Close Menu

Faculty of Humanities and Education

Exploring the Formative-summative Assessment Continuum Through the Use of Clickers

Introduction

Formative and summative assessment, play essential roles in students’ education. Traditionally, however, there has been a divide between these assessment types as they serve different purposes. This divide has been questioned and the use of summative assessment in a formative way has been suggested as a means of bridging this gulf.

Methodology and research questions

This exploratory and descriptive case study investigated:

Radio Waves and Curriculum Pathways for Social Learning: Jamaican “At Risk “Learners Construct Media

INTRODUCTION

Grade 7 students labelled as ‘At -Risk ” because of their low language and literacy abilities needed an alternative space that flipped classroom teaching and learning to make English relevant , audible , visible and a “ manipulative” for students. This need gave birth to The Radio Active Classroom.

METHODOLOGY

Educating for Democratic Citizenship: Views of Selected Jamaican Secondary Students

Definition of the Problem

  • There have been numerous debates on the effectiveness of the education system to develop active democratic citizens.
  • This has prompted concern as to the experiencesof students in living democratic citizenship in their schools, community and nation.

Research Methodology

Teachers Transferring MOOC Learning to Classroom Practice

Introduction

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for teacher professional development is a relatively new phenomenon. With very little research examining the extent to which MOOC participants transfer their learning to their classroom practice, our research investigates this occurrence.

Methodology

Commencement Policy Regarding the Appropriate Grade for the teaching/learning of Spanish at the Primary Level in Jamaica

The leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are cognisant of the many neighbouring Spanish-speaking countries and believethat in order to foster better Caribbean integration, consideration must be given to facilitating and encouraging the teaching of Spanish in the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean.

A survey of Mico University Collegestudents’ Encounter and Responses towards Fake News

A recent surge of fake news brings many concerns. Fake news has a negative impact not only on politics but also onindividuals' everyday life. This study investigates how students from a local university encounter and respond to fake news, and if the responses are different between those students who took an information and media literacy course and those who did not. Survey method is applied in data collection.

School Library Design, Facilities and Resources for Sustainable Cognitive and Social Development of Students: An Evaluative Case Study

This evaluative case study examined the perceived effects that new school library functional and Inspirational spaces, relevant resources, and comfortable facilities had on students' cognitive and social development. The principal and teacher-librarian were interviewed. A questionnaire was administered to eight students from grades 10-13 who had used the old library and new library. Findings revealed that the design of the library, the resources and the facilities seem to positively impact students' cognitive ability and social development.

Toward TVET Certification: The Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Weekend Spa Therapy Trainees at the HEART College

Sustainable development is made manifest in a country's ability to, "meet the basic needs of employment, food, energy, water and sanitation" (Mondal, 2016). The skill sets and employability of the adult population must become a key focus. This research seeks to examine the reasons participants embarked upon the Spa Therapy programme; the participants' perceptions, attitudes and experiences during the program; the reasons some trainees withdrew from the programme and the completing participants' projections for the future.

Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) Approach: Exploring Solving Differential Equations in the Learning of Calculus

School Mathematics continues to present challenges for students at all levels of the educational system. In many mathematics classrooms, learners are not provided with opportunities to be actively engaged with the subject matter. The curriculum strategies that are employed present mathematics in a de-contextualized manner without any applications to real-world scenarios.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Faculty of Humanities and Education
Top of Page