item: #1 of 240 id: ajote-1576 author: Obidike, Ngozi; Anyikwa, Ngozi; Enemou, Joy O title: Teachers’ Awareness of the Existence and the Use of Technology to Promote Children’s Literacy Instruction date: 2011 words: 3929 flesch: 49 summary: Nursery and primary school teachers should endeavor to participate in evaluating online educational materials for use in classroom instruction. Discussion The findings of this study, generally, shows that both the public nursery and public primary school teachers could identify the technological tools that could be used to promote children’s literacy instruction but were not aware of the use of the identified resources to promote children’s literacy instruction. keywords: children; instruction; literacy; nursery; school; teachers; technology; use cache: ajote-1576.htm plain text: ajote-1576.txt item: #2 of 240 id: ajote-1577 author: Akindoju, Olugbenga Gabriel; Banjoko, Sunday Olaniyi; Jimoh, Akinola Saliu title: Perceived Roles of Information and Communication Technologies in the Implementation of Continuous Assessment in Nigerian Secondary Schools date: 2011 words: 3929 flesch: 49 summary: Nursery and primary school teachers should endeavor to participate in evaluating online educational materials for use in classroom instruction. Discussion The findings of this study, generally, shows that both the public nursery and public primary school teachers could identify the technological tools that could be used to promote children’s literacy instruction but were not aware of the use of the identified resources to promote children’s literacy instruction. keywords: children; instruction; literacy; nursery; school; teachers; technology; use cache: ajote-1577.htm plain text: ajote-1577.txt item: #3 of 240 id: ajote-1578 author: Anangisye, William A L title: Promoting Teacher Ethics in Colleges of Teacher Education in Tanzania: Practices and Challenge date: 2011 words: 6959 flesch: 46 summary: It was generally difficult for college teachers to teach teacher ethics when they were not adequately exposed to them during their training at college or university. Abstract This paper focuses on the initiatives and challenges of promoting ethics in teacher training colleges. keywords: colleges; data; education; ethics; professional; tanzania; teacher; teacher education; teacher ethics; teacher training; teaching; trainee; training cache: ajote-1578.htm plain text: ajote-1578.txt item: #4 of 240 id: ajote-1579 author: Anyanwu, Joy I title: Parental Relationship as a Correlate of Psychological Wellbeing of South Eastern Nigerian Adolescents date: 2011 words: 5630 flesch: 60 summary: Adolescents from Enugu and Imo easily get annoyed over minor issues and Anambra adolescents get easily frightened. The finding lends credence to Videon's (2005) report that parents (mothers and fathers) have a lot of influence on adolescent psychological wellbeing. keywords: adolescents; children; mean; parenting; parents; relationship; self; study; wellbeing cache: ajote-1579.htm plain text: ajote-1579.txt item: #5 of 240 id: ajote-1580 author: Dimelu, I N title: PRESERVATION Responsibilities of Homemakers in Processing, Storage and Preservation of Pepper (Capsicum Specie) in Southern Nigeria date: 2011 words: 3647 flesch: 52 summary: The questionnaire was faced validated by five experts in food science and technology and vocational teachers' education (Agric); three were knowledgeable in pepper processing. Strategies for processing pepper into dry pods, flakes and powder for storage and preservation. keywords: food; home; mean; pepper; processing; responsibilities; teachers cache: ajote-1580.htm plain text: ajote-1580.txt item: #6 of 240 id: ajote-1581 author: Ireh, Maduakolam; Ibeneme, Ogo T title: Differentiating Instruction to Meet the Needs of Diverse Technical/Technology Education Students at the Secondary School level date: 2011 words: 3283 flesch: 40 summary: Assessment should occur before, during, and following the instructional episode, and help to pose questions regarding student needs and optimal learning. Technical and technology education teacher-preparation programs and schools in Nigeria should set clear expectations for teachers’ growth in student-centered, responsive instruction; provide clear models for differentiated curriculum and differentiated instruction in action; provide mentoring that helps teachers reflect on student needs and appropriate responses; ensure teachers' comfort in implementing a growing range of instructional strategies that invite differentiation and facilitate its management; and provide early partnerships with teachers who practice differentiation. keywords: content; instruction; knowledge; learners; learning; students; teachers cache: ajote-1581.htm plain text: ajote-1581.txt item: #7 of 240 id: ajote-1582 author: Matazu, Suleiman Sa'adu title: The Relevance of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (STME) in Developing Skills for Self Reliance: The Nigerian Experience date: 2011 words: 2704 flesch: 42 summary: It should be noted, however, that STM Education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning; where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real world lessons as students apply STM in the context that make connections between schools, community, work and the global enterprises enabling the development of STM literacy and self reliance skills, and with it, the ability to compete in the new economy (Tsupros et al, 2009). These are clear challenges facing Nigeria STM Education, and unless these challenges are tackled, the dying relevance of STM Education skills for self-reliance in Nigeria can not be resuscitated. keywords: education; reliance; science; self; skills; stm; technology cache: ajote-1582.htm plain text: ajote-1582.txt item: #8 of 240 id: ajote-1583 author: Mostafa, Asmaa Abdel-Moneim title: An Exploration of Teachers’ Integration of Visual Literacy in the Egyptian Secondary English Language Classrooms date: 2011 words: 16059 flesch: 52 summary: Methodology  Research Hypothesis The study hypothesis was that most secondary English language teachers in Egypt had no training in visual literacy instruction; thus, resistant to teaching visual literacy along with more traditional literacy concepts. When English language instructors were asked about specific instructors’ responsibility for teaching visual literacy, the two discipline that received mean of 2.62 with the highest average rating of 0.655, indicated  that visual arts instructors’ and media specialists be primarily responsible for visual literacy instruction. keywords: ability; classroom; education; english; english language; images; information; language; language teachers; literacy; literacy instruction; percent; responses; students; teachers; teaching; technology; time; training; use; writing cache: ajote-1583.htm plain text: ajote-1583.txt item: #9 of 240 id: ajote-1584 author: Njamanze, Queen Ugochinyere title: ICT in Participatory Development of Teaching/Learning English as a Global Language in Nigeria: A Discourse date: 2011 words: 3173 flesch: 42 summary: The paper concludes by reaffirming the need for increased digital access and awareness in Nigeria Introduction The need for technological innovation has brought about communication revolution and rapid development of technological application in language teaching and learning. Some pertinent issues are yet to be resolved in the use of ICT in language teaching/learning in Nigeria. keywords: english; ict; language; learning; nigeria; teaching; technology cache: ajote-1584.htm plain text: ajote-1584.txt item: #10 of 240 id: ajote-1585 author: Obiozor, Williams Emeka; Onu, V C; Ugwoegbu, Ifeanyi title: Academic and Social Challenges Facing Students with Developmental and Learning Disabilities in Higher Institutions: Implications to African colleges and universities date: 2011 words: 6647 flesch: 32 summary: In American higher institutions, the instructors and professors are expected to recognize the documentation on student disability and provide the necessary support required by the student in the classroom during instruction and assessments/tests. This paper noted the challenges which developmental and learning disabilities pose to students in general; as well as recognize the potentials, talents, and individual abilities of such students in contemporary institutions of higher learning which could be applicable to African universities and colleges. keywords: academic; campus; classroom; college; developmental; disabilities; disability; education; institutions; learning; services; students; support; university cache: ajote-1585.htm plain text: ajote-1585.txt item: #11 of 240 id: ajote-1586 author: Obiyo, Ngozi title: Improving achievements of pupils with learning and behavior problems with co-operative teaching strategy in Aboh, Delta State, Nigeria date: 2011 words: 2841 flesch: 49 summary: Among the strategies used to help these pupils is co-operative learning .The To implement co-operative learning, {Roy 1990; Kagan,2010) identified the following: positive interdependence, individual accountability, and opportunities for interactions, interpersonal training and group processing(Rotterdam,1995). keywords: behavior; group; learning; operative; problems; pupils cache: ajote-1586.htm plain text: ajote-1586.txt item: #12 of 240 id: ajote-1587 author: Onu, V C; Obiozor, William Emeka; Agbo, O E; Chiamaka, Ezeanwu title: Integration and Innovation in Early Childhood Education in Nigeria: Implications for Quality Teacher Production date: 2011 words: 5498 flesch: 48 summary: To what extent will there be percentage and mean difference in the opinion of Early Childhood teachers with respect to use of instructional materials in Early Childhood Education (ECE)? To what extent will there be percentage and mean difference in the opinion of Early Childhood teachers with respect to assessment of preschool children based on their interest, needs, and abilities? keywords: childhood; children; difference; education; mean; nigeria; preschool; public; quality; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-1587.htm plain text: ajote-1587.txt item: #13 of 240 id: ajote-1588 author: Ozor, Frederick Ugwu title: Challenges of Education for Democracy in The Gambia date: 2011 words: 7800 flesch: 37 summary: African democratic education can benefit from positive and rich aspects of indigenous African learning and thought by drawing on the strength of informal educational framework. This paper argues that education for democracy can strengthen democratic structures in the Republic of the Gambia; and developing knowledge and skills in democratic education among teachers could play a significant role in developing democratic awareness. keywords: african; awareness; democracy; development; education; gambia; knowledge; learning; model; studies; system; teachers; values cache: ajote-1588.htm plain text: ajote-1588.txt item: #14 of 240 id: ajote-1589 author: Rukundo, Aloysius; Magambo, Justine title: Effective Test Administration in Schools: Principles and Good Practices for Test Administrators date: 2011 words: 3105 flesch: 42 summary: This paper focuses on test administration principles and good practices in schools; highlighting principles and good test administration practices and concluding with a summary of the suggestions that, if followed, lead to successful test administration in a any given public school system. It is, therefore, incumbent upon persons entrusted with the management of tests to learn the principles and good practices of test administration to ensure these qualities of a test are upheld in testing. keywords: administration; examination; learning; linn; students; test; testing cache: ajote-1589.htm plain text: ajote-1589.txt item: #15 of 240 id: ajote-1590 author: Ukonze, J A; Olaitan, S O title: Competency Improvement needs of Women in Agriculture in Processing Cocoyam into Flour and Chips for Food Security in South Eastern Nigeria date: 2011 words: 3432 flesch: 54 summary: It was found out that women processors required improvement in cocoyam processing enterprise as follows: planning competencies (12 competency items), processing cocoyam into flour (13 competency items), processing cocoyam into chips (13 competency items) and marketing (7 competency items). In cocoyam processing enterprise, women in agriculture require competencies in planning, processing and marketing in order to manage resources available effectively, for economic profit. keywords: agriculture; chips; cocoyam; flour; food; improvement; processing; women cache: ajote-1590.htm plain text: ajote-1590.txt item: #16 of 240 id: ajote-1592 author: Ndani, Mary N.; Kimani, Elishiba N title: Factors Influencing Early Childhood Development Teachers’ Motivation in Thika District, Kenya date: 2011 words: 5196 flesch: 53 summary: Thus, creating conditions that motivate ECD teachers to initiate positive interactions with children and a physical environment that is conducive both to teachers’ work and children’s development is essential. ECD teachers are among the most important persons in children’s interpersonal relationships. keywords: children; conditions; development; ecd; factors; kenya; motivation; preschool; salary; study; teachers cache: ajote-1592.pdf plain text: ajote-1592.txt item: #17 of 240 id: ajote-1593 author: Nkamigbo, Linda Chinelo title: Phonology in Teacher Education in Nigeria: The Igbo Language Example date: 2011 words: 5913 flesch: 71 summary: A concerned Igbo writer on kwenu.com, Chinedum Maduabum argued that there is no doubt about English being a great medium of communication, but worried about the fast disappearing Igbo language among the Igbo. Igbo English in the Nigerian novel. keywords: dialects; english; igbo; ika; intonation; language; learners; nigeria; phonemic; satellite; speakers; speech; tone; vowels cache: ajote-1593.pdf plain text: ajote-1593.txt item: #18 of 240 id: ajote-1601 author: editor, Chief title: Editor's Note date: 2011 words: 212 flesch: 54 summary: In this first outing by AJOTE, you’ll find original research paper that adress the issue theme of Global Teacher Education Initiatives, Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Africa. You are welcome to the maiden issue of the African Journal of Teacher Education, a Publication of SPREAD Corporation (Canada) keywords: africa cache: ajote-1601.htm plain text: ajote-1601.txt item: #19 of 240 id: ajote-1688 author: Walsh, Thomas title: Providing Staff Development in Teaching Strategies and English Language Conversation at North Pare Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) Dioceses Secondary Schools in Tanzania, Africa date: 2012 words: 8248 flesch: 56 summary: A majority of the participants, school teachers and support staff, at the schools attended all or most of the seminar sessions in 2006, 2008, and 2011. The seminar curriculum materials were designed to provide Tanzania teachers, with limited resources and teaching methodologies, to engage students more actively in learning and developing problem-solving skills. keywords: computer; development; english; learning; participants; schools; seminar; staff; strategies; students; tanzania; teachers; teaching; technology; use cache: ajote-1688.pdf plain text: ajote-1688.txt item: #20 of 240 id: ajote-1690 author: Mweru, Maureen title: Teachers’ Influence on Children’s Selection and Use of Play Materials in Kenya date: 2012 words: 6254 flesch: 59 summary: These findings on teachers’ influence on children were similar to those of Fagot & Oregon (1984) who also found that teachers seemed to have preferences as to which play materials children of different genders should play with and tended to encourage children to sex- type these play materials. There was also a significant difference between the extent to which they were influenced in selection of gender appropriate play materials (M = 1.077) and extent they were influenced in selection of gender-neutral play materials (M = 0.255), t (156) = 16.23, p < .05. keywords: children; education; gender; influence; kenya; materials; play; play materials; selection; teachers; use cache: ajote-1690.pdf plain text: ajote-1690.txt item: #21 of 240 id: ajote-1698 author: NDLOVU, SIBONOKUHLE NIL title: To think so as to speak The developmental consequences of languages use in teaching and learning in a primary school in Zimbabwe date: 2012 words: 10113 flesch: 60 summary: Again this kind of language use hindered learners’ active participation in their learning. The stages of language development above relate to pre-school children, interacting with their mothers in a task situation as given by Wertsch. keywords: child; development; english; home; language; learners; learning; ndebele; school; teaching; use cache: ajote-1698.pdf plain text: ajote-1698.txt item: #22 of 240 id: ajote-1777 author: Oyeleke, Oluniyi title: A Comparative Analysis of the Image Status of Nigerian Teachers: 1960-1985 and 1986-2010 date: 2012 words: 3902 flesch: 55 summary: Table 3: Teachers’ Responses on the Changing Role of Teachers in Nigeria Items 1960-1985 1986-2010 1960 -1985 & 1986-2010 Community spokesman 160 80.0 30 15.0 50 25.0 Surrogate parent 120 60.0 60 30.0 20 10.0 Official church clergyman 140 70.0 50 25.0 10 5.0 Local community Reps 160 80.0 30 15.0 10 5.0 Counseling services 160 80.0 150 75.0 160 80.0 Teaching 120 60.0 150 75.0 140 70.0 Community Spokesman The overwhelming perception is that teachers in the 1960 - 1985 group were largely performing the role of community spokesman. Abstract This article examines the activities of teachers in two different historical epochs of Nigerian history. keywords: community; education; group; nigeria; profession; respondents; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-1777.pdf plain text: ajote-1777.txt item: #23 of 240 id: ajote-1827 author: Igwe, Dickson Ogbonnaya title: THE ROLES OF ICT DEVELOPMENT IN OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION: ACHEIVEMENTS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES date: 2012 words: 7363 flesch: 45 summary: The reality of e-learning has never matched its most radical promises (Zemsky and Massy, 2004). Like other activities, e-learning has not yet proven its ability to generate high profits or to replace the old economy of learning. keywords: cost; development; distance; education; face; icts; institutions; knowledge; learning; new; open; students; teaching cache: ajote-1827.pdf plain text: ajote-1827.txt item: #24 of 240 id: ajote-1833 author: Ongaga, Kennedy O.; Ombonga, Mary title: Educating Marginalized Girls: Examining the Concept of Tuseme date: 2012 words: 6582 flesch: 56 summary: The state of the world’s children report: Girls education and development. School girl pregnancy 4. keywords: center; children; education; excellence; gender; girls; school; skills; students; study; teachers; tuseme cache: ajote-1833.pdf plain text: ajote-1833.txt item: #25 of 240 id: ajote-1912 author: Offiah, Franca; Samuel, Naomi title: THE EFFECT OF TIMING OF TEACHING RELEVANT MATHEMATICS PRINCIPLES ON ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY date: 2012 words: 2454 flesch: 58 summary: The researchers then concluded that there is a significant difference in the achievement level among chemistry students after receiving treatment in their various groups. To what extent do students who receive prior lessons on SMPs before receiving chemistry lessons and those who receive lessons on SMPs and chemistry simultaneously differ in their achievement in chemistry?  keywords: chemistry; group; lessons; mathematics; students cache: ajote-1912.pdf plain text: ajote-1912.txt item: #26 of 240 id: ajote-1913 author: Nwana, Sabina title: CHALLENGES IN THE APPLICATIONS OF E-LEARNING BY SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA date: 2012 words: 3697 flesch: 51 summary: Problems hindering e-learning were identified as 7 Sabina Nwana _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ AJOTE Vol. 2. Teachers should be trained and retrained through in–service training, seminars, workshops and conferences for acquisition of the knowledge and skills needed for e-learning application in secondary schools in Nigeria. keywords: computer; curriculum; education; learning; mean; teachers; use cache: ajote-1913.pdf plain text: ajote-1913.txt item: #27 of 240 id: ajote-1917 author: Olaoye, Adetunji Abiola title: MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' WORKLOADS AS A CORRELATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE IN UPPER BASIC EDUCATION date: 2012 words: 5340 flesch: 39 summary: Taught and Students’ Performance Variations t-calculated t-ratio df Significant Teachers’ Subject(s) taught 102.276 1.645 1198 P<0.05* Achievement of Students * Significant Table 11 described the t-test relationship between teachers’ subject(s) taught and the academic performance of students, and it was found significant (t-cal>t-ratio, df = 1198; P<0.05) thereby making null hypothesis three rejected so that there is a significant relationship between mathematics teachers’ subject(s) taught and students’ performance in Mathematics. By simple indication the highest number of students taught per teacher of Mathematics seemed to skew towards the least qualifications holders and the least number of students taught per teacher of Mathematics went to the highest qualifications holders, who were also the fewest in number of teachers. keywords: education; mathematics; mathematics teachers; performance; quality; relationship; students; teachers cache: ajote-1917.pdf plain text: ajote-1917.txt item: #28 of 240 id: ajote-1932 author: Umoru, Titus A; Okeke, A U title: THE CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED CATASTROPHES IN NIGERIA date: 2012 words: 4142 flesch: 40 summary: The concepts of climate change and related areas were discussed in the paper including the causes and effects of climate, as well as, issues of prevention, preparation and adaptation processes. In light of these issues, the authors view technical and vocational education as an effective and significant tool in ameliorating the effects of climate change. keywords: adaptation; challenges; change; climate; climate change; education; impact; issues; nigeria cache: ajote-1932.pdf plain text: ajote-1932.txt item: #29 of 240 id: ajote-1936 author: Okolie-Osemene, James title: TOWARDS UTILIZING NEW DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA date: 2012 words: 4067 flesch: 48 summary: Abstract Recent events in Nigeria have shown that the country cannot move forward without considering peace education in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. This article examines the possibilities of utilizing digital media technologies in promoting peace education in Nigeria based on primary and secondary sources of literature relevant to the issues. keywords: conflict; development; education; media; nigeria; peace; peace education; technologies cache: ajote-1936.pdf plain text: ajote-1936.txt item: #30 of 240 id: ajote-1937 author: Ritskes, Eric title: A GREAT TREE HAS FALLEN: COMMUNITY, SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY, AND AFRICAN EDUCATION date: 2012 words: 10534 flesch: 47 summary: As Dei, Hall & Rosenberg (2000) emphasize, Indigenous knowledge is intricately tied to the land and to the lived experiences of the people on that land and, as Agrawal (1995) notes, “Because indigenous knowledge is generated in the immediate context of the livelihoods of people, it is a dynamic entity that undergoes constant modifications as the needs of the communities change” (p. 429). The result is fragmentary and disempowering for Indigenous communities. keywords: african; colonial; communities; community; dei; development; ecology; education; environment; indigenous; knowledge; land; relationships; resistance; spirituality cache: ajote-1937.pdf plain text: ajote-1937.txt item: #31 of 240 id: ajote-1941 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: Editor's Note date: 2012 words: 424 flesch: 47 summary: No. 1 (2012) Editor’s Note Dear AJOTE Readers and Contributors: Welcome to the African Journal of Teacher Education (AJOTE) These transitions in location and staff took some time, but it was all in an effort to guarantee that AJOTE maintains its high standards and continues to represent the best of African Education research and scholarly thought from across the continent. keywords: ajote; education cache: ajote-1941.pdf plain text: ajote-1941.txt item: #32 of 240 id: ajote-1943 author: Wandera, David B title: What to do when Teens say "Amka Ukatike": An Exploration of Agency in Teen Oral Literacy Performed Through Kenyan Hip Hop. date: 2013 words: 6867 flesch: 61 summary: Hip hop exemplifies teen oral literacy which is underprivileged in the formal classroom space; particularly since Kenyan hip hop is performed in Sheng, a stigmatized teenage vernacular. Hip hop exemplifies teen oral literacy which is underprivileged in the formal classroom space. keywords: amka; culture; c’zar; hip; hop; kenyan; literacy; oral; sheng; song; teen; ukatike; youth cache: ajote-1943.pdf plain text: ajote-1943.txt item: #33 of 240 id: ajote-1958 author: Ogundele, Michael Olarewaju; Etejere, Patricia Agnes Ovigueraye title: Computer Literacy and Secondary School Teachers’ Job Effectiveness in Kwara State date: 2013 words: 3707 flesch: 41 summary: In service training opportunities should be given to the teachers in order to encourage teacher computer appreciation, effectiveness; and to enhance teacher job performance in secondary schools in Kwara State. Investigating the level of computer literacy skills among secondary schools teachers examining the influence of computer literacy on teachers’ effectiveness. keywords: computer; effectiveness; kwara; schools; state; teachers cache: ajote-1958.pdf plain text: ajote-1958.txt item: #34 of 240 id: ajote-1963 author: Enamhe, Bojor Blossom title: The Role of Arts Education in Nigeria date: 2013 words: 2921 flesch: 60 summary: Also in tertiary institutes some research on the population of art students in tertiary institutes also reveals a dearth of students, for example at the Bachelor of Arts program of the Department of Visual Arts and Technology, Calabar, Nigeria (Ajibade, Enamhe and Oloidi, 2011, p. 203). Other Associations, like the Nigerian Society for Educations through Art (NSEA), The National Gallery of Art (NGA), and The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) are usable vessels to promote the arts. keywords: art; arts; education; enamhe; nigeria; students cache: ajote-1963.pdf plain text: ajote-1963.txt item: #35 of 240 id: ajote-1974 author: KINUTHIA, FLORENCE NJERI; Kombo, Donald Kisilu; Mweru, Maureen title: Determinants of Preschool Teachers' Attitudes towards Teaching date: 2013 words: 4837 flesch: 65 summary: Keywords: preschool teacher attitudes, teacher attitudes, Kenya education, Kenya preschool, Kenya early childhood education, preschools, teachers attitudes and determinants. Requirements for preschool teachers vary the world over, some are high and require professional training, but others are low in comparison. keywords: attitudes; children; education; kenya; level; preschool; study; teachers; teaching; training cache: ajote-1974.pdf plain text: ajote-1974.txt item: #36 of 240 id: ajote-1977 author: Mejiuni, Olutoyin title: Research as Informal and Mutual Learning: Reflections on Two Feminist Studies in Nigeria. date: 2013 words: 11375 flesch: 53 summary: Many women participated in demonstrations for actualizing the June 12 Presidential Elections and ousting the military; this resulted in their brutalization and imprisonment by the military regime. Nigerian women had participated alongside men in all the struggles identified above and probably expected to enhance their social, economic, cultural, legal, and political status as a result. keywords: education; experiences; female; feminist; gender; identity; knowledge; learning; mejiuni; nigeria; non; reflections; research; studies; study; women cache: ajote-1977.pdf plain text: ajote-1977.txt item: #37 of 240 id: ajote-2013 author: Okigbo, Ebele C; Nwoye, Amarachukwu N title: Meeting the Personnel Needs of Anambra State Industrialists in Nigeria: A Call for Mathematics Education Reforms date: 2012 words: 3765 flesch: 41 summary: Analysis of results showed that: a. Mathematics education graduates posses all the needed professional competencies as identified by Industrialists, b. 41.7% of the needed ICT competencies were acquired by the graduates while 58.3% were not, c. There is a significant difference in the mean ratings of the Industrialists on the expected versus acquired ICT competencies of mathematics education graduates. Is there any significant difference in the mean ratings of the Industrialists on the expected and acquired ICT competencies of mathematics education graduates. keywords: competencies; education; graduates; ict; industrialists; mathematics; mathematics education; nigeria cache: ajote-2013.pdf plain text: ajote-2013.txt item: #38 of 240 id: ajote-2030 author: Nzilano, Josta Lameck title: Pre-service Teachers’ Teaching Competencies: The Experience of Practising Teaching in Secondary Schools and Teacher Colleges date: 2013 words: 9105 flesch: 50 summary: Adeyanju’s (2003) study on the perceptions of PRESETs (in arts discipline) about the impact of using teaching aids in classroom teaching, revealed that they used teaching methods such as dramatization, role play, and demonstration that were supported by real objects. They chose teaching aids appropriate to teach a particular lesson in the topic during classroom teaching (14.2%); (e) They faced shortage of teaching aids and textbooks; and (f) PRESETs mentioned little time to assess the students’ use of teaching aids and that teaching aids consumes a lot of time during classroom presentations (3.5%) respectively. keywords: aids; classroom; education; learning; lesson; presets; schools; students; teachers; teaching; teaching aids; time cache: ajote-2030.pdf plain text: ajote-2030.txt item: #39 of 240 id: ajote-2034 author: Ndlovu, SIBONOKUHLE NIL; Muthivhi, Azwihangwisi E. title: The Developmental Conditions of Classroom Teaching and Learning in a Primary School in Zimbabwe date: 2013 words: 6859 flesch: 40 summary: Abstract This article is based on research carried out to investigate the prevailing conditions of schooling and classroom teaching and learning in southern Zimbabwe, using the Vygotskian socio-cultural theory to analyze the consequences that the breakdown of schooling and classroom teaching and learning had on learners' performance and cognitive development. Theoretical Background For an understanding of how classroom teaching and learning impacted cognitive development as influenced by the conditions of schooling and cultural tradition in rural Zimbabwe, it is important to consider the theoretical background on the relationship between socio-cultural context and cognitive development and also the relationship between teaching, learning, and cognitive development. keywords: classroom; conditions; context; development; learners; learning; schooling; teaching; vygotsky; zimbabwe cache: ajote-2034.pdf plain text: ajote-2034.txt item: #40 of 240 id: ajote-2060 author: Mabagala, Stephen title: Ethical Conflicts and Moral Dilemmas Experienced by Physical Education Teachers in Tanzania date: 2013 words: 4522 flesch: 51 summary: One-way ANOVA to Test the Statistical Significance Difference between Means of the ECMD Facing PE Teachers across their Educational Levels   Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. Between Groups 4.526 3 1.509 1.648 .191 Within Groups 43.948 48 .916     Total 48.475 51       * p < .05 Results in Table 5 show that there were no significant differences [F (3, 48) = 1.648, p = .191)] in the ethical conflicts and dilemma facing PE teachers across their educational levels. Descriptive Data for Ethical Conflicts and Moral Dilemmas Facing PE Teachers across their Teaching Experience Teaching Experience n Mean SD 1-5 years 30 3.01 1.01 6-10 years 9 2.89 .88 11-15 years 4 3.15 .37 Over 15 years 9 3.04 1.16 Total 52 3.02 .98 Table 8 shows that PE teachers with teaching experience of 6-10 years reported lower (M = 2.89, SD = .88) experience of ethical conflicts and moral dilemma than others. keywords: conflicts; dilemmas; pe teachers; table; teachers cache: ajote-2060.htm plain text: ajote-2060.txt item: #41 of 240 id: ajote-2063 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: AJOTE Summer 2012, Editor's Note date: 2012 words: 463 flesch: 49 summary: Each author paints a vivid picture of African education within his or her country across a range of education issues. Upcoming AJOTE Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 issues also promise to engage and entice readers to more fully explore African education. keywords: ajote; education cache: ajote-2063.pdf plain text: ajote-2063.txt item: #42 of 240 id: ajote-2155 author: Mgomezulu, Victor Yobe; Wamba, Nathalis Guy; Shawa, Lester Brian title: Training Learner-Leaders in School Management Aspects: A Strategy to Improving School Discipline in Botswana date: 2013 words: 7868 flesch: 59 summary: Since it is not clear why learner participation in school management has not translated into improved discipline, this study aimed to:  investigate the extent to which schools train learner-leaders to meaningfully participate in school management as a strategy for improving school discipline. There is a scarcity of literature on learner involvement in school management in Botswana. keywords: aspects; botswana; discipline; leaders; leadership; learners; management; prefects; school; table; teachers; training cache: ajote-2155.pdf plain text: ajote-2155.txt item: #43 of 240 id: ajote-2156 author: Konyana, Shoorai; Konyana, Elias title: COMPUTERISATION OF RURAL SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (THE CASE OF CHIPINGE DISTRICT) date: 2013 words: 5971 flesch: 47 summary: It has also argued that secondary school students in rural schools have lagged behind in this regard and that there is need to introduce Computer Studies in rural schools as well. In the case of Computer Studies, rural secondary school students are the beneficiaries. keywords: computer; curriculum; education; ict; research; schools; students; studies; study; teachers; zimbabwe cache: ajote-2156.pdf plain text: ajote-2156.txt item: #44 of 240 id: ajote-2180 author: Stabler, Scott L; Owusu, Mary title: Atlantic Slavery: Lost in Trans-lation date: 2013 words: 12140 flesch: 64 summary: In Cape Coast, the two authors spent five months researching how TAST is taught in Ghanaian secondary schools. The government and even the Smithsonian Institution have made the castles major centers of TAST education. keywords: african; atlantic; british; coast; education; europeans; ghana; ghanaian; history; schools; slave; slavery; students; syllabus; tast; teachers; textbooks; trade; trans; west cache: ajote-2180.pdf plain text: ajote-2180.txt item: #45 of 240 id: ajote-2188 author: Kelly, Philip P; Cordileone, Amy title: Beyond Educational Voyeurism: An Analysis of a Ugandan-North American Teacher Partnership Program date: 2013 words: 7750 flesch: 46 summary: Because of the very nature of teacher partnership programs, time spent within another culture’s school system is limited. To avoid such erroneous conclusions, teacher partnership programs should provide their participants enough background information on the host country’s educational system to deepen their understanding of their individual participation relative to the educational system. keywords: american; concerns; education; experience; north; participants; partnership; program; students; teachers; teaching; ugandan cache: ajote-2188.pdf plain text: ajote-2188.txt item: #46 of 240 id: ajote-2189 author: Olusoji, Stephen OluIbukun title: The Relevance of Music Education to the Nigerian Educational System date: 2013 words: 2362 flesch: 60 summary: No. 1 (2013) THE RELEVANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION TO THE NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Stephen Olusoji University of Lagos, Nigeria Abstract This paper highlights the importance of music education to the Nigerian educational system. keywords: education; music; music education; nigeria; society cache: ajote-2189.pdf plain text: ajote-2189.txt item: #47 of 240 id: ajote-2406 author: Anane, Eric title: An Implicit Analysis of the Prevalence of Test Anxiety among Preservice Teachers date: 2013 words: 5966 flesch: 55 summary: There was a statistically significant positive relationship between students general test anxiety and their concerns about how others will view them if they do poorly (r = .434) as well as the fact that they are not prepared for the examinations (r = .236). This brings to bare the sources of general test anxiety among preservice teachers in the study, which is an illumination on what literature seems to suggest that students who experience test anxiety tend to be the type of people who put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform well. keywords: anxiety; concerns; preservice; psychology; self; sources; students; teachers; test; test anxiety cache: ajote-2406.pdf plain text: ajote-2406.txt item: #48 of 240 id: ajote-2728 author: Newman, Emmanuel Kojo title: The Upgrading of Teacher Training Institutions to Colleges of Education: Issues and Prospects date: 2013 words: 6047 flesch: 40 summary: However, a survey conducted by NCTE indicated that most of the teachers Colleges Education do not possess the requisite qualifications. Keywords: Colleges of Education Ghana, Teacher Training Institutions, Ghana Tertiary Education Introduction Education plays a crucial role in fostering self development as well as the development of human capital for national socio-economic development. keywords: act; colleges; education; education institutions; ghana; institutions; national; teacher; tertiary cache: ajote-2728.pdf plain text: ajote-2728.txt item: #49 of 240 id: ajote-2732 author: Kaphesi, Elias title: Assessing final year undergraduate student teacher on school based teaching practice at the Polytechnic of the University Malawi: a dual assessment process date: 2013 words: 8060 flesch: 46 summary: The impact of an alternative model of student teacher supervision: Views of the participants. Keywords: teacher education, teacher training, assessment of student teachers, practicum, supervision of practicum 2 Assessing final year undergraduate student teachers on school based teaching practicum at the Polytechnic of the University Malawi ______________________________________________________________________________ AJOTE Vol. 3. keywords: assessment; comments; education; learning; practicum; student; study; supervision; supervisors; teachers; teaching; university cache: ajote-2732.pdf plain text: ajote-2732.txt item: #50 of 240 id: ajote-2742 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: Editor's Note date: 2013 words: 435 flesch: 50 summary: The opening article by David Wandera demonstrates the effective use of hip hop music to teach literacy in Kenyan schools followed by Stephen Olusoji’s proposal of how to incorporate music education more effectively that is reinforced with Bojor Enamhe’s article which calls for increased support and integration of Fine Arts education in Nigeria’s education systems. Please continue to share AJOTE with colleagues and students to increase awareness and engagement in African education. keywords: ajote; education cache: ajote-2742.pdf plain text: ajote-2742.txt item: #51 of 240 id: ajote-2762 author: Nakalema, Gladys; Ssenyonga, Joseph title: ACADEMIC STRESS: ITS CAUSES AND RESULTS AT A UGANDAN UNIVERSITY date: 2014 words: 10966 flesch: 55 summary: In considering academic stress among university students, first year students experienced the most stress from the perception of academic overload. As MUST has a relatively small student population compared with other public universities; it makes constant monitoring of students performance by the academic staff and university administration easy. keywords: academic; course; habits; journal; performance; research; stress; students; study; study habits; time; university; year cache: ajote-2762.pdf plain text: ajote-2762.txt item: #52 of 240 id: ajote-2766 author: Osuafor, Abigail Mgboyibo; Okoli, Josephine N title: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED BY NON-SCIENCE TEACHERS IN TEACHING BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE NIGERIAN UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) CURRICULUM date: 2014 words: 3900 flesch: 52 summary: Abstract This study was aimed at finding out the attitude of non-science specialist teachers to teaching of basic science and technology and the difficulties they encounter while teaching the subject. What is the attitude of non-science specialist teachers in primary schools to teaching Basic Science and Technology? keywords: non; primary; science; teachers; teaching; technology cache: ajote-2766.pdf plain text: ajote-2766.txt item: #53 of 240 id: ajote-2782 author: Shorunke, Oludare Adebanji; Makinde, Solomn O.; Makinde, Omawumi O. title: ICT LITERACY OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN SELECTED LAGOS STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA date: 2014 words: 6904 flesch: 49 summary: This study therefore seeks to assess the extent of ICT literacy of language teachers in selected Lagos State secondary schools within the Lagos metropolis. To assess the available ICT facilities in the schools; 2) To assess the level of accessibility to ICT in the schools; 3) To identify the academic purposes for which the respondents use ICT; 4) To assess the ICT literacy level of the teachers; and 5) To identify constraints to ICT literacy. keywords: computer; ict; ict literacy; information; language; literacy; respondents; schools; students; teachers; technology; use cache: ajote-2782.pdf plain text: ajote-2782.txt item: #54 of 240 id: ajote-2785 author: Birbirso, Dereje Tadesse title: FAILURE TO ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT IN SPITE OF A SERIES OF REFORMS: WHAT IS WRONG WITH EFL TEACHERS’ ENGLISH PROFICIENCY? date: 2014 words: 8488 flesch: 51 summary: Going beyond the issue of linguistic/English incompetence, one of the respondents described the current condition of EFL school teachers as, “hopeless and worried about their profession.” (6) Which LACK do you relatively rate as High (H), Medium (M) or Never (N) when it comes to secondary English teachers (write the letters on the spaces): (A) Lack of English proficiency ______ (B) Lack of academic/scientific awareness about English teaching methodology ______ (C) Lack of professional autonomy to work as theory of language teaching demands____ (D) Lack of life conditions (sufficient salary, etc.) keywords: agents; data; development; education; efl; english; ethiopia; master; moe; proficiency; program; teachers; trainers; training cache: ajote-2785.pdf plain text: ajote-2785.txt item: #55 of 240 id: ajote-2804 author: Neema-Abooki, Peter Akampa; Rukia, Nakintu title: USABILITY OF COMPUTERS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING AT TERTIARY-LEVEL INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA date: 2015 words: 3584 flesch: 54 summary: Changes in student attitudes and student computer use in a computer-enriched environment. For, as according to Phelps (2004) if too limited a period is allowed to implement change it can lead to confidence constraints that will inhibit resource use, as in this case the use of computer technology. keywords: computers; education; frequency; kibuli; learning; percentage; students; teaching; technology cache: ajote-2804.pdf plain text: ajote-2804.txt item: #56 of 240 id: ajote-2850 author: Ahmad, Shoeb title: TEACHER EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT date: 2014 words: 10347 flesch: 45 summary: Keywords: Ethiopia teacher education, Education Reform, Teacher Education System Overhaul, History Teacher Education Ethiopia. Abstract The main focus of this study is on teacher education in Ethiopia, with particular reference to its reforms and policies. keywords: country; development; education; education system; ethiopia; learning; moe; new; policy; program; quality; school; system; teacher development; teacher education; teachers; teaching; training cache: ajote-2850.pdf plain text: ajote-2850.txt item: #57 of 240 id: ajote-2893 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: Editor's Note: AJOTE Summer 2013 date: 2013 words: 627 flesch: 43 summary: The final three articles wrestle with issues in teacher education and the need to maintain quality training. Majiuni uses a case study in Nigeria to discuss the need to include indigenous knowledge, i.e. oral histories and perspectives, in order to both develop accurate feminist based research in African education. keywords: education; issue cache: ajote-2893.pdf plain text: ajote-2893.txt item: #58 of 240 id: ajote-2930 author: Obiweluozor, Nkechi title: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA, POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: CRITIQUE AND A WAY FORWARD date: 2015 words: 3769 flesch: 48 summary: If any of the private entrepreneurs does not meet the national standards or specifications for pre-primary schools, then they should be closed down and their license revoked until the owners meet the quality and standards required to maintain effective pre-primary education. Pre-primary education is a common practice in most societies; they make provision for early childhood education programs of various types for children below the official school age (usually 6 years) mainly to prepare them for the rigors of primary education and beyond. keywords: care; childhood; children; education; government; national; nigeria; policy cache: ajote-2930.pdf plain text: ajote-2930.txt item: #59 of 240 id: ajote-2994 author: Walubita, Gabriel title: Book Review: TEACHERS AS AGENTS OF PUPIL INDISCIPLINE, BANJA, M.K., UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA PRESS, LUSAKA, 2013 date: 2015 words: 1907 flesch: 47 summary: The second part of the book explains the conduct of teachers and head teachers where it is emphasized that a basic understanding of teacher behaviour can aid in knowing learner behaviour and can also help in strengthening interventions to curb problematic behaviours exhibited by learners and teachers. Banja asserts that the performance of some teachers and head teachers is commendable, while that of others leaves much to be desired. keywords: book; indiscipline; pupil; teachers cache: ajote-2994.pdf plain text: ajote-2994.txt item: #60 of 240 id: ajote-3012 author: Stoltenkamp, Juliet; Kabaka, Martha title: COMPARISON OF SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS DURING A BLENDED COURSE FOR EDUCATORS FROM URBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS date: 2015 words: 5073 flesch: 46 summary: The researchers recommend the adoption of this blended learning PD Program as one approach to meet the goals of the South African White Paper on PD for teacher educators specifically ICT skills. Dedicated support structures are necessary in blended learning programs, for example in UWC the CIECT team “is tasked with these responsibilities since it was established to provide a structure for the implementation of integrated, holistic support and development for the institution” (Stoltenkamp, Kies, and Njenga 2007, 146). keywords: design; education; educators; face; ict; learning; online; program; support; teaching cache: ajote-3012.pdf plain text: ajote-3012.txt item: #61 of 240 id: ajote-3015 author: Ekwutosi, Okoli Benedette; Ogbonnaya, Okorie Ogbonnaya title: ADEQUACY OF MATERIAL RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UPPER BASIC EDUCATION BUSINESS STUDIES CURRICULUM IN EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA date: 2015 words: 4657 flesch: 58 summary: There was no significant difference between the adequacy of business studies facilities in public and private junior secondary schools; and there is no significant difference between the adequacy of business studies curriculum textbook provision in urban and rural junior secondary schools. The results showed that business studies facilities are of low adequacy and business studies curriculum textbook provisions are of low adequacy. keywords: accept; adequacy; business; curriculum; education; public; studies cache: ajote-3015.pdf plain text: ajote-3015.txt item: #62 of 240 id: ajote-3016 author: Darlington, Sonja R title: Resistance to Women's Ethnic Narratives in Tanzania: Two Perspectives on Identity date: 2015 words: 7569 flesch: 65 summary: Keywords: Ethnic Identity, Indigenous Education, Tanzania Education, Tanzania Women’s Narratives, Tanzania Nationalism. In following up on these relational complexities in this article, I focus on Meena and Lema’s visceral resistance to any kind of women’s ethnic narrative of Tanzania, investigate the historical evidence that elaborates the particularly thorny issues surrounding ethnic identity among women in Tanzania, and consider how to proceed with honoring the issue of ethnic identity for women in Tanzania in the future. keywords: chagga; ethnicity; gender; history; identity; interview; lema; life; meena; parsons; tanzania; women cache: ajote-3016.pdf plain text: ajote-3016.txt item: #63 of 240 id: ajote-3034 author: Ochanji, Moses Keya; Ayot, Henry O.; Kamina, Penina A.; Ondigi, Samson; Kimemia, John Njenga title: IMPROVING STUDENT TEACHING FOR QUALITY TEACHER PREPARATION: A KENYAN UNIVERSITY CASE date: 2015 words: 7481 flesch: 51 summary: Stratified sampling of student teachers (n=360) and supervisor (n=240) was used. AJOTE Vol. 4, No. 1 Part I (Fall 2014/Spring 2015) programs should train enough teaching practice supervisors, strategically plan school placements, and ensure timely posting of student teachers. keywords: development; education; ict; learning; preparation; school; student; supervisors; teacher; teaching; university cache: ajote-3034.pdf plain text: ajote-3034.txt item: #64 of 240 id: ajote-3036 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: EDITOR'S NOTE (FALL 2013) date: 2014 words: 718 flesch: 48 summary: This article highlights the need to consider teacher work conditions and environments and their roles in supporting effective teacher preparation especially as it impacts English Foreign Language teachers’ proficiency and effectiveness in the classroom. This issue focuses on related issues of teacher education, teachers’ classroom effectiveness applied to a range of content areas, and academic stress on university campuses. keywords: ajote; education; issue cache: ajote-3036.pdf plain text: ajote-3036.txt item: #65 of 240 id: ajote-3056 author: Gendole, Anto Arkato; Coenders, Fer; Voogt, Joke; Pieters, Jules title: Factors Supporting or Hindering Continuation of a Collaborative Professional Development Program for Communicative Language Teaching date: 2015 words: 7156 flesch: 46 summary: Teacher support materials as catalyst for science curriculum implementation in Nambia. Professional development for language teachers: Strategies for teacher learning. keywords: clt; cpdp; development; elements; english; implementation; language; professional; program; support; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-3056.pdf plain text: ajote-3056.txt item: #66 of 240 id: ajote-3064 author: Komba, Sotco Claudius title: The Perceived Importance of Communication Skills Course among University Students: The Case of Two Universities in Tanzania date: 2016 words: 5934 flesch: 46 summary: In order to minimize communication problems related to English language in academic settings, all Tanzanian universities offer communication skills courses to all undergraduate students (Komba, 2012). In the context of Tanzanian universities, communication skills course was introduced for the first time at the University of Dar es Salaam in 1978 (Mlacha & Rea, 1985). keywords: communication; communication skills; course; language; process; skills; skills course; students; study; university cache: ajote-3064.pdf plain text: ajote-3064.txt item: #67 of 240 id: ajote-3065 author: Makinde, Solomon O title: The Effects of Phonological Awareness on Word Formation and Decoding Skills of Disabled Readers date: 2016 words: 3379 flesch: 56 summary: One of the most compelling and well-established findings in this field of research is the important relation between phonological awareness and reading. Phonological awareness (PA) has been identified as one of such strategies (Adams, 1990; Ehri, 1991; Stanovich, 1994 and Tafa & Manolitsis, 2008). keywords: awareness; children; formation; instruction; level; readers; reading; skills; word cache: ajote-3065.pdf plain text: ajote-3065.txt item: #68 of 240 id: ajote-3095 author: Edumadze, John Kwame Eduafo title: The integration of Information and Communication Technology for teaching and learning at Ghanaian Colleges of Education: ICT Tutors’ Perceptions date: 2016 words: 7453 flesch: 54 summary: This result is after millions of Euros were invested in ICT infrastructure for the education sectors in those countries. For this to be accomplished there is the need to investigate the kind of ICT infrastructure, curriculum, and training the teacher-trainees receive at the Colleges of Education, which is the focus of this study. keywords: coes; education; ghana; ict; infrastructure; integration; learning; students; table; teacher; teaching; technology; use cache: ajote-3095.pdf plain text: ajote-3095.txt item: #69 of 240 id: ajote-3139 author: Brown, Alisha M. B. title: Has the Policy Window Closed? A Critical Analysis of South Africa’s Inclusive Education Policy date: 2016 words: 10267 flesch: 43 summary: Inclusive education policy and practice in South Africa: Trends, dimensions, and issues. In sum, applying this multi-dimensional theoretical framework permits a greater understanding of how global, governmental, and social institutions govern special education policy in the contemporary South African context. keywords: africa; disabilities; education; implementation; inclusion; policy; research; schools; south; south africa; students; support; teachers; wp6 cache: ajote-3139.pdf plain text: ajote-3139.txt item: #70 of 240 id: ajote-3149 author: Mabagala, Stephen title: Students’ Perceptions on Physical Education Teachers’ Compliance with the Professional Code of Ethics and Conduct in Tanzania date: 2016 words: 6286 flesch: 51 summary: Keywords: Ethics Perception, PE students, PE teachers, professional code of ethics compliance, Teachers Professional code of conduct, Tanzania Education Introduction The nature of Physical Education (PE) is grounded in movements, games and sports, which lends itself to a high rate of teacher-student interactions. Purposive sampling was adopted to select PE students and data were collected through a questionnaire. keywords: compliance; education; pcec; pe teachers; perception; professional; students; teachers cache: ajote-3149.pdf plain text: ajote-3149.txt item: #71 of 240 id: ajote-3353 author: Walsh Jr, Thomas title: Returning to Provide Staff Development in Teaching and English Language at an Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) date: 2016 words: 9085 flesch: 55 summary: Classroom Visitations at the Schools and Topics of Instruction Use of Technology When electricity was available; students and seminar teachers received computer instruction (see Figure 9). CBAM is based on Fuller’s Thomas Walsh Jr. 15 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AJOTE Vol. 4, No. 2 Part II (Fall 2014/Spring 2015) (1969) research of the concerns of student teachers and identified three phases of concern: pre- teaching phase (non-concern), an early teaching phase (concern with self), and a late teaching phase (concern with pupils). keywords: computer; development; english; instruction; learning; n=1; schools; seminar; staff; strategies; students; teachers; teaching; technology; training; use cache: ajote-3353.pdf plain text: ajote-3353.txt item: #72 of 240 id: ajote-3451 author: Ireh, Maduakolam title: School Information and Communication Technology in Developing Countries: Essential Considerations for Improvement date: 2016 words: 7732 flesch: 50 summary: Schools should also consider the following avenues for external funding and support for school technology: technology levies, technology fees, and community groups and partnership donations. An increasingly large number of companies are beginning to offer maintenance contracts to schools and/or government agencies that have control over school ICT (Scigliano & Hundley, 2012). keywords: costs; district; education; funding; hardware; ict; information; planning; school; software; staff; support; systems; teachers; technology cache: ajote-3451.pdf plain text: ajote-3451.txt item: #73 of 240 id: ajote-3459 author: Mabagala, Stephen title: Prevalence of Professional Misconduct in Nzega District, Tanzania Public Secondary Schools date: 2017 words: 7188 flesch: 48 summary: The questionnaire also required respondents to identify the sources or causes of professional misconduct among secondary school teachers on a 5 points Likert scale ranging from Strongly Agree (5), Agree (4), Neutral (3), Disagree (2), and Strongly Disagree (1). Similar observation was made in an interview with TSD official; it was revealed that 24 cases on absenteeism involving secondary school teachers were reported between the years 2012-2013 to the TSD office. keywords: lack; m =; misconduct; prevalence; school; students; study; teachers cache: ajote-3459.pdf plain text: ajote-3459.txt item: #74 of 240 id: ajote-3475 author: Asare, Kwame Bediako title: Are Basic School Head Teachers Transformational Leaders? Views of Teachers date: 2017 words: 9323 flesch: 50 summary: Discussion The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions of school teachers regarding the transformational leadership behaviors of basic school head teachers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. In this study, the perceptions of basic school teachers as to the transformational leadership conduct of head teachers who had received training under the LFL model were collected and reviewed. keywords: behaviors; data; education; head; head teachers; leadership; learning; participants; school; school head; study; teachers; things cache: ajote-3475.pdf plain text: ajote-3475.txt item: #75 of 240 id: ajote-3512 author: Mambwe, Robinson; Mwape, Chisha title: AN ASSESSMENT OF PREPARATION LEVEL, SURVIVAL SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG RETIRED TEACHERS IN ZAMBIA date: 2017 words: 6998 flesch: 51 summary: The study revealed a lack of preparedness, as well as a lack of entrepreneurial knowledge and poor planning for retirement life among retired teachers. In addition, poor planning for retirement life made it difficult for retired teachers to cope with the lack of a monthly salary during the period when retirement packages were in process or delayed. keywords: age; business; employment; life; retirement; service; skills; study; survival; teachers; theory; years; zambia cache: ajote-3512.pdf plain text: ajote-3512.txt item: #76 of 240 id: ajote-3515 author: Wambiri, Gladwell Njeri; Ndani, Mary Nyokabi title: KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PREPARATION IN ICT TEACHING: TEACHER BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPUTER COMPETENCE, AND AGE date: 2017 words: 6295 flesch: 54 summary: To establish primary school teacher computer competence. As hiring teachers was irregular over the past two decades; consequently there may be a huge age imbalance in the teaching personnel in public primary schools and this could impact the extent of teacher use of computers and their self-efficacy in integration of ICT. keywords: age; attitudes; computers; efficacy; ict; primary; self; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-3515.pdf plain text: ajote-3515.txt item: #77 of 240 id: ajote-3519 author: Obidike, Ngozi title: FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHER QUALITY PRACTICES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN AWKA EDUCATIONAL ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE date: 2017 words: 3297 flesch: 50 summary: Specifically, the study sought to:  Determine the factors that constitute teacher quality practices;  Determine the factors that effect teacher quality practices; and  Identify strategies that would improve teacher quality. These finding agreed with Adebayo (2009) that observed that insufficient classroom for pupils and irregular supervision of teachers effects teacher quality in public primary schools. keywords: education; factors; learning; practices; quality; schools; teacher cache: ajote-3519.pdf plain text: ajote-3519.txt item: #78 of 240 id: ajote-3579 author: Pai, Murali; Serekebirhan, Takele K. title: Training a New Generation for Careers in Wildlife Management in Ethiopia date: 2016 words: 2063 flesch: 53 summary: The human dimensions of wildlife management have been given its due with an aim to get biodiversity stewardship on a firm footing in the country. The survey results of stakeholder representatives found good prospects for the sustainability of the MSc program in wildlife management provided stakeholder coordination and community participation in the program are diligently ensured. keywords: amu; conservation; ethiopia; management; program; wildlife; wlm cache: ajote-3579.pdf plain text: ajote-3579.txt item: #79 of 240 id: ajote-3580 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: AJOTE: Editor's Note Special Issue Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Part I date: 2015 words: 384 flesch: 46 summary: As AJOTE grows, so does our ability to fulfill our continental commitment to furthering education studies across Africa. AJOTE: Special Issue: Fall 2014/Spring 2015 Part I issue brings forward educational experts’ voices from Ethiopia, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Uganda, USA, and Zambia. keywords: ajote; issue cache: ajote-3580.pdf plain text: ajote-3580.txt item: #80 of 240 id: ajote-3582 author: Abiodun, Femi Sinaola title: Teaching Art Music in Nigerian Schools: The Academic, Technical and Social Implications date: 2018 words: 4752 flesch: 49 summary: The Nigerian art musicians of the 20th century have done a lot in establishing Nigerian art music as a form different from other forms of music in Nigeria—pop, reggae, blues, jazz, high life, fuji, juju etc which are products of acculturation. Teachers organizing visit and participation in musical and non-musical events at the local levels Pragmatic propagation Pragmatic propagation means spreading Nigerian art music and influencing a great number of people across the globe. keywords: african; art; art music; music; nigerian; people; performance; schools; vol cache: ajote-3582.pdf plain text: ajote-3582.txt item: #81 of 240 id: ajote-3588 author: Ukoha, Ukoha Akuma title: Assessing Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies in Three Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria’s South-South Geo-Political Zone date: 2017 words: 6707 flesch: 36 summary: Gender according to Obikeze and Onyechi (2010) does not affect teachers’ choice of entrepreneurship education teaching method. Thus, the purpose of this study, focusing on Federal Colleges of Education in the South- South geo-political zone of Nigeria, was to assess: 1 the teaching methods used by entrepreneurship teachers in teaching entrepreneurship education courses; and 2 the assessment techniques used by entrepreneurship education teachers in assessing students’ learning outcomes in entrepreneurship education courses. keywords: assessment; business; colleges; education; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; methods; nigeria; south; students; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-3588.pdf plain text: ajote-3588.txt item: #82 of 240 id: ajote-3624 author: Zewdu, Abiy Agegnehu title: Challenges in Ethiopian Teacher Education Pedagogy: Resistance Factors to Innovative Teaching-Learning Practices date: 2017 words: 5780 flesch: 61 summary: Nardos (2000:87) has pointed out that, in active learning the learners have a marked degree of freedom and control over the organization of learning activities. Active learning is a broad strategy that includes such techniques as substituting active-learning exercises for lecture, holding students’ learning responsibility for the materials that have not been Abiy Zewdu Agegnehu 41 AJOTE Vol. 6. keywords: education; instructors; learning; mean; students; table; teacher; teaching; training cache: ajote-3624.pdf plain text: ajote-3624.txt item: #83 of 240 id: ajote-3724 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: AJOTE: Editor's Note Special Issue Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Part II date: 2016 words: 435 flesch: 41 summary: Due to the high volume of quality submissions, this is Part II of a two part AJOTE release. AJOTE seeks to increase its expertise across education fields to better serve our contributors and readers. keywords: ajote; education cache: ajote-3724.pdf plain text: ajote-3724.txt item: #84 of 240 id: ajote-3765 author: Jule, Allyson title: All Together Now: Using Conversational Analysis and Muted Group Theory to Understand Gendered Classroom Discourse in a Cameroonian Primary Classroom date: 2018 words: 7221 flesch: 64 summary: I was able to connect with JM’s headmistress, Mrs. Jaff, to discuss the aims and hopes of the study and its potential importance to Cameroonian teacher education. Looking specifically at teacher/student discourse in a Cameroonian classroom brings to the fore in teacher education in Africa and elsewhere consideration of the traditional yet effective teaching method of choral responses. keywords: cameroon; cameroonian; classroom; education; gender; girls; learning; primary; responses; space; students; teacher; vol; west cache: ajote-3765.pdf plain text: ajote-3765.txt item: #85 of 240 id: ajote-3853 author: Morrison, James L.; Oladunjoye, Ganiiyu T.; Oyedele, John; Maman, Joshua title: The Utilization of Social Media in the Classroom by Business Teacher Educators in Nigeria date: 2017 words: 5193 flesch: 47 summary: This study provides an insight into the extent of social media use in the learning process by business teacher educators across Nigeria. The objective of the study was to determine how frequently social media is being utilized by business teacher educators in Nigeria and for what purpose. keywords: business; classroom; education; educators; learning; media; nigeria; students; teacher; use cache: ajote-3853.pdf plain text: ajote-3853.txt item: #86 of 240 id: ajote-3862 author: Chikazinga, Wanangwa Wanyasulu Nyirenda; Nyirongo, Richard Walibwe; Chulu, Bob Wajizigha title: Relationship between University of Malawi Selection Policy and Entrance of Education Graduates into the Teaching Profession date: 2018 words: 6516 flesch: 47 summary: According to the model trainees who start teacher education because they want to work as teachers and those who report higher teaching commitment at the end of teacher education are more likely to show higher University of Malawi Selection Policy and Entrance of Education Graduates into the Teaching Profession 23 AJOTE Vol. 7. no.1 pp. Motives for choosing teaching as a career Studies on motives for choosing teaching as a career indicate various reasons and show that individuals recruited to teacher education hold personal and sometimes idiosyncratic motives about the teaching profession which have a bearing on whether these individuals become classroom teachers or join the ranks of ‘competent nomads’ (Bastick, 1999; Mtika and Gates, 2010). keywords: education; education graduates; graduates; malawi; profession; study; teacher; teaching; teaching profession; university cache: ajote-3862.pdf plain text: ajote-3862.txt item: #87 of 240 id: ajote-3891 author: Abidogun, Jamaine title: Editor's Note: AJOTE 2016 Edition, Part I: Teacher Professional Development and Practices date: 2017 words: 373 flesch: 36 summary: These studies on varied areas of teacher professional development and quality practices highlight several professional development areas that require effective support structures to ensure quality education for students and to improve teacher work conditions. This issue focuses on the related issues of teacher professional development and quality practices inside and outside the classroom and concludes with the effectiveness of school head teachers as transformational leaders. keywords: ajote; teacher cache: ajote-3891.pdf plain text: ajote-3891.txt item: #88 of 240 id: ajote-3904 author: Abakpa, Benjamin Ogbole; Abah, Joshua Abah; Agbo-Egwu, Abel Okoh title: Science Curiosity as a Correlate of Academic Performance in Mathematics Education: Insights from Nigerian Higher Education date: 2018 words: 5539 flesch: 38 summary: Keywords: Science curiosity, Academic performance, Nigerian higher education, Mathematics education Introduction Higher education in Nigeria is that stage in the education of the child at which the child becomes a stakeholder in his/her own learning experience. 36-52 38 efforts is attributable to Kahan, Landrum, Carpenter, Helft and Jamieson (2017), who viewed science curiosity as important individual difference in cognitive style that interacts distinctively with the way people process information. keywords: abah; curiosity; education; education students; mathematics; mathematics education; performance; relationship; science; science curiosity; students; study cache: ajote-3904.pdf plain text: ajote-3904.txt item: #89 of 240 id: ajote-3920 author: Taye, Bekau Atnafu title: Language Anxiety and Achievement among First Year Students of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia date: 2018 words: 7340 flesch: 56 summary: No. 2, (2018), 17-37 19 Language anxiety is not exclusive to beginners; university students with an extensive language learning background can also perceive considerable levels of language anxiety (Ortega-Cebreros, 2003). Language learners have the dual task, not only of learning a second language but also performing in it (Foss & Reilzel, 1991); as a result, language anxiety is more likely to occur in foreign language lessons than in lessons in the other subjects of the curriculum (Ortega-Cebreros, 2003). keywords: ababa; achievement; addis; anxiety; classroom; environment; language; language anxiety; learning; performance; students; university cache: ajote-3920.pdf plain text: ajote-3920.txt item: #90 of 240 id: ajote-3944 author: Ayieko, Rachel Angela; Kanyongo, Gibbs; Nelson, Bryan title: The Relationships between Teacher Quality and Sixth Grade Students’ Mathematics Competencies in Kenya and Zimbabwe date: 2018 words: 9890 flesch: 47 summary: First, we use a multi- level regression model to analyze the relationships between teacher quality and students’ mathematics competencies to find out which teacher quality variables are important for the improvement in students’ mathematics competencies in the participating countries. Keywords: Teacher quality; mathematics learning; primary education; large scale studies African Journal of Teacher Education ISSN 1916-7822. keywords: competencies; countries; development; grade; kenya; level; mathematics; mathematics competencies; quality; regions; students; teacher; teacher quality; teaching; years; zimbabwe cache: ajote-3944.pdf plain text: ajote-3944.txt item: #91 of 240 id: ajote-3946 author: William, Francis; Ndabakurane, Jesse title: Language Supportive Teaching and Textbooks (LSTT) for Bilingual Classrooms Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Tanzania date: 2017 words: 8331 flesch: 53 summary: According to Sumra and Katabaro, very low competency in English affects students’ performance in secondary schools. It employed a bilingual approach whereby Kiswahili was used as a resource in learning mathematical concepts in English language. keywords: education; english; language; learning; lstt; mathematics; schools; students; tanzania; teaching; test cache: ajote-3946.pdf plain text: ajote-3946.txt item: #92 of 240 id: ajote-3947 author: Walsh Jr., Thomas; Nelson, Hayley; Borer, Brian; Hanson, Gretchen title: Vocational Training Team (VTT) Rotary Grant on Teaching Strategies and Conversational English at Secondary Schools in Tanzania, Africa date: 2017 words: 14485 flesch: 60 summary: A meeting with the headmaster at Kirya provided support for use of the Classroom Observation Feedback and Evaluation of Teacher Strategies Form with additional copies made to promote the use of teacher learning strategies. Attendance data gathered when conducting the program in the Pare Mountain dioceses schools (Walsh, 2015) found that 69% of the teachers had less than four years of teaching experience and teacher preparation students (i.e., student teachers) were recruited to support the staff shortage at the schools. keywords: classroom; english; evaluation; kiriki; kirya; kisangara; mandaka; mean score; ngujini; post; pre; program; school; score =; secondary; seminar; staff; strategies; students; teachers; teaching; training; use cache: ajote-3947.pdf plain text: ajote-3947.txt item: #93 of 240 id: ajote-3948 author: William, Fancis; Hamaro, Gilbrita John title: Responding to English Grammatical Challenges: The Design and Development of Exemplary Material for Form One Learners in Tanzania date: 2018 words: 5367 flesch: 50 summary: Findings from the use of our LCIGM material thus support the position of Pham (2011), Davis and Krajcik (2005) and William (2009) who call for study materials that actively engage learners in the learning process and those that integrate new knowledge with the existing one. The findings and observations revealed that both teachers and learners benefited from the designed activity-based material which, in turn, enhanced learners’ grammatical performance, both in spoken and written form. keywords: competence; design; english; language; learners; learning; material; tanzania; teachers; teaching; test cache: ajote-3948.pdf plain text: ajote-3948.txt item: #94 of 240 id: ajote-3970 author: Quansah, Frank title: The Use Of Cronbach Alpha Reliability Estimate In Research Among Students In Public Universities In Ghana. date: 2017 words: 3200 flesch: 54 summary: frank.quansah1@stu.ucc.edu.gh Abstract This study examines the use of Cronbach alpha reliability estimate in research among univers ity students in Ghana. The sampled research works were examined to evaluate how the students used Cronbach alpha reliability estimate. keywords: alpha; cronbach; reliability; research; students cache: ajote-3970.pdf plain text: ajote-3970.txt item: #95 of 240 id: ajote-4032 author: Hugo, Anna Johanna title: Mentor teachers’ feedback role in improving the training of Grades 1-3 student teachers in South Africa date: 2018 words: 6216 flesch: 56 summary: I also observed some excellent feedback from some mentor teachers that provide relevant guidance for observing student teachers in the future and on how student teacher should write the feedback they receive. The feedback obtained from the mentor teachers is thus important to train student teachers when they present their lessons during weeks of teaching practice at schools. keywords: feedback; language; learners; mentor teachers; south; student; student teachers; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-4032.pdf plain text: ajote-4032.txt item: #96 of 240 id: ajote-4072 author: Sichombe, Beatrice Sinyama title: Curricula in Teacher Education for Diversity in the University of Namibia date: 2018 words: 10442 flesch: 57 summary: Moletsane, Hemson, and Muthukrishna (2004) noted a lack in the knowledge on the understanding of diversity underlying teacher education programmes; Darling-Hammond (2006) noted that there are fewer discussions about what goes on in the courses and clinical experiences to which student teachers are exposed; Donnelly (2010) noted the need to investigate the effectiveness of the course organisation, content and pedagogy intended to produce teachers who meet the needs of all learners, while Burns and Shadoian-Gersing (2010) claimed that there are no clear answers as to the best ways in which to prepare teachers to deal with diverse classrooms. Key words: Namibia teacher education for diversity, diversity teaching, curriculum, policies, practices. keywords: courses; curriculum; data; diversity; diversity issues; diversity teaching; education; issues; learners; namibia; practice; student; teacher education; teachers; teaching; vol cache: ajote-4072.pdf plain text: ajote-4072.txt item: #97 of 240 id: ajote-4089 author: Okelo, Kenneth Odhiambo title: TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS AMONG PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA date: 2018 words: 4815 flesch: 56 summary: Pre-primary school teachers should also be given refresher courses on the emerging teaching strategies that promote development of oral language skills. It is important for teachers to use several strategies when teaching children oral language skills (Richards and Rodgers, 2005). keywords: language; school; skills; strategies; study; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-4089.pdf plain text: ajote-4089.txt item: #98 of 240 id: ajote-4095 author: Niipare, Alina Kakunde title: Preparing Namibian Student Teachers to Teach Literacy in Mother Tongue date: 2019 words: 10060 flesch: 56 summary: This study reports on a study of how Namibian lecturers prepare student teachers to teach literacy in mother tongue (Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga) dialects of Oshiwambo language. Keywords: mother tongue, first language, literacy teaching, teacher preparation, student teacher, Oshikwanyama, Oshindonga, Oshiwambo, Namibia. keywords: education; language; learning; lecturers; literacy; mother; mother tongue; oshindonga; student; student teachers; teachers; teaching; tongue; tongue literacy cache: ajote-4095.pdf plain text: ajote-4095.txt item: #99 of 240 id: ajote-4155 author: Nemes, Joyce Exusper title: SUSTAINABILITY OF SCHOOL-BASED FOOD AID IN BAHI DISTRICT OF TANZANIA’S DODOMA REGION AFTER THE END OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SUPPORT date: 2018 words: 7690 flesch: 63 summary: Determine the factors that hindered public primary schools from implementing the mechanisms put in place to provide school food in the post-WFP support period. This incident attests to how the provision of school food can save pupils coming from poor family backgrounds and those trekking over long distances from school premises. keywords: bahi; district; dodoma; education; food; parents; porridge; programme; pupils; school; sfp; study; support; tanzania; wfp cache: ajote-4155.pdf plain text: ajote-4155.txt item: #100 of 240 id: ajote-4157 author: Kwarteng, Joseph Tufuor title: Accounting Teachers’ Quality of Use of Pre-Tertiary Accounting Curriculum in Ghana’s Secondary Schools date: 2018 words: 8918 flesch: 51 summary: No. 2 (2018), 67- 90 69 An earlier study conducted by Kwarteng (2009) to assess the concerns of accounting teachers in implementing school accounting curriculum in Ghana revealed that most accounting teachers were in the category of non-users of the curriculum. Status of accounting curriculum implementation: Concerns-Based Adoption Model Assessment in Ashanti and Central Regions of Ghana. keywords: accounting; accounting curriculum; accounting teachers; ajote; curriculum; education; implementation; innovation; levels; new; quality; school; teachers; use; vol cache: ajote-4157.pdf plain text: ajote-4157.txt item: #101 of 240 id: ajote-4161 author: Bashaija, Athanansio Spencer; Rukundo, Aloysius title: Family Socioeconomic Status, Religiosity and Alcohol Use among Secondary School Adolescents in Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, Uganda date: 2018 words: 5080 flesch: 55 summary: This Ugandan findings on low alcohol use level however, diverges from a study by Cartelet al. (2007) that reported high levels of alcohol use in secondary schools [in Belgium]. AUDIT Test for Alcohol use (Saunders, Aasland, Babor, de la Fuente, & Grant, 2001) was used to collect data on alcohol use among adolescents. keywords: adolescents; alcohol; alcohol use; family; levels; religiosity; respondents; school; ses; status; students; use cache: ajote-4161.pdf plain text: ajote-4161.txt item: #102 of 240 id: ajote-4325 author: Amoako, Isaac title: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AMONG DISTANCE EDUCATION TUTORS IN GHANA date: 2018 words: 4357 flesch: 52 summary: Student assessments in education are tools used to track student’s performance and to ascertain whether the learning goals have been achieved. It was recommended that through workshops and in-service training tutors are made to sustain the use of a wide range of methods of formative assessment and not cling to a single one. keywords: assessment; education; ghana; learning; practices; students; tutors; use cache: ajote-4325.pdf plain text: ajote-4325.txt item: #103 of 240 id: ajote-4333 author: Jabbar, Saheed Olanrewaju title: TEACHING STYLES AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA date: 2018 words: 3939 flesch: 51 summary: Is there a relationship between teachers preferred teaching styles and their educational philosophies? Research Question Three (3): Is there a relationship between teachers preferred teaching styles and their educational philosophies? keywords: kano; metropolis; philosophies; philosophy; study; styles; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-4333.pdf plain text: ajote-4333.txt item: #104 of 240 id: ajote-4367 author: Taye, Bekau Atnafu title: The medium of instruction in Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions: Kotebe Metropolitan University Case study. date: 2019 words: 9342 flesch: 51 summary: That is, local language is used for identity whereas national language is for unity and foreign language for modernity. Mass mobilization and maximal participation of the people in national affairs can be realized when there is/are national language/s which is/are a key for unity. keywords: amharic; communication; education; english; ethiopia; instruction; language; medium; multilingual; national; policy; students; study; use cache: ajote-4367.pdf plain text: ajote-4367.txt item: #105 of 240 id: ajote-4376 author: Kuyokwa, John; Chiziwa, Symon Ernest; Semphere, Nertha title: Prevalence of Psychoactive Substance Use Among Undergraduate Students at Chirunga College, Malawi. date: 2019 words: 4818 flesch: 50 summary: Hence, the present study seeks to fill this gap by exploring the prevalence of psychoactive substance use among undergraduate students at an institution of higher learning in Malawi, the Chirunga College. Main research question What is the prevalence of anti-social behaviours (psychoactive substance use) among undergraduate students in Malawi, using Chirunga College as a case study? keywords: abuse; college; depression; malawi; participants; prevalence; students; study; substances; undergraduate; use cache: ajote-4376.pdf plain text: ajote-4376.txt item: #106 of 240 id: ajote-4451 author: Oppong, Charles Adabo; Awinsong, Moses Allor; Apau, Stephen Kwakye title: The Middle Ground of Curriculum: History Teachers’ Experiences in Ghanaian Senior High Schools date: 2019 words: 9546 flesch: 45 summary: More specifically, the study established the interaction of these variables that shape history teachers’ decision-making on the middle ground of the curriculum. The History subject department recognises the workplace as of the greatest significance to history teachers as it “collects teachers of like subject-area interests, expertise and professional language” (Grimmett & Neufeld, 1994, p. 34). keywords: classroom; curriculum; department; education; ground; high; history; history teachers; middle; schools; study; subject; teachers; teaching; vol cache: ajote-4451.pdf plain text: ajote-4451.txt item: #107 of 240 id: ajote-4611 author: Gumah, Bernard; Kulbo, Nora Bakabbey; Addo, Prince Clement title: Professionalism, Urban Settings, and Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Developing Countries: A Ghanaian Perspective. date: 2019 words: 7690 flesch: 54 summary: More specifically relevant to this study is the view that teacher efficacy can be said to be “teachers’ confidence in their ability to promote students’ learning” (Hoy, 2000). Gowrie, & Ramdass Bernard Gumah, Nora Bakabbey Kulbo, & Prince Clement Addo 196 AJOTE Vol. 8 (2019), 194-217 (2014), noted that there was a moderate to strong correlation between the demographic (including teaching experience) and school-level teacher efficacy factors, however, there were no significant differences in the three dimensions of teacher efficacy according to school type, gender, location, size of school and years of teaching experience. keywords: article; classroom; crossref; efficacy; level; link; location; pupils; rural; self; table; teachers; urban; vol cache: ajote-4611.pdf plain text: ajote-4611.txt item: #108 of 240 id: ajote-4899 author: Ademiluyi, Lawrence Femi title: Adequacy and Utilization of ICT Resources for Teaching Business Subjects in Senior Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria date: 2019 words: 6526 flesch: 49 summary: Abstract This study sought to determine the adequacy and utilization of ICT facilities for teaching and learning business subjects in public senior secondary schools in Osun State of Nigeria. The results show that ICT facilities are barely available, grossly inadequate and largely unutilized in teaching business subjects in Osun State public secondary schools in spite of the much-heralded introduction of ”Opon Imo” computer tablets supposedly made available to all senior secondary school students in the state. keywords: business; computer; extent; facilities; ict; information; osun; schools; state; subjects; teaching; technology cache: ajote-4899.pdf plain text: ajote-4899.txt item: #109 of 240 id: ajote-5040 author: Boniface, Raymond Mwemezi title: Employee Voice Contexts and Teacher Retention in Remote Secondary Schools in Tanzania date: 2019 words: 11944 flesch: 52 summary: The findings have shed light on important areas of concentration towards influencing voicing over exiting among remote secondary school teachers in Tanzania. The second question was concerned about what the implications of these perceived conditions on retaining remote teachers are. keywords: ajote; areas; conditions; contexts; education; employee; journal; management; profession; quality; research; retention; school; support; tanzania; teachers; teaching; theory; voice; voicing; vol; work cache: ajote-5040.pdf plain text: ajote-5040.txt item: #110 of 240 id: ajote-5047 author: Obiyo, Ngozi; Inyama, James title: Underutilization of instructional materials for teaching and learning of Chemistry in Nigerian secondary schools: Ohafia Education Zone, Abia State’s Example. date: 2019 words: 6517 flesch: 51 summary: The teacher training institutions should ensure that student teachers are given proper training in the area of educational technology in order to expose them to modern instructional technology and how to manipulate them. To what extent did Chemistry teachers utilize the available instructional materials for teaching and learning of Chemistry in the zone? keywords: chemistry; education; extent; learning; materials; mean; students; teachers; teaching; utilization; zone cache: ajote-5047.pdf plain text: ajote-5047.txt item: #111 of 240 id: ajote-5073 author: Jirgba, Christy Mbakohol; Bur, Joy Iember title: Effect of Self-Regulated Learning Strategy on students’ achievement in Basic Science in Makurdi Local Government, Benue State, Nigeria date: 2019 words: 7000 flesch: 50 summary: Despite the relevance of basic science as a foundation course for the sciences and national development, research report by Okebukola (2005), Ajagun(2006) and Adejoh (2012) working separately have lamented the poor performance of science students in Nigeria. Christy M. Jirgba and Joy Iember Bur AJOTE Vol. 8 (2019), 361-379 362 Key words: Self-Regulated Learning; basic science achievement; demonstration method; teaching science. keywords: achievement; demonstration; education; learning; learning strategy; mean; method; science; self; strategy; students; study; teaching cache: ajote-5073.pdf plain text: ajote-5073.txt item: #112 of 240 id: ajote-5135 author: Irene, Aheisibwe; Kobusingye, Loyce Kiiza title: Core Self-Evaluations among Prisoners on Formal and Vocational Training in Uganda’s Luzira Prison date: 2019 words: 5981 flesch: 51 summary: In Africa, prison education with the purpose of preparing prisoners for integration into society is more pronounced in southern, western and eastern Africa (Dissel, 2008). Similarly, Helen (2015) suggests that participation in education leads to high levels of motivation amongst many prisoners who engage in education and prisoners recognize that education more particularly gaining qualifications is necessary to do well in life. keywords: core; core self; education; evaluations; journal; judge; levels; prisoners; prisons; programs; self; study; training; uganda cache: ajote-5135.pdf plain text: ajote-5135.txt item: #113 of 240 id: ajote-5174 author: Sofo, Seidu; Asola, Eugene F.; Ocansey, Reginald title: An Assessment of Ghana’s Enacted Kindergarten Curriculum date: 2019 words: 8035 flesch: 55 summary: In addition, expectations of parents and society to prepare children to be academically ready for primary school can influence the type of curriculum teachers implement in their kindergarten classrooms(Ball et al., 2012). Finally, untrained teachers were more likely than their trained colleagues to teach more topics in their classrooms Implications for achieving congruence between the intended and enacted curriculum The findings of the present study have four implications for policy, teacher education and practice in achieving congruence between the intended and enacted kindergarten curricula. keywords: content; curriculum; development; education; ghana; kecs; kg1; kindergarten; kindergarten curriculum; physical; research; school; skills; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-5174.pdf plain text: ajote-5174.txt item: #114 of 240 id: ajote-5209 author: Ugwu, Eucharia Okwudilichukwu title: Effect of Student Teams Achievement Division and Think-Pair-Share on Students' Achievement in Reading Comprehension date: 2019 words: 7071 flesch: 55 summary: Effect of Student Teams Achievement Division and Think-Pair-Share on Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension AJOTE Vol. 8.1 (2019), 218-237 233 An earlier study by Khaleel and Hamdan (2017) shows that Think-Pair-Share strategy led to higher achievement gains for students than the traditional teaching method and even higher gains for female than male students that participated in the study. Error 253.542 21 12.073 Total 5505.000 24 Corrected Total 253.958 23 a. R Squared = .002 (Adjusted R Squared = -.093) Table 7 shows that the mean achievement scores of male students exposed to Think-Pair-Share at pre- test was 9.29 with a standard deviation of 2.20 while that of female students was 8.70 with a standard deviation of 2.26. keywords: achievement; comprehension; learning; mean; pair; reading; share; stad; students; teams; think cache: ajote-5209.pdf plain text: ajote-5209.txt item: #115 of 240 id: ajote-5231 author: WANJAU, IRERI JEREMIAH; Begi, Nyakwara title: Role of parents in school management: A focus on decision making and accountability in resource provision in pre-primary schools in Embu County, Kenya date: 2019 words: 5672 flesch: 53 summary: Thus, where teachers are supposed to use school resources, they should follow provided structured processes to ensure accountability of resource utilization and promote effective school climate for learning and development. The impact of school resources on students. keywords: county; decision; making; management; parents; resources; schools; study cache: ajote-5231.pdf plain text: ajote-5231.txt item: #116 of 240 id: ajote-5353 author: Irene, Aheisibwe; Kintu, Denis title: Exploring the Effectiveness of Informal Apprenticeship in a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Katwe, Kampala-Uganda. date: 2019 words: 5910 flesch: 50 summary: Informal learning can take place in any space, such as the workplace, the family, a religious institution, the community and the like; like formal and non-formal learning, informal learning can occur at any age, from birth to death (Schugurensky, 2000). More comprehensively, De Grip (2015), defined informal learning in the workplace as the acquisition of skills through learning by doing as well as by watching other workers, taking instructions, and receiving supervision or feedback from supervisors or co-workers (De Grip, 2015). keywords: activities; apprenticeship; community; effectiveness; kampala; katwe; learning; practice; study; training; uganda; working cache: ajote-5353.pdf plain text: ajote-5353.txt item: #117 of 240 id: ajote-5361 author: Sanga, Philipo title: East African Higher Education and the limitations of institutional reforms: A case study of selected public universities date: 2019 words: 7128 flesch: 41 summary: Various literature indicates that Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya are regularly among the top twelve African countries sending students abroad for university education (Kishun, 2006; Goujon, Haller & Kmet, 2017). Until the early 1950s, it was the only college providing university education in East Africa. keywords: africa; ajote; dar; development; east; education; makerere; nairobi; reforms; salaam; students; universities; university; vol cache: ajote-5361.pdf plain text: ajote-5361.txt item: #118 of 240 id: ajote-5372 author: Boateng, Philip ; Arhin, Ato Kwamina; Sekyere, Frank Owusu ; Koto, Asare ; Adarkwah, Samuel Nti title: Teaching efficacy beliefs of Ghanaian basic school teachers and their subject specializations date: 2019 words: 5838 flesch: 55 summary: Wheatley (2002) linked teacher efficacy more directly to a teacher’s belief in his or her ability to influence student outcomes. Teacher efficacy is a future-oriented, task-specific judgement (Woolfolk Hoy, Hoy, & Davis, 2009: 628) which has been linked to a variety of teaching behaviours and student outcomes such as achievement (Ashton & Webb, 1986; Gibson & Dembo, 1984; Ross, 1992) and motivation (Midgley, Feldlaufer, & Eccles, 1989; Woolfolk, Rosoff, & Hoy, 1990). keywords: beliefs; classroom; education; efficacy; school; self; service; students; study; subject; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-5372.pdf plain text: ajote-5372.txt item: #119 of 240 id: ajote-5413 author: Anazia, Innocent Uche title: Higher Grading Standards and Academic Motivation: Perceptions of Students and Teachers in a Lagos (Nigeria) Private Secondary School date: 2020 words: 6978 flesch: 55 summary: The study conducted by Figlio and Lucas (2003) in Alachua County, Florida, USA, revealed that higher grading standards benefit students. A study of secondary school students’ academic performance at the senior school certificate examinations and implications for educational planning and policy in Nigeria. keywords: grades; grading; motivation; school; standards; students; study; teachers cache: ajote-5413.pdf plain text: ajote-5413.txt item: #120 of 240 id: ajote-5469 author: Danbi, Roba; Tadesse, Dereje title: Institutional conditions for preparing critically reflective TEFL teachers in the PGDT Program of three Ethiopian universities date: 2019 words: 7998 flesch: 46 summary: Rewarding Critical Thinking Creating the reward system for active involvers is also an important condition to enhance reflective practice in teacher education programs (Brookfield, 1995). The purpose was to examine the link between the undergraduate program and teacher education program in the institutions. keywords: education; learning; pgdt; practice; program; reflection; student; student teachers; study; teachers; teaching; universities; vol cache: ajote-5469.pdf plain text: ajote-5469.txt item: #121 of 240 id: ajote-5470 author: Walubita, Gabriel title: Munsaka, E., & Kalinde, B. (2017) Laying the foundation for optimal outcomes in Early Childhood, University of Zambia Press, Lusaka, 172 pp. (A5), $12.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-9982-02-099-1 : Laying the foundation for optimal outcomes in Early Childhood date: 2019 words: 2181 flesch: 32 summary: While the first chapter charts the local and international processes that explain the development of early childhood education in Zambia, the second to the fourth chapter detail human developmental domains including physical, cognitive and socio-emotional developmental milestones and their accompanying theories. Chapters four to six discuss the role of language in early childhood education in Zambia. keywords: book; childhood; children; development; education; zambia cache: ajote-5470.pdf plain text: ajote-5470.txt item: #122 of 240 id: ajote-5731 author: Kihwele, Jimmy title: Affordances and Constraints of Implementing Lesson Study for Teachers’ Professional Development: A Review date: 2020 words: 7230 flesch: 47 summary: There is, therefore, a need to plan for methods of sustaining LS practices in the long run. Teacher education institutions should intensify research courses to promote LS practices to teachers. keywords: development; education; learning; lesson; mathematics; practices; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-5731.pdf plain text: ajote-5731.txt item: #123 of 240 id: ajote-5815 author: Okeke, Uchenna; Ukoh, Edidiong title: The Influence of Locus of Control, Study Habits and Gender on the Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Physics Students in Ibadan Metropolis date: 2020 words: 8400 flesch: 58 summary: Fakeye and Amao (2013) study, “Classroom Participation and Study Habit as Predictors of Achievement in Literature-in-English in selected senior secondary school in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State”, concluded that student study habit had no significant relationship with their achievement in Literature-in-English (r = -.042, df = 498; P<.05). Section B contains multiple-choice questions examining student achievement in Physics. keywords: achievement; control; gender; habits; locus; performance; physics; relationship; school; students; study; study habits; vol cache: ajote-5815.pdf plain text: ajote-5815.txt item: #124 of 240 id: ajote-5856 author: Majani, William Pastory title: Student-Teachers’ Experiences and Strategies of Managing Disruptive Behaviours in Tanzania Secondary Schools. date: 2020 words: 7021 flesch: 48 summary: Student teachers’ extracts on encountering disruptive behaviour in the classrooms Data extract Emerging themes I think, it is a common thing to all of us! Student teachers and classroom discipline. keywords: ajote; behaviours; classroom; learning; management; schools; secondary; strategies; student; tanzania; teachers; teaching; vol cache: ajote-5856.pdf plain text: ajote-5856.txt item: #125 of 240 id: ajote-5916 author: Irene, Aheisibwe; Muramuzi, Sprito Byamukama title: Utilization of Information Communication Technologies in Effective Administration of Secondary Schools in Mitooma District of Uganda date: 2020 words: 3463 flesch: 45 summary: Further, a study by Afshari., Bakar., Luan., Samah and Fooi (2009)) among 814 faculty members in higher education in Turkey showed that majority of the respondents reported access to computers and the internet as a major factor for effective ICT usage. Limited access to computers and their accessories also limits the utilization of ICT in Mitooma secondary schools. keywords: administration; communication; district; ict; information; mitooma; schools; study; utilization cache: ajote-5916.pdf plain text: ajote-5916.txt item: #126 of 240 id: ajote-5927 author: Kemeza, Imelda; Balimuttajjo, Sudi ; Sarvate, Dinesh G title: Accent and Ugandan Students’ Comprehension of Mathematical Concepts and Terms: An Experimental Study date: 2020 words: 3383 flesch: 52 summary: Universities and schools that are actively recruiting foreign students may find that foreign students have difficulty adjusting to instructions given due to difficulties with native accent. Foreign students’ cultural adjustment and coping strategies. keywords: accent; concepts; english; squares; students; study; ugandan cache: ajote-5927.pdf plain text: ajote-5927.txt item: #127 of 240 id: ajote-6049 author: Kareem, Adeyinka; Adeleke, Moruf Ademola ; Salami, Marie Onovroghene title: Process skills application and scientific attitudes of Biology students in colleges of education in southwestern Nigeria date: 2020 words: 7508 flesch: 45 summary: This means that as students are taught science process skills, they are also taught how to live both in the present and in subsequent situations. Some aspects of Nigeria’s secondary and tertiary education curricula include the objectives to expose and train students to successfully learn and acquire science processes skills that will empower them to overcome challenges, make decisions, and live as effective global citizens contributing to the attainment of Nigeria’s national goals (Ekon &Eni, 2015). keywords: application; attitude; education; level; process; process skills; science; skills; students; study cache: ajote-6049.pdf plain text: ajote-6049.txt item: #128 of 240 id: ajote-6083 author: Gedamu, Abate Demissie; Shewangezaw, Getu Lema title: Secondary School Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives on Cooperative Group Work Assessment Challenges in Ethiopia date: 2020 words: 5863 flesch: 51 summary: Due to this, in most cases, they said they were always in a race against time, short of time to assess each and every group work group process and individual contribution. Keywords: assessment, group work assessment, assessment challenge, group work assessment challenge Introduction Cooperative learning (CL) is a student-centered educational practice in which students work with each other in small groups to make the best use of their individual and joint learning (Johnson & Johnson, 1999; Sharan, 1994). keywords: assessment; challenges; group; group work; individual; learning; students; teachers; work; work assessment cache: ajote-6083.pdf plain text: ajote-6083.txt item: #129 of 240 id: ajote-6101 author: Adebisi, Thomas; Oladimeji,, Oladimeji title: Effect of Synthetic and Natural Specimen Use on Process Skills and Applications in Secondary School Biology Practical in Ekiti State, Nigeria. date: 2020 words: 6560 flesch: 47 summary: The objectives that guided the study are to: a. ascertain the difference in proficiency of basic science process skills acquisition of secondary school students exposed to synthetic specimens and those exposed to natural specimens in Biology practical; b. examine the effect of using synthetic specimens and natural specimens on process skills application of Biology concepts among the students in the study area. The study concluded that synthetic specimens are equally effective as natural specimens in improving the acquisition and application of basic science process skills of students in Biology. keywords: biology; group; learning; process; process skills; science; skills; specimens; students; synthetic; test; use cache: ajote-6101.pdf plain text: ajote-6101.txt item: #130 of 240 id: ajote-6131 author: Oyetoro, Oyebode Stephen; Adesina, Bosede Abimbola; Eyebiokin, Tolulope Segun title: Personal Epistemic and Learning Approaches as Predictors of Pre-service Teachers use of Strategies to Counter Cognitive Dissonance from Supervisor Feedback date: 2020 words: 8988 flesch: 46 summary: Abstract This study investigated how epistemic and learning approaches of pre-service teachers (PRESETs) in Obafemi Awolowo University, Southwestern Nigeria, predict their use of strategies to counteract cognitive dissonance arising from incongruent feedback from supervisors. Introduction The importance of teaching practice exercise to the professional identity, competence, teaching beliefs and attitude of pre-service teachers (PRESETs) has been indicated in teacher education research (Hollingsworth, 1989; keywords: approaches; beliefs; dissonance; epistemic; feedback; function; knowledge; learning; presets; strategies; study; supervisors; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-6131.pdf plain text: ajote-6131.txt item: #131 of 240 id: ajote-6145 author: Itasanmi, Sunday; Akintolu, Morakinyo ; Oni, Mathew T. title: Adult Literacy Facilitators’ Job Satisfaction in Nigeria and South Africa date: 2021 words: 7468 flesch: 36 summary: 2.91 9th 8 Supportive evaluation and supervision of literacy facilitators 19 (22.1) 53 (61.6) 6 (7.0) 8 (9.3) 2.97 8th 9 Promotion of literacy facilitators as at when due 23 (26.7) 46 (53.5) 10 (11.6) 7 (8.1) 2.99 7th 10 Promotion of good interpersonal relations among all stakeholders in the literacy centre 27 (31.4) 49 (57.0) 5 (5.8) 5 (5.8) 3.14 2nd Table 2 shows results on ways of improving adult literacy facilitators’ job satisfaction. Poor work conditions for adult literacy facilitators continue to diminish their performance which in turn has a devastating impact on literacy promotional efforts, especially in developing countries where the adult illiteracy rate is very high (UIS, 2010; Oyelami and Alokan, 2019). keywords: adult; adult literacy; africa; centre; countries; education; facilitators; job satisfaction; literacy; literacy facilitators; nigeria; south; south africa; study cache: ajote-6145.pdf plain text: ajote-6145.txt item: #132 of 240 id: ajote-6166 author: Omotehinse, Oluwaseun Solomon; Adebowale, Olusegun Fatai title: Anonymity, Mutual Disclosure and Trust in Online Counselling Relationships among Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria date: 2020 words: 7154 flesch: 49 summary: Level of online counselling trust among OAU students Level of trust Frequency Percent Low 15 7.5 Moderate 134 67.0 High 51 25.5 Total 200 100.0 Oluwaseun Solomon Omotehinse & Olusegun Fatai Adebowale AJOTE Vol. 9.2 (2020), 90-109 98 Table 1 showed the level of trust clients demonstrated in their counsellors in online counselling interaction. Nonetheless, it could be argued that in online counselling relationship, where the client only relates with the counsellor for professional helping relationship, anonymity plays a huge role in contributing to the success of the relationship. keywords: anonymity; client; counselling; counselling relationship; counsellor; disclosure; influence; level; oau; online; relationship; students; trust cache: ajote-6166.pdf plain text: ajote-6166.txt item: #133 of 240 id: ajote-6182 author: Makinde, Semiu Olawale title: Impact of Flipped Classroom on Mathematics Learning Outcome of Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos, Nigeria date: 2020 words: 6092 flesch: 51 summary: The data of mathematics students in senior secondary certificate examinations (SSCE) between 2014 – 2019 in Nigeria in figure 1 shows that the learning outcome of students was poor. In an Okebukola-led research group study on E-Learning and Social media application in education as innovative strategies for promoting the higher achievement of secondary school students in Lagos, a total of 3,441 students and 735 teachers in 320 public and private schools from all the six Lagos State Education Districts were surveyed. keywords: classroom; lagos; learning; mathematics; nigeria; performance; school; students; table; test cache: ajote-6182.pdf plain text: ajote-6182.txt item: #134 of 240 id: ajote-6240 author: Omolayo, Benjamin; Auta, Michael; Akinyemi, Elizabeth; Dennis, Uba title: Knowledge and Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Teachers in Ekiti State, Nigeria date: 2020 words: 6205 flesch: 49 summary: Prior training on ASD has a significant relationship with teachers knowledge about ASD. School type does not have a significant influence on teachers knowledge about ASD. keywords: asd; autism; autism spectrum; awareness; disorder; knowledge; nigeria; school; spectrum; spectrum disorder; study; teachers cache: ajote-6240.pdf plain text: ajote-6240.txt item: #135 of 240 id: ajote-6270 author: Coenders, Fer; Gomes, Nuno; Sayegh, Rola; Kinyanjui, Isaac; Noutahi, Aurelle; Madu, Nissi title: Class Experiences with Inquiry Learning Spaces in Go-Lab in African Secondary Schools date: 2020 words: 8521 flesch: 56 summary: Participants ‘reactions, teacher learning, organisational support, class implementation, and student learning will be reported. Teacher learning Teacher training and preparation should lead to teacher learning. keywords: benin; class; education; ils; inquiry; kenya; lab; learning; nigeria; schools; science; students; teachers; use cache: ajote-6270.pdf plain text: ajote-6270.txt item: #136 of 240 id: ajote-6271 author: Soares, Fernanda; Galisson, Kirsten; van de Laar, Mindel title: A Typology of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) for Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case study of Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, and Nigeria date: 2020 words: 12525 flesch: 43 summary: In the bid to improve teaching quality and promote an approach to teacher development that is grounded in the context in which teachers are inserted, Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) have become a popular alternative model of teacher professional development in many countries. Keywords: Professional Learning Communities, Teacher Professional Development, Sub- Saharan Africa Section I: Introduction In efforts to improve teaching quality and promote an approach to teacher development that is both social and contextual (Du Plessis & Muzaffar, 2010), many countries have recently started to implement alternative models of teacher professional development, such as Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). keywords: africa; ajote; characteristics; communities; countries; development; education; ghana; learning; no.2; plcs; practice; professional; school; study; teachers; typology; vol cache: ajote-6271.pdf plain text: ajote-6271.txt item: #137 of 240 id: ajote-6281 author: Idika, Mabel Ihuoma title: Effect of Visualised Case-Based Learning Strategy On Students’ Academic Performance in Chemistry in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria date: 2021 words: 7135 flesch: 54 summary: Effect of Visualized Case-Based Learning Strategy on Students’ Academic Performance in Chemistry in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria Mabel Ihuoma Idika Department of Science and Technology Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of the use of visualized case-based learning (VCBL) strategy on chemistry students’ academic achievement. Furthermore, chemistry students have a better chance in understanding global problems such as water and air pollution, poverty and global warming. keywords: achievement; case; chemistry; effect; group; knowledge; learning; nigeria; strategy; students; teacher; teaching; transfer cache: ajote-6281.pdf plain text: ajote-6281.txt item: #138 of 240 id: ajote-6287 author: Agyapong, Kingsley title: Students’ Perspectives on Satisfaction with Distance Education in Ghana: A Cluster Analysis date: 2021 words: 9463 flesch: 52 summary: Customer service: The key to customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, and market share. Focusing on customer service. keywords: cluster; customer; customer satisfaction; distance; distance education; education; journal; management; marketing; price; programme; quality; satisfaction; service; service quality; students; study; uew; vol cache: ajote-6287.pdf plain text: ajote-6287.txt item: #139 of 240 id: ajote-6296 author: Raji, Monsurat Omobola title: Postsecondary Entrance Examinations in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis of the Design and Predictive Validity of the Tripartite Assessment System date: 2021 words: 6078 flesch: 36 summary: In the last decade, Nigeria has recorded a decline in the achievement Monsurat Omobola Raji AJOTE Vol.10 No.1 (2021), 70-86 80 and learning of post-secondary students. Post-secondary Entrance Examinations in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis of the Design and Predictive Validity of the Tripartite Assessment System Monsurat Omobola Raji Faculty of Education University of Ottawa, Canada ABSTRACT Admission into post-secondary education requires the fulfillment of specific standards or criteria by prospective candidates. keywords: assessment; design; education; entrance; examinations; nigeria; programs; students; system; utme; validity cache: ajote-6296.pdf plain text: ajote-6296.txt item: #140 of 240 id: ajote-6316 author: Zeleke, Tensae title: Attitude of Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) Trainees towards the Teaching Profession in Ethiopia date: 2021 words: 6578 flesch: 54 summary: An Overview of Teacher Education in Ethiopia Coherent literature on the history of teacher training or teacher education in Ethiopia is scanty. Teacher competence is associated with intelligence, attitude towards the Teaching profession, and academic achievement of teacher trainees. keywords: attitude; education; pgdt; profession; program; study; teachers; teaching; teaching profession; trainees; training; university; vol cache: ajote-6316.pdf plain text: ajote-6316.txt item: #141 of 240 id: ajote-6338 author: Muzata, Kenneth Kapalu; Simui, Francis; Mahlo, Dikeledi; Ng’uni, Phydes title: Inclusive Education Status through the Lenses of Teachers in Zambia date: 2021 words: 6485 flesch: 46 summary: Inclusive education is understood by teachers in the context of disability and teachers reported that they did not receive adequate support to implement inclusive education effectively. Figure 3: Why Inclusive education is not working well According to teachers, lack of trained teachers/inadequate teachers was the greatest challenge hindering the successful implementation of inclusive education in Zambia. keywords: disabilities; disability; education; inclusion; inclusive; learners; muzata; schools; teachers; zambia cache: ajote-6338.pdf plain text: ajote-6338.txt item: #142 of 240 id: ajote-6356 author: Nguru, Festo title: Maximizing Science Learning through Practical Work in Secondary Schools in Tanzania: Student-Teachers’ Adaptation to Language Supportive Pedagogy date: 2021 words: 9179 flesch: 49 summary: Student teachers were instructed to write full sentences. Science students are required to speak, listen, read and write about science. keywords: education; english; language; learning; lesson; lsp; pedagogy; schools; science; students; study; teachers; teaching; test; work cache: ajote-6356.pdf plain text: ajote-6356.txt item: #143 of 240 id: ajote-6371 author: Niyibizi, Emmanuel title: Modelling in Teacher Education: Beliefs of Teacher Educators in Rwanda date: 2021 words: 6401 flesch: 51 summary: Key words: Role modelling, teacher education, student teacher, teacher educator, beliefs 1. The study concludes that both implicit and explicit modelling should be included in the overall reflections of policy, research and practice of pedagogy of teacher education and especially in the professional development of teacher educators. keywords: beliefs; education; educators; modelling; practice; role; student; teacher; teacher educators; teaching cache: ajote-6371.pdf plain text: ajote-6371.txt item: #144 of 240 id: ajote-6389 author: Iwu, Charmaine Helena title: Newly Qualified Female Teachers’ Perception of Teaching Practicum as a Component of Initial Teacher Education in South Africa date: 2021 words: 11442 flesch: 49 summary: In: Wyatt-Smith C., Adie L. (eds) Innovation and Accountability in Teacher Education. Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability. keywords: africa; ajote; classroom; education; experience; learning; novice; nqts; practice; school; south; support; teacher education; teachers; teaching; teaching practicum; vol cache: ajote-6389.pdf plain text: ajote-6389.txt item: #145 of 240 id: ajote-6443 author: Gabriel, Eli Segbeyon; Adebowale, Olusegun Fatai; Omotehinse, Oluwaseun Solomon title: Emotional Intelligence, Social Networking Skills and Online Counselling Communication Effectiveness Among Students of OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria date: 2021 words: 5518 flesch: 43 summary: The results further showed that social networking skills has no significant influence on online communication effectiveness (F = 3.457, p > 0.05) and no significant interaction effect of emotional intelligence and social networking skill was found on online counselling communication effectiveness (F = 0.546, p > 0.05). The study concluded that the only factor that influenced online counselling communication effectiveness among the students under study is emotional intelligence. keywords: communication; communication effectiveness; counselling; effectiveness; intelligence; networking; online; skills; students cache: ajote-6443.pdf plain text: ajote-6443.txt item: #146 of 240 id: ajote-6455 author: Darko, Regina Akuffo; Mwangi, Jane ; Wachira, Lucy Joy title: Inclusive Physical Education During the University Preparation Programme in Ghana: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice date: 2021 words: 5699 flesch: 45 summary: One of the most difficult aspects of inclusive teacher education programmes is capacitating pre-service teachers to practice inclusion in the classroom in real live conditions. One of the most difficult aspects of inclusive teacher education programmes is the ability of pre-service teachers to practice inclusion in real life lessons. keywords: disabilities; education; experience; inclusive; physical; practice; programme; student; teachers; university cache: ajote-6455.pdf plain text: ajote-6455.txt item: #147 of 240 id: ajote-6521 author: Mensah, Farouq Sessah; Agyei, Douglas Darko title: The Paradox of Ghanaian High School Mathematics Teachers’ Perspectives on ICT Use date: 2021 words: 7316 flesch: 50 summary: The Paradox of Ghanaian High School Mathematics Teachers’ Perspectives on ICT Use Farouq Sessah Mensah1 & Douglas Darko Agyei2 1Ekumfi T.I. Ahmadiyya SHS, Department of Mathematics and ICT, Ekumfi Essarkyir, Ghana 2University of Cape Coast, Department of Mathematics and ICT Education, Ghana ABSTRACT The paper sought to investigate the perceived use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) of high school mathematics teachers in Ghana. The result of the study indicated low levels of perceived knowledge/skills of ICT use by high school mathematics teachers, contrary to their reported high usage levels of ICTs. keywords: icts; knowledge; mathematics; mathematics teachers; research; school; school mathematics; skills; study; teachers; use cache: ajote-6521.pdf plain text: ajote-6521.txt item: #148 of 240 id: ajote-6541 author: Kihwele, Jimmy Ezekiel; Mgata, Fred title: Mathematics Teachers’ Use of WhatsApp Groups as a Platform for Continuous Professional Development in Tanzania date: 2022 words: 8124 flesch: 40 summary: The study aimed at examining how mathematics teachers use Informal WhatsApp Groups (IWGs) as one of the social media for Continued Professional Development (CPD). Key study questions are what are the perceptions of mathematics teachers on the benefits of IWGs in CPD? keywords: content; cpd; development; groups; knowledge; learning; mathematics; mathematics teachers; members; skills; teachers; teaching; use; whatsapp cache: ajote-6541.pdf plain text: ajote-6541.txt item: #149 of 240 id: ajote-6549 author: Hooijer, Elizabeth Lynne; Van der Merwe, Dr. Martyn ; Fourie , Dr. Jean title: Symbolic Representations as Teachers Reflect on Inclusive Education in South Africa date: 2021 words: 9956 flesch: 47 summary: The role of inclusive teachers encompasses being able to effectively support learners with diverse learning needs through the development of inclusive teaching practice and strategies thus, improving overall achievement. This approach was chosen as it seeks to gain insight into the participants’ experiences, beliefs and perceptions of themselves as inclusive teachers. keywords: africa; attitudes; beliefs; cpd; education; knowledge; learners; learning; participants; practice; south; symbols; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-6549.pdf plain text: ajote-6549.txt item: #150 of 240 id: ajote-6554 author: Maseko, Bob; Gondwe, Foster ; Winiko , Symon ; Chiziwa, Symon title: Online Learning Amidst COVID-19 Emergency: A Case of the University of Malawi’s School of Education date: 2021 words: 6512 flesch: 49 summary: For instance, P2 claimed that: It’s advantageous and it has been on my part because I can share resources easily, I can make announcements easily, I can even use it to send messages through emails, I can grade assignments through the same interface so it’s very advantageous [P2] Refocussing Concern Stage P3, who had been using the Google classroom platform for some time, expressed that one of the ways to make the platform more visible and useable is to have a discussion board where learners could be able to discuss issues that the course lecturer has presented: I think maybe issues of discussion boards—where—I mean that’s an area that I have not tapped into, but I think if there could be that facility where you can have students have discussions easily aaa you pose a question and then they answer then that kind of thing [P3] The above presents evidence for the concerns regarding ODL implementation faculty members has at this institution. Interview items aligned to the seven SoC, described in Table 1, were used to interrogate participants’ attitudes, feelings, perceptions regarding ODL implementation. keywords: concerns; covid-19; education; faculty; implementation; learning; malawi; members; odl; participants; teacher cache: ajote-6554.pdf plain text: ajote-6554.txt item: #151 of 240 id: ajote-6569 author: Osifeko, Olalekan Remigious; Naidoo, Rowena; Chetty, Verusia title: The Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Teacher Intervention on the Physical Activity Attitudes and Practices of Adolescent Students in Lagos, Nigeria date: 2021 words: 7182 flesch: 52 summary: The intervention content covered physical activity teaching methodology to promote student physical activity during PE classes. In a study, by Dobbins et al. (2013), on physical activity interventions for both teachers and students aged 6 and 18 years, the authors found that the physical activity intervention group showed an improvement in the amount of time spent on physical activity – similar to findings in our study. keywords: activity; attitudes; classes; education; intervention; pdt; practices; school; students; study; teachers cache: ajote-6569.pdf plain text: ajote-6569.txt item: #152 of 240 id: ajote-6573 author: Iwe, Nkechinyere title: Factors in Teachers’ Awareness of Pedagogical Gestures as Enhancement Technique Among English Teachers in Secondary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria date: 2021 words: 6627 flesch: 54 summary: Since research findings in gesture studies have revealed that pedagogical gestures are facilitators of learning in the English language classroom, it is, therefore, important to investigate teachers' awareness of pedagogical gesture and their forms and their semantic import in the classroom in order to bring to the fore the importance of pedagogical gestures in lesson delivery. Key words: Gestures, teachers, pedagogical gestures, language classroom, awareness Background Gesturing complements the segmented and combinational forms that characterize speech and, by so doing, it serves as an enhancement to speech. keywords: awareness; english; enhancement; gestures; graduate; language; mean; speech; study; teachers; technique cache: ajote-6573.pdf plain text: ajote-6573.txt item: #153 of 240 id: ajote-6587 author: Nyamekye, Ernest; Baffour-Koduah, Daniel ; Asare, Esther title: Basic School Ghanaian Language Teachers’ Perspectives on the Integration of ICTs in Teaching and Learning date: 2021 words: 8237 flesch: 50 summary: 2.64 1.23 Disagree Students may use ICT resources for unacademic activities such as chatting, watching pornography etc 3.52 1.14 Agree There is no financial support for GHL teachers to get access to ICT resources 4.25 0.89 Agree I have limited knowledge on the best way to integrate ICTs in GHL teaching 3.06 1.22 Agree Because of technical issues, ICT can disrupt the flow of GHL lesson Delivery 3.29 1.15 Agree Source: Field Data, 2021 Based on the results captured in table 6, it could be said that Ghanaian language teachers at the basic school level of education perceive the following as factors that tend to hinder them from integrating ICTs into their instructional practices. Also, it was revealed that lack of financial support for ICT resources and lack of in-service training are factors that militated against ICT integration in Ghanaian language teaching. keywords: education; ghl; ict; ict integration; icts; instruction; integration; language; learning; teachers; teaching; technology; use cache: ajote-6587.pdf plain text: ajote-6587.txt item: #154 of 240 id: ajote-6609 author: Ameen, Nausheen title: Teachers' experiences of a differentiated curriculum for children with autism spectrum disorder date: 2024 words: 6591 flesch: 55 summary: Training teachers from the mainstream schools are very different to training teachers in special schools. To achieve this, it needs to consider shifting its attention from the use of a workshop as the main professional development model for training teachers to continuous professional development, tailored to the teachers’ needs and to accommodate different disabilities. keywords: autism; children; curriculum; dcaps; education; learners; participants; schools; teachers; training cache: ajote-6609.pdf plain text: ajote-6609.txt item: #155 of 240 id: ajote-6637 author: Ugwu, Eucharia Okwudilichukwu title: Classroom Process and Causes of Worsening High School Students' Performance in Literature-in-English in Nigeria date: 2021 words: 9883 flesch: 55 summary: In Literature-in-English lessons, active students may understand and appreciate the literary texts better and relate it to real life situations. In Literature-in-English lessons, active participation of students is essential for optimal learning. keywords: classroom; english; language; learning; literature; nigeria; participation; process; reading; school; students; teachers; teaching; texts cache: ajote-6637.pdf plain text: ajote-6637.txt item: #156 of 240 id: ajote-6644 author: Bondzie, George title: Students’ perception of conditions for self-efficacy during their internship programme. A case study of the University of Education, Winneba College for Distance And e-Learning date: 2022 words: 5695 flesch: 43 summary: Self-efficacy of teacher education students: A study based on Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory. Internship and UEW Distance Education Generally, student internships programmes are unpaid positions providing students with practical experience enabling them to develop effective teaching and learning styles and good classroom management practices. keywords: distance; education; efficacy; internship; self; students; study; teaching; time; university cache: ajote-6644.pdf plain text: ajote-6644.txt item: #157 of 240 id: ajote-6645 author: Olugbade, Damola; Olurinola, Oluwakemi title: Teachers’ Perception of the Use of Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning in Southwestern Nigerian Schools date: 2021 words: 6053 flesch: 47 summary: Therefore, the experience of student learning in online learning is very different from that of face-to-face learning, particularly for Teachers’ Perception of the Use of Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning in Southwestern Nigerian Schools AJOTE Vol. 10.1 (2021), 265-281 269 interactions with student teachers, which can adversely affect the performance of students in online learning. Teachers’ Perception of the Use of Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning in Southwestern Nigerian Schools Damola Olugbade1 & Oluwakemi Olurinola2 1Centre for Languages and General Studies, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria 2Department of Science and Technology Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria ABSTRACT The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has required schools in Nigeria to embrace remote learning using technology solutions, in this case, Microsoft Teams, to effectively engage students. keywords: effectiveness; learning; microsoft; microsoft teams; online; perception; students; teachers; teams cache: ajote-6645.pdf plain text: ajote-6645.txt item: #158 of 240 id: ajote-6659 author: Umuhoza, Clementine; Uworwabayeho, Alphonse title: Teacher’s Use of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Rwandan Primary Schools date: 2021 words: 5567 flesch: 49 summary: Abstract Teaching and learning mathematics is easier, more interesting, more enjoyable, and more closely connected to real life applications with the use of instructional materials like textbooks, manipulatives, technology tools, and (physical or digital) models. Instructional materials are any kind of aids that assists in the teaching and learning activities, including reference books, counting equipment like blocks, stones or beads, natural displays models, charts, pictures, play materials, games, and audiovisual equipment (Cartledge & Milburn, 1986; Goldstein, 1994). keywords: books; education; learning; materials; mathematics; primary; schools; students; teachers; teaching; use cache: ajote-6659.pdf plain text: ajote-6659.txt item: #159 of 240 id: ajote-6669 author: Tlali, Tebello Violet title: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Relevance of Teacher Professional Ethics in Contemporary Lesotho date: 2021 words: 6609 flesch: 54 summary: The position taken in this paper is that teacher professional ethics are timeless. The status of the teaching profession has been scrutinised in previous research and the disregard for teacher professional ethics has increasingly become topical (Bhusnar, 2018; Kahraman & Celik, 2020). keywords: education; ethics; learners; lesotho; participants; perceptions; profession; service; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-6669.pdf plain text: ajote-6669.txt item: #160 of 240 id: ajote-6685 author: Simalalo, Magdalene; Gasa, Velisiwe G.; Muzata, Kenneth K. title: Teacher Preparation in Zambia’s Expanded Core Curriculum: Challenges and Opportunities date: 2022 words: 8568 flesch: 55 summary: The study proposes that personnel preparation, baseline skills in teacher education in ECC and professional self-improvement of ECC are key to successful implementation of ECC. Results The findings of the study are discussed under the following heading; status of teacher education in ECC; challenges: time constraints; methods; insufficient collaboration; education staff; enrolments in teacher education; discrepancy between education and implementation; education resources. keywords: curriculum; ecc; education; impairments; learners; preparation; skills; students; teacher; teacher education; teaching cache: ajote-6685.pdf plain text: ajote-6685.txt item: #161 of 240 id: ajote-6686 author: Naidoo, Jayaluxmi title: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Culturally based Activities in South African Mathematics Classrooms date: 2021 words: 6759 flesch: 45 summary: Fourthly, the participants discovered that using indigenous knowledge to develop culturally based activities for mathematics supported learners in mathematics learning. Research methods in indigenous mathematical knowledge: an example of a research model based on indigenous games2(1), p.11-24. keywords: activities; classrooms; concepts; education; knowledge; learners; learning; mathematics; participants; south; teaching cache: ajote-6686.pdf plain text: ajote-6686.txt item: #162 of 240 id: ajote-6716 author: Jones, Cherese Farrah; Rouw, CJ title: Values-Based Physical Education and Teacher Education in South Africa date: 2022 words: 10191 flesch: 50 summary: It is more challenging because there are limited in-service professional development opportunities for PE teacher education. The TTW for PE teachers can give rise to a values framework of Olympism and Ubuntuism, which can apply to the learners both on the field of play and in everyday life. keywords: africa; development; education; knowledge; learners; learning; pe teachers; physical; research; south; teacher education; teachers; teaching; ttw; values cache: ajote-6716.pdf plain text: ajote-6716.txt item: #163 of 240 id: ajote-6728 author: Govender, Sumeshni; Mabuza, Pertunia Thobile title: Perception and Management of Stress by South African Foundation Phase Teachers date: 2021 words: 9453 flesch: 57 summary: Studies by Blase, Blase and Du (2008) and Geving (2007) reported that poor student behaviour, absence of administrative support and the excessive load of duties (which new teachers are required to complete but do not possess the necessary expertise for effective task- management) as the main contributing factors to teacher stress. Teacher stress can be seen as potentially damaging to the classroom environment and as a result, the teacher might react with hostility towards learners if work has not been done, or done incorrectly. keywords: education; environment; foundation; learners; learning; management; participants; phase; research; schools; south; stress; stressors; study; teachers; teaching; work cache: ajote-6728.pdf plain text: ajote-6728.txt item: #164 of 240 id: ajote-6746 author: Abdoula-Dhuny, Nazia title: Barriers and Enablers to Inclusive Education in Mauritius: Perceptions of Secondary School Educational Practitioners date: 2021 words: 7916 flesch: 41 summary: The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of secondary school educational practitioners on certain aspects of inclusive education, namely the academic profile of students with special education needs encountered by secondary school educators and rectors, the difficulties faced when dealing with them, and the barriers and enablers to inclusive education. Following the analysis of data, respondents confirmed the presence of children with special education needs in their classrooms. keywords: barriers; children; education; enablers; lack; mauritius; needs; practitioners; respondents; school; students cache: ajote-6746.pdf plain text: ajote-6746.txt item: #165 of 240 id: ajote-6761 author: Samuel, Nkiru Naomi; Okonkwo, Ifeoma G.A.; Okonkwo, Onyekachi O. title: Emotional intelligence and self-concept as predictors of academic achievement among secondary school Chemistry students in South-East Nigeria date: 2024 words: 9068 flesch: 44 summary: This belief in their capacity to get good grades or successfully carry out a given task may influence their attitudes and performance, Carl Rogers (1959) called this individual’s image and beliefs in their capacity to accomplish a specific task ‘Self Concept’. Results showed that both EI and SC significantly predicted academic achievement, both individually and jointly, while gender had no significant moderating effect. keywords: ability; achievement; chemistry; chemistry students; concept; east; emotions; gender; intelligence; nigeria; okonkwo; school; school chemistry; self; south; students cache: ajote-6761.pdf plain text: ajote-6761.txt item: #166 of 240 id: ajote-6762 author: ARHIN, ATO KWAMINA; Essuman , Jonathan; Arhin, Ekua title: Analysis of Item Writing Flaws in a Communications Skills Test in a Ghanaian University date: 2021 words: 7990 flesch: 60 summary: This is especially so for non-native English language teachers because developing test items in a language that neither they nor their students use as their mother tongue raises a multitude of issues related to quality and validity. The study suggested that test items must be properly reviewed before they are used to assess students’ knowledge. keywords: arhin; choice; discrimination; facility; haladyna; index; items; options; students; test; writing cache: ajote-6762.pdf plain text: ajote-6762.txt item: #167 of 240 id: ajote-6771 author: Opiyo , Rose Atieno title: Teacher Education Students’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Retooling the Mentorship Process Within Schools of Education in Kenya date: 2022 words: 9440 flesch: 48 summary: Teacher Education Students’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Retooling the Professional Development Process in Kenya’s Schools of Education AJOTE Vol.11 No.1 (2022), 27-55 33 A lot has been published on the relationships between PCK and other knowledge domains (e.g., Kinach, 2002) in the developed world but little is documented about this unique aspect of teaching scholarship in sub-Saharan Africa. Finally, Teacher Education Students’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Retooling the Professional Development Process in Kenya’s Schools of Education AJOTE Vol.11 No.1 (2022), 27-55 35 knowledge of curriculum includes knowledge of learning goals for different grade levels and knowledge of instructional materials. keywords: content; content knowledge; development; education; knowledge; learning; methods; pck; practice; sts; students; subject; teacher; teaching cache: ajote-6771.pdf plain text: ajote-6771.txt item: #168 of 240 id: ajote-6809 author: Shishigu, Aweke; Ali, Teshager; Belay, Solomon ; Edessa, Sutuma title: Enhancing Students’ Attitude towards Biology through the Integration of Traditional Medicine and 5E’s Learning Cycle date: 2021 words: 6899 flesch: 52 summary: This was because favorable learning environment and students’ involvement to cross cultural borders between the two forms of knowledge has an important influence upon student attitudes toward biology. The first class belonged to the treatment group where TM contents are integrated through 5E’s learning cycle with the topic Microorganism and Disease and the second was assigned as comparison group learning the same biology unit on Microorganisms and Disease using the usual approach. keywords: attitude; biology; comparison; group; learning; science; students; treatment; treatment group cache: ajote-6809.pdf plain text: ajote-6809.txt item: #169 of 240 id: ajote-6880 author: Mudavanhu, Young; Mutseekwa, Christopher title: The Use of Peers in Assessment for Learning: A Case Study of Trainee Teachers at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), Zimbabwe date: 2022 words: 8770 flesch: 58 summary: Nearly three-fifths of trainee teachers preferred peer assessment to lecturer assessment. First, they believed that teacher assessment is professional, unbiased and authentic. keywords: assessment; education; feedback; learning; peer; peer assessment; teachers; trainee; trainee teachers; use; work cache: ajote-6880.pdf plain text: ajote-6880.txt item: #170 of 240 id: ajote-6889 author: Ugwu, Eucharia Okwudilichukwu; Ezeokoli , Francis title: Assessment literacy and practices of Literature-in-English teachers in Nigeria date: 2022 words: 8630 flesch: 54 summary: Reconceptualizing the role of teachers as assessors: teacher assessment identity. Keywords: Literature-in-English teaching, assessment literacy, assessment practice, teaching-learning process Introduction Teachers set objectives for every subject and topic they teach. keywords: assessment; education; english; learning; literacy; literature; methods; nigeria; practice; students; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-6889.pdf plain text: ajote-6889.txt item: #171 of 240 id: ajote-6892 author: Wei, Liang; Gondwe, Foster; Sok, Saran title: Implementation of Teaching Practicum for Primary School Teachers: China, Cambodia and Malawi Case Studies date: 2022 words: 9858 flesch: 40 summary: Approaches to teaching practicum Mattsson, etal (2011) present nine models of teaching practicum: (1) The Master-Apprentice model, in which student teachers learn the profession from experienced teachers; (2) The Laboratory model, where a University Teacher Training School is established to accommodate students on teaching practicum; (3) The Partnership model, in which university and local schools build partnerships focusing on teaching practicum; (4)The Community development model, in which student teachers go to rural schools as full-time teachers while experienced school teachers go to universities for training；(5) It is also acknowledged that student teachers experienced mentoring that positively met their expectations (Chaaban, Wang, Du, 2021). keywords: cambodia; china; education; implementation; malawi; practice; practicum; primary; school; student; student teachers; teacher education; teachers; teaching; teaching practicum; university cache: ajote-6892.pdf plain text: ajote-6892.txt item: #172 of 240 id: ajote-6899 author: Tay, Emmanuel Mensah Kormla; Zamore, Stephen title: How the Learning Environment Influences Bullying: The Case of Two Universities in Ghana date: 2022 words: 8854 flesch: 50 summary: Bullying among university students: cross-national perspectives. The role of the therapist in helping university students who have been bullied: a case study of sexual bullying. keywords: behaviours; bullying; environment; et al; general; journal; learning; no.1; relationships; school; students; universities; university; victimisation; vol.11 cache: ajote-6899.pdf plain text: ajote-6899.txt item: #173 of 240 id: ajote-6995 author: Nnubia, Uju; Ibeanu, Vivienne; Okechukwu, Franca title: Socio-economic and Household Characteristics Associated with Work-Family Conflict among Female Primary School Teachers in Enugu State, Nigeria date: 2022 words: 8097 flesch: 54 summary: The impact of work family conflict on psychological well- being among school teachers in Malaysia. In a study of work-family conflict among female doctors in India, Sweety (2016) reported that urban doctors experienced less work family conflict than their rural counterparts and the finding was attributed to the difference in lifestyle and heavier work load of rural doctors compared to urban doctors. keywords: characteristics; children; conflict; family; family conflict; household; nigeria; respondents; socio; teachers; work cache: ajote-6995.pdf plain text: ajote-6995.txt item: #174 of 240 id: ajote-7011 author: Mkimbili, Selina; Kayima, Festo title: Preparing secondary school science teachers for learner-centered teaching in Tanzania’s Teacher Training Colleges: Educators’ perceived challenges and perspectives date: 2022 words: 8230 flesch: 47 summary: Keywords: science teacher educator; teacher training; science teacher trainees; learner- centered teaching Introduction. For this paper therefore, focus is put on science teacher educators who are charged with preparing teachers of science for future generations. keywords: challenges; curriculum; education; educators; inquiry; learner; learning; science; students; tanzania; teacher; teaching cache: ajote-7011.pdf plain text: ajote-7011.txt item: #175 of 240 id: ajote-7014 author: Owolade, Adeyinka Olayemi; Oladipupo, Popoola Oluwasegun; Kareem, Adeyinka Oluwaseun; Salami, Marie Onovroghene title: Effectiveness of Guided and Open Inquiry Instructional Strategies on Science Process Skills and Self-Efficacy of Biology Students in Osun State, Nigeria date: 2022 words: 6799 flesch: 52 summary: For instance, Franklin et al. (2015) discovered among students in the United States that open inquiry strategy promotes a deeper understanding of complex scientific issues, while Schmid and Bogner (2015) found that open inquiry strategy seems to offer enhanced opportunities for cognitive development and scientific reasoning of science students in Germany. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the science process skills of Biology students exposed to Open Inquiry and those exposed to guided inquiry strategy (F= 0.785, p>0.05). keywords: biology; efficacy; inquiry; process; process skills; science; self; skills; state; strategies; students; study cache: ajote-7014.pdf plain text: ajote-7014.txt item: #176 of 240 id: ajote-7043 author: Akumdaare Atiah, Paul title: Newly qualified teachers’ perceptions and experiences about portfolio assessment in Wa Municipality, Ghana date: 2023 words: 7294 flesch: 51 summary: The use of portfolio assessment is relatively new in teacher education and teacher assessment in Ghana. Development of portfolio assessment In the 1990s, portfolio assessments rose in popularity in the United States as part of a broader interest in alternate assessment methods. keywords: assessment; development; education; experiences; ghana; learning; nqts; portfolio; portfolio assessment; professional; service; teachers; teaching; writing cache: ajote-7043.pdf plain text: ajote-7043.txt item: #177 of 240 id: ajote-7050 author: Mort, Thelma title: Improving South African student teachers’ English language skills: an argument for the assessment strategies of the PrimTEd language teaching project date: 2023 words: 6936 flesch: 49 summary: These are standards which language teachers ought to meet, in order to teach effectively. While those ‘specialising’ in being primary school language teachers do receive more language education (but sometimes as little as 12 credits only out 480), those not specialising receive very little: “With respect to those Intermediate Phase teachers who have elected not to specialise in English, the question must again be asked whether their formal exposure to English Subject and Pedagogic Knowledge (between 5% and 7.5%) is adequate”(Taylor 2014:16). keywords: assessment; education; english; ite; language; learning; project; reading; skills; south; standards; teacher; teaching cache: ajote-7050.pdf plain text: ajote-7050.txt item: #178 of 240 id: ajote-7052 author: Moindi, Rose; Nyatuka, Benard title: Competency-Based Assessment in Entrepreneurship Education in Kenya’s Tertiary Institutions date: 2022 words: 6789 flesch: 41 summary: This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of assessment modes used in entrepreneurship education in imparting requisite competencies among students in tertiary institutions in the country. Thus, while in KSU CATs and examination marks provided a final score in entrepreneurship education, sit-in examination, industrial attachment and project writing scores provided the final tally in entrepreneurship education assessment in both KTI and KNP. keywords: acquisition; assessment; competencies; competency; education; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; institutions; kenya; learning; modes; republic; students; study cache: ajote-7052.pdf plain text: ajote-7052.txt item: #179 of 240 id: ajote-7054 author: Choma, Isaack Augustine; Raymond , Boniface title: Perceptions of stakeholders on modalities for giving quality assurance feedback to tutors in teachers’ colleges in Tanzania date: 2022 words: 9148 flesch: 47 summary: Tutors tend to prefer oral to written quality assurance feedback modality. The use of oral and written modalities to provide quality assurance feedback on learning environment in teachers’ colleges could make tutors more active in teaching. keywords: assurance feedback; assurance officers; colleges; education; feedback; giving; learners; learning; modalities; officers; quality assurance; school; school quality; study; teachers; tutors cache: ajote-7054.pdf plain text: ajote-7054.txt item: #180 of 240 id: ajote-7077 author: Venketsamy, Roy; Baxen, Elaine; Hu, Zijing title: Student-on-teacher violence in South Africa’s Tshwane South District of Gauteng Province: Voices of the victims date: 2023 words: 7442 flesch: 59 summary: A survey by Zedan (2012) revealed that 91.3% of South African high school teachers experienced high-stress levels due to problematic learners and school violence. Despite various educational policies and frameworks developed to prevent school violence in South Africa, the system continues to fail teachers. keywords: africa; education; experience; learners; participants; province; safety; school; south; south africa; study; teachers; violence cache: ajote-7077.pdf plain text: ajote-7077.txt item: #181 of 240 id: ajote-7129 author: Walubita, Gabriel title: A review of the literature on childhood executive functions in Zambia date: 2022 words: 7794 flesch: 43 summary: Previous studies support the observation of cultural influence on executive function development (Ng et al., 2015). Conclusion This literature review study was aimed at identifying methodology, environment and biological-based factors that affect executive functions development among Zambian children. keywords: childhood; children; cognitive; development; education; executive; executive functions; functions; review; studies; study; zambia cache: ajote-7129.pdf plain text: ajote-7129.txt item: #182 of 240 id: ajote-7132 author: Yakpir, Gordon; Atuguba, Juliet title: Does the Window of Hope training module for Ghanaian teacher trainees meet the requirements of UNESCO’s Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education? date: 2022 words: 10097 flesch: 47 summary: The comparison will enable us to identify the strengths and weaknesses of WoH module as compared to the recommendations of technical guidance for sexuality education teacher training regarding knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours and teaching competencies they promote. 2. Content The technical guidance for sexuality education teacher preparation has seven standards marked by a set of expected outcomes (shown in square parenthesis). keywords: behaviour; content; education; ghana; guidance; hiv; knowledge; module; sexuality; sexuality education; teacher; teaching; technical; trainees; training; unesco; woh cache: ajote-7132.pdf plain text: ajote-7132.txt item: #183 of 240 id: ajote-7164 author: le Roux, Sarlina Gertruida; Lemmer, Rina title: Practice schools as third spaces? Navigating the continuum between hierarchical models and collaborative partnerships in teaching practice in South Africa date: 2023 words: 6428 flesch: 46 summary: Practice schools, in the sense in which they are referred to in this paper, are what Norwegians refer to as university schools (Smith, 2016). The paper concludes by reviewing practice schools as a type of school that allows lecturers, teachers, and students to cross institutional borders and collaborate in the third space. keywords: africa; education; partnerships; practice; schools; south; space; teacher; teaching; teaching practice; university cache: ajote-7164.pdf plain text: ajote-7164.txt item: #184 of 240 id: ajote-7165 author: Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle ; Woldegiorgis, Emnet Tadesse title: ‘Nothing for us without us’: Exclusion of students with disabilities in disability policy review at a South African institution of higher education date: 2023 words: 9433 flesch: 39 summary: Disability policies in South African higher education Among African countries, South Africa has the most comprehensive policies of inclusion (Chataika, 2007). Informed by critical disability theory, the finding was that there was limited participation by students with disabilities in the formulation of institutional disability policy meant for their welfare. keywords: disabilities; disability policy; education; individual; institution; participation; policy; policy review; review; south; students cache: ajote-7165.pdf plain text: ajote-7165.txt item: #185 of 240 id: ajote-7171 author: Kinanda, Jonas; Kyaruzi, Florence; Fulgence, Katherine title: Teacher strategies for reducing Mathematics anxiety among secondary school students in Tanzania date: 2024 words: 7767 flesch: 46 summary: Finlayson (2014) affirms that many students develop mathematics anxiety as an outcome of the practices of mathematics teachers who are themselves anxious about their competencies in teaching the subject. Teacher participants in this research supported this view, agreeing that if mathematics teachers avoid threats alongside reducing punishment, students will eventually love mathematics and thus not be afraid of it. keywords: anxiety; education; mathematics; mathematics anxiety; mathematics teachers; schools; strategies; students; study; subject; tanzania; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-7171.pdf plain text: ajote-7171.txt item: #186 of 240 id: ajote-7218 author: Fentim Darkwa, Bernard; Darko Agyei, Douglas; Tufuor Kwarteng, Joseph title: Developing interactive pedagogies: A case of accounting pre-service teachers from Ghana date: 2024 words: 7815 flesch: 46 summary: First, the PSATs did a peer teaching try-out among student teachers (who were their peers) in a designed classroom situation during the on-campus teaching practice (an integral part of their teaching internship) and secondly, in the real high school context after their lessons were modified based on feedback received from the peer-teaching. Millennial teachers: Student teachers as users of information and communication – A New Zealand case study. keywords: accounting; activities; classroom; collaborative; learning; lessons; pedagogies; psats; students; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-7218.pdf plain text: ajote-7218.txt item: #187 of 240 id: ajote-7223 author: Arinaitwe, Gilbert; Michael , Corbett title: Moonlighting agricultural practices of Ugandan rural teachers and teacher retention date: 2023 words: 10735 flesch: 56 summary: Keywords: moonlighting, agricultural production, sidehustle, male teachers, rural teachers, Uganda Introduction While there are national and sub-national spatial variations in the standards of qualification for public and private school educators, the field of teaching has, in most contemporary jurisdictions been significantly professionalized, standardized and bureaucratized (Tyack, 1974). Rural teachers perceive personal development in land investment more so than mutual funds, stocks and technology as was perceived to be the case in urban areas. keywords: ajote; community; education; et al; farming; high; income; job; journal; land; moonlighting; practices; research; retention; school; teachers; teaching; vol.12; work cache: ajote-7223.pdf plain text: ajote-7223.txt item: #188 of 240 id: ajote-7264 author: Mpate, Hawa; Campbell-Evans, Glenda; Gray, Jan title: Pre-service Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach during Teaching Practice in Tanzania date: 2023 words: 9887 flesch: 54 summary: It involved five pre-service teachers from one of the Diploma Teachers Colleges, five supervisors from the same Teachers’ College and mentor teachers from the three home schools where pre-service teachers were placed for teaching practice. Keywords: teaching practice, preparedness, pre-service teachers Introduction Research attention continues to be directed towards understanding the contribution of the teaching practice component of teacher education in preparing better teachers for tomorrow (Endedijk, Donche, & Oosterheert, 2013; White & Forgasz, 2016; Olmstead., 2020). keywords: classroom; content; education; knowledge; learning; lesson; management; practice; pre; service; students; study; tanzania; teachers; teaching; work cache: ajote-7264.pdf plain text: ajote-7264.txt item: #189 of 240 id: ajote-7266 author: Vågenes, Vibeke; Ludvigsen, Kari; Melting, Arne Jacob title: Implementing competence about vision disturbances in Tanzania’s teacher education: A contextual analysis date: 2023 words: 9343 flesch: 45 summary: With a qualitative research design, we analyse how contextual factors of task, time, scale and direction provided possibilities and barriers for implementing the new competence in Tanzanian special needs teacher education, and for scaling up the competence to mainstream teacher education. Keywords: Tanzania, teacher education, special needs education, inclusive education, competence building, vision problems 1. keywords: capacity; college; competence; disturbances; education; inclusive; learning; national; needs; problems; project; schools; tanzania; teacher; teacher education; vision cache: ajote-7266.pdf plain text: ajote-7266.txt item: #190 of 240 id: ajote-7285 author: Akala, Benard title: Inclusivity and the remote doctorate supervision experience of a student with disability in a South African university date: 2023 words: 7560 flesch: 49 summary: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Bourdieu’s (1986) conceptual tools of habitus, social and cultural capital provide a way to conceptualise the social and academic life of disabled PhD students. In Routledge handbook of disability studies (pp. 32-44). keywords: africa; ajote; disability; education; experience; journal; learning; phd; south; students; studies; supervision; university; vol.12 cache: ajote-7285.pdf plain text: ajote-7285.txt item: #191 of 240 id: ajote-7297 author: Shoko, Ratidzai title: Communication barriers and deaf learner misbehaviour in a South African special needs school date: 2024 words: 8626 flesch: 52 summary: Learners who are deaf are discriminated against Some participants felt that deaf learners are discriminated against by other learners. The study found that effective communication plays a vital role in the positive management of the behaviour of deaf learners. keywords: barriers; behaviour; children; communication; deaf; education; educators; hearing; language; learners; loss; school; sign; south cache: ajote-7297.pdf plain text: ajote-7297.txt item: #192 of 240 id: ajote-7323 author: Johnson, LeAnn; Kariuki-Githinji, Scolastica; Namai, Joab title: The imperative for real-world experiences in Kenyan teacher preparation for disability inclusive teaching date: 2023 words: 8418 flesch: 36 summary: The need for practical skills is particularly evident for teacher candidates who are expected to teach students with disabilities who attend class in regular education settings. Teacher candidates enrolled in the pilot class reported positive changes in attitude and understanding towards individuals with disabilities, increased learning, and had more confidence in their ability to work in inclusive classrooms. keywords: candidates; class; disabilities; education; experiences; field; kenya; learning; practice; preparation; students; teacher; teacher candidates; teaching; university cache: ajote-7323.pdf plain text: ajote-7323.txt item: #193 of 240 id: ajote-7511 author: Dzinoreva, Tendai; Mavunga, George; Govender, Logan title: Towards a context-relevant, institution-based ICT integration model of teacher education curriculum at diploma level in Zimbabwe date: 2023 words: 9422 flesch: 39 summary: Lecturer B pointed out that Tendai Dzinoreva, George Mavunga, Logan Govender AJOTE Vol.12 No.2 Special Issue (2023), 162-188 178 While it is the role of government, through the relevant Ministry, to assist institutions with funding for ICT infrastructure teacher training institutions can also design plans and measures to increase ICT resources for themselves. Knowledge deepening is a critical element in the development of ICT competent teachers, but it can only take off when buttressed by an environment in which the most fundamental elements of ICT knowledge acquisition are in place. keywords: curriculum; education; ict; ict integration; institutions; integration; learning; model; policy; skills; teacher; teacher education; technology; zimbabwe cache: ajote-7511.pdf plain text: ajote-7511.txt item: #194 of 240 id: ajote-7513 author: Agbaje, Olaide title: Intra-Africa student mobility: benefits for Africa and factors militating against it date: 2023 words: 7002 flesch: 40 summary: This paper argues that intra-Africa student mobility offers several benefits for both Africa and Africans and is a viable means for turning the tide of the brain drain in the continent. The large numbers of students from SADC countries who choose to study in South Africa show that intra-Africa student mobility is a very real phenomenon in Africa. keywords: africa; africa student; continent; countries; development; education; intra; issue; mobility; south; student mobility; students; world cache: ajote-7513.pdf plain text: ajote-7513.txt item: #195 of 240 id: ajote-7515 author: Mashilo, Phafane Peter; Govender, Logan title: African identity and curriculum transformation at universities in South Africa date: 2023 words: 9733 flesch: 39 summary: The authors suggest that – with support from government and policymakers – a clear and detailed programme of curriculum transformation is needed, underpinned by a moral imperative to foreground African identity in the transition to the new African university. Keywords: African identity, new African university, Fourth Industrial Revolution, curriculum transformation, decolonisation. keywords: african; curriculum; curriculum transformation; decolonisation; education; identity; issue; knowledge; no.2; south; south africa; student; transformation; universities; university; vol.12 cache: ajote-7515.pdf plain text: ajote-7515.txt item: #196 of 240 id: ajote-7516 author: Woldegiorgis, Emnet Tadesse; Monari, Kennedy title: Access and politics of higher education for refugees: Comparative contexts from Uganda and Ethiopia date: 2023 words: 7371 flesch: 47 summary: The paper provides a comparative overview of difficulties regarding access to HE for refugee students in Uganda and Ethiopia, highlighting policy and settlement issues in their legislative and political contexts. Even though progress has been made in terms of access to primary and secondary education, access to and retention of refugee students at the HE level remains a barrier. keywords: access; africa; countries; education; ethiopia; host; issue; no.2; refugees; students; uganda; unhcr; university cache: ajote-7516.pdf plain text: ajote-7516.txt item: #197 of 240 id: ajote-7517 author: Balogun, Babalola Joseph; Woldegiorgis, Emnet Tadesse title: Combating colonial mentality within higher learning spaces: The case of sub-Saharan African universities date: 2023 words: 10364 flesch: 47 summary: Using philosophical methods of argumentation and critical engagements, this paper contends that a connection exists between colonial mentality and the observed failure of African universities to efficiently effectuate their relevance as Africa’s development partners. The paper identifies four key areas in which colonial mentality plays out most profoundly in African universities, namely, the nature of knowledge produced, the mode of certification, the language of instruction, and research funding. keywords: african; ajote; balogun; education; essence; idea; issue; knowledge; learning; mentality; no.2; paper; philosophy; research; teaching; universities; university; vol.12 cache: ajote-7517.pdf plain text: ajote-7517.txt item: #198 of 240 id: ajote-7518 author: Motala, Shireen; Sayed, Yusuf YM; Maggott , Terri title: The SDG agenda and university transformation in Africa: The decolonial turn deferred? date: 2023 words: 7890 flesch: 47 summary: However, the extent to which they engage with higher education in the context of calls for responsive, decolonised higher education remains underexplored. We use Boaventura de Sousa Santos’ (2014) notion of difficult questions in higher education with weak answers to address what a decolonised and deracialised higher education system might look like. keywords: africa; agenda; development; education; global; goals; knowledge; motala; nhamo; sdgs; south; transformation; universities; university cache: ajote-7518.pdf plain text: ajote-7518.txt item: #199 of 240 id: ajote-7519 author: Masutha, Mukovhe title: Against the pedagogy of debt in South African higher education date: 2023 words: 8647 flesch: 25 summary: He pointed at the lengthy terms of the personal contracts students were made to sign with limited recourse, the role of brokers and the targeting of the youth as illustrative of how student loan debt would revive the spirit of indenture. For example, a report by Scott-Clayton & Li (2016) found that in the United States, the black-[LB16] white disparity in student loan debt more than tripled after graduation, with black graduates bearing the worst brunt, despite also being consistently underserved by HE institutions. keywords: africa; ajote; colonial; commission; debt; education; fees; government; loans; pedagogy; public; settler; south; south africa; state; student; student debt; university; vol.12 cache: ajote-7519.pdf plain text: ajote-7519.txt item: #200 of 240 id: ajote-7520 author: Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle title: Academics with disabilities during transformation to a New African University in South Africa date: 2023 words: 10330 flesch: 37 summary: These legislations forbid discrimination on grounds of disability and maintain that all citizens, including those with disabilities, have the right to employment. Unfortunately, the 1994 dawn of democracy in South Africa did not see policy on disability put in place to inform the inclusion of persons with disabilities in higher education (Mutanga, 2017). keywords: academics; africa; challenges; disabilities; disability; education; knowledge; new; research; south; students; transformation; university cache: ajote-7520.pdf plain text: ajote-7520.txt item: #201 of 240 id: ajote-7521 author: Tshuma, Lindiwe; Theledi, Kgomotso title: Plurilingual practices in Higher Education: An analysis of student perceptions from a South African University date: 2023 words: 9234 flesch: 46 summary: It is a cause of concern that the majority of participants in this study felt they did not have important learning tools for facilitating student learning. According to Jandug-Montera (2020), university student perceptions of their learning experiences and their engagement with peers, lecturers and content beneficially impact the learning environment. keywords: assessment; course; education; issue; language; learning; lecturers; no.2; perceptions; resources; sesotho; south; special; students; study; teaching; university cache: ajote-7521.pdf plain text: ajote-7521.txt item: #202 of 240 id: ajote-7522 author: Dhurumraj, Thasmai; Ramaila, Sam title: Alleviation of social injustices in STEM education: Harnessing pedagogical affordances of virtual and augmented reality applications through open learning date: 2023 words: 6752 flesch: 38 summary: Key findings emanating from the study demonstrated that sustainable integration of VAR applications in STEM education can essentially be harnessed as a catalytic tool to address the articulation gap between school and higher education through parity of participation within the broader South African context. Alleviation of social injustices in STEM education: Harnessing pedagogical affordances of virtual and augmented reality applications through open learning Thasmai Dhurumraj, Sam Ramaila University of Johannesburg, keywords: access; applications; education; injustices; learning; reality; social; south; stem; stem education; use; var; var applications cache: ajote-7522.pdf plain text: ajote-7522.txt item: #203 of 240 id: ajote-7525 author: Apaak, Daniel title: Factors influencing sports talent development in Senior High Schools in the Upper East Region of Ghana date: 2024 words: 6427 flesch: 49 summary: Section A had five items and solicited information on factors that influence talent development utilizing a four-point Likert scale anchored 1 = “strongly agree” to 4 = “strongly disagree” and item samples included “Expert coaching influences sports talent development of student-athletes”, “Support from family and friends influences sports talent development of student-athletes”, “Regular training influences sports talent development of student-athletes”, “Genes influences sports talent development of student-athletes” and “Adequate sports facilities and equipment influences sports talent development of student-athletes”. Factors influencing sports talent development in Senior High Schools in the Upper East Region of Ghana 1Christopher Akubah, 2Daniel Apaak 1Ada College of Education, Ghana 2University of Cape Coast, Ghana Abstract Despite the increasing interest in examining predictors within sports talent development, there is a dearth of studies in the Ghanaian context. keywords: athletes; coaches; development; east; et al; factors; region; sports; sports talent; talent; talent development; training; upper cache: ajote-7525.pdf plain text: ajote-7525.txt item: #204 of 240 id: ajote-7535 author: Osman , Shani; Dangor, Kassim File title: Tumu College of Education trainee teachers’ perceptions of mentors’ pedagogical knowledge date: 2024 words: 9932 flesch: 48 summary: Influence of the pedagogical content knowledge of mentor teachers and college tutors to classroom practice of student teachers. The role of mentor teachers, among other things, includes modelling novice teachers during practicum in designing instructions, managing classrooms, and assessing learners (Bwiruka et al., 2021). keywords: classroom; college; education; knowledge; learning; mentors; perceptions; skills; students; study; teachers; teaching; trainee; tumu cache: ajote-7535.pdf plain text: ajote-7535.txt item: #205 of 240 id: ajote-7549 author: Jama, Pateka; Lunga, Prosper title: A collaborative approach to enhance quality education in Foundation Phase inclusive classes in South Africa date: 2024 words: 9169 flesch: 52 summary: A collaborative approach to enhance quality education in Foundation Phase inclusive classes in South Africa AJOTE Vol.13 No.2 (2024), 187-211 195 The aim was to obtain in-depth and multidimensional qualitative data from parents of learners who are experiencing barriers to learning, as well as from Foundation Phase teachers who trained pre-1994 and post-1994. Teacher Education Special Education, 40(3), 63- 178. keywords: african; barriers; children; classes; collaboration; education; foundation; journal; learners; learning; parents; phase; south; support; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-7549.pdf plain text: ajote-7549.txt item: #206 of 240 id: ajote-7551 author: Joseph, Manase; Urio, Perpetua title: Quality assurance practices: The perspectives of teachers and quality assurers in selected rural Tanzanian community secondary schools date: 2025 words: 6601 flesch: 46 summary: Meanwhile, 40% of the teacher respondents reported that school quality assurance practices provide them with teaching and learning materials and help them to improve their teaching strategies in different subjects. They suggested that a different approach should be devised to improve school quality assurance practices. keywords: assurance; assurers; community; education; practices; quality; quality assurance; schools; secondary; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-7551.pdf plain text: ajote-7551.txt item: #207 of 240 id: ajote-7565 author: Maeresera, Jones; Mutseekwa, Christopher; Muyengwa, Barnabas title: Co-teaching as a strategy of implementing a Competence Based Curriculum. A case of two Teacher Training Colleges in Rwanda. date: 2024 words: 7272 flesch: 49 summary: This becomes interesting in the sense that other tutors have been afforded this opportunity but seem not to be taking full advantage of being paired for co- teaching as they are not equally assigned active roles during teaching. In the same vein, the tutors interviewed expressed on behalf of local tutors without some tutors to pair with, sentiments regarding the co-teaching arrangement. keywords: cbc; curriculum; education; implementation; research; strategy; study; teacher; teaching; ttcs; tutors cache: ajote-7565.pdf plain text: ajote-7565.txt item: #208 of 240 id: ajote-7582 author: Kolapo, Femi; Ndlovu, Sibonokuhle; Nyoni, Phefumula title: Editorial Comment date: 2023 words: 855 flesch: 25 summary: Within this framework the following three papers also reflect on the notion of ICT integration, STEM education and SDGs agenda in African higher education transformation: • Towards a context-relevant, institution-based ICT integration model of teacher education curriculum in Zimbabwe • The papers featured in this special issue offer thought-provoking perspectives and inspire critical debate on the issue of the future of African higher education. keywords: education; university cache: ajote-7582.pdf plain text: ajote-7582.txt item: #209 of 240 id: ajote-7589 author: de Wet, Corene title: What newspapers tell us about teacher-on-learner violence in South African schools date: 2024 words: 10831 flesch: 61 summary: Guided by Galtung’s (1969) typology of violence and the WHO’s (2016) definition of violence, I identified the following themes: physical teacher-on-learner violence, teacher-on-learner sexual abuse, teacher-on-learner verbal abuse, racism and neglect as types of teacher violence. According to Parkes et al. (2022, p. 2), “there are significant ethical, normative and methodological barriers hindering research on teacher sexual violence”. keywords: abuse; african; ajote; learner; learner violence; newspapers; no.1; research; school; school violence; south; study; teacher; violence; vol.13 cache: ajote-7589.pdf plain text: ajote-7589.txt item: #210 of 240 id: ajote-7605 author: Zimba, Roderick; Kasanda, Choshi; Haihambo, Cynthy; Kudumo, Marius; Kapenda, Assoc. Prof. Hileni; Neshila, Kashinauua; Sheyapo, Mirjam title: Secondary school learners’ understanding of Namibian boys’ underachievement and under-participation in education date: 2024 words: 11350 flesch: 53 summary: Table 3: Learners’ views on available learning Support for boys Boys academically perform worse than girls because: Responses Strongly agree agree disagree Strongly disagree No response Total F % F % F % F % F % F % Boys are given less psycho- social support in school than girls. In addition, communities should establish boy targeted educational support programmes whose main goal would be to create and implement community-based ‘affirmative action’ initiatives for boys’ education. keywords: african; ajote; boys; data; education; gender; girls; learners; learning; namibia; no.3; research; school; support; teachers; underachievement; vol.13 cache: ajote-7605.pdf plain text: ajote-7605.txt item: #211 of 240 id: ajote-7608 author: Okeke, Dr. Uchenna Kingsley; Rmaila, Professor Sam title: Science and sociality: achieving the social dimensions of science through contextualization of secondary school classroom instruction date: 2024 words: 10022 flesch: 39 summary: Instead, this position paper primarily focuses on the role of science education in achieving sociality among science students and future scientists. Within this focus, the goals of science education are reviewed. keywords: ajote; classroom; development; dimensions; instruction; journal; knowledge; learning; no.1; research; school; science; science education; secondary; skills; society; students; studies; vol.13; zeidler cache: ajote-7608.pdf plain text: ajote-7608.txt item: #212 of 240 id: ajote-7614 author: Ngwenya, Nkosinathi title: Investigating the effect of subject specialisations, academic performance, and gender on pre-service teachers’ nature of science beliefs date: 2024 words: 12871 flesch: 48 summary: Students NOS beliefs also differed with respect to whether they were female or males. Investigating the effect of subject specialisations, academic performance, and gender on pre-service teachers’ nature of science beliefs Nkosinathi Ngwenya University of Zululand, South Africa Abstract The study sought to understand how students’ subject specialisations, academic achievements and gender influence the belief about nature of science (NOS) they hold at the end of their four year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree programme in South Africa. keywords: beliefs; education; gender; knowledge; nature; nos beliefs; performance; pre; science; science beliefs; science teachers; service; specialisations; students; study; subject; teachers cache: ajote-7614.pdf plain text: ajote-7614.txt item: #213 of 240 id: ajote-7624 author: Bhagwandeen, Ritu; Moopeloa, Mrs Shirley; Rambuda, Awelani Melvin title: Implementation of learners’ science process skills by primary school teachers in the Lejweleputswa District of South Africa: A case study date: 2024 words: 8908 flesch: 61 summary: S. Moopeloa, R. Bhagwandeen, A.M. Rambuda AJOTE Vol.13 No.2 (2024), 74-107 76 • Which science process skills (SPS) do primary school learners learn when inquiry-based science education (IBSE) is used in the classroom? Provision of inquiry instruction and actual level of practice as perceived by science teachers and their students. keywords: ajote; approach; factors; inquiry; learners; no.2; process; process skills; science; science process; skills; sps; teachers; teaching; vol.13 cache: ajote-7624.pdf plain text: ajote-7624.txt item: #214 of 240 id: ajote-7665 author: Dassan Gwajekera, Fidel; Matiku Joshua, Joel title: Effectiveness of professional suitability scale in assessing teaching suitability among primary school teachers in Tanzania date: 2024 words: 7952 flesch: 47 summary: Effectiveness of professional suitability scale in assessing teaching suitability among primary school teachers in Tanzania Fidel Dassan Gwajekera1, Joel Matiku Joshua2 1The University of Dodoma, Tanzania 2Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology, Tanzania Abstract This study intended to evaluate effectiveness of professional suitability scale (PSS) in assessing primary school teachers’ suitability for teaching profession in Tanzania in an attempt to address the challenges of professional unsuitability among teachers in Tanzania. Specific objectives of this study were to explore the structure, validity and reliability of PSS in assessing the professional suitability among primary school teachers, to examine effectiveness of PSS in measuring differences in professional suitability among teachers by region and to examine the effectiveness of PSS in measuring differences in professional suitability between teachers in private schools and government schools. keywords: education; effectiveness; pss; scale; school; school teachers; suitability; suitability scale; tanzania; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-7665.pdf plain text: ajote-7665.txt item: #215 of 240 id: ajote-7678 author: Herut, Adane Hailu; Setlhako, Motladi Angeline title: A review of policy frameworks for advancing pedagogical competence of preschool teachers in Ethiopia date: 2024 words: 10496 flesch: 36 summary: These categories are national education policies and frameworks, early childhood education policies and frameworks, and teacher education policies and frameworks. One of the pivotal objectives of ESDP-IV revolved around elevating the quality of teacher education programs for pre-sschool children programs, particularly those catering to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). keywords: childhood; curriculum; development; early; education; ethiopia; framework; moe; policy; pre; programs; quality; school; teacher; teacher education; training cache: ajote-7678.pdf plain text: ajote-7678.txt item: #216 of 240 id: ajote-7695 author: Yoade, Folake; Asaaju, Olayemi title: Effectiveness of station-rotation and flipped-blended learning strategies in improving study habits and academic performance of secondary school biology students in Osun State, Nigeria date: 2024 words: 4553 flesch: 49 summary: From the foregoing, this study aims to ascertain which of station-rotation and flipped blended learning strategies will better enhance positive student study habits and improve academic performance in Biology. Flipped blended learning strategy is a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual Effectiveness of station-rotation and flipped-blended learning strategies in improving study habits and academic performance of secondary school biology students in Osun State, Nigeria AJOTE Vol.13 No.3 (2024), 133-145 136 learning space and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the teacher guides the students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter. keywords: biology; learning; learning strategy; performance; rotation; station; strategy; students; study cache: ajote-7695.pdf plain text: ajote-7695.txt item: #217 of 240 id: ajote-7701 author: Taye, Bekau Atnafu; Barrett, Angeline M. title: The educational value of using bi-lingual instructional practice in students’ Writing Skills in Entomology Course at KUE date: 2024 words: 6584 flesch: 50 summary: School effectiveness for language minority students. Language use in education and human capital formation: World Development, 98(c), 195–213. keywords: education; english; instruction; language; learning; no.3; research; skills; students; use; vol.13; writing cache: ajote-7701.pdf plain text: ajote-7701.txt item: #218 of 240 id: ajote-7726 author: Osode, John; Lautenbach, Geoffrey; Goto, Jameson title: Factors influencing teaching staff’s adoption of Learning Management Systems in three Nigerian universities date: 2024 words: 8002 flesch: 48 summary: Factors Influencing Teaching Staff’s Adoption of Learning Management Systems in three Nigerian Universities AJOTE Vol.13 No.2 (2024), 108-136 127 Figure 3:Final model for LMS usage Also, a longitudinal approach would measure LMS usage as lecturers gain experience and confidence. keywords: acceptance; learning; lms; lmss; management; model; no.2; respondents; staff; teaching; technology; use; vol.13 cache: ajote-7726.pdf plain text: ajote-7726.txt item: #219 of 240 id: ajote-7765 author: Olurinola, Oluwakemi; Olugbade, Damola title: The Impact of UNESCO MGIEP Digital Teacher Training on Nigerian Educators' Digital Pedagogy Competence and Confidence date: 2024 words: 6936 flesch: 34 summary: This inadequacy becomes particularly evident as educators are tasked not only with nurturing digital proficiency among their students but also with harnessing the full potential of digital technologies to reimagine and elevate teaching methodologies (Ghomi & Redecker, 2019). This aspiration, coupled with the drive to foster digital competence and harness the transformative potential of digital technologies, accentuates the necessity for educators to exhibit proficiency in technology adoption themselves (Ghomi & Redecker, 2019). keywords: competence; confidence; digital; education; educators; learning; pedagogy; post; pre; teacher; test; training cache: ajote-7765.pdf plain text: ajote-7765.txt item: #220 of 240 id: ajote-7877 author: Ramaila, Sam title: Unlocking insights: A systematic review of contextualized cubing instructional strategies date: 2024 words: 6326 flesch: 27 summary: The exploration of contextualized cubing instruction holds implications for educators, curriculum developers, and educational policymakers seeking to optimize instructional practices and curricular interventions in mathematics education. Using surveys and performance tasks, the study reported positive perceptions of contextualized cubing instruction, with high levels of engagement and satisfaction noted among participants. keywords: cubing; education; instruction; learners; learning; problem; review; skills; solving; strategies; students; studies; study cache: ajote-7877.pdf plain text: ajote-7877.txt item: #221 of 240 id: ajote-7893 author: Legesse, Befkadu; Legesse, Dawit Legesse; Demisse, Mesfin molla title: A bibliometric analysis of the factors influencing global research conditions of teacher education date: 2025 words: 9799 flesch: 33 summary: The study reveals a significant upwelling in teacher education program research, particularly since 2015, with journal articles dominating the publication landscape. The findings emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of teacher education program research and the critical need for increased capacity building and international collaboration, especially in underrepresented regions. keywords: academic; ajote; analysis; authors; education programs; education research; factors; journal; learning; legesse; no.2; programs; research; strength; study; teacher education; vol.14 cache: ajote-7893.pdf plain text: ajote-7893.txt item: #222 of 240 id: ajote-7926 author: Akinsola, Ifeoluwa title: Theatre-in-Education packages and secondary students’ knowledge of Yoruba orature in Ibadan metropolis date: 2024 words: 7972 flesch: 52 summary: Other studies (Akinsola & Adeyinka, 2020; Olayinka, 2019) specifically reported poor knowledge of the Yoruba orature and culture among secondary school students in Ibadan metropolis. Corrected Total 29441.079 291 Table 4 indicates a significant main effect of treatment on secondary school students’ knowledge of the Yorùbá orature (F (2; 285) = 827.438; p=.000<.05; partial η2 = .853). keywords: education; knowledge; language; metropolis; motivation; orature; package; school; students; study; theatre; treatment; yoruba; yorùbá; yorùbá orature cache: ajote-7926.pdf plain text: ajote-7926.txt item: #223 of 240 id: ajote-7963 author: Swalle, Crispa; Kihwele, Jimmy Eezekiel; Almas, Mustapha title: Utilisation of Teachers' Resource Centres for Continuous Professional Development among Primary School Teachers in Tanzania date: 2025 words: 6524 flesch: 45 summary: Utilization of Teachers' Resource Centres for Continuous Professional Development among primary school teachers in Tanzania Crisper Swalle1, Jimmy E. Kihwele2, Mustapha Almas2 1Mbeya District Council, Mbeya, Tanzania 2Department of Education Foundations and Teaching Management Mzumbe University, Tanzania. In this view, this study explored the utilisation of teachers' resource centres (TRCs) for continuous professional development among primary school teachers. keywords: development; learning; professional; school; skills; study; teachers; teaching; training; trcs cache: ajote-7963.pdf plain text: ajote-7963.txt item: #224 of 240 id: ajote-7987 author: Ahabwe, Monica title: A tiresome but rewarding task: Teachers’ experiences of assessment within the Uganda Lower Secondary Curriculum date: 2024 words: 8196 flesch: 39 summary: In the area of assessment teachers require school administrators’ and other stakeholders’ support, resources, professional training on a regular basis (Kibuna, 2013; Koloi-Keaikitse, 2011). This finding Monica Ahabwe AJOTE Vol.13 No.3 (2024), 146-168 162 resonates with earlier study findings on teacher assessment practices (Charlton, 2017; Kanjee, 2009; Kibuna, 2013; Koloi-Keaikitse, 2016; Ming & Cheng, 2022). keywords: assessment; curriculum; experiences; lsc; lsc assessment; modalities; practices; research; school; study; teachers; training; uganda cache: ajote-7987.pdf plain text: ajote-7987.txt item: #225 of 240 id: ajote-8013 author: Zivanayi, William; Malinga, Serah Ntombikayise title: Teachers’ preparedness for implementing the Educational Coding and Robotics curriculum in South Africa date: 2025 words: 8163 flesch: 44 summary: The development of a curriculum for technology teacher education and training: A critical analysis Citeseer. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) facilitated the short learning programs (SLP) in ECR under the University of Johannesburg to mitigate the shortage of ECR teachers. keywords: africa; coding; curriculum; ecr; education; et al; journal; learning; review; robotics; schools; skills; south; teachers; teaching; technology cache: ajote-8013.pdf plain text: ajote-8013.txt item: #226 of 240 id: ajote-8017 author: Ramaila, Sam title: Harnessing Kahoot! as an educational tool to foster meaningful teaching and learning: A systematic review date: 2024 words: 4018 flesch: 32 summary: Future studies could explore additional aspects of Kahoot!'s effectiveness, such as its long-term impact on student learning, its effectiveness in different cultural contexts, and its integration with other educational technologies and pedagogical approaches. Keywords: Kahoot!; educational technology; student engagement; learning outcomes; digital learning; classroom innovation Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology plays an increasingly integral role in transforming traditional pedagogical practices and enhancing learning experiences. keywords: educators; engagement; kahoot; learning; outcomes; student; study; teaching; tool cache: ajote-8017.pdf plain text: ajote-8017.txt item: #227 of 240 id: ajote-8024 author: Moju, Monday; Fashakin, Olusegun title: Using Lesson Study as a tool to cope with instructional challenges: A case study of Chemistry teachers in Nigeria date: 2024 words: 7580 flesch: 42 summary: Benefits of Lesson Study Mathematics teachers have benefited more from adopting lesson studies in schools, districts, and nationals probably because the first study on lessons study was conducted with mathematics Using Lesson Study as a Tool to Cope with Instructional Challenges: A Case Study of Chemistry Teachers in Nigeria AJOTE Vol. Vol.13 No.1 (2024), 53-73 59 teachers. To address this issue, a research study was conducted to investigate how collaborative professional development using lesson study could support teachers in managing lesson planning and teaching issues in schools. keywords: challenges; chemistry; learning; lesson; lesson study; planning; process; research; students; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-8024.pdf plain text: ajote-8024.txt item: #228 of 240 id: ajote-8038 author: Arhin, Ato; Yeboah, Abraham title: Teachers’ conceptualization of validity and reliability in classroom assessment in Ghana date: 2025 words: 11444 flesch: 49 summary: Analysis of teacher assessments of student achievement in using online learning media at the tenth grade students of Ma Alraisiyah Mataram in academic year 2020/2021. The result revealed that mindset is a component of teacher assessment literacy and argues that assessment mindset involves the specific linkage between teachers’ mindsets toward learning and their approach to assessment. keywords: ajote; assessment; classroom; classroom assessment; conceptualization; content; education; ghana; items; learning; reliability; results; school; students; study; teachers; test; test items; validity cache: ajote-8038.pdf plain text: ajote-8038.txt item: #229 of 240 id: ajote-8077 author: van Staden, Dessire; Thuketana, Nkhensani title: Understanding and overcoming challenges for the inclusion of learners with autism spectrum disorder in South African mainstream classrooms date: 2025 words: 8446 flesch: 47 summary: Piaget’s theory of cognitive development underpinned the investigation, which took a paradigmatic and interpretive stance in a multiple cross-case study design to scrutinise 15 teachers’ narratives relating to the inclusion of ASD learners. The findings revealed unclear statistics, an unclear conceptualisation of ASD learners in South Africa, inadequate resources, and unaligned teacher education perpetuating factors hindering the inclusion of ASD learners. keywords: asd; asd learners; education; et al; inclusion; learners; lsen; mainstream; school; south; support; teachers cache: ajote-8077.pdf plain text: ajote-8077.txt item: #230 of 240 id: ajote-8106 author: Ndungo, Issa; Akugizibwe, Edwin; Balimuttajjo, Sudi title: Analyzing trends and suggested instructional strategies for Geometry education: Insights from Uganda Certificate of Education-Mathematics Examinations, 2016-2022 date: 2024 words: 10538 flesch: 30 summary: PROBLEM STATEMENT Despite ongoing efforts to enhance mathematics education, persistent challenges continued to hinder the comprehension and application of geometry concepts among candidates taking the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. The high prevalence of geometry-related topics highlights the need for targeted support and resources to address any challenges students may face in mastering geometry concepts. keywords: ajote; concepts; education; examinations; geometry; geometry education; learners; learning; mathematics; no.2; quality; questions; strategies; students; study; uganda; understanding; uneb; vol.13 cache: ajote-8106.pdf plain text: ajote-8106.txt item: #231 of 240 id: ajote-8113 author: Oladele, Babatunde Kasim; LAIDE-RAJI, Modinat Adetutu title: Teachers’ pedagogical skills and student readiness and achievement in data processing in senior secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria date: 2025 words: 6440 flesch: 41 summary: Also, there was no significant relative contribution of teacher pedagogical skills, while there was a significant contribution of student readiness to achievement in data processing. The variables of the study include the independent variables which are teacher pedagogical skills and student readiness, and the dependent variable, which is achievement in data processing without any manipulation. keywords: achievement; data processing; education; ibadan; ict; learning; readiness; schools; skills; student readiness; students; study; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-8113.pdf plain text: ajote-8113.txt item: #232 of 240 id: ajote-8250 author: Ramaila, Sam title: The affordances of Code-Switching: A systematic review of its roles and impacts in multilingual contexts date: 2025 words: 10731 flesch: 30 summary: Effects of code switching among college instructors and students in a Philippine classroom setting. In many formal educational settings, there is often a tension between embracing the fluidity of multilingual language practices and adhering to prescriptive monolingual norms (Shay, 2015). keywords: code; communication; contexts; education; impacts; language; learning; research; review; students; studies; switching; theory; understanding cache: ajote-8250.pdf plain text: ajote-8250.txt item: #233 of 240 id: ajote-8252 author: Twum, Frank; Kweku Hayford, Samuel; George Dampson, Dandy; Kojo Hayford, Johnnie title: Integration of play-based learning into the instructional delivery of tutors and lecturers in Ghana date: 2025 words: 8321 flesch: 45 summary: (Respondent 1) • My role during play based learning is active passive one when they are engaging in their activities, I find out the necessary help I can offer them to actively participate in the activities. In contrast, Makaudze and Gudhlanga (2011) and Samuelsson and Carlsson (2008) advocate for guided play, where adults intentionally scaffold children's play experiences to enhance learning outcomes. keywords: delivery; education; ghana; hayford; learners; learning; lecturers; play; respondent; role; students; tutors cache: ajote-8252.pdf plain text: ajote-8252.txt item: #234 of 240 id: ajote-8256 author: Tijani, Bamidele Emmanuel title: Impact of open inquiry instructional strategy on secondary school students’ academic achievement and conceptual knowledge in Chemistry across genders in Osun state, Nigeria date: 2025 words: 6977 flesch: 40 summary: Effect of Inquiry-Based Teaching Method on students achievement and retention of concepts in integrated science in senior high school. Impact of open inquiry instructional strategy on secondary school students’ academic achievement and conceptual knowledge in Chemistry across genders in Osun state, Nigeria Bamidele Emmanuel Tijani Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria Abstract Student performance in chemistry remains below expectations despite the subject’s importance in advancing fields such as medicine and technology. keywords: achievement; chemistry; gender; inquiry; knowledge; lecture; method; strategy; students; test cache: ajote-8256.pdf plain text: ajote-8256.txt item: #235 of 240 id: ajote-8309 author: Jacinto, Everton; Jakobsen, Arne; Bjuland, Raymond title: Tracing pre-service teachers’ understanding of specialized content knowledge for sequencing and structuring mathematics learning in low-resource Malawi classrooms date: 2025 words: 8246 flesch: 46 summary: Self-perceptions of pre-service mathematics teachers completing a Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education. Tracing pre-service teachers’ understanding of specialized content knowledge for sequencing and structuring mathematics learning in low- resource Malawi classrooms Everton Jacinto, Arne Jakobsen, Raymond Bjuland University of Stavanger keywords: content; denise; education; knowledge; learning; martin; mathematics; multiplication; service; students; teachers; teaching; understanding cache: ajote-8309.pdf plain text: ajote-8309.txt item: #236 of 240 id: ajote-8334 author: Maeko, Mogale Simon Albert title: English Teachers’ perspectives on infusing ICT in Engineering Graphics and Design pedagogies using the TPACK Framework date: 2025 words: 6532 flesch: 41 summary: Nonetheless, resistance among EGD teachers persists, largely due to limited ICT training and support (Mlambo et al., 2023). The semi-structured interviews that were conducted with EGD teachers from nine different schools in the uMgungundlovu District provide responses to research objective 1, “teachers attitudes towards the adoption of ICT in EGD classrooms”. keywords: content; design; education; egd; engineering; ict; knowledge; learning; teachers; teaching; technology; tpack cache: ajote-8334.pdf plain text: ajote-8334.txt item: #237 of 240 id: ajote-8397 author: Njini, Stephen; Guvhu, Rosemary title: Effective guidelines for financial management in Zimbabwean secondary schools date: 2025 words: 8266 flesch: 39 summary: In the context of school financial management, stakeholder collaboration facilitate the sharing of resources, expertise, and knowledge, ultimately contributing to improved financial management practices and better educational outcomes. Studies by Zhuwau and Shumba (2018) in Zimbabwe and Sebidi, Aina, and Kgwete (2023) in South Africa highlighted the significance of auditing in school financial management. keywords: capacity; development; documents; education; financial; management; members; need; school; secondary; study; training; zimbabwean cache: ajote-8397.pdf plain text: ajote-8397.txt item: #238 of 240 id: ajote-8439 author: Babalola, Samuel; Makinde, Bukola title: Assessment of preservice teachers' creativity in developing instructional materials in Ibadan, Nigeria date: 2025 words: 6938 flesch: 34 summary: Abstract This paper assessed preservice teachers’ creativity in developing instructional materials during their compulsory professional practice. The paper aimed to stress the importance of instructional materials in teaching and learning, and the necessity to equip preservice teachers with skills required to creatively develop and select relevant instructional materials for facilitating effective teaching and learning. keywords: creativity; education; learners; learning; materials; practice; preservice; preservice teachers; resources; teachers; teaching cache: ajote-8439.pdf plain text: ajote-8439.txt item: #239 of 240 id: ajote-8472 author: Marais, Elma; Botha, Carolina title: Using LEGO® Six Bricks® as an educational resource to address challenges pre-service teachers face during school-based teaching practice date: 2025 words: 10455 flesch: 53 summary: The initial conversation about experimenting with Six Bricks® immediately Using LEGO® Six Bricks® as an educational resource to address challenges pre-service teachers face during school-based teaching practice AJOTE Vol.14 No.2 (2025), 1-27 11 addressed the challenge many pre-service teachers report about often not developing a positive and conducive relationship with their mentor teachers (Jita & Munje, 2022). Using LEGO® Six Bricks® as an educational resource to address challenges pre-service teachers face during school-based teaching practice Elma Maraisa, Carolina Botha North-West University, School for Language Education, COMBER Research Entity Potchefstroom, South Africa. keywords: bricks; challenges; classroom; education; learners; learning; lego ®; practice; resource; school; service; teachers; teaching; teaching practice cache: ajote-8472.pdf plain text: ajote-8472.txt item: #240 of 240 id: ajote-8622 author: Botha , Carolina title: Pre-service teachers’ experience with writing lesson outcomes at a South African university: an emerging reflective awareness date: 2025 words: 8358 flesch: 46 summary: KEYWORDS: pre-service teachers, lesson planning, lesson outcomes, reflection, Bloom’s taxonomy, constructive alignment . Whilst studying Philippine students' experiences with integrating ICT in lesson planning, Sebullen (2023) noted the creation of lesson outcomes as one of the most significant struggles pre-service teachers experience. keywords: curriculum; learning; lesson; lesson outcomes; lesson planning; outcomes; phase; planning; south; students; teachers; verbs; writing cache: ajote-8622.pdf plain text: ajote-8622.txt