ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Service Delivery in Guidance and Counselling Units in Selected Secondary Schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
Author: Owino, Elizabeth Akinyi
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Schools,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Statistical Distributions,School Counseling,Teacher Role,Influences,Recordkeeping,Demography

This paper assesses the type of services delivered by the existing Guidance and Counselling units in secondary schools in Kenya based on a survey conducted in Eldoret Municipality in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design the target population being all secondary schools in the Municipality where a sample was obtained by both random and stratified sampling techniques. A total of 204 secondary school students (103 girls and 101 boys), from nine secondary schools, 41 teachers (14 male and 27 female) and the officer in Charge of Guidance and Counselling in the District constituted the sample. All categories of schools were considered, that is, boarding and day; single sex and co-educational; public and private. The research instruments for the study involved the use of structured questionnaires (open- and closed-ended). The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical techniques for analysis and interpretation. The findings were described in the form of frequencies, percentages, means, variances and standard deviations. Chi-Square was use to test the hypotheses, where results were accepted as significant at P ~ 0.05. From the results, the services delivered within these units were varied. Physical and human resources were also not well distributed in all schools. The type of school did not have an influence on services delivered. Both private and public were not aware of the MOEST guidelines on the provision of Guidance and Counseling services. Each school had its own guidelines on service delivery, though they were almost similar. It is thus recommended that more teachers should also be trained in Guidance and Counselling and more than one posted per school. In addition, teachers in charge of Guidance and Counselling should be relieved of their teaching duties or their teaching loads reduced so that they devote more time to the service.
Designing Teacher Professional Development for Mathematics Teaching with Variation Theory
Author: Ekawati, Rooselyna
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Professional Development,Mathematics Teachers,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Teaching Styles,Learning Theories,Educational Objectives,Learning Activities,Active Learning,International Assessment,Science Tests,Elementary Secondary Education,Mathematics Tests,Mathematics Achievement,Science Achievement

In this study, we aimed at demonstrating the power of Variation Theory in exploring the local situation of Indonesian teachers and Teacher Professional Development program. The projection of Variation theory regarding the enterprise of teaching results on the need of sensitivity of students and exemplary teaching strategy that differ with teachers teaching style. Besides, it requires more opportunities for teachers to understand the critical feature of object of learning. By sequence of activity that elaborating variation theory and regards the local situation might imply the improvement of students learning.
Impact of Visual Aids in Enhancing the Learning Process Case Research: District Dera Ghazi Khan
Author: Shabiralyani, Ghulam
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Visual Aids,Teacher Attitudes,Student Motivation,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Computer Software,Student Attitudes,Public Schools,Private Schools,College Students,College Faculty,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers,Vocabulary Development,Regression (Statistics),Correlation,Learning Processes

This research explores teachers' opinions on the use of visual aids (e.g., pictures, animation videos, projectors and films) as a motivational tool in enhancing students' attention in reading literary texts. To accomplish the aim of the research, a closed ended questionnaire was used to collect the required data. The targeted population for this research was the staff and students of the public and private educational institutions of District Dera Ghazi Khan. In this research the primary data was used for gathering information. The collected data is analyzed through the SPSS software and also data was represented in the percentage distribution of pie, line, and bar graphs. The analysis of the data indicated that the majority of the teachers and students had positive perceptions of the use of visual aids.
Principals' Performance in Promoting Learning Climate in Ebonyi State Secondary Schools
Author: Egwu, Sarah Oben
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Administrator Role,Educational Environment,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Teacher Attitudes,Administrator Characteristics,Teacher Surveys,Urban Schools,Rural Schools

This study was conducted to determine principals' performance in promoting learning climate in Ebonyi State secondary schools. A sample of 630 teachers completed a 12-item questionnaire designed for the study. Out of 630 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 606 copies representing about 96.2% return rate were properly completed and returned. Data were analyzed using means, standard deviations and t-test statistic. The results of the study showed that principals' performance in promoting learning climate in Ebonyi State secondary schools was effective. It was also found that there was a significant difference in the mean rating of teachers in most of the functions of principals in promoting learning climate in urban and rural secondary schools in Ebonyi State. However, there was no significant difference in the mean rating of male and female teachers in most of the functions of principals in promoting learning climate in urban and rural secondary schools in Ebonyi State. On the basis of the findings of this study, it was recommended that there should be constant appraisals of principals' performance in promoting learning climate in secondary schools. This might motivate them to initiate programmes that could improve teaching and learning in school.
Factors Contributing to Ineffective Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools: Why Are Schools in Decadence?
Author: Mupa, Paul
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Instructional Effectiveness,Mixed Methods Research,Teaching Methods,Media Adaptation,Fidelity,Instructional Materials,Educational Environment,Teacher Attitudes,Job Satisfaction,Parent Participation,Educational Resources,Supervision,Socioeconomic Background,Educational Practices,Semi Structured Interviews

The study sought to explore factors that contribute towards effective teaching and learning in primary schools. The study was prompted by high failure rate of pupils at grade seven level which recorded zero percent pass rate since 2013. The researchers were prompted to investigate why there is such decay in schools in Zimbabwe. Mixed methods were used to collect data. The study found out that teachers do not employ a variety of teaching methods. They do not prepare a variety of media for use in the teaching and learning. Teachers' instructional materials are limited to textbooks and syllabuses and do not go beyond that. Pupils learn in harsh and unconducive teaching and learning environments and there is low morale among teachers. Parental support in terms of extra materials such as text books and revision books is very low. Only a small proportion of parents guide their children on homework. They do not provide extra lessons for their children. Schools lack adequate textbooks, revision books and resource books to extend children's knowledge. The study recommends the need for schools to employ qualified teachers who have knowledge of effective teaching. School heads should supervise teachers so that proper teaching, scheming and planning is done. Donor funding should be sought to provide necessary resources like text books that are in short supply. The Ministry of Education should supervise school practices to align them with the demands of children in the twenty first century.
The Effect of Interactive e-Book on Students' Achievement at Najran University in Computer in Education Course
Author: Ebied, Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Books,Electronic Publishing,Multimedia Instruction,Academic Achievement,College Students,Computer Uses in Education,Education Courses,Quasiexperimental Design,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Printed Materials,Educational Benefits,Handheld Devices,Comparative Analysis,Hypothesis Testing,Statistical Significance,Statistical Analysis,Scores,Effect Size,Electronic Learning,Pretests Posttests

The current study aims to examine the effect of interactive e-books on students' achievement at Najran University in computer in education course. Quasi-experimental study design is used in the study and to collect data the researchers built achievement test to measure the dependent variable represented in the achievement affected by experimental treatment. The study sample is (60) students from the fifth level at Najran University in Saudi Arabia who registered in computers in education course, which has been divided into two groups, each with a strength (30) student, experimental group students study the computer in education course via e-book, and the control group students study the computer in education course via printed-book. The findings of the study illustrate there is a significant difference between the study groups in academic achievement favor to experimental group students who study with e-book.
Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies in Mathematics Learning
Author: Saadati, Farzaneh
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Mathematics Education,Technology Integration,Engineering Education,Student Attitudes,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Calculus,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Focus Groups,Interviews,Opinions,Social Media,Web 2.0 Technologies,User Satisfaction (Information),Computer Literacy,Electronic Learning

Attention to integrate technology in teaching and learning has provided a major transformation in the landscape of education. Therefore, many innovations in teaching and learning have been technology-driven. The study attempted to examine what is engineering students' perception regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in mathematics learning as well as investigate their opinion about how ICT can be integrated to improve teaching and learning processes. The subjects were Iranian engineering students from two universities. The finding showed they are fully aware of importance of ICT in teaching and learning mathematics. Whilst, they were feeling comfortable and confident with technology, they do not have more experience of using technology in mathematics classes before. The findings supported the other studies, which indicated the potentials of ICT to facilitate students' learning, improve teaching, and enhance institutional administration as established in the literature.
Is It Not Now?: School Counselors' Training in Tanzania Secondary Schools
Author: Mabula, Nkuba
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,School Counselors,Counselor Training,Counselor Attitudes,School Counseling,Secondary Schools,Questionnaires,Interviews,Counselor Role,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis

Counseling is currently becoming a necessary service for school learners in the developing world, this is due to fact that, the challenges facing learners in their learning process results into both internalizing and externalizing problems which affect student's learning in terms of social, psychology and academic. This paper explores the status of school counselors' training, knowledge and skills in Tanzania secondary schools. It attempts to assess school counselors' perception towards the existing school counseling services and the degree of readiness to attend a counseling training in order to improve their counseling skills. The sample for the study included 62 school counselors from 16 secondary schools in Dar es salaam and the data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The findings indicate that, there is less training among school counselors in the studied secondary schools. It was also noted that, though some school counselors attended some trainings, their knowledge, skills and awareness to school counseling principles is very limited. However, school counselors' perception towards counseling services in schools is good and their degree of readiness to attend counseling training is positive (M = 1.39, SD = 0.554). It was therefore concluded that school counseling services need to be enhanced through provision of school counseling trainings to teachers who are appointed to serve as school counselors in various secondary schools. With the support from these findings, it is recommended that, seminars and workshops for raising awareness as well as long term trainings are important in order to make school counseling services effective. Therefore, future research can also observe the extent to which the counseling component is taught in teacher colleges and universities so as to test the rationale for appointing teachers to work as school counselors even without any specified training on counseling.
The Relationship between Scores of Mathematics Knowledge and Teaching Practice of Diploma Mathematics Students: A Quest for Quality Assurance
Author: Adamu, L. E.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Quality Assurance,Mathematics Achievement,Mathematical Aptitude,Scores,Educational Practices,Correlation,Hypothesis Testing,Predictor Variables,Predictive Validity,Teaching Skills,Teaching Experience,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Regression (Statistics),Student Records,Data Analysis,Student Teaching,Student Teacher Evaluation,Praxis,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between scores in mathematics knowledge and teaching practice of Diploma mathematics students. A sample of 39 students was used. Two research questions and two hypotheses were asked and formulated respectively. An ex-post facto correlation design was used. The data were analyzed using Pearson's product moment correlation and simple regression analyses. The findings revealed that mathematics knowledge scores was not a good predictor of teaching practice scores. Again Mathematics knowledge had no significant relationship with teaching practice scores of students. Recommendations based on the findings of the study are that mathematics knowledge should include ways that specialized mathematics knowledge can be developed and the subject should be taught encouraging active engagement, social interaction, mini teaching and student teachers should be encouraged to attend regular workshops and seminars to acquaint themselves with requisite skills.
Training Case Study on Capacity Development of Parent Teachers Councils (PTC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Author: Imran
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary Secondary Education,Training Objectives,Parent Teacher Cooperation,Parent Education,Capacity Building,Faculty Development,Parent Teacher Conferences

There is no ambiguity that education is the only way of improvement and development of the nations. In this regards Schools are the only institutes that provides these precious gifts and beauty to the nations. Educated and literate peoples are the assets of the nations through which prosperity and development occur in the country. Therefore PTCs were exist in the schools to play there role in the community to literate more children and improve the educational environment in the locality, to provides basic needs and facilities in the schools for their children and to maintain the structure of the buildings and well equipped schools. In this regards the department of Elementary and secondary education Govt of KP provides trainings and other resources to the Parent Teacher Councils (PTCs) to promote the education. Aim and scope of the trainings are briefly discussed in this article.
The Three Perspectives of Integrating Assessment and Instruction in the Learning of School Mathematics
Author: Kesianye, Sesutho Koketso
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Formative Evaluation,Educational Assessment,Mathematics Instruction,Integrated Activities,Secondary School Mathematics

This paper discusses three different but related perspectives of integrating assessment and instruction from a theoretical perspective. Each of these perspectives is discussed based on the literature to highlight how they may be viewed in the notion of assessment as an integral part of assessment. The theoretical orientations considered here are concerned with the role of assessment in supporting teaching, which is also commonly known as formative type of assessment. The paper further indicates potential benefits in the learning of mathematics with respect to each of the three perspectives. The potential benefits for the last perspective have been emphasised in detail in cognisance to their direct relevance to the learning process.
Curriculum Assessment in Social Sciences at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Author: Saleh, Hanifah Mahat Yazid
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Sciences,Curriculum Evaluation,College Curriculum,Curriculum Implementation,Undergraduate Students,Undergraduate Study,Questionnaires,College Graduates,College Faculty,Knowledge Level,Program Effectiveness,Graduate Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Demography,Background,Skill Development

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of the curriculum implementation for undergraduate programme in the Faculty of Human Sciences, UPSI producing quality and competitive educators. Curriculum implementation has to go through an assessment process that aims to determine the problem, select relevant information and collect and analyses this information for conclusions that are useful for curriculum improvement. This initial study used a questionnaire with a sample of 150 graduates of the Faculty of Human Sciences who graduated in the year 2012/2013. Descriptive analysis was used to examine the effectiveness of variables, assessment of knowledge and skills of graduates, application of knowledge, skills of graduates and assessment in terms of employers and colleagues. The results showed that all variables are at high level, except for the assessment of knowledge and skills of graduate's variable, which was at a moderate level. This initial study showed that the level of implementation of the social science curriculum at UPSI is noteworthy in several respects concerning knowledge and skills among major courses. As a producer of graduates who will be called teachers, the responsibility of the faculty to is produce quality graduates and be competitive, in line with the objectives of UPSI and the country as a whole.
Students' Indiscipline: Types, Causes and Possible Solutions: The Case of Secondary Schools in Cameroon
Author: Ngwokabuenui, Ponfua Yhayeh
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Questionnaires,Principals,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Influences

This study explores students' indiscipline in secondary schools in Cameroon. The purpose of this research is to examine the familiar or common forms, the causes and probable ways to curb indiscipline in schools. The study made use of descriptive survey research design. The study was guided by four research questions whereas two hypotheses were formulated and tested. The sample comprised of 3,240 participants drawn from 120 schools (of the public, lay private and denominational schools) in four regions of Cameroon which were chosen by applying equal probability sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire composed of thirty (30) items was used. The study used triangulation sampling techniques by applying probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling) to arrive at the sampled students of the target population and other participants. Stratified sampling was equally used since the nature of the sample population is heterogeneous. The study used triangulation sampling techniques by applying probability sampling techniques. Meanwhile probability sampling techniques included simple random sampling to arrive at the sampled students of the target population and other participants (teachers, discipline masters and mistresses, principals and vice principals. Stratified sampling was equally used since the nature of the sample population is heterogeneous. Descriptive statistics parameters included percentage and mean which were used in answering the research questions while one way ANOVA was employed to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that the familiar and common types of indiscipline as disobedience to teachers and school prefects included collective misconduct of students and unacceptable habits. Students' indiscipline behaviours were classified on three bases as follows: students-based, society-based and school- based causes. Possible remedies to curb indiscipline in secondary schools include moral leadership, moral education/instruction, education orientation and behaviour-accountability policy implementation. The recommendations made in this piece of work are that the government of Cameroon, Educationists, Educators, policy makers, school administrators and parents should ensure that adequate facilities are provided in schools for effective teaching and learning, adequate playing ground, and physical education. Moral education/instruction bodies must reinforce their efforts at ensuring that acceptable moral training is given to children.
Understanding Profile from the Philosophy, Principles, and Characteristics of RME
Author: Julie, Hongki
Date: 2014-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Elementary School Mathematics,Mathematics Instruction,Workshops,Philosophy,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Developmental Stages,Teacher Characteristics,Teaching Styles,Mathematical Concepts,Observation,Interviews,Phenomenology,Concept Formation,Comprehension,Educational Principles,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to create understanding profiles of elementary school teachers who have been and have not been following the workshop PMRI, before and after they learned the learning resource about philosophy, principles, and characteristics of realistic mathematics approach. This type of research used in this study is a combination of qualitative research and developmental research. The results shown in this paper is the understanding profile of one subject who is an elementary school teacher. Research subjects involved in the trial for the first task, the learning resource, and second task are six persons, which consists of three PGSD students who are working on the final project, and three elementary school teachers.