Research Objectives and Subject Integration

Posted by on Mar 16, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology | 0 comments

Strategic Definition of Research Objectives

Variables with little reflection lead to the need to consider strategies for the different ideas you have. Since it is very likely that these variables are significant in more than one of the objectives and sub-objectives of the project, minimum space should be reserved separately for explanation. The strategic place occupied by the definition of research objectives in the design requires special care in its formulation. It’s what the researcher agrees

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Selection Tests and Interview Techniques

Posted by on Mar 15, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology | 0 comments

Characteristics of Properly Designed Selection Tests

Standardization: Uniformity of the procedures and conditions related to administering tests.

Objectivity: Condition achieved when everyone scoring a given test obtains the same results.

Norm: Frame of reference for comparing an applicant’s performance with that of others.

Reliability: Extent to which a selection test provides consistent results.

Validity: Extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

Test Validation Approaches

Criterion-

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Sociology, Culture, Sports, and Deviance

Posted by on Mar 14, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology | 0 comments

Key Concepts in Sociology and Culture

1. Definition of Sociology

  • Science that deals with human relationships and their consequences.
  • Science that studies the behavior of society, as well as the groups and institutions to which it gives rise.

2. Definition of Culture

Complex knowledge, skills, arts, morals, laws, customs, and practices that characterize and differentiate one society from others. Culture is necessarily learned and shared.

3. Subculture and Counterculture

A subculture is a concept within

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Key Concepts in Education and Classroom Management

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Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)

BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS) are skills used in conversational, social language. It’s everyday language used in social interactions.

CALP: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) is language used in academic situations. It refers to academic language.

Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)

Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) involves using cultural knowledge, prior experiences,

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Understanding Psychosocial Processes, Socialization, and Personality

Posted by on Mar 12, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology | 0 comments

The Individual and Psychosocial Processes

  1. The Individual as a Subject of Psychosocial Processes
  2. The social groups we belong to influence our personality.
  3. Psychosocial ideas are acquired socially.
  4. A key difference between humans and other animals is that our approach to reality is shaped by the culture and society we are part of. Our identity as individuals is formed within the context of the group.
  5. There are two types of realities:
    • External Reality: The things that surround us, that we can see and feel
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Research and Scientific Method: Definition and Types

Posted by on Mar 12, 2025 in Psychology and Sociology | 0 comments

Etymology: in (Latin) = in, into; vestigium (Latin) = trace, mark, sign, or signal. Investigate = to trace or follow the vestige of something. Investigate (investigare in Latin) is an action verb meaning to make inquiries, keep track of someone or something in order to find out new knowledge (Moreno-Heméndez, 1997). Research is the search for knowledge and its validation on important issues.

Booth and Williams (2001) define research as a rigorous process that uses methods and techniques to obtain

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