scholarly journals Difficulties Faced by Science Teachers in Selected Public Schools in Kuwait: A Descriptive Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebrahim Abdullah Al-Kandari ◽  
Tahraoui Ramdane ◽  
Mohamad Sahari Nordin
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
School Management ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Science Laboratory ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

There are numerous difficulties associating with the teaching process in the secondary public schools in Kuwait. The aim of the study is to determine some of the difficulties facing science teachers in secondary schools of Mubarak AL Kabeer governorate in Kuwait. The difficulties encountered by science teachers in secondary schools were examined under these issues: curriculum objectives, student assessment system, school management and science laboratory. Seventy-seven science teachers were chosen randomly from secondary schools in Mubarak AL Kabeer governorate. A structured pretested self-administered questionnaire in Arabic was used to collect data for this study. The analyzed data indicated that both male and female science teachers have difficulties with the curriculum objectives, student assessment system, school management and science laboratory. This study suggested number of recommendations for teachers and administrators in secondary schools

scholarly journals Perception of intern doctors about the newly introduced assessment system in the final professional MBBS examination

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Fatima Parveen Chowdhury ◽  
AKM Asaduzzaman ◽  
Tahmina Nargis ◽  
Chowdhury Nasrath Munir Abeer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Medical Colleges

It was a descriptive study. The objective was to find out the perception of intern doctors regarding newly introduced assessment system in final professional MBBS examination which was held in July 2011. Data were collected from 500 inter doctors of selected medical colleges by using self administered questionnaire. It was found that majority (84%) of the respondent expressed their satisfaction with the newly introduced assessment method .Of the students 95.5% mentioned that SAQ is better than Essay questions. Inclusion of MCQ, SOE and OSCE in examination is worthy was opined by about 86.6%, 81.7%, 78% of the students respectively. Nearly eighty nine (89%) percent respondents thought that adding of a certain percentage of mark of formative assessment in final examination is better. About 29% of respondents said that examination phobia in oral /viva is not reduced by introducing SOE, 26.2% believed that all examinees are not judged in same standard by examiners by means of OSCE and 31% respondents believed that result of examination in SOE, some extent depends upon the examiners desire and intention. So, it reveals that the new assessment method is not implemented properly. Students also identified strengths and weakness of the new assessment.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.5(1) 2014: 6-9

Expert Review and Educational Reform: The Case of Student Assessment in Queensland Secondary Schools

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Royce Sadler
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Operating Life ◽  
Technical Adequacy ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Media

Major reforms in assessment policy in Queensland secondary schools have occurred during the past 30 years. In each case, the reforms resulted from the adoption of recommendations, produced by a panel of experts, which constituted the design for a new system. Two features of the designs—their underlying philosophy and the status and technical adequacy of the recommendations—affected their prospects of success. Other influences were the experiences of teachers and public opinion as expressed and shaped through the media. Although substantial procedural changes were made to each assessment system during its operating life, these adjustments seemed incapable of warding off a crisis of professional and public confidence. In this article, crises in the reform cycles are analysed and interpreted in terms of legitimation theory.

scholarly journals Perception of intern doctors about the newly introduced assessment system in the final professional MBBS examination

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Fatima Parveen Chowdhury ◽  
AKM Asaduzzaman ◽  
Tahmina Nargis ◽  
Chowdhury Nasrath Munir Abeer
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Medical Colleges

It was a descriptive study. The objective was to find out the perception of intern doctors regarding newly introduced assessment system in final professional MBBS examination which was held in July 2011. Data were collected from 500 inter doctors of selected medical colleges by using self administered questionnaire. It was found that majority (84%) of the respondent expressed their satisfaction with the newly introduced assessment method .Of the students 95.5% mentioned that SAQ is better than Essay questions. Inclusion of MCQ, SOE and OSCE in examination is worthy was opined by about 86.6%, 81.7%, 78% of the students respectively. Nearly eighty nine (89%) percent respondents thought that adding of a certain percentage of mark of formative assessment in final examination is better. About 29% of respondents said that examination phobia in oral /viva is not reduced by introducing SOE, 26.2% believed that all examinees are not judged in same standard by examiners by means of OSCE and 31% respondents believed that result of examination in SOE, some extent depends upon the examiners desire and intention. So, it reveals that the new assessment method is not implemented properly. Students also identified strengths and weakness of the new assessment. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjme.v3i1.18592 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.3(1) 2012: 22-25

scholarly journals The management and governance of racial integration in public secondary schools in Gauteng

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shantha Naidoo ◽  
Jace Pillay ◽  
Lloyd Conley
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Change Management ◽  
School Management ◽  
Racial Integration ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Race Theory ◽  
Policy And Practice

The main purpose of this paper was to establish the effectiveness of school management and governance structures in managing racial integration in public secondary schools. A qualitative study was conducted utilising Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Lewin’s Change Management Theory. A sample of grade 10 learners and educators, which included members of the School Management Team (SMT), School Governing Body (SGB), which represented the four previous education departments, was purposefully selected. Semi-structured, individual interviews and focus group discussions, including a questionnaire with open-ended questions, were used to gather data. The findings, obtained through content analysis, indicate that SMTs and SGBs experience difficulty in managing and governing racial integration in public schools due to the following: policy and practice issues, poor interrelationships, need for capacity building of educators, and on-going racial conflict. Based on the findings, recommendations are made on how SMTs and SGBs could effectively manage racial integration in public secondary schools. Keywords: governance, management, racial integration; Critical Race Theory, Lewin’s Change Management Theory

PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Umemetu Momoh ◽  
Nkechi Obiweluozor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female Principals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Quality Assurance Standards

This study examined principals’ administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards in public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. To guide the study, three hypotheses were raised. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all the principals and teachers in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 240 principals and 720 teachers from the schools. Data was collected using ‘Administrative Effectiveness and Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards Questionnaire (AEIQASQ)’ to find out principals’ level of administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards using the Normative mean of 62.5 which was established from the instrument as the benchmark for effectiveness. The findings revealed that principals’ administrative effectiveness was high in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. There was also a significant relationship between administrative effectiveness and implementation of quality assurance standards in the States based on principals’ gender and experience. It was therefore recommended that since principals in public schools are effective, Government should provide them with adequate funds and all necessary support to ensure that quality assurance standards are fully implemented in the schools. Also, experience and gender should be considered in appointing principals among other criteria as experienced female principals were found to be more effective.

Applying the Prototype Model into the Electronic Reporting System for the Elementary School Student Base on Android

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Tukino ◽  
Siti Masruroh ◽  
Daryanto Herdiana
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Prototype Model ◽  
Electronic Reporting ◽  
System Method

Teaching and learning is an activity that is bound by goal directed and carried out specifically to achieve that goal. Because it is very important to seek knowledge for a bright future. Supervision of students by the guardians of the students made the results of their children's achievements not improving. As well as student assessment by the teacher is still not well managed because it is still in the form of a note report. The system method used is the Prototype model. With observation and direct interviews with the student section regarding the assessment system in the school where the author researched. The results of this study are applications that can be operated on an Android Smartphone. This application can provide fast information and update automatically in obtaining information on student learning outcomes.        

Comparative Analysis of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of First to Third Grade Teachers of Private and Public Schools Toward Free Play

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742199624
Author(s):  
Clarizza Jon O. Feliciano ◽  
Marison Felicidad R. Dy
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Early Grade ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

With limited studies that focus on middle childhood education and free play, this study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to free play of 120 early grade schoolteachers in private and public schools of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The data were gathered via self-administered questionnaire. The study used descriptive and statistical means to analyze data. Findings show that teachers have knowledge on free play; however, there were negative attitudes toward play, and play was not practiced. Thus, teachers and education administrators are recommended to make adjustments for teachers’ pedagogical advancement on play in middle childhood.

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