Essays Tagged: "research evidence"
Discuss the physiological changes that occur in humour
ur in humour, differentiating between laughter and silent appreciation of humour. How strong is the research evidence for these physiological changes?Theories of humourPerspective from the humanitiesT ... n contemplating an object or situation, we find opposite emotions struggling within us for mastery."Research found the physiological changes that occur in humourBlood, heart and muscularWilliam Fry (1 ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Including all children in daily maths lessons using the national numeracy strategy in the uk
Drawing on your work in schools and research evidence, critically discuss the teaching of mathematics (or an aspect of mathematics) with ... tentially fuelling the anxieties in adulthood discussed by Haylock. This concern is echoed by other researchers, 'There was some concern that this phase of the lesson publicly exposes the low-attainin ... good forum for ensuring that misconceptions do not linger and are eliminated before moving on. Some researchers point out that the plenary session can be used 'to celebrate the success of all pupils. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Lacking sexual desire in women: a dysfunction worth treating?
rn a diagnosis for not being 'hot for it' 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Critically analyse the research evidence surrounding female sexual dysfunction and evaluate the extent to which this condit ... ll continue, but only with understanding of the true causes will it be successful.Before the 1980s, research on sexual desire was relatively non-existent. The reason being that sexual desire is diffic ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Child Care & Education
ren, not only those from less-advantaged backgrounds. Their arguments are based upon the increasing research evidence that has shown the long-term benefits of offering young children quality care and ... arly childhood care and education should be available to all children if their parents wish it.This research work offers the reader a sound theoretical and practical basis for work or study in the fie ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Creation Vs Evolution
reation) are far different than man's. The theory of evolution is based purely on scientific research, evidence, discoveries, and hypothesis'. The first supporting fact of the evolutionary theo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Television's Effects on Society
gramming on cable and broadcast television. The results showed that sixty percent of the shows they researched contained violence. By the time the average child leaves grade school, he or she will hav ... or commercials, such as arousal. Many violent programs are action-adventure type programs. Previous research has shown that arousing programs impair attention to, as well as processing and storage of, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Dowden on Student Centered Learning
pportunity and the power, to democratically change society.Dowden (2007) refers to "An abundance of research evidence [that] supports the efficacy of student-centred curriculum integration designs &he ... nt-centred curriculum integration designs … in middle grades…"Dowden (2007) points to research by Beane (1990, 1993, 1997, 2004) and Bergstrom (1998) showing that the integrative model i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Midlife Myths
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Parents Hitting Children Is Wrong
It doesn't teach them how you want them to behave, and it doesn't teach them to try to please you. Research evidence shows that children who have been slapped or hit are usually so overwhelmed with a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues