Education Journal

Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017

  • Analysis of the Effects of Smartification of the Schools on the Biology Learning of Students in the First Grade of High School

    Farzaneh Salehipour, Maryam Bohlouli

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: 8 November 2016
    Accepted: 30 November 2016
    Published: 3 January 2017
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    Abstract: Since biology is one of the basic courses which requires deep conceptual understanding, teaching it in the usual way \ has been faced with challenges. On the other hand, smart schooling is recommended as the best pattern for the technology and information development in education. This research aims to analyze the effects of smartifying the schools... Show More
  • Enhancing Secondary School Students’ Understanding of Descriptive Statistics Using a Modeling Instructional Approach

    Mulugeta Woldemicheal Gebresenbet, Mulugeta Atnafu Ayele

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 5-21
    Received: 12 October 2016
    Accepted: 27 October 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explain how secondary students can enhance their understanding of descriptive statistics using Modeling Approach and to what extent do students improve their achievement of procedural and conceptual understanding in descriptive statistics using Modeling Instructional Approach. The study was conducted at two secondary... Show More
  • Reflection on the Application-Type Nautical Education of Undergraduates in Shandong Province of China

    Jiang Na, Zhang Qiang, Dong Chuan-ming, Zhang Ning

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 22-27
    Received: 27 August 2016
    Accepted: 19 December 2016
    Published: 14 January 2017
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    Abstract: The present thesis analyzes the necessity of the energetic development of the application-type nautical education of undergraduates in Shandong province and promotes some reflections on how to accelerate this development in combination with the opportunity and the current situation of the nautical education in Shandong province. The present thesis ... Show More
  • The Relationship Between Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement for a Sample of Community College Students at King Saud University

    Khaled Alotaibi, Riyad Tohmaz, Omar Jabak

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 28-37
    Received: 22 December 2016
    Accepted: 3 January 2017
    Published: 23 January 2017
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    Abstract: Due to the paucity of self-regulated learning studies at higher education level in Saudi Arabia, the present study examined the relationshipbetween self-regulated learning and academic achievement of Community College students at King Saud University. The sample of the study was comprised of 356 students attending a preparatory year program. The st... Show More
  • Implementation of Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in Marawi City, Philippines: Unveiling the Perceptions of ALIVE Teachers

    Saddam Mangondato Solaiman

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 38-46
    Received: 28 October 2016
    Accepted: 24 December 2016
    Published: 10 February 2017
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    Abstract: This study adopts the descriptive research design to gather information about the implementation of Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) and the prevailing conditions about the teaching of ALIVE in Marawi City, Philippines. A survey was made through questionnaires to assess the implementation of the teaching and the level of effecti... Show More
  • Towards an Experimental Verification of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development: A Docimological Approach

    Conrado Ruiz-Hernández, Alma Delia Lupercio Lozano, Thalía Ameyatzin Bernal González

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 47-50
    Received: 19 December 2016
    Accepted: 10 January 2017
    Published: 21 February 2017
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    Abstract: We describe a group session specifically designed to experimentally verify the existence of a concept that is frequently used within the constructivist framework. This exercise involved a group of students n = 40. A randomly chosen half of the entire group responded to a questionnaire on arithmetical topics. This 'test' did not provide the responde... Show More
  • Teaching and Learning of Grammar at the Basic Level of Education: Revisiting Inductive Teaching Approach

    Gifty Edna Anani

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 51-62
    Received: 19 August 2016
    Accepted: 4 January 2017
    Published: 22 February 2017
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    Abstract: Literature on approaches to teaching grammar favours the inductive approach as a better strategy for building students’ grammatical and communicative skills than the deductive approach. This present study investigated whether pupils who were taught grammar through the inductive approach would do better than those taught through the deductive approa... Show More
  • Analysis of the Perceived Professional Importance of Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) Program from Dire Dawa University Student Teachers’ Perspective

    Sintayehu Belay Abejehu

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 63-68
    Received: 2 January 2017
    Accepted: 10 January 2017
    Published: 1 March 2017
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    Abstract: In 21st century teacher education programs should capacitate teachers with effective reflective practitioner skills that could help them address students having diverse learning interests, styles and backgrounds. Hence, the purpose of this study was to analyze the perceived importance of Ethiopian teacher education program called postgraduate diplo... Show More
  • Research on the Initial Employment Quality and Gender Comparison of Chinese Female Graduate Student: Based on the Investigation from Five Universities

    Jijun-Jie, Shaogang Liao

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 69-76
    Received: 14 August 2016
    Accepted: 24 August 2016
    Published: 4 March 2017
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    Abstract: The employment quality of Female graduate is an important and ignored problem. The investigation for 252 graduates graduated from five universities of Jiangxi province in China shows that the initial employment quality of male and female are respectively 81.33 and 80.32, male’ score is higher than female. But from the internal structure, the object... Show More