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Anne Hart Gilbert (re)collecting The Rise & Progress of Religion in Antigua

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Anne Hart Gilbert (1768-1834) is the first known published African Caribbean woman writer. Her earliest extant piece of writing is an 1804 letter to the Methodist missionary Richard Pattison. This essay analyses Gilbert’s representation of the meanings of African diasporic culture and of Methodist conversion in the letter, a text marked by encounters between and across African and Methodist spiritual cosmologies. Gilbert’s collecting and mediation of local knowledges of religion points to the complexity and nuances of cultural crossing and creolization. Using a literary critical and historiographical approach, the essay demonstrates the need to contextualize ‘religion as a social framework, as a rhetorical construction, as part and parcel with ideology, and as a category of experience’ (Stein and Murison, 2010, pp. 3-4)...

Article Published 2016 1651 hits Available

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Empirical analysis of item difficulty and discrimination indices of senior school certificate multiple choice biology tests

- Olutola, Thomas Adekunle,

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This study empirically analyzed the item difficulty and discrimination indices of senior school certificate examination SSCE multiple choice biology tests used by West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council in Nigeria. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools. Item by item analysis was used for obtaining difficulty and discrimination indices. Findings from the study showed that 2008 SSCE Biology multiple choice test had mean difficulty index of 0.42 and slightly higher than NECO Biology multiple choice test with mean difficulty index of 0.40 and 2008 SSCE in Biology had a discriminating power of 0.43 and higher than NECO with mean discriminating power of 0.39. It was recommended that 4 option items in multiple choice Biology tests should be encouraged but if 5 options items should be used more attention should be given to psychometric properties of tests...

Article Published 2016 1314 hits Available

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Tahap kemiskinan penduduk kawasan setinggan dan hubungannya dengan pendidikan

Yoburaj Thomas

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Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti tahap kemiskinan penduduk kawasan setinggan serta hubungannya dengan tingkat pendapatan. Objektif spesifik yang disasarkan adalah seperti berikut, Mengukur tingkat pendapatan penduduk setinggan, Mengenal pasti tahap kebajikan penduduk setinggan, Menentukan tentang tingkat pendidikan penduduk setinggan dan Menganalisis hubungan di antara faktor pendidikan dan ekonomi penduduk setinggan. Penyelidikan ini bersifat satu kajian tinjauan yang menggunakan borang soal selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Data diperoleh dari dua kawasan setinggan terpilih iaitu Kampung Setia Jaya dan Kampung Chu Badak yang kedua-duanya terletak di kawasan Parlimen Wangsa Maju. Seramai 150 orang responden telah mengambil bahagian dalam kajian ini dan kutipan data dilakukan melalui kaedah Pensampelan Rawak Strata. Analisis data me.....

Thesis Published 2018 2419 hits Available

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Enhancing quality of education in the university system: a study of Nigerian education system

Olutola, Adekunle Thomas

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How to enhance and maintain quality of education in Nigerian University education system has become one of the central issues in educational assessment and evaluation. It is important to note that no nation can rise above the standard of her education. The quality of education in Nigeria is presently rated as low. Many scholars have observed that many graduates are unemployable because they lack relevant and required skills. Therefore, this paper examines the present educational quality in Nigeria, reasons for the current trend, assessment issues, advantages and disadvantages of computer-based tests in the university system, recruitment of staff without thorough assessment and politics of accreditation in Nigeria. It was concluded that the quality of education in the University system can be enhanced and maintained through qualitative assessment. Also, there is the need to review the process of recruitment of staff, accreditation procedures, monitoring and evaluation of standard as wel.....

Article Published 2020 1930 hits Available

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Gamification rewards in motivating tertiary students during a pandemic

Thomas,Jacqueline Pereira

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Gamification is being used in education to motivate students through various game elements, one of which is rewards. However, rewards should be relevant and suitable otherwise it will not have the desired effect. The aim of this study was to determine the types of redeemable rewards that students in an Institution of Higher Learning would like to obtain to motivate them to do well in their modules or programmes. A questionnaire, which included close and open ended questions, was distributed to students in a local private institution. 158 completed questionnaires were obtained from students who were in Foundation, Diploma, Bachelors and Masters degree programmes. The questionnaire included some suggestions of rewards and students were asked to rank them. They were also asked to suggest some rewards which they thought would motivate and engage them to attempt and complete work given in class or as homework. The results show that students would like to receive tangible as well as intangib.....

Article Published 2021 1756 hits Available

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E-learning in institute of higher education in Malaysia

Thomas, J. Soosiamaal Joseph

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This paper review to focus the relationship between Generation Y students and Malaysian cultural factors within the context of an e-learning application. E-learning is defined as the use of electronic media in learning. Meanwhile, Generation Y is defined by the internet and is a connected global generation. The results of these studies on Generation Y culture may differ from those obtained from research focusing on Generation Y and cultural nuances separately. Hofstede's multicultural model is used in this study to better understand the unique cultural nuances of Malaysian Generation Y students. Every dimension of Hofstede's cultural model has been adapted to the context of e-learning in Malaysia. This review also explores whether both Generation Y and culture influence the student usage of e-learning education. This model can be utilized as a guide for e-learning developers to create an appropriate pedagogy for Generation Y students in higher educational institutes in Malaysia...

Article Published 2021 1305 hits Available

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Perbandingan penggunaan PACER (Multistage Fitness Test) dan ujian Cooper (Larian 12 minit) untuk menguji daya tahan kardiovaskular pelajar berumur 13 dan 14 tahun

Thomas Langkan

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Penyelidikan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keberkesanan dan kesesuaian ujian PACER (MULTISTAGE FITNESS TEST) dan ujian Cooper (LARIAN 12 MINIT) dalam pengujian daya tahan kardiovaskular pelajar berdasarkan kepada perbandingan pencapaian V02 max. Dalam kajian ini seramai 70 orang pelajar daripada dua buah sekolah dari bahagian Samarahan dipilih secara rawak. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa min keseluruhan Ujian PACER (Multistage Fitness Test) ialah 42.36 (SP=9.95) dan min subjek lelak.i ialah 47.76 (SP=4.68) manakala min bagi perempuan adalah 28.85 (5.82). Min bagi Ujian Cooper (Larian 12 minit) ialah sebanyak 1953.00 untuk lelaki sementara min bagi perempuan ialah 1395.50 meter (sp=l23.05). Kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara VO2 max ujian PACER (Multistage Fitness Test) dengan VO2 max ujian Cooper (Larian 12 minit) iaitu, nilai t = 7.082, p..

Thesis Published 2007 1069 hits Available

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Overview of information and communications technology adoption among rural business

Bibianah, Thomas

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Industry Revolution 4.0 has changed the way business operates and demanded the business transform its operation from traditional into the digital market. The intense to encourage this shift is increasing when it comes to rural economy where geographical distance becomes one of the major barriers that have been eliminated. This transformation is crucial so that rural entrepreneurs can grow their business and attract their potential business stakeholders to reach them locally and globally. However, regardless of the importance of digital economy transitions, rural businesses still face huge challenges that inhibit them to adopt the information and communications technology successfully. Realizing the importance of e-commerce adoption in this era, this study aims to review and critically analyzed the information and communications technology adoption literature specifically in rural areas to provide a generic overview on the current situations of information and communications technology .....

Article Published 2023 629 hits Available

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The effects of gamification on vocabulary learning among English as a foreign language (EFL) undergraduates in a Malaysian private University

Pereira, Jacqueline Thomas

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The aims of this study were: to evaluate the effectiveness of gamification on the learning and retention of vocabulary among undergraduates, to evaluate the effectiveness of game elements: leader boards and rewards, in retaining students_ vocabulary, and to understand students_ perspectives of gamification. In this quasi-experimental study, the sequential mixed method was used. There were three groups of students, one control (n=18) and two experimental groups (Group 1 n=19, and Group 2 n=20), from mixed backgrounds and nationalities. Data was collected quantitatively through pre, post and delayed post vocabulary tests, and qualitatively using semi structured interviews. A questionnaire, observation checklists, Moodle analytics and activity completion form were used as instruments. The data from these instruments were used to triangulate the quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics: t-tests and ANOVA and the qual.....

Thesis Published 2024 311 hits Available

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Empirical analysis of item difficulty and discrimination indices of senior school certificate multiple choice Biology tests

Adekunle Thomas, OLUTOLA

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This study empirically analyzed the item difficulty and discrimination indices of senior school certificate examination SSCE multiple choice biology tests used by West African Examinations Council and National Examinations Council in Nigeria. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools. Item by item analysis was used for obtaining difficulty and discrimination indices. Findings from the study showed that 2008 SSCE Biology multiple choice test had mean difficulty index of 0.42 and slightly higher than NECO Biology multiple choice test with mean difficulty index of 0.40 and 2008 SSCE in Biology had a discriminating power of 0.43 and higher than NECO with mean discriminating power of 0.39. It was recommended that 4 option items in multiple choice Biology tests should be encouraged but if 5 options items should be used more attention should be given to psychometric properties of tests. Keywords difficulty indices.....

Article Published 2016 157 hits Available

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