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The use of mass media as a didactic strategy in the teaching of English as a foreign language - Music and songs
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This project was inspired by the influence of the mass media on society today. The main objective was to introduce a meaningful and communicative environment in the classroom by applying authentic material from the mass ...
Teachers' professional growth: Examining the effect of teacher maturity on LOC orientation
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This research compared the professional growth of Jamaican teachers with those in the United States and Israel. The high correlation (r = 0.845) between age and length of service allowed for two studies to be replicated; ...
Online delivery of a mathematics course in a distributed environment: The case of UWI Distance Education Centre
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
The University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC) was created in 1996 to facilitate distance delivery of programmes offered by UWI. Since 2002, UWIDEC has been incorporating the use of ICTs in the delivery ...
Subjectivist methodology for teaching French as a foreign language
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This paper discusses the need for language learning methods designed to capitalize on the rich cultural diversity of students. It introduces basic subjectivist teaching principles and shows how these were successfully ...
Lessons from the transformation of the Jamaican education system
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
This paper presents an overview of the implementation of the transformation of the Jamaican public education system, by identifying some of the challenges faced and successes realized since the Education Transformation ...
Bridging the science and mathematics divide: Issues, challenges, and promises
(School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2008)
The learning of both science and mathematics represents alienating experiences for many students in the Caribbean. This must be cause for concern, since both these disciplines play pivotal roles in the growth and development ...