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Teachers' cognitive and affective skills play crucial roles in teaching and learning process so that students can acquire knowledge, skills attitudes and values.This study sought to examine the correlation between cognitive and affective teachers' skills determinants and students' performance.It was guided by three objectives i) To establish the level of cognitive, affective teachers 'skills determinants influencing students' performance in nine and twelve year basic education schools in...

The importance of digital learning was made abundantly clear when schools across the world transited from the traditional classroom learning to on-line learning as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.The pandemic showed the world that we were not as prepared for digital learning as we thought.Teachers were not familiar with the issues brought on by digital learning and many students did not know how to properly employ available technology.This research, assess the level of digital literacy and...

Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 58, Issue 5 p. 23437A-23438A Policy and Practice DR CONGO: Volcano Erupts First published: 04 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2021.10058.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I...

The study determined the effects of Computer-based Simulations (CBSs) on the academic performance of senior secondary school students' in Physics Practical.It also determined the influence of sex on the effects of the simulations on students' academic performance in Physics practical.Pretest -posttest control group quasi experimental design was adopted for the study.Two intact classes of students of Physics in senior secondary II (SS II) were purposively selected for the study.The classes...

This paper is a descriptive study on the topic: Entrepreneurial mentoring for students' development in Nigeria: Business education perspective.Entrepreneurship is a popular concept among management scholars in recent times.Its relevance is geared toward grooming young people to become well established entrepreneurs of the future, taking into cognizance the unemployable and under-employable nature of graduates in today's economy.Thus mentoring students to develop into established...

This review employs the DPSIR framework to synthesise evidence of climate and environmental change in Nigeria.The study identified population, political, social, economic, and technological dynamics as the major drivers of human activities with indicators being land-use, water-use, and energy-use dynamics. .Land-use and water-use, for example, which involve direct exploitation of land resources, result in landcover dynamics.The rate, extent, and magnitude of human activities are the...

Changes in climate overtime due to natural variability and human activity poses a serious threat to human rights, and indeed to human existence.Climate change has and will continue to contribute to an increase in the frequency and intensity of events which adversely affect the full enjoyment of a broad range of human rights.Women are more likely to experience the adverse effects caused by climate change than men because women constitute most of the world's poor and are often directly...

This study investigated secondary school teachers' perception on the implementation of competence-based curriculum (CBC).The mixed approach study employed cross-sectional survey research and case study design involved 233 teachers who were selected randomly, 10 head of schools and five district educational officers who were selected purposively.The data were collected through questionnaires and interview schedules.The quantitative data were analysed using SPSS 21 and thematic content...

Background: Medical study often carries a great load on the medical students that may result in different affections on their life.Objectives: To assess the prevalence of stress and burnout and the influencing factors that may contribute to them among the Egyptian medical undergraduate students and to determine the most influencing stressors in the pre-clinical and clinical stages of education.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 undergraduate Egyptian medical students in the...

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Visual health is linked to school achievement, quality of life and productivity. But eye screening in school children is not routinely done in most Ethiopian schools. This study was done to determine prevalence and pattern of ocular morbidity among school children in Roman Dega-Kedida, Southern Ethiopia.This was a cross-sectional study. All children aged 16 years or less, attending the school during the study period were included. Data entry and statistical analyses were performed using SPSS...

The aim of this study is to examine the status of learning facilities for primary school physics curriculum implementation in Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia. A survey design and a mixed approach were used to deliberate the study. Stratified and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select respondents (317 students, 12 cluster supervisors, 34 physics teachers and 34 principals). Quantitative and Qualitative data were obtained through questionnaire, interview guide, and observation...


 
 
 In a teaching process, method of teaching is of great importance as it may be difficult for students to have a comprehensive understanding of topics under discussion in the absence of appropriate methods. To this end, this paper is a qualitative research or a position paper. It adopted theoretical approach to make an introspection of methods of teaching considered suitable to teach Islamic Studies in Nigerian senior secondary schools. The fact is that effective teaching...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients and a marker for poor patient outcomes. It is associated with a high risk of mortality and other short- and long-term adverse outcomes. We aim to assess the clinical profile and short-term outcomes of acute kidney injury in adult patients admitted to the medical ward.A hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted from October 2019 to January 2020. All adult patients diagnosed as AKI using kidney...

The focus of this paper is on identifying the benefits and the challenges of the open distance e-learning mode of education and their relationship with learners’ satisfaction. A total of 78 master’s and doctoral graduates responded to a 35-item 7-dimensional Likert-scale questionnaire that consisted of 2 open-ended items that allowed respondents to write their reflections. Means, standard deviations, Pearson’s correlation and stepwise regression were used to analyse the quantitative data,...

Abstract Background Over the past few years, there has been growing public and research interest in adolescents’ experiences with various forms of bullying victimisation because of their psychological, emotional, and/ or physical consequences. The present study examined the prevalence of bullying victimisation and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods Using data from the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) from 2010 to 2017 of eleven...

BackgroundThe migration of medical professionals is a global health challenge, as emigration can weaken local health systems. Factors contributing towards this problem include inadequate job opportunities, low job satisfaction, and difficulty in accessing or substandard residency training. Longstanding political instability in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory, has affected the health-care system. For instance, medical doctors working in governmental hospitals have received less than half...

This paper seeks to assess a sustainable waste management practices in a higher education institution of Ghana. The driving force for this research is the increase in the volumes of daily waste on university campuses as a result of increasing number of students’ enrolment and other university events and services. The mixed method approach was used for this study. A total sample of 214 students from Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) was used for the study. The research aimed at...

Regarding the vital role of school libraries in the educational system, there are issues around the qualified human resources, adequate facilities, and electricity supply among others. Another challenge is the proper attitudes towards the use of the available library information resources among library users. The trend which is not helpful to national development in any way if not curbed. To find out ways around the emerging attitudes, this study was motivated to investigate the appraisement...