Research proposal: Enrolment in higher education – language anxiety

Background: Although enrolments to Higher Education institutions have increased steadily in South Africa, the graduation throughput figures remain low at 51%* (Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), adding concern of work readiness of graduates as they enter the job market. With an unemployment rate of 24.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, it is … Read more

Development of an Academic Management System

1. Introduction Over the past century Science and technology have changed the standard of living including health, education, industry everything. This happens because of Computer. From the beginning of this spectacular machine the new paradigms of development have improved the standard of living. As the world progress in the field of computer science and technology, … Read more

Inclusive education and inclusion

When considering provision for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in England, the Warnock committee’s report (DES 1978) was a significant landmark towards ‘inclusive’ education. This committee suggested not only the concept of special educational needs (SEN), but also encouraged the principle that children with SEN could be educated in mainstream schools or … Read more

DETERMINING THE COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF WATCHING TWO WIVES TO PRESCHOOLERS WITHOUT PARENTAL GUIDANCE

CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction The Philippines has very powerful background in terms of television media. One of the companies that produce very promising shows is ABS ‘ CBN which has been serving the industry since year 1953. ABS ‘ CBN television shows are aired nationwide; hence, everyone in the Philippines would … Read more

Mogogodi Full service Primary School

Introduction This assignment will be discussing and analysing problems which are faced by Mogogodi Full service Primary School which is a public institute which provides educational services to the children. Thereafter establish objectives, formulate a policy which will resolve the problems, and provide the outcomes of the policies. 2) Background and description of Institution Mogogodi … Read more

Using Projects in Teaching English

One of the most valuable things we can give pupils: the confidence and willingness to have a go, even if their language resources are limited. Some pupils can operate effectively in a foreign language even though their grammar is limited and they make a lot of mistakes. Many of us fall into this category ourselves … Read more

Kember’s student progress model

Abstract— The purpose of this paper is to have a quantitative analytical study and to examine the theoretical basis of the Kember’s student progress model that evaluates directly or indirectly effects of student’s opinions in online environment by recognizing the relationships between variables such as online student’s opinions, performance, cost-benefit analysis and student determination. Many … Read more

Research methods – qualitative, exploratory, inductive and basic research approaches

1. Introduction Research methods are one of the most important sections in dissertations and research essays. A good research essay requires a well-designed and well-conducted research method. There must be some good research questions to start with for the research. They have to be answerable, measurable, meaningful and relevant to the previous studies. The chosen … Read more

Cultivating students' interest in reading

INTRODUCTION For the last few years there has been noticed a decline of students’ interest in reading. They don’t study literature anymore and it is difficult to draw their attention to it. During the English classes, because of the lack of time, teachers emphasise the development of oral and writing skills, which are requested by … Read more

Active listening

Active listening is a communication technique used in counselling, training and conflict resolution, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker, by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and moreover, to confirm the understanding of both parties. … Read more

Dialogic talk in education

Introduction Vygotsky’s work has become the foundation of research around cognitive development. He was one of the first theorists to understand and acknowledge the importance of talk and dialogic talk in the processes of learning. According to his sociocultural theory, social interaction is essential to cognitive development and will impact the understanding that the student … Read more

Learning theories – behavioural, social & cultural, constructivism, cognitive

Learning is defined as the permanent change in individuals mind, voluntary or involuntary. It occurs through an experience that can bring about a relatively permanent change in an individual’s knowledge or behavior. Behaviorist defines learning as the changes in an individual’s mind resulting in a permanent change. It is learning that takes place intentional or … Read more

Internet Addiction in the Students of Fiji School Of Nursing and Its Impact on Academic Performances

1. Introduction 1.1 Background The world is advancing every day and with that advancement comes along new trends, inventories and creations that has been incorporated into the lifestyles of many people. One of the most astonishing creation of mankind has been the internet. Internet usage as increased drastically in the recent years. Internet is widely … Read more