This study analyses the difficulties and obstacles faced by teachers of social studies education while using ICT-based teaching equipment and methods in their classes. Although ICT-based equipment and methods create important opportunities for the development of teaching, the literature shows that the ICT integration into teachers’ classroom practices is not at the desired level. The study aims...

This study examines the development and acquisition of functional skills for ICT integration within the context of teacher education in Nigeria providing an overview of ICT integration in educational practices in Nigerian teacher training institutions alongside policy issues. It examines issues and problems surrounding the current practices of ICT integration and identifies critical research ga...

Although greeting parents by name facilitates subsequent parent-teacher communication, baseline measures revealed that 4 preschool teachers never or rarely greeted parents by name during morning check-in. To promote frequent and accurate use of parents' names by teachers, the effects of a fully automated computerized assessment and programmed instruction (CAPI) intervention were evaluated in a ...

Introduction In the 16 years since the first Education for All conference at Jomtien, national governments and international donors have invested billions of dollars in programs and reforms designed to improve access to quality education, with a focus on basic education. These education programs have implemented activities designed to address many of the common obstacles to education: school co...

Teacher still has a prominent role in shaping the generations and teacher education institutions handle the responsibility of transformation of teachers. Teachers must have a thorough basis of the content and pedagogic practices for processing the knowledge to the level of students. This paper explores more effective ways of imparting content knowledge among elementary student teachers by compa...

in this study two modes ofreading (car and traditional print mode) were compared in regards to their effectiveness for l2 reading comprehension. a group of 120 english major students were divided into three classes: car, traditional, and control. based on the english proficiency scores each class was divided into two groups (high and low levels of proficiency). three classes were taught by the ...

This paper presents the results of two high variability phonetic training regimes aimed at improving the perception of five English vowels, namely /æ, ʌ, ɪ, i, ɜː/ by Spanish/Catalan speakers learning English as a second language (L2). 60 learners of English as an L2 took part in a pretest/training/post-test study and were assigned to one of two training methods (forced-choice identification tr...

This study examines the pedagogical training process of medical professors at a Brazilian university, the meanings attributed to it, and the positive and negative aspects identified in it. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, using a qualitative approach with a questionnaire utilizing open-ended and closed questions and a semi-structured interview. The majority of queried individuals had no...

For students working on realistic modelling problems as autonomously as possible the support by a tutor is indispensable. However, how this support can be realised is a still not sufficiently answered question. In the paper we describe a study in which students are working on complex, realistic, authentic modelling problems over three days supported by tutors. The tutors participated in a teach...

The scope of this research is to discuss the relevance and need for pedagogical training of university lecturers in the Public Health field. The contention is that college teaching is a practice that requires specific training, since it is characterized by complex elements that transcend the mastery of given content. Considering stricto sensu graduate studies as an important stage in the traini...