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Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (2015)
Recent Submissions
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
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Payneeandy, Shakuntala; Auckloo, Pritee; Ramani-Mosaheb, Amrita; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
This paper argues that, although there is a worldwide move from face-to-face to distance
education (DE) and open educational resources (OER) in teacher education, there is
no guarantee that DE is able to lead to the ...
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Omidire, Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
The introduction of annual assessments in South African schools from 2011
represents yet another attempt to remedy the low learner performance in literacy
and numeracy. The education authorities have embarked on the annual ...
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Nihuka, Kassimu A.; Mallinson, Brenda J.; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
There is evidence in literature to support the fact that the availability of enabling
conditions is a critical requirement for Open Educational Resources to be successfully
institutionalised. Several initiatives have been ...
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Leopold, Jacob; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
This paper explores the issues related to the learning of oral communication
skills (OCS) in the English language through distance learning in an era where
the information revolution is affecting the delivery and practice ...
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Mays, Tony; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
Nigeria, like many other countries, is currently in the process of curriculum
reform to make the school curriculum more responsive to the changing needs
of a 21st-century knowledge economy. This entails re-thinking not ...
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Naidoo, Vannie; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
Teaching is under the microscope in terms of delivering quality learning to students
in the classroom. New technological tools, such as simulations that extend the
understanding of physics concepts, laser discs, video ...
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Mhlanga, Ephraim; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
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Mhlolo, Michael Kainose; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
In Africa, there is increasing evidence that progress being made in producing
scientists, engineers and technologists is very slow. Yet, there is a total neglect of
mathematically gifted students who have the potential to ...
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Katabaro, Joviter; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
No abstract
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Kamanga, Angela Ndunge; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
This report investigates the implementation of scientific inquiry skills in a primary
teacher training college, as a possible solution to transforming science education
in primary classrooms. The current practice is that ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
The sixth DETA conference, with the theme “The future we want”: teacher
development for the transformation of education in diverse African contexts, was
held in Mauritius in July 2015. It had the ambitious agenda of bringing ...
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Agbogan, Richard Kossi; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
One major observation about teaching in many West African schools is that there is
no direct link between what is taught. Queries are therefore raised about this reality.
Teachers at GSTS Baal (Groupe Scolaire Tierno ...