Education Journal

Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015

  • Effects of Mass University Enrolment on Non-Academic Activities: The Case of the University of Nairobi, Kenya

    Paul A. Odundo, Japheth Origa, Isaiah Nyandega, Boniface Ngaruiya

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 51-59
    Received: 27 January 2015
    Accepted: 10 February 2015
    Published: 16 February 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Public universities in Kenya have recorded high enrolment rates in the past two decades due to pressure from the expanded primary and secondary education and increased demand for university education among the working population. At the University of Nairobi, the rapid growth of student population has resulted in a number of challenges, including i... Show More
  • Effective Classroom Management Skills in Physical Education at Institute of Teacher Education

    Mohd Taib Harun, Maslawati Mohamad, Muhammad Akbar Zahidi

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 60-63
    Received: 13 November 2014
    Accepted: 21 November 2014
    Published: 2 March 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: This study was about effective classroom management skills in physical education at institute of teacher education (ITE). The purpose of this study was to review effective classroom management skills in physical education for student participation at ITE. Besides, this study is implemented to identify how to deal with classroom management strategie... Show More
  • The Validity and Reliability of Assessment for Learning (AfL)

    Erwin Akib, Mohamed Najib Abdul Ghafar

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 64-68
    Received: 20 February 2015
    Accepted: 2 March 2015
    Published: 6 March 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: Assessment for learning is a new perspective on the assessment system in education. The traditional practice is for evaluating outcomes is an Assessment of Learning. However, new perspective proposes that assessment should be included in the process of learning, that is Assessment for Learning. This main objective of this study is to investigate th... Show More
  • Financial Supervision and Staff Motivation as Institutional Variables for Predicting Agricultural Education Lecturers’ Teaching Effectiveness in Nigeria Universities

    Camilus Bassey Ben

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 69-81
    Received: 10 February 2015
    Accepted: 27 February 2015
    Published: 17 March 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the extent to which institutional variables of financial supervision and staff motivation predict teaching effectiveness of Agricultural Education lecturers in Nigerian universities. Four null hypotheses were formulated on the basis of the independent variables of financial supervision, motivation, nature of te... Show More
  • Evaluation of the Extent of Utilization of Electronic Library Resources and Services by Undergraduate Students in University of Calabar Library, Calabar – Nigeria

    Bassey Ruth Simon, Odu James Ogom

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 82-89
    Received: 20 March 2015
    Accepted: 3 April 2015
    Published: 17 April 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: An evaluation of the extent of utilization of electronic Library resources and services by undergraduate students in the University of Calabar, Nigeria, was carried out. The survey research design was used in this study whose population consisted of all registered undergraduate library users in the 2013/2014 academic session. Accidental sampling te... Show More
  • Mathematics Teaching in Primary Education Series Initials: Training in Focus

    Arnaldo Gonçalves Matos, Heber Cruz Silva, Paulo Henrique Dantas Freitas, Rafael Frois da Silva, Fernanda Carla Lima Ferreira

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 90-93
    Received: 23 March 2015
    Accepted: 7 April 2015
    Published: 17 April 2015
    Downloads:
    Views:
    Abstract: This work aims to analyze the (s) factor (s) which hinders (m) the learning of students entering the 6th grade of elementary school, there is a lag in terms of mathematical knowledge, especially in the four operations that are important to the understanding of other subjects such as operations with exponents etc. And one motive among many is relate... Show More