UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS CONCEPTS & METHODS Eleventh Edition is a thorough yet accessible program designed to help readers overcome their apprehensions about statistics The authors provide clear guidance & informal advice while showing the links between statistics & the world To reinforce this approach--and make the material interesting as well as easier to underst&--the book integrates real-life data from a variety of sources including journals periodicals newspapers & the Internet Readers also have opportunities to develop their critical-thinking & statistical literacy skills through special features & exercises throughout the text The use of graphing calculators Excel (R) MINITAB (R) & SPSS (R) is covered for those who wish to learn about these helpful tools ...

John Berger&s writings on photography are some of the most original of the twentieth century This selection contains many groundbreaking essays & previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions & catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson & W Eugene Smith
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- with fierce engagement intensity & tenderness The selection is made & introduced by Geoff Dyer author of the award-winning The Ongoing Moment How do we see the world around us? This is one of a number of pivotal works by creative thinkers whose writings on art design & the media have changed our vision for ever John Berger was born in London in 1926 His acclaimed works of both fiction & non-fiction include the seminal Ways of Seeing & the novel G which won the Booker Prize in 1972 In 1962 he left Britain permanently & he now lives in a small village in the French Alps Geoff Dyer is the author of four novels & several non-fiction books Winner of the Lannan Literary Award the International Centre of Photography&s 2006 Infinity Award & the American Academy of Arts & Letters&s E M Forster Award Dyer is also a regular contributor to many publications in the UK & the US He lives in London

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Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research & Professional Publication Prize Notably flexible & brief the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota's successful move toward organizational efficiency effectiveness & improvement especially within its engineering & R&D organizations The power of the A3 report however derives not from the report itself but rather from the development of the culture & mindset required for the implementation of the A3 system In Understanding A3 Thinking the authors first show that the A3 report is an effective tool when it is implemented in conjunction with a PDCA-based management philosophy Toyota views A3 Reports as just one piece in their PDCA management approach Second the authors show that the process leading to the development & management of A3 reports is at least as important as the reports themselves because of the deep learning & professional development that occurs in the process & finally the authors provide a number of examples as well as some very practical advice on how to write & review A3 reports ...

A 'one-stop shop' for assessment for student teachers covering all major assessment types carefully balancing theory with practical case studies & classroom activities 248 pages Murchan Damian ...

Offering a clear but critical overview & interrogation of the Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Code of Practice 2015 this book provides the context for understanding recent developments in SEND policy reform 176 pages Hellawell Beate ...

Improve your programming through a solid understanding of C pointers & memory management With this practical book you'll learn how pointers provide the mechanism to dynamically manipulate memory enhance support for data structures & enable access to hardware Author Richard Reese shows you how to use pointers with arrays strings structures & functions using memory models throughout the book Difficult to master pointers provide C with much flexibility & power
- yet few resources are dedicated to this data type This comprehensive book has the information you need whether you're a beginner or an experienced C or C programmer or developer Get an introduction to pointers including the declaration of different pointer types Learn about dynamic memory allocation de-allocation & alternative memory management techniques Use techniques for passing or returning data to & from functions Understand the fundamental aspects of arrays as they relate to pointers Explore the basics of strings & how pointers are used to support them Examine why pointers can be the source of security problems such as buffer overflow Learn several pointer techniques such as the use of opaque pointers bounded pointers & the restrict keyword
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Some of the most important developments in educational thought have been put forward by theorists who have challenged existing notions about the aims of education & its role in society But how do these ideas relate to today's classrooms & how can you use them to improve your own teaching practice? This textbook gives you a clear overview of fifteen thinkers who have offered challenging perspectives on education including influential sociological thinkers (Bourdieu Foucault Mezirow Bernstein) those who have questioned the orthodoxy on schooling (Holt Darling-Hammond) & other key names whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching & learning Each chapter

Includes:: practical examples showing how theories can be used to inform classroom teaching critiques of each theorist exploring opposing viewpoints & the strengths & weaknesses of different ideas reflective tasks inviting you to apply what you've read to your own educational experiences This is essential reading for anyone on university & school-based initial teacher education courses training to teach in different educational settings including early years & adult education or studying education at undergraduate & postgraduate level

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This textbook gives readers a clear overview of a selection of the most influential thinkers on education in the last hundred years including established names (Vygotsky Bruner Dewey) more recent thinkers (Freire hooks Claxton) & other key names whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching & learning 312 pages Aubrey Karl ...

The ideal introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) explaining what it is how it works how to understand the jargon & proven techniques 168 pages Kearney Albert J ...

This widely acclaimed beautifully illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout including essays on non-Western traditions The expanded book vividly examines the structure function history & meaning of architecture in ways that are both accessible & engaging Significant features of the third edition include Increased global coverage with new essays on Africa Japan China India Islamic architecture & the architecture of the Americas A new chapter covering twenty-first century architecture Updated coverage of sustainable & green architecture & its impact on design Revised historical survey & expanded & illustrated timeline Thoroughly revised & expanded art program including more than 650 black & white images?135 new to this edition & more than 200 line art drawings created by author Leland Roth A new 32-page full color insert features more than 50 new color images Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic & technological achievement with its straightforward two-part structure The Elements of Architecture & The History & Meaning of Architecture Comprehensive & clearly written Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of architecture ...