February 2023

How do you describe extreme disappointment?

How do you describe extreme disappointment? A minor level of disappointment could be described as disconcerted or unsettled, whereas an extreme level might be better typified as beaten or devastated. The answers are pretty straightforward: Disappointment is, in and of itself, a painful or sad feeling that happens when something disrupts our positive feelings and

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What are the disadvantages of journal writing for students?

What are the disadvantages of journal writing for students? One of the major disadvantages of journals, logs and portfolios is the difficulty some students experience, through lack of familiarity and practice, with writing reflectively. The superficial accounts of events that can result from this have little educational value – for either the assessor or the

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What are the disadvantages of diary writing?

What are the disadvantages of diary writing? Some drawbacks to diary data were noted: redundancy, irrelevance and inconsistency in the subject’s writing; drawbacks to the interview data were researcher bias, the ‘real-time’ nature of the interview and the time-consuming nature of processing and analysing the interview data. Some drawbacks to diary data were noted: redundancy,

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