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There have been so many reports that discuss the importance of validating examinations to check if they assess what they are intended to assess. The aim of this article is not to discuss the importance of validating nor the validation process but rather reflections of the extent to which National Educational Goals (NEGs) and Secondary Education Goals (SEGs) are reflected in a National Examination paper. In order to do this, I have used content validity analysis of the Mathematics National...
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To respond to the challenges of the 21st century, most universities had to make radical modifications in their systems. In Morocco, the recent modifications made at the level of modules brought some promises as teachers were also involved in decision-making. However, Moroccan students’ voices went largely ignored during this process. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to understand students’ opinions about one of the most important courses they studied after the last reform: “Critical...
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Dans les pays dits en développement, l'occurrence de nombreuses éruptions volcaniques récentes soulève la question de la gestion des risques et des catastrophes associés aux phénomènes naturels « extrêmes ». En s'appuyant sur le cas de l'éruption du volcan de Fogo du 23 novembre 2014, à l'origine d'importantes destructions, de l'évacuation et du relogement des populations locales de Chã das Caldeiras, cet article vise à une analyse des rapports de pouvoir au niveau local, articulés à un...
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Shawinina (2001), ICT is all the digital technologies including: computer, scanner, printer, telephone, internet, digital satellite system (DSS), direct broadcast satellite (DSB), pocket switching, fiber optic cables, laser disc, microwaves and multimedia system for collection, processing, storage and dissemination of information all over the world. The paper attempted to investigate the application of electronic teaching and learning (e-learning and e-teaching) in Nigerian educational...
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Background: Obesity is a serious public health issue, recognised as a global epidemic affecting millions of people worldwide. The prevalence of obesity has been established among all age groups of different countries of the world. Numerous researches have confirmed the increasing prevalence rate of overweight and obesity globally. Overweight and Obesity are also prevalent amongst University students. The researcher observed that many students at the University of Venda look overweight; this...
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is a preventable disease and has continued to constitute a major public health problem. Persistent infection with high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types is said to play a major role in the causation of the disease. Although, epidemiological studies have established HPV infection as the central cause of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and its precursor lesions, only a fraction of premalignant lesions progress to ICC. It is important to know whether the HPV type...
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Improving insurance education has been the goal by the National Treasury of South Africa to promote financial inclusion of the low-income households and enable them to make informed decisions so they can better manage risks. The objective of the study is to identify existing gaps and highlight some areas where investment in insurance education is needed. Questionnaires were distributed to 203 respondents from outreach places in South Africa. Nearly all the participants reported that the...
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Investment in Information Systems (IS) and related technologies to enhance operational activities as well as leveraging strategic advantage in organizations has become critical. However, this can only be achieved if there is a properly laid down strategy at the corporate level and well planned deployment and implementation strategies at the project implementation level. This paper discusses findings of a research on strategic alignment practices in Kenyan public universities. The assessment...
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The purpose of the study on African students' motivation is to understand the students' situations, which include their difficulties and barriers in their life and study, and then make an analysis on the relation among the cultural situation and motivation, and learning outcomes as well, which thus surly provide a help for both students and universities to further the exchanges and cooperation, and finally promote the development of Sino-African relations.The study made a survey which...
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Public sector organizations often rely on reports by local monitors that are costly to verify and that serve twin objectives: to incentivize agent performance, and to provide information for planning purposes. Received wisdom has it that pay for locally monitored performance (P4LMP) will result in collusion and undermine both objectives. But simple Coasian logic suggests the reverse: P4LMP puts transferable money on the table and may enable interested parties to bargain to a more efficient...