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The Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and the Wide World Web (WWW) have fundamentally altered the practice of teaching and learning world wide. Many universities, organizations, colleges and schools are trying to apply the benefits of the emerging ICT. In the early nineties the term learning object was introduced into the instructional technology vernacular; the idea being that educational resources could be broken into modular components for later combination by...

Purpose The paper examines African immigrant parents' views on dental decay and whether such views affect their decision to obtain dental insurance for their children. The paper also examines the cultural underpinnings of the immigrants' oral health care practices. Design/methodology/approach The data for the study were collected in the states of Indiana and Virginia. The data were collected in 2005 by the author and a research assistant. A total of 420 parents (220 males and 200 females)...

<h3>Objectives:</h3> To evaluate different refractive cutoffs for spectacle provision with regards to their impact on visual improvement and spectacle compliance. <h3>Design:</h3> Prospective study of visual improvement and spectacle compliance. <h3>Participants:</h3> South African school children aged 6–19 years receiving free spectacles in a programme supported by Helen Keller International. <h3>Methods:</h3> Refractive error, age, gender, urban versus rural residence, presenting and...

This research investigates the learning styles and personality types of Computer Science students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa using the Kolb Learning Style Inventory and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, respectively. Students were found to be predominantly abstract intheir learning, and they did not show strong preferences on the reflective/active dimension hence they had either a Converger or Assimilator learning style which is consistent with prior...

This research investigates the learning styles and personality types of Computer Science students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa using the Kolb Learning Style Inventory and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, respectively. Students were found to be predominantly abstract intheir learning, and they did not show strong preferences on the reflective/active dimension hence they had either a Converger or Assimilator learning style which is consistent with prior...

In this study the authors investigate the challenges facing the provincial department of education with respect to the e-Readiness of secondary school teachers in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study is based on a sample of the secondary schools in the Ethekwini Municipality. The results indicate that any ICT interventions by the provincial Department of Education are bound to fail unless other non-technological interventions are put into place first. We show that where the...

In this study the authors investigate the challenges facing the provincial department of education with respect to the e-Readiness of secondary school teachers in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study is based on a sample of the secondary schools in the Ethekwini Municipality. The results indicate that any ICT interventions by the provincial Department of Education are bound to fail unless other non-technological interventions are put into place first. We show that where the...

In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error...

In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error...

In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error...

In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error...

Tanzania secondary schools in rural areas are geographically and socially isolated, hence face a number of problems in getting learning materials resulting in poor performance in National examinations. E-learning as defined to be the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for supporting the educational processes has motivated Tanzania to apply ICT in its education system. There has been effort to improve secondary school education using ICT through several projects. ICT for...

11091 Background: Open biopsy is an accurate method for diagnosis of breast tumors especially where facilities for needle biopsies like tru cut needle biopsy or aspiration cytology method are not readily available. We report a 10-year retrospective study of the clinical and pathological characteristics of excised breast masses in our centre. Methods: Clinical records and pathological results of all breast biopsies of consecutive patients referred to the Breast Clinic of the Abia State...

1553 Background: Excision biopsy is an accurate method for diagnosis of breast tumors especially where facilities for needle biopsies like tru cut needle biopsy or aspiration cytology method are not readily available. We report a 10-year prospective study of the clinical and pathological characteristics of excised breast masses in our centre. Methods: Clinical records and pathological results of all excised breast masses of consecutive patients referred to the Breast Clinic of the Abia State...