1. This document discusses 8 research papers on latest findings in social science pedagogy.
2. The papers cover topics like developing effective social science curriculum, best practices for teaching social studies, using both traditional and innovative methods to engage students, and incorporating student feedback to enhance learning and teaching in social sciences.
3. The document provides brief summaries of each research paper's findings and contributions to social science pedagogy.
The Development and Factor Structure of the Faculty Perceptions of Statistics (FPS) Scale........................................ 1
Laura Taylor, Kirsten Doehler and Jessalyn Smith
Teachers who Attract or Repel: A Glimpse at Student Expectations of their Tertiary-Level Teachers .................... 21
Dr Stephen Joseph
The Effects of Goal Type, Learning Interest, and Task Difficulty on Learning English Words ................................ 32
Pengcheng Zhang and Zhe Wang, Olusola Adesope
An ICT Approach for Implementing Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning in Low Resource
Communities: Lessons Learnt from Namibia .................................................................................................................. 47
Shehu M and Jere N.R
Descriptive Study on Grade 2 Pupils Relationship Behavior and School Adjustment As Perceived By Teachers:
The Case of Jimma Zone, Oromia ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Fisseha Mikre and Nasser Aba-Milki
The Magnitude of Teacher Expectation Effects: Differences in Students, Teachers and Contexts ............................ 76
Zheng Li
Principles and Practices of ESP Course Design—A Case Study of a University of Science and Technology .......... 94
Chin-Ling Lee
Escalating Ability to Write Papers: To Make Use of Direct Instruction....................................................................... 106
Ismail Marzuki
Students’ Attitudes and English Language Performance in Secondary Schools in Tanzania ................................. 117
Gilman Jackson Nyamubi, Ph.D
Unit I: Science Education # Philosophical Bases of Science Educationgarimatandon10
Note- It covers topics related to Unit I of M.Ed. Semester 4th Science education. It is with special reference to syllabus of BHU. Hopefully students of other Universities those have similar topics to be studied under another paper may found it useful to an extent. In case of this topic, it’s my humble request to the viewers that try search this topic from other sources as well.
Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Experiences, Expectations, Beliefs, and Attitudes toward Mathematics
Teaching and Learning........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Roland Pourdavood, Xiongyi Liu
Factors Influencing the Poor Academic Performance of Learners with Vision Impairment in Science Subjects in
Kgatleng District in Botswana ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Joseph Habulezi, Kefilwe P J Batsalelwang, Nelly M Malatsi
Mapping Free Educational Software Intended for the Development of Numerical and Algebraic Reasoning....... 45
Eliane Elias Ferreira do Santos, Aleandra da Silva Figueira-Sampaio, Gilberto Arantes Carrijo
PUP Graduate School Services: A Critique Assessment by the MBA Students ........................................................... 67
Cecilia Junio Sabio, Ralph Abenojar Sabio
The Professional Development of Adult Educators: The Case of the Lifelong Learning Centres (L.L.C) in the
Prefecture of Evros, Greece.................................................................................................................................................. 77
Kyriaki Georgios Anthopoulou, Efthymios Valkanos, Iosif Fragkoulis
Students’ Loans by Financial Institutions: The Way to Reduce a Burden for Government Funding to Higher
Education in Tanzania.......................................................................................................................................................... 92
Veronica Robert Nyahende
EducActiveCore: Computational Model to Educational Personalization Based on Multiagent and Context-Aware
Computing........................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Fernao Reges dos Santos, Pollyana Notargiacomo
Influence of Management on Quality Assurance in National Teacher's Colleges ..................................................... 138
Josephine Lubwama, David Onen, Edris Serugo Kasenene
Убиты в Катыни. Книга памяти польских военнопленных - узников Козельского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года
The Development and Factor Structure of the Faculty Perceptions of Statistics (FPS) Scale........................................ 1
Laura Taylor, Kirsten Doehler and Jessalyn Smith
Teachers who Attract or Repel: A Glimpse at Student Expectations of their Tertiary-Level Teachers .................... 21
Dr Stephen Joseph
The Effects of Goal Type, Learning Interest, and Task Difficulty on Learning English Words ................................ 32
Pengcheng Zhang and Zhe Wang, Olusola Adesope
An ICT Approach for Implementing Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning in Low Resource
Communities: Lessons Learnt from Namibia .................................................................................................................. 47
Shehu M and Jere N.R
Descriptive Study on Grade 2 Pupils Relationship Behavior and School Adjustment As Perceived By Teachers:
The Case of Jimma Zone, Oromia ...................................................................................................................................... 65
Fisseha Mikre and Nasser Aba-Milki
The Magnitude of Teacher Expectation Effects: Differences in Students, Teachers and Contexts ............................ 76
Zheng Li
Principles and Practices of ESP Course Design—A Case Study of a University of Science and Technology .......... 94
Chin-Ling Lee
Escalating Ability to Write Papers: To Make Use of Direct Instruction....................................................................... 106
Ismail Marzuki
Students’ Attitudes and English Language Performance in Secondary Schools in Tanzania ................................. 117
Gilman Jackson Nyamubi, Ph.D
Unit I: Science Education # Philosophical Bases of Science Educationgarimatandon10
Note- It covers topics related to Unit I of M.Ed. Semester 4th Science education. It is with special reference to syllabus of BHU. Hopefully students of other Universities those have similar topics to be studied under another paper may found it useful to an extent. In case of this topic, it’s my humble request to the viewers that try search this topic from other sources as well.
Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Experiences, Expectations, Beliefs, and Attitudes toward Mathematics
Teaching and Learning........................................................................................................................................................... 1
Roland Pourdavood, Xiongyi Liu
Factors Influencing the Poor Academic Performance of Learners with Vision Impairment in Science Subjects in
Kgatleng District in Botswana ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Joseph Habulezi, Kefilwe P J Batsalelwang, Nelly M Malatsi
Mapping Free Educational Software Intended for the Development of Numerical and Algebraic Reasoning....... 45
Eliane Elias Ferreira do Santos, Aleandra da Silva Figueira-Sampaio, Gilberto Arantes Carrijo
PUP Graduate School Services: A Critique Assessment by the MBA Students ........................................................... 67
Cecilia Junio Sabio, Ralph Abenojar Sabio
The Professional Development of Adult Educators: The Case of the Lifelong Learning Centres (L.L.C) in the
Prefecture of Evros, Greece.................................................................................................................................................. 77
Kyriaki Georgios Anthopoulou, Efthymios Valkanos, Iosif Fragkoulis
Students’ Loans by Financial Institutions: The Way to Reduce a Burden for Government Funding to Higher
Education in Tanzania.......................................................................................................................................................... 92
Veronica Robert Nyahende
EducActiveCore: Computational Model to Educational Personalization Based on Multiagent and Context-Aware
Computing........................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Fernao Reges dos Santos, Pollyana Notargiacomo
Influence of Management on Quality Assurance in National Teacher's Colleges ..................................................... 138
Josephine Lubwama, David Onen, Edris Serugo Kasenene
Убиты в Катыни. Книга памяти польских военнопленных - узников Козельского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года
ВАДА предоставляет перевод на русский язык доклада Макларена об итогах расследования
18 июля 2016 года Всемирное антидопинговое агентство (ВАДА) опубликовало Доклад Ричарда Макларена об итогах независимого расследования. Этот доклад впоследствии был представлен профессором Ричардом X. Маклареном во время пресс-конференции в г.Торонто, Канада.
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Следует отметить, что в случае каких-либо разночтений между английской и русской версиями, преимущественную силу имеет версия на английском языке.
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Monitoring The Status Of Students' Journey Towards Science And Mathematics Li...noblex1
A major focus of the current mathematics and science education reforms is on developing "literacy;" that is, helping students to understand and use the languages and ideas of mathematics and science in reasoning, communicating, and solving problems. In many ways, these standards documents are far more voluminous and complex than any scope and sequence in place in school systems today. But these documents are meant to be used as frameworks which provide guidance in education reform - they are not the definitive sources articulating to teachers how education reform must occur in their classrooms.
Our plan in this discussion is to lay out the components of mathematics and science literacy as set down in the major reform documents and then, using selected how-to articles, to show how strategies and activities tried by math and science teachers have been used, or can be used, to promote math and science literacy among students. For pragmatic reasons only, our discussions often focus either on mathematics or science reform recommendations and examples. In doing this, we do not mean to imply that the elements of literacy in these disciplines are somehow separate or different. In fact, the separate discussions show how both the mathematics and science education communities, coming from different directions at different points in time, independently arrived at similar positions and many of the same recommendations regarding the ideas of literacy.
In support of this discussion of the components of literacy, we also provide samples of resources, materials, and services that teachers might find useful in promoting mathematics and science literacy in their classrooms. The how-to articles are meant to be quick-reads that can be applied or adapted to classrooms directly. These articles are included to make it easier to decide which ones might be of special interest. Other articles and documents are intended as sources of a more general background. These documents provide some of the research bases and rationales behind some of the reform recommendations. Finally, we have included other references and information on databases which are not directly cited in the discussion but might prove valuable as additional sources of classroom ideas.
During the last decade, the mathematics education community appeared to lack clear focus and a sense of direction. Although many conferences were held, papers written, and reports produced, there was not a general consensus regarding which direction mathematics education should head.
The Standards offer an organization of important mathematical topics and abilities by grade-level groups (Kindergarten - grade 4, grades 5 - 8, and grades 9 - 12). Throughout the Standards the emphasis is: "knowing" mathematics is "doing" mathematics.
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EDUC 637
Literature Review InstructionsGeneral Overview
Please read the instructions and rubric for the Literature Review assignment BEFORE you sign-up for a topic. You will want to select a topic wisely so you will be able to identify 5 trends in your research.
For this assignment, you will select a topic in the general area of social studies instruction in middle grade education and examine accompanying literature related to that topic to identify the latest trends and issues. Ultimately, you will compile these results into a PowerPoint presentation of around 10 slides to identify these trends.Learning Objective
You will develop a presentation identifying general trends in middle-grade social studies education associated with a set of articles in the content area.Assignment Process
1. Begin classifying and compiling articles and sub-topics into groups of information for presentation (note 5 trends).
2. You should have scanned at least 30 articles in the process, which then need to be provided as part of this assignment in an attached bibliography list.
3. The final product should be a PowerPoint presentation consisting of:
a. a minimum of 10 but not to exceed 20 slides
b. 5 trends related to your topic (a paragraph or 2 on each trend)
c. identify issues with the type of research and/or writing undertaken
d. identify gaps in the research by identifying areas for further research on the trend
e. bibliography submitted as a Word document of about 30 articles in APA format
4. The final product is to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) in Sunday of Module 4.
Topic
· Effective Testing Strategies in Social Studies
Literature Review
Integrated Learning in Social Studies Education
Based on the literature reviewed for this assignment, there seems to be a fairly widely-held consensus (though largely anecdotal (see Research Methodology Issues)) among many education professionals that social studies, when integrated with other subjects, increases one's ability to learn more effectively across a broad range of subject matter. Nuthall (1999), for example, analyzed the learning habits of five students in an integrated science and social studies unit on Antarctica. His study concluded that the integration of these two subjects allowed students to acquire new knowledge in each of the disciplines that may not have been similarly acquired had the courses been taught separately. Educators in other areas of study have conveyed similar anecdotal results concerning their respective areas of study as well.
Matheus' (2000) study on using an integrated content social studies class as a means of developing problem-solving skills also cites the validity of integrated social studies curriculum. The author concludes that the integration of social studies curriculum with other subject matter creates connecting pathways between each which can apply across disciplines and even beyond the classroom.
Theodore Kaltsounis (1990) also concludes that, although.
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Modern Childhood Classroom
The Curriculum of the Modern Early Childhood Classroom
Lisa Bertie
ECE/311
Instructor Amanda Dixon
April 2, 2012
The Curriculum of the Modern Early Childhood Classroom
The age group that this curriculum is designed for is Kindergarten. The age range for kindergarten is five through seven.
There are many learning styles for example there are auditory leaners, visual learners, tactile learners, and those who learn best through reading the information. As teachers we must take this into account when developing a curriculum. It is important to begin teaching kindergarten age children the beginning skills of math, reading, science, music, and art. By making sure that the content is age appropriate and that the information is presented in a variety of ways so that students of different learning styles have the opportunity to absorb the information in the way that is easiest for them to learn. If we look at the different learning theories we will find one that makes the most sense to us as individuals for example I find the developmental theories of Jean Piaget to be very meaningful and will incorporate his theories into how I present information to the students.
I plan on including time for learning through play, circle time, and traditional teaching methods to communicate information and teach skills to the students. I think it is also important to make sure that the classroom is a safe learning environment. When dealing with a large group of individuals there are many different personalities in play and there can be conflict as a result. I feel it is important the make sure that the students understand that they do not have to like everyone in the class but they need to show each other respect.
My plan for a productive classroom environment includes making sure all learning styles are addressed and students have a safe interesting classroom.
References
Barnett, W. S. (2008). Growing and learning in preschool [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or10f-YcM8Q
First School. (n.d.). Music theme preschool activities and crafts. Retrieved from http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/music.htm
Ginsburg, H.P., Lee, J.S., Boyd, J.S. (2008). Mathematics Education for Young Children: What It Is and How to Promote It. Social Policy Report. Retrieved from http://www.srcd.org/documents/publications/spr/22-1_early_childhood_math.pdf
Thomas, A.M. (2011). Hands-on science with squishy circuits. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/annmarie_thomas_squishy_circuits.html
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21st Century
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Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Identify elements of creativity in existing face-to-face and online learning curriculum.
2. Implement problem-based learning experiences with students that incorporate real-world
audiences.
3. Prepare an argument to integrate the nine elements of d ...
Research In Science Education Utilizes The Full Range Of Investigative Methodsnoblex1
While our understanding of the process of teaching, learning, and schooling has improved recently, more must be accomplished. Rapid societal changes are necessitating that we construct a new image of the process of schooling in general, and the process of teaching and learning science in particular.
An interdisciplinary cadre of researchers and educators is building an infrastructure from which new themes for research in science education are emerging.
Our research agenda must embrace collaboration and relevancy around a vision that celebrates not what is, but what can be!
A new image of the role of the teacher is emerging as well. In addition to possessing discipline specific knowledge and knowledge about effective pedagogy, teachers must be afforded the time to share ideas with colleagues, participate in professional development, and inquire about teaching and learning. Teachers must be active, reflective practitioners who engage in constructing a curriculum to enhance the development of all students. Similarly, science education research ought to be relevant and should inform the practice of science teaching. Research on teaching and learning should contribute new insights for both practice and future research.
Fundamentally, we believe that research should guide and inform policy formation and decision-making regarding science teaching, preschool through college. We wish to clarify the breadth of research and to identify key issues. Moreover, we wish to warn against policies and decisions governed by marketing concerns rather than by systematic study or reasoned analysis or information important to teachers.
A realistic view of the scientific enterprise is paramount both to the success of research on science teaching and as a goal for students studying science. For example, traditional science experiences often result in students constructing a distorted view of the scientific enterprise. Students believe that: (a) science is a collection of facts to be memorized, (b) all the information in the science textbook is true, (c) the sum total of scientific knowledge is known, (d) science is a quantitative, value-free, empirical discipline. Moreover, students often fail to understand that: (a) science proceeds by fits and starts, (b) ideas based on evidence are still fallible, (c) scientific ideas are enhanced through a process of sharing, negotiation, and consensus building, and (d) continual inquiry is a fundamental attribute of the scientific enterprise. Today's science is more accurately portrayed as a value-laden discipline in which there are moral and ethical dimensions. The changing nature and ethos of science has led to the acceptance of more diverse investigative methods.
Research in science education utilizes the full range of investigative methods, embracing quantitative research.
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The Singapore Science Curriculum (Primary)David Yeng
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TOPIC: LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS IN
PEDAGOGICAL ANALYSIS
SUBMITTED TO, SUBMITTED
BY,
SURESH KUMAR ANJU.S.S
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ROLL NO: 02
DEPT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE B. Ed SOCIAL SCIENCE
2. INTRODUCTION
Social Science is an academic discipline concerned with society and the relationships among
individuals within the society. It is developed out of the Age of Enlightenment as individuals
began to take a more disciplined approach to quantifying their observations of society. Over
time, similar aspects of a society, such as communication, were separated into unique fields of
study. Statistical surveys and research methodologies helped prove or disprove theories. It is a
group of academic disciplines that examine society and how people interact and develop as a
culture. Social science as a field of study is separate from the physical sciences, which cover
topics such as physics and chemistry. Economics, political science, history, law and geography
can be considered social sciences. Education in the social sciences place an important role in
developing students’ sense of identity and influencing the ways in which they understand,
participating and contribute to local, national and global communities. Pedagogy means
teaching: specifically, teacher actions that promote student learning. Effective social science
teachers use a variety of approaches to support student learning.
There are numerous contributions by researchers on social science pedagogy helping the
teachers to find the best method of teaching the subjects. Some of such research papers are
listed below:-
1. Social Science Learning in Schools- Perspective and Challenges- by Poonam Batra,
Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi, India 1 Aug, 2008
The essays in this book bring to us in brief the experiences of the Eklavya team in
developing a curriculum and the reception of the resulting texts by students and teachers. This is
accompanied by an evaluation of the textbooks- chapter- wise- by experts in political science,
geography, and history. The books on the whole sensitize children to the diversity of life,
conflicts and contradictions therein. The exhaustive processes that went into the making of
textbooks in social sciences for Classes 6,7 and 8 is documented minutely in this book-
meticulously and thread bar. The unique contribution of this documentation is that it provides a
guide and a perspective to those who are interested in what is transacted in the schools. The
perspectives and insights that the book offers will definitely help the analyst or the students
interested in examining curriculum and textbooks.
3. 2. Teaching Social Science in Schools- by Alex M George, Independent Researcher and
Amman Madan Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India 4 Feb, 2009
The work is likely to be a useful resource for those who wish to engage teachers with
issues and concerns of social science teaching and learning. It fills a major gap in the provision
of simply written subject- specific reading materials for school teachers. Organizations such as
the State Council of Educational Research and Training [SCERT] and Nongovernment
Organizations [NGOs] that provide in- service and onsite support to teachers as well as schools
which look for meaningful engagement for the professional development of teachers will find
this book of values. This work clarifies questions raised by teachers, parents, students and
educationist about NCERT’s new textbooks. In a simple, friendly manner, the book puts to rest
fears and worries.
3. Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies- What Award- Winning Classroom Teachers
Do- by Randi Stone, Educational Consultant, Keene, NH 5 June, 2008
Randi Stone has assembled an exciting collection of teaching methods to benefit
all learners. The book brings together an esteemed group of teachers who are to be congratulated
for sparking interest in a subject that is too often taught slowly from a textbook. Randi Stone
transports readers into the lively classroom of award- winning teachers in this collection of
outstanding methods for teaching social studies to diverse elementary, middle and high school
learners. Like its companion volumes for teaching writing, mathematics and science, Best
Practices for Teaching Social Studies presents firsthand accounts from educators offering fresh
ideas and inquiry- based techniques to build students confidence, increase academic
achievement, and develop critical thinking skills. Highlights includes master teachers’ tips on
how to Organize and produce oral history projects, Use technology to explore diversity, Teach
the art of geography and geography of art, Put the “social” back into social studies, and more.
Beginning and experienced teachers alike will discover an abundance of creative teaching
practices to strengthen the social studies curriculum.
4. The SAGE Handbook of Social Science Methodology- by William Outhwaite, University
of Newcastle, UK & Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, USA 8 Nov, 2007
4. This timely collection maps development and explores new territories to meet the
challenges and bring about possibilities for social science inquiries. This a jewel among methods
handbook, bringing together a formidable collection of international contributors to comment on
every aspects of the various central issues, complications and controversies in the core
methodological traditions. These designed to meet the needs of those disciplinary and non-
disciplinary problem- oriented social inquirers for a comprehensive overview of the
methodological literature. This work overviews methodological approaches, cases, comparisons
and theory, Quantifications and experiment in the social sciences.
5. Effective Pedagogy in Social Sciences: Tikanga a Iwi: BES 20 May, 2014
This report is one of a series of best evidence synthesis interactions [BESs]
commissioned by the Ministry of Education. The Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis Programmers
seeks to support collaborative knowledge building and use across policy, research and practice in
education.
6. Making Social Study Meaningful for ELL Students: Content and Pedagogy in
Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms- by Michelle Yvonne Szpara &Iftiakhar Ahammed,
Long Island University, C.W. Post campus
Content- area instruction for English Language Learners [ELL] represents a
growing area of instructional need in high schools across the United States. This article focuses
on the challenges and the success in developing and effective instructional environment for
teaching secondary- level social studies curriculum to a sheltered population of ELLs. In the
present study, grant funding was provided for a school- university partnership to support content-
area teachers’ efforts to increase ELL students’ comprehension skills. The authors of this paper
propose a multi- tiered approach to meeting the needs of English language learners in the
mainstream social studies classroom- providing social and cultural supports during the process of
acculturations, providing explicit instruction in academic strategies necessary for successful
comprehension in – depth content, and making social studies curriculum more accessible through
a range of strategies for reducing cognitive load without reducing content.
7. The SAGE Handbook of Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences- by David
Kaplan, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Chile 21 June, 2004
5. The 24 chapters in this Handbook span a wide range of topics, presenting the latest
quantitative developments in scaling theory, measurement, categorical data analysis, multi-level
models latent variable models, and foundational issues. Each chapter reviews the historical
context for the topic and then describes current work, including illustrative examples where
appropriate. The level of presentation throughout the book is detailed enough to convey the
genuine understanding without overwhelming the reader with technical material. Ample
references are given for readers who wish to pursue topics in more detail. The book will appeal
to both researchers who wish to update their knowledge of specific quantitative methods, and
students who wish to have an integrated survey of state- of – the- art quantitative methods. This
Handbook discuss important methodological tools and topics in quantitative methodology in
easy to understand language. It is an exhaustive review of past and recent advances in each topic
combined with a detailed discussion of examples and graphical illustrations. It will be an
essential reference for social science researchers as an introduction to methods and quantitative
concepts of great use. This methodological journey allow the reader to experience scaling, tests
and measurement, and statistical methodologies applied to categorical, multilevel, and latent
variables. The journey concludes with a number of philosophical issues of interest to researchers
in the social sciences. It provides an excellent introduction to broad range of state- of-the-art
quantitative methods applicable to the social sciences. It shows the breadth and depth of
advanced quantitative methods used by social scientists from numerous interrelated disciplines, it
is rich with examples of real- world applications of these methods, and it provides suggestions
for further readings and study in these areas. It is well worth reading cover-to-cover, and it is a
very useful addition to the reference libraries of all quantitative social scientists, applied
statisticians, and graduate students.
8. Enhancing Learning and Teaching Through Student Feedback in Social Science – by
Chenicheri Sid Nair & Patricie Mertova Feb, 2013
This title is the second Candos Learning and Teaching Series book that explores
themes surrounding enhancing learning and teaching through student feedback. It expands on
topics covered in the previous publication, and focuses on social science disciplines. The editors
previously addressed this gaps in their first book students feedback: The cornerstone to an
effective quality assurance system in higher education. In recent years, student feedback has
6. appeared in forefront of higher education quality, in particular the issues of effectiveness and the
use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and
also other areas of student tertiary experience. This is an edited book with contributions by
experts in higher education quality and particularly student feedback in social science discipline
from a range of countries, such as Australia, Europe, Canada, the UK, the USA and India. This
book is concerned with the practices of evaluation and higher education quality in social science
disciplines, with particular focus on student feedback.
9. Assessment of factors influencing trainee teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession
in secondary schools: An evidence of education training institutions in Mbeya,Tanzania- by
Mwenda Charles, Mwidege Asheri M ., Sanga Abbas Aug, 2014
Attitude of trainee teachers towards teaching profession in Tanzania secondary
schools is a challenge to the education system development at large. However, little information
on factors that influence attitude of trainee teachers is available. Therefore, the present study
examine the factors that influence trainee teachers’ attitude towards teaching profession in
secondary schools. Quasi- experimental design and purpose sampling plan were used to select
trainee teachers from Tukuyu teachers’ college, Tumaini University, and Teofilo Kisanji
University in Mbeya region. The study used semi structured questionnaires, in which a sample
size of 183 trainee teachers was collected. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data using
SPSS. Results showed that trainee teachers disliked teaching profession because of low salaries
and poor perception of the society towards the professional. Therefore, it is concluded that low
salary and bad perception towards teaching profession are factors that influenced negatively the
attitude of trainee teachers towards teaching professional.it is therefore, recommended that the
government should improve salaries for teachers in secondary schools and the society should
regard teaching profession like other professions.
10. Indigeneity and Universality in Social Science by Partha Nath Mukherji & Chandan
Sengupta 7 Jan, 2004
Emerging out of the renaissance and the industrial revolution, the set of
disciplines that got institutionalized as the social sciences were fashioned in Europe. However,
what were areas of scholarly inquiry responding to specifically Western problems and concerns,
laid claim to universality in course of time and were uncritically accepted as being so until they
7. began to be challenged by non- Western thinkers in the second half of the twentieth century.
Bringing together 18 essays by distinguished social scientists, this volume is a major contribution
to the debate on the indigenization of the social sciences.
CONCLUSION
These some of the recent aspects found in research papers, journals and books related to
teaching social science. With an analysis of these writings we can come to a conclusion that the
traditional system of teaching social science has been replaced with new innovative and
interesting techniques.