iosr-JRME   Volume-12 ~ Issue-3 ~ May – Jun. 2022

Abstract: Quality education has been identified as the driving tool for all forms of development. For this reason provision of quality education has been and continues to be of great concern in education development agendas with the focus to improve on test scores, rates on enrollment, completion, participation and reduce the dropout and grade repetition rates. The intent of the study was to examine the influence of availability of physical facilities on quality of education in public day secondary schools in Embu County Kenya. The study adopted correlational research design targeted the 192 public secondary schools in Embu County. Stratified random sampling and purposeful sampling were adopted in selecting 35 principals, 97 teachers and 384 form four students-all drawn from 35 public day secondary schools. Instruments of data collection were questionnaires, interview schedule and an observation checklist........

Key words: physical facilities, quality education, dropout rate, repetition rate, completion rate, enrollment rate, academic performance.

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Abstract: The present study attempted to investigate the impact of electronic portfolio assessment and paper-based assessment on students' writing and to find out the student's language attitude toward the use of electronic portfolios in writing assessment. A quasi-experimental method of the pretest-posttest control group was used. The experimental class received the treatment which was employing the electronic portfolio, while the control group had the paper-based assessment. At the end of study, the N-gain scores of the pretest and the posttest of both classes were obtained and the results were statistically analyzed using an independent t-test. The finding showed the significance of the experimental and control group. The language attitude questionnaire which was distributed to experimental class showed that the student had a positive attitude toward the use of electronic portfolios. On the basis of finding, it is recommended that the electronic portfolio assessment be used in writing skills..

Key Words: electronic portfolio assessment, writing, language attitude

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[4]. Cepik, S., & Yastibas, A. (2013). The Use Of E-Portfolio To Improve English Speaking Skill. Antropologist.
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Abstract: Background: The transformation of technology and information has provided great opportunities for the development of China's economy, and currently China needs high-level English talents more than ever before. However, college students usually exhibited anxiety in English oral learning and expression, which was considered a major factor hindering students' classroom participation and speaking activities, and to some extent, it hindered their proficiency in English. Materials and Methods: In the present study, a questionnaire survey method was used to collect data from the English majors at Panzhihua University, and the data of 186 respondents were eventually analyzed. Results: The results indicated that there was.......

Key Word: Panzhihua University; English majors; Oral expression; Anxiety

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Abstract: The paper discussed public relation as a catalyst for effective public library service delivery in Anambra State. Six research questions guided the study. Survey research design guided the study. Random sampling was used to draw the sample. Questionnaires was instrument used for data collection. Three public libraries were randomly selected from a total of fifteen libraries in Anambra State Library Board. The method of data collection adopted for this research consisted of three major steps: documentary study, questionnaire and personal contact. Data analysis technique adopted was simple calculation of percentages. Population of the study comprised library patrons in Anambra State Library Board. Three public libraries were randomly selected from a total of fifteen (15) libraries that......

Key Word: Public Libraries, Public Relations, Advocacy, Library, Servicesand Anambra State

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Abstract: This paper specially devoted for examining the effectiveness of Problem Based Learning Scenario for enhancing employability skills among undergraduate girl students in Pune. Problem Based Learning Scenarios (PBLS) were created by using Product Research Method. Pre-test & post-test single group experimental research design was employed for testing effectiveness of PBLS on Employability Skills among girl students in Pune. 30% of the instructions were delivered by dyadic learning mode and remaining 70% were conducted by web based learning mode.
There were no special sampling strategies considered that may limit the experiment. However, present study does utilize purposive sampling strategies. Before starting intervention, pre-test was administered on 50 students out of which......

Keywords: Problem based Learning Scenario, Employability Skills, Blended Learning

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Abstract: The requirement of technology tools in polytechnic colleges alone will not satisfy the quest for ICT education and training among teachers and students; rather, it must be associated with strong teaching and learning process support in order for instructors and learners to heavily incorporate technology into the teaching learning process. This study is conducted keeping in mind the same objective. Survey was conducted at three level having 3 questionnaires for Administration, teachers and students on Polytechnic colleges of Madhya Pradesh. Three hundred thirty (330) students and 102 teachers participated in the survey.The findings of the study discovered that........

Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, polytechnic education, Education Sector, Hypothesis

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Abstract: The study investigated gender differentials in students' Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Mathematics and Basic Science Achievement in Rivers State. The study employed an ex-post facto design. A sample of 1150 students was used for the study. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw students from public schools in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The study was guided by two research questions and two corresponding hypotheses that were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. Data for the study was collected from students' 2018/2019 BECE Mathematics and Basic Science results conducted by the Rivers State Ministry of Education. The data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, the Chi-square test for independence, the mean.......

Keywords: Gender, Mathematics, Basic Science, Achievement

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Abstract: This article mainly takes English-related majors in local undergraduate colleges as the research object, combined with the current translation market and teaching status. It aimed to study how students, teachers and colleges can adapt to the requirements of CATTI through combining theory and practice, so as to more effectively train professional talents of translation in local colleges and universities.

Keywords: CATTI; Translation; English-related major; Professional talent training

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Abstract: Background: The social network analysis approach in the field of education is relatively new, especially in the context of the adoption of academic information systems by students. The purpose of this research is to find out the popularity of academic information services accessed by students in their digital lockers at Universitas Gunadarma.
Materials and Methods: The research method used is Social Network Analysis (SNA). The software applications used are Ucinet for data processing and NetDraw for visualization of usage patterns for digital locker service features.......

Keywords: online education, digital locker, social network analysis, Ucinet, NetDraw

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