...Introduction The importance of English language for enhancing educational attainment through improved communication ability can never be over emphasized. Students who have so much difficulties with their communication skill in English language may not function effectively, not only in English language but in their academic and this is no reason than the fact that English language in Nigeria today is the language of text-books and the language of instruction in schools. When Students’ Proficiency in English Language is high, it will definitely affect and improve the academic performance of such students. Nevertheless, where the proficiency in English is lacking in any academic setting, it will definitely lower the academic performance of such students. [2] vehemently, revealed that lack of proficiency in English language is one of the factors contributing to poor performance in Mathematics. In his research, he observed that the performance of students in Mathematics’ examination at Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) is poor but further stated that the performance in English is more than that of Mathematics and this he linked to poor reading ability .He then suggests that there is need to improve the teaching of English language to improve Mathematics’ education. [17] in his work proved that competency in English significantly determines performances in intelligence or academic tests. The revelation above seem to suggest that mastery of English language...
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...The importance of science education for children Published 03/11/2008 Science Communication 17 Comments Tags: Science Education One of the features of wordpress is a list of what web searches have led people to your blog (or at least hits anyway) and they themselves can be fascinating glimpses into what people are interested in or what information on (mostly Tyrannosaurus and Jurassic Park). A recent one was the title of this post and it is a very interesting question (precisely it was “what is the importance of teaching science to children?”). Apart from the fundamental answer (well, everyone should know a bit about biology, chemistry and physics, much as they should know a bit about history, geography, art and maths) it is a good question. What does science bring to the table? It’s hard to put in specific terms, but science as a concept (as opposed to just learning facts and theories, or heating stuff in test tubes) has some nice ideas to offer that would be useful for many people to learn and would be useful throughout their lives. Concepts such as logical deductions and inference, parsimony, and not accepting arguments (or dismissals) based on authority but from evidence, and scepticism would all be handy. Teaching someone how to appraise and evaluate conflicting evidence and any bias in that evidence would be useful ‘life skills’ for pretty much everyone. Let’s face it, it ultimately comes down to trying to spot patterns, work out reasons for them, and to spot errors...
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...SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION; FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (B.SC.ED.) IN BIOLOGY MAY, 2012 CERTIFICATION This is to certify that this research project was carried out by OLAWUNMI, Kareemat Ariyo with Matriculation Number 08/25PA026 and it has been read, certified and approved as meeting the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science Education Degree (B.Sc. Ed. Biology) under the Department of Science Education, faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria. Dr. S. O. Oyelekan Date Supervisor Esther O. Omoshewo PhD Date Head of Department Prof. A. S. Olorundare Date Dean, Faculty of Education External Supervisor Date DEDICATION The entire work of this project is dedicated to Almighty Allah, the Bestower of knowledge and Wisdom, to whom everything shall returns. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am highly indebted to Almighty Allah, Who alone had favored me beyond my imaginations. ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the problem Statement of the problem Purpose of the Study Research Questions Scope of the Study Significance of the Study Definition of major terms and variables CHAPTER TWO: REVIEWED LITERATURE Science, Biology and the concept of Science and Biology Instructional...
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...Journal of Science Education and Technology, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2006 ( C 2006) DOI: 10.1007/s10956-006-0355-6 Factors Affecting Junior High School Students’ Interest in Physics1 Ricardo Trumper2,3 We report the results of a study on students’ interest in physics at the end of their compulsory schooling in Israel carried out in the framework of the ROSE Project. Factors studied were their opinions about science classes, their out-of-school experiences in physics, and their attitudes toward science and technology. Students’ overall interest in physics was “neutral” (neither positive nor negative), with boys showing a higher interest than girls. We found a strong correlation between students’ “neutral” interest in physics and their negative opinions about science classes. These findings raise serious questions about the implementation of changes made in the Israeli science curriculum in primary and junior high school, especially if the goal is to prepare the young generation for life in a scientific-technological era. A more in-depth analysis of the results led us to formulate curricular, behavioral, and organizational changes needed to reach this goal. KEY WORDS: interest; junior high school students; physics. INTRODUCTION As noted by Osborne et al. (2003), “the investigation of students’ attitudes towards studying science has been a substantive feature of the work of the science education research community for the past 30–40 years” (p. 1049). Its importance is emphasized...
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...Publications First publication date and importance to nursing research: Nursing Research First published: 1952 (Burns & Grove, 2011). Importance: The Nursing Research Journal was published to provide a “basis for nursing practice” (Burns & Grove, 2011). The Nursing Journal published research data, which have become the cornerstone of nursing care standards. Sigma Theta Tau Journal published by this organization is now called Image—The Journal of Nursing Scholarship First published: 1967 (Burns & Grove, 2011). Importance: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship Organization published theories with nursing research. Currently the Sigma Theta Tau has become an incorporated international non profit organization, which campaigns for education and “nursing excellence in communities worldwide” (Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2016) Research in Nursing and Health First published: 1978 (Burns & Grove, 2011). Importance: The Research in Nursing and Health journal was important to the nursing development by providing theories and research data for the education of nurses and gaps in nursing care. (Kearney, 2013) Western Journal of Nursing Research First published: 1979 (Burns & Grove, 2011). Importance: The Western Journal of Nursing Research was important to nursing because is published to provide an “innovative forum” for nurses and students to engage in academic debate (Brink, 2003). Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice First published:...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction The invaluable role and contributions of education as an instrument for development and promotion of an individual, social, economic, political and cultural development of any nation can never be over-emphasized. According to Abdulkareem (2007), a nation’s growth and development is determined by its human resources. Science has been defined as an organized body of knowledge, a method of solving problems and it also serves as a search of explanation of natural objects and phenomena. In the demesne of science as a whole, one important dialect is Biology, the domain of living things and its environment. According to Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 3, P770), “few sciences have contributed to the philosophy and physical basis of contemporary society than Biology has”. Man, probably was a biologist before he was anything else, his own health body in health and illness, the phenomena of birth, growth, and death of the plants and other animals that give him food, shelter and clothing undoubtedly were matters of serious concern to man then and even now. Biology is intimately connected to daily life and everybody’s life-long planning. Shut out Biology from daily life and civilization comes to a standstill. It is in the light of this, that the research seeks to build and elicit among students and teachers the proper appreciation and interest in the value of Biology to the individual and to the society at large. This subject Biology, occupies a very important...
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...depends on education the most, and all of the developed and successful countries are well aware of the importance of education. Under the success and growth of all the developed countries, there are the strong pillars of education. Keeping in view this importance of education all the successful countries develop their education policies with high concentration. While in Pakistan education policies are not given that much importance, because of which Pakistan is still considered as one of the under-developed countries. The major reason behind this backwardness of Pakistan is the dual educational system. Until today, we can not even decide that what kind of education is better for our children. The question is either we should go under religious educational policies or the abstract educational policies (including the knowledge about science and arts)? If we adopt religious education system then we have to face the different educational limitations by different religions. While if we go for the side of the river mean to say if we adopt abstract education still there is a confusion of choosing between English or Urdu medium schooling for our children. In our country 90% people belong to the Islam, a religion which was arisen by giving education and knowledge to Adam. At every step of our religious and social lives, Islam tells or you can say orders us to realize the importance of education. In the very first versus taught to Muhammad (P.B.U.H) in Quran was related to the importance of education...
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...The Challenge of Communicating Science to the Public By Charles R. Chappell and James Hartz Developments in science and technology affect virtually every aspect of our lives, from our physical health to the kinds of cars that we drive. Improvements in technology have contributed substantially to increased productivity in U.S. industry. Yet in recent years, political pressures to balance the federal budget have eroded the proportion of the budget devoted to basic research, the underpinning of scientific and technological advances. Scientists have understood the potentially debilitating consequences of this, but many citizens have not. President Clinton's budget for fiscal 1999 would begin to reverse this trend, if Congress accepts his proposals, but our information media still need to do a much better job of helping scientists communicate the substance and importance of their work. As visiting scholars at the Freedom Forum's First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, we conducted a survey of 2,000 journalists and editors and 2,000 scientists and engineers to determine how the two groups felt about each other. We also wanted to find ways to improve their relationship and thus increase the amount of accurate and useful scientific information in the media. The results of the survey, published in our recent report, "Worlds Apart," showed that neither scientists nor journalists think the media do a good job of explaining science to the public. We asked both groups to rate...
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...Effective use of instructional materials in the teaching of basic sciences CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Education, according to Coombs (1970) consists of two components. He classified these two components into inputs and outputs. According to him, inputs consist of human and material resources and outputs are the goals and outcomes of the educational process. Both the inputs and outputs form a dynamic organic whole and if one wants to investigate and assess the educational system in order to improve its performance, effects of one component on the other must be examined. Instructional resources which are educational inputs are of vital importance to the teaching of any subject in the school curriculum. Wales (1975) was of the opinion that the use of instructional resources would make discovered facts glued firmly to the memory of students. Savoury (1958) also added that, a well-planned and imaginative use of visual aids in lessons should do much to banish apathy, supplement inadequacy of books as well as arouse student’s interest by giving them something practical to see and do, and at the same time helping to train them to think things out themselves. Savoury (1958) suggested a catalogue of useful visual aids that are good for teaching history i.e pictures, post cards, diagrams, maps, filmstrips and models. He said that selection of materials which are related to the basic contents of a course or a lesson, helps in-depth understanding of such a lesson...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION The study of mathematics as a subject for both primary and post primary level of education and even in tertiary level of education has been made compulsory because the whole o four life is in mathematics, that why study of mathematics is compulsory by the curriculum planners for both primary and post primary level of education. This is so because of it broader application for all subject and learned in schools, particularly science and technology as well as in our daily life activities especially in the modern world. One of the needs of the Nigerian society which must be given priority today is the advancement of science and technology which is not possible without mathematics. Mathematics is a very important subject which is made compulsory from primary to post primary schools level of education. Since mathematics is an important subject our life, what does mathematics mean? The Academic American encyclopedia defined mathematics as the study of numbers, set of points, and various abstract elements, together with the relations between them and operations performed on them. Wikipedia defined mathematics as the abstract study of topics such as quantity (number) structure, space and change. Mathematic is a science subject that deals with the study of numbers, shapes, sizes and other relationships among the quantities. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: mathematics is one of the most important and compulsory subjects to be taught...
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...Consider the importance of essay writing to academic practice in the social sciences, with particular reference to Priest (2007) and Ballard and Clancy (1988). Draw on SSK12 materials and your own experience. In this essay I have stipulated the importance of essay writing in the social sciences outlining knowledge development, bringing fourth the importance of linguistics with the understanding of cultural laws and language within the areas of social science, showing the importance of jargon language with comparisons between two subjects and what is expected from the student in the governing of essay writing. I have also reflected upon essay writing from a teachers perspective, noting the expectations a teacher looks for in essay writing, and adding my perspective with an understanding of the essay cultural system. I have also outlined my experience with the understandings of cultural expectations in disciplines and essay writing concerning linguistics. The importance of essay writing academically in the social sciences is structured in the knowledge internalization, the student writes about the facts that have been a subject of a lecture or read in an article, furthering the knowledge and retention of a given subject, “learning to write essays is empowering. It is learning to take one’s place in the world of ideas” (Priest, 2007). The importance also lies in the intellectual development of a students knowledge...
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... Lesson 5: Write and Communicate Well 10/09/2015 College education is more important today than ever before. For me, advancing my education will provide me with more opportunities. “More than ever, attending college provides opportunities for graduates which are not as wide spread to those who have not received a higher education.” – Importance of College Education, Paragraph 1, Jeff McGuire [www.collegeview.com/articles/article/importance-of-college-education.] Furthering my education will also allow for a greater knowledge of my desired field. In life, setting goals and aspirations are a key component in success. My number one short term goal is to complete my Associate of Science in Construction Management Degree in two years. Along with completion of my degree, I also hope to further my education beyond just and Associates of Science. I fully intend on getting my Bachelor's Degree in the same field of study. Another important goal for myself, is to move up the position ladder within the company that I currently work for. To reach these goals, a lot of inspiration was needed. For many people, inspiration can come from a variety of things such as money, family and work opportunities. My biggest inspiration was to become a better version of myself, and become a bigger asset to my employer. When you complete your college education, having a plan setup on how you intend to use your education to the best of your abilities will help you start your path to success...
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...Importance of Human Resource Investment for Organizations and Economy: A Critical Analysis Jan Mohammed∗, Mitho Khan Bhatti∗∗, Ghulam Ali Jariko∗∗∗ & Abdul Wahid Zehri∗∗∗∗ Abstract Human resource is the most crucial asset of an organization. The successful performance of an organization, by and large depend upon the quality of its human resources. The quality of organization’s human resources depends upon the extent of knowledge through training and education they have received and their motivational level. Organizations want to utilize their manpower through human resources management. Human resource development (HRD) is one of the most important functions of human resource management. The aim of human resource development in an organization is to maximize the productivity and increase the return on investment of all the organizational stakeholders. HRD is a combination of organizational endeavors including education, training, development, career planning and development that ensure continual improvement and growth of both the individuals and organizations. The foray of workers entering into public and private sector organizations in Baluchistan from various disciplines has necessitated the need for appraising the Human Resource Development situations in Baluchistan. Therefore this article is an attempt to investigate the human resource situations in the province. Keywords: Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Training and Development...
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...students from the sports units of Hacettepe, Ankara and Gazi Universities in Ankara. From this study, it was noted that many students in the sports department including their coaches were not aware of their nutrition value even as they pursued their sport courses. This piece of study is important as it gives facts concerning availability of nutritionists in the universities and knowledge of students concerning their diet. In the paper, this source gives a general picture of the situation and can hence be used as a starting point. Baechle, T.R. (2008). Essentials of strength training and conditioning. Champaign: Human Kinetics. This source also provides important information concerning the major topic. The author of the book highlights the importance of healthy feeding in football and how lack of nutritional facilities in a sports college negatively affects the success of the footballers and athletes. Baechle (2008) also insists that most of the universities in America lack nutritional facilities thus affecting success of many American footballers. Biols, N. (2010). Sports, body and health. California: California University Press. This book also forms important source information for the paper. The writer tries to figure out and explain the effects of lacking nutritional facilities in most colleges in Switzerland. Biols (2010) claims that many universities and middle level colleges in Switzerland lack important nutritional facilities that can help sportsmen know the most important...
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...in the Economic Growth Process Surrounding the Role of Innovation in the Economic Growth Process Innovation Innovation is an essential element for any organization in order to survive, grow and significantly influence the direction of any industry. Development does not; however, guarantee success, but most be followed up with successive streams of innovation and change, from the incremental to the radical. The most reliable way to be successful in the industry is to innovate better and longer than the competitor, leading companies develops innovation portfolios that they can use to help sustain growth over the long term. Innovation and change is an essential part of any business activity, but only some people recognize its importance and significance. Often, management fails to notice the implication of innovation and change, which becomes the reason of the change failure. Innovation can be summarized in two main areas: innovation is doing something nobody has done in the history of the world or do something that we have not done before. Innovation does not always fit with what we do, and a lot of new opportunities that are found in the company do not sit well with her. So the first step is to create a "space" where these opportunities can be developed, at their own pace and without neglecting the routine tasks. It is therefore; necessary to release resources to enable people to experiment with these new ideas. It is also necessary that senior management is...
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