Introduction: Investigating the information seeking behavior of nursing students in General English and ESP courses is of great importance since various factors may impact the students’ information seeking behavior. As such, the present study sought the inhibitors to the information seeking behavior of students of nursing in general English and ESP courses. Methods : The study is a qualitative research that adopted a conventional content ...
Abstract Internal and external supervision in schools is crucial for quality assurance and service delivery. We cannot talk of quality without examining the supervisory practices used in primary schools in Zimbabwe that contribute towards teacher effectiveness. The paper sought to examine the supervision practices used in primary schools in Zimbabwe to enhance teacher effectiveness for quality implementation of the competence based curriculum. Attenti...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to find out the acquisition of management skills and how this stabilizes a marriage relationship in term of conflict in the home. The study was also aimed at discovering the effect of treatment on couples who attended a management skill programme and those who do not. A total of two thousand couples were selected by purposive sampling technique from ten churches in the Northern Cross River State. These couples were found to have some deficiency in manageme...
This investigation was made to examine the growth of mustard seeds in a controlled environment for a length of fourteen days. Shortly after starting a biology course an article was read, discussing 'the ways in which some insecticides are counterproductive in agriculture on a mass scale. This idea was intriguing. It was initially believed pesticides could be beneficial for plant growth and agriculture, by repelling plant eating pests and other rodents.
ABSTRACT This study examined the empirical validation of beginning reading skills for Nigerian primary schools using three structured methodologies. Specifically the study was designed to find out whether there would be reading gains on the part of the pupils following the application of the three methods and their levels of effectiveness including which one would be discovered most effective following the pupils’ performance on test. The sample was made up of two hundred and seventy pu...
Research on teacher collaboration emphasizes the key role of collaborative culture for teachers’ functioning; however, there is little empirical evidence to investigate its relationship with knowledge sharing among university ESP teachers. In the present study, the relationship between EFL teachers’ collaborative climate and knowledge sharing was sought. The data were collected through two surveys of 328 Iranian ESP teachers. A Pearson c...
Abstract Educational research literature has underscored the key role of collaboration and interaction among teachers. As such, the present study, as its main objective, sought whether knowledge sharing in a reflective focus group improved English as a foreign language (EFL) student teachers’ reflective practice. In addition, it explored the benefits and challenges to knowledge sharing in a reflective focus group. To this end, a survey of reflective practice, and a semi-structured interv...
Abstract The concept of Graphic Communication is characterized by the technology that is infused with information and communication technology which cover any product that stores, retrieves, manipulates, transmits or receive information that helps in disseminating knowledge through graphic device visuals. With structured and semi-structured interview guides the researcher examined the impact of Graphic Communications in the print and electronic media in Ghana. The scope of the study was focu...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the difficulties tutors face when using the traditional demonstration method of teaching for vocational skills delivery especially in large class sizes. The study also aimed to modernise the demonstration method for effective vocational skills delivery in Ghana tertiary institutions. The study employed Solomon four quasi-experimental research design. The study targeted tutors and students offering textiles related (fabric and leather decor...
Dissertation on Children With Hearing Impairment And Academic Performance In Primary Schools A Case Study Mbale Municiplity Uganda
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate on the impact of teaching learners with hearing impairment using Total Communication Method. The researcher used data collected from teachers of Kerugoya School for the Hearing Impaired in Kirinyaga District in the month of March 2009. The study was to investigate on the effects of Total Communication, benefits of Total Communication and challenges faced while teaching using Total Communication. The results were analysed, using table...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to exa~nine the effects of alcoholism on the spread of HIV/AIDS among youth in Makindye Division. The study had three specific objectives, which included) to examine how HIV/AIDS is spread among youths of Makindye Division and iii) to examine how HIV/AIDS among youths of ~tiua~t~izJd Division. The study employed a descriptive correlation design that used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. The findings indicated that most respond...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating challenges facing visually impaired learners in an inclusive setting. To collect required information on the set objectives, the researcher used the survey strategy which employed questionnaires. This instrument was used because it was found to be cheap and could easily reach many respondents in different areas of the study area. The researcher’s target population was all primary teachers in inclusive schools especially those who were in touch ...
ABSTRACT This study was intended to assess the relationship between teachers' motivation and academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Amu zone and suggest possible solutions to curb the problem. All secondary sources were revisited which in this case included magazines, journals and text books which contained data related to the problem. A descriptive design was adopted for this study and questionnaires served as the main instruments of the study. Data collected was sorted, code...
ABSTRACT This study sought to find out the impact of learning resources on performance of students in Kiswahili subject in Mutonguni division. The study was guided by research objectives, identifying the relationship between learning resources and academic performance, attitude of teachers, investigating the characteristics of classroom environment and quality of teachers. The study was expected to be significant to the future researchers, teachers and also parents. The study reviewed litera...