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The aim of this study was to describe writing instruction and writing assessment beliefs and practices in Grade 6 English First Additional Language (EFAL), in the Intermediate Phase of the primary school, in the Eden and Karoo Education District of Western Cape, in South Africa. A purposive sample of 45 Grade 6 EFAL educators completed a 20-item questionnaire survey. Two of the teachers participated in classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis, while a...

The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of household conditions on academic performance of Junior High School Students in the Upper West Akim District.The study adopted the quantitative approach and specifically used the descriptive survey design.Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used for the selection of schools and respondents for the study.Questionnaire and School Based Assessment (SBA) records were used by the researchers as instruments for data...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became a common type of litter invading many different environments, including tourist beaches. However, the presence of face masks on beaches threatens the marine environment with a new form of plastic pollution. In this study, we monitored the occurrence and density of face masks on five tourist beaches along the Moroccan Mediterranean during five months starting from February until June 2021. A total of 321 face masks were recorded on the five...

Forecasting of solar radiation intensity is a necessity for the establishment of solar energy projects and for decision-making in other related fields. Current prediction models/methods are site-dependent and their performance/accuracy outside the area of application is debatable. Temperature-based solar radiation models are highly recommended in areas where only air temperature data is available. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the prediction accuracy of 42 existing...

Learner Centred Approach has been emphasized in Tanzania for several years since 1995. The country made reforms on various education policies and programs to ensure students are trained through LCA to realize national educational objectives. This study, therefore, sought to assess the implementation of LCA in public secondary schools. The study was guided by four specific objectives. Also, it was anchored on constructivism learning theory developed in 1929 and adopted in the field of...

The study investigated how cases of girl child school dropout negatively affect the overall development of rural communities. Qualitative research design was employed and interviews were used to gather information from participants. The study established that socio-economic factors contributed to high levels of rural girl child school dropout and that the effects of such cases include high rural unemployment, household food insecurity, high maternal and infant mortality rates, domestic...

The National Strategy for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education [NSMSTE] was promulgated two decades back with the aim of improving national excellence in mathematical sciences.Although the initiative has achieved several gains in participation, top-end performance which was targeted has remained alarmingly low at less than 5% annually.This study aimed at an in-depth understanding of how and why top-end performances targets were not achieved.I used an educational production function...

Persistently high failure rates in the mathematical science keep dogging South Africa and teachers are always blamed for failing learners and punitive systems designed thereof.Progressive views suggest that, rather than designing punitive systems against teachers, education needs to be grounded in a "theory of change" for it to bring about positive results but the existing literature about South Africa has not so far been able to provide such a theory.This theoretical paper attempts to...

Survey questionnaires have over time become benchmark measuring instruments used to measure language learning motivation (LLM) in applied linguistics research related to second or additional language teaching. For researchers who wish to study the motivation phenomenon in multicultural and multilingual contexts, however, the problem is that many of the standardized questionnaires such as Gardner's Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) were designed to measure students' motivation primarily...

This study aimed to explore the contribution of assessment techniques in developing problem solving skills among learners in non-formal secondary education in Tanzania. Qualitative approach with phenomenology design was employed in this study. 32 learners and 8 teachers that made 40 participated in this study. The interviews, focused group discussion and observation were methods used to collect data. Purposive sampling was employed to all participants in this study. The study findings...

The holistic training of healthcare professionals as a strategy to build the healthcare system has received considerable attention. As part of training a holistic workforce, it is expected the healthcare professionals be component in management and governance. Financial literacy is low globally and impacts financial decision-making and business management. Despite high levels of education, medical professionals elsewhere in the world have low financial literacy. Financial literacy levels in...

The rising cases of homosexuality and lesbianism in our learning institutions in Kenya is worrying.The Kenyan cultural attitude towards same sex sexual behavior is negative, whereas, homosexuality is proscribed by law.There is, however, limited scientific information in Kenya that explains why students are predisposed to homosexuality and lesbianism.The current qualitative study (N=12) examined the underlying, causes for lesbianism, perceptions, and psychological support lesbians receive in...

Tyndall Glacier on Mount Kenya has retreated notably in recent years due to warming atmosphere, i.e., climate change. It was evinced that the fronts of four pioneering plant species have migrated uphill following the retreating glacier. Specifically, the front of Senecio keniophytum, the first to appear in areas exposed by glacier disappearance, migrated a speed similar to that of the glacial retreat. A permanent plot that was adjacent to the glacier terminus in 1996 exhibited a drastic...

This study examined the influence of teacher-related factors on Grade 12 Accounting learners’ performance in the Accounting General Certificate Secondary Examination (GCSE) in Eswatini. A sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods design was employed. A stratified random sample for the quantitative phase comprised 400 Accounting learners and 80 Accounting teachers from 10 schools performing well, and from 10 schools performing poorly. Purposive sampling was used for the qualitative phase to...

<title>Abstract</title> This chapter examines the role of formal education, training and skills development in Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the context of the region's agricultural transformation systems. It explores nascent literature on potential reforms that include development of CA educational programmes and linkages that are more strategically attuned to national agriculture development aspirations. The chapter highlights theoretical grounds and...