{"title":"Effect of Discrete Learning Implementation on Adaptive Skill Acquisition of Autistic Learner in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya: Positioning Prospects, Policy and Practice","authors":"Gatuura Festus Doris, Odundo Paul Amollo, Theresa Kazungu, Ganira Khavugwi Lilian","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.14","url":null,"abstract":": Adaptive skill acquisition is premised on effective discrete learning implementation to support functionality of autistic learner. Non appropriate implementation may compromise learner functionality due to low adaptive skills acquisition. Efficient implementation is underpinned on interest discovery, making learning fun, provision of hands on experiences which may increase adaptability of autistic learner. Discrete learning premised on instructional delivery, response recording and repeated instructions may help overcome issues emanating from non-participation in learning activities to accelerate adaptive skills acquisition for survival. Study sought to establish effect of discrete learning implementation, on adaptive skill acquisition of autistic learner in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya: positioning prospects, policy and practice. Study was anchored on executive dysfunction theory of autism which depicts that autistic learners are challenged in understanding complex tasks minimizing adaptive skills acquisition. Study embraced correlation coefficient design to examine effect of discrete learning on skill acquisition without control nor manipulation. Public primary schools sheltering special needs learners formed target population while suitable sample was obtained using purposive sampling for autistic learner’s teachers and stratified random sampling for stakeholders. Data was obtained from 17 respondents; 13 teachers and 4 stakeholders using questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient indicated a P value of ≤ to 0.05 indicating a statistical significance of implementation on acquisition of adaptive skills. Descriptive analysis indicated Means of repeated instruction; 2.71, instruction delivery; 2.29 and response recording; 1.96 insinuating a positive effect. Policy positioning on discrete learning implementation, refresher courses to expedite effective implementation and further research on interventions for adaptive skills acquisition.","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"310 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129750342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Challenges of Mentors of the Student’s Teachers (Mentees) Under the Supported Teaching in Schools (STS) Program","authors":"Salifu Yakubu, Haruna Abdul Karim, Zibreal Sandawey Salifu, Shaibu Issah Abdulmumin","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"466 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127539917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Challenges and Solutions Perceived by High School Mathematics Teachers in Practicing Project-Based Learning: Analysis of an Open-Ended Online Questionnaire in Japan","authors":"Chomunorwira Tafara, Koyama Masataka","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.15","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122580330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on Teaching Quality Improvement Path of Ideological and Political Course in Universities","authors":"Yueying Li, Yahong Li","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230803.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128626279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology Use Among Senior High School Mathematics Teachers and the Factors That Influence It","authors":"Gabina Susuoroka, Joyce Asante Afful, Micheal Tangkur, Edward Abatanie Padmore, Justice Aggrey","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.17","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139369239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploration of Teaching Reform in the Course of Computer Composition Principles Based on Engineering Education Certification","authors":"Donghong Shan, Shufeng Xiong, Huili Li","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.18","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139369268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Attitude of Mentees of Gambaga College of Education and Their Mentors Towards the Supported Teaching in Schools (STS) Programme","authors":"Haruna Abdul-Karim, Salifu Yakubu, Zibreal Sandawey Salifu","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139369322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Umar, Abdullahi Ismaila Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammad Jumare
{"title":"Appraising the Availability, Accessibility, and Efficacy of Interactive Whiteboard for Instruction Amongst Lecturers in Public Tertiary Institutions in Sokoto State, Nigeria","authors":"I. Umar, Abdullahi Ismaila Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammad Jumare","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.16","url":null,"abstract":": The world is stirring faster into technological innovations. One can say teaching and learning to our everchanging from traditional/conventional classroom situations to electronic classrooms. There are many things one can see and say this classroom is an electronic classroom; the use of web 2.0 tools, video conferencing, google classroom, the use of social networks to impart knowledge and skills, and the use of an interactive whiteboard. This research on “appraising the availability, accessibility","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128215315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the Teaching Reform of Human Resource Management Curriculum Based on the Ideological and Political Education in the Course","authors":"Dafei Yang, Shouheng Sun, L. Yang, Xiaohong Zhang","doi":"10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.tecs.20230802.15","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":417229,"journal":{"name":"Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128273642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}