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A Unilateral Grading Contract To Improve Learning And Teaching, Peter Elbow

English Department Faculty Publication Series

Contract grading has achieved some prominence in our field as a practice associated with critical pedagogy. In this context, we describe a hybrid grading contract where students earn a course grade of B based not on our evaluation of their writing quality but solely on their completion of the specified activities. The contract lists activities we’ve found most reliable in producing B-quality writing over fourteen weeks. Higher grades are awarded to students who produce exemplary portfolios. Thus we freely give students lots of evaluative feedback on their writing, but students can count on a course grade of B if they …

Improving Higher Education Through User-Inspired Research: Findings From Multi-National Needs Assessments, Joseph B. Berger

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Improving Higher Education Through User-Inspired Research: Findings From Multi-National Needs Assessments, Joseph B. Berger

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Senegal Training Manual For Multigrade Teachers, Ministry Of Education, Secondary School Instruction, Elementary And Preschool Instruction

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

This manual was designed for trainers of multigrade schoolteachers. The manual contains information on multigrade instruction as well as training activities for teachers.

Five themes are addressed in this manual and each one is divided into sessions. Each session begins with the objectives, materials necessary, duration, and reading.

The first part presents the goals of the training and implementation strategies as well as a frame of reference. The second part addresses the study of the various modules structured in units.

Senegal Teacher's Guide For Multigrade Classrooms, Ministry Of Education, Secondary School Instruction, Elementary And Preschool Instruction

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

This guide includes the following training modules:

1) Module 1 : Purpose and Background of Multigrade Teaching ;

• Provides the context of MGCs throughout the world and Senegal and explains their relevance and efficiency.

2) Module 2 : MG Classroom Management Tools;

• Presents teachers with various tools, techniques and their application.

3) Module 3 : MG Classroom Management Techniques;

• Examines different techniques, their use, as well as their benefits to students and teachers.

4) Module 4 : Community as Resource; and

• Addresses the relationship between the school and the community, local materials that can be used as …

Senegal Guide Du Maitre Des Classes Multigrades, Ministere De L'Education, Charge De L'Enseignement Prescolaire, De L'Enseignement Elementaire Et Du Moyen

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

Ce guide vous propose les modules suivants :

1) Module 1 : Justification et fondements de l’enseignement multigrade ;

• Dresse la situation des CMG dans le monde et au Sénégal et explique leur pertinence et leur efficacité.

2) Module 2 : Instruments ou outils de gestion pédagogique des CMG ;

• Présente les différents outils, leurs techniques d’élaboration et leur utilisation par le maître.

3) Module 3 : Les techniques de gestion des CMG ;

• Examine les différentes techniques, leur utilisation ainsi que leurs apports aux élèves et aux maîtres.

4) Module 4 : La communauté comme ressource ;

• Aborde la …

Detailed Report Of Multigrade Workshop & Evaluation Summary, Center For International Education

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

From May 18 to 21st, the international workshop of the project "learning initiatives for Rural Education" (LIRE) took place at Lamentin Hotel in Saly/Somone, Mbour, Senegal. The Workshop was organized by the Ministry of Pre-school, elementary, and Middle Schools of Senegal in collaboration with The World bank, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

The LIRE project was financed through the World Bank-administered Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program (BNPP). Since August 2007, the project has been working with teachers, head teachers, inspectors and local education partners and administrative officials on training, materials development, monitoring tools and community advocacy around multi-grade pedagogy. The approach …

Senegal Manuel Du Formateur Des Maitres De Classes Multigrades, Ministere De L'Education, Charge De L'Enseignement Prescolaire, De L'Enseignement Elementaire Et Du Moyen

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

Avec un Taux Brut de Scolarisation (TBS) de 86% en 2007, le Sénégal est résolument engagé dans la lutte pour réaliser les objectifs d’une Education de Qualité Pour Tous d’ici l’an 2015. Mais pour y arriver, il faudra identifier les meilleures stratégies permettant d’enrôler dans le système tous les enfants en âge d’aller à l’école. Ces enfants, pour la plupart, se trouvent dans les hameaux les plus reculés en zone rurale. Les classes multi grades apparaissent ainsi comme une alternative incontournable dans les zones rurales et urbaines à faible densité de population si le pays veut réaliser la scolarisation universelle …

Final Report, Center For International Education

Learning Initiatives for Rural Education

Since August 2007, the Learning Initiatives for Rural Education (LIRE) project in Senegal and The Gambia has strengthened educators' capacity to deliver and support quality multi-grade (MG) education in rural areas with low population densities. In a truly collaborative approach, the LIRE project worked with 20 demonstration schools (13 in Senegal and 7 in The Gambia) to develop a teacher training manual and teachers' guide that was locally appropriate and in keeping with the curricula of each country. The LIRE team was truly international, with team members in Senegal, The Gambia and in the United States. The team met regularly …

Stitching The Pieces Together To Reveal Generalised Patterns: Systematic Research Reviews, Secondary Re-Analyses, Case-To-Case Comparisons, And Meta-Syntheses Of Qualitative Research Studies, Gretchen Rossman, L. Yore, B. Hand, M. C. Shelley Ii

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Assessment Practice And Perception Of Social Science Instructors In Afghanistan, Delawar Darmal

Master's Capstone Projects

This thesis has been prepared with three objectives in mind. First, investigating and identifying the problems and challenge of assessment is essential to the quality of education as well as to the reform of education in Afghanistan. Any reforms and the improvement of education are greatly based on the findings of research. Therefore, this project is targeting to facilitate this process.

Second, this research project is aiming to explain the assessment that is practiced in Higher Education of Afghanistan. This is essential to two critical issues. It is useful not just to Afghan instructors to know about the assessment practices …

Civics And Citizenship Education In Schools In Afghanistan, Mohammad Tariq Habibyar

Master's Capstone Projects

This thesis focuses on the status of civics and citizenship education in schools in Afghanistan. My purpose for this study was (a) to understand what is taught about civics education in classrooms, (b) what concepts of civics education are addressed in the national curriculum and the text books, and (c) what role civics education plays in Afghan schools to produce productive citizens. My assumption is that schools have direct impact on civics understanding of the students and how they use their civics knowledge in everyday life. Civics education raises students’ political, governance, and social awareness and informs them about their …

The Role Of An Educational Website In Providing Better Opportunities For Kabul Education University, Siddiqullah Barikzai

Master's Capstone Projects

Technology has played an important role in improving and expanding education worldwide. Website is a part of technology through which institutions and companies can easily and cheaply share and advertise their profiles with rest of the world.

Kabul Education University (KEU) where I used to teach is a newly established (2003) university in Kabul (the capital city); it trains professional teachers for secondary schools. The university did not have a website till recently (June 2009), while all other public universities in Kabul had it. So, I developed a website for it due to the demand of the university administrators, teachers, …

Research On Undergraduate Mathematics Education In Afghanistan: How Students Understand And Learn The Concept Of “Function”, Ahmad Khalid Mowahed

Master's Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study was to explore undergraduate students’ conception of the concept of function in the education faculty of Balkh University, Afghanistan. In particular, the focus was to see what difficulties they had in learning the concept and to determine those factors that impeded/facilitated the learning of the concept in the curriculum. The research methodology was an exploratory approach where both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze the data. The theoretical basis for the study was David Tall’s theory which focuses on understanding one’s knowledge and learning. David Tall’s theory was used to analyze qualitative data …

Assessment Practices: Student’S And Teachers’ Perceptions Of Classroom Assessment, Sayed Ahmad Javid Mussawy

Master's Capstone Projects

The primary aim of this study is to explore pre-service teachers’ perceptions of classroom assessment. A secondary purpose is to explore the faculty members’ perceptions of classroom assessment and their expectations of students’ learning. This study examines what assessment approaches are being used in Baghlan Higher Education Institution, School of Education. In addition, the investigator was interested in learning the extent to which assessment results were used to improve students’ learning and classroom instruction.

Education Faculty Math Curriculum And In-Service Teachers Needs, Sayed Sarwar Yaqubi

Master's Capstone Projects

This study accomplished as an education master thesis and addresses the following issue- the education faculty math curriculum in Jowzjan University in Afghanistan and the in-service teachers’ needs. I conducted this study on third-year in-service teachers who are studying at the Jowzjan University in Afghanistan. This study was conducted as qualitative study; there were 11 participants from the third-year in-service teachers. The methodology system was interview with participants. Because of the lack of time I did just one time interview with the participants. There were not class observation and group discussion. The finding from this study revealed some important and …

The Effects Of English Teaching Methods Course Of The English Department Of Kabul Education University On Secondary School English Teachers, Ali Hikmat

Master's Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

Planning Disaster Resilient School Facilities: The Consultative Development Of The Inee Guidance Notes For Safer School Construction, Darren Hertz

Master's Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

Final Report To Nsf, Morton Sternheim, Allan Feldman, Holly Hargraves

STEM Bridge for Noyce Scholars

No abstract provided.