curriculum development and enhancement? 2. What is Assessment of learning v Assessment for Learning and the practices in higher education 3. Issues and concerns on assessment in teaching and learning at institutions of higher learning? 2. Assessment as a part of curriculum practice Curriculum is a Latin word and it refers to a ‘course’ or a ‘track’ to be followed. In education‚ the focus is learning‚ then the most appropriate interpretation for the word curriculum is viewed as a course or ‘plan
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GCO has helped me better understand empowerment and accountability jin higher education by offering me alternative ways of understanding and valuing knowledge within my own experience as well as offering other ways‚ imagined and real‚ that academia can and should be acting in relation to their position in society. First I think GCO has helped me understand empowerment through valuing experiential knowledge and other ways of knowing the world besides what is determined as academically worthy through
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Technology/Colleges of Agriculture and Colleges of Education for the Industrial Work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. The scheme also affords students the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing themselves to the needed experience in handling equipment and machinery that are usually not available in their Institutions. The Students’ Industrial Work-Experience Scheme (SIWES) started in 1974 with 748 students from 11 institutions of higher learning participating. By 1978‚ the scope
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A person who compares the annual earnings of college and high school graduates would no doubt conclude that higher education is a good investment—the present value of the college earnings premium (the better part of $1 million) seemingly far outdistances college costs‚ yielding a high rate of return. But for many‚ attending college is unequivocally not the right decision on purely economic grounds. But there is no doubt that Hongxing raymond mill is an advisable investment for its high quality and
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Personal Responsibility in Higher Education This paper will attempt to define what personal responsibility is and how it plays a part within higher education. It will also discuss a couple of strategies for success as a student. Lastly‚ I will discuss my approach of personal responsibility in my higher education. Personal responsibility according to "Merriam-Webster" (n.d.)‚ is “Personal: relating to an individual or an individual’s character‚ conduct‚ motives‚ or private affairs often in an offensive
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opportunities available for fresh graduates from higher learning educations. Business confidence remains positive with the volume of job opportunities in the market holding steady across all industries. With positive jobs growth predicted to continue this year‚ students are confidence in the employment market is high. Career development is a key motivating factor for fresh graduates in Malaysia during 2012. “Malaysia can achieve economic growth of between five and six per cent this year via systematic
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Higher Education in Ukraine: an Overview For Ukrainians education has always been of the highest value. Universities have been compared with temples‚ and their mission to serve society by means of education and science has been the priority. During the last 18 years the system of education in Ukraine has undergone deep changes and transformations‚ the long-term aim of which is to create a system based on the European model of higher education. This series of articles will be devoted to the process
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QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION Dr.R.Sivakumar Assistant Professor of Education Annamalai University Introduction Higher Education Institutions are frequently the focus of attention since they represent valuable resources for any country. They produce the educated men and women that often become the social‚ political‚ technological‚ economic‚ and religious leaders of the country. Because of the changes that have occurred in the restructuring of the education system as well s the
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Affirmative Action in Higher Education In its tumultuous forty year history‚ affirmative action has been both praised and attacked as an answer to racial inequality. The policy was introduced by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 as a method of redressing discrimination that persisted despite civil right efforts and constitutional guarantees. After the passage of Title VII‚ which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex and national origin‚ President Johnson shaped
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Slavery has been a particular popular concept among humanity for centuries now. Those that have been a part of higher education might be familiar with this. Through the ages‚ a majority of countries have faced slavery in one form or another. The common idea of servitude is identified as rich land owners using slaves to maintain their homes and farms. Is this‚ however‚ the only definition of slavery? Is slavery only about a human owning another? Are Americans not‚ in a way‚ slaves to the society?
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