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Teaching and learning of Chinese as a foreign language and its culture is complex for Kenyan learners.It requires them to consider contrasting intellectual, policy and economic dimensions that instead of aiding its propagation among Kenyan learners, could even facilitate a hindrance to its progression.Potential measures that could be embraced are examined in this study based on the current context in lieu of proper guidelines or policy for foreign language learning, and in the midst of...

Throughout the teaching/learning process of speaking, a teacher’s role is believed to hold great importance. Teachers initiate learners to the whole learning process, and their feedback constitutes the significant step forward that triggers learners towards enunciating a language. As an illustration, Swain (1985, 2000) uses empirical evidence to show the importance of teacher’s feedback during the production of speaking. Relatable to feedback during oral activity are issues that highlight...

This article is part of an exploratory study to investigate empirically (N=429) the role of learners' active participation in computer-based discussion forums on their success in distance learning (DL).For this, we have chosen to study two criteria: the number of their connections to the computer platform and their actions on the forum.In this way, we have tried to target the structural and functional aspects of these forums.Thus, we will first highlight the major role of the discussion...

Abstract Background Health workers (HWs) providing routine immunization (RI) services play a crucial role in influencing vaccine uptake, a key determinant of improved immunization coverage. Over the years, Training Needs Assessments (TNAs) have not been routinely utilized in Nigeria to determine unmet needs of health workers offering immunization services and what approaches should be adopted to meet their training needs. The objective was to assess the level of Expanded Program on...

The title of this paper is taken from a story written by Norah Nakitto, a tutor at Jinja Primary Teachers’ College (PTC) in Uganda. Like a majority of stories generated during a storytelling research project with Ugandan tutors, Norah’s focuses on professi onal learning. In this paper we explore tutor learning and professional identity in the context of national programmes promoting more inclusive and equitable teaching at the primary level (MOES 2019, UNAPD 2019), which have an impact on...

The study aimed at assessing the present situation of academic guidance for new students in the Palestinian universities and the ways to improve it. The researchers conducted this study in the Islamic University as a case study. Thus, the researchers followed the analytical descriptive method and used a questionnaire and an interview as tools for data collection. The study sample consisted of (285) students. The main results of the study were as follows: The present situation of the academic...

هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى واقع الإرشاد الأكاديمي لدى الطلبة المستجدين في الجامعات الفلسطينية وسبل تحسينه، وتم تطبيقها في الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة، كدراسة حالة، واستخدم الباحثان المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، واعتماد المقابلة، والاستبانة في جمع المعلومات للدراسة، وعينة الدراسة قوامها (285) طالبًا وطالبة، وكان من نتائجها أن واقع الإرشاد الأكاديمي لدى الطلبة الجدد في الجامعة الإسلامية بغزة وصل إلى درجة كبيرة، وبوزن نسبي (75.80%)، ولا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين متوسطات تقدير أفراد عينة الدراسة لواقع...

Introduction: Keloids and/or hypertrophic scars (ch/CH) are benign tumors, poorly understood and studied, yet with socio-economic impact for serious cases precisely to African black people in less developed countries.We wanted to evaluate their frequency and epidemiological and clinical aspects in secondary school in the city of Ouagadougou.Patients and methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study, from March 6 to April 22 2017, on secondary school students from the city of...

Dental students are future dentists. Continuous assessment and improving of the educational curricula will ensure excellent academic performance of dental students and thus providing the community with the best treatment modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the root canal filling quality performed in extracted teeth by preclinical undergraduate Yemeni dental students.Root canal treatment was performed by undergraduate preclinical dental students on 331 extracted human teeth...

The study sought to investigate the factors influencing indisciplinary behaviour among students in Senior High School (SHS) and to find means of eradicating such behaviours. The study had the intention of helping teachers, school administrators, students and parents to better understand the problem of indiscipline, its effects and to jointly find solution to them. The simple random sampling was used to select the Bantama Sub-Metropolis. All three SHS, teachers and students in the...

The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications is a biennial school in Africa. It is based on the observation that fundamental physics provides excellent motivation for students of science. The aim of the school is to build capacity to harvest, interpret, and exploit the results of current and future physics experiments and to increase proficiency in related applications. The participating students are selected from all over Africa. The school also offers a workshop to train high...

The study looked at gender as it relates to academic performance of students in Agriculture Primary School Leaving Examination in Gaborone schools. The research was quantitative ex-post facto type design. The sample composed of 3781 (1751 males and 2030 females) students who wrote PSLE in 2012. The sample was taken from 43 primary schools in Gaborone area which included private and government schools. The results which included students’ scores were obtained from Botswana Examinations...

This study examined students’ and teachers’ awareness of climate change and their willingness to adopt pro-environmental behaviour in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State Nigeria, using sociographical variables. Participants were drawn from Senior Secondary 1–3 students, as well as their teachers, all from secondary schools across the rural and urban geographical divide. Sociographical factors that have considerable effects on awareness of climate change and willingness to adopt...

Abstract This qualitative, phenomenological case study was designed to elicit Syrian refugee students’ perceptions regarding the individuals who provide them with the social support needed for academic success. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 10 male Syrian eighth graders at a public middle school in Lebanon. House's social support framework guided this study and served as the theoretical lens through which data were collected and analysed. Findings from this study revealed...