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Bridging Geo technology Competence Gaps among Kenyan Undergraduate Students: An Interdisciplinary GIS Training Model at Chuka University
Kibetu Dickson Kinoti,
Murungi Michael Muchai
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2016
Pages:
70-74
Received:
14 October 2016
Accepted:
5 December 2016
Published:
7 January 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijecs.20160103.11
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Abstract: 21st Century scholars are presented with opportunities to develop careers in emerging technological niche markets. Occupations and industries are also coaching for graduates with technological skills and sectoral market competencies. This situation calls for the utilization of technologies and market oriented models to train graduates on the skills, knowledge and abilities essential for employability. Geospatial niche jobs are fast growing labour markets in the world today and require graduates with interdisciplinary knowledge, Geo technology competences, creativity, problem-solving and computing skills. The objective of this paper is to share on the achievements of an innovative training model used by the author to equip multi disciplinary undergraduate students at Chuka University with relevant geospatial technical competencies. It was found that the use of interdisciplinary Geo technology based training approach cannot only bridge gaps on geo technical competency skills but also enhance interpersonal effectiveness skills and academic competencies as well.
Abstract: 21st Century scholars are presented with opportunities to develop careers in emerging technological niche markets. Occupations and industries are also coaching for graduates with technological skills and sectoral market competencies. This situation calls for the utilization of technologies and market oriented models to train graduates on the skills...
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Luvale Personal Names and Naming Practices: A Socio-Cultural Analysis
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2016
Pages:
75-81
Received:
23 December 2016
Accepted:
3 January 2017
Published:
17 January 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijecs.20160103.12
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Abstract: It is widely accepted that, in all societies, personal naming practices and culture are intertwined (Ngubane & Thabethe 2013). However, this reality is more pronounced in African society in that personal names are not just labels or appellations put on individuals to identify them in the community but rather words that reflect the world-view of people. This is also applicable to the Luvale people of Zambia. Indeed, among the Luvale, when a name is bestowed upon a child, the name-giver chooses a name that truly not only identifies the child as a person, but reflects the socio-cultural context or environment where the child is born. Using onomastics as its main theoretical base, this paper discusses the use of personal names and naming practices among the Luvale people of Northwestern Zambia. Data for analysis were mainly collected from native speakers in Zambezi District of Northwestern Zambia namely Kasoka Samusuwa, Kapindula Sayini, and Kutemba Samafu, to whom I am so grateful. I also used the available written literature on Luvale people as well as electronic sources.
Abstract: It is widely accepted that, in all societies, personal naming practices and culture are intertwined (Ngubane & Thabethe 2013). However, this reality is more pronounced in African society in that personal names are not just labels or appellations put on individuals to identify them in the community but rather words that reflect the world-view of peo...
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Effectiveness of E-Learning in Teaching Chemistry with Reference to Quality of Picture and Video
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2016
Pages:
82-85
Received:
30 October 2016
Accepted:
15 November 2016
Published:
18 January 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijecs.20160103.13
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Abstract: The effectiveness of e-learning program is teaching advanced picture and video production is an art that requires great sensitivity to the process of providing constructive knowledge that helps students to learn and grow. Some students experience difficulty in developing narrative sequences or determinants of motion picture and video. But when students learn to work jointly through the revision process as part of an advanced video production course in senior higher secondary school, they tend to develop higher expectations for the quality of their academic work and apply a more rigorous framework of analysis to the media messages they encounter, including fiction motion pictures documentary films, story-based interactive games, and short-form platforms such as commercials or music videos of the chemistry subjects. The researcher desires that more number of educational institutions should teach the topic Chemistry by using on-line method and make the process of teaching and learning more effective based on the quality of picture and video to maintain the effectiveness of E-learning in teaching chemistry.
Abstract: The effectiveness of e-learning program is teaching advanced picture and video production is an art that requires great sensitivity to the process of providing constructive knowledge that helps students to learn and grow. Some students experience difficulty in developing narrative sequences or determinants of motion picture and video. But when stud...
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Japanese Learners’ Reading Strategies and Oral Interlanguages
Joseleanor M. Magno,
Rowanne Marie R. Maxilom
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2016
Pages:
86-94
Received:
17 December 2016
Accepted:
30 December 2016
Published:
19 January 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijecs.20160103.15
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Abstract: This study described and analyzed the reading strategies and interlanguage of EFL learners. Four Japanese subjects were tasked to read aloud, think aloud, and make comments to two short expository articles. Recorded oral reading activities, informal interviews, observations, and teachers’ progress reports were used as instruments. Results revealed that monitoring strategies predominated among the reading strategies employed. Furthermore, first language phonological transfer evident in the phonological processes such as substitution, deletion, and addition of sounds were observed in the utterances. Consequently, Nihongo as the first language of the subjects affected their ability to accomplish their oral reading tasks with ease. These strategies and evidences of interlanguage reflected EFL learners’ ways in understanding and articulating reading materials in English as a foreign language by using electronic dictionaries and asking the teachers for verification.
Abstract: This study described and analyzed the reading strategies and interlanguage of EFL learners. Four Japanese subjects were tasked to read aloud, think aloud, and make comments to two short expository articles. Recorded oral reading activities, informal interviews, observations, and teachers’ progress reports were used as instruments. Results revealed ...
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Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences of Selected Business Administration Students
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 3, December 2016
Pages:
95-100
Received:
2 December 2016
Accepted:
19 December 2016
Published:
20 January 2017
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijecs.20160103.16
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Abstract: This study determines and analyzes the learning styles and multiple intelligences of the selected Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students of the University of San Carlos. The respondents answered the VARK Learning Styles Test questionnaires and McKenzie’s (1999) Multiple Intelligence Survey. The results of this study provide implications for pedagogy, teaching styles, curriculum, and workbook preparation, especially in Purposive Communication intended for School of Business and Economics students.
Abstract: This study determines and analyzes the learning styles and multiple intelligences of the selected Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students of the University of San Carlos. The respondents answered the VARK Learning Styles Test questionnaires and McKenzie’s (1999) Multiple Intelligence Survey. The results of this study provide implica...
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