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The study aims at investigating the relationship between teachers’ utilization of instructional materials and students’ attitudes towards learning science subjects in Rwandan secondary schools. The sample size comprised sixty-three science secondary school teachers in Muhanga district that were selected purposively to participate in the study. A descriptive research design was used and data were collected using an online designed survey using google form. Teachers Scale Questionnaire for the...
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Abstract Background: Chronic illnesses require continuous medical attention as well as patient self-management. Telemonitoring has the potential to maximize professional productivity, continuous medical attention and improve patient self-care management as well as reduce hospitalization and cost of care using these applications. Despite all the benefits, little is known about nurses' and professionals’ intentions to use telemonitoring technologies in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed...
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Psychologicalfactors such astest and examination anxiety and stress are important indicators of students’ learning outcomes and academic performance. This surveylooked at cognitive test anxiety and examination scores of college of education students by gender and grade level differences. A total of 236 teacher trainees were selected via stratified and random sampling techniques for the survey. The cognitive test anxiety scale [CTAS] (α=0.91) by Cassady and Johnson (2002) was used to conduct...
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Abstract An effective method for identifying species and evaluating the effects of changes caused by humans on specific species is the application of species distribution modelling (SDM) in desert environments. The fact that many dry lands and deserts throughout the world are situated in inhospitable regions may be the reason why such applications are still infrequently used on plant species in Egypt's Mediterranean region. Henceforth, the current study aims to map species richness and...
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Abstract In our Moroccan society, as in the rest of the world, we find a significant proportion of deaf-mutes who represent 5% of the world's population, the equivalent of 466 people suffering from hearing loss. These people use sign language as a means of transmitting their messages, emotions and expressions to other people, which implies little or no hearing. To facilitate communication between deaf-mutes and normal people who do not know sign language, we have proposed in this article an...
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Abstract The legacy of racial and spatial segregation in South Africa has left an epistemic chasm between knowledge-producing institutions and members of disadvantaged communities most in need of applying scientific knowledge to address their local societal challenges. The aim of this study is to examine how the co-learning approach can be used to bridge the knowledge asymmetry between university researchers and communities within which their institutions are embedded by building bonds of...
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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size AcknowledgmentsThe author works for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as Regional Security Coordinator.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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Research has recently begun to focus on using Para sport to stimulate social change for disabled people in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this chapter we review the emerging research developments and suggest some ways forward. First, we discuss the potential of Para sport as a tool to challenge stigma and discrimination faced by disabled people. Following this we focus on the politics of sport and disability and the cultural implications in the development of Para sport. Against this backdrop we...
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Information centers play a very crucial role in ensuring that the community has access to the right information to suit its various information needs evidenced by several research carried out on information centers. The rolling out of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya, in January 2003 led to overwhelming increase in primary school enrollment. This exerted pressure on educational facilities and created new challenges including inadequate information material for educational purposes....
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Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of fiscal space and governance quality on inclusive growth in African countries. Design/methodology/approach In total, 28 African countries were analyzed from 2000 to 2020 using the generalized method of moment regression method. An inclusive growth index was developed using the principal component analysis (PCA) method. The PCA-derived index incorporates factors such as poverty, income inequality, economic participation and per capita income....
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This chapter explores the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of sport and sport-based programming to prevent violent extremism through sport. The use of sport as a setting or tool has gained increased attention in policy and practice, yet scientific evidence and practical application are yet in their infancy. In this chapter, we aim to contribute to this debate by introducing the five-zone approach to preventing violent extremism (PVE) through sport, and by illustrating...
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The paper explores the implementation of continuous assessment in the context of teacher knowledge and attitudes in Zimbabwean rural secondary schools. Continuous assessment is a new curriculum assessment regime in the curriculum reform agenda in Zimbabwe introduced in the 2015 updated curriculum.The study defines continuous assessment as the mechanism where thelearner performs over timeconstitutes the final gradingof the learner.The researchers explain the teacher-related implementation...
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Purpose: Principals play an important role in the management of co-curricular activities such as planning. However, in Kiambu County, students’ completion rates in technical training institutions are low. This study intended to assess principals’ management of co-curricular activities as determinant of students’ completion rates in public technical training institutions in Kiambu County, Kenya.
 Methodology: The study adopted mixed methodology and concurrent triangulation research...
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Pedestrian crashes, often occurring while road crossing and associated with crossing behaviour, make up 34.8% of road casualties in Uganda. This study determined crossing behaviour and associated factors among child pedestrians around primary schools in Kampala, Uganda.We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2022 among 2100 primary school children. Data on their crossing behaviour were collected using video recordings from cameras staged at the crossing points of 21 schools. We estimated...