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The use of Desmos Graphing Calculator (DGC) software in secondary schools’ geometry education has the potential to improve learners’ conceptual understanding. One of the mathematics strands where students struggle is geometry. Over time, a variety of tools and initiatives have been employed to aid pupils in understanding geometry concepts. This paper shares findings from the study aimed to establish the effect of Desmos Graphing Calculator on secondary school learners’ conceptual...

The study investigated the effect of flipped classroom instruction via Google classroom on secondary school students’ academic attitude wards chemistry in Onitsha educational zone. The study was conducted at Onitsha education zone of Anambra State. The influence of gender on students’ achievement was determined. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha levels. A quasi-experimental of research design was adopted; specifically the...

This study aims to describe the learning environment that can influence the construction of scientific concepts among Moroccan students. It focuses on the role of students’ initial conceptions in the teaching practice of Life and Earth Science (LES) teachers in Morocco. To conduct this study, we performed a quantitative analysis of collected data using a multiple-choice questionnaire, which aimed to understand the characteristics of the target group and the techniques employed to gather...

The need for in-service education of teachers, particularly newly-recruited ones, cannot be underestimated. There is a constant need for teachers to obtain new knowledge about curricula, psychology, and pedagogy, and analyze and conduct new research regarding teaching and learning. Consequently, the Algerian authorities have attempted to introduce a comprehensive in-service training program targeting novice teachers aimed at raising their efficiency in the profession. This study aims to...

The dominant analytical and programmatic frameworks used when writing about conflict-affected contexts such as Libya in Global Northern academia belong to the interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies (PACS). Within this, education is increasingly gaining attention as a tool for building peace and developing social justice. This article is a cautious conceptual exploration of how pragmatism might be a timely intervention in the fields of PACS and peacebuilding education. In...

The authors discuss the transformation in civic education in Rwanda. Before the arrival of the colonizers, Rwanda had traditions in education and uniting societies. Colonialism destroyed the educational system and divided the society. The re-introduction of the traditional system has been also explored – the example of the Itorero program and its impact on the unity and reconciliation efforts of the government – on the basis of various conducted studies. The main aspects that are taken into...

Abstract This chapter investigates minority teachers’ experience in light of the power relations in society and their expression in schools. The study population included 20 teachers from an Ethiopian background and 34 Russian-speaking teachers in Israeli schools. The teachers responded to an online questionnaire about what made them work at their school, and about feelings of otherness and belonging toward it. The analysis revealed similarities in the issues that contributed to a sense of...

Kenya has been impacted by the effects of climate change that include epidemics, geographic range expansion of climate-sensitive diseases, droughts and floods. These diseases cause a high health burden. The public health system has put in place intervention measures. Malaria control relies on insecticides and drugs. Rift Valley Fever is managed by vaccinating livestock while dengue and chikungunya are managed using insecticides and larval source management. Victims of drought and floods...

Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to humanity. The changing climate threatens the very existence of humankind and the ways of life on Earth, including indigenous knowledge systems. The indigenous knowledge systems are threatened by climate change because they depend on natural factors such as trees, animals, and wind patterns, which can be affected by climate change. As the changing climate posits a significant challenge to the survival of species on earth, it begs the...

Background: Disability is an underestimated issue in public health, with road crashes as leading cause.In Africa, motorcyclists disproportionately bear the burden of road crash injuries, including disability.To contribute to decision-making for disability prevention, this study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with disability at 12 months among motorcyclists involved in road crashes in Benin.Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional, analytical study based on...

Background: Disability is an underestimated issue in public health, with road crashes as leading cause.In Africa, motorcyclists disproportionately bear the burden of road crash injuries, including disability.To contribute to decision-making for disability prevention, this study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with disability at 12 months among motorcyclists involved in road crashes in Benin.Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional, analytical study based on...

Abstract Ethics applied to Artificial Intelligence (AI), improperly called AI ethics, is mainly addressed through a Western perspective focusing on continental philosophy. As a result, discussions on ethics applied to AI are shaped by the West.

In such cases where sudden destruction and injury are very high, search and rescue teams and hospitals can be the most important determining factors between people's lives and deaths.This study was conducted retrospectively, after the two catastrophic earthquakes (Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes) by taking the records of the patients who admitted to our hospital. Patients' admission times, diagnoses, demographic data, triage codes, medical interventions, hemodialysis needs, crush syndrome and...

Paleoclimatic changes in South Africa, especially around the southern Cape region, are of intense interdisciplinary interest; as this is an important area in the context of human evolution, hosting several prominent archaeological sites such as Blombos Cave (located near today's shoreline). In this study, we investigate the sensitivity of climate of coastal southern Africa to changes in glacial variations in sea level and associated land extent, by performing a model sensitivity experiment....

Tropical climates, typically marked by high relative humidity, require bespoke considerations to improve energy efficiency and thermal comfort in built spaces. With ever more adverse weather patterns caused by climate change, evidenced by temperature extremes, and rising peak electrical power demand caused by greater reliance on air-conditioning systems, the carbon footprint of buildings is expected to increase progressively unless passive measures based on bioclimatic design considerations...