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Training and availability of skills for sustenance of standard in classroom assessment practices among Lesotho teachers
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com/, 2011-11)
The study used an inferential survey design in which a validated questionnaire was used to gather and analyze the views and perceptions of a random sample of 146 primary and 102 high school teachers at Qacha’s Nek district ...
Threat of perceived stereotype on behaviour related to choice of and practices in teaching as a career among teacher trainees
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2010-10)
The extent to which teachers perceive the existence of pressure emanating from negative stereotype of teaching as a career by the society tends to reduce the amount of affective and cognitive investments on teaching and ...
Exploring the culture of reading among primary school teachers in Botswana
(International Reading Association, http://www.reading.org/, 2011)
African nations have rich oral traditions that are often perceived to eclipse print
culture. But a careful look reveals that
among lower and upper primary teachers in Botswana, reading is important and
valued—and that ...
A conflict between aims and outcomes: comparison of one cohort’s primary school leaving examinations and junior certificate results of 2003 and 2006
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, 2010-03)
The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes of the 10 year- basic
education policy in Botswana through comparison of one cohort national results of School Leaving
Examination (PSLE) of 2003 and its ...
Democratic education in the classroom: an education law perspective
(JEAPS, http://www.academicjournals.org/ijeaps, 2010-04-20)
This paper sought to unpack the extent of students’ democratic involvement in the teaching and
learning processes. Data that were analyzed were obtained from 253 teachers and 194 students from 15
secondary schools in ...
Exploring the contextual limitations of Angoff grading model: the case of Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com/, 2012-12)
Grading is a central component of educational assessment because it is through grading that a student’s performance is judged as having satisfied the requirement for a given unit or grade level. Accurate determination of ...
Resisting dominant discourses: implications of indigenous, African feminist theory and methods for gender and education research
(GE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cgee20, 2010-11)
In this paper we explore tensions between Western gender theory and research, and post‐colonial and indigenous feminist standpoints, which challenge us to re-define our roles as feminist-activist educators and researchers ...
Inclusive education for learners with disabilities in Botswana primary schools
(SAGE, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2012-06-14)
Based on the findings of a qualitative case study, this article describes the experiences of key stakeholders about the inclusion of learners with disabilities in regular schools in the South Central Region of Botswana. ...
Analysis of some factors that influence causal attribution of mathematics performance among secondary school students in Lesotho
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, 2010)
Student learning is influenced by many factors which educational research is tasked to determine and feed into the teaching-learning process to enhance its effectiveness. Several studies
with different populations have ...
Sociocultural differences in self-construal and subjective wellbeing: a test of four cultural modelsl
(JCCP, http://jcc.sagepub.com, 2011-07)
In this study, the authors tested four cultural models—independence, interdependence, conflict, and integration—that describe the hypothesized relationships between dimensions of self-construal and components of subjective ...