Science Journal of Education

Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017

  • School Smartification and Retention of Biology Lesson: Case Study in Iran

    Farzaneh Salehipour, Maryam Bohlouli

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: Dec. 18, 2016
    Accepted: Jan. 12, 2017
    Published: Jan. 31, 2017
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    Abstract: In this paper, the influence of smart schools on retention of biology lesson among first grade high school students of Kermanshah city in Iran is studied in education year 2015-2016. The research method is quasi-experimental with two experiment and control groups. By cluster random sampling, two classes with normal educational system and two classe... Show More
  • Investigation on the Effects of Mathematics Professional Learning Community for Remedial Instruction

    Yuan-Horng Lin, Tzu-Ta Yiu, Jinn-Min Yang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 5-13
    Received: Feb. 09, 2017
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    Published: Feb. 10, 2017
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    Abstract: The purpose of study was to investigate the effects of mathematics professional learning community (PLC) for remedial instruction. The participant of the PLC was teachers from one primary school. They were invited to join the project of mathematics remedial instruction. This project was organized by the researcher who integrated components of effec... Show More
  • Gender Differences in Undergraduate Physics Courses: A Comparative Study of Persistence

    Ashiqul Islam Dip, Mohammad Tomal Hossain, Md Forman Ullah, Md Salah Uddin

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 14-18
    Received: Dec. 17, 2016
    Accepted: Jan. 16, 2017
    Published: Feb. 21, 2017
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    Abstract: We have investigated the difference in persistence between male and female students while taking undergraduate physics courses. To quantify the persistence of a certain group of students, we have defined ‘persistence index’ as the inverse of the decrease rate of the number of that group of students while taking a specific course. We have collected ... Show More
  • Qualitative Study on Incorruption of Higher Education

    Zhang Yuming

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 19-23
    Received: Jan. 23, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 06, 2017
    Published: Mar. 01, 2017
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    Abstract: Incorruption in higher education does impose an impact on college students’ learning, living and development as well as their cultivation of socialist core values. Based on qualitative study, 80 interviewees are selected in this thesis and materials are collected for coding analysis in the general process of grounded theory. In this way, four aspec... Show More
  • Discussion on Tuition of Higher Vocational Education in Viet Nam

    Phan Anh Tuan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 24-27
    Received: Jan. 27, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 16, 2017
    Published: Mar. 02, 2017
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    Abstract: Price and solvency are two basic attributes to constitute tuition standards of a training program. However, the tuition of higher vocational education in Vietnam in recent years is low with slow growth, exceeds the affordability of students, especially for those who have a difficult economic situation. Based on statistical analysis of the tuition o... Show More
  • The Innovative Study of the Function of Bilingual Teaching in Cultivating Professional Talents of Mineral Processing Engineering

    Xie Weiwei, Zhou Lingmei

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 28-33
    Received: Mar. 06, 2017
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    Published: Mar. 10, 2017
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    Abstract: Cultivating bilingual talents is the demand of the development of higher education internationalization. Bilingual teaching is a significant measure of China's higher education reform under the new situation. Mineral processing engineering is an important research direction in mining engineering discipline and plays an important role in cultivating... Show More