ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Emerging Technologies in Educational Assessment: The Need for Teachers&apos; Competence
Author: Osuji, U. S. A.
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Assessment,Teacher Competencies,Computer Uses in Education,Information Technology

The practice of students' assessment in our educational system has been described as pervasive and takes on so many different forms. There has been a long history and a growing concern about the quality of our students' assessment and the use of the assessment results. The results from both formal and informal assessments typically have been weighted heavily in decisions about the students, programmes and policies. There are malpractices in students' assessment which can have detrimental and irreversible consequences which may affect human lives as well as the school programmes. Educational assessment affects not only the teaching and learning; it also affects the society as a whole. Because the impact of educational assessment can be complex and unpredictable, the teachers who are at the centre of its implementation must be adequately trained in all aspects of educational assessment and in the use of emerging technologies and tools in order to cope with the future of the educational system. This paper looks at the purpose and importance of educational assessment, emerging technologies in educational assessment, educational assessment, redefined issues to be considered for teachers' competence in assessment, towards a new assessment agenda for the future, and the teachers' competences in the future we want in our educational assessment.
Information Communication Technology&apos;s Knowledge and Attitude of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers in South-West, Nigeria
Author: Amosun, P. A.
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Information Technology,Technological Literacy,Student Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Social Studies,Knowledge Level,Positive Attitudes

This study investigated the Information Communication Technology's (ICT's) knowledge and attitude of preservice social studies teachers in Southwestern, Nigeria. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were adopted for sample selection. One hundred and eighty six (186) National Certificate of Education (NCE) part two students were selected for the study. Two research questions were raised and answered in the study. The instruments used for the study are Information Communication Technology Knowledge Test (ICTKT) and Information Communication Technology Attitude Scale (ICTAC). The study revealed that preservice social studies teachers in South-west, Nigeria were poor in knowledge of ICT concepts. 95.7% of the pre-service social studies teachers scored below average in ICT knowledge test. The study also revealed that the pre-service social studies teachers had positive attitude to ICT issues. On the basis of the findings of this study, it is recommended that courses on ICT should be integrated into the NCE social studies syllabus.
Community Involvement in the Incentive to Alcohol Consumption among School Students in Portugal
Author: Bonito, Jorge
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Community Involvement,Drinking,Foreign Countries,Grade 8,Grade 10,Grade 12,Secondary School Students,Risk,Adolescents

The debut in alcohol consumption among young people is becoming a reality with ascending precocity. The Portuguese society has been traditionally tolerant in this area. This study sought to understand the role of personal and social involvement in alcohol consumption, among young students of the municipality of Estremoz (Portugal) who share work and leisure spaces. A qualitative research was developed, using the direct method of data gathering. An interview guide was drafted, comprehending the personal, environmental and socio cultural dimensions. The sample consisted of fifteen student consumers from 8th, 10th and 12th grades from the secondary school. There is a practice of selling alcohol to young people under 16 years old, in various locations around the country and a first contact with the intake at the ages between 12 and 16 years old, in a nocturnal party environment in the company of friends. It is inferable a tolerant behavior of family members towards moderate intake of alcoholic beverages, providing money for parties where alcohol is present and the lack of control on incurred expenses. The influence of the group of peers, tacit or explicit, potentiates consumption. Despite the unpleasant consequences of alcohol ingestion, families condone, or tacitly approve, that their young even under 16, taste several drinks, encouraging them to drink moderate amounts on festive occasions or leisure time. The communication controlled by the community that promotes consumption prevails over the other, oriented to the choice and maintenance of healthy practices, hindering risk behavior.
Impact of Socio-Cultural Factors on Entrepreneurial Development in Nigeria
Author: Onodugo, Vincent
Date: 2015-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Influences,Cultural Influences,Entrepreneurship,Business Skills,Barriers,Crime,Access to Education,Public Policy,Taxes,Economic Factors,Business,Social Attitudes,Indigenous Populations,Age Differences,Religious Factors

Entrepreneur development takes place within a framework of forces that constitute the system environment, which are either external or internal. A critical issue in the entrepreneurial development and growth is firms' ability to adapt to their strategies to a rapidly changing system environment to which the entrepreneurs' role is critical to the success or failure of such firm. For the entrepreneur to be successful, he must be able to identify and find a useful niche within the large environment where it takes risk, makes strategic business plan and takes/implements decisions. The various institutions and forces which determine the success or failure of the entrepreneur is the habitat also referred to as eco-system or critical factors affecting the entrepreneur who is equally dependent on the stability of the environment within which he operates. Environmental stability exists in various degrees. Strategic management of the environment is required for entrepreneurial development to survive in its varying degrees. Generally, the internal forces that the business eco-system entrepreneur must face and take strategic action to adapt in Nigeria are controllable, while the external forces are generally uncontrollable. This paper limits itself to the socio-cultural factor which impacts seriously on entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. These are general environmental forces that do not directly touch on the short-run activities of the organization but that can, and often do influence its long-run decision. These external factors are: (i) demographic forces, (ii) economic conditions (iii) social and cultural forces, (iv) political and legal forces, and (v) technological innovations. The entrepreneur should understand that both the social (external) and task environment must be monitored to detect the strategic factors that are likely to have strong impacts on corporate success or failure. Based on our findings, we recommend that to increase the legitimacy of entrepreneurship, there should be a change in traditional values which have been assumed to be opposed to entrepreneurial development. The issue of security of lives and property should no longer be left in the hands of the government alone, our traditional rulers and town union governments should bring out measures that will collaborate with the efforts of the government in tackling the issue of insecurity. This is because a secured environment increases investment.
Effects of Selected Affective Variables on Mathematics Achievement of Freshmen Science and Engineering Students: The Case of Hawassa University
Author: Olango, Menna
Date: 2015-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Achievement,College Freshmen,Engineering Education,Foreign Countries,Self Efficacy,Path Analysis,Predictor Variables,Student Attitudes,Problem Solving,Gender Differences,Science Education

This study was conducted mainly to determine the direct and indirect effects of affective variables on mathematics achievement of freshman science and engineering students of Hawassa University. Descriptive survey data were obtained from 245 (201 male, 44 female) students from five departments of science and engineering faculties. Data were acquired through adopted instruments for measuring mathematics self-efficacy and attitudes towards mathematics. Cronbach's [alpha] was obtained for checking reliability of reduced factors. The t-test was employed to compare means; path analysis procedures were used to analyze direct and indirect effects of gender and affective variables on mathematics achievement scores. The results show that the factor structures of self-efficacy and attitude variables were more or less in agreement with the literature; the level of attitudes towards mathematics and mathematics self-efficacy are moderate for the study groups; more specifically, students' motivation towards mathematics was just below average; both confidence in mathematics and enjoying doing mathematics were marginally high. On the other hand, students have high scores in valuing mathematics and high problem solving self-efficacy and engagement in mathematics self-efficacy. Some attitude subscales and all self-efficacy subscales were highly correlated with mathematics achievement. Results depict that there is significant gender difference in mathematics achievement and only in two of self-efficacy subscales, mathematics capability self-efficacy and engagement in mathematics self-efficacy. Although the amount of variance in mathematics achievement explained by the motivational variables is low, the direct effects of gender and the self-efficacy variables on mathematics achievement were significant at 0.05 level of significance; and confidence in doing mathematics showed significant indirect effect on mathematics achievement. It seems that the self-efficacy variables contribute direct effects on mathematics achievement while the attitude variables have indirect effects through the self-efficacy variables and possibly other predictors not included in the model. Recommendations were forwarded for teaching personnel in the area of mathematics and engineering, academic departments, and the university administration with regard to the necessary supports to girls and marginally performing students.
Factors Motivating Female Adult Learners Enrolment in Nigeria Tertiary Institution: A Study of Lagos State University, Nigeria
Author: Shamsideen, Saula Ayinla
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Adult Learning,Females,College Attendance,Higher Education,Womens Education,Parent Attitudes,Student Motivation,Access to Education,Enrollment Rate,Gender Differences,College Students,Student Needs,Civil Rights,Public Policy,Gender Bias

Education is the process of becoming critically aware of one's reality in a manner that leads to effective action upon it. The plight of women, in terms of education is further compounded by the negative attitude of parents toward female education. Some parents are usually reluctant to send their girl child for formal education especially to higher levels like their male counterpart. The writer examined factors motivating female adult learners' enrolment in Nigeria tertiary institution. The purpose of the study was to examine the concept of tertiary education in Nigeria, assess women education, find out the rate of enrolment between male and female students and highlight the problems facing tertiary institutions considering enrolment of female adult learners in Nigeria. Research questions were formulated for the study and the instrument used for the study was questionnaire. One hundred respondents comprising of female adult learners were randomly selected from Lagos State University in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State for data collection. Data were analyzed using frequency tables, percentages and Chi-square. It was suggested in the paper that for optimal national development, women who are the first teachers in the family set up should be provided with adequate and functional education (or literacy). It was argued that provision of functional education to the women folk would enable them to make additional contributions towards public life, social, economic, and moral development of the family and by extension the nation.
A Family&apos;s Advocacy: Reflections of a Deaf Son
Author: Ocuto, Oscar
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Deafness,Family Role,Advocacy,Parent Participation,Early Intervention,Access to Education,Sign Language,Parent Teacher Cooperation

I remember asking my mother at different points in my life why I could read better--generally handle English better--than my friends. Mama would always consider the unusual depth and speed of my language and literacy development and respond with a variation of the following: &quot;I refused to accept what the doctors were telling me. I refused to accept that you, my son, could not learn constructively and would not amount to more than a forever dependent individual in society just because you ended up being deaf.&quot; This--her refusal to accept the negative opinions of some professionals and her determination to make sure that her son succeeded academically and socially--is perhaps what began my mother's advocacy. While my father's advocacy was less focused on my schooling, I have developed a sense of appreciation for the advocacy of both my parents. This meant that as an independent and self-sufficient adult, I have come to appreciate my parents' stories.
Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Nigerian Graduates&apos; Unemployment in South-East and South-South Geopolitical Zones
Author: Chukwumezie, F. U.
Date: 2015-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Graduates,Entrepreneurship,Employment Opportunities,Employment Patterns,Unemployment,Job Development,Poverty,Self Employment,Federal Government,Government Role

This study investigated entrepreneurship opportunities and Nigerian graduates' unemployment in south-east and south-south geopolitical zones. The study adopted a survey-descriptive design because the events had taken place in their natural course of happening. Two hundred lecturers and Entrepreneurship Development Centers' Staff constituted the stratified random sample drawn from fifteen (15) tertiary institutions from the zones on which an 18-item Likert-type rating scale was administered for data gathering over a period of two weeks with the help of Field Research Assistants. The data were subsequently analyzed with the x2 test of Independence and Cramer's v-statistic to establish a basis for generalization of findings into the larger population as well as application of same to tertiary institutions in other geopolitical zones in Nigeria with the same characteristics as those that obtained in the two geopolitical zones under investigation. Findings revealed that (i) Government and its relevant agencies had taken significant actions to help Nigerian graduates establish enterprises as a strategy for creating employment, reducing poverty and controlling social vices. (ii) The various tertiary education, educational monitoring bodies and individual tertiary institutions significantly prepared Nigerian graduates to adequately identify existing and create new entrepreneurship opportunities. (iii) There was significant proof that Nigerian graduates have acquired necessary entrepreneurship skills for self-employment. One major recommendation was that Government should adopt the step-by-step Entrepreneurship Implementation Model designed by the researchers for effective solution of the problems investigated and reported in this paper.
Access and Use of Digital Video Based Learning: Singapore Engineering Undergraduates
Author: Gromik, Nicolas A.
Date: 2015-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Engineering Education,Social Media,Video Technology,English (Second Language),Undergraduate Students,Familiarity,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Second Language Learning,Gender Differences,Anxiety,Student Attitudes

iPod and iTunes are gaining popularity amongst educators as a tool and platform to access and deliver complementary educational learning materials. The research question focuses on whether students access and use iTunes resources to enhance their content knowledge without teacher's assistance. The participants of the research consist of forty-nine engineering students at a Singapore university who agreed to participate in the research. They required completing a one-off survey at the beginning of the term. The findings of the research indicate that while these students were familiar with YouTube, they were less familiar with iTunes. It can be concluded that while students use online video streaming services for personal viewing, very few take the initiative to use these services to enhance their content knowledge.
From Adaptation to Ruralisation in Cameroon Education Policy, 1922-2002: Replacing Six with Half a Dozen
Author: Ndille, Roland
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Policy,Educational History,Postcolonialism,Policy Formation,Foreign Policy,Cultural Influences,Rural Areas,Elementary Education,Handicrafts,Academic Education,Rural to Urban Migration,Agricultural Education,Developing Nations,Economic Development,Indigenous Knowledge,Research and Development Centers,Curriculum Development,French,Agricultural Production,Rural Economics,Agricultural Occupations,Vocational Education

The British colonial policy of education in the Southern Cameroons was guided by the philosophy of adapting education to the mentality, aptitude and occupations of the local population. This policy was gradually abandoned in the 1950s when it was realized that it was serving the colonial exploitative agenda of keeping natives to a permanently rural existence instead of meeting the needs of an independent state. Surprisingly, despite the so much talked of 'need for education to rid itself of the colonial stranglehold', a few years after independence, the government of Cameroon opted for the policy of ruralisation of education. This paper, examines the basic motivation for returning to such a policy and the outcome.
A Review on the Relationship among Information and Communication Technology, Curriculum Content and Pedagogy: Implications for Tertiary Education, Administration, Policy and Practice
Author: Bosu, Rosemary Seiwah
Date: 2015-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Curriculum,Technology Integration,Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Postsecondary Education,Developing Nations,Foreign Countries

This paper describes the relationship among Information and Communication Technology (ICT), curriculum content and pedagogy as an important issue for faculty and administrators in tertiary institutions with an aim to consider it in the light of the increasing use of ICT use in the world today. This is underpinned by the notion for technology integration called technological pedagogical content knowledge originally depicted by Mishra and Koehler, and is critical for effective teaching with technology. The paper begins with an introduction of the concept of ICT and the technological environment of tertiary institutions in sub Saharan countries. It then examines ICT and its relation with curriculum content and pedagogy in the context of tertiary education. Putting these together the relationship among ICT, curriculum and pedagogy are considered. Ultimately the implications of this relationship among the tertiary education Administration, Policy and Practice are considered. To ensure that quality and access to tertiary education are realized in developing countries, with specific reference to Ghana, are achieved, the relationship among ICT, curriculum content and pedagogy must be acknowledged by both faculty and management.
Department-Centered Research Administration: Building a General Research Administrative Support Program (GRASP)
Author: Zink, Holly R.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Administration,Program Development,Hospitals,Universities,Pediatrics,Departments,Medical Research,College Faculty,Teacher Researchers,Strategic Planning,Web Sites,Educational Resources,Program Descriptions,Objectives,Program Administration

The nation's leading academic hospitals aspire to being the leader in medical research, but as the role of medical research grows in size and complexity, many departments are left without proper research support or oversight. This research explored the need for a research administrative support program to resolve many of the issues facing faculty researchers in the 21st century. This research resulted in a comprehensive departmental program design for the General Research Administrative Support Program (GRASP) within the Department of Pediatrics at a prominent Midwestern pediatric hospital. The program fosters ongoing communication among all research centers, the department, and the researcher. It will maintain a viable research effort by developing a strategic plan that adheres to the institution's long-term research objectives. The program will create an interactive website that contains educational resources, a research toolkit, and announcements of new funding opportunities. The program office will update faculty regularly on issues with compliance to keep researchers abreast of trends in funded research and requirements, and will create a research mentorship program for new faculty members. The General Research Administrative Support Program (GRASP) will standardize the research support system to foster consistent and reliable administrative support for the modern academic pediatric researcher.
Students&apos; Learning Styles and Their Performance in English Language in Senior Secondary Schools in Imo State, Nigeria
Author: Obiefuna, C. A.
Date: 2015-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cognitive Style,Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Secondary School Students,Language Tests,Achievement Tests,Academic Achievement,Teaching Methods,Gender Differences

This quasi experimental research was conducted to assess the effects of students' learning styles on their performance in English language in Senior Secondary Schools in Imo State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample 300 students in the area of study. The study utilized both descriptive and inferential statistics in data collection and analysis. English Achievement Test (EAT) was used as the main instrument for pre-test and post-test. The research questions were answered with percentages and mean while the hypotheses were tested with ANCOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Relevant literature was reviewed accordingly. The result of the analysis showed that the learning style preference for English language students is converging. Result revealed that when teaching methods match the students learning styles they perform better. Also, in the study of English language gender variable has no significant impact on students' learning styles and performances. The findings have implications on the teaching and learning of English studies at the Senior Secondary Schools. It was therefore recommended among others that English language teachers should identity the learning style that soothes their students and use teaching strategies that complement them.