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Assessment for Learning in Africa was a 3-year (2016–2019) study in Tanzania and South Africa. It studied how to develop sustainable teacher capacity for use of assessment for learning (AfL) in challenging educational settings. In Tanzania the study included a teacher development program in selected schools in an informal settlement in Dar es Salaam. This paper reports from the qualitative data from the teacher development. Teachers considered covering the syllabus for examinations as the...

The study aimed at identifying the degree of addiction to social media websites and its relationship to the mental health of university students in the Gaza Strip according to some variables (gender, marital status, number of hours in using social media). The researchers used the descriptive correlational approach (causal-comparative), as for the data collection the researchers designed a questionnaire that was distributed to a sample consisting of 100 students who were chosen randomly. The...

Objective: Non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of death worldwide. These risk factors are closely related to physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors and their association among Moroccan high school students aged 15 to 20 years. Materials: A sample of 180 students (80 boys and 100 girls), enrolled in high schools in 2019 academic year in the Province of Sidi Kacem, were...

English language proficiency is the main goal of any learner of a language. Speaking and listening are major components of key skills and literacy qualifications. We need listening skills to understand and to be understood. It has become one of the most important factors of success and excellence for students who wish to speak, understand, advance their career path or continue their education abroad. When students listen to the English language, they face a lot of listening difficulties....

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Education systems around the world faced an unprecedented challenge in the wake of massive school closures mandated by the spread of COVID-19. Nigeria as a country, has her own fair share of the ravaging COVID-19 when the incident case of the corona virus was reported, and since left the country with plethora of myths and realities about what the virus is. Part of the realities brought by this public health emergency is the use of remote teaching and learning to facilitate learning process...

Abstract This article tackles the problem of greening university campuses of higher education institutions in Palestine. The paper concentrates on finding the adequate greening categories and key performance indicators to be used to assess the sustainability and green of higher education Institutions HEI. Each indicator has been weighted based on the opinion survey filled by academic experts from the different Palestinian universities. The weights of these indicators have been normalized to...

From alternative education and youth voices in Israel-Palestine (Chapter B2 ) to youth in Eastern and Southern Africa Over half of the population of Tanzania and Mozambique is under 20 years old. Their voices most often remain muted or unheard in public forums. The case draws from a series of encounters and projects in Tanzania and Mozambique, including núcleo de escuta (‘radio listening posts’), which brought in experiences from former participants in the early 2000s, as well as a radio...

Understanding the drivers of animal population decline is a key focus of conservation biologists. Anthropogenic activities such as hunting have long been established as potentially detrimental to a population's persistence. However, environmental perturbations such as increased temperature variability, exacerbated by climate change, can also have important effects on animal populations. Animals can respond to these challenges by adjusting both their behavior and physiology. We measured fecal...

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This review paper examines the landscape of digital financial literacy platforms in Nigeria and their effects on secondary school students’ transition to higher education. These platforms are essential educational resources because they provide students with a wealth of financial knowledge and skills through interactive features and various financial content. The paper’s first section overviews the difficulties these platforms face, such as restricted internet access, a lack of devices,...

The integration of education technology and innovation into the education sector is increasingly becoming a global imperative, with the potential to transform teaching and learning practices. In Malawi, like many other developing nations, the adoption, implementation, and effective utilization of education technology remain critical challenges. This case study focuses on Mpherembe (CDSS) in Malawi to provide a detailed assessment of the status of education technology adoption and its impact...

Since providing entrepreneurship education to students without examining its impact might not lead to achieving the desired goals, coupled with the lack of research on the impact of online entrepreneurship education, it is important to understand the role and effectiveness of this medium of teaching to develop entrepreneurial students. Thus, this study explores the direct effect of online entrepreneurship education on Egyptian students' entrepreneurial attitude, self-efficacy, and interest,...

This paper conceptualises a Learning Factory tailored for the South African agriculture context. Agriculture in South Africa is rapidly growing and has a significant impact on the economy and society. The sector concurrently experiences many challenges related to productivity, sustainability, and the successful adoption of appropriate technologies. A Learning Factory is identified as a potentially suitable mechanism that can be used to address many of these challenges. The Learning Factory...

Although international guidelines exist for the prevention of surgical site infections, their implementation in diverse clinical contexts, especially in low and middle-income countries, is challenging due to the lack of available resources and organizational structure of facilities. The goal of this project was to develop a series of video training aids to highlight best practices in surgical infection prevention in hospitals with limited resources and to provide practical solutions to...

This chapter presents a critical analysis of Nigerian singer Burna Boy’s Monsters You Made song and its engagement with socio-economic, political and epistemic challenges and injustices facing the African continent. We unpack intersectional legacies of colonialism, as exemplified in Burna Boy’s song, and highlight how colonial racism, white supremacy and racial capitalist exploitation are linked to the ongoing dehumanization of Africans through coloniality and neocolonialism. We also show...