attitudes of ‘finding out’ and ‘hands-on‘ and to enable them raise questions about things that intrigue them. In a study on the impact of science on the society, Bertrand & Russell (1952) have shown that our time is an age of science. Science affects every aspect of our lives; what we eat and what we wear, what we do as work and what we do as play; what we think and what we feel; even how we are born and how we die. Few moments in our lives, we are touched by the products and processes of science
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Impact of Societal Social Institutions on People These embody all the ideas and beliefs of members of the society about how they think their lives should be organized. Dominant ideas and beliefs are those usually of the ruling class or the rich and powerful and tend to be the ones people find legitimate. Minority and weaker beliefs are also apart of the social institution but are not felt to be legitimate by the majority of the society and so may be suppressed and alienated. These ideas are normally
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result of this study showed the difference between high and low socio-economic status groups. It is found that the academic achievement was influenced by the socio-economic status and those who belonged to high socio-economic status showed better performance. Based on these findings some recommendation was given with great implication for both practice and further studies. Keywords: Academic Achievement, Gender, Higher Secondary School, Socio-Economic Status I. Introduction Human life, which
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How can I as an educator and Professional Development Manager working with teachers, support and enhance the learning and achievement of pupils in a whole school improvement process? Submitted by Michael Anthony Bosher For The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Bath 2001 May 2002 Vol 1.1 Copyright ‘Attention is drawn to the fact that copyright of this thesis rests with the author. This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that
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property an element of character, that which characterized. In today’s global world, the importance of English cannot be denied and ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. Particularly, as a developing country, Philippines needs to make use of this world-wide
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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications April, May, June 2012 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Article: 04 ISSN 1309-6249 READING ATTITUDES OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: AN ANALYSIS FROM DIFFERENT VARIABLES Gökhan BAŞ Selçuk University Educational Sciences Institute, Curriculum and Instruction Department Meram, Konya, TURKEY ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to determine the reading attitudes of high school ninth and twelfth grade students based on some variables. The researcher
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4 The method of debates 2.2.5 Games 2.2.6 Role plays as a method of teaching 2.3 Methodological principles of modern methods of teaching 2.4 Practical aspect of ways of teaching 3. Comparative characteristics of modern techniques of teaching English 3.1 Features of techniques 3.1.1 Communicative method 3.1.2 Project methodology 3.1.3 Intensive method 3.1.4 Activity Based method 3.2 Similarities of methods 3.3 Positive and negative aspects of techniques Conclusion Bibliography Appendix
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The power of music: its impact on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam, Institute of Education, University of London Executive Summary Recent advances in the study of the brain have enhanced our understanding of the way that active engagement with music may influence other activities. The cerebral cortex selforganises as we engage with different musical activities, skills in these areas may then transfer to other activities if the processes
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which consists of four factors (skills, participation/interaction, emotional, and performance), is becoming increasingly important in higher education (Handelsman, Briggs, Sullivan, &Towler, 2005). Though all areas of engagement are important and theNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has increased as universities try to use student engagement as a significant part of higher education assessment (Kuh, 2001), here the focus is on the participation/interaction factor of engagement. The traditional
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PRIVATIZATION OF EDUCATION AND THE 6-3-3-4 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL (RE)ASSESSMENT By: Paul-Sewa Thovoethin, Department of Political Studies, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa. E-Mail:3168726@uwc.ac.za Or paulsewanu@yahoo.com Phone: +27788580086, Or +2348037258409 Being a Paper Presented at the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa Organized Conference on Globalization, Regionalization and Privatization in and of Education
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