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Issue:2015 - Vol. 3 - Iss.1
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Articles:76 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
2015 Vol.3 Iss.1 (76 articles)
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Research Article
Evaluation of English achievement test: A comparison between high and low achievers amongst selected elementary school students of Pakistan
Abstract: Validity, reliability and item analysis are critical to the process of evaluating the quality of an educational measurement. The present study evaluates the quality of an assessment constructed to measure elementary school student’s achievement in English. In this study, the survey model of descriptive research was used as a research method. Students of both genders (male/female) constitute the population of the study. To measure the achievement level of students, a test of English language as a subject was adminis…
Keywords: English Language; analysis; achievement test; standardization; non-standardization; elementary level; secondary school.
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Research Article
The language of shop signs in Amman: A sociolinguistic study
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the languages used in shop signs in Amman, Jordan from a sociolinguistic perspective. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the researchers posed two questions concerning language choice and the factors that influenced it. The study was conducted on shop signs in three different areas in Amman, Jordan, namely, Al-Wehdat Camp, Sweifieh and Jabal Al-Hussein, and the number of shop signs totaled 680. The sample was selected on grounds of convenience and it included 90 particip…
Keywords: Shop signs; business language; sociolinguistics; factors; Jordan.
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Research Article
An analysis of perceptions of classroom teachers regarding their use of alternative assessment and evaluation techniques in the Turkish course
Abstract: Assessment and evaluation constitutes an important dimension of education. If education is the process of creating the desired changes in an individual’s behaviors, evaluation then is the process of making judgments about whether those desired changes are acquired by the individual or not. The existing curricula in Turkey were put into practice based on a new approach in the 2005 to 2006 Academic Year. Accordingly, the elementary school Turkish curriculum was renewed according to the constructivist approach. In thi…
Keywords: Elementary school Turkish curriculum; alternative assessment and evaluation; teacher opinions.
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Research Article
Views of educational supervisors concerning the feasibility of educational supervision regulation
Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to determine the level in which educational supervisors who carry out the regulations concerning the feasibility conditions of educational supervision regulation views arise. The research was carried out in 2010 to 2011 academic year; the research population included 3150 educational supervisors and the research sample included 387 educational supervisors. The research is a descriptive study in screening model. Research data were collected with ‘Educational Supervisors’ Views Scale…
Keywords: Educational supervision; educational supervision regulation; supervision; educational supervision; management auditing.
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Short Communication
Analysis of sound absorbing properties of different density local acoustic materials
Abstract: Grounded element, sawdust, local plaster mud and sand were mixed in various contributions by weight and their sound absorbing properties were studied and analyzed. Their absorbing properties were compared with that of panel absorbers. Results show that, these local samples give results similar to that of panel absorbers
Keywords: Sound; sawdust; absorbing; properties; sand; mud; cement
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Research Article
A study of the opinions of faculty members towards Acquiring agricultural education in Iran
Abstract: This study was conducted to explore the subjective opinions of faculty members about the elements of organizational learning at the agricultural and natural resources campus (ANRC) of University of Tehran. The number of faculty members was 120, randomly drawn from the selected population at ANRC. The findings showed that about 70.1% of the total community variance of organisational learning items was determined by extracted factors. Finding also revealed sharing experiences and interest in innovation, information e…
Keywords: Learning organization; higher education; agriculture.
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Research Article
Enhancing maternal wellbeing in Ghana: Availability of resources for safe delivery in Akatsi and Keta Districts of Volta Region
Abstract: The thrust of the present study was to examine resources available for safe delivery in Akatsi and Keta Districts of Volta Region of Ghana with a view to highlighting the importance of improving maternal health in these districts in particular, and by extension in Ghana as a whole. Interviews were conducted from a sample size of 6,250 respondents within the reproductive age group of 15- 49 years drawn from both districts in 2007. The results show that most of the women had only basic education and were generally pe…
Keywords: Childbirth; Ghana; health; maternal; mortality; pregnancy.
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Research Article
A shift in higher educational standard with scientific progress from segregation to integrative/holistic universal education in the twenty-first century
Abstract: We moved from the Newtonian physical world of the industrial age to Einstein’s relativistic/quantum physical world of the twenty-first century. In the Newtonian science of the industrial age, where space, time, and matter were regarded as separate and non-integrated, our educational methods were based on non-integrated disciplines focused primarily on transmission of fragmented knowledge. However, in the information society of the 21st century, universities and students alike have called out for a whole-person educ…
Keywords: Integrative; holistic education; quantum physics; globalization; humanization; futurization.
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Research Article
The role of school management towards executing an integrated arts curriculum
Abstract: The implementation of the Creative and Performing Arts (CPA) syllabus at lower primary school level in Botswana, which was carried out in 2001, has been hampered by some administrative and logistical problems. It is the foregoing observation that has motivated a study, carried out towards the end of 2006 and early 2007, on the implementation of the syllabus with the following objectives: to establish what guidance has been given by the implementing authority to schools for the implementation of the syllabus, and to…
Keywords: Music; Creative and performing arts; Syllabus implementation; integrated arts; Program monitoring; In-service training
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Research Article
Disparity in the sharing of family income in Cameroon: A Gini decomposition analysis based on the Shapley-value approach
Abstract: On the basis of data drawn from two household surveys, this paper investigates the evolution of income distribution inequality in Cameroon between 1984 and 1996, a period characterized by a serious economic crisis. The paper decomposes inequality into within- and between-groups components, using the Shapley-value approach and total expenditure per adult equivalent as a welfare indicator to find the contributions of these components to overall inequality at the national level. Decompositions are carried out accordin…
Keywords: Total expenditures; inequality; decomposition; Gini coefficient; Shapley-value; inequality components; economic crisis; Cameroon.
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Research Article
Enhancing educational standard using active-learning pedagogies: A comparison of five case studies
Abstract: This article describes the call for active-learning pedagogies arising from a range of international organizations. It then outlines key philosophical and theoretical foundations of active-learning pedagogies, which explicitly or, more often, implicitly informed such calls. Next the article introduces the purpose and methods of the comparative case studies, prior to summarizing the findings from five countries (Cambodia, Egypt, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and Malawi) which served as cases. The findings focus on the nationa…
Keywords: Educational quality; active learning pedagogies; policy; professional development.
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A study of the efficiency of language and vocabulary methods in teaching comprehension in primary schools: Implication for teachers and curriculum planners
Abstract: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of the language development and the vocabulary methods in teaching reading comprehension in Primary Schools. The population for the study comprised all the Primary Schools in Kaduna State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two schools out of the three hundred and eighty-four (384) schools in Kaduna metropolis and thirty (30) pupils from each of the schools selected. The data for the study were analyzed using the mean scores and T-test. The findi…
Keywords: Language development; vocabulary method; word recognition; reading comprehension.
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Research Article
Headteachers prospects in the execution of AIDS Education in secondary school program in Kenya
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 the opportunities for headteachers in the implementation of AIDS education in secondary school…
Keywords: AIDS Education; Busia; Bunyala and Samia Districts; Headteacher; Implementation; Kenya; Opportunities.
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Research Article
Performance evaluation systems in private Universities in Nigeria: A Study of Crawford University, Igbesa-Nigeria
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of performance appraisal system at private universities in Nigeria. The focus of the study was on the administrative staff of Crawford University. The study evaluated the purpose of performance appraisal in private universities and identifies relevant factors for achieving an effective performance appraisal. A cross- sectional survey was selected for this study because it was easy to undertake compared to longitudinal survey and the results from the same can b…
Keywords: Employees; human resource management; performance appraisal systems; private universities; training.
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Impediments and strategies of working with learners with low vision: Implications for teacher training
Abstract: Learners with low vision can be trained to increase their visual functioning through a planned programme of visual experiences. Such a low vision training programme was introduced in Kenya in 1994. However, despite its implementation over the last fifteen years, challenges still persist among teachers who work with such learners. The purpose of this study was to document challenges that learners with low vision have on teacher performance when teaching learners with low vision in special primary schools for the vis…
Keywords: Low vision training; challenges; strategies.
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