Volume 2‚ Number 2‚ July 2006 SECONDARY STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS EFFECTING FAILURE IN SCIENCE IN PORTUGAL Jesuína M. B. Fonseca Joseph E. Conboy ABSTRACT. High rates of failure in secondary level science classes are a problem worldwide. Effective teaching and efficient management of schools requires information as to the causes of failure. One approach to acquiring this information is to improve our understanding of what the students themselves perceive as the causes and antecedents
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I S S U E S A N D IN N O V A T I O N S I N N U R S I N G E D U C A T I O N A path model of factors influencing the academic performance of nursing students Richard Ofori BEd MSc RNT RMN Lecturer‚ School of Nursing‚ University of Salford‚ Manchester‚ UK and John P. Charlton BSc PhD Research Fellow‚ Psychology and Life Sciences Subject Group‚ Bolton Institute‚ Bolton‚ UK Submitted for publication 30 March 2001 Accepted for publication 13 February 2002 Correspondence: Richard Ofori‚ School
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Alaa Mahmoud Essay 2: Technology Influence on Teachers and Students We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand because it is the pen and paper of our time‚ and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world. Technology has helped aid education through internet access of worldwide resources. It helped create active learners who are capable of mastering skills not only in their fields but also in different majors. Moreover‚ educational technology
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educational success is shape. Teachers are carriers of either positive or negative behavior toward students. The reason why the first years of school are so critical is because kids learn the base of their educational life. I believe that teachers must love their career in order for them to pass enthusiasm‚ to assists‚ and to provide a warm environment to the students. In my opinion teachers are the second mothers for the students because students spend a lot of time with their teachers. At the same time. I
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-The most important thing is to listen: Teachers don’t like it if you read books‚ talk to friends‚ surf the web instead of doing their work or aren’t paying attention. When you ask questions such as "What did you just say?" teachers will be disappointed. 2.-Follow the directions of the teacher: If everyone else is in the classroom and the teacher isn’t there‚ and the teacher said not to go in‚ don’t go in. The teacher will yell at everyone. If the teacher says to make the worst piece of art‚ don’t
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when reviewing topics such as politics‚ religion‚ and values. Classrooms are rich sites for the discussion of controversial issues in large part because the students who populate them bring with them a diversity of perspectives‚ ideologies‚ and experiences (Hess & Gatti‚ 2010). Teaching using discussion-based methods are challenging and teachers have to be ready to manage debates in the classroom. There is a strong line of research that shows that within the classroom‚ talking with people who hold
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Involving students in teaching and learning: a necessary evil? Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 627 times since 2006 DOI (Permanent URL): 10.1108/09684889710189093 Article citation: H. McIlveen‚ K. Greenan‚ P. Humphreys‚ (1997) "Involving students in teaching and learning: a necessary evil?"‚ Quality Assurance in Education‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 4‚ pp.231 - 238 The Authors H. McIlveen‚ Lecturer at the School of Leisure and Tourism‚ University of Ulster at Jordanstown‚ Newtonabbey
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today. Pointing finger at the teachers. Infact it is not only the teacher’s product but there are many other factors like parents‚ curriculum‚ government plans and policies and student’s maturity and potential are responsible too. Though there are many ways we can improve teaching or “raise” the quality of education‚ the three most important ways or factors‚ I feel‚ are as follows. 1. Our educational system should be incorporating the current knowledge how students learn‚ up to
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An review of article “Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Student Examiners’ Learning with Deliberate Test Practice and Examinees’ Intelligence Test Performance” Han Gao Lander University The article “Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Student Examiners’ Learning with Deliberate Test Practice and Examinees’ Intelligence Test Performance” is written by author Edwards‚ O.‚ & Rottman‚ A. (2011). Intelligence test as introduced by Edwards‚ O.‚ & Rottman‚ A. (2011)
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The relationship between the teacher/HLTA and the children and young people is an essential part of the learning cycle in the school. The building of these relationships will have a direct impact on their behaviour but also on their achievements. Within the classroom‚ bad behaviour can occur for a number of reasons. These can be: lack of interest‚ activities not set at the right level of challenge‚ disruptive children‚ etc. The teacher/HLTA must plan the lesson effectively so that it engages the
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