A multivariate approach to predicting student outcomes in web-enabled blended learning courses - Zacharis, Nick. Z. (Internet and Higher Education, 2015)
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Argentina Has More Women in Science—But It Hasn't Fixed Sexism - Zhang, Sarah (Wired, 2015)
The numbers of women in astronomy are dismal, but Argentina is an exception. Does the country have something to teach about equality in academia?
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Keywords: argentina; astronomy; gender

Self-regulated learning: theories, measures, and outcomes - Zimmerman, Barry J. (International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2015)
Self-regulated learning refers to how students become masters of their own learning processes. Neither a mental ability nor a performance skill, self-regulation is instead the self-directive process through which learners transform their mental abilities into task-related skills in diverse areas of functioning, such as academia, sports, music, and health. This article will deﬁne self-regulated learning and describe the intellectual context in which the construct emerged, changes in researchers’ emphasis over time as well as current emphases, methodological issues related to the construct, and directions for future research.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.26060-1 2339240:SFN4Q5BF 2405685:GHLKD3PP

Community outreach projects as a sustainable way of introducing information technology in developing countries - Zlotnikova, Irina; van der Weide, Theo (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2015)
The paper describes an approach to the sustainable introduction of IT in developing countries based on international collaboration between students taking the form of a knowledge bridge. The authors consider the challenges for introducing information technologies in developing countries; one of these is lack of reading materials ultimately leading to lack of reading skills in pupils and poor overall performance. A theoretical framework for the sustainable introduction of IT is proposed. It comprises the following components: (1) the model of a knowledge bridge, (2) the managerial model of the interactions between key stakeholders, and (3) the model of impact of a Community Outreach Project (COP) on target schools. The proposed models have been mapped to the widely adopted DPSIR framework used in sustainable development studies. As a case study, the authors discuss the E-readers Project run in two primary schools in Northern Tanzania. The paper also demonstrates how interaction and collaboration between Tanzanian and Dutch students was organized during preparatory stage and project implementation. The paper concludes with general recommendations on how to run a sustainable IT-based COP. These recommendations have been drawn from the analysis of the COP experience in the developing country, namely Tanzania.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Kenya’s ICT policy in practice: The effectiveness of tablets and e-readers in improving student outcomes - Kibukho, K.; Kwayumba, Dunston; Jepkemei, Evelyn; Piper, Benjamin (2014)
Kenya is investing in information and communication technology (ICT) to improve children’s learning outcomes. However, the literature on ICT is pessimistic about the ability of ICT alone to improve outcomes, and few ICT programs have created the instructional change necessary to increase learning. The Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative implemented a randomized controlled trial of three ICT interventions to enhance learning outcomes: tablets for instructional supervisors, tablets for teachers, and e-readers for students.
Publisher: RTI International. P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194. Tel: 919-541-6000; e-mail: publications@rit.org; Web site: http://www.rti.org KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:WXEI8ABZ 2405685:MJ9ENT2D
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Factors influencing teachers’ level of participation in online communities - Khalid, Fariza; Joyes, Gordon; Ellison, Linda; Daud, Md Yusoff (International Education Studies, 2014)
The use of an online learning community is one possible approach to teachers’ professional development that can enhance the opportunity for collaboration. Discussions in online learning communities not only allow community members to share resources, ideas and expertise, but also contribute to the fulfilment of teachers’ needs in terms of continuous learning and professional development. This paper reports the findings of a study that aimed to explore the factors that influence the way teachers behave in online communities. The research participants were 16 teachers from five secondary schools in Malaysia who were teaching English, science and mathematics. These teachers were involved in online learning communities via blogs in which they exchanged stories and experiences related to their teaching and learning activities. Data were generated through one-to-one interviews. Based on thematic analysis, the overall findings indicate that teachers’ levels of participation in their online learning communities were largely influenced by cultural issues. Other factors that impacted upon their engagement were time, enforcement by school administrators and their need for an online community.
Original URL: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies/article/view/43598 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5539/ies.v7n13p23 2339240:CV52XQZG 2405685:2FFJVPVH 2405685:VMFM6CSP 2534378:EDAZA3Z4 2534378:ZN92H5YX
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An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity - Hankivsky, Olena; Grace, Daniel; Hunting, Gemma; Giesbrecht, Melissa; Fridkin, Alycia; Rudrum, Sarah; Ferlatte, Olivier; Clark, Natalie (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2014)
In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially just health outcomes. In this paper, we present the development of an important contribution to these efforts – an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s12939-014-0119-x 2129771:2SJPGWSG 2405685:YC55WA3X
Keywords: Equity; Health; Intersectionality; Policy analysis; Reflexivity; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Finland FIN; _C:India IND; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:scheme:1

A multimedia adaptive tutoring system for mathematics that addresses cognition, metacognition and affect - Arroyo, Ivon; Woolf, Beverly Park; Burelson, Winslow; Muldner, Kasia; Rai, Dovan; Tai, Minghui (International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2014)
This article describes research results based on multiple years of experimentation and real-world experience with an adaptive tutoring system named Wayang Outpost. The system represents a novel adaptive learning technology that has shown successful outcomes with thousands of students, and provided teachers with valuable information about students’ mathematics performance. We define progress in three areas: improved student cognition, engagement, and affect, and we attribute this improvement to specific components and interventions that are inherently affective, cognitive, and metacognitive in nature. For instance, improved student cognitive outcomes have been measured with pre-post tests and state standardized tests, and achieved due to personalization of content and math fluency training. Improved student engagement was achieved by supporting students’ metacognition and motivation via affective learning companions and progress reports, measured via records of student gaming of the system. Student affect within the tutor was measured through sensors and student self-reports, and supported through affective learning companions and progress reports. Collectively, these studies elucidate a suite of effective strategies to support advanced personalized learning via an intelligent adaptive tutor that can be tailored to the individual needs, emotions, cognitive states, and metacognitive skills of learners.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s40593-014-0023-y 2339240:PWE2978I 2405685:3KPMSS66

Understanding changing social norms and practices around girls’ education and marriage - Watson, Carol (ODI, 2014)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Critical Digital Pedagogy: a Definition - Stommel, Jesse (Hybrid Pedagogy, 2014)
We are better users of technology when we are thinking critically about the nature and effects of that technology. What we must do is work to encourage students and ourselves to think critically about new tools (and, more importantly, the tools we already use).
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An examination of the use of technology in the teaching of history. A study of selected senior high schools in the cape coast metropolis, Ghana. - Boadu, Gideon (International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2014)
This study examined the use of technology in the teaching of History in three (3) selected Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. The study was modelled on the descriptive survey design with a sample size of 159 respondents, made up of 153 History students and 6 History teachers from three selected schools. The instruments used to collect data were the questionnaire and the interview guide. The study found that technologies such as computers, projectors, internet, and audio-visuals, could be used to teach History. Again, it was found that teachers have positive perceptions of the use of technology in teaching History, and students were also found to portray positive attitudes in class when technology is used to teach. Finally, the study revealed that teachers face the challenge of unavailability of technology resources, lack of enough time, and lack of motivation, in their attempt to use technology in class. It is recommended that seminars should be organized for teachers to expose them to the types of technologies and how to use them. Again, Ministry of Education should make technology resources available in schools, and also teachers should innovative and creative by using a variety of technologies in their lessons.
Number: 1 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:I44YNVA2 2405685:BTZJESKM
Keywords: Attitude; History; Perception; Teaching; Technology; ⛔ No DOI found

Key ICT Features in UNICEF’S Response to Fighting Ebola - Inveneo (Inveneo, 2014)
International organizations like UNICEF are no stranger to dealing with devastating medical outbreaks like the ongoing Ebola crisis happening in West Africa, which has already claimed almost 5,000 lives. To engage local supporters, UNICEF recently hosted a speaker luncheon in San Francisco to explain the powerful work they have been doing on the ground throughout ...
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Using the Capability Approach to improve female teacher deployment to rural schools in Nigeria - Tao, Sharon (International Journal of Educational Development, 2014)
This study focuses on the socio-cultural and institutional factors that affect female teacher deployment in rural primary schools in Nigeria. In Kwara State, there are extreme imbalances in teacher distribution between rural and urban areas due to female teachers’ active avoidance and/or attrition from rural posts. Given these problems, this article discusses an innovative use of the Capability Approach that informed a rural teacher deployment policy that addressed a number of issues that were specifically identified through female teachers’ values and lived experiences. This research not only had the positive analytical and political effects of prioritising the knowledge, participation and empowerment of female teachers; but it also provided a more fine-grained and holistic understanding of issues hindering effective deployment and retention of female Nigerian teachers, which informed the development of comprehensive and relevant strategies to address these.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.08.011 2339240:SMUG3D2K 2405685:CP2Y8GYI

Step-by-step approach: The integration of ICT in the classroom in rural African schools - Koopman, Martine (2014)
This paper will focus on how ICT in the classroom could really work to provide the children the education they need in this 21st century. Learning for children with the use of ICT in the classroom can work if teachers have the ability and skills to integrate ICT in their classroom. This is where the headmasters play a crucial role, if the teachers are supported by the surrounding education system. Simply placing hardware in schools will NOT improve the quality of teaching and learning. The work of IICD has demonstrated that for ICT to become real instruments of learning, the teachers are the important key to achieve results. The IICD approach will be illustrated in relation to the “ICT enabled school program” in Ghana.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Local Government Authority (LGA) fiscal inequities and the challenges of 'disadvantaged' LGAs in Tanzania - Tilley, Helen; Williamson, Tim; Long, Cathal; Sola, Nazar; Maziku, Alloyce; Tobias, Julia (2014)
It has for some time been widely recognised that some fiscal transfers to Local Government Authorities (LGAs) are very unevenly distributed – in particular government recurrent transfers, most notably those for the payment of salaries, Personal Emoluments (PE). The objective of this study is to analyse progress, achievements and challenges of the current strategies for addressing inequalities of recurrent grant allocations across LGAs.
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Investigating students' perceptions on mobile learning services - Almaiah, Mohammed Amin; Jalil, Masita Abdul (International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 2014)
M-learning is a form of learning, which has similarities and differences with the electronic learning (elearning). It is mainly based on the use of the mobile wireless technologies that allow for learners to easily access learning materials anytime he desires and anywhere, whether on campus or off campus. Therefore, this creates a new flexible learning environment in the context of different learning settings. Students' perception of such technology is one of the most important factors for successful adoption of m-learning in the higher education environment. This study is conducted to investigate the perceptions of students in University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) to move towards applying m-learning in their studies by using their mobile devices and to explore their expectations on mobile learning services. A total number of 91 undergraduate students majoring in computer science participated in the study. The findings show that the students have positive perception towards mobile learning and would like to use their mobile devices for both learning and administrative services.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3991/ijim.v8i4.3965 10/gjvp54 2339240:DT6TCMRL 2405685:RT5KQENL

The Influence of Young Children's Use of Technology on Their Learning: A Review - Hsin, C.-T; Li, Ming-Chaun; Tsai, Chin-Chung (Educational Technology and Society, 2014)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Understanding language teachers' practice with educational technology: A case from China - Li, Li (System, 2014)
This article explores how eight secondary school teachers integrated educational technology into English language teaching in Beijing, China and considers their views of the factors influencing technology use. Analysing data from classroom recordings and follow-up interviews, this study revealed that PowerPoint was the most frequently used technological application in the classroom, while the internet and other technological tools were also used by the teachers. They employed educational technology for different pedagogical purposes, including addressing professional needs in improving teaching, designing materials and conducting professional development. Teachers also claimed that they used technology to address learners' needs, such as improving engagement, enhancing language acquisition, facilitating understanding and establishing a context for language use. The study identified four important factors in influencing teachers' use of technology, including sociocultural contexts, teachers' beliefs, access to resources, and technology competence and confidence. This study suggests that a critical reflective approach is useful in assisting teachers to understand their needs and pedagogical beliefs concerning technology use. Ongoing professional development is also valuable in promoting teachers' technology competence and confidence, thereby improving the use of technology in their teaching.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.system.2014.07.016 2339240:CXH3G6AE 2405685:SMJ8CD63
Keywords: Case study; China; Socio-cultural context; Teachers' perceptions; Technology use

Working with the Grain: Integrating Governance And Growth In Development Strategies - Levy, Brian (Oxford University Press, 2014)
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Education & Technology in an Age of Pandemics (revisited) - Trucano, Michael (World Bank Blogs - EduTech: Exploring the use of new technologies in education, 2014)
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Growth and structural change in Africa: development strategies for the learning economy - Lundvall, Bengt-Åke; Lema, Rasmus (African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2014)
shortDOI: 10/gf5knj KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/20421338.2014.979660 10/gf5knj 2405685:P6JSYUS9 261495:ZII5UIMH
Keywords: DIAL-RDO

The Impact of a One Laptop per Child Program on Learning: Evidence from Uruguay - De Melo, Gioia; Machado, Alina; Miranda, Alfonso (Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), 2014)
We present evidence on the impact on students' math and reading scores of one of the largest deployments of an OLPC program and the only one implemented at a national scale: Plan Ceibal in Uruguay. Unlike previous work in the field, we have unique data that allow us to know the exact date of laptop delivery for every student in the sample. This gives us the ability to use a continuous treatment, where days of exposure are used as a treatment intensity measure. We use a panel data framework including fixed effects at the individual level. Given that there is some variation in the date of laptop delivery across individuals within the same school, we can identify the effect of the program net of potential heterogeneity in the rate schools gain improvements on student's achievement over time in the absence of the OLPC program across the country (i.e. we allow each school to follow a different learning growth curve over time due to unobservable time-varying heterogeneity). We also run an alternative specification where we allow for different learning growth curves over time between schools located in Montevideo and the rest of Uruguay. Our results suggest that in the first two years of its implementation the program had no effects on math and reading scores. The zero effect could be explained by the fact that laptops in class are mainly used to search for information on the internet.
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Keywords: education; impact evaluation; technology; ⛔ No DOI found

The impacts of electronic media on academic performance of female student - Ullah, Shakir; Ali, Madad; Nisar, Muhammad; Farid, Tahir; Ali, Iqtidar; Alam, Sadiq (International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2014)
This study investigates the impacts of electronic media on academic performance of female students in university of agriculture Peshawar Pakistan using questionnaire as a tool for obtaining data while Frequencies distribution of data was conducted to know comprehensively about data layout. It targeted 152 female students between 20 to 25 years age. The study recorded the respondent’s consumption patterns, level of viewing, preferred channels, favorite watching time, respondents residents pattern and marital status. Two third of the sample size opined that electronic media help in cognitive development of students. Furthermore majority of the respondents 105(59.0%) believed that electronic media help in solving academic problems of the students. Apart from these positive effects negative impacts of electronic media outweigh the positive impacts; like 80.2% of the respondents argued that electronic media negatively affect female academic performance. Similarly a sizable sample size were of the view that electronic media leads young female towards delinquencies. 120 (78/9%) disclosed that excessive use of electronic media cause low academic grades. This study recommended that female viewers are required to be alert regarding the use of electronic media. Efforts should be made for the enhancement of media literacy at mass level. There is need for improving the quality of programs contents for student’s especially female viewers. Keywords: Electronic media, performance, literacy, academic performance
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The influence of infrastructure, training, content and communication on the success of NEPAD’S pilot e-Schools in Kenya - Nyagowa, Hesbon O; Ocholla, Dennis N; Mutula, Stephen M (Information Development, 2014)
This study was conducted to evaluate the contribution of four of the seven e-School dimensions to the success of the pilot phase of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) e-School project in Kenya. The study employed survey research methodology. All six of the NEPAD e-Schools in Kenya were included and the teachers and students in those schools formed the study population. Of the 5,186 students and teachers, a representative sample of 1,508 was selected using probabilistic techniques. Data was collected using observations and a survey questionnaire. It was established that all six of the e-Schools had installed the basic computing facilities required for integrating information and communication technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning; all the e-Schools were observed to have the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) for Internet access in computer laboratories where a variable number of computers were installed. The ICT infrastructure provided modest communication capabilities. But while teachers received technical (ICT) training, they did not receive training on pedagogies for ICT integration in teaching and learning. We conducted hypothesis testing and confirmed that the four dimensions of E-School Success Model, investigated in the current study, positively contribute towards the success of the e-School. We therefore concluded that ICT infrastructure quality, content and communication quality, training effectiveness and use make considerable contributions to the success of the pilot phase of the NEPAD e-School project in Kenya. We recommend that stakeholders should continue investing in the NEPAD e-School project. Further studies on the impact of the other three dimensions of the e-Schools are recommended.
Sage UK: London, England shortDOI: 10/f6jwcp KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0266666913489698 10/f6jwcp 2339240:92BVGHM8 2405685:E6WWI998 2405685:NHIH8TRB
Keywords: Kenya; New Partnership for Africa’s Development; e-schools

Theories of Change in International Development: Communication, Learning, or Accountability? - Valters, Craig (2014)
Critically analysing assumptions is a much needed endeavour in international development policy and practice: existing management tools rarely encourage critical thinking and there are considerable political, organisational and bureaucratic constraints to the promotion of learning throughout the sector. The Theory of Change approach – an increasingly popular management tool and discourse in development – hopes to change some of that. This approach explicitly aims to challenge and change implicit assumptions in world views and programme interventions in the lives of others, yet little is known about the extent to which it really does so. This paper provides a much needed analysis of how Theories of Change are used in the day-to-day practice of an international development organisation, The Asia Foundation. They use the approach in three ways: to communicate, to learn and to be held accountable, which each exist in some tension with each other. Creating Theories of Change was often found to be a helpful process by programme staff, since it provided a greater freedom to explain and analyse programme interventions. However, the introduction of the approach also had some troubling effects, for example, by creating top-down accounts of change which spoke more to donor interests than to the ground realities of people affected by these interventions. Ultimately, this paper argues that while a Theory of Change approach can create space for critical reflection, this requires a much broader commitment to learning from individuals, organisations, and the development sector itself.
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Theories of Change in International Development: Communication, Learning, or Accountability? - Craig Valters (2014)
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Ghana Living Standards Survey: Round 6 (GLSS6) - Ghana Statistical Service (2014)
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E-counselling implementation: Students' life stories and counselling technologies in perspective - Kolog, Emmanuel Awuni; Sutinen, Erkki; Vanhalakka-Ruoho, Marjatta (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2014)
Given the current global trend of mimicking real life situations into digital counselling games and its related digital counselling platforms, we decided to contextually understand from the Ghanaian senior high school students, their life challenges arising from their life stories. The study also explores the extent to which ICT is currently being used to provide counselling services to students. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from selected students and a school counsellor. The selected students were made to write about their life stories subjectively. The content of the data was analyzed. After that, students' financial status was identified as the main challenge to their academic pursuit, though several other difficulties were revealed in the study. The study also showed that students had little knowledge about the use of ICT in counselling and only used email as the only digital tool for counselling delivery. The purpose of the study is to use the findings as a basis to develop a digital counselling game in our next study. Again, the study is intended to serve as a guide for researchers when designing a digital counselling platforms for senior high schools.
Num Pages: 17 Place: Bridgetown, Jamaica Publisher: University of the West Indies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:437XN5ZS 2405685:9IA65AMC
Keywords: Addictive behaviors; Behavior; Careers; Computers; Counseling; Design; Drug abuse; Education; Internet; Problems; Schools; Secondary schools; Society; Students; ⛔ No DOI found

The role of video in teacher professional development - Marsh, Brian; Mitchell, Nick (Teacher Development, 2014)
shortDOI: 10/gf7grh KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/13664530.2014.938106 10/gf7grh 2339240:6U4RC34H 2339240:NUKR7Z5G 2405685:AT5BDZWD 2405685:PUT3TV3R 2405685:QX23PU84

Integrating computer-assisted learning into a regular curriculum: evidence from a randomised experiment in rural schools in Shaanxi - Mo, Di; Zhang, Linxiu; Luo, Renfu; Qu, Qinghe; Huang, Weiming; Wang, Jiafu; Qiao, Yajie; Boswell, Matthew; Rozelle, Scott (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2014)
Publisher: Routledge KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/19439342.2014.911770 2339240:9LAWGBFE 2405685:9KDS7H4F

ROMA: a guide to policy engagement and influence - Young, John; Shaxson, Louise; Jones, Harry; Hearn, Simon; Datta, Ajoy; Cassidy, Caroline (Overseas Development Institute, 2014)
Excerpt "It is worth noting that ROMA draws heavily on the concepts underpinning Outcome Mapping (OM). Developed in the early 2000s, OM is an approach to fostering change that centres on understanding how different actors behave and how changing the behaviour of one actor fosters change in another (see Box 1). The context within which policy change happens is a complex one, happening with a range of different actors at different levels, as Chapter 1 outlines.
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A multilingual and multimodal approach to literacy teaching and learning in urban education: a collaborative inquiry project in an inner city elementary school - Ntelioglou, Burcu Yaman; Fannin, Jennifer; Montanera, Mike; Cummins, Jim (Frontiers in Psychology, 2014)
This paper presents findings from a collaborative inquiry project that explored teaching approaches that highlight the significance of multilingualism, multimodality, and multiliteracies in classrooms with high numbers of English language learners (ELLs). The research took place in an inner city elementary school with a large population of recently arrived and Canadian-born linguistically and culturally diverse students from Gambian, Indian, Mexican, Sri Lankan, Tibetan and Vietnamese backgrounds, as well as a recent wave of Roma students from Hungary. A high number of these students were from families with low-SES. The collaboration between two Grade 3 teachers and university-based researchers sought to create instructional approaches that would support students’ academic engagement and literacy learning. In this paper, we described one of the projects that took place in this class, exploring how a descriptive writing unit could be implemented in a way that connected with students’ lives and enabled them to use their home languages, through the creation of multiple texts, using creative writing, digital technologies, and drama pedagogy. This kind of multilingual and multimodal classroom practice changed the classroom dynamics and allowed the students access to identity positions of expertise, increasing their literacy investment, literacy engagement and learning.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00533 2405685:VZ8AMWYU 4042040:UM57LWWF

Predictors of early growth in academic achievement: the head-toes-knees-shoulders task - McClelland, Megan M.; Cameron, Claire E.; Duncan, Robert; Bowles, Ryan P.; Acock, Alan C.; Miao, Alicia; Pratt, Megan E. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2014)
Children's behavioral self-regulation and executive function (EF; including attentional or cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control) are strong predictors of academic achievement. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a measure of behavioral self-regulation called the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) by assessing construct validity, including relations to EF measures, and predictive validity to academic achievement growth between prekindergarten and kindergarten. In the fall and spring of prekindergarten and kindergarten, 208 children (51% enrolled in Head Start) were assessed on the HTKS, measures of cognitive flexibility, working memory (WM), and inhibitory control, and measures of emergent literacy, mathematics, and vocabulary. For construct validity, the HTKS was significantly related to cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control in prekindergarten and kindergarten. For predictive validity in prekindergarten, a random effects model indicated that the HTKS significantly predicted growth in mathematics, whereas a cognitive flexibility task significantly predicted growth in mathematics and vocabulary. In kindergarten, the HTKS was the only measure to significantly predict growth in all academic outcomes. An alternative conservative analytical approach, a fixed effects analysis (FEA) model, also indicated that growth in both the HTKS and measures of EF significantly predicted growth in mathematics over four time points between prekindergarten and kindergarten. Results demonstrate that the HTKS involves cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control, and is substantively implicated in early achievement, with the strongest relations found for growth in achievement during kindergarten and associations with emergent mathematics.
shortDOI: 10/f59djz KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00599 10/f59djz 2339240:H5LHFBW5 2405685:BGPZCLT5

Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation: A Sustainability Challenge - Sanner, Terje Aksel; Sæbø, Johan Ivar (Information Technologies & International Development, 2014)
The article highlights the contradictory role per diem payments play in swiftly attracting local participation in ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects, while undermining long-term capacity building and sustainability with such efforts. We discuss sustainability challenges endemic to ICT4D projects in light of our case study findings from a mobile phone–based intervention in a public health management information system (HMIS) in Malawi. We explore these challenges at multiple levels of analysis by drawing on the neo-institutional notion of “institutional logics.” For practitioners and policy makers, the article offers suggestions on how to counter some of the pitfalls associated with the use of per diems to incentivize ICT4D project participants. The study contributes to the institutional logics perspective by exploring empirically the intricate interdependence between two mutually reinforcing, yet seemingly incongruent institutional logics of development project impact and aid entitlement.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Critical analysis of the problems of education in Pakistan: possible solutions - Ahmad, Iqbal; Ur Rehman, Kahil; Ali, Asghar; Khan, Itbar; Khan, Fazal Akber (International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 2014)
Education lays the foundation for political, social and economic development of any country. A viable education system enables the nation to achieve its national goals. Pakistan as a developing country has faced critical problems of education since its inception and therefore, the system of education has failed to deliver according to the aspirations of the nation. There are various factors responsible for this situation. This paper explores some of the critical problems that have so far plagued the education system of Pakistan. On the basis of critical review of available literature, the paper presents solutions to the existing problems of the education system of Pakistan.
shortDOI: 10/ghgn44 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.11591/ijere.v3i2.1805 10/ghgn44 2339240:CS2TT3KG 2405685:7JLBTCBP 2405685:RZNKC7HN

Blended learning in higher education: Institutional adoption and implementation - Porter, Wendy W.; Graham, Charles R.; Spring, Kristian A.; Welch, Kyle R. (Computers & Education, 2014)
Relatively little of the current research on blended learning (BL) addresses institutional adoption issues. Additional research is needed to guide institutions of higher education in strategically adopting and implementing blended learning on campus. The authors conducted a prior study in which they proposed a framework for institutional BL adoption (Graham, Woodfield, & Harrison, 2012), identifying three stages: (1) awareness/exploration, (2) adoption/early implementation, and (3) mature implementation/growth. The framework also identified key strategy, structure, and support issues universities may address at each stage. The current study applies this adoption framework to 11 U. S. institutions participating in a Next Generation Learning Challenge (NGLC) grant and attempting to transition from an awareness/exploration of BL to the adoption/early implementation phase. The study also compares U.S. institutional strategy, structure, and support approaches to BL adoption and identifies patterns and distinctions.
shortDOI: 10/f524zd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.011 10/f524zd 2405685:RV5CZZHV
Keywords: Distance education and telelearning; Post-secondary education; Teaching/learning strategies

Providing access to education in Sub-Saharan countries through Content-Oriented technology - Kiboro, Angelica; Bailey, Sheena; Nair, Mrinay; Salam, Tomisin; Dwhytie, Alex (2014 IEEE Canada International Humanitarian Technology Conference - (IHTC), 2014)
Access to education has been a growing concern for children in developing economies, namely lack of access to quality customized online content in the classroom and at home; lack of tools that make learning fun and effective in key subject areas; and lack of state resources to meet educational demands. The Rumie Initiative was founded to tackle these concerns. It is a non-profit organization bringing educational content to the world's underprivileged children through low-cost technology. The Rumie Initiative's vision is to redefine the way education is provided, and through this, significantly reduce poverty and drive economic development. The primary advantage of The Rumie Initiative over all other educational technology solutions is that its content is specifically tailored to meet the local educational needs and curriculum standards. Utilizing the vast reserves of free online updated educational content available today; these android driven tablets are an affordable and intuitive way to deliver pre-loaded content without the requirement of internet access. Through mass global volunteerism, The Rumie Initiative collaborates with educators in choosing appropriate educational content and distributes content-loaded tablets through local Non-Governmental Organizations, communities and government entities. The Rumie Initiative has started a program of trials around the world and recently received a positive response at a Computer - Based Math Education Summit in New York hosted by UNICEF from November 21st to 22nd 2013. The initiative was first launched in Haiti on 25th October 2013 and has since, been gaining momentum, currently exploring opportunities in Sub-Saharan countries such as Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa and Nigeria. This paper focuses on The Rumie Initiative's unique business model to reach the masses, emphasizing issues relating to the power of volunteer ism, the forging of strategic development partners, and content-oriented technologies in increasing access to education.
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Keywords: Blogs; Communities; Education; Internet; Internet access; Monitoring; Organizations; Rumie initiative; Servers; Terminology; authorisation; computer aided instruction; content management; content-oriented technology; curriculum standards; economics; economies; educational content; educational demands; government entities; non-governmental organizations; online content; standards; sub-Saharan countries

Pass rates in primary school leaving examination in Tanzania: implication for efficient allocation of resources - Kassile, Telemu; Kassile, Telemu (South African Journal of Education, 2014)
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Using Technology to Shift Education Paradigms in Low-Resource Environments - Calhoun, Elizabeth; Calhoun, Nathaniel (Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2014)
Article: Using Technology to Shift Education Paradigms in Low-Resource Environments
secondary school students using e-learning technologies in government schools in sub-Saharan Africa shortDOI: 10/ggdb2b KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5334/sta.ds 10/ggdb2b 2339240:3KQK6H9H 2405685:5W73FW4P

SystemsThinking: New Directions in Theory, Practice and Application. Proceedings of the Seventeenth IFSR Conversation 2014. St. Magdalena, Linz, Austria International Federation for Systems Research Impressum - Metcalf, Gary; Chroust, Gerhard; Edson, Mary; Nguyen, Nam (2014)
SystemsThinking: New Directions in Theory, Practice and Application. Proceedings of the Seventeenth IFSR Conversation 2014. St. Magdalena, Linz, Austria
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A meta-analysis of blended learning and technology use in higher education: from the general to the applied - Bernard, Robert M.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard F.; Tamim, Rana M.; Abrami, Philip C. (Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2014)
This paper serves several purposes. First and foremost, it is devoted to developing a better understanding of the effectiveness of blended learning (BL) in higher education. This is achieved through a meta-analysis of a sub-collection of comparative studies of BL and classroom instruction (CI) from a larger systematic review of technology integration (Schmid et al. in Comput Educ 72:271–291, 2014). In addition, the methodology of meta-analysis is described and illustrated by examples from the current study. The paper begins with a summary of the experimental research on distance education (DE) and online learning (OL), encapsulated in meta-analyses that have been conducted since 1990. Then it introduces the Bernard et al. (Rev Educ Res 74(3):379–439, 2009) meta-analysis, which attempted to alter the DE research culture of always comparing DE/OL with CI by examining three forms of interaction treatments (i.e., student–student, student–teacher, student–content) within DE, using the theoretical framework of Moore (Am J Distance Educ 3(2):1–6, 1989) and Anderson (Rev Res Open Distance Learn 4(2):9–14, 2003). The rest of the paper revolves around the general steps and procedures (Cooper in Research synthesis and meta-analysis: a step-by-step approach, 4th edn, SAGE, Los Angeles, CA, 2010) involved in conducting a meta-analysis. This section is included to provide researchers with an overview of precisely how meta-analyses can be used to respond to more nuanced questions that speak to underlying theory and inform practice—in other words, not just answers to the “big questions.” In this instance, we know that technology has an overall positive impact on learning (g+ = +0.35, p < .01, Tamim et al. in Rev Educ Res 81(3):4–28, 2011), but the sub-questions addressed here concern BL interacting with technology in higher education. The results indicate that, in terms of achievement outcomes, BL conditions exceed CI conditions by about one-third of a standard deviation (g+ = 0.334, k = 117, p < .001) and that the kind of computer support used (i.e., cognitive support vs. content/presentational support) and the presence of one or more interaction treatments (e.g., student–student/–teacher/–content interaction) serve to enhance student achievement. We examine the empirical studies that yielded these outcomes, work through the methodology that enables evidence-based decision-making, and explore how this line of research can improve pedagogy and student achievement.
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Integrating Information Communication Technology Skills in Preschool Education in Kenya - Kaindio, Mauta; Wagithunu, Margaret (Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)
The study aimed at investigating the preparedness and attitude of ECDE teachers in preschools, and find out the current situation as far as ICT is concerned. The researchers adopted descriptive design. To obtain information on the current status of the ICT on whether there was any significant difference in preschool teachers’ preparedness in terms of age, qualifications, and experience on ICT. 52 preschool teachers were randomly selected and a questionnaire administered to them. The data was analyzed using SPSS computer software. It was clear from the finding that Kenya is not ready to integrate ICT in preschool curriculum, since the physical facilities, electricity, poverty, trained personnel and teachers’ attitudes towards ICT need to be addresses first. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n5p89
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An Evaluation of the Implementation of Information Technology in Secondary Schools in Kenya - Mbogo, Gracemary; Anne, Onunga; Kirathi, Miriam (Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)
Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially the youth. This is because the development of any nation depends on the quality of education of such a nation. While ICT continues to advance in western Asia countries, African countries still experience a lag in its implementation and continues to widen the digital and knowledge divides. In a recent study by Kiptalam et .al (2010), observed that access to ICT facilities is against the ratio of 1:15 students in developed countries. This study was carried out to investigate the extent to which Information Technology has been implemented in secondary schools in Kenya. 30 teachers were sampled out from various counties. A questionnaire was administered to the sample. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The fidings indicated that most teachers appreciated the need to implement ICT in schools to enhance their effectiveness during the instructional processes. However, most of the teachers had limited ICT skills and rarely used ICT during their teaching. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n5p215
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Dropout at primary and secondary level: a challenge to ensure rights to education for the Government of Bangladesh - Zaman, Md. Mostafa (Institute of Governance Studies (IGS), BRAC University, 2014)
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Comparing students’ self-discipline and self-regulation measures and their prediction of academic achievement - Zimmerman, Barry J.; Kitsantas, Anastasia (Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2014)
Using a multi-source, multi-measure research design involving 507 high school students and their teachers, we compared prediction of these students’ academic achievement by a composite of students’ and teachers’ measures of students’ self-regulation (SR) with a composite of students’ and teachers’ measures of students’ self-discipline (SD). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that the SR composite was more predictive of students’ grade point average and performance on a state-wide achievement test than the SD composite. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that, although SD and SR latent factors correlated significantly, a two-factor solution provided an acceptable fit for the results. Structural Equation Modeling analyses indicated that the SR latent factor predicted both measures of students’ achievement significantly, but the SD factor did not predict either achievement measure significantly. No significant gender differences were found with students’ SD, SR, or achievement measures. These results suggest a path for integrating two relatively separate streams in self-regulation research on the basis of a well-established distinction between learning and performance processes.
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Keywords: Academic achievement; Self-discipline; Self-regulation

White Space, the next internet disruption: 10 things to know - Gilpin, Lyndsey (TechRepublic, 2014)
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External Validity and Model Validity: A Conceptual Approach for Systematic Review Methodology - Khorsan, Raheleh; Crawford, Cindy (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2014)
Background. Evidence rankings do not consider equally internal (IV), external (EV), and model validity (MV) for clinical studies including complementary and alternative medicine/integrative health care (CAM/IHC) research. This paper describe this model and offers an EV assessment tool (EVAT©) for weighing studies according to EV and MV in addition to IV. Methods. An abbreviated systematic review methodology was employed to search, assemble, and evaluate the literature that has been published on EV/MV criteria. Standard databases were searched for keywords relating to EV, MV, and bias-scoring from inception to Jan 2013. Tools identified and concepts described were pooled to assemble a robust tool for evaluating these quality criteria. Results. This study assembled a streamlined, objective tool to incorporate for the evaluation of quality of EV/MV research that is more sensitive to CAM/IHC research. Conclusion. Improved reporting on EV can help produce and provide information that will help guide policy makers, public health researchers, and other scientists in their selection, development, and improvement in their research-tested intervention. Overall, clinical studies with high EV have the potential to provide the most useful information about “real-world” consequences of health interventions. It is hoped that this novel tool which considers IV, EV, and MV on equal footing will better guide clinical decision making.
Publisher: Hindawi KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1155/2014/694804 2405685:TVUEHGS4

Uwezo: Annual Plan 2014 - Uwezo (Twaweza, 2014)
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Development Impact and You (DIY) Toolkit - NESTA UK (2014)
Practical tools to trigger & support social innovation
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New Evidence on Teacher Labor Supply - Engel, Mimi; Jacob, Brian A.; Curran, F. Chris (American Educational Research Journal, 2014)
Recent evidence on the large variance in teacher effectiveness has spurred interest in teacher labor markets. Research documents that better qualified teachers typically work in more advantaged schools but cannot determine the relative importance of supply versus demand. To isolate teacher preferences, we document which schools prospective teachers interviewed at during job fairs in Chicago. We find substantial variation in the number of applicants per school, ranging from under five to over 300. Schools serving more advantaged students have more applicants per vacancy, on average, and teacher preferences vary systematically by their own demographic characteristics. School geographic location is highly predictive of applications, even after controlling for distance from applicants’ home addresses and a host of school and neighborhood characteristics.
Publisher: American Educational Research Association KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0002831213503031 2339240:7I5NUIYN 2405685:23KLYEAG
Keywords: distribution of teachers across schools; teacher labor markets; teacher labor supply; teacher preferences; urban schools

HLM behind the curtain: Unveiling decisions behind the use and interpretation of HLM in higher education research - Niehaus, Elizabeth; Campbell, Corbin M.; Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi (Research in Higher Education, 2014)
Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) has become increasingly popular in the higher education literature, but there is significant variability in the current approaches to the conducting and reporting of HLM. The field currently lacks a general consensus around important issues such as the number of levels of analysis that are important to include and how much variance should be accounted for at each level in order for the HLM analysis to have practical significance (Dedrick et al., Rev Educ Res 79:69–102, 2009). The purpose of this research is to explore the use of a 3-level HLM model, appropriate contextualizing of results of HLM, and the interpretation of HLM results that resonates with practice. We used an example of a 3-level model from the National Study of Living Learning Programs to highlight the practical issues that arise in the interpretation of HLM within a higher education context.
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Keywords: Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM); Higher education research; Statistical methods

NGOs as a framework for an education in and through music: is the third sector viable? - Schmidt, Patrick (International Journal of Music Education, 2014)
This article presents a selected view of a research project developed in Brazil. The focus of the project was to investigate the modus operandi of 18 NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and their relationship to the development of educational curricula and practices in music. Further, it provides an analysis of NGOs as an opportunity to learn alternative pathways for teaching and learning in music education. A methodology based upon notions of “place-centered education” (Gruenewald & Smith, 2008) was used as a tool to “sense making” as well as to address the interaction with the drastically different propositions observed in three major cities in the country; namely Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Interviews, observations, and audio-video documentation helped form a picture of how initiatives to educate in and through music can be powerfully divergent in their modes of production, but interestingly connected in their emphasis upon 1) self-generated knowledge; 2) intersections between local musical-cultural practices and global aesthetic needs; and 3) politically conscious music education leadership; 4) pedagogical practices situated inside a larger social framework. The article concludes by offering a conceptual model that places the possibilities encountered in this “third-sector.”
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0255761413488707 2339240:BBKIJKZV 2405685:GDJETS23
Keywords: alternative models; complex critical pedagogy; non-governmental organizations; place-based education

Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa: Accelerating High-Speed Internet Access - Gelvanovska, Natalija; Rogy, Michel; Rossotto, Carlo Maria (Directions in Development - Information and Communication Technologies, 2014)
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Unlocking Talent: Evaluation of a tablet-based Masamu intervention in a Malawian Primary School - Pitchford, Nicola (2014)
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LEARNING to improve LEARNING: Lessons from Early Primary Interventions and Evaluations in India and Sub-Saharan Africa - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (2014)
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Education (Source- International online resource centre on disability and inclusion, 2014)
Inclusive Education is a process for increasing participation and reducing exclusion, in a way that effectively responds to the diverse needs of all learners. This means adapting the educational system to meet the needs of individuals, rather than changing the individual to fit the system. This section of Source places a focus on disability-inclusive education and is organised to reflect the concept that education is something much broader than school for children.
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Roles and student identities in online large course forums: Implications for practice - Baxter, Jacqueline Aundree; Haycock, Jo (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2014)
The use of large online discussion forums within online and distance learning continues to grow. Recent innovations in online learning such as the MOOC (massive open online course) and concomitant growth in the use of online media for the delivery of courses in traditional campus based universities provide both opportunity and challenge for online tutors and learners alike. The recognition of the role that online tutors and student identity plays in the field of retention and progression of distance learners is also well documented in the field of distance learning. Focusing on a course forum linked to a single Level 2 undergraduate module and open to over 1,000 students, this ideographic case study, set in a large distance learning university, uses qualitative methodology to examine the extent to which participation in a large forum can be considered within community of practice (COP) frameworks and contributes to feelings of efficacy, student identity, and motivation. The paper draws on current theory pertaining to online communities and examines this in relation to the extent to which the forum adds to feelings of academic and social integration. The study concludes that although the large forum environment facilitates a certain degree of academic integration and identity there is evidence that it also presents a number of barriers producing negative effects on student motivation and online identity.
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Keywords: C: United Kingdom; e-learning; higher education; online forums; online identities; online learning

Low learning outcomes in primary schools in India - Vyas, Ankit (Qrius, 2014)
By Ankit Vyas, declining quality of primary education is leading to low learning outcomes creating unskilled labour reflecting inefficiencies of the system.
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She called, she Googled, she knew: girls' secondary education, interrupted school attendance, and educational use of mobile phones in Nairobi - Zelezny-Green, Ronda (Gender & Development, 2014)
Girls in Kenya commonly face multiple barriers to school attendance. At the same time, mobile phone use is growing throughout the country, and particularly in urban centres including Nairobi. As this technology spreads, the possibility increases of people using mobile phones for their own development purposes, including for education and learning. This article examines mobile phone use by girls at one secondary school in Nairobi, and in particular their attempts to mediate interrupted school attendance using this technology.
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Keywords: ICT4D; Kenya; ___working_potential_duplicate; gender; girls' education; international education and development; mobile learning; school attendance

She called, she Googled, she knew: girls' secondary education, interrupted school attendance, and educational use of mobile phones in Nairobi - Zelezny-Green, Ronda (Gender & Development, 2014)
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Teacher knowledge and employer-driven professional development: a critical analysis of the Gauteng Department of Education programmes - de Clercq, Francine; Shalem, Yael (Southern African Review of Education, 2014)
There is growing consensus in international and local literature that, to be effective, professional development activities (PDAs) should focus on ways of teaching that improve learners' learning, but there is no clear consensus on the teaching focus and the form in which teacher learning is organised. Drawing from literature on teacher knowledge, in particular Shulman's distinction between subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), this article critically reviews the PDAs provided by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), South Africa. It identifies 2009 as a turning point in the GDE provision of PDAs. Until 2009, most PDAs were targeted at the improvement of a few discrete aspects of teacher practice, to comply with a new curriculum framework. Around 2009, the GDE turned towards scripted teaching in a form of standardised lesson plans, to engineer a whole new practice for teachers in order to improve learners' results. The argument of this article is that teacher knowledge of subject matter, consisting of knowledge of the substantive and syntactic aspects of the curriculum content and beyond, has not been imparted to teachers by employer-driven curriculum implementation workshops or short courses, and that only a limited number of teaching routines such as sequencing and pacing of the curriculum content can be imparted by scripted lesson plans. Although the idea of scripting a new practice is understandable in the light of the general agreement that PDAs in South Africa failed to make a difference to teachers' practice and to learners' performance, it is essential to understand its limitations., Y. (2014) Teacher knowledge and employer-driven professional development: A critical analysis of the Gauteng Department of Education programmes. Southern African Review of Education, 20(1): 129-147.
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Integrating information communication technology skills in Preschool Education in Kenya - Kaindio, M.P.; Wagithunu, M.N. (Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)
The study aimed at investigating the preparedness and attitude of ECDE teachers in preschools, and find out the current situation as far as ICT is concerned. The researchers adopted descriptive design. To obtain information on the current status of the ICT on whether there was any significant difference in preschool teachers' preparedness in terms of age, qualifications, and experience on ICT. 52 preschool teachers were randomly selected and a questionnaire administered to them. The data was analyzed using SPSS computer software. It was clear from the finding that Kenya is not ready to integrate ICT in preschool curriculum, since the physical facilities, electricity, poverty, trained personnel and teachers' attitudes towards ICT need to be addresses first.
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Impact of Information Communication Technology on Education-Kenya - Kirimi, Josephine (Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2014)
Kenya has made remarkable progress putting in place an ICT policy framework and implementation strategy, complete with measurable outcomes and time frames. The process has had the benefit of sound advice from officials and stakeholders and, perhaps more importantly, strong leadership from the office of the permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education. However, universal implementation is challenging given the lack of resources, national ICT infrastructure, and even electrical supply- particularly in the rural areas. As technology is bound to rule our present and future, it is good to obtain know-how of the technological reforms at the earliest. Children learn faster and can adapt to changes relatively easily. If they are trained during their school years, they have a high chance of becoming experts in technology. Computers can give lovelier explanations to various subjects. The internet is an ocean of information which can be harnessed for the rendition of information in school. The inclusion of technology in the learning process makes learning an enjoyable activity, thus inviting greater interest from the learners. The administration processes, the official procedures of the school can be simplified by the means of technology. School records, the information about all the students and the teachers and other school employees can efficiently be maintained by means of the advanced technology. Thus we see that technology not only benefits the school students but also eases the office work. It makes possible a more effective way of storage and distribution of information. The realization of the importance of technology in schools and its successful implementation is a necessity. The introduction of technology in schools is the means to bridge the long distance between the present and the future. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n1p435
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Chapter Twelve - Graph Databases: When Relationships are the Data - McKnight, William (Information Management: Strategies for Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data, 2014)
Over in a corner of the NoSQL world, hidden among the key-value stores, the document stores Couchbase, MongoDB, and the column stores like Cassandra, lies the Graph Databases. Before relational databases, there were network databases, which are actually quite similar in concept to graph databases. SQL and the relational world came along and was clearly a better fit for the modern workload, which was largely oriented to working with numbers. Now, what matters has expanded and graph databases make a strong value proposition for their intended workload. That workload is highly connected data and includes navigating social networks, configurations, and recommendations. With the high interest in those applications, it’s workload that is poised to expand tremendously. The structure does not accept SQL. For example, Cypher is the language used with Neo4j. It contains the commands necessary to get nodes, traverse nodes, and return values. It’s simpler than SQL for traversing relationships to find values or the existence of values. Gremlin is another project for accessing graph databases. One very cool feature is to limit the “degrees” that are searched in a query. Neo Technology, a Swedish company, is the commercial sponsor of Neo4j, a leading graph database. ACID-compatible Neo4j can hold up to tens of billions of nodes, tens of billions of relationships and tens of billions of properties. Andreas Kollegger, Product Experience Designer at Neo4j, noted there were 1000 people participating in the community with thousands of databases deployed at customers of all sizes. Other graph databases include STIG from Tagged and AllegroGraph from Franz. Objectivity’s Infinite Graph is an object-oriented graph database.
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Keywords: AllegroGraph; Franz; Infinite Graph; Neo Technology; Neo4J; Objectivity; STIG; Tagged; analytic databases; analytics; database management; graph databases

Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology - Ivala, Eunice; Gachago, Daniela; Condy, Janet; Chigona, Agnes (Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014)
Employers in South Africa are calling for students graduating from higher education institutions (HEIs) to exhibit the capacity for reflection. However, many tertiary institutions fall short in allowing opportunities for reflection. As a result, HEIs are grappling to find ways of fostering reflection amongst their students. This paper argues that digital storytelling if implemented properly is one of the ways which can be used to help HEIs in this accomplishment. It documents results of production of digital stories by 29 final-year pre-service student teachers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa, as part of their assessment in their professional development course. The study was informed by structuration theory and levels of reflection and cognitive processing to help the researchers understand the potential of digital storytelling in enhancing reflection. Qualitative methods of collecting data were utilized. Focus group interviews were conducted with the students and their facilitators to elicit whether production of digital stories led to reflection. Findings showed that the production of digital stories promoted the three levels of reflection and thus deep learning and higher-order thinking skills.
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Keywords: Case Studies; Cognitive Processes; College Faculty; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Technology; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Personal Narratives; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Professional Development; Qualitative Research; Reflection; Skill Development; South Africa; Story Telling; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096367; __finaldtb

GEM Report summary on disabilities in education (UNESCO, 2014)
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What Matters Most for Education Management Information Systems: A Framework Paper - Abdul-Hamid, Husein (World Bank Group, 2014)
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Keywords: Academic Assessments; Access to Data; Access to Education; Access to Information; Adult Education; Annual School Census; Application Programming; Assessment Framework; Average Teacher Salaries; Basic Education; Basic Education Statistics; Best Practice; Business Intelligence; Care Providers; Class Sizes; Classroom; Classroom Learning; Classrooms; Client Countries; Communication Technology; Communications Technologies; Communications Technology; Completion Rates; Continuing Education; Curriculum; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Data Coverage; Data Gathering; Data Providers; Data Sharing; Data Sources; Data Systems; Data Warehouse; Decision Makers; Decision Making; Decision-Making; Demand for Education; Domain; Domains; Early Childhood; Early Childhood Development; Early Childhood Education; Educated Population; Education Budget; Education Data; Education Development; Education Institutions; Education Management; Education Management Systems; Education Outcomes; Education Planning; Education Policies; Education Policy; Education Providers; Education Services; Education Statistics; Education Strategy; Education System; Education Systems; Education Targets; Education Teachers; Education for All; Educational Development; Educational Expenditures; Educational Inputs; Educational Outcomes; Educational Planning; Educational Processes; Educational Quality; Educational Sciences; Educators; Enabling Environment; Enrollment Data; Enrollment Levels; Enrollment Rates; Enrollment Statistics; Equitable Education; Expert Opinion; Female Teachers; Financial Performance; Formal Education; Functionalities; Functionality; Gender Equality; Gender Equity; Gender Parity; Gender Parity Index; Girls; Global Education; Gross Enrollment; Gross Enrollment Ratio; High Quality Education; Human Resources; Improvement of Education; Information Gaps; Information System; Information Systems; Information Technology; Innovation

E-Learning System's Acceptance: A Comparative Study - Abu-Shanab, Emad (International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2014)
The major limitation for adopting e-learning systems is students and teachers perceptions of such applications. EduWave is a system implemented in Jordan, to be used by teachers, students and other stakeholders in public schools in the country. This study tried to contrast the perceptions of students and teachers and conclude to future agenda for improving the success chances of such systems. The research utilized results from two empirical studies, with 2 surveys applied to both teachers and students to probe their opinions regarding the obstacles facing EduWave utilization, the advantages and disadvantages of the system, the functionalities used, and the factors influencing the adoption. Results supported the original Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), with significant prediction of intentions to use EduWave through perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use for both teachers and students. Also, teachers and students results did not support the role of trust in the process. Conclusions and future work are stated at the end.
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Keywords: Comparative Analysis; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Jordan; Public Schools; Stakeholders; Student Attitudes; Surveys; Teacher Attitudes

The Impact of an Adolescent Girls Employment Program: The EPAG Project in Liberia - Adoho, Franck; Chakravarty, Shubha; Korkoyah, Dala T.; Lundberg, Mattias; Tasneem, Afia (The World Bank, 2014)
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Examining factors affecting beginning teachers’ transfer of learning of ICT-enhanced learning activities in their teaching practice - Agyei, Douglas D.; Voogt, Joke (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014)
This study examined 100 beginning teachers’ transfer of learning when utilising Information Communication Technology-enhanced activity-based learning activities. The beginning teachers had participated in a professional development program that was characterised by ‘learning technology by collaborative design’ in their final year of their pre-service preparation program. Transfer of learning was proposed as characteristic of (i) the professional development program,(ii) beginning teachers and (iii) school environment. Beginning teachers held positive views about active learning and ICT use developed during the professional development program, which seemed the strongest predictor in transfer of their learning. The study also showed that a significant amount of explained differences in the level of transfer of ICT-enhanced activity-based learning innovation could be attributed to range of factors across individual beginning teachers and school environment characteristics. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Gifted'Teachers Stages of Concerns for Integrating E-Learning in the Gifted Schools in Jordan. - Al-Shabatat, Ahmad Mohammad (Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology-TOJET, 2014)
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This is PFM - Andrews, Matt; Cangiano, Marco; Cole, Neil; Renzio, Paolo; Krause, Philipp; Seligmann, Renaud (Center for International Development, 2014)
The acronym PFM stands for Public Financial Management: But what is public financial management? This short note tries to demystify the concept, drawing on perspectives of specialists in the area who work in different contexts and bring different views (from academia, the multilateral and bilateral development agencies, think tanks, government, and civil society). The note is not meant to be prescriptive but rather offers an entry point to a fuller discussion on the constituent elements of PFM systems, how and why PFM reforms have emerged, and where the gaps are for future attention.
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Strengthening social justice to address intersecting inequalities post-2015 - Arauco, Veronica Paz; Gazdar, Haris; Helvia-Pacheco, Paula; Kabeer, Naila; Lenhardt, Amanda; Masood, Syeda Quratulain; Naqvi, Haider; Nayak, Nandini; Norton, Andrew; Sabharwal, Nidhi Sadana; Scalise, Elise; Shepherd, Andrew; et al. (Overseas Development Institute, 2014)
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Education choices and returns to schooling: Mothers' and youths' subjective expectations and their role by gender - Attanasio, Orazio P.; Kaufmann, Katja M. (Journal of Development Economics, 2014)
In this paper we investigate the role of expected returns to schooling and of perceived risks (of unemployment and earnings) as determinants of schooling decisions. Moreover, our data also allow us to analyze whether youths' and/or mothers' expectations predict schooling decisions, and whether this depends on the age and gender of the youth. In particular, we use Mexican data that contain labor market expectations of mothers and youths. We ﬁnd that expected returns and risk perceptions are important determinants of schooling decisions, the latter in particular from the perspective of the mother. Boys' expectations predict the decision to enter college, but not to enter high school. While girls' own expectations do not predict either of the two educational decisions, mothers' expectations are particularly strong predictors of their daughters' decisions.
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Genetics problem solving in high school testing in Kenya: Effects of metacognitive prompting during testing - Aurah, Catherine M; Cassady, Jerrell Craig; McConnell, Tom John (Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education, 2014)
This study investigated the effectiveness of using metacognitive prompts during testing for improving results in a Genetics Problem Solving Test (GPST). The study, a pre-test post-test, control group quasi-experimental design involving 2x2x2 analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) also investigated the moderating effects of gender and school type. A total of 2,138 high school students purposively selected from seventeen high schools in Western province, Kenya, participated in the study using three validated instruments; Biology Ability Test (BAT), Genetics Problem Solving Test (GPST), and Metacognitive Prompting Questionnaire (MPQ). Findings showed that metacognitive prompting (MP) had a significant effect on students’ genetics problem solving ability, F(1, 2137) = 10.909, p < 0.001. The findings also revealed gender differences, with girls outperforming boys on the genetics problem solving test. Furthermore, a significant interaction between metacognitive prompting and school type showed that students in provincial schools benefited from MPs more than students from district schools. This study established a foundation for instructional methods for biology teachers and recommendations are made for implementing metacognitive prompting in a problem-based learning environment in high schools and science teacher education programs in Kenya.
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Design-based research: a methodological toolkit for engineering change - Barab, S. (Handbook of the Learning Sciences, 2014)
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Millions of Bangladeshis learn English with BBC Janala - BBC (2014)
From 2005-2014, BBC Janala ("window" in Bangla) was a unique service unlocking access to English language learning for millions of people in Bangladesh.
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The adolescent community of engagement framework: A lens for research on K-12 online learning - Borup, Jered; West, Richard E.; Graham, Charles R.; Davies, Randall S. (Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2014)
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Great teachers: How to raise student learning in Latin America and the Caribbean - Bruns, Barbara; Luque, Javier (World Bank Group, 2014)
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Chesterton Tablet Learning Scheme - Evaluation Report - Chesterton Community College (2014)
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Learning in a mobile age: an investigation of student motivation: Learning in a mobile age - Ciampa, K. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014)
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Student acceptance of tablet devices in secondary education: A three-wave longitudinal cross-lagged case study - Courtois, Cédric; Montrieux, Hannelore; De Grove, Frederik; Raes, Annelies; De Marez, Lieven; Schellens, Tammy (Computers in Human Behavior, 2014)
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A concise introduction to mixed methods research - Creswell, John W. (SAGE Publications, 2014)
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A diachronic overview of mobile learning: A shift toward student-centred pedagogies - Crompton, Helen (Increasing access mobile learning, 2014)
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iPads as instructional tools to enhance learning opportunities for students with developmental disabilities: An action research project - Cumming, Therese M; Strnadová, Iva; Singh, Sylvia (Action Research, 2014)
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Pratiques de l'enseignement des sciences expérimentales et de la technologie en cycle 3 dans un milieu multiculturel: cas de la Guyane - Déliou, Henri-Pierre (Université René Descartes-Paris V, 2014)
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DFID's evaluation framework for payment by results - DFID (2014)
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Orchestrating the XO computer with digital and conventional resources to teach mathematics - Diaz, A; Nussbaum, M; Varela, I (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014)
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Checklists for external validity: a systematic review - Dyrvig, Anne-Kirstine; Kidholm, Kristian; Gerke, Oke; Vondeling, Hindrik (Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2014)
Rationale, aims and objectives The quality of the current literature on external validity varies considerably. An improved checklist with validated items on external validity would aid decision-makers in judging similarities among circumstances when transferring evidence from a study setting to an implementation setting. In this paper, currently available checklists on external validity are identified, assessed and used as a basis for proposing a new improved instrument. Method A systematic literature review was carried out in Pubmed, Embase and Cinahl on English-language papers without time restrictions. The retrieved checklist items were assessed for (i) the methodology used in primary literature, justifying inclusion of each item; and (ii) the number of times each item appeared in checklists. Results Fifteen papers were identified, presenting a total of 21 checklists for external validity, yielding a total of 38 checklist items. Empirical support was considered the most valid methodology for item inclusion. Assessment of methodological justification showed that none of the items were supported empirically. Other kinds of literature justified the inclusion of 22 of the items, and 17 items were included on the basis of consensus. On 36 occasions, the items were presented without methodological justification for inclusion. Assessment of frequency/occurrence showed that items were mentioned in one to at most 17 checklists. Conclusion This paper provides building blocks for the development of a new checklist for external validity. The next step is provision of empirical evidence for the checklist items to be selected, and finally, development and validation of a checklist on external validity.
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Keywords: checklist; evidence-based practice; external validity; methodology; quality assessment; transferability

Learning in the Time of Ebola - EDC (2014)
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Gilgit-Balitstan Education Strategy 2015-2030 - Education Department Gilgit-Baltistan (2014)
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Advancing Youth Project: Interactive Audio Instruction Program in Liberia - Education Development Center (2014)
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Learning in the Time of Ebola - Education Development Center (2014)
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Mobile phone images and video in science teaching and learning - Ekanayake, Sakunthala; Wishart, Jocelyn (Learning Media and Technology, 2014)
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Developing teachers’ pedagogical practice in teaching science lessons with mobile phones: Vol 23, No 2 - Ekanayake, T.M.S.S.K.Y.; Wishart, J. (Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014)
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Keywords: CELL phones; Curriculum Implementation; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Higher Education; Instructional Development; LESSON planning; Lesson Plans; MOBILE learning; Observation; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Postsecondary Education; Protocol Materials; SCIENCE teachers; Science Course Improvement Projects; Science Instruction; Sri Lanka; Student Evaluation; TEACHER development; TEACHING aids; Teacher Workshops; Teaching Methods; Teaching Skills; Technological Literacy; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Transcripts (Written Records); __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099925; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; mobile phones; pedagogy; science; teaching and learning

The eLearning Africa Report 2014 - Elletson, H; MacKinnon,, A (ICWE, 2014)
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Cost-Effectiveness Measurement in Development: Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts - Evans, David K.; Popova, Anna (The World Bank, 2014)
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iPads in the Primary School: Emerging Research - Falloon, Garry (2014)
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Exploring young students’ talk in iPad-supported collaborative learning environments - Falloon, Garry; Khoo, Elaine (Computers & Education, 2014)
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Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for Teachers and Teacher Educators - Frei, Sibyl; Leowinata, Sevilla (2014)
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Problem-Driven Political Economy Analysis - Fritz, Verena; Levy, Brian; Ort, Rachel (World Bank, 2014)
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Problem-Driven Political Economy Analysis: The World Bank's Experience - Fritz, Verena; Levy, Brian; Ort, Rachel (World Bank Group, 2014)
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Mobile learning vs. traditional classroom lessons: a comparative study - Furió, D; Juan, M-C; Seguí, I; Vivó, R (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014)
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Improving educational outcomes in developing countries: Lessons from rigorous impact evaluations - Ganimian, Alejandro J; Murnane, Richard J (2014)
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Ceiling Effect - Garin, Olatz (Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 2014)
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Ebola Emergency: Restoring Education, Creating Safe Schools and Preventing a Long-term Crisis - Global Business Coalition for Education (2014)
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National ICT Master Plan - Government of Malawi (2014)
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Education Sector Implementation Plan II (2013/14 - 2017/18) - Government of Malawi; UNICEF Malawi (2014)
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LEARNING AND TEACHING WITH MOBILE DEVICES AN APPROACH IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN GHANA - Grimus, Margarete; Ebner, Martin (2014)
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Learning and Teaching with Mobile Devices: An Approach in Secondary Education in Ghana - Grimus, Margarete; Ebner, Martin (Institute for Information Systems Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, 2014)
While many developing nations find Internet-based e-learning unsuitable for their needs (lack of technology as well as of accessibility), mobile learning methods – specifically those involving the use of mobile-phones for both formal and informal learning – hold great promise for them (Grimus et al, 2013b). This article examines the chances and challenges of the use of mobile devices to support improvement and transformation of education in a Senior High School in Ghana. It draws attention to the local situation in a field-study looking at infrastructure, development of material and support. A model for teacher training was designed to facilitate teachers’ attitudes and abilities for implementation of mobile learning. The article figures out how mobile devices can be integrated in learning and teaching on the specific background of a school in Ghana. Based on our results we conclude that teachers and students want to use mobile devices in learning. Their perceptions are positive and they developed courses for specific subjects available for eReaders and mobile phones. The results and feedback from two workshops encourage us to propose this model as an example for integration of mobile devices for learning in other regions of Sub Sahara Africa.
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Open for Business: How Open Data Can Help Achieve the G20 Growth Target - Gruen, Nicholas; Houghton, John; Tooth, Richard (Lateral Economics, 2014)
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Information and communication technology in early childhood education: challenges for effective implementation and integration - Hammed, N. M. A. (2014)
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School-based professional development in a developing context: Lessons learnt from a case study in Zambia - Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, S.; Cross,, A. (Professional Development in Education, 2014)
This paper reports on the development and outcomes of the second phase of OER4Schools, a school-based professional development programme supporting interactive forms of subject teaching in conjunction with Open Educational Resources (OER) and technology in Zambian primary schools. We worked with partners to identify the needs of school-based continuing professional development adapted to the local context; the programme was based on participatory, collaborative and inquiry-based pedagogies for both classroom learning and teacher development. We worked over a one-year period with four experienced teachers in two basic (primary) schools serving disadvantaged communities. Data were collected from observations, interviews, surveys, lesson planning/review meetings and team workshops. All participants integrated OER and technology into mathematics and science lessons and developed more interactive practices, including collaborative learning. Professional dialogue, quality conversations, reflective practice, cultural sensitivity, peer learning and cooperation were pivotal mechanisms through which teachers shifted their focus from teaching (and teacher exposition) to student learning. Seeing students as capable individuals, teachers raised their expectations and developed insight into interactive practices such as group work, providing meaningful opportunities for student collaboration and active learning by all.
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Open Educational Resources; Zambia; digital technology; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode; interactive pedagogy; reflective practice; school-based professional development; sub-Saharan Africa

Open Content - Haßler, Björn; Mays, Tony (The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society, 2014)
Open content is typically digital content that allows broader use than traditionally printed or copyrighted content. Open content is freed up content, for instance through permissive licensing, such as Creative Commons. Open content includes open educational resources (OER), OpenCourseWare (OCW), open video, open access publications, as well as open data. It shares some similarity with open source software. Open content can have different freedoms, such as legal freedom, technological freedom (including usability and accessibility), as well as freedom in terms of education and participation, related to inclusion and interactive pedagogy. More broadly open content is related to open education and open educational practices. Although open content can be traced back further, the movement developed particularly rapidly in the 2000s, with major education and research stakeholders publishing open content and adopting policies promoting open content and open research practices. This entry reviews the origins of open content, and discusses different aspects of “open.” Two specific areas are highlighted: first, open content in higher education, including open textbooks, massively open online courses, open video, and research on open content, pointing to cost savings; second, open educational resources in Africa through recent developments and success stories, particularly in the context of OER Africa.
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Bridging between research and practice: Supporting professional development through collaborative studies of classroom teaching with technology - Hennessy, Sara (Sense Publishers, 2014)
This book presents a fresh approach to bridging the perceived gap between academic and classroom cultures. It describes a unique form of research partnership whereby Cambridge University academics and school teachers together grappled with and reformulated theory – through in-depth case studies analysing practice using interactive whiteboards in five subject areas. The inquiry exploited the collaborators’ complementary professional knowledge bases. Teachers’ voices are particularly audible in co-authored case study chapters. Outcomes included deeper insights into concepts of sociocultural learning theory and classroom dialogue, more analytical mindsets, sustained new practices and ways of working collegially. The book reflects upon the power of lesson video review and details how the co-inquirers negotiated “intermediate theory” – bridging educational theory and specific settings – framed in mutually accessible language and embodied in interactive multimedia resources for teacher development. These include video clips, analytic commentary from multiple perspectives, lesson materials, plus optional prompts for reflection and critique – not models of “best practice”. The resources make pedagogy explicit and vividly illustrate the book’s ideas, offering theory-informed yet practical tools designed with and for practitioners. Hennessy and colleagues have tested a model of ongoing, teacher-led development and innovation, professional dialogue and classroom trialing stimulated by discussing selected multimedia resources. The book will interest academic and teacher researchers, initial teacher educators, professional development leaders, mentors, plus practitioners interested in using interactive whiteboards and dialogic teaching. It explores widening approaches to collegial development to reach educators working in other contexts (with and without technology). This could involve intermediate theory building or shortcutting by sharing and adapting the outcomes – springboarding teachers’ further critique and professional learning. “I cannot recommend this book too highly … it weaves a complex developmental story with a range of facets. It emphasises clearly the rigour of the research that was conducted, while demonstrating the complexity of the inter-relationships, practices and issues for both teachers and researchers in developing practical and theoretical knowledge. Its graphic insights through text and associated media provide exemplars for teachers and those who work with teachers as a rich resource. It shows us all what can be achieved and the means of achieving it.” Prof. Barbara Jaworski, University of Loughborough
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OER4Schools: Participants Book - Hennessy, Sara; Haßler, Björn; Blair, Janet; Duggal, Nitu; Shin Leong, Wei; Makonga, Abel; Tembo, Agness (The Centre for Commonwealth Education, 2014)
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Keywords: dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Learning basic life support (BLS) with tablet PCs in reciprocal learning at school: Are videos superior to pictures? A randomized controlled trial - Iserbyt, Peter; Charlier, Nathalie; Mols, Liesbet (Resuscitation, 2014)
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Mixed methods applications in action research - Ivankova, Nataliya V. (Sage, 2014)
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Enhancement of Science Performance through Computer Assisted Instruction among Selected Secondary School Learners in Kenya | Dr. Samuel N Jesse - Academia.edu - Jesse, Samuel (2014)
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Implementing a one-to-one iPad program in a secondary school - Johnson, Donald P (UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA, 2014)
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NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Library Edition - Johnson, L.; Adams Becker, S.; Estrada, V.; Freeman, A. (Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium, 2014)
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Changing perceptions is one thing…: barriers to transforming leadership and learning in Ghanaian basic schools - Jull, Stephen; Swaffield, Sue; MacBeath, John (School Leadership & Management, 2014)
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Access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for teaching and learning in Tanzania - Kafyulilo, Ayoub (Education and Information Technologies, 2014)
This study explored the access, use and perceptions of teachers and students towards mobile phones as a tool for facilitating teaching and learning beyond the classroom walls. A total of 29 pre-service teachers and four college instructors from Dar es salaam University College of Education (DUCE) as well as 12 in-service teachers and 40 students from Kibasila secondary school in Tanzania, participated in the study. Data were collected by using pre-service teachers’ questionnaire, students’ questionnaire, and the instructors’, and in-service teachers’ interviews. Findings showed that all in-service teachers, college instructors and pre-service teachers had mobile phones. Also 60 % of school students owned mobile phones, or had access to mobile phones. Students, pre-service teachers and college instructors were in favour of the use of mobile phones for learning, but the majority of in-service teachers were against it. Since mobile phones are the most available technological tools in schools, this study, recommend a professional development programme for in-service teachers to help them develop a positive attitude towards mobile phones use in teaching and learning.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10639-012-9207-y 2339240:XSTQQSQK 2405685:SP36ZFFU

Teachers’ perspectives on their use of ICT in teaching and learning: A case study - Kafyulilo, Ayoub; Keengwe, Jared (Education and Information Technologies, 2014)
This article presents the perspectives of science and mathematics teachers on their use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning in Tanzania. The findings show that few teachers used computers for teaching and learning purposes while majority of them used computers for administrative purposes. Additionally, teachers were found to have limited confidence in using technology to facilitate specific concepts or skills, to support creativity, and to support students to learn complex concepts. Therefore, it is suggested that schools explore strategies ICT integration strategies that focus more on making a shift from teaching technology or using technology for administrative purpose to appropriate pedagogical uses that could enhance student learning.
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Teachers’ perspectives on their use of ICT in teaching and learning: A case study - Kafyulilo, Ayoub; Keengwe, Jared (Education and information technologies, 2014)
This article presents the perspectives of science and mathematics teachers on their use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning in Tanzania. The findings show that few teachers used computers for teaching and learning purposes while majority of them used computers for administrative purposes. Additionally, teachers were found to have limited confidence in using technology to facilitate specific concepts or skills, to support creativity, and to support students to learn complex concepts. Therefore, it is suggested that schools explore strategies ICT integration strategies that focus more on making a shift from teaching technology or using technology for administrative purpose to appropriate pedagogical uses that could enhance student learning.
Place: Boston Publisher: Springer US KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10639-013-9259-7 2339240:XQK45BLL 2405685:TXMN39EY
Keywords: Case studies; Communication; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Education; Educational Technology; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Information technology; Learning; Learning strategies; Mathematics; Pedagogy; Science; Student Learning; Study and teaching; Teacher attitudes; Teachers; Teaching; Technology Integration; Technology application; Training; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Technology adoption in secondary mathematics teaching in Kenya: An explanatory mixed methods study - Kamau, Leonard Mwathi (Syracuse University, 2014)
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Usage level and Attitude of The Secondary Level Teachers' in Bangladesh Towards ICT at Personal and Professional Arena - Kashem, Abul; Haque, Ziaul (2014)
Integration of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in education sectors is one of the prime objectives of Bangladesh from the last decade. This study is conducted to assess the level of using ICT and acceptance of new technology by secondary level teachers in Bangladesh in their professional and personal arena. The study revealed that in Bangladesh most of the secondary level teachers use computer and internet for their personal purpose and use computers 35 times in a day. It revealed that secondary level teachers are interested to spend for ICT purpose. It also revealed that there is a difference in ICT usage between male and female teachers but no difference of the same among the different level of the teachers. It was found that there is no difference in case of perception about ICT between male and female teachers but perception among different level of teachers about ICT is different. Unavailability of high speed and wireless connections, lack of computer knowledge, high cost at start-up and unwillingness of aged teachers are found as hindrance for use of ICT in secondary level teaching arena. The success of information and communications technology (ICT) applications in teaching is profoundly dependent on the level of computer use by secondary level teachers. Majority of the Secondary level teacher were interested to accept the new technology for their professional capability enhancement and serve the nation. This questionnaire-based study assessed the level of computer and internet use by Secondary level teacher in Bangladesh is not satisfactory but perception of secondary level teacher for accepting new technology is positive both in their personal and professional arena.
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The Use and Usefulness of School Grants: Lessons From Uganda - Kayabwe, Samuel; Elior, Joseph (UNESCO, 2014)
In a growing number of countries, a significant reform in educational management is under way: schools which in earlier years had very little or no say in financial management now receive grants directly from central authorities. The actual impact of school grants on quality and equity needs deeper investigation because it is strongly influenced by the design and implementation of grants, the simple existence of such grants does not guarantee success.
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Effect of blended learning environment model on high school students' academic achievement - Kazu, Ibrahim Yasar; Demirkol, Mehmet (The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2014)
This study analyzes the students’ academic performance by comparing the blended learning environment and traditional learning environment. It has been observed whether there is a significant difference between the academic achievement grade dispersions and the male-female students’ grades. The study has been carried out in Diyarbakir Anatolian High School in 2010-2011 academic year first semester biology courses. For the study, two quantitive courses sections have been selected among the classes formed by secondary school senior students. Cluster analysis has been conducted to provide the objectivity when forming the experiment and control groups. The study has been conducted with 54 participants, 19 males and 8 females for the experiment group and 18 males and 9 females for the control group. The experiment group continued its education in blended learning environment and the control group continued its education in traditional learning environment. The created learning environments have focused the genetics topic of the biology course and lasted for 6 weeks. During the study, pre-test and final-test have been used for the academic achievement analysis. According to the results acquired at the end of the study, a significant difference hasn’t been found between the two groups at the end of the pre-test applied to experiment and control groups. Besides, in accordance with the averages of the final test grades, the experiment group has been found more successful than the control group. In both of the learning environments, female students have turned out to be more successful than the male students.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The Use and usefulness of school grants: lessons from Ethiopia - Kelil, Kedir; Jebena, Desalegn; Dufera, Derebssa; Abdi, Kasan; Wolde, Seife (UNESCO, 2014)
In a growing number of countries, a significant reform in educational management is under way: schools which in earlier years had very little or no say in financial management now receive grants directly from central authorities. The actual impact of school grants on quality and equity needs deeper investigation because it is strongly influenced by the design and implementation of grants, the simple existence of such grants does not guarantee success.
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Evaluating the impact of teacher professional development: an evidence-based framework - King, Fiona (Professional Development in Education, 2014)
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Keywords: C:Ireland

A rigorous review of the political economy of education systems in developing countries - Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi; Little, Angela; Aslam, Monazza; Rawal, Shenila; Moe, Terry; Patrinos, Harry; Beteille, Tara; Banerji, Rukmini; Parton, Brent; Sharma, Shailendra K (2014)
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Keywords: _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Argentina ARG; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Barbados BRB; _C:Benin BEN; _C:Bolivia BOL; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Chile CHL; _C:China CHN; _C:Colombia COL; _C:Congo; Democratic Republic COD; _C:Costa Rica CRI; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Ecuador ECU; _C:Eritrea ERI; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Guatemala GTM; _C:Guinea GIN; _C:Honduras HND; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Korea; Republic KOR; _C:Kyrgyzstan KGZ; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Mali MLI; _C:Mauritius MUS; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Myanmar MMR; _C:Nepal NPL; _C:Nicaragua NIC; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Rwanda RWA; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Somalia SOM; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:South Sudan SSD; _C:Sri Lanka LKA; _C:State of Palestine PSE; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Tajikistan TJK; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Yemen YEM; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Snapshots of student-teachers' experiences of DVDs in a learner support programme in a developing ODL context - Kok, Illasha; Blignaut, A. Seugnet (Africa Education Review, 2014)
The School of Continuing Teacher Education (SCTE) in South Africa delivers an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Learner Support Programme to Open Distance Learning (ODL) students in Namibia, a developing sub-Saharan African country. This paper examines the experiences of student-teachers using DVDs included in the tutorial package. Fifteen participants from rural and remote areas of Namibia took part in a semi-structured focus group and individual interviews. A first phase analysis identified a set of codes and categories that guided the researchers to two themes to using DVDs: frustration and attitude. Student-teachers' frustration and attitude towards DVDs are linked to sufficient appropriate information, also available as a paper-based tutorial package. Although electronic learning material can assist in achieving curriculum goals and enrich students' learning experiences, students' expectations are paramount in the design and development of instructional DVDs.
Publisher: Routledge, Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1826544130?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/18146627.2014.935002 2339240:5PUHHPDZ 2405685:7KWLX3P2 2534378:AVMXYX5A 2534378:KFGYMKVR
Keywords: Adult Education; Case Studies; College Students; Computer Uses in Education; Continuing Education; Developing Nations; Distance Education; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Electronic Learning; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Namibia; Open Education; Postsecondary Education; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; South Africa; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Teachers; Video Technology; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096343; __finaldtb

Snapshots of student-teachers' experiences of DVDs in a learner support programme in a developing ODL context - Kok, Illasha; Blignaut, A. Seugnet (Africa Education Review, 2014)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/18146627.2014.935002 2339240:437MBQZJ 2405685:553CMDI7

Learning without Teachers? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment of a Mobile Phone-Based Adult Education Program in Los Angeles - Ksoll, Christopher; Aker, Jenny C; Miller, Danielle; Perez, Karla; Smalley, Susan L (2014)
Over 755 million adults worldwide are unable to read and write in any language. Yet the widespread introduction of information and communication technology offers new opportunities to provide standardized distance education to underserved illiterate populations in both developed and developing countries. Using data from a randomized experiment of an innovative mobile phone-based adult education program (Cell-Ed) in Los Angeles, we find that the Cell-Ed program significantly increased students’ basic and broad reading scores, equivalent to a 2-4 year increase in reading levels over a four-month period. The program also increased participants’ selfesteem by 7 percent as compared with the comparison group. These results are robust to correcting for non-random attrition using a variety of non-parametric methods, including using the phase-in design to tighten the Lee bounds. Our results suggest that there is great scope for using information technology as a means of improving educational skills for illiterate adults.
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A 10-step guide to monitoring and evaluating children’s participation - Lansdown, Gerison; O’Kane, Claire (Save the Children, 2014)
Booklet 4: A 10-step guide to monitoring and evaluating children’s participation looks at involving children, young people and adults in the process. It includes guidance on identifying objectives and progress indicators, systematically collecting data, documenting activities and analysing findings.
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

A Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s Participation — Introduction - Lansdown, Gerison; O’Kane, Claire (Save the Children, 2014)
Booklet 1: Introduction provides an overview of children’s participation, how the toolkit was created and a brief guide to monitoring and evaluation.
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

How to measure the scope, quality and outcomes of children’s - Lansdown, Gerison; O’Kane, Claire (Save the Children, 2014)
Booklet 3: How to measure the scope, quality and outcomes of children’s participation provides a conceptual framework for children’s participation and introduces a series of benchmarks and tables to measure children’s participation.
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

Measuring the creation of a participatory and respectful environment for children provides - Lansdown, Gerison; O’Kane, Claire (Save the Children, 2014)
Booklet 2: Measuring the creation of a participatory and respectful environment for children provides a framework and practical tools to measure children’s participation in their community and society.
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

Tools for monitoring and evaluating children’s participation - Lansdown, Gerison; O’Kane, Claire (Save the Children, 2014)
Booklet 5: Tools for monitoring and evaluating children’s participation provides a range of tools that you can use with children and young people, as well as other stakeholders.
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

Mapping research and innovation in the Republic of Malawi - UNESCO Digital Library - Lemarchand, Guillermo A.; Schneegans, Susan (2014)
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Effects of prior knowledge on learning from different compositions of representations in a mobile learning environment - Liu, Tzu-Chien; Lin, Yi-Chun; Paas, Fred (Computers & Education, 2014)
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Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis - Lohr, Sharon; Schochet, Peter Z; Sanders, Elizabeth (National Center for Education Research (NCER), 2014)
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Improving Early-Grade Literacy in East Africa: Experimental Evidence from Kenya and Uganda - Lucas, Adrienne M.; McEwan, Patrick J.; Ngware, Moses; Oketch, Moses (Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014)
Primary school enrollments have increased rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, spurring concerns about low levels of learning. We analyze field experiments in Kenya and Uganda that assessed whether the Reading to Learn intervention, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation in both countries, improved early-grade literacy as measured by common assessments. We find that Ugandan literacy (in Lango) increased by 0.2 standard deviations. We find a smaller effect (0.08) on a Swahili literacy test in Kenya. We find no evidence that differential effects are explained by baseline differences across countries in student test scores, classroom attributes, or implementation fidelity. A plausible explanation that cannot be directly tested is differential effective exposure to the literacy treatment in the tested languages. Students in Kenya were tested in Swahili, which is not necessarily the main language of instruction in primary schools, despite official policy.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pam.21782 shortDOI: 10/gf7gt2 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1002/pam.21782 10/gf7gt2 2405685:6XBY922E

Identifying strategies to enhance the educational inclusion of visually impaired children with albinism in Malawi - Lynch, Paul; Lund, Patricia; Massah, Bonface (International Journal of Educational Development, 2014)
Oculocutaneous albinism is an inherited condition with significant health and social impact on the lives of those affected throughout sub-Saharan, including in Malawi. Myths and superstitions surrounding the condition lead to stigmatisation, rejection and misconceptions. In a participatory study, consultations with educational professionals, children with albinism and their families documented the barriers to full educational access and revealed low-cost strategies that could be implemented in mainstream schools, to minimise the effect of the visual impairment associated with albinism. These were captured in two information booklets in English and vernacular, one for children and the other appropriate for teacher training.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.07.002 2339240:MXTDK768 2405685:K9AQNHDY
Keywords: Albinism; Resource centres; Special educational needs; Teacher training; Visual impairment

Monitoring and evaluation of the e-readers project in rural Tanzania - Machuve, D. Z.; Zlotnikova, I.; Nyambo, D. (Proceedings of the 2nd Pan African International Conference on Science, Computing and Telecommunications (PACT 2014), 2014)
This study provides recommendations on the monitoring and evaluation conducted for an ICT in Education project in two rural primary schools in Tanzania. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of e-readers introduction at the schools. The e-readers introduction aimed at complementing the traditional print books. Print books are insufficient in primary schools in Tanzania; this ultimately leads to lack of reading skills in pupils and poor overall academic performance. As a conceptual framework the study adopted the InfoDev Monitoring and Evaluation framework for ICT in Education projects and adjusted it to local conditions. The study has shown that pupils at both schools considerably improved their reading skills as a result of the e-readers introduction. The introduction of e-readers also resulted in teachers and pupils being more motivated and engaged in learning. Survey results for parents demonstrate readiness on cost-sharing for acquiring the devices. This also indicates the feasibility of up-scaling the project to other schools in the country.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1109/SCAT.2014.7055138 2339240:DPBJTXNM 2405685:HU86I3P7
Keywords: E-readers; Educational institutions; ICT; ICT in Education project; InfoDev Monitoring and Evaluation framework; Monitoring; Tanzania; academic performance; computer aided instruction; cost-sharing; digital e-books; e-readers project; electronic publishing; mobile computing; mobile electronic device; pupil engagement; pupil motivation; reading skills improvement; rural Tanzania; rural primary schools; teachers

A framework for an ICT-based development program for science teachers in state universities and colleges in region VI - Magallanes, Amel Lavezores; Lavezores, Amel (Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014)
Curriculum reform is central to the aspirations of many developing countries as they strive to deliver a quality education to their citizens. In State Universities and Colleges in Region VI, with its remarkable achievement of a high literacy rate in a few decades, the next step is bringing its resources to bear on providing a quality education so that Filipino science professors and students may take their places in the global labor force. This study concerns the integration of information and communications technologies (ICT) into the science curriculum of Higher Education Institutions in State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines particularly in Region VI, and the training and development requirements of science professors in this regard. A mixed methodology was employed to obtain qualitative data from 11 policy makers as represented by the Vice President of Academic Affairs of the SUC's in region VI, and quantitative data from a questionnaire for which 139 replies were received from SUC's science professors in Region VI.The findings of this study confirmed those citations in the literature that inefficient management planning and inadequate resources influence the integration of ICT in the science curriculum. Furthermore, the qualitative and quantitative findings confirmed that teachers' access to training is affected by time constraints, ineffective ICT course material, unavailability of ICT infrastructures and facilities, and high cost of ICT trainings. The policy makers interviewed in this study perceived the teachers as having a positive attitude toward ICT integration in the science curriculum, quantitative data from the teachers pointed to a high interest in ICT integration, and their willingness to pursue further professional development in the effective use of ICT in the science curriculum. Furthermore, age factor exhibited a significant difference in ICT skills, utilization and individual barriers of science teachers in SUC's Region VI. The length of service also showed a very significant difference as to the ICT skills, utilization attitudes, and individual barriers of the teacher respondents. However, as to their gender and highest educational attainment, home location and school location, there was no such factor implicating a non-significant difference in the attitudes, skills, utilization and perceived barriers.
Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing, 506 North Garfield Avenue #210, Alhambra, CA 91801 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1697502673?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.13189/ujer.2014.020909 2405685:FXQZCGHG 2534378:CCZ6ZKIL
Keywords: Barriers; College Faculty; College Science; Computer Literacy; Computer Uses in Education; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Information Technology; Mixed Methods Research; Philippines; Postsecondary Education; Science Teachers; State Colleges; State Universities; Teacher Attitudes; Technology Integration; Training

Mobile-based system for cost-effective e-learning contents delivery in resource and bandwidth constrained learning environments - Mahenge, Michael P. J.; Mwangoka, Joseph W. (Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal, 2014)
The advancement in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has brought opportunities for the development of Smart Cities. The Smart City uses ICT to enhance performance and wellbeing, to reduce costs and resource consumption, and to engage more effectively and actively with its citizens. In particular, the education sector is adopting new ways of learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through e-learning systems. While these opportunities exist, e-learning content delivery and accessibility in third world countries like Tanzania is still a challenge due to resource and network constrained environments. The challenges include: high cost of bandwidth connection and usage; high dependency on the Internet; limited mobility and portability features; inaccessibility during the offline period and shortage of ICT facilities. In this paper, we investigate the use of mobile technology to sustainably support education and skills development particularly in developing countries. Specifically, we propose a Cost-effective Mobile Based Learning Content Delivery system for resource and network constrained environments. This system can be applied to cost-effectively broaden and support education in many cities around the world, which are approaching the 'Smart City' concept in their own way, even with less available technology infrastructure. Therefore, the proposed solution has the potential to reduce the cost of the bandwidth usage, and cut down the server workload and the Internet usage overhead by synchronizing learning contents from some remote server to a local database in the user’s device for offline use. It will also improve the quality of experience and participation of learners as well as facilitate mobility and portability in learning activities, which also supports the all-compassing learning experience in a Smart City.https://doi.org/10.34105/j.kmel.2014.06.030
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Improving the quality of teaching and learning through leadership for learning: Changing scenarios in basic schools of Ghana - Malakolunthu, Suseela; McBeath, John; Swaffield, Sue (Educational management administration & leadership, 2014)
Publisher: SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/1741143213510510 10/f6g9vv 2339240:XKC33Y3W 2405685:2L8B954L

Getting real about politics - Menocal, Alina Rocha (Overseas Development Institute, 2014)
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"Getting real about politics: From thinking politically to working differently" - Menocal, Alina Rocha (Overseas Development Institute, 2014)
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iSherig Education Master Plan 2014–2018 - Ministry of Education (Royal Government of Bhutan, 2014)
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Policy on Higher Education Vision 2030 - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (2014)
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Pakistan 2025: One Nation – One Vision - Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform. Planning Commission (Government of Pakistan, 2014)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; auto_merged

Pakistan 2025: One Nation – One Vision - Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform. Planning Commission (Government of Pakistan, 2014)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Viewpoints to ICT practices and hindrances from in Tanzanian secondary schools and teacher training colleges: Focus on classroom teachers - Muhoza, O. U.; Tedre, M.; Aghaee, N.; Hansson, H. (2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 2014)
On the policy level, Tanzania has strongly committed to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported education on all levels of education. National policy documents give ICT a high priority in development of the country's educational system. Curricula have been revamped to accommodate for increased role of ICT in the society and education. Also educational institutions have explicated high expectations of ICT in the process of "massification of education." Several research studies, however, have showed little change in the classrooms. Surveys and case studies have showed that on the way from policy documents to strategy level and implementation level, something gets missing. The lack of ICT in education is clear in primary and secondary school, which is unsurprising, given that majority of schools also lack electricity and basic facilities, including proper classrooms, tables, and books. This study sets out to investigate, using thematic interviews of secondary school teachers in Tanzania, what processes and support structures do teachers consider to be lacking in terms of ICT supported education. Informants from teacher training colleges were also involved in order to bring out viewpoints from teacher training. The results confirmed a large number of earlier results, divided to six categories: school policy, implementation and administration on the school level, access to ICT, leadership and management, school culture, and teacher training. A number of new factors were also pinpointed: teachers' lack of awareness of government policies and documentation on several levels, lack of pedagogical readiness for e-learning and blended learning, and cultural concerns. Concerning what should come first, there was a chicken-and-egg-problem: it makes little sense to invest in rapidly aging ICT infrastructure and facilities if there is no human capacity to make use of those investments, and it makes little sense to invest in human capacity if there is no technological infrastructure to put quickly aging technical know-how into immediate use.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1109/LaTiCE.2014.31 2339240:7MAT6RPX 2405685:VZVLXKLX
Keywords: Classroom Activities; Computers; Culture; Educational Technology; Educational institutions; Government; ICT management; ICT supported education; Information and Communication Technology (ICT); Internet; Interviews; Tanzania; Tanzanian secondary schools; Teacher education; Teachers' expectations; Teachers' experiences; Training; blended learning; classroom teachers; computer aided instruction; cultural concerns; e-learning; educational courses; educational curricula; educational institutions; educational system development; government policies; information and communication technology; information technology; national policy documents; pedagogical readiness; teacher training; teacher training colleges

Experimenting with Automatic Text-to-Diagram Conversion: A Novel Teaching Aid for the Blind People - Mukherjee, Anirban; Garain, Utpal; Biswas, Arindam (Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 2014)
ABSTRACT Diagram describing texts are integral part of science and engineering subjects including geometry, physics, engineering drawing, etc. In order to understand such text, one, at first, tries to draw or perceive the underlying diagram. For perception of the blind students such diagrams need to be drawn in some non-visual accessible form like tactile graphics. Technologies for producing tactile graphics are available but they are too expensive to be afforded by the blind students or schools in developing countries like India. As a result, science education for a large population of blind students is severely compromised. This paper proposes a novel solution to this problem. A method for digital to Braille mapping of geometry diagrams on the low-cost traditional Braille text printer is reported here. Later on, this is integrated with a previously developed text-to-diagram conversion system. Using the integrated system, a blind student can input a geometry word problem and perceive the underlying diagram on a Braille printout. The major part of the study involves rigorous evaluation of the system at a Blind school. The enthusiasm and the ability shown by the subjects in using the system strongly attest its viability as an effective teaching/learning tool for the blind students.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Evaluation study on the early learning Child-to-Child Programme - Mundy, Karen; Proulx, Kerrie; Janigan, Kara; Geva, Esther; Fraser, Christie (UNICEF, 2014)
Child-to-Child Programme in Ethiopia
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Literacy, Foundation Learning and Assessment in Developing Countries: Final Report. Education Rigorous Literature Review. - Nag, Sonali; Chiat, Shula; Torgerson, Carole; Snowling, Margaret J. (Department for International Development, 2014)
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Fostering Early Math Comprehension: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay - Naslund-Hadley, Emma; Parker, Susan W; Hernandez-Agramonte, Juan Manuel (Global Education Review, 2014)
Research indicates that preschool children need to learn pre-math skills to build a foundation for primary- and secondary-level mathematics. This paper presents the results from the early stages of a pilot mathematics program implemented in Cordillera, Paraguay. In a context of significant gaps in teacher preparation and pedagogy, the program uses interactive audio segments that cover the entire preschool math curriculum. Since Paraguayan classrooms tend to be bilingual, the audio and written materials use a combination of Spanish and Guaraní. Based on an experimental evaluation since the program’s implementation, we document positive and significant improvements of 0.16 standard deviations in standardized test scores. The program helped narrow learning gaps between low- and high-performing students, and between students with trained teachers and those whose teachers lack formal training in early childhood education. Moreover, the program improved learning equally among both Guaraní- and Spanish-speaking students. But not all learning gaps narrowed as a result of the program. Although girls improved significantly, boys improved much more, ultimately increasing the gender gap. To close this gender gap, the program has been modified to encourage girls’ increased participation in the classroom and general interest in math.
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RPHC4 Thematic Report: Characteristics of Households and Housing - National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. (2014)
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Using national Education Management Information Systems to make local service improvements: The case of Pakistan - Nayyar-Stone, Ritu (World Bank, 2014)
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Low cost tablet enhanced pedagogy for early grade reading: Indian context - Nedungadi, Prema; Jayakumar, Akshay; Raman, Raghu (2014 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10 HTC), 2014)
In our research we have designed pedagogy for Low Cost Tablets (LCT) to enhance early grade reading in multigrade classrooms in rural areas of India. The use of LCT helps meet the challenge of education in areas where there is a lack of qualified tutors and shortage of computing resources. The program has been implemented with (N=38) students in tribal areas of Kerala. Reading was the most common problem with the primary children, while mathematics and reading comprehension was a major challenge for children who were in middle school. Our pilot study students were able to learn faster on their own without requiring formal training due to the ease of use and the touch based interface of LCT, and they liked the idea of repeating lessons as many times as they wished. Teachers were trained in the use of LCT for assessment and early intervention and effective ways to bring up the reading skills of the students. Our findings confirm that LCT is powerful motivator in education and has a huge potential to address the issue of school dropouts. Our proposed pedagogy for LCT and findings will be of interest to educational policy makers who are looking at LCT options such as Aakash tablets to improve literacy levels among early grade learners.
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Unbalanced progress: What political dynamics mean for education access and quality - Nicolai, Susan; Engel, Jakob; Wales, Joseph; Hine, Sebastien; Wild, Leni (Overseas Development Institute, 2014)
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Investigating Turkish pre-service teachers' perceptions of blogs: implications for the FATIH project - Ocak, Mehmet Akif; Gökçearslan, Sahin; Solmaz, Ebru (Contemporary Educational Technology, 2014)
This study aimed to investigate pre-service teachers' perceptions on the use of blogs regarding ICT integration in the FATIH project in Turkey. Participants were 174 pre-service teachers continuing their education. Data collection tool was a questionnaire which measured pre-service teachers' perceptions of the blogs. Questionnaire embodied some sub-categories of blog use such as learning, motivation, active participation, writing skills, group work, and critical thinking. Findings revealed that using blogs in classes affected learning and teaching process. The obtained results also showed that the blogs contributed to the recuperation of writing and critical thinking skills. These results indicated that students found social contributions of the blogs such as sharing information and interacting with peers. Based on the findings of study, appropriate conclusions and implications were addressed within the context of the FATIH project.
Publisher: Contemporary Educational Technology, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1826538580?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.30935/cedtech/6113 2405685:NP6PFAAG 2534378:SAUID3JV 2534378:WI3PD3BP
Keywords: Critical Thinking; Diaries; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Technology; Electronic Publishing; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Group Activities; Higher Education; Online Surveys; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Student Participation; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Turkey; Web Sites; Writing Skills; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2098538; __finaldtb

Students’ and teachers’ attitudes and views on employing the use of iPads in science lessons - Oliviera, Jose (University of Cambridge, 2014)
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JiFUNzeni: a blended learning approach for sustainable teachers' professional development - Onguko, Brown Bully (Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014)
JiFUNzeni blended learning approach is a sustainable approach to provision of professional development (PD) for those in challenging educational contexts. JiFUNzeni approach emphasizes training regional experts to create blended learning content, working with appropriate technology while building content repositories. JiFUNzeni approach was fieldtested though a design-based research intervention conducted in rural western Kenya. The field test included design, development and implementation of a blended learning course for teachers’ professional development utilizing appropriate technologies including tablets powered by solar energy, open educational resources and open source software. One year after the intervention, follow-up interviews were conducted with eight of the ten teachers and two professional development tutors (PDTs) who participated in the research. The findings from the follow-up interviews shared in this paper revealed that: teachers still used cooperative learning and activity-based learning strategies in their teaching. The PDTs on the other hand designed, developed and implemented one other jiFUNzeni blended learning course for twelve teachers in one school in Korogocho slum in Nairobi city. Implementation by PDTs of jiFUNzeni approach confirmed that they had learned through a sustainable way of delivering professional development in challenging educational contexts. The PDTs utilized the instructional design approaches learned through their participation in the research in designing blended learning content, while they also innovated new ways of developing self-study content as an important creative addition to what they had previously learned. Two teenage children participated in digital content development by advising the PDTs on some appropriate ways of applying technology thus, attesting to the fact that digital natives are important reciprocal supporters to digital immigrants and vice versa.
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Keywords: Blended Learning; Computer Software; Computers; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Course Content; Design; Disadvantaged Environment; Distance learning; Education–Computer Applications; Educational Technology; Elementary School Teachers; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Instructional Design; Internet; Interviews; Kenya; Learning Activities; Multimedia Materials; Open Source Technology; Program Development; Qualitative Research; Rural Areas; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Sustainability; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Training; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096405; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Nature and dynamics of inequalities in Ghana - Osei-Assibey, Eric (Development, 2014)
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Commonalities and specificities of authentic leadership in Ghana and New Zealand - Owusu-Bempah, Justice; Addison, Ramzi; Fairweather, John (Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014)
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Curriculum leadership: readings for developing quality educational programs - Parkay, Forrest; Anctil, Eric; Hass, Glen (Prentice Hall, 2014)
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The effect of blended instruction on accelerated learning - Patchan, Melissa M.; Schunn, Christian D.; Sieg, Wilfried; McLaughlin, Dawn (Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014)
The effect of blended instruction on accelerated learning
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USAID/Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative: Kisumu Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Intervention. Endline Report. - Piper, B.; Kwayumba, D. (Research Triangle Institute (RTI), 2014)
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The Primary Math and Reading Initiative (PRIMR) - Piper, Benjamin; Kwayumba, Dunston (2014)
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Student data: Trust, transparency, and the role of consent - Polonetsky, Jules; Jerome, Joseph (Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), 2014)
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Educational Technology Topic Guide - Power, Tom (Health and Education Advice Resource Team, 2014)
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Tangerine: Mobile Assessments Made Easy - Principles for Digital Development (Principles for Digital Development, 2014)
Overview Tangerine is an open source software application initially designed to collect and analyze reading and mathematics assessment data in primary schools (typically grades one through four), most commonly in low-income countries. Data collectors use the Tangerine platform on mobile devices like tablets and smartphones to administer the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Early […]
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The risks to education systems from design mismatch and global isomorphism - Pritchett, Lant (World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2014)
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Data Innovation for Policymaking - Pulse Lab Jakarta (2014)
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Culture, Gender and Technology Enhanced Learning: Female and Male Students' Perceptions across three Countries - Richter, Thomas; Zelenkauskaite, Asta (International Conference e-Learning, 2014)
With the on-going “Learning Culture Survey”, we aim to foster the implementation of culture-sensitive education. The motivation of this study is based on the need of a better understanding of the reasons for intercultural conflicts in education. These issues are particularly pertinent to international learning scenarios, such as in urban education, or Internet-based e-Learning. The results of this research are geared towards a development of activities that prevent students from losing their initial learning motivation. With our standardized questionnaire, we collected and analysed data from Germany, Ghana, and South Korea. In such a comparative culture-related analysis, the population is usually considered as a whole, regardless of the respondents’ socio-cultural differences and assuming a single representative value per item. In this paper, we first analyse and discuss the results of our questionnaire' section “Gender Issues”. Afterwards, we analyse the overall questionnaire data to focus on the extent to which female and male students’ answers differed. Finally, we engage in a discussion to what degree these differences impact the design of e-Learning scenarios.
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Moving from the margins: Mainstreaming persons with disabilities in Pakistan - Roman, Stephan; Bartel-Ellis, Fiona; Upton, Peter (2014)
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A comparative analysis of e-learning policy formulation in the European Union and the United States: discursive convergence and divergence - Roumell Erichsen, Elizabeth; Salajan, Florin D. (Comparative Education Review, 2014)
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Promoting proper education for sustainability: An exploratory study of ICT enhanced Problem Based Learning in a developing country - Roy, Amit; Kihoza, Patrick; Suhonen, Jarkko; Vesisenaho, Mikko; Tukiaianen, Markku (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2014)
One of the goals of education is to create responsible citizens who can adequately understand the problems faced by their societies and who can then act to help solve them. Such behaviour can be fostered through proper education that facilitates expert knowledge about social issues, nurtures the ability to think critically and learns the skills needed to pro-actively search for possible solutions. Through this study we aimed to develop an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) supported pedagogical framework, Children as Agents of Social Change (CASC), as a possible vehicle to facilitate appropriate education about social issues. This article analyses the first implementation of the CASC framework carried out at schools in Tanzania. Forest fires in Tanzania are often caused by human activity and education about this pressing problem needs to be provisioned on a large scale. However, due to a lack of teachers and teacher expertise, this is not the reality. With help of the local community, we created a locally contextualised video supported by a Problem Based Learning (PBL) solution to connect local forest experts with school students. These students then creatively conducted PBL activities in order to help solve local environmental and conservation problems. Data was collected through pre- and post-tests of control-experimental groups and teacher interviews. Results suggest that the participants were enlightened as to a variety of active problem solving possibilities and that they ranked the CASC methodology as an effective approach to sustainability.
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The Primary Math and Reading Initiative (PRIMR) - RTI International (2014)
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Establishing a Safe Container for Learning in Simulation: The Role of the Presimulation Briefing - Rudolph, Jenny W.; Raemer, Daniel B.; Simon, Robert (Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 2014)
Summary Statement In the absence of theoretical or empirical agreement on how to establish and maintain engagement in instructor-led health care simulation debriefings, we organize a set of promising practices we have identified in closely related fields and our own work. We argue that certain practices create a psychologically safe context for learning, a so-called safe container. Establishing a safe container, in turn, allows learners to engage actively in simulation plus debriefings despite possible disruptions to that engagement such as unrealistic aspects of the simulation, potential threats to their professional identity, or frank discussion of mistakes. Establishing a psychologically safe context includes the practices of (1) clarifying expectations, (2) establishing a “fiction contract” with participants, (3) attending to logistic details, and (4) declaring and enacting a commitment to respecting learners and concern for their psychological safety. As instructors collaborate with learners to perform these practices, consistency between what instructors say and do may also impact learners’ engagement.
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The permanent input hypothesis : the case of textbooks and (no) student learning in Sierra Leone - Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Evans, David K.; Marshak, Anastasia (Washington, DC : World Bank, Education Global Practice Group & Africa Region, Office of the Chief Economist, 2014)
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Supporting Change in Literacy Instruction in Malawi - Sailors, Misty; Hoffman, James V.; Pearson, P. David; McClung, Nicola; Shin, Jaran; Phiri, Liveness Mwale; Saka, Tionge (Reading Research Quarterly, 2014)
In this study, we examined the effectiveness of an innovative approach to literacy instruction in Malawi on teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and instructional practices. Two groups participated in the study: Treatment teachers received complementary teaching and learning materials, workshops, and directive coaching, and control teachers received no intervention. After this five-month intervention, treatment teachers were significantly more comfortable with their languages of instruction and were more positive about their teaching ability, beliefs about the learning materials in their classroom, and beliefs about the culture of reading in their communities than control teachers were. There were no significant differences between groups when we analyzed their teaching practices or the engagement of their students. The coaching model proved to be associated with changes in teachers' beliefs and perceptions on many of our variables. These findings suggest that the program under examination was successful in promoting the conditions for success (teacher beliefs and perceptions). Further, the findings suggest that the implementation of coaching was an important source of support in implementing changes.
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Keywords: Adult; C:Malawi; Childhood; Coaching; Decoding; Discussion; Early childhood; English as a second language; English for speakers of other languages; English language learners; English learners; Experimental; Fairy tales; Family literacy; Home language; Home-school connections; In-service; Instructional models; Language learners; Literature; Literature-based instruction; Oral language; Parental involvement; Phonics; Program evaluation; Reading strategies; Research methodology; School based; Sight words; Sociocultural; Socioeconomic factors; Strategies; Supplementary resources; Teacher education; Textbooks; and materials; folk tales; methods; phonemic awareness; phonological awareness; professional development; quasi-experimental; word recognition

Inclusive early childhood education in Nigeria: the journey so far - Salami, Ishola Akindele (The Journal of International Association of Special Education, 2014)
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The Politics of Inclusive Development - Sen, Kunan; Bukenya, Badru; Hickey, Sam (Oxford University Press, 2014)
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Primary Education Finance for Equity and Quality - Steer, Liesbet; Rabbani, Fazle; Parker, Adam (Brookings, 2014)
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Effects of Classroom Physical Environment on the Academic Achievement Scores of Secondary School Students in Kohat Division, Pakistan - Suleman, Dr (International Journal of Learning and Development, 2014)
The purpose of the paper was to examine the effects of classroom physical environment on the academic achievement scores of secondary school students. All the students studying at secondary school level in Kohat Division,Pakistanconstituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to the students of class 09 of Govt. High School Khurram (Karak). Forty students from class 09 of the same school were selected as sample through simple random sampling technique. The study was experimental in nature and therefore “Pre-test-Post-test Equivalent Groups Design” was used. Statistical data was collected through pre-test and post-test technique. Statistical tools i.e., mean, standard deviation and differences of means were calculated for each group. Significance of the difference between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups was tested at 0.05 level of confidence by applying t-test. After analysis, it was concluded that classroom favorable environment has a significant positive effect on the academic achievement scores of secondary school students. The students of experimental group showed better performance as compared to the students of control group. Based on findings, it was recommended that classroom physical environment should be well-organized, equiped and facilitated.
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When disadvantages don’t add up: On gender, ethnicity and education - Tas, Emcet O.; Reimao, Maria (World Bank Blogs, 2014)
We often think that all women are in some way subjected to gender-based discrimination, and indeed, there is wealth of evidence to support this belief. The same can be said about ethnic minorities and other social groups—indigenous peoples, refugees, sexual minorities, the poor, immigrants, and people living with HIV/AIDS—who may ...
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Is it possible to wire the world? Meet the guy who has a plan to make it happen. - Time (Time, 2014)
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Seeking impact and visibility: Scholarly communication in Southern Africa - Trotter, H.; Kell, C.; Willmers, M.; Gray, E.; King, T. (African Mind, 2014)
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Systematic review automation technologies - Tsafnat, G.; Glasziou, P.; Choong, M.K. (Systematic Reviews, 2014)
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Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Out of school children - UIS (2014)
Millions of children are excluded from school because of poverty, gender and where they live. Closing the gap is vital if we are to achieve Education for All. Data from the Initiative on Out-of-School Children explains: on.unesco.org/oosci-global
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Teaching and learning: achieving quality for all - UNESCO (UNESCO Publishing, 2014)
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Keywords: AWP2; AWP2-actual; CitedIn:AKFC; CitedIn:OER4S-TPE-HHH2; CitedIn:OER4Schools-2012-HHH1; CitedIn:OER4Schools-HHH3; CitedIn:OER4Schools-HHH3-A; CitedIn:OER4Schools-HHH3-A-PREVIOUS; CitedIn:OER4Schools-HHH3-B; CitedIn:PhD_Thesis; EfA; GMR; RPF-May-2016

Worldreader - Data on Mobile Reading in Africa and Asia - UNESCO (Worldreader, 2014)
See pie charts, graphs, and more from UNESCO's report on Worldreader's users. Study conducted in partnership with Nokia.
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