Part 1 of this article seeks to analyse the learning process. It argues that students bring both positive and negative experiences to school, and that some of these background dynamics need to be understood if we are to ...

Part 2 of this article seeks to identify some of the aspects of the educational environment that needs to be researched in order to increase the chances of being successful in delivering quality education

In Trinidad and Tobago, parents, teachers, and students use several factors in selecting a secondary school of their choice. However, not all students are given their first choice of school. In an attempt to ensure the ...

Self-access language learning (SALL) refers to the learning that typically takes place in a self-access centre (SAC), whether self or otherdirected. As an innovation in the foreign language teaching-learning milieu, it ...

This article offers insights on the secondary school experience that awaits students entering secondary school for the first time. It identifies some of the ways in which these students can maximize the benefits of this experience

This study sought to investigate the responses of students in Trinidad and Tobago to a summative assessment of a cross-cultural unit of work. The unit was designed to help students learn Western science by building bridges ...

This article seeks to add students' voices to the current discourse on the usefulness of narrowly focusing national assessment results on the establishment of merit as the basis for secondary school selection, and the ...

This article suggests that by wisely using the experiences to which they are exposed at tertiary level institutions, students can develop the kinds of skills and attitudes expected in the modern work environment

Research suggests that the flipped classroom is a successful strategy for enhancing student learning. This qualitative study examined first-year students’ perceptions and experiences of the flipped classroom for the delivery ...

This study sought to investigate the impact of engagement in music activities on students' self-esteem. The 42 students who participated attended a remedial school for adolescents, located in an inner-city community. They ...