Online teaching supported a lot during pandemic. However, it has also inevitably produced some drawbacks, such as poor teacher-student interaction, low student concentration, and a lack of effective monitoring mechanisms for classroom discipline, so it is urgent to study how to improve the effectiveness of students’ online learning. This study investigates the online learning of English major students in Zhejiang Yuexiu university during the pandemic through questionnaires and in-depth interview...

E-Learning and Knowledge Management  Educational Technology 

Education is a human right and its benefits have made it to be among human basic needs. As tertiary education is concerned, several studies have indicated the need for personal development, career enhancement, career switching, need to meet environmental conditions as the leading factors in influencing a considerable number of people to join higher learning institutions (HLIs). Recent reports on Rwanda higher education have shown a lot of changes in administration and students’ participation rat...

Education Administration  Teaching and Learning Technologies  Educational Technology 

This research aims to find the opinions of preschool teachers on the inclusion of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in kindergartens and how they feel when they have children with ADHD in their class. It is addressed to preschool teachers as they are considered the most appropriate to share their opinions and concerns regarding children with ADHD. The educator, with his knowledge and experience, can communicate situations he has encountered while helping to develop th...

Educational Psychology  Educational Technology 

The study investigated progress made by tertiary institutions in Eswatini in implementing inclusive education. A qualitative research approach was adopted to conduct the study. Data was collected using observations and interviews with four lecturers and four Registrars purposively selected from four tertiary institutions. Data presentation and analysis revealed that despite Eswatini having the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) 2018 inclusive education policy, most tertiary institutions h...

Educational Technology 

This paper explored the benefits of web-based information literacy programs for Open and Distance Education at tertiary institutions in Ghana. The purpose was to showcase the importance of developing a web-based information literacy program (WBILIP) for teaching and learning among distance education students and promoting Open and Distance Education at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). This required a holistic perspective for in-depth findings, hence a qualitative method was a...

Educational Psychology  Education Administration  E-Learning and Knowledge Management  Distance and Open Education  Teaching and Learning Technologies  Educational Technology 

Secondary school teachers need to acquire new tools to capture the attention of students and to be able to transmit the knowledge necessary to cover the contents of the curriculum. One of the methodologies we propose is the use of simple laboratory practices that allow teachers to demonstrate and incorporate knowledge through experimentation, trial and error. Therefore, the purpose of our work is to develop a simple laboratory experience for secondary school students. We also consider it relevan...

Education Administration  Educational Technology 

The paper assessed the perceptions of teachers and students with regard to the effectiveness of the Business Management curriculum in Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was employed for the study where the views of 351 students and 30 teachers were sought concerning the potential of the current business management curriculum in preparing students to acquire employable skills. Students and teachers from ten (10) public senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis...

Education Administration  Teaching and Learning Technologies  Educational Technology  Higher Education 

This research examined the relationship among Psychological Capital (PsyCap), Autonomous Motivation (AM) and Academic Performance (AP) in university settings. A sample of 225 college students (M_age = 21.34, 169 females) was collected from G University and data analysis showed that: 1) PsyCap as a whole composite can positively predict grade point average (GPA) and AM; 2) Only hope showed a significant association with GPA among the 4 individual constructs of PsyCap (hope, resil...

Educational Psychology  Educational Technology  Higher Education 

This study investigated parents’ roles and the creative potentials of primary school pupils in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research of the survey type. The population consisted of all the primary school pupils in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A purposive random sampling technique was used to select a total of three hundred and fifty (350) respondents from Ado Local Government (the state capital). The instrument used for data collection for the study was a self-designed questionna...

Educational Psychology  Educational Technology 

Integrating students with high-functioning autism is a complicated process, influenced by various factors, among them, the integration aides’ perceptions and feelings about the process itself and the relationship with the student. The professional literature indicates necessary conditions for an effective integration process such as: availability of professional employees to assist teachers in implementing integration, counseling and training, built-in time frames for multi-professional meeting,...

Educational Psychology  Educational Technology