iosr-JRME   Volume-1 ~ Issue-6

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Formation initiale et appropriation des compétences professionnelles par les enseignants stagiaires en éducation physique et sportive (EPS).
Country	:	Tunisie
Authors	:	Maher Mrayeh, Ghislain Carlier, Youssef Feki
	:	10.9790/7388-0160112

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to assess the quality of teacher training in physical education and sport in Tunisians ISSEP. This assessment is based through the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the degree of mastery of professional skills. The observation focused on teaching 100 PES sessions. Five skills were set for this study : communication (1), the design of teaching situations (2), the management of situations of teaching (3), the assessment of learning (4) and the ethically and responsibly act (5). These skills were evaluated through criterion indicators. The results show that (skill.5) is closest to the total control. Mixed are the averages obtained in the first and the third skills. Finally, the second skill was the less well controlled.

Keywords: Initial training, appropriation, professional skills, teacher trainees, physical education and sports

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	A Study of the factors leading to truancy among adolescent students in district Faridabad
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Ms. Neelam Chawla Gosain
	:	10.9790/7388-0161319

Abstract: The present investigation was undertaken to study the factors that causes truancy among adolescent students. A total of 200 students within the age of 15-18 years from four government schools were purposively selected as sample from Faridabad town of Haryana. Youth Problem Inventory (Y.P.I) of Dr. (Mrs.) Mithlesh Verma was used to administer the factors leading to truancy. Two areas were taken under consideration in the study that is family problems and school problems. The study revealed that family problems and school problems both act as the factor causing truancy among students and out of two family problems is more effective in causing truancy among students.

Keywords: adolescents, diagnosis, phobia, truants, truancy

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	A Study to Investigate How Six Thinking Hats Enhance the Learning of Environmental Studies
Country	:	Malaysia
Authors	:	Saroja Dhanapal (Dr.), Khoo Tabitha Wern Ling
	:	10.9790/7388-0162029

Abstract: An action research was carried out to create a condition for a class of Year 6 students in their early-middle childhood stage to individually and collectively improve their learning by developing higher-order critical thinking skills in the Environmental Studies (ES) subject. In applying the Six Thinking Hats method, with the incorporation of the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy, an active teaching and learning process was seen in the enquiry classroom. Mixed methods of both quantitative and qualitative were conducted in this study to explore and identify the effectiveness of the Six Hats in encouraging higher-order thinking skills and enhancing learners' interests, leading to better academic performances. While results proved the concept to be a successful thinking skill strategy, learners' interests differed in relation to a range of different factors such as values and attitude. Then again, positive responses were seen in pupils' academic progress. Recommendations are thence made regarding these features to maximize learning outcomes and for further research.

Keywords: Environmental Studies; Six Thinking Hats and Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Long Term Quality Enhancement and Learning Management through Virtual Teaching in Higher Education in Paschim Medinipur District
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Sibsankar Mal, Sandip Tripathy, Bikash Ghosh
	:	10.9790/7388-0163036

Abstract: With the advent of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization, the students of higher education are the vital Human Resources and playing a significant role to achieve a tremendous success in the development of a country. The teaching methodology which is used within a higher education course is an important ingredient in creating a course with soul-stirring interest to students. Today's competitive world demands good quality education. In order to fulfill the aspirations of the present day fast changing society, efficient resource management, development of quality of higher education are required which is possible by Virtual Learning. Virtual Learning provides good communication skills, teamwork, effective time management, critical appraisal skills, research ability, long term learning capacity, application and to sustain a quality culture as internal and organizational parameter as well as learning management. Many studies report the virtual learning environment as more effective, efficient and satisfying than the traditional learning situation. In Paschim Medinipur, higher education is faced with great challenges and difficulties. A recent study shows that, here the student community has least aspire to be empowered and endowed with knowledge, skills, application and competitiveness to compete in the global society. In this regard, virtual teaching would play a vital role in enhancing quality assurance and facilitating internalization of the quality education with sustenance the learning process.

Key words: Higher Education, Knowledge, Learning Management, Quality, Virtual teaching.

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