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Assessing Students’ Performance in Senior School Certificate Multiple Choice Test in Biology
Full text linkThis study investigated the assessment of students’ performance in Senior School Certificate (SSC) multiple-choice test in biology. The survey research design was employed for the study. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three (SSIII) students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instruments used for the study were 2008 SSC National Examination Council (NECO) multiple choice Biology test paper. Findings from the study showed that significant different existed between students’ performance in NECO SSCE multiple choice test in biology on the basis of senatorial districts(F = 55.556, P<0.05), school location (t = 6.89, P<0.05),; gender(t = 5.03, P<0.05), and school type (F = 75.126, P<0.05). Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that Government and other stakeholders in education should equip rural schools with facilities that are available in urban schools to improve students’ performance in Biology in rural schools
The Tale of Two Teachers’ Use of Prompts in Mathematical Discussions
Full text linkFacilitating mathematical discussions has consistently been identified as beneficial to students’ mathematical learning, with teachers’ use of questioning a primary identifier of appropriate facilitation. Although many teachers report familiarity with appropriate questioning techniques, we hypothesized that some teachers may not work in contexts where they can implement what they understand as best practices in their classroom. To explore this potential interaction, two primary teachers with similar dispositions towards mathematics pedagogy, but dissimilar institutional obligations were observed over a 10-week period. The types and frequencies of teachers’ questioning and their students’ responses during whole class mathematical discussions were observed. Despite both teachers holding similar conceptions of and dispositions towards facilitating mathematical discussion, the effectiveness of teachers’ various prompts in eliciting students’ mathematical descriptions was substantially different. Findings suggest that differences in the respective teachers’ institutional obligations may have affected the effectiveness of one teacher’s probing questions
A Comparative Study of Learning and Thinking Styles and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students In Smart Schools and Govt. Schools
Full text linkThe study was undertaken to studyacademic achievement of Secondary schools students in relation to their learning styles. The present study was conducted by employing descriptive survey method to compare learning styles and academic achievement of secondary school students in Smart Schools and govt. Schools. A sample of 200 students of class IX wasrandomly selected from four government and Smart schools of Chandigarh. Styles of Learning and thinking (SOL at) by Venkataraman (1994) were used to collect the data. Academic achievement was measured by taking scores of previous year. Statistical techniques are used in this study- Mean, Standard Deviation and t-Ratio. The findings of the study revealed no significant difference in learning and thinking styles of Smart schools and govt. Schools students.The academic achievement of secondary school students in Smart schools and govt. Schools differed partially in relation to learning and thinking styles
Lost in between colonialism and corporatism: A critical review of the case of South Korean academia
Full text linkIn this paper, we critically examine the hypothesis that higher education in Korea still operates under the context of colonial dependency and has become corporatized, driven by the ideologies of neoliberalism and market capitalism. In doing so, we discuss the academic dependency and corporatization of Korean colleges by pinpointing three events: first, the recent attempt by Korean colleges to adopt the American journal accreditation system; second, the annexation of the universities to Chabeol to make universities more competitive and efficient; and third, Korean college policies for expanding English mediated courses in their curricula. We argue that these changes impacting the atmospheres of higher education and academia in k orea are not legitimate because such changes confuse the real purposes of higher education, which should not be determined only by the logic of competition or scientific development. These changes also disregard the rights of students and lecturers to think, communicate, and perform research using their own mother tongues. We suggest alternative attitudes and strategies for Korean academia to revive academic independence
Cooperative Integrated Reading Composition (Circ): Improving Achievement in English Writing Composition Among Seventh Graders
Full text linkCooperative learning strategies have occupied a prominent place among language learning methodologies. t his study quantitatively validates the effect of the Cooperative Learning approach-Cooperative Integrated Reading Composition (CIRC) on the Writing Composition achievement in English among seventh graders. Cooperative Learning was compared with conventional teaching-learning classroom structure using an experimental design. 140 students of seventh class were randomly selected out of which 70 students formed Experimental Group (E) and 70 students formed Control Group (C). Writing Composition achievement test in English and Instructional Material were developed by the investigators themselves. Whole teaching-learning process was carried out for eight weeks only. at the end of the experiment, Writing Composition achievement test in English was given to the subjects. Data were analyzed by using the t-test. the findings revealed that Experimental Group outscored significantly Control Group on post-test showing the obvious supremacy of Co-operative Learning technique (CIRC) over Conventional Method of teaching. It was concluded that co-operative learning is an effective approach which needs to be incorporated in teaching Writing Composition to improve writing skill
Teacher Education Curriculum in context of Information &Communication Technology
Full text linkToday’s teachers need to update their knowledge and skills as the school curriculum and technologies are changing rapidly. Shift from Blackboard to Smart classrooms had changed the facet of the modern classrooms. Information Communication technologies (ICTs) can substantially support the education system if a teacher is enough competent to use the tools. For this the curriculum of teacher education system should also contribute for preparing prospective teachers. This research has been done to identify the gaps in the curriculum of teacher education system in context of ICT in perspective of the National Policies and Documents. The researcher has content analyzed the curriculum of 5 major universities in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) and tried to give the suggestions for inserting component of ICT while preparing new curriculum for B.Ed. course
Role of Education in Inculcation of Education For Peace
Full text linkPeace, as an integrative perspective for the school curriculum, is an idea whose time has come. Education for peace, as distinguished from peace education, acknowledges the goal of promoting a culture of peace as the purpose of shaping the enterprise of education. If implemented with vigor and vision, education for peace can make learning a joyful and meaningful experience. Peace studies aim for a critical analysis of war, armed conflict, and political violence as deeply-rooted phenomena that affect the daily lives of millions of people around the world. The purpose of this analysis is not merely to improve our intellectual understanding of the sources or causes of these phenomena, but also to provide us with an informed basis for effective action to end or resolve them. Peace studies involve a dynamic relationship between theory and practice, and between peace research, peace education, and peace activism. Education for peace seeks to nurture ethical development, including the values, attitudes, and skills required for living in harmony with oneself and with others, including nature. This paper aims at an understanding of ways and means to incorporate peace feeling at all levels of schooling. It is also indicated that how peace can be implanted in the mind of a sensitive child of the twenty-first century at the school and home. The various implications of peace will also be discussed. Highlights will also suggest how peace as a way of life can be inculcated in the classroom and in various extracurricular activities of the school and in daily life situations.
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Institutional and Gender Differences on Job Stress among Teachers at Secondary Stage
Full text linkPresent study intends to study the level of job stress among the secondary school teachers in hoshiarpur district. 2x2 factorial design has been employed on the scores of various dimensions of job stress between male and female government and private school teachers. In total the sample comprised of 200 teachers from schools situated in urban and rural settings of the district. The findings of the study revealed that (a) secondary schools teachers serving in government and private schools exhibit similar job stress, (b) male teachers working in secondary schools felt more job stress than female teachers; (c) males are not able to develop good interpersonal relationships; and (d) females were found working without any motive resulting in experiencing more job stress
Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning on Critical Thinking Dispositions of Secondary School Students
Full text linkThe objective of the present paper was to study the effectiveness of c ooperative Learning (Jigsaw strategy) on c ritical thinking Dispositions of secondary school students. t otal 116 students of class 9 th studying in a school affiliated to P.S.E.B were taken as sample. Data was collected by using c ritical t hinking in everyday Life developed by Mincemoyer, Perkins, Munyua (2001) which was revalidated on Indian population by Malhan (2011). By employing 2x2 factorial design of a N c OV a results showed that students taught through cooperative learning strategy (Jigsaw) (Mean=27.12, N=57) achieved significantly higher c ritical thinking Dispositions as compared to traditional method of teaching (Mean=22.39, N=59). c ritical thinking Dispositions was found to be independent of interaction between treatment and gender
Predictors of Attitude of College Students Towards use of Computers
Full text linkThe study focused on exploring predictors of attitude of college students towards use of computers. t he data were collected from 300 government and private degree college students of s angrur district of p unjab. t he results of correlation analysis revealed negative and significant relationship of attitude of college students towards use of computers with computer related anxiety. t he results revealed significant and positive relationship of attitude of college students towards use of computers with computer related self-efficacy. Further, negative and significant relationship between computer related anxiety and computer related self-efficacy among college students was reported. Computer related anxiety emerged as the most significant predictor of attitude of college students towards use of computers. t hese results of the study have implications for counsellors, teachers and parents