scholarly journals Grading Controversies in the Assessment of University Graduates in Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Ziaul Karim ◽  
Jamal Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Grading System ◽  
Grading Practices ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
The Past ◽  
Grading Scale ◽  
Method Of Assessment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Tertiary education has undergone several changes in the past few decades in Bangladesh. And one of the important alterations seems to be the introduction of letter grade system instead of numeric marking for assessment. Though letter grading as part of assessment is now an integral component of all the universities in Bangladesh, surprisingly this method of assessment is not consistent, even though the University Grants Commission (UGC) has provided a uniform grading scale to follow. This study attempts to find out the purposes of grading, problems with current grading practices and the impact of such discrete grading system on the learners and teachers. Finally, it suggests some ways out in order to bring harmony to the overall grading process. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ctbijis.v2i1.10813 Crossing the Border: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol.2(1) 2014: 61-74

An Introduction to the Impact Behaviour of Polymer Composites Using Simplified Beam Models

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. W. Mines
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Sandwich Beams ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
The Past ◽  
Structural Case ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The paper describes a final-year undergraduate course that has been taught at the University of Liverpool for the past three years. The main aims of the course are to introduce the student to the design of structures using multi-component (composite) materials and to the performance of such structures under impact loading. Given the complexity of generalized composite behaviour and of structural crashworthiness, a simple structural case is considered, namely, a beam subject to three-point bending. A feature of the course is that not only is linear structural response considered but also non-linear (progressive) structural collapse is covered. The course is split into four parts, namely: (i) analysis of composite laminae, (ii) analysis of laminated beams, (iii) local and global effects in sandwich beams, and (iv) post-failure and progressive collapse of sandwich beams. Static and impact loadings are considered. Comments are made on how the theories are simplified and communicated to the undergraduate students.

Radiocarbon Dates and New World Chronology

Antiquity ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 35 (140) ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
New World ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
The Past ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

It is a commonplace of current archaeology that the publication of radiocarbon dates is revolutionizing our ideas of the past. Dr G. H. S. Bushnell, Curator of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the University of Cambridge, England, has already published in ANTIQUITY and elsewhere some of his views on the impact of radiocarbon dating on New World chronology. Here he studies the whole problem in detail. He adopts the useful convention of referring to a date already fully published in the Radiocarbon Supplement to the American Journal of Science simply by its laboratory designation and number {thus K-554 is reading no. 554 of the Copenhagen Laboratory), but in some cases, where the date is not fully published, he gives fuller information.

scholarly journals Reclaiming Our Time: A 21st-Century Response to Banks’ “Afro-American Scholars in the University”

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-266
Author(s):  
Richard J. Reddick
Keyword(s):  
Urban Education ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Black Faculty ◽  
The Past ◽  
White Institutions ◽  
Urban Educators ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

William Banks’ 1984 article “Afro-American Scholars in the University” situated Black faculty at predominantly White institutions in a milieu noting the uses and misuses of Black scholars, constituencies in conflict, the range of responses from Black scholars, and the standards and realities for their advancement in academia. Banks further discussed the stigma of affirmative action and the burden of symbolism for Black faculty. This article, written in the #BlackLivesMatter and Trump era, engages with the same questions that Banks raised 34 years prior. This response expands the context to the field of urban education, and Black urban educators in the academy particularly, through an analysis of community engagement experiences, the burdens of cultural taxation, and the impact of affirmative action in a post-Fisher political context. Incorporating events both inside and outside of academia, the author considers the centrality of creating spaces of resistance and leveraging the gains for Black academics over the past three decades to alter the standards of the academy to support Black scholars and their allies.

scholarly journals NEW ZEALAND HORTICULTURAL EXPORTS

HortScience ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 589a-589
Author(s):  
D. H. Turner
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Marketing Technology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Export Expansion ◽  
Future 2 ◽  
The Impact

New Zealand horticultural exports expanded rapidly during 1970-1990. These increases did not occur without some difficulties. Details of the export expansion including main products and major markets (such as the U. S. and Pacific Rim Countries) will be discussed. Key factors such as: 1) marketing strategies of the past, present, and future; 2) the impact of new marketing technology; and 3) importance of New Zealand image will be detailed. The role of education and technology and the skill level of New Zealand horticulture will be reviewed. This will include the New Zealand tertiary education system as well as relevant examples of how universities can assist.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Integration, Affirmative Action, And Diversity On Minority Student Recruitment At The University Of Alabama: A Longitudinal Perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
John L. Festervand ◽  
Troy A. Festervand
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Minority Student ◽  
Minority Faculty ◽  
University Of Alabama ◽  
Minority Representation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Diversity In Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the University of Alabama's positions, actions, policies, and accomplishments over the past forty years with respect to minority representation among its students and faculty. The impact and progression of these initiatives by the University of Alabama demonstrates strides have been made. The paper also examines the University's recruiting efforts to attract more minority faculty and students. The transition from integration to affirmative action to diversity in higher education also are examined.

Senior Design Projects to Aid the Disabled at the University of Toledo: Community Outreach and Impact

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Samir Hefzy ◽  
Gregory Nemunaitis ◽  
Nagi Naganathan ◽  
Christine Smallman
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The Past ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Senior Students

Abstract This paper describes the community involvement and the impact that the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME) at the University of Toledo (UT) has accomplished during the past six years with its senior students in developing custom devices for physically disabled individuals within the Toledo community. These projects assist disabled individuals to better enjoy life and realize their maximum potential. These projects significantly enhance the education of student engineers through the experience of designing and building devices to meet a real need with feedback on how well the device satisfies that need.

Legal Certainty and Fundamental Rights

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
High Current ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This book, containing legal research on the impact of legal certainty and fundamental rights on different branches of the law from a South African and German perspective, is the culmination of a collaboration between the University of Augsburg and the University of Johannesburg over the past decade. Topics of high current interest are introduced by South African scholars and responded to by their German counterparts, leading to a deeper understanding of open legal questions in both legal systems.

scholarly journals Análisis de las causas de errores de sentido en traducciones literarias alemán-español

2014 ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
María Pilar Castillo Bernal
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Process ◽  
German Language ◽  
Grading System ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Corrective Measures ◽  
The University ◽  
Ongoing Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Main Language

This paper discusSt>s the dnalysis of crrors of meaning in trnnsJntions made by stud !Tits of Líterary Trn.nsla.tion C>A GermanSpanish. This subject was formerly taught in the fourth year of the Degree in Translation and lnterpre ting at the Univers-ity of Cordoba. The contents analysed are fragments of literary works in German language translated into Spanish by tudents in the course of the ongoing assessment process. Thc tests comprise two different gerues: drama and novel. The purpose is first to identify the gaps in students' performance regarding language and translation competences, in order to take corrective measures in the classroom. The second purpose is to establish a grading system to be consistently applied in the evaluation of tests. Thirdly, this analysis aims at providing feedback for syllabus planning of this subject in the B.A. Translation and Interpreting of the University of Cordoba. As to the findings, the main language gaps identilied include mainly the lack of mastery of grammar structures and literary features of the corresponding works. Similarly, the need for a flexible grading system was detected in order to assess the impact of a given error on each translation. Fragments or terms that are considered particularly complex should be given extra points when properly translated.

scholarly journals Use of Digital Technological Tools among Undergraduate English Language Learners in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Maheen Tufail Dahraj ◽  
Hina Manzoor ◽  
Mahnoor Tufail
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Technology has become an important source for enhancing the knowledge of the students. Apart from the non-academic purposes, the use of technology for the academic purposes also has greater impact on the process of learning specifically on tertiary education. Therefore, it has become essential for higher education institutions to focus on the available opportunities for integrating technology in the academic setting. The developing countries like Pakistan, however; are facing some major challenges in technology integration due to the unavailability of sufficient financial resources. Hence, this study explores the use of digital technological tools at undergraduate level in one of the public sector universities of Pakistan. The study also examines the impact of the medium of instruction and respective discipline of the tertiary level students on the use of technology. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted from 200 undergraduate students studying in four different disciplines in the university. The findings revealed that the majority of the students at the undergraduate level have accessibility to smartphones, laptops or desktop computers in the university but only a few students use these available technological tools for learning purposes. Smartphones were determined to be the most easily available technological tool while the students generally do not prefer carrying their laptops to the university. Besides this, the students also reported having limited technological knowledge and skills for the digital tools to be used for educational and learning purposes. However, a greater percentage of the students were willing to participate in training sessions for learning.

The Dewey School as Triumph, Tragedy, and Misunderstood: Exploring the Myths and Historiography of the University of Chicago Laboratory School

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Thomas Fallace ◽  
Victoria Fantozzi
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Laboratory School ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Background Context ◽  
Objective Research

Background/Context Over the last century, perhaps no school in American history has been studied more than John Dewey's Laboratory School at the University of Chicago (1896–1904). Scholars have published dozens of articles, books, essays, and assessments of a school that existed for only seven and a half years. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study This article reviews the extensive firsthand accounts and historiography of the famed school. In the first section, the authors trace the published accounts of those who experienced the Dewey School firsthand between 1895 and 1904. In the second section, the authors review accounts of the school by contemporaries, reformers, and historians between 1904 and 2014, focusing on three historiographical areas: the events surrounding the closing of the school, the rationale underlying its curriculum, and the impact of the experiment on U.S. schools. In the third section, the authors argue that most accounts of the Dewey School convey one of three historiographical myths: the Dewey School as misunderstood; the Dewey School as triumph, and/or the Dewey School as tragedy. Research Design A historiographical essay is a narrative and analytical account of what has been written on a particular historical topic. Following this methodology, the authors are less concerned with establishing what happened at the Dewey School, than they were with how the school was analyzed and interpreted by contemporaries and historians over the past 120 years. Conclusions/Recommendations The authors analyze each myth to conclude that Dewey only subscribed to the myth of the Dewey School as misunderstood, while the other two were historiographical constructions created by Dewey's contemporaries and historians.

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