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Research/Technical Note
An Empirical Research on the Practices of Education Management Information System (EMIS) in South West Showa Education Sectors
Muleta Kebebe,
Tadesse Regassa*
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
69-72
Received:
31 January 2024
Accepted:
5 March 2024
Published:
11 September 2024
Abstract: This study focused on the implementation of Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in South West Showa education sectors. An Education Management Information System (EMIS) is a system that collects, manages, and shares educational data within a national ministry or department of education. EMIS, as defined by UNESCO in 2018, is a system of operational processes utilizing digital technology to gather, analyze, and utilize data and information in education for various purposes such as management, planning, policy-making, and monitoring. A mixed research approach was used, with data collected through questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 24. The study involved the South West Showa education office management body and 6 Woredas education sectors. Challenges identified included lack of education indicators manual, qualified personnel, EMIS software user manual, relevant training, computer and printer shortages, high turnover in EMIS positions, and issues with data accuracy and reliability. Respondents highlighted problems such as insufficient ICT infrastructure, lack of IT competency, shortage of qualified staff, and poor coordination. The study concluded that EMIS faced various obstacles affecting its management, and recommendations were made to address these issues.
Abstract: This study focused on the implementation of Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in South West Showa education sectors. An Education Management Information System (EMIS) is a system that collects, manages, and shares educational data within a national ministry or department of education. EMIS, as defined by UNESCO in 2018, is a system o...
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Research Article
An Investigation of the Variables Influencing Online Education: A Study Conducted in Varanasi, India
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
73-84
Received:
1 June 2024
Accepted:
3 July 2024
Published:
26 September 2024
Abstract: Following the COVID-19 epidemic, which forced the closure of educational institutions, the government has backed online learning systems in an attempt to preserve academic continuity. The bulk of elite private and public institutions have moved to online platforms like Zoom, Google Classrooms, Microsoft Teams, etc. with ease, while many still consider it to be an enormous undertaking. A number of benefits and drawbacks have come with adjusting to an online learning environment. It's time for us Indians as a people to realize the opportunities that online education offers—for India, within India. Determining the advantages and disadvantages from the user's perspective was, thus, one of the main goals of this investigation. Based on a report on the topic, one may conclude that online education in India is anticipated to grow extremely quickly. Until 2024 and beyond, this trend will continue. All stakeholders in Indian education, especially in the Post-Covid Era, have chosen online learning as an ingrained, imposed system rather than a conscious strategy. This has been underlined by the benefits for all parties involved in the education industry. This study uses a poll to try to find and highlight the components that are particularly helpful to teachers and students. But this survey also reveals some interesting trends. The results of the study can be applied in different settings by carefully selecting the samples and altering the underlying conditions in an effective and sufficient manner. Online learning offers a plethora of opportunities for educators and learners alike. It could, however, further exacerbate India's socioeconomic divide. In all of our policies and activities pertaining to online education, inclusion should be our goal. India will be guided towards progress via perseverance, sincere endeavors, and a well-defined vision. One of the study's conclusions is that, while online learning has numerous advantages for students, traditional classroom instruction will not soon be replaced by it. As a next step the future studies could be conducted to further test this.
Abstract: Following the COVID-19 epidemic, which forced the closure of educational institutions, the government has backed online learning systems in an attempt to preserve academic continuity. The bulk of elite private and public institutions have moved to online platforms like Zoom, Google Classrooms, Microsoft Teams, etc. with ease, while many still consi...
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Research Article
Latin Challenges: Perceptions, Policy and Curriculum for Excellence. Barriers to Teaching Latin in Scottish Schools
Mary O’Reilly*
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
85-94
Received:
9 September 2024
Accepted:
25 September 2024
Published:
18 October 2024
Abstract: Over the last decade, the number of Scottish learners presented for National Qualification exams in Latin has declined. There are a number of factors contributing to this decline. Some of these relate to the study of Classics generally, such as perceptions around the subject being socially and academically elitist, while others are specific to the study of Latin and the challenges arising from it being a language. Some factors are relevant to the situation of Latin internationally, for example the desire for education which is more explicitly relevant to the demands of modern societies, while others relate to specific features of the Scottish education system. Examination of the impact of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) and of the Scottish Language Learning policy on education will give context to the current position of Latin within primary and secondary schools. Significant institutional support for the learning of Gaelic and Mandarin and the challenges currently facing all language learning in Scotland in the senior phase of formal schooling must also be considered in any discussion of the barriers to the provision of Latin. The decision of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), the body responsible for the accreditation of educational awards in Scotland, to cease offering a National Qualification in Ancient Greek in 2015 was based on low uptake of the subject, making the provision of external assessment no longer viable. It is, therefore, crucial to examine the current status of Latin within Scottish education and to determine the reasons for its decline in order to better understand how to address those issues, where possible, so as to secure the sustainability of the subject in the curriculum as well as its accreditation through National Qualifications.
Abstract: Over the last decade, the number of Scottish learners presented for National Qualification exams in Latin has declined. There are a number of factors contributing to this decline. Some of these relate to the study of Classics generally, such as perceptions around the subject being socially and academically elitist, while others are specific to the ...
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Review Article
The Positive and Negative Effects of Exit Exams in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review
Samson Worku Teshome*
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
95-100
Received:
14 September 2024
Accepted:
4 October 2024
Published:
29 October 2024
Abstract: Exit exams in higher education are given before students graduate having multiple purposes. Exit exams affect higher education either positively or negatively. This systematic literature review aimed to synthesize the existing literature on the positive and negative effects of exit exams in higher education. In the literature search, the researcher used different electronic databases. Search terms were formulated and applied to the online databases. The databases used were ERIC, Google Scholar, JSTOR, and Researchgate. A total of 111 study articles were identified, and 20 studies were included in the study after applying inclusion, exclusion, and quality assessment criteria. The review process was guided by the principal research question—what are the positive and negative effects of exit exams in higher education? Problem Intervention Comparisons Outcome (PICO) was used to formulate the research question. The paper was prepared using the planning, protocol, extraction, analysis, and reporting stages. This systematic review followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) criteria and used Zotero for reference management. The systematic literature review revealed that exit exams have both positive and negative effects on the students, instructors, administrators, curriculum, and higher education intuitions. To this effect, attempts must be made to maximize the positive and minimize the negative effects of exit exams in higher education.
Abstract: Exit exams in higher education are given before students graduate having multiple purposes. Exit exams affect higher education either positively or negatively. This systematic literature review aimed to synthesize the existing literature on the positive and negative effects of exit exams in higher education. In the literature search, the researcher...
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Research Article
Interactions and Relationships Between Teacher’s Weaving Postures and Students’ Study Postures According to ICHC-MGK at the Bourbon College, La Réunion
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
101-110
Received:
7 September 2024
Accepted:
29 September 2024
Published:
31 October 2024
Abstract: This study aims to explore the relationships between students and the teacher during mathematics learning sessions, more precisely when solving proportionality problems in the third grade class at the Bourbon College, located on the island of La Réunion, France. The main objective is to examine the links between the weaving postures adopted by the teacher and the students’study postures, based on the theories developed by Bucheton and Soulé (2009). These postures play a key role because they structure the classroom environment and directly influence students’ engagement and understanding. For this study, video sequences, with a total duration of 256 minutes, were recorded in order to observe classroom interactions. These videos were cut into sequences of two minutes each (i.e. 128 sequences in total). The collected data were then analyzed using the theory of Implicative Statistical Analysis (ISA), an asymmetric analysis method that crosses subjects or objects with variables of different types, here of the Boolean type. The extension technique of the Implicative and Cohesive Hierarchical Classification (ICHC), called ICHC based on Measure Guillaume-Kenchaff (MGK), was used for data exploration and analysis. This method makes it possible to address the numerical and graphical issues associated with the ASI, and to classify the valid MGK rules according to the cohesion index, in order to extract meta-rules facilitating the interpretation of the results. The results show that when the teacher establishes connections between the knowledge taught, the students adopt a school posture favorable to the assimilation of knowledge. However, in this study, it appears that weaving postures are little used by the teacher, with less than 20% frequency of occurrence, which limits the links between the teacher’s weaving postures and the students’ study postures, while these interactions are essential to academic success. By better understanding the individual and collective needs of students, teachers can adjust their teaching methods to create a learning environment more conducive to the success of all. Such an adaptation, taking into account the specificities of each learning context, could significantly improve academic results as well as students’ engagement in their learning of mathematics.
Abstract: This study aims to explore the relationships between students and the teacher during mathematics learning sessions, more precisely when solving proportionality problems in the third grade class at the Bourbon College, located on the island of La Réunion, France. The main objective is to examine the links between the weaving postures adopted by the ...
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Research Article
Effect of Social Media on Students' Academic Performance in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria: Social Media and Its Impact
Micah Godwin Munang*
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
111-121
Received:
28 April 2024
Accepted:
19 July 2024
Published:
20 November 2024
Abstract: Social media is a web-based service that gives individual the opportunity to create either a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, furthermore it’s add a list of others with which they share a connection, view their list of connections and those made within the system. Therefore, this study is aim at examining the impact of use of social networking on students’ academic performance in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. There is an increase of in used of social networking and some of the teachers in the department are raising the concern that when lectures is going some students are involved in social networking or sleeping. The teachers can’t verify their claim, because some student will argue that they are using the softcopy of the materials in the phones. The second hypothesis of the teachers concerning those sleeping during the lectures must have been spend time during the night socializing and so does not have enough rest. The necessity to carry out a research in that area to check mates the heavy users of social media, the time of day spend socializing and the purpose of the of social media of each students. In other to measure social media platforms a questionnaire was developed based on past literatures. The independent variables includes: time appropriateness, time duration, Nature of Usage and type of social networking, while the dependent variable is student CGPA. The sample of 130 students from Department of computer science was selected using convenient sampling method. The data collected was analyzed using description means python programming. Thus considering the abnormal use of Social networking platforms by students, it is expedient that Ahmadu Bello University educate their students to positively use these platforms for educational purposes which will eventually result in a positive impact on their academic performance.
Abstract: Social media is a web-based service that gives individual the opportunity to create either a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, furthermore it’s add a list of others with which they share a connection, view their list of connections and those made within the system. Therefore, this study is aim at examining the impact of use of ...
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Review Article
Using Digital Learning Tools During the Ongoing MPOX Response in Africa: Proposing a Strategy
Rudy Arnaud Nana*,
Lydia Jummai Gara
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
122-135
Received:
14 November 2024
Accepted:
27 November 2024
Published:
13 December 2024
Abstract: On August 14, 2024, the Monkeypox outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) shortly after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) labelled it a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). A continental plan to scale up the Mpox outbreak response was launched. The engagement of stakeholders, including health workers, communities, and various other parties, is crucial to the success of this endeavor. Digital learning technologies have significantly improved the efficiency of major public health education campaigns worldwide but in Africa their full potential is not yet harnessed. As digital literacy grows in Africa, people are increasingly able to communicate and receive information using digital platforms. Digital citizenship opens a new era of opportunities and digital citizens represent a pool of remotely accessible individuals. In 2024, over 534 million registered mobile phone subscriptions occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to review the various digital learning methods that health workers and communities could utilize to enhance case management, improve general awareness and literacy on Mpox, then, propose a deployment strategy. Videos shared on social networks, podcasts, thematic websites, virtual learning communities, AI chatbots and MOOCs are available tools. The proposed short-, mid-and long-term strategy will function only if there is a common vision and ownership among all stakeholders, as well as availability of internet connectivity and data assessment.
Abstract: On August 14, 2024, the Monkeypox outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) shortly after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) labelled it a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). A continental plan to scale up the Mpox outb...
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