Misconceptions are as common as any other phenomena in real life situations. Just about any concept, regardless of how well it is taught, could be misunderstood. Needless to say that misunderstood concepts could have disastrous effects on all stakeholders. Having been in academia for 40 years I realize that exposing these misconceptions and addressing them head on is the most effective way of dealing with them. The misconceptions occur in computation, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, linear equations, quadratic equations, similar triangles relations, functions and many other areas. To this...
Misconceptions are as common as any other phenomena in real life situations. Just about any concept, regardless of how well it is taught, could be mis...
This ground breaking book provides solace for many a grieving educator or parent who thinks s/he has done just about everything to facilitate and encourage learning and there are no visible signs of success. While it was easy getting some students to apply themselves, it was a nightmare getting others to attempt something worthy of commendation. Academic cognitive readiness appears to be the key. This book explores current literature on cognitive readiness and sequentially examines ten components identified by Morrison and Fletcher (2001): situation awareness; memory; transfer; metacognition;...
This ground breaking book provides solace for many a grieving educator or parent who thinks s/he has done just about everything to facilitate and enco...
The world has become a global village where the footprints of interdependence and connectiveness supersede those of independence and isolation. Increasing numbers of perspicacious academics have seen the need to explore new cross-cultural frontiers in search of novel ideas and perspectives outside their place of residence and seek international employment upon course completion.This book will appeal to higher education administrators and international students and scholars. It underscores the significance of internationalisation in raising and maintaining education standards in general and...
The world has become a global village where the footprints of interdependence and connectiveness supersede those of independence and isolation. Increa...
The world has become a global village where the footprints of interdependence and connectiveness supersede those of independence and isolation. Increasing numbers of perspicacious academics have seen the need to explore new cross-cultural frontiers in search of novel ideas and perspectives outside their place of residence and seek international employment upon course completion.This book will appeal to higher education administrators and international students and scholars. It underscores the significance of internationalisation in raising and maintaining education standards in general and...
The world has become a global village where the footprints of interdependence and connectiveness supersede those of independence and isolation. Increa...
