iosr-JRME   Volume-4 ~ Issue-1 ~ Jan-Feb 2014

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Test Types, Students' Achievement in Senior Secondary School Physics and Eradication of Poverty and Hunger In Nigeria
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	UduakU.Effiong, NkwoI.Nkwo, Nsungo N. Udo
	:	10.9790/7388-04130105

Abstract: The study examined the effect of test type on students' achievement in senior secondary school physics. The main thrust of the study was to test the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in achievement in physics among senior secondary school students (male and female) tested on the Extended Essay, Restricted Essay, and Multiple-choice test types. The sample consisted of 102 senior secondary two (SS II) physics students in three randomly selected secondary schools in Akamkpa Urban of Cross River State, Nigeria. The subjects were used in their intact class settings in the three schools.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Enseignement de la culture entrepreneuriale et influence de la méthode pédagogique
Country	:	Tunisia
Authors	:	Saloua BANI
	:	10.9790/7388-04130609

Abstract: This research focuses on the influence of the teaching method used to teach entrepreneurial culture in ISET. It focuses specifically on the achievements of students following a course of entrepreneurial culture. The harvest data was made by a addressed to students of third year management science during the month of May 2013 questionnaire. The results showed that other knowledge, this course leads to effects on behavioral development of students.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Effects of Teacher Recruitment and Utilization Policy on Quality of Secondary School Education in Kenya
Country	:	Kenya
Authors	:	Dr. Paul M. Maithya, Prof. Winston J. Akala
	:	10.9790/7388-04131017

Abstract: The teacher recruitment and utilization policy is demand-driven, operating under decentralized system. Teachers are recruited in schools where there exists vacancy. The researcher sought to establish the following: extent of implementation; strengths and weaknesses; challenges in implementation; attitudes, opinions and perceptions on the policy; effect on quality of education; and ways of enhancing the policy. Causal comparative design was used. The study targeted teachers, head teachers, Teachers Service Commission officials and Kenya National Examination Council. Multistage, cluster, stratified and random sampling techniques were used. Two questionnaires, an interview guide and a document analysis guide were used. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, analysis of variance, t-test, regression analysis and content analysis. Majority of the schools were understaffed, while a few were either well staffed or overstaffed. The policy has minimized overstaffing. However, more is yet to be done on understaffing. There was significant relationship between implementation of the policy and mean examination scores. The test indicated significant relationship between teachers' subject specialization and the mean examination scores. It was concluded that, the policy did not guarantee high quality education in schools. It was recommended that, the policy be revised for adequate staffing and high quality education.
Key words: Education, effects, policy, quality, recruitment, teacher, utilization.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	To Establish the Art Design Personnel Training Mode with Combination of "A + T"
Country	:	China
Authors	:	Liu Jie, Shao Yu
	:	10.9790/7388-04131822

Abstract: Most majors of art design established by Chinese engineering colleges lack school-running characteristics; failing to undertake the task of transformation from "Made in China" to "Designed in China" and properly combine with the market environment. This paper, with the starting point of establishing majors of art design based on the school's development characteristics, explores the establishment of curriculum framework and teaching mode of art design that can meet the need of social development and market. This study is included in the planning project of the Heilongjiang Province Higher Education Academy with the project number of HLJXHB20110316.
Keywords: "A+T"，training mode

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	An Analytical Study of English and Hindi Language Textbooks of Class-IX U. P. Board In Perspective of Life Skills
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Dr. Meenu Singh, Ms. Neeru Singh
	:	10.9790/7388-04132326

Abstract: Adolescents are considered as the most productive members of the society, due to their physical and intellectual capacity but, unfortunately, most of the adolescents are unable to recognize and utilize their potentials in an appropriate way due to the lack of guidance, training and motivation. Today societies are rapidly becoming more diversified both demographically and politically so our adolescents face multifaceted challenges. The societal demands imply for the key skills that young people need to acquire and they are - the quality of civic life, social cohesion and the proper inculcation of life skills, values and good thinking through an educational system.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Effect of Students' Feedback and Academic Discipline of Teachers on Teacher Adjustment of Secondary School Teachers
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Sunil Kumar
	:	10.9790/7388-04132729

Abstract:The present study was aimed at finding the Effect of Students' Feedback and Academic Discipline of Teachers on Teacher Adjustment of Secondary School Teachers. This study was experimental in nature. Sample comprised of 102 Secondary School Teachers teaching in different five schools of Rewari city and students taught by them. In the Experimental group after taking students appraisal data of teacher effectiveness feedback was given to the teachers by the researcher. This Students' feedback was comparative and non comparative, overall and dimension wise. It also included suggestions elicited from the students on important aspects of their teaching. The present study found no significant effect of Students' Feedback on Teacher Adjustment. Also, Teacher Adjustment was independent of Academic Discipline of Teachers as well as the interactional effect of Academic Discipline of Teachers and Students' Feedback , when Pre- Teacher Adjustment was taken as co-variate.
Keywords: Teacher Adjustment, Students' Feedback, Academic Discipline.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Sattvaguna – A Way To Quality Enhancement
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Mrs. Madhuvanti Dilip Kulkarni
	:	10.9790/7388-04133032

Abstract: Sattva,Raja and Tama are three basic qualities present in nature,in human being which are responsible for his/her good or bad behavior.The research article is related to identification of characteristics of SattvaGuni person.After qualitative analysis of scriptures,books,articles and interviews of experts, near about 80 characteristics of SattvaGuni person were identified.A study can become useful to get guideline for Teacher Education,other professional organizations for arranging personality development programme.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	A Comparison on the Span of Attention with Meaningful and Non-Meaningful Words
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Sanjeet Kumar Tiwari || Jubraj Khamari || Nirupama Sahu
	:	10.9790/7388-04133337

Abstract: The present research work intends to compare in the form of the study on the span of attention with meaningful words and non-meaningful words of psychological test Span of Attention so far as the psychological test and practical of Educational Psychology paper of B.Ed. curriculum in the Universities of Chhattisgarh state is concerned with special reference to Teacher Institutions of Raipur District taking one teacher education institution having 100 samples with purposive sampling technique in accordance with normative research method is meant for analysis and interpretation of result to achieve the comparison on said variables with experiments in Laboratory situation to reach the destination.
Keywords: Span of Attention, Meaningful words, Non-meaningful words.

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[2] Best, John & Prentice, W.,( 1978).Research in Education, New Delhi: Hall of India.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Home Environment In Relation To Feeling of Security and Self Confidence of Adolescents
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Sanju Verma || Dr. Joginder Mukherjee
	:	10.9790/7388-04133840

Abstract: The present investigation endeavored to assess the relationship of home environment variable with the feeling of security and self confidence variables of adolescents. A sample of 100 adolescents was randomly selected from various government model senior secondary schools of Chandigarh, India. Researcher administered home environment inventory by Misra, security – insecurity scale by Shah and Agnihotri self confidence inventory to collect the relevant data. Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation was the statistical technique used for data analysis. Finding revealed that home environment has a significant relationship with feeling of security variable of adolescents but has no significant relationship with self confidence variable of adolescents. Based on the finding, some recommendations were made.
Keywords: Adolescents, Feeling of security, Home environment and self-confidence.

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[5] M. Harvey, Relationship between adolescent's attachment style and family functioning, doctoral diss, Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 2000.

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Women and the Agriculture Sector in India
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Vasantha Rao Madasu
	:	10.9790/7388-04134145

Abstract: India although blessed with 'abundant natural resources and low cost labour was never in the forefront of agricultural produce. India's agricultural productivity still continues to remain far below the benchmarks set by the western and European nations. The reason behind this lag is clearly attributed to the technology vacuum. Needless to say, that the early post independence era saw a sharp decline in agricultural production leading to famines and deaths due to starvation. The Indian farmer then was not very receptive to modern methods of farming and hardly practiced and crop rotation methods. This coupled with minimal irrigation and plant protection techniques, farmers only depended on the monsoons for water. These were the practices that portrayed India's dismal agricultural scenario.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Analyzing For the Future Expectations on Job Satisfaction of Teachers in Engineering Colleges in Puducherry
Country	:	India
Authors	:	A. Rajareegam || Dr. I. Christie Doss
	:	10.9790/7388-04134651

Abstract: This research paper discusses the future expectations on job satisfaction of teachers in Engineering Colleges at Puducherry. Today, it is generally felt that engineering education has deteriorated because of the mushrooming growth of Engineering Colleges in India. A vast network of mediocre and substandard institutions has strung up due to unplanned and uncontrolled proliferation of ill equipped; ill provided and inadequately staffed colleges with less salary without concern for quality. In spite of various plans and programmes to improve the conditions of teachers, serious attempts have not been made to identify the factors affecting the Job Satisfaction of teachers in Engineering Colleges. It becomes necessary to assess the Job Satisfaction of the Engineering College teachers, so as to nurture the budding Engineers in tune with the present scenario. To achieve the objectives of the present study, the normative survey method was used. Job Satisfaction is analyzed in terms of the future satisfactory conditions of the Engineering College Teachers at Puducherry.
Keywords: Engineering College Teachers, Future Expectations, Job Satisfaction, Statistical Method.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The effectiveness of object segmented and non-object segmented instructional video for on-job practical skill training
Country	:	Malaysia
Authors	:	Kalaimani Muniandy
	:	10.9790/7388-04135261

Abstract: Instructional video as training aids allows proactive increases the understandings video content. This Empirical of effective type of instructional video study examined to overcome the current text and picture form practical skill training aid used. This method is inadequate and difficult to be visualized by the hard disk assembly operators during the training session. As results the assembly method skills vary based on their understanding and these risks the output yield. A single group pretest and posttest design is used for the study of effectiveness of instructional video types on skill outcome and operators motivation in on-job practical skill. Two type of video studied: object segmented and non-objected segmented instructional video. Results of the experiment showed that the value of instructional video for learning effectiveness was contingent upon the object segmented instructional video. The operators that used object segmented instructional video achieved significantly better learning performance and a higher level of learner confidence than those in non-objected segmented instructional video. The findings suggest that it may be important to isolate the background in the instructional video in order to increase learners focus.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Instructional Video, Non-Object Segmented, Object Segmented, On-Job Practical Skills.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Higher Education in the Era of Globalisation: A Case Study of Andhra Pradesh
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Dr. E. Raju
	:	10.9790/7388-04136268

Abstract: Higher Education in India is one of the largest and oldest systems of higher education found anywhere in the world. As of now there are 320 Universities, of which nearly 131 are of Affiliating Universities. Besides there are deemed universities, institutions of national importance, institutes and over 15500 colleges. The higher education system in India has constantly striven to build new college as places of culture and of learning open to all and, above all, reinforcing the theme of learning throughout life, participating in and contributing to major debates concerning the direction and future of society is seen as a major task, and a moral obligation as well, of the colleges system. India has had a long tradition of inquiry and articulation of concepts of colleges, self, role of state, economy, social order and other related matters. The methodologies adopted were subjective and objective and included observation, conceptualization, verification, articulation and teaching. The higher education system in India recognize its key responsibility in training teachers, in establishing links with teacher training institutions at other levels and in training teacher trainers.

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