by some stakeholders and increased presence of computers in schools. In this study, I continue this search by examining factors associated with technology adoption in schools. But I do not plan to simply repeat those previous research to search for new factors that may affect technology uses in schools because I believe previous research has identified most, if not all, factors that may have an effect on how and how much technology is used in schools. What we need is a supporting structure that can
make an intensive review of related literature about the factors which are affecting students’ English performance at secondary level in rural areas across the country and beyond. On this topic several researches are conducted in different countries. As a result
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are inconsistent with students’ assessments. The practice of visiting the classroom was once a common occurrence but since supervision became irregular, teachers and students are frequently late and or absent from school given the slightest excuse. Without supervision, the students would not attend to assignments and would not be attentive in class. Unfortunately, the principals who should actively carry out direct classroom supervision do not consider this task crucial to the effective school leadership
In terms of teacher-related factors which contributed to students’ demotivation in the language classroom, the study found that teachers seldom conduct variety of activities, teachers’ ways of conveying knowledge are boring and uncreative, teachers’ pronunciation of English is poor were among the most influential factors. Firstly, quite a lot of students admitted that they had problem with their teachers’ poor pronunciation of English (e.g. wrong or bad pronunciation, intonation, etc.) (item 12)
with them to the classroom (p.66). Hence, perception may affect behavior (Atweh, Bleicker& Cooper, 1998; Calderhead, 1996; Cillessen&Lafontana, 2002, cited in Susuwele-Banda, 2005). Each researcher has their own point of view. In this study, perception was understood as “the human ability to process, interpret and attribute meaning to the information received via the sensory system i.e seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching” (Ladd, 2011, p.332). In other words,
This article is relating to the competency because it focuses is on challenges teachers face as multicultural classrooms increase. It also touches on the relationship between education and culture. Because culture is an important piece of the education system, the education should reflect it, however, it has to be an appropriate for students and their cultures. Therefore to enhance the students’ achievement and confidence of students due to increased comfort, teacher’s instructions must be in harmony
most beautiful creations in the world is an educated person.” - Epictetus. Many people view education as the key that is handed to a child to unlock the rest of his or her life. But educating a child is not a simple act of standing in front of the classroom and imparting knowledge. There are many issues which plague schools in South Africa. This essay will first expand on the culture of teaching and learning in schools in South Africa, as well as the reasons for its breakdown. Secondly, this essay will
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Varying variables affect the academic performance of an individual. To explain the reason on how different factors relate to the resulting performance of the students, the IPO or Input-process-output concept will be used. IPO model is generally an approach in system analysis where the relation of inputs and outputs are being analyzed. As explained by Janilo Sarmiento (2012), a researcher from Bohol Island State University, the inputs are the variables from the external
only lose privileges when rules are broken. Fox (1990) mentioned that this method is widely used in classrooms across the country. Next, Response cost is a punishing technique that translates to the equivalent of losing what the children possess or have earned. Earned consequences are considered reinforces. A substantial body of research documents the effectiveness of response cost in the classroom, Kazdin in Mather, N., & Goldstein, S. (2001) stated that response cost is often used to reduce off-task