abstract one of the main concerns in educational settings has been the degree of the learners’ involvement in learning and the extent to which they actively participate in classroom talks and interactions. the present study is an emic-based ethnographic study aimed at providing insights about patterns of talk and different degrees of interaction in efl university classes with a specific focus o...

This paper presents the open learner modelling capabilities offered by an adaptive web testing tool. Adaptation decisions are based on user customizable compound rules requiring the identification of several learner characteristics which are then displayed graphically and textually to learners and educators. The open learner modelling capabilities include anonymous access to models of peers and...

South Africa is in a competitive global economy, with enterprises, industries, and service sectors demanding world-class academic, technical, professional skills competence. To meet these expectations, the secondary school education system must deliver high-quality learning experiences that connect all students to real world by building strong foundation of work-related skills. This study’s aim...

This paper is a comprehensive research review on the learner control strategies in software tutoring systems. With the application of more computer techniques in education and the involvement of more adults in software tutoring systems, the learner control strategy has become more appreciated than tutor control or program control. In this paper, the efficiency and necessity of learner control i...

An evidence-based approach to professional development is described on the basis of the findings from a series of research syntheses and meta-analyses of adult learning methods and strategies. The approach, called PALS (Participatory Adult Learning Strategy), places major emphasis on both active learner involvement in all aspects of training opportunities and instructor/trainer-guided learner e...

In the study reported on here, we analysed parents’ involvement in their children’s primary education 4 schools rural Malawi, focusing home and school. Through interviews focus-group discussions, information was obtained from 19 parents, 24 teachers (6 each school), head teachers. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory used to design interpret data, mainly micro- mesosystem elements. The sc...