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Student Leaders’ Assessment on RA 11462 in Nueva EcijaStudent Leaders’ Assessment on RA 11462 in Nueva Ecija
No full textIn the Philippines, local government serves as the foundation of the entire structure of the government. The study described the social, economic, and political impact of RA 11462. Also, the study described the relationship and difference between and among the socio-demographic profile and social, political and economic impact of RA 11462. Using quantitative research, the profile characteristics of the selected student leader-respondents from the two sample universities in Cabanatuan City, and their assessment of the social, economic and political impact of the term extension of the Barangay and SK members will describe quantitatively. A total 150 student leaders (75 from public school and 75 from private school) in Nueva Ecija were involved in this study. Based from the gathered data, it can be noted that most of the respondents were undecided regarding the positive or negative social, economic and political impact of RA 11462. It implies that the impact of RA 11462 has an equilibrium on both positive and negative. It is recommended to have the government improve the response to have more positive impact than negative impact in terms of social, economic, political removing neutrality. The null hypotheses are retained. It implies that socio-demographic profile of the respondents does not affect the social, economic and political impact of RA 11462. However, the position currently held affect the social impact of RA 11462. Thus, the null hypothesis for social impact is rejected. It is recommended to have a deepen research on other independent variables such mentioned on this study did not affect any social, economic and political impact of R.A. 11462. However, it should be noted that the position currently held affect social impact of RA 11462. It is recommended then to have further research on factors affected by the independent variable
English Teaching in Cyberculture: A Brief Analysis
Get PDFThe present study aimed to comparatively analyze the potential of BBC Learning English and Memrise platforms, in inclusive English teaching. This is a qualitative-interpretative research based in exploratory approach which methodological-theoretical framework is anchored to the Bakhtinian dialogic language conception, to the second language acquisition theory to the Computer-Assisted Language Learning theory), to multiliteracies; and to the English use as a Lingua Franca. For the analysis, we have built a matrix based on the English language acquisition context. The analysis steps ran through the evaluation matrix building, the exploration and development of a comparative study of BBC learning and Memrise platforms on the defined parameters. To the parameters building, the linguistic, methodological, and accessibility aspects in the websites were considered. After analyzing BBC learning English and Memrise, it was identified that they do not encompass dialogical language acquisition and the concept of multiliteracies
Difficulties and Solutions of Part-time Graduate Admissions in China
Get PDFPart-time postgraduate education and full-time postgraduate education are complementary in function, and jointly improve China\u27s degree and postgraduate education system. Since the implementation of the combined training of the two types of graduate students, part-time graduate education, especially the admissions process, has encountered some difficulties, which need to be resolved urgently, such as fewer applicants, lower initial admission rates, difficulty in adjusting admissions, and diverse student structure, etc. The main reason is that the social recognition of part-time graduate students is low, and the social stereotype of the dwarf status of part-time graduate students has not changed. In order to effectively solve the above problems and improve China\u27s postgraduate education methods, specific suggestions are put forwar
Parents’ perceptions over the use of New Technologies in Education
Get PDFThis article analyses parents\u27 views on the role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays in the context of pedagogy. It also refers to parents\u27 beliefs, fears and expectations towards new technologies. It uses data that were collected from primary schools and kindergartens of the region of Eastern Macedonian and Thrace in Greece. 1450 parents participated in this research, 869 were from primary schools and 581 from kindergartens. The results showed that parents (both from primary school and kindergarten) believe that new technologies help their children in the learning process and they believe that new technologies are beneficial for their children. Despite the fact that parents accept new technologies in their children\u27s lives only for educational purposes, they don\u27t want their children to spend a lot of time on the computer, because they are afraid that their children will not be able to socialize properl
A Review of Research on Thick Translation
Get PDFThis article reviews the research on thick translation both at home and abroad by the documentary analysis method. It is found that, in spite of the outcomes obtained from existing theoretical and applied researches on thick translation, there are two aspects in need of improvement with regard to studying translated works with thick translation. On the one hand, the object of study is mainly literary works, without enough attention paid to texts of other types. On the other hand, discussion on the application of thick translation in specific translated works is limited to listing examples, with deep investigation into research results being ignored
On the English Translation of Tang Poetry in the Perspective of “Harmony-Guided Three-level Poetry Translation Criteria”—A Case Study of “Song of the Roosting Crows”
Get PDFThe translation of ancient Chinese poetry has always been an insurmountable mountain in literary translation, and Li Bai\u27s poetic merits as a unique symbol of ancient Chinese poetry are more favored by Chinese and foreign translators. Some of the translations are to an extent mixed with drawbacks. Based on Dr. Wang Feng’s “Harmony-guided Three-Level poetry translation criteria”, this paper compares and analyzes four English versions of Li Bai’s “Song of the Roosting Crows”. It demonstrates the practical value of this theory in Chinese poetry translation, hoping to promote the dissemination of Chinese literature and culture
The Implementation of Guilford Learning Production Dimensions in Ninth Grade Students of SMP Negeri I Sipahutar Tapanuli Utara
Get PDFThe aims of this study is to apply Guilford\u27s production dimensions in mathematics learning, especially algebraic units in story problems and to find out whether the application of Guilford\u27s production dimensions is effective for teaching algebraic units in the story problems. The subjects in this study is ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Sipahutar Tapanuli Utara, while the object was student learning outcomes as a result of learning by applying Guilford\u27s production dimensions to the algebra unit in the story questions. This research is classified as classroom action research, the results of data analysis show that learning mathematics by applying Guilford\u27s production theory to the algebra unit has been completed, the level of student mastery in learning is 78.92%, this shows that the level of student mastery is still classified as moderate, the absorption of individual students is obtained by 32 people from 35 students or 91.42% of many subjects have completed learning, thus classical achievement has been completed, the achievement of specific learning objectives is all completely achieved (achieved in over 65%), during learning with the application of Guilford production theory in the algebra unit. From the results of the questionnaire given to students, it shows that students\u27 responses to learning with the application of Guilford\u27s production dimension theory are positive
Assessing the Relevance of Education for SelfReliance in Public Secondary Schools in Meru District Council in Arusha-Tanzania
Get PDFEducation for Self-Reliance has been in practice in Tanzania for several years since 1967. The country made reforms in various education policies and programs to ensure that students in secondary schools are provided with Education for Self-Reliance (ESR) to realize national education objectives. This study sought to examine the relevance of ESR in secondary schools on helping students to have independent living after graduation. The study was guided by the following objectives, to assess the relevance of Education for Self-Reliance and to ascertain the subjects empowering students in Self-Reliance in secondary schools. The study adopted the human capital theory developed in 1776 and adopted by Theodor Schultz in the field of education in 1969. The researcher used a mixed research approach and convergent parallel research design to collate data. A sample size of 192 informants was used to provide data in quantitative and qualitative terms. Quantitative data were analyzed with the support of SPSS program version 20, while qualitative data was analyzed through coding, categories and themes. Content and face validity of the instrument were observed and reliability tested in split-half system to obtain 0.80 correlation coefficient which showed the research instruments were valid and reliable. The findings postulated that ESR is relevant as it helps students to alleviate poverty, create employment, increase confidence, promote students’ knowledge and skills and free them from crimes and immoralities after graduation. Also, the researcher found that physical education, music, fine arts, commerce, business studies, computer studies and agriculture are very crucial subjects in empowering students in Self-Reliance, however, teachers do not teach these Self-Reliance subjects in public secondary schools. Therefore students are completed secondary schools with inadequate skills for Self[1]Reliance which leads to unemployment, engaging in crimes and failure to seize opportunities around. The researcher further recommended that the Ministry of Education Science and Technology to contrive an educational policy framework to emphasize the teaching of ESR subjects in secondary schools. Also, training and retraining of teachers on Self-Reliance can be an effective way to provide ESR in public secondary schools
Role of Holistic Education in Empowering University Students for Industrial Development in Tanzania
Get PDFThe aim of this paper was to explore the role of holistic education in empowering university students for middle economy development in Tanzania. The government has made various attempts to reform its education system to prepare university learners to manage, develop the country for the middle industrialization economy. Holistic education could be a functional tool for empowering youth for industrial Development. The study was guided by three objectives: To determine the contribution of skills taught at the University in empowering the learners for Industrial Development, examine the education system to industrial development, to determine the attitude of university learners towards self-reliance in Tanzania. The survey design was adopted and purposive sampling, stratified, simple random selection method were used to select 150 participants from a population of 2000 students from five universities. Forty lecturers were selected from a population of 500. Five university deans, and 5 university managers were purposive sampled, this made a total of 200 participants. The study utilized mixed methods, convergent parallel research methods designs, which involved quantitative and qualitative research methods. The instruments for data collection were a questionnaire, in-depth interview guide, and observation. Validity and reliability were checked, the result of Cronbach\u27s alpha was 0.861 indicating that the instruments were valid and reliable. Data was collected, coded using expressive statistics with the support package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21. Qualitative information were coded by the naming of conceptual categories and main themes to obtain numerous realities. The results demonstrated that majority of graduates in Tanzania were preparing for white collar\u27s job, they lack capacity to transfer theoretical to work place situation which is needed. The study suggested: Educational Curriculum needs to be reviewed to meet the demand of the people, commence an intensive mentoring programs by formulating link with other industry investors, alumni, professional, and business professions so that university learners can acquire knowledge and skills for industrial development
The skills-based approach and the action perspective: what impact on writing performance?
Get PDFThe teaching/learning of French in Morocco faces several difficulties. Learners\u27 performance in this area leaves something to be desired, so finding didactic solutions turn out to be a complex task. As part of the action-oriented approach, Social tasks that are fairly engaging and adapted to the needs of learners respond to the problematic of this study.
This study presents the design of two didactic units around the same theme "water and life" in order to raise awareness of the protection of natural resources : The first unit is mounted according to current practices : the skills approach, the second is developed according to the principles of the action-oriented approach. The tasks were designed and tested with a class group of 15 learners with the intention of analyzing and comparing them to define how they can better improve the performance of learners in writing