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Issue:2016 - Vol. 4 - Iss.1
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Articles:47 articles
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
IJERR
A peer-reviewed, open access journal that considers articles on all aspects of public health and epidemiology, including the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. IJERR intends to promote and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship. Articles dealing with educational research involving any discipline and me… More
2016 Vol.4 Iss.1 (47 articles)
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Examining the purpose of teaching practice: Student teachers’, mentors’ and university supervisors’ perceptions and experiences at the university of education, Winneba, Ghana
Abstract: The current study investigated student teachers’, mentors’ and university supervisors’ perceptions of the purpose and experiences of teaching practice. The data for the study were collected from 65 student teachers, (44 males, 21 females), 55 school mentors and 15 university supervisors. Questionnaires both structured and non-structured were used to collect data. The study found that the both mentor and the university supervisor were well committed to their duties and provided useful feedback to the student teacher…
Keywords: Teaching practice; student teacher; mentor; university supervisor; perception; improvement; assessment.
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An investigation of the attitude of students toward organizational safety in Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Thailand
Abstract: The paper investigates the analysis student attitudes toward safety with working in shop organization in Rajamangala University of Technology Isan. Samples group were 440 students who enrolling general in 5 campuses, 12 faculties: Nakhon Ratchasima Center, Khon Kaen Campus, Surin Campus, Kalasin Campus and Sakon Nakhon Campus of the academic year 2008. A composite scale was constructed to measure attitudes toward four dimensions of safety with working in Shop Organization. Hypotheses correlated of attitudes support…
Keywords: Attitude; safety; shop organization
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A study of the effect of student utilization of the free-body diagram on their performance
Abstract: Multiple representations (such as pictures, words, diagrams, and graphs) were found by many researchers in the physics education field to enhance the students’ ability to understand the physical concepts. Free−body diagram is a method of the multiple representations and it is defined as the pictorial representation in problems involving forces. In the literature available on physics education, little research has been found concerning the effects of using free−body diagrams on student performance at the college lev…
Keywords: Free−body diagram; physics education; and Newtonian mechanics education.
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Teachers’ and students’ perceptions of psycho-physiological factors contributing to violent behaviour among public secondary school students in western province, Kenya
Abstract: Violence is not a new phenomenon in the modern educational system. It is manifested in the form of rioting, sexual violence, fighting and bullying. The purpose of the study was to establish teachers’ and students’ perceptions of psycho-physiological factors contributing to violent behavior among public secondary school students in Western Province, Kenya. The study was based on the Social learning theory by Albert Bandura. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The study population was composed of 638 Pr…
Keywords: Aggression; perception; perceived factors; psycho-physiological factors; psychological factors; physiological factors; violent behavior.
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Assessment of the quality of training of non-formal education facilitators in the south-south political zone of Nigeria
Abstract: In pursuance of the search for best practices in the execution of development agenda, the training of quality non-formal education (NFE) facilitators has been identified as an important agent for social engineering, community development and economic emancipation. The South-South political zone of Nigeria is a socially and economically backward environment. Which quality of NFE facilitators are turned out in this zone which may advance the cause of development? A self-designed evaluation model, named Biao’s non-for…
Keywords: Quality education; non-formal education; Nigeria’s south-south zone; development.
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Problems of headteachers in the implementation of AIDS education in secondary school curriculum
Abstract: Globally, the impact of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is one of the major challenges to all sectors of the society. In Kenya, HIV and AIDS was declared a national disaster in 1999. By 2003, the pandemic was given special attention by the Ministry of Education and the school curriculum was reviewed to integrate AIDS education. The purpose of this study was to investigate challenges facing headteachers in the implementation of AIDS education in secondary school cur…
Keywords: Challenges; Headteachers; Implementation; AIDS Education; Busia; Bunyala and Samia Districts; Kenya.
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Self-Efficacy and test anxiety as correlates of academic performance
Abstract: The study examined self-efficacy and test anxiety as correlates of academic performance among 249 undergraduate students of a university in Eastern Nigeria. General Self-efficacy Scale and Westside Test Anxiety Scale were used to assess self-efficacy and test anxiety respectively, whereas average score of students in two psychology degree courses were used to assess their academic performance. Results showed a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and academic performance (.24, p < .001) and a sign…
Keywords: Self-efficacy; test anxiety; academic performance; university students; Nigeria.
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Training of new teachers in public primary schools in Kenya: A case study of Bungoma East and North Districts
Abstract: This study investigated induction needs of beginning teachers in public primary schools in Bungoma East and North districts, Kenya. The study used descriptive survey research design. The study population consisted of 228 head teachers, 228 deputy head teachers and 238 beginning teachers in 228 public primary schools in the two districts. Proportionate stratified sampling was used to sample 204 head teachers, 204 deputy head teachers and 113 beginning teachers. Two instruments were used for the study. These were que…
Keywords: Beginning teachers; Bungoma East and North Districts; induction needs; primary schools; Kenya.
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The evaluation of Eskisehir Osmangazi University foreign languages department based on instructors’ opinions
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the English preparatory program based on instructors’ opinions at Eskisehir Osmangazi University Foreign Languages Department and to obtain their recommendations concerning how to improve the program. The participants of the study were 27 instructors who taught at the department in 2006-2007 academic year. In this study questionnaire technique containing Likert type questions to get some personal opinions was applied and opinions about the program were obtained v…
Keywords: Foreign language teaching; English preparatory program; curriculum development; curriculum.
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The interaction of sex with career day on the career decision making of secondary school adolescent students
Abstract: The study investigated the interaction of sex with career day on the career decision making of secondary school adolescents. It reviewed relevant literatures on and the process of making career decisions and also on career day outcome. Three hypotheses were developed for the study which was an experimental study that had an experimental and a control group. 120 students were randomly selected from two secondary schools in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. The Career Decision Making Process scale…
Keywords: Career day; sex; career decision making; adolescent students.
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Provision of free education to all citizens: Justifiable or not in Nigeria’s context?
Abstract: The issue of whether education should be free or not for all citizens in Nigeria has been contentious. Many people are contending that because education is a social service, which is meant to eradicate illiteracy, ensures comfortable living of the citizens, as well as the development of the country, it should be provided free for all citizens. The need for equity and egalitarianism, looming poverty, low manpower/literacy level in the country, also lend credence to this. Many are also arguing that education should n…
Keywords: Education; free; free education; citizens; justifiable; not justifiable; case.
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The attitude of teachers towards the teaching of English language sounds
Abstract: The study investigated the attitude of (male and female) teachers towards the teaching of English Language sounds. A sample of two hundred teachers (one hundred and twenty females, eighty males) was randomly selected from public secondary schools in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. A twenty-two item, two-point scale questionnaire on Teachers’ Attitude towards the Teaching of English Sounds (TATES) was used to collect data. Analysis of data using percentages revealed that teachers have negative at…
Keywords: Gender; Attitude; Teachers; Teaching; English Language
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Peacefulness of Chinese teenagers in a high school
Abstract: Teenager’s peace tendency is one of the key factors for the peaceful world as they are the main part of peacemakers in the future. But there is little research on the extent to which Chinese teenagers endorse peacefulness. This paper reports the peacefulness of Chinese teenagers in a high school, where students come from two different areas. A new Chinese TNT scale is completed based on Mayton’s TNT. The result show s that Chine se teenagers are more peaceful than American teenagers. And the differences of peaceful…
Keywords: Peacefulness; nonviolence; Chinese teenagers
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An overview on the willingness to communicate (WTC) across disciplines of Teaching Language (TL)
Abstract: Willingness to communicate (WTC) has recently become an important concept across disciplines of Teaching Language (TL) and communication. It has been proposed that pedagogic goals should be to increase learners’ WTC so as to facilitate language learning. Some students seek, while others avoid, communication. Many language teachers have encountered students high in linguistic competence who are unwilling to communicate whereas other students, with only minimal linguistic knowledge, seem to communicate whenever possi…
Keywords: Willingness; communication; linguistic competence; communicative competence; self-perceived communication competence; affective variables.
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Effect of task repetition on foreign language output
Abstract: This study aimed to examine the effect of task repetition on foreign language output. Twenty eight Saudi female students in the Preparatory Year (PY) at King Saud University were randomly selected to conduct an oral information-gap task. The participants were asked to perform the task two times with two-week interval between the two performances. The oral performances were transcribed and analyzed to measure fluency and accuracy of language output. The collected data were coded for the two dimensions of oral produc…
Keywords: Task repetition; language output; accuracy; fluency.
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