, S. W., Friedman, H. S., Duggan, K. A., Cui, J., & Popescu, V. (2017). Hand gesture and mathematics learning lessons fro
PERS 201-Dr. Spires
Spring 2020
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Cook, S. W., Friedman, H. S., Duggan, K. A., Cui, J., & Popescu, V. (2017). Hand gesture and mathematics learning: lessons from an Avatar. Cognitive science, 41(2), 518-535.In this article, the authors discuss how gesturing influence math learning. In this research article, the authors use avatars to test the effect of gesturing on math learning in children. They use a pedagogical agent developed from a computer as a simulation to control verbal and non-verbal behavior. The independent variables included gesture and no gesture with the dependent variable being the scores before and after the experiment. The form of communication used during this study was the mediator variable. Gesturing resulted in better math scores than the no gesture condition.
This article had me believe that gesturing has a similar effect in learning math as it has in a variety of content, paradigms, and education using an analogy. Hand gesturing, in particular, is the most effective way of learning math. It is evident that other non-verbal behaviors do not have the beneficial effect hand gesturing has.
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Cook, S. W., Friedman, H. S., Duggan, K. A., Cui, J., & Popescu, V. (2017). Hand gesture and mathematics learning: lessons from an Avatar. Cognitive science, 41(2), 518-535.
decision making-stages and definitions
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Outline the different stages involve in decision making.
There are diverse techniques that have been developed to make decisions, which range from simple to complex procedures. The techniques that may be chosen to address a given situation usually depend on the nature of the decision to be made and its complexity. To start with, the stage that is foremost is the listing of possible solutions so that all those that cannot be applicable are eliminated. This is followed by setting of a time scale and also the process of determining who is responsible for the decision. The other stage involves information gathering so that it can be determined whether a particular technique is suitable for the situation. The risks involved in the decision making are then weighed up, followed by weighing up of the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action. After this, the decision is then made.
What are the characteristics of strategic decisions?
Strategic decisions usually have major resource propositions for a given organization. The decisions may be related to possessing new resources, and organizing others as well as reallocating others.
Strategic decisions may deal with harmonizing all organizational resource capabilities with all threats and also opportunities.
Strategic decisions always deal with the range of the organizational activities. It is concerned with what they want the organization to appear and to be about.
Strategic decisions also involve a change of the major kind since organizations operate in an ever-changing environment.
Strategic decisions are usually complex in nature.
What are some of business decision making flaws that are in existence?
One of them is the way we think when making decisions. For instance, some the heuristic for clarity, are normally sensory misperceptions. Others always take the form of biases. There are some that appear as irrational anomalies based on our thinking. What makes all these flaws dangerous is because they are invisible. They are hardwired deep into the thinking process; and we fail to recognize them.
References
Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky (2000). Choice, Values, Frames. The Cambridge
University Press.
Davis, M.A., Johnson, N, B & Ohmer, D. G. (2008). Issue-Contingent Effects on
Ethical Decision Making: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. J. of Business Ethics
Krapohl, Donald. (2013)”A Structured Methodology for Group Decision Making”
Convicted Felons’ Voting Rights
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Convicted Felons’ Voting Rights
Felony disenfranchisement is a topic of concern for many states in the United States. State governments make their own laws on the issue of convicted felons and their right to vote as there are no federal provisions. Some states give felons the chance to vote after they are released from prison while others require them to complete probation and parole. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, allow people serving jail time to vote while still in prison. Other states such as Colorado and Ohio and D.C. allow felons to vote automatically upon their release from prison. Texas, Alaska, and Arizona among others, allow felons to vote after completion of jail terms as well as probation or parole. In other states, matters are much more complicated as individuals have to petition to get their voting rights back. These states include Iowa, Alabama, Kentucky, and Nevada (Nonprofit Vote). In the state of Texas, voting rights for those locked up, on parole and ex-convicts are outlined in the 1997 law.
Those currently incarcerated and those on parole cannot vote until they complete their sentence and probation or parole. However, ex-convicts who are done with their parole can resume voting. I agree with the voting laws in Texas about convicted felons. Voting is both a right and privilege that the residents of a country and state enjoy. When a person is convicted of a crime, they have many of their rights and privileges taken away from them as a consequence of their actions. Voting is one such privilege that convicted felons should not be allowed to enjoy. People serving jail time should, therefore, have their right to vote suspended until they have been cleared. The same goes for those on probation or parole. They should be able to prove themselves reformed and ready to abide by the rules of the state. However, as soon as they finish their terms and probations, ex-convicts should automatically regain their right to vote as they are assumed to be thoroughly reformed.
The position I have taken concerning voting rights means that things will remain the same for convicted felons, those on parole or probation as well as ex-convicts. The incarcerated and those on parole will not benefit at all from my position, but I believe that it is the right thing to do. In the state of Texas, minority groups make up the bulk of those serving time in prison. The minorities, therefore, suffer disproportionately from felon disenfranchisement. My position will affect many candidates for various offices as well as those already holding offices. During the 86th legislative session of 2019, House Bill 1419 was introduced that will allow convicted felons to vote, provided that they are not in prison (Leighton). Those on probation, parole or other sentences would thus be eligible to vote. If this bill is passed, it would have a political impact especially for minority groups who would present more voters at the polls.
The two things I would do to take on the political process to ensure that felon voting rights remain as they are is to lobby my legislator and others not to pass House Bill 1419. A convicted felon should complete their sentence; be it jail time or parole, before they can be allowed to vote again. The issue of felony disenfranchisement is one that should be taken very seriously (Klumpp et al. 43). The laws in the state of Texas are quite fair. However, states like Nevada, Wyoming, and Iowa should ease their regulations and allow for convicted felons to automatically regain their right to vote after completion of their sentences. Texas should implement reforms in the judicial system that has a disproportionate number of minorities convicted and imprisoned.
Works Cited
“Voting Rights for Ex-Offenders by State.” Nonprofit Vote. 10 June 2019. Retrieved from https://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state/special-circumstances/voting-as-an-ex-offender/Klumpp, Tilman, Hugo M. Mialon, and Michael A. Williams. “The voting rights of ex-felons and election outcomes in the United States.” International Review of Law and Economics59 (2019): 40-56.
Leighton, Heather. “Convicted felons on parole could vote if Texas bill passes. These are the potential voter demographics in Harris County.” Rice Kinder Institute for Public Research. 15 April 2019. Retrieved from https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2019/04/15/convicted-felons-voting-texas-change-politics