iosr-JRME   Volume-11 ~ Issue-2 ~ Mar. – Apr. 2021

Abstract: Background: The purpose of this article is to determine the impact of self-efficacy on teacher performance, understand the impact of self-efficacy on teacher organizational commitment, and determine the commitment to organizational effectiveness on teacher performance. The question in this article is that the teacher's lack of confidence in the optimization of the implementation of their duties can be seen from the actions taken in completing the workload, class management that is not optimal, the preparation of online material that is less than optimal seen from giving assignments or materials to students that are not optimal, causing not optimistic teacher performance and lack of organizational commitment.....

Keywords: self-efficacy, teacher performance, organizational commitment

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Abstract: The study investigated "Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) scores as predictors of students Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(PUTME) Aptitude test performance in the University of Port Harcourt from 2013-2014 academic session. The study adopted correlational design. Four hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The sample size was made up of 400 students' scores which were drawn through stratified random sampling technique from four faculties in the University of Port Harcourt. The instrument used for data collection where SSCE and PUTME students results from the university. All hypotheses were analyzed using simple regression analysis. The result of the study revealed that students SSCE scores do not significantly predict their Post-UTME Aptitude test performance in all the four faculties in the university.

Keywords: Certificate examination, post-unified tertiary matriculation examination, aptitude test performance.

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Abstract: The study investigated evaluation strategies in assessing learning outcomes of students withDisabilities in Rivers State. Three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the conduct of the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The sample of the study consisted of 15 special and general education teachers drawn through simple random sampling technique. T-test was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed that the use of formative assessment by special and general education teachers in assessing learning outcomes of students with disabilities in Rivers State does not significantly differ. That the use.....

Keywords: Evaluation, Strategies, Disabilities, Assessment, Learning

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Abstract: Background: The aim of this study was to discover what is actually happening in classrooms in China among different types of Chinese EFL teachers in response to the move towards communicative approaches to ELT.
Materials and Methods: Two different research methods, a questionnaire and classroom observation, were developed in order to obtain data from informants in different populations. The analysis of eighty-nine questionnaires and five observation transcripts yielded the following key findings. Results: The results from the 89 questionnaires suggest three conclusions: younger teachers are more communicative in their teaching methodology.......

Keywords: communicative language teaching (CLT); task-based learning (TBL); English as a foreign language (EFL).

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Abstract: The study investigated the effect of think-pair-share strategy on secondary school students' academic achievement in chemistry. Two research questions guided the study and six hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 2, 345 senior secondary school year two (SS2) chemistry students in Abi local government area of Cross River state out of which a sample of 121 students obtained using purposive and random sampling was involved in the study. The instruments for data collection was Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) validated by two three experts. The reliability of the instruments were established using Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 for CAT to be 0.63. Data were collected by administering......

Keywords: think-pair-share, strategy, chemistry, bonding, acid

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Abstract: Reading is one of the four skills through which learners acquire knowledge in English in all the levels of education. Importance of acquiring reading ability at universities and colleges providing university degree becomes an unavoidable issue. As a result, teaching academic reading (TAR) in English is one of the prior concerns at tertiary level. This study, mainly based on qualitative method, comprises the importance of teaching academic reading in English and the hindrance that are not letting students having tuition on academic reading in English at the investigated government college of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, this current study, based on theoretical analysis, came to a concluding assertion that teaching academic reading to the undergraduate students is the vital part for building a language aware generation who can compete in the global context..

Keywords: Teaching, Academic, Reading, English, Under-graduate

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Abstract: In acquiring a foreign language, learning vocabulary is considered as one of the most important tasksfor language learners. Language learners often spend a considerable amount oftime learning vocabulary, but many of them complain that their vocabulary learning is not as effective as expected.Therefore, it is necessary to help students find out effective vocabulary learning strategies todevelop their vocabulary. A great number of studies involving learners of different age groups and in different contexts have shown that extensive reading can help enlarge students' foreign language vocabulary. However, in the context at Thai Nguyen University of Economics and Business Administration (TUEBA), extensive reading activity has not been employed in the English language education programs.This research, therefore, reported an action research project on the effects of extensive reading activities.....

Keywords: extensive reading, vocabulary acquisition, students' attitudes, action research

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