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Continuous Assessment is a very important process in any educational program and it is also one of the key steps in curriculum implementation in primary schools in Kenya. The government of Kenya adopted continuous assessment to help in gauging learners’ performance with a view of making necessary adjustments to help improve teaching and learning process. The instructional methodologies used in the teaching and learning process are meant to provide attainment of certain goals in education,...

The 21 st century has been described as a century of technological advancement since social networks are currently being used regularly by millions of people all over the world.The paper examined the influence of social networks on students' essay writing in English Language in selected Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis.The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study.Questionnaires were used to gather relevant data from students at the Senior High Level.In all, 201...

As the gap between funding allocation and school expenses grows, those responsible for delivering benefits of higher education are expected to see the need to think more innovatively and creatively about how they might bridge the gap to ensure that educational outcomes are not compromised.This study was aimed at investigating alternative revenue streams for school-based funding in higher education in Nigeria.Four null hypotheses guided the study.The population of the study consisted 102...

Education is an essential tool for human, economical, societal and technological development. When education is properly utilized and financed, learning outcomes with higher quality are achieved. Under-funding is the critical challenge facing the Nigerian higher education (NHE) system. There is considerable increase in the demand for NHE and government could no longer adequately finance it because of this increasing-demand. This paper attempts to assess the impact of international...

IntroductionGlobally, education is a good investment for increasing one's earnings and family livelihood sources.Some scholars have defined education as a life-long process of directed learning which enables both the individual and Society to use the past treasure of cultural inheritance to operate effectively the institutions of the present in and to plan and invest wisely for the future (Sharma 2007).Both the parents and the Government have invested heavily in it expecting good...

12Jul 2019 THE THEORETICAL PAN-AFRICAN EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM: A POLICY TOOL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AIDING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA. Avnish Roperia. Department of Economics, Aryabhatta College, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University.

Abstract High-fidelity transmission of information through imitation and teaching has been proposed as necessary for cumulative cultural evolution. Yet, it is unclear when and for which knowledge domains children employ different social learning processes. This paper explores the development of social learning processes and play in BaYaka hunter-gatherer children by analysing video recordings and time budgets of children from early infancy to adolescence. From infancy to early childhood,...

Emergency Medicine (EM) is a rapidly developing specialty in Africa with several emergency medicine residency-training programs (EMRPs) established across the continent over the past decade. Despite rapid proliferation of the specialty, little is known about emergency care curriculum structure and content. We provide an overview of Africa's EMRPs.This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted of EMRPs in Africa between January 2017 and December 2017. Data were prospectively...

The focus of this article is on international knowledge transfer in religious education as it has been proposed by a recent Manifesto in Europe. Readers are introduced to this Manifesto which also is the starting point of the article. The example of Germany and South Africa is used as a test case for the understanding of international knowledge transfer. The author analyses this understanding on the background of general considerations, among others, concerning unilateral and bilateral forms...

Science is a body of knowledge about the natural world (the environment) that is testable, verifiable or falsifiable by using organized scientific methods and skills.It has been generally asserted that the rate of development of any nation depends on the level of her citizens' scientific literacy and competence in science process skills.The methods of teaching/learning science in Nigeria have hardly provided for the acquisition of these literacy and skills.There is also a reported dwindling...

Physical activity is considered a key preventative measure for various diseases, such as diabetes and cardio-vascular disorders. The majority of South Africans studied in various regional cross sectional surveys, suggest that most young people fail to meet recommended minimum physical activity standards. The main objective of this study was to ascertain the physical activity patterns and health status of rural schoolchildren. A comparative and correlational cross-sectional study design was...

IntroductionInsurgency is the use of violence to seize, nullify and challenge political authority of a people (Amalu, 2015).The United States of America, Federal Bureau of Investigation (USFBI, 2015) defines insurgency as the organized use of subversion and violence to seize, nullify and challenge constituted authorities of a region.It is usually a struggle in which the use of armed force is applied for subversive activities to create space for political and economic...

Background: Substance abuse has become a disturbing phenomenon the world over; in Nigeria, it is increasingly becoming one of the most complicated social problems among university students. Understanding the pattern of abuse and the characteristics of those who abuse substances could help deal with this problem more effectively.Aims: The aims of this study were to 1) determine the prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance abuse among students of the university and 2) determine the...

IntroductionPhobia is defined as an exaggerated, commonly incomprehensible and irrational fear of a specific object or situation. 1Dental phobia is commonly defined as an extreme fear of seeking and receiving dental care from dentists.There are various causes of dental phobia.It may be attributed to earlier dental experience especially during childhood that they perceived as negative or traumatic.This may cause one to associate the psychological and emotional stress with the procedure that...

This study aimed to identify the most important challenges facing the Syrian refugee university students in Jordan camps, and the universities’ role in supporting them from their perspective, by providing answers to the following questions: What are the challenges that facing the Syrian refugee university students in Jordanian camps from their perspective? And what kind of support could Jordanian universities provide for the Syrian refugee university students from their...

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. Mixed method research design involving the distribution of questionnaires and the conduct of follow-up interviews was used for the study. The population consisted of business educators teaching in public secondary schools. No sample was drawn; the entire population was studied. The results show that ICT...