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Pax Populi: Empowering Afghans Through Virtual Tutoring, Lara Chuppe
Pax Populi: Empowering Afghans Through Virtual Tutoring, Lara Chuppe
Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement
I began tutoring two Afghan high school students through Pax Populi as a service-learning component of HONR 39900: Virtual Abroad Central Asia. This semester, I will be assisting Purdue students with developing successful tutoring partnerships with Afghan refugees through Pax Populi. The non-profit Pax Populi seeks to empower Afghans through virtual, one-on-one English tutoring. Originally, the program matched young people living in cities across Afghanistan with volunteer tutors, but in light of the Taliban’s rise to power, the organization is now working to provide virtual English lessons to newly arriving Afghan refugees. Many of the refugees speak little English. They …
Teaching English In Afghan’S Schools And Its History, Samadi Nooria
Teaching English In Afghan’S Schools And Its History, Samadi Nooria
Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal
This article illustrates the history of teaching English language , the current situation of educational system in Afghanistan and the usage of different teaching methods in Afghan schools from points of view of famous scholars. It is clear traditional teaching has along history in Afghanistan and used for centuries, so it is very difficult to bring changes in this system and it is hard to change with new methods.
Religious Extremism And Terrorism In The Public And Political Life Of Afghanistan, Abdukarim Ergashevich Pardabaev
Religious Extremism And Terrorism In The Public And Political Life Of Afghanistan, Abdukarim Ergashevich Pardabaev
Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal
The withdrawal of troops on February 15, 1989 did not trigger, as expected, the beginning of the pacification process in Afghanistan, but, on the contrary, prompted the opposition to intensify hostilities. The Afghan war ended, seriously changing the world, both politically and economically. The USSR left the political arena, leaving behind a scattered state, immersed in the many-sided problems of the state. Russia, as a successor to the USSR, could not adequately continue the foreign policy line. For example, neither the UN nor the Russian The Foreign Ministry did nothing to get the United States and Pakistan to implement the …
Students’ And Faculty Members’ Perceptions And Experiences Of Classroom Assessment: A Case Study Of A Public University In Afghanistan, Sayed Ahmad Javid Mussawy, Gretchen Rossman, Sayed Abdul Qahar Haqiqat
Students’ And Faculty Members’ Perceptions And Experiences Of Classroom Assessment: A Case Study Of A Public University In Afghanistan, Sayed Ahmad Javid Mussawy, Gretchen Rossman, Sayed Abdul Qahar Haqiqat
Higher Learning Research Communications
Objective: The primary goal of the study was to examine students’ perceptions of classroom assessment at a public university in Afghanistan. Exploring current assessment practices focused on student and faculty members lived experiences was a secondary goal. The study also sought to collect evidence on whether or not the new assessment policy was effective in student achievement.
Method: Authors used an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to conduct the study. Initially, we applied the Students Perceptions of Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ), translated into Dari/Farsi and validated, to collect data from a random sample of 400 students from three colleges: Agriculture, Education, and …
In Afghanistan, Teachers Matter, Tim Friedman
In Afghanistan, Teachers Matter, Tim Friedman
International Developments
Students in well-resourced schools in Afghanistan are more likely to have stronger learning outcomes and one of the most important resources is good teachers.
International Developments (No.7) 2017
International Developments (No.7) 2017
International Developments
In this issue of International Developments we explore collaborative efforts by ACER and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics to develop a global scale that benchmarks student performance in reading and mathematics against a common measure. This project aims to support global efforts to meet the fourth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning – by 2030. We also report on analysis of assessments around the world to identify how best to operate large-scale assessments in developing countries. This issue of International Developments also looks at ACER’s …
Brightening Afghanistan, Trevor Davis, Greg Tammen, Jennifer Tidball
Brightening Afghanistan, Trevor Davis, Greg Tammen, Jennifer Tidball
Seek
Researchers study renewable energy to power electricity-scarce country.
Book Review: Schools For Conflict Or For Peace In Afghanistan, Stephen Bahry
Book Review: Schools For Conflict Or For Peace In Afghanistan, Stephen Bahry
Comparative and International Education / Éducation Comparée et Internationale
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Measuring Learning Growth In A World Of Universal Education, Ross Turner
Measuring Learning Growth In A World Of Universal Education, Ross Turner
International Developments
ACER is leading the development of new ‘learning metrics’ – tools for measuring learning growth – as Ross Turner explains.
The Cure For Early Grades Assessment Difficulties? Take A Tablet, Maurice Walker
The Cure For Early Grades Assessment Difficulties? Take A Tablet, Maurice Walker
International Developments
Monitoring educational development in the early years of schooling is vital if practitioners, and policy makers, are to support students’ learning, but the assessment of student achievement in developing countries can be a logistical headache. Maurice Walker reports on an innovative approach to assessment using tablets that is addressing that.