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What would happen if we strew sugar in water or oil? Predictions and drawings of pre-schoolers
Authors: Panagiotaki Maria-Antonia , Ravanis Konstantinos
Published: August 2018

In this article, we will present a research on the tracing of pre-school studentsâ€™ mental representations on the phenomenon of dissolution of solids in a liquid. Thirty-one children drawn out of four different kindergarten classes participate in this research. The main subject of this research was the listing and ranking of 5-6 year old childrenâ€™s representations, when called to predict problems concerning the dissolution of a solid substance in two different liquids (water or oil). The approach was qualitative and the research was carried out based on personal interviews and childrenâ€™s drawings. The results showed that a significant percentage of the subject sample does not detect differences between the dissolution of sugar in water or oil, that there are major differences when children draw or predict and that while in their drawings children seem to comprehend the preservation of sugar in the solution, in their predictions many of them view that sugar is not preserved.
Using Data Mining Technique to Analyze Student's Performance
Authors: Elaraby Ibrahim Sayed
Published: August 2018

Educational organizations are one of the important parts of our society and playing a vital role for growth and development of any nation. With the help of Data Mining, which is an emerging technique, one can efficiently learn from historical data and use that obtained knowledge for predicting future behaviour of concern areas. Growth of current education system is surely enhanced if Data Mining has been adopted as a futuristic strategic management tool. The Data Mining tool is able to facilitate better resource utilization in terms of student performance, course development and finally the development of nation's education related standards. This paper focuses on capabilities of data mining in context of education, Also it compare three of the most common data mining techniques (ID3, C4.5 and REPTree).
Le classement international des universitÃ©s et la gouvernance universitaire : Mythe ou rÃ©alitÃ© ? Lâ€™exemple du Maroc
Authors: Harrizi Driss
Published: August 2018

On assiste depuis plusieurs dÃ©cennies Ã  lâ€™exercice de classement des universitÃ©s, surtout les universitÃ©s amÃ©ricaines et anglaises. Mais, Ã  partir de 2003, date du lancement de lâ€™Academic Ranking of World Universities par lâ€™universitÃ© Jiao Tong de Shanghai en Chine, le monde de lâ€™enseignement supÃ©rieur a concrÃ©tisÃ© les changements dÃ©jÃ  opÃ©rÃ©s partout au monde. Dâ€™autres voient en lui les germes dâ€™un nouvel ordre mondial de l'enseignement supÃ©rieur et de la recherche scientifique.ConÃ§u en premier lieu comme moyen dâ€™aide Ã  lâ€™orientation des futurs Ã©tudiants, le classement international des universitÃ©s a pris dâ€™autres dimensions, a savoir un outil dâ€™influence et mÃªme de dÃ©cision de la part des pouvoirs public,â€¦Peu importe le jugement portÃ© envers ces classements, Ãªtre dâ€™accord ou en dÃ©saccord avec le classement, ces derniers sont devenusÂ  une rÃ©alitÃ© dans notre monde contemporain. Cette situation est lâ€™un des manifestations concrÃ¨tes de lâ€™aprÃ¨s capitalisme post-industriel. On est bien dans lâ€™Ã¨re de la nouvelle Ã©conomie ou bien prÃ©cisÃ©ment le capitalisme cognitif.Comment se comporter face Ã  ce changement, surtout pour une rÃ©gion comme le monde arabe et un pays comme la Maroc? Telle est la question centrale de notre article.De cette problÃ©matique se dÃ©clinent un ensemble de questions dont principalementÂ :Est-ce le classement international des universitÃ©s est bien connu par nos universitÃ©s? Est-ce quâ€™il peut constituer une voie pour la rÃ©forme de nos universitÃ©s? Les critÃ¨res de classification peuvent ils nous renseigner sur dâ€™autres aspects au delÃ  du positionnement? Le mode de management de nos universitÃ©s devra t-il Ãªtre modifiÃ© ou changÃ©Â ? De quels outils de management stratÃ©gique avons-nous besoinÂ ? Comment faire partie de ce nouvel ordre mondial tout en gardant les prioritÃ©s nationales? Faut- il intÃ©grer cette tendance ou la nierÂ  complÃ¨tement? Est ce quâ€™on peut rÃ©concilier les exigences internationales et prioritÃ©s et particularitÃ©s nationalesÂ ?Tant de questions fondamentales auxquelles on essayeraÂ  de rÃ©pondre dans cet article, en commenÃ§ant par bien connaitre la mÃ©thodologie de sÃ©lection et les critÃ¨res de classement de diffÃ©rents classements internationaux des universitÃ©s. Des critiques, conclusions et recommandations seront relatÃ©es Ã  la fin.
IMPACT OF STRESS ON FRONT-LINE / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES AND ITâ€™S SOLUTION
Authors: Srivastava Sachin Kumar
Published: August 2018

In todayâ€™s competitive environment, succumbing to stressful situations is cause of worries.Â Â Business environment is uncertain and turbulent and the race to reach the top has increased. The reasons for stress mayÂ be attributed to work pressure,Â peer pressures,Â family demands, lifestyles etc. Sometimes these stressors are beyond oneâ€™s control and one may fall prey to number of problems indulge inÂ alcoholic pleasures which have ruined lives. On the other hand there is no room for non performers which mayÂ result in loss of job and search for another.Â Â These pressures are there to stay closing oneâ€™s eye is no solution. However it would be wrong to interpret that stress is an unwanted element of oneâ€™s life .Creation of healthy and non stressful environment has become a key focus for organizations1The rich Hindu literature has since years contained methods and techniques that will help mankind to face the pressures and maintain a healthy mind, body and soul. This research papers deals in managing stress by understanding some aspects of Vedic literature.
School activities in health education and their impact on parents
Authors: Cirino Ruocco Ana Maria , Madeira Newton Goulart
Published: August 2018

There is little empirical evidence establishing the value of schoolhouse education of children and the repercussions on their families; a quantitative analysis of instructional intervention in health and its reflection on the family permits quantification of its effectiveness outside of the school setting. To this end, we utilized instruction on head lice in schoolchildren was conducted. A randomized sample of those responsible for students enrolled from the third to fifth grade, from two public schools who had taken an instructional module on pediculosis, were invited to respond to a questionnaire that aimed to ascertain their opinions on the instruction and what its impact was on their family. The variables were assessed by univariat analysis. Â Of 155 total respondents, 89.9% were the parents of the students. The students that had infestation, in turn, had greater capacity to influence the family on measures against lice. The majority of those responsible supported the instruction and reported being satisfied with the school for having addressed the theme. When the subject pertains to the reality of the students, the school-family link is strengthened. Instruction on pediculosis in school helps bridge the gap between the theoretical and the practical, a harmonization required in health education.
Development and validation of a questionnaire on EFL teachersâ€™ attitudes towards classroom observation
Authors: Khodabakhshzade Hossein , Fatemi Azar Hosseini
Published: August 2018

This study was conducted to construct and validate an EFL teachersâ€™ attitudes towards classroom observation scale in the context of Iran. For this purpose, one hundred EFL teachers, who were teaching English in Jahan Elm, Institute of Higher Education and Hafez English Language Institute, Mashhad, Iran, were asked to participate in the study and fill in the questionnaire. First, the internal consistency of the instrument as measured by Cronbachâ€™s coefficient alpha reliability reached acceptable alpha(s). Then, Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) were conducted using LISREL 8.80. The results of the CFA as assessed by the CFI/NNFI, RMSEA and chi-x2, reached acceptable fits. The factor structures were defined and the factors were clearly distinguishable from one another. Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that the present scale has undoubtedly strong psychometric characteristics and good construct validity which is useful for assessing EFL teachersâ€™ views on classroom observation in Iran.
Status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Profession Education in Kenya
Authors: A. McNulty John , Otieno Antony , Gachoka Steven , Hillary Edalia , Juma Faith , Maingi Martin , Mugire Saidi , Mwangi Samuel , Yallah Collins , B. Harrison Kathleen
Published: August 2018

Because ICT is an integral component of health care and education, we evaluated the status of ICT among health profession students (n=310) at 5 universities in Kenya.Â Â  Most students owned a computer (73%) or smart phone (60%). Ownership of ICT devices was significantly associated with familiarity of technology and Internet accessibility.Â  Most students (54%) agreed that computer instruction (CAI) was available in their curriculum, but only 39% used it routinely.Â  Males were more familiar with ICT than females, which was the only important gender difference.Â  These data and the variability in responses across universities provide important information for the continued development of policies to promote ICT in health education.
Impact of an Informal Science Program: Middle School Gifted Science Students
Authors: Singh Dr. Abha
Published: August 2018

This research explores an informal science program (ISP) in fulfilling the needs of talented and gifted middle school students. Specifically, it discusses the need of teachersâ€™ continued professional development and the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in instructing gifted middle school students. It further focuses on characteristics of successful teaching strategies and methods for identifying and training teachers. The study uses a constructivist framework to examine teaching methods and suggests that constructivism is an appropriate method for instructing gifted middle school students.The research reflects the results of an embedded descriptive multiple case study of six teachers in the informal science program, an initiative to provide middle school students in rural midwestern states with opportunities for accelerated learning in science.
Imperatives of Cognitive and Affective Skills for Innovative Problem Solving: A Fresh Perspective
Authors: Babu. G. N. Dr. Mohan , G. M. Sushravya.
Published: August 2018

Most educational models that prescribe teaching and training methods to groom school children into innovators fail to take a deeper view of engineering design methodology. Yet others tend to ignore the importance of human values which must be an integral part of any innovative design process.Â  In this paper, We would first disaggregate design capabilities into its constituent capabilities, namely, exploring, creating and converging capabilities, which we need to master to produce better products and services, and then show how the cognitive and affective skills proposed by Benjamin Bloom, and Anderson and Krathwohl in their educational models can directly and significantly contribute to these constituent capabilities. With an improved understanding of the eco-system needed for better design solutions, we suggest that the present education systems, especially in developing countries, be critically reviewed and reoriented from the perspective of producing quality innovative designers, regardless of the problem area.Â Â
Words and Pictures: Back to basics for effective learning in the health sciences
Authors: Thunders Dr Michelle , Jing Ying , Clarke Jim , Wadsworth Dan , Thomas Judy , Page Rachel
Published: August 2018

Students often struggle with science content because of their lack of science vocabulary comprehension and the general bewilderment with facing lengthy segments of text without meaning. This paper reports on a twoâ€“pronged initiative to facilitate health science learning for first year degree students.Firstly, the introduction of visual diagrams into teaching practice. These diagrams summarize linkages between content and are valuable tools for visual learners and an important learning skill to develop for students new to the tertiary education environment. Secondly development of an online science vocabulary tool. Science vocabulary is often derived from Greek and Latin words, languages not familiar to the majority of our students. Knowing common suffixes, prefixes and root words can facilitate student understanding of new complex concepts. Development of a visual, interactive and quick online tool to aid students dissect and decode parts of words and help them to understand the entire word. This is particularly Â beneficial for students otherwise disadvantaged, for example, students where English is not their first language and students with little or no previous science education as often the case for students undertaking the Bachelor Health Science (BHlthSci) degree. This could also help with first-year student retention as it may help students to not see science words as daunting and confusing and give them confidence in their learning. Preliminary survey results indicate a positive student response to the initiatives with the majority of students using these tools to focus their revision and incorporating them in their self-directed learning.
A Review of B. F. Skinnerâ€™s â€˜Reinforcement Theory of Motivationâ€™
Authors: Gordan Marzieh
Published: August 2018

B. F. Skinner in his book Beyond Freedom and Dignity said that thinkers should make fundamental changes in human behavior, and they couldn't bring these changes only with the help of physics or biology. He believes that we only acquire the technology of behavior. Centuries ago people were seeing themselves as a person who could feel himself better any other creatures in the world. But in todayâ€™s world he is not able to understand himself. Although science have emerged vastly; but we are not able to compare anything like a science of human behavior with any other science in the world. As behaviorist B.F. Skinner brought up the Reinforcement Theory. The Reinforcement Theory isÂ  one of the oldest theories of motivation which describe behavior and how we act. This theory can called as â€˜behaviorismâ€™ or â€˜operant conditioningâ€™ that is taught in the todayâ€™s world of psychology. In this article we are looking at B. F. Skinner Reinforcement Theory of Motivation and we go through all details in this theory. This is a review paper based on the theorist Skinner.
Human Rights Education in Teacher Training Programs
Authors: MAKKAR NEETU , Kaur Ms. Gurminder
Published: August 2018

Â Educated People are the greatest guarantee of Human Rights and, in effect serves as its ultimate sanction has fostered interest and efforts in the field of Human Rights Education. Human Rights Education means to make Human Rights universal and comprehensive by providing training in Human Rights and to aware people regarding Human Rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual. Recognition the universal concern about the contribution of Human Rights Education in ensuring the protection and realization of Human Rights, India has adopted multipronged strategy for ensuring Human Rights for its citizens. It incorporated into its constitution the various Human Rights as Fundamental Rights provided in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Keeping in view the Ethnic diversity and highly divisive society of India, it has made provisions for the deprived sections of the society like the scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) as well as girls and disabled persons. The present paper stresses that the Teacher Training Programs play a vital role in promoting Human Rights among the people. It aims to study that the Teachers are prepared through Pre-service and continuous In-service Teacher Education Programs that focused on Human Rights Education with in-depth knowledge about Human Rights, required teaching skills and practice of Human Rights in society.
Studentsâ€™ Classroom Participation: What Drives It?
Authors: Mustapha Dr. Siti Maziha
Published: August 2018

What drives students to engage in dialogues, contribute to discussion, and make enquiries in the classroom? Is the studentâ€™s self-efficacy linked to their actual participation in class? The relationship between studentsâ€™ self-efficacy and classroom participation has received relatively little attention and has not been fully explored. Due to the scant literature, this study looks at self-efficacy as theorized by Banduraâ€™s Social Cognitive theory, in relation to studentsâ€™ participation in classroom activities. It seeks to determine whether Banduraâ€™s theory of self-efficacy has a causal relationship with studentsâ€™ frequency and length of participation. Eighty four students were involved in the study. All the participants completed the Classroom Participation Self-Efficacy Scale (CPSES) to determine their self-efficacy level. The video-recording sessions provided the data on the frequency and time spent on classroom participation. The quantitative data were analysed using SPSS Statistics 17.0 software, where descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were carried out. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between studentsâ€™ classroom participation self-efficacy and length of participation. There was also a significant relationship between studentsâ€™ classroom participation self-efficacy and frequency of participation. Recommendations are offered to enhance studentsâ€™ self-efficacy and promote studentsâ€™ classroom participation in context of higher learning.
Virtual image and pupilsâ€™ conceptual difficulties in the first year of Baccalaureate Experimental Sciences
Authors: Touhami Abderrahmane Ouazzani , Benjellouna Nadia , Alamia Mohamed , Aounia Haddou
Published: August 2018

This paper presents a research on the pupilsâ€™ conceptual difficulties in the first year of Baccalaureate Experimental Sciences (ES) during the geometrical construction of the virtual image.The experimentation realized in this research takes into account the reality of the teaching in the classroom. It was conducted towards the end of the school year 2012/2013 among a group of learners consisting of 54 pupils. These pupils must only use the traditional method paper, pencil, ruler and protractor for doing tests.By analyzing the conceptual difficulties proven in the false geometrical constructions produced by the pupils, we have marked that the first variant sub-tests do not allow the emergence of the conceptual difficulty associated with the tracing of the construction ray extension. The construction of the virtual image through the second variant sub-tests has shown that about 32 % of pupils face against this conceptual difficulty, which is related to an incorrect status that the pupil attributes to the construction ray extension.After checking the conceptual difficulty related to the correspondence image object (punctual and global) and the conceptual difficulty associated with the minimum number of rays departing from the same point of the luminous object and also the difficulty in tracing a construction ray, it seems that the both variants donâ€™t allow the emergence of these conceptual difficulties.
ATTITUDES OF WOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA FOR PRENATAL TESTING AS A PREVENTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROCEDURE
Authors: Mitrevska Roberta , Isjanovska Rozalinda
Published: August 2018

Prenatal screening and diagnostic tests are associated with great anticipation, many questions, and different attitudes for the condition of the fetus, as well as providing important information about the health and condition of the future baby. The study included 507 respondents.The aim of the research is to determine the attitudes of Macedonian women for prenatal testing as preventive public health procedures, depending on their demographic characteristics.The research is an analytical sectional study whose results were collected by a questionnaire that was made for the purposes of the study, and included women-mothers with at least one pregnancy.To follow the observation about attitudes toward prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures, Â a descriptive analysis of the total number of points was made, where we found that surveyed women in Macedonia don`t have precisely built views ( opinions ) regarding prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures . The higher level of attitudes towards prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures associated with respondents of age group under 49 years, who are Â residing in the city, with high educational level, married, nationality Macedonians, have health insurance, those who have children with developmental disabilities and women with one to two pregnancies. But although there are differences in demographic characteristics, respondents in 67.1 % are unanimous in terms of attitude that prenatal screening tests should be used by all pregnant women. For this view is unspecified are 25.2%, 7.7 % Â of the respondents disagree .
Investigating pupilsâ€™ group creativity in drama - Teacher trainees fostering a creative classroom environment
Authors: Toivanen Tapio , Halkilahti Laura
Published: August 2018

The use of drama in education can be seen as a method to support pupilsâ€™ creativity. Drama work offers possibilities for creative group processes and aims for deeper conceptual understanding by preparing students to create new knowledge. Having said this, it is difficult to determine whether this is true, and in what way if it is true. This article seeks to answer the following research questions: Can the principles of theatrical improvisation be used as an analytic tool to examine the collaboration and emergence of creative ideas between pupils during drama work? To what degree do teacher trainees succeed in supporting pupilsâ€™ group creativity in drama lessons? The potential complexity and diversity of creative group processes in drama education is challenging for teacher trainees and novice teachers at the beginning of their careers. In this study teacher trainees specializing in drama were observed. Eight lessons were recorded and analyzed using the core principles of improvisation as an analytic tool. The scenes were then interpreted to recognize the characteristics of group creativity (improvisation, collaboration and emergence) defined by Sawyer (2003, 2006, 2012). Both authors analyzed and made their interpretations separately. The findings were compared and the few situations where the authorsâ€™ opinions differed were reconciled by discussion. The research results show that the analysis method based on the principles of improvisation was moderately usable for both exact and more general analysis. Within the restrictions of the case studies, our conclusion is that drama teaching supports pupilsâ€™ group creativity.
REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Randhawa Bhupinderjit Kaur
Published: August 2018

Technology has revolutionized our society. In the last two decades, technology has dramatically penetrated into almost all walks of life and education was not an exception to it. The task of educating the young persons and students is not easy to perform. It needs large numbers of schools, colleges, universities and different kind of educational institutions, lots of funds and many other things. Universalization of elementary education is a cherished goal before our nation. Same is the case with our secondary education. In the age of globalization, our educational institutes need to be overhauled. New web-based technologies are becoming part and parcel of our education system. If the education needs to be qualitative, it should continuously be in track with the contemporary changes in the developments in the society.Â
Scaffolding in learning to write: A focus on learners and teacher in rural area
Authors: Jalaluddin Ilyana
Published: August 2018

This study focuses on rural area learnersâ€™ learning process, and the teacherâ€™s roles in developing the rural learnersâ€™ writing skills. Specifically, this study aims to investigate how teacher assists the students in learning to write, and following that, this study then aims to understand how teacherâ€™s assistance affects studentsâ€™ writing skills.Â  The participants of this study consisted of three fourth former students and their English teacher. In order to gather information about the teacherâ€™s assistance and its effect on learnersâ€™ writing skills, two types of data were collected. Firstly, non-participant classroom observation was carried out for six months where the researcher observed and recorded each activity in the classroom. Secondly, all of the studentsâ€™ written works during each activity were compiled and the content was analyzed to see the changes. One essay entitled â€˜My fatherâ€™ will be used for the discussion of this paper. Finding showed that students managed to improve their sentences in the essay once the teacher assisted them through class discussion and individual comments.
LEVEL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVIATIONS AMONG THE TALENTED STUDENTS IN THE ADOLESCENCE STAGE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME PERSONAL VARIABLES IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
Authors: Al-Zahrani Mohammed Ali Hassan , Bin Ghani Mohammad Zuri
Published: August 2018

The present study aims to identify the nature of the relationship between patterns of family upbringing and the deviant behavior among the talented students in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The study has been applied to the talented students in the age (13-15) years and to their parents. A scale of family upbringing patters and a scale of behavioral deviations have been developed in order to achieve the study objectives. The study has reached into the conclusion that the relationship between patterns of family upbringing and deviant behavior interpret as a ratio of (27.0 %) of the deviant behavior in all patterns of upbringing.
ENHANCING ACADEMIC WRITING PERFORMANCE THROUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMIC FORMULAS
Authors: Ab Manan Nor Ashikin , Jaganathan Paramaswari , Pandian Ambigapathy
Published: August 2018

This paper discusses the results of a study on formula instruction conducted among mixed-ability diploma level university students. The main objective of the study was to investigate whether incorporating direct instruction of academic formulas (DIAF) into an academic writing class would encourage the use of the target academic formulas (TAF) in the post academic essay writing (AEW) test, and improve the subjectsâ€™ academic writing performance. Two intact groups of diploma level university students enrolled in an academic writing course employing a process-oriented writing approach participated in the study. Both groups consisted of forty students and were assigned as the experimental and control groups. DIAF was incorporated into the existing academic writing courseâ€™s syllabus and was conducted two hours per week over six out of the fourteen-week semester. Pre and post AEW tests were used to assess the subjectsâ€™ academic writing performance before and after the treatment. The results of the study are discussed by addressing three research questions: 1) What are the effects of DIAF on the TAF use in the post AEW test? 2) What is the effect of TAF use on the post AEW test scores? 3) What are the effects of DIAF on the subjectsâ€™ academic writing performance? It was concluded that DIAF encourages the use of more TAF and a more varied selection of TAF in the post AEW test. There is a significant but weak positive linear relationship between the number of TAF used in the post AEW test and the post AEW test scores (r=0.473), and the number of TAF used is a significant predictor in estimating the scores for all the three AEW test components. DIAF is also beneficial at enhancing the subjectsâ€™ academic writing performance with a large effect size of 0.98 for â€˜languageâ€™ component, 0.86 for â€˜organizationâ€™ component and a small effect size of 0.45 for â€˜contentâ€™ component.
The Effect of Teaching "Chaos Theory and Fractal Geometry" on Geometric Reasoning Skills of Secondary Students
Authors: Abu Elwan Reda
Published: August 2018

Chaos theory and fractal geometry have begun to appear as an important issue in secondary school mathematics. Chaos theory is the qualitative study of unstable periods in deterministic nonlinear dynamical systems, chaos theory looks at how things evolve. Fractal geometry is a subject that has established connections with many areas of mathematics (including number theory, probability theory and dynamical systems). Fractal geometry, together with the broader fields of nonlinear dynamics and complexity, represented a large segment of modern science at the end of the 20th century; this paper investigate the concepts of chaos theory and fractal geometry as a conceptual transformation at secondary school level. This paper reports a study of the effects of teaching chaos theory and fractal geometry on geometric reasoning skills in geometry. Thirty of the tenth grade students of basic education participated in an experimental group, which was involved in working with chaos theory and fractal geometry activities, pre-treatment measures the geometric Reasoning skills. Teaching fractal geometry properties and examples were focused in the teaching activities. At the end of the teaching measuresÂ  geometric reasoning skills were again obtained. Since the study was an exploration, the effectiveness of teaching chaos theory and fractal geometry, the exploratory data collected by the researcher was also considered to be an important part of the study.Â
Role of Information Technology in Implementation of Telemedicine System
Authors: Soltanzadeh Ladan , Taheri Arezou , Rabiee Mohammad
Published: August 2018

Introduction: Telemedicine is the wide description of providing medical and healthcare services by means of telecommunications.Methodology: A search of electronic databases including Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for relevant papers was performed. All studies addressing the use of telemedicine in emergency medical or pre-hospital care setting were included. Out of a total of 1,230 abstracts that were reviewed, result of 39 articles and 3 books and author 's experiences were gathered.Findings:Technologies do not only assist medical practitioners and patients receiving treatment, they also benefit perfectly healthy people by providing a wide range of general health assessments.Conclusion: telemedicine is medical services through the use ofÂ  telecommunications.
MATHEMATICS TEACHERSâ€™ RESPONSES TO STUDENTSâ€™ MISCONCEPTIONS IN ALGEBRA
Authors: Elisha Zuya Habila
Published: August 2018

The study investigated the responses of teachers of mathematics to studentsâ€™ misconceptions in algebra. Qualitative approach to the analysis of the data was employed. Eighty seven teachers took part in the study, and four questionnaires were designed to explore the responses of the teachers. The focus was on variables, algebraic fractions, equations and word problems. The study revealed that some of the teachers were successful in understanding studentsâ€™ thinking with regard to the algebraic concepts studied. The study also indicated that most teachers ask instructional questions instead of investigative questions. Most teachers were incapable of asking questions which would reveal studentsâ€™ source or cause of misconception. Another important finding was that some of the teachers had difficulties in understanding the problems, hence could not figure out the studentsâ€™ misconceptions or errors in the hypothetical solutions given in the questionnaires. The teachersâ€™ pedagogical content knowledge was generally inadequate.
Factors affecting the performance of caring behaviors in Taiwanese nursing students: a qualitative study.
Authors: Lee Yi-Wen
Published: August 2018

Care is an important nursing concept. Nursing education should focus on cultivating studentsâ€™ performance of caring behaviors to maintain the patient care that is a hallmark of this profession and guard the health of patients. Nursing teachers must understand the factors related to the performance of caring behaviors in students. This knowledge can serve as a reference for the development and teaching strategy of a nursing program. This qualitative study aimed at understanding the factors affecting the performance of caring behaviors by nursing students.This qualitative study was conducted at a science and technology university inNorthern Taiwan. Convenience sampling was used to collect 40 reflective journals from 20 nursing students at the five-year junior college as the study data. Content analysis was used to analyze the data.This study found two themes related to caring behaviors in nursing students: perception of nursing students and inter-subjectivity with patients.The beliefs and perceptions of students are closely linked to their performance of caring behaviors. Greater awareness in nursing students will improve their performance of caring behaviors (e.g., the concept of nursing care, ability to care, empowerment, learning by imitation and inter-subjectivity with patients). Results of this study could serve as a reference for program design and clinical practicum instruction for nursing education, to improve caring behaviors in students.
In-Service Teachersâ€™ views and conceptions on culture and mathematics education in rural schools.
Authors: Muzangwa Jonatan , Chindanya Dr.Andrew
Published: August 2018

The teaching of culture and heritage studies is the flagship of Great Zimbabwe University. This present study is investigating preliminary views and conceptionsÂ  of in-service teachers on culture and mathematics education. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey on all 27 teachers who majored in mathematics education. The group was considered small enough to render sampling unnecessary. It was observed that a good part of students were aware of the significance of the role of culture on mathematics education whilst some were not very sure how culture played a role in the field of mathematics. We recommend the school curriculum to implement culture-oriented mathematics education that ensures the survival of African culture.Â
Correlations between Chemistry Lab Notebooks Scores and Academic Achievement Scores of Gifted Science Students and Their Perceptions on Chemistry Lab and the Lab Notebooks
Authors: Kim Dong-Jin , Park Kuk-Tae , Pentland Denise
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze chemistry laboratory notebooks completed by gifted science students and their observations on chemistry experiments and the laboratory notebooks, focusing on the correlations among the studentsâ€™ mid-term academic achievement (MAA) scores, the holistic grading scale (HGS) and lab note rubric (LNR) scores for their chemistry laboratory notebooks. Through an e-mail questionnaire, the gifted science students, now attending universities, gave their opinion on the value of the chemistry experiments and the laboratory notebooks they wrote in their high school days. Based on the correlations between the students mid-term scores and their chemistry experiment laboratory notebook scores, the students were divided into four groups and one student from each group was selected for a semi-structured telephone interview. The results of the study revealed that the MAA scores and chemistry LNR scores are more correlated than the MAA scores and chemistry HGS scores and the students from every group felt that they gained a better understanding of experimental procedures and data analysis by doing laboratory experiments. All of them think that completing the chemistry laboratory notebook in science high school and university is very useful for studies in advanced chemistry.
THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING METHOD ON STUDENTSâ€™ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING SKILLS IN LEARNING ARABIC AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Abdullah Naj , Roslan Samsilah , Abdullah Maria Chong , HajiMaming Pabiyah
Published: August 2018

Differentiated Learning is a method of teaching which has been set and used in education to meet learnersâ€™ various needs and preferences. This paper investigates the effect of Differentiated learning method (DLM) on studentsâ€™ achievement in writing skills in learning Arabic as a foreign language in Malaysia. A total of 100 students (47 males and 53 females), who were randomly selected, participated in this study. The pre-and post-tests comparison groups design was used to determine if there was significant differences between the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught using DLM, while the control group was taught using the teacher-centered method (TCM). Descriptive statistics were used to determine the effect of DLM on studentsâ€™ achievement in writing skills. The statistical results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in the post-test between the experimental group (M=10.14, SD=2.79) and the control group (M=8.20, SD= 2.38); t (3.73), p < .05). The experimental groupâ€™s achievement was generally more than the control groupâ€™s which proves that the DLM is an effective approach in improving studentsâ€™ writing achievement in learning Arabic Language as a foreign language in Malaysia.
Impact of Previous Conceptions in Secondary-University Transition: The Case of Conversion of Numerical Sequences
Authors: Litim Bouchra , Benbachir Amina , Zaki Moncef
Published: August 2018

In this article, we first present a theoretical study on the status and origin of the conceptions.Then, based on this study, we make a quantitative and, at the same time, a qualitative analysis of the responses of 148 students to a questionnaire on the notion of convergence of numerical sequences. The results of the experiment show that the errors of the students come mostly from previous incorrect conceptions. We think that the traditional teaching method favors the emergence of these conceptions and that the introduction of new teaching methods is needed. Besides the difficulties noted in the resolution of exercises, the composition of answers reveals to us severe language problems related to French expressions, which, in turn, require a reflection on a more adequate content of the teaching of the French language in the first years of university science tracks.
â€œGLOBLIZATION TO GLOCALIZATION OF MNFEs IN INDIAâ€ WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOFOOD ENTERPRISES IN LUCKNOW
Authors: Singh Arvind Kumar , Chaturvedi Dr. Shailendra Kumar , Singh Karan veer
Published: August 2018

The concept of Glocalization is derived from that of globalization and localization and signifies that companies should not only think globally but also act locally while addressing business functionalities including branding, marketing, advertising and product promotion. Food industry, of India and World is witnessing unprecedented increase in the number of multinational enterprises. These multinational enterprises, when deciding to expand their operations to a new country, have to make a choice between following uniform business strategies as in their home country or modify their strategies to suit the host country socio-economic and political environment. Recently, many multinational food giants have successfully penetrated into emerging markets due to their product or service quality but there are cases where companies have failed to earn profits due to lack of Glocalization strategies. This paper focuses on multinational food Enterprises (MNFEs) and identifies suitable Glocalized strategies in marketing, product development, advertisement etc. establishing themselves and gaining market share in a diverse country like India.
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF CONSUMER CHOICE IN FASHION: POTENTIAL STUDENT PROJECTS
Authors: Shannon Anthony G
Published: August 2018

This paper suggests an unusual theme for undergraduate student projects. The future is now.Â  Repackaging the past has historical value but it is not a preparation for the range and scope of the internet as a vast copying machine which can not only detect purchasing patterns but can adjust bargain prices to fit the buyerâ€™s calculated financial power and target them through intermediary subsidiaries in a universal online market. Quantitative techniques can now penetrate disciplines which once eschewed them.Â  This paper looks at three such approaches in the context of consumer choice in fashion.
INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ASSESSMENT IN LARGE CLASSES
Authors: Easa Said
Published: August 2018

Assessing graduate attributes in large classes is a time consuming task. The assessment requires a carefully designed random sampling that ensures the sample is representative of all students in the class. In addition, the assessment becomes more difficult when soft-skill graduate attributes are involved. The purpose of this paper is to present an efficient method for assessing graduate attributes in large classes without sampling. The proposed method involves defining an indicator (learning objective) by knowledge elements (topics) that the student should know or by interaction elements in a case study that represent the principles related to the indicator. Multiple-choice questions are then developed for the knowledge or interaction elements and processed using scantron sheets. The method involves a weighted-score procedure and performance scales for determining class performance. Application of the method for assessing two graduate attributes (lifelong learning and professionalism) in a fourth-year common engineering course is illustrated in this paper. The results show that class performance is sensitive to the weights assigned to the questions and therefore these weights should be carefully established by the instructors. The proposed method has shown to be useful in identifying the indicators and the specific topics within the indicator that need improvements.
Iranian Junior High School Teachers' Perceptions and Attitudes towards their Newly-Published English Textbooks: A Study on Communicative Approach
Authors: Rasti Jafar , Behjat Fatemeh , Kargar Ali Asghar
Published: August 2018

Iranian students start learning English as a foreign language from Grade Seven in the first grade of junior high school to Grade Twelve in their formal educational system. However, their weak English production has encountered educational system with this serious question why students are not able to speak English despite a six-year instructional period at school. Since one of the effective factors in teaching a language is the textbook, this study focuses on the content of textbooks and teachers' attitudes toward the newly-published English textbooks. The study evaluates the quality of the Seventh Grade English language textbook, Prospect 1, for Iranian junior high school students, which was introduced first by the Ministry of Education in 2013. This research project evaluates the new textbook that is considered to be a fundamental shift in the English language schoolbooks in Iran. A questionnaire was used in this study to elicit the perspectives of 44 English language teachers. The questionnaire consisted of 40 items grouped under 7 main categories: Practical Considerations, Layout and Design, Activities, Skills, language type, subject and content, and conclusion. The data was subjected to analysis through descriptive statistics. The data were analyzed quantitatively. For the analysis of the responses to the questionnaires, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 19.0) was used, and necessary calculations were carried out. The data in the questionnaire were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviations. The findings were generally in favor of the textbook except for the skills. The findings also revealed despite usual teachers' resistance to new changes, they have positive views toward the newly- published book. Moreover, although teachers' satisfaction in Conclusion, Layout and design, and Language Type is rather high, it seems they need more attention in comparison with Practical Consideration, Activities and Subject and Content.
THE PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA WHO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Authors: Viktor Isjanovski Mile , Hadjihamza Kadri , Raleva Marija Stefan
Published: August 2018

Abstract: Introduction: Suicide is a complex phenomenon, and deliberate act of taking oneâ€™s own life, associated with numerous and various biological, social and psychological factors. It is an important psychopathological entity and one of the most demanding clinical problems, which psychiatrists face in their everyday practice, especial in schizophrenic patients. According to literature data, the number of suicides of schizophrenic patients has been increasing in recent decadesObjectives: The aim of this study was to determinate the profile of patients with schizophrenia who attempted suicide in the Psychiatric hospital â€œSkopjeâ€-Skopje, R.Macedonia.Methods: The study included 114 patients with schizophrenia, 47.4% (n=54) of them attempted suicide, 52.6 %( 60) was group consists of patients with schizophrenia who is not registered for suicide attempt, nor the existence of suicide idea. Psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia was based on ICD-10 criteria.Results: Based on the investigation of patients with schizophrenia who attempted suicide, we obtained a typical profile as follows: middle-aged person(31.4 average years), single (61,1% were not married,Â  44.4% live alone), (79.5%) unemployed, repeatedly hospitalized and history of suicide attempts, attempting suicide using a violent method (poisoning -55.5%, drowing-7.4%, hanging-9.2%, slashing their wrists-16.6%, jumped from height-5.5% etc.) after more than tree weeks of hospital treatment and out of hospital.Â
Personality Dimensions in Young people with Anxiety Disorders
Authors: Naumovska Andromahi , Raleva Marija , Bonevski Dimitar , Isjanovski Viktor
Published: August 2018

The personality is a product of biological determination that is shaped under the influence of the process of socialization. Early inhibitions of certain behaviors in children are factors to later development of inhibited or timid individual. These traits continue to develop through adolescence to adulthood and increase the risk for developing anxiety disorders. Aim: This study was created to make an assessment of personality dimensions in young individuals with anxiety disorders.
THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEACHERS ON THE APPLICATION OF PARALLEL PRINCIPLE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Authors: Akbaba Ahmet
Published: August 2018

The aim of this study is presenting the perceptions of teachers on the effects of implementation of the parallel principle on productivity of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade primary school students. General screeningmethod was usedin the study. The population of the study consists of 1234 teachers working in 79 primary school of Van in the academic year period of 2013-2014 and the study group consists of 200 classroom teachers from 20 schools, which were selected randomly. The research datawere collectedby questionnairedeveloped by the researcher and the solutions were made with the SPSS program. As a result of the study, it is presented that linking courses increases the knowledge of the students, makes the information transfers and learning the courses easier by solidifying them and facilitates the permanence. Furthermore, the teachers should prepare the syllabuses by considering the common subjects between the courses.Â Â Â