PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN COLLEGES OF TEACHERS' EDUCATION IN THE WEST OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

24 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Gemechu Oli Bongase

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the practices and challenges of continuous assessment in colleges of teachers’ education in the western Oromia region. For this study, the researchers selected three colleges teachers’ education, purposely based on job experience. The...

GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY IN ETHIOPIA

22 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Prof. Johannes Seroto (contributor)

The impact of globalisation on higher education institution policies and government development policies are emerging issues among researchers and policy makers.  Therefore, thisstudy investigated the extent of Ethiopian universities in responding to the demands and realities of the local...

BOLOGNA PROCESS AND REALITY ON THE GROUND IN ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Ewnetu Hailu Tamene (contributor)

The main intent of this study was to investigate the extent to which Ethiopian universities consider local/national reality while implementing Bologna process. Six universities were selected of which postgraduate students, senior academic staffs and university leaders were included. The study is...

A look in to leadership and leadership development practices in Ethiopia: A stakeholder analysis

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Tadesse Regassa Mamo, Adula Bekele Hunde, Gemechis File Duressa, Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Dereje Duressa Keno

The ultimate purpose of this study was to assess the leadership and leadership development practices in Ethiopian schools. Across-sectional survey research method was used to conduct the study. A sample of teachers, students, principals, supervisors and TDP core process owners were participated...

Analysis of the Teacher Training System in Ethiopia with Specific Reference to Areas for Improvement

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Adula Bekele Hunde, Tadesse Regassa Mamo, Gemachis File Duressa, Dereje Daska Keno (contributor)

The objective of this study was to analyse the teacher training system in Ethiopia with the view to identify opportunities for revitalization. The analysis started with a desk review before proceeding to a survey. This was conducted in South West Ethiopia. The analysis of the teacher training...

Disparity in Academic Achievement in Selected Colleges of Teachers Education in Oromia Region

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba

The main objective of this study was to identify the disparity in academic achievement of female and male students in colleges of teachers’ education in Oromia, and to identify variables attributing to this disparity. Three colleges of teachers’ education.   To this effect,...

Deliverology in Ethiopian Higher Education as a Quality Management Tool: Critical Review and the Insider's Reflection

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Ewnetu Hailu Tamene (contributor)

The concept of deliverology as a systematic process for driving progress and delivering results in government and the public sector, was endorsed in Ethiopia in 2017 for the purpose of quality management in Ethiopian public universities. The impetus of this reflective review article is to examine...

Trends of Primary Education Wastage in Ethiopia: The Challenges for Sustainable Development Goals

20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Teklu Tafase Olkaba

The objectives of the study was to delineate the status of primary education wastage in Ethiopia in line with the target set for  education in the documents of sustainable development goals ( 2016-2030). The study was conducted in Gambella region, one of the Federal states of Ethiopia with...

Conference Poster for the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam Case Study

10 Jan 2020

PosterKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U. Nairobi, UND).

Conference Presentation of Findings of the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam Desk Review

10 Jan 2020

Slides from ConferenceKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U....

Desk Review of the Tusome Early Grade Reading Progam

10 Jan 2020

Final Desk ReviewKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U....

Successfully Scaling and Transitioning Kenya's Tusome Early-Grade Reading Program

10 Jan 2020

Brief DocumentKenya ‘Tusome’ Case Study: one-year grant to examine the process of scaling up of Kenya’s early grade reading program from 2011 to 2018 to enable USAID to better understand the scaling up process and to foster replication (Makerere, CRS, U. Nairobi,...

5 Ways Start-Ups Can Earn Customer Trust On Social Media

04 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s): Reena Verma

Trust is the most crucial building block of any business. The correlation between business owners and their correspondence, such as stakeholders, clients, employees becomes stronger if the environment is filled with trust and ethical values. Just as love cannot be bought with money, faith is also...

Using R to Create Interactive Data Maps

30 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher

AEA 2018 Presentation

STEM as a tool for socio-economic transformation of a nation (case study: Nigeria)

27 Dec 2016 | Contributor(s): Moses Oladipupo Olayemi

Today, developed countries prioritize the STEM competency of their citizens as a dire need. It is not simply because science and technology have been the drivers of their economic growth, neither is it simply because the number of billionaires in the world today, which has doubled over the past...

SLED Perspectives Spring 2016

04 May 2016 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman

This is the SLED Perspectives newsletter for spring 2016.

Undergraduate Research At Purdue - an Opportunity

29 Jan 2016 | Publications | Contributor(s): Wilella Burgess

Undergraduate Research at Purdue – an Opportunity is a white paper developed by the DLRC in Spring 2015 to describe the current URE landscape at Purdue and the need for a campus-wide online intern application system.

Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences PowerPoint Slides

29 Jan 2016 | Publications | Contributor(s): Loran Carleton Parker

The PowerPoint slides presented at the Purdue Undergraduate Research Experience Community of Practice Kickoff Meeting January 25, 2016.    The Meeting Objectives of this meeting included: Build a better understanding of URE landscape at PurdueExplore the value of a community...

Tobii Accuracy and Precision Test Method for Remote Eye Trackers

15 Dec 2015 | Publications | Contributor(s): Tobii Technology

This document describes a test method for the measurement of accuracy and precision of remote eye trackers. The methodis extensive as it takes a variety of likely user scenarios into consideration. The test conditions include ideal measurementconditions, large gaze angles, different illumination...