Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Primary education

Advertisement

Item of publicity to promote a product or service in newspapers, magazines, on TV, etc.

Advertising Agency

Marketing services firm that assists companies in planning advertisements.

AIDA

Attention, Interest, Desire, Action - the aim of all advertising.

Benefit

Advantage of a product or service.

Billboard

Signboard or wooden structure used to display advertising posters.

Broadsheet

Newspaper printed in a large format.

Campaign

Organised course or plan of action.

Circulation

Average number of copies of newspapers or magazines sold over a period of time.

Classified Ads

Small advertisement in newspapers or magazines divided into categories.

Commercial

Advertisement on radio or television.

Coupon

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SOFTWARE TESTING

Testing can only show the presence of errors, not their absence. The goal of testing is confidence.

• Validation: Are we building the right product? What does the customer need?
• Verification: Are we building the product right? Functional/Non-Functional requirements.

SOFTWARE INSPECTION VS. SOFTWARE TESTING

While inspection will go through the code without running the program, testing will run the program and look at the results. Incomplete programs can only be inspected, not tested. Inspections can control aspects of good software (maintainability…), not just the results.

TEST CASE:

• Requirements
• Data/Input
• Actions
• Expected Results

TEST CASE PRINCIPLES:

• A test tries to find flaws in a program.
• A good test case will show a possible defect

Hillside Leisure Centre Pool Review

Pool Dimensions and Safety Features

The swimming pool at the Hillside Leisure Centre measures 25 metres by 15 metres, with a smaller pool available for children accompanied by their parents. Access to the main pool is provided by four ladders, one at each corner. Importantly, lifeguards are on duty at all times.

Changing Facilities and Cleanliness Concerns

While the pool itself is well maintained and the water appears clean, the same cannot be said for the changing areas and the showers. The lighting is poor, and the floors were rather dirty when I was last there. Furthermore, there are not nearly enough lockers to leave clothes and valuables in, especially at weekends when the pool can become horribly crowded.... Continue reading "Hillside Pool Review and Sunsets Book Recommendation" »

Curriculum Determination Authority

The curriculum is determined by several entities:

• The European Union
• The Council of Europe
• The Spanish Government (Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte): Responsible for LOE (2007) and LOMCE (2013)
• The Balearic Government (Conselleria d’Educació i Cultura)
• The School
• The Teacher

Stages of Implementation

The framework follows this progression:

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (The European Union) → BOE: State (Spain): LOMCE → BOIB: Autonomous Community (Balearic Islands) → PEC: School → Course Program: Teacher.

Major Education Laws in Spain

1970: LGE (Ley General de Educación)

• It was in effect for 10 years.
• It could not be changed for 20 years to allow time for implementation and assessment

The Period Leading Up to the 2008 North Atlantic Crisis

The 2008 crisis started in the US and then spread to the rest of the world. This was because there was an intense relationship between the US’s shadow banking and the European banks – European banks were financing the American private sector.

The European Union

A crucial factor was the massive expansion of the European banking system (1985-2002).

Megabanks contributed significantly to housing price bubbles and financial bubbles.

The Maastricht Treaty decided to keep responsibility for supervising and rescuing banks at the level of individual member countries rather than centralizing it at the union level.

The United States of America

The Vietnam War and the oil price shocks led to rising... Continue reading "Understanding the 2008 Financial Crisis: Causes and Restructuring" »

The Great Depression and the Wall Street Crash of 1929

The stock market collapsed in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, leading to widespread American poverty during the subsequent economic depression. The 1920s had seen massive stock market expansion, which peaked in August 1929.

The End of the Roaring Twenties

The Crash marked the definitive end of the Roaring Twenties. The economic fallout was immediate and severe:

• Unemployment soared, reaching approximately 13 million people.
• Investors lost their money in the Crash and could not pay their debts.
• Many banks closed, causing ordinary people to lose their life savings.
• People lost hope for the future and were forced to live in primitive conditions, often traveling desperately in search of work.

Signs frequently... Continue reading "Defining Moments in 20th Century American History" »

Understanding Irregular Verbs

Unlike regular verbs that follow a predictable pattern, irregular verbs in English have unique forms in the past simple and past participle tenses. Mastering these verbs is crucial for achieving fluency and accuracy in English.

Common Irregular Verbs

Here is a list of common irregular verbs with their infinitive, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation:

• Infinitive   Past Simple   Past Participle   Spanish
• Arise          Arose          Arisen             Surgir, Levantarse
• Awake         Awoke         Awoken           Despertarse
• Be (am, are, is)   Was/Were     Been               Ser/Estar
• Bear           Bore          Borne/

• Lexeme: The abstract vocabulary item listed in the lexicon with a common core of meaning.
• Word-forms: Physical realizations of the lexeme.
• Paradigm: The list of word-forms that belong to a word.
• Morpheme: The smallest unit of analysis with semantic content or grammatical function that words are made up of.
• Morph: The physical realization of the morpheme. Morphs are made up of one or more morphemes.
• Syncretism: Identical word-forms that belong to the same lexeme but are different grammatical words.
• Root: The basic form that remains when you get rid of all the affixes.
• Stem: A term that we only use in inflectional morphology; it is the form to which you attach an inflectional affix (only suffixes in English).
• Base: Anything; any root and any stem are