Effects of Instructional Aids on Students’ Economics Achievement in Kware State, Nigeria

This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of instructional aids in the teaching and learning (T&L) of Principles of Accounting among form four students. This is quasi-experimental study involving 60 form four students in a secondary school in Klang, Selangor. The instructional aids utilized are concept charts, brief notes, powerpoint slides and supported by the text book. Pre-test and post-test were conducted to assess students’ performance before and after the treatment. The findings of the study found that the performance of experimental group is significantly better than the control group using the traditional approach. Consequently, the positive impact of using various aids in T&Lcannot be denied. Teachers should take the time to incorporate instructional aids in T&L to assist students learning. School administrator must provide the facilities required to encourage teachers to employ instructional aids in T&L.

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I Africa: A Selected Bibliography, with Related Instructional Aids, for the Elementary and Secondary School

Journal of Education ◽

10.1177/002205746114400101 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 144 (1) ◽

pp. 3-4

Author(s):

Lorraine E. Tolman

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Instructional Aids

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Instructional Aids

Energy Guide ◽

10.4324/9780429265532-1 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 3-24

Author(s):

Virginia Bemis

Keyword(s):

Instructional Aids

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Afterthoughts on colonoscopy. Was it that bad?

Journal of Medical Screening ◽

10.1177/0969141320923381 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 096914132092338

Author(s):

Glenn M Decruz ◽

Cheng H Ng ◽

Kia T Lim ◽

M K Devi ◽

Frances Lim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Colorectal Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Colorectal Cancer Screening ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Support Network ◽

Patient Comfort ◽

Prior History ◽

Post Procedure ◽

Instructional Aids

Objectives Colorectal cancer is among the top three most common cancers globally. In order to reduce the health burden, it is important to improve the uptake of colorectal cancer screening by understanding the barriers and facilitators encountered. There are numerous reports in the literature on the views of the general public on cancer screening. However, the experiences of colonoscopy patients are not as well studied. This paper maps their perceptions. Methods Keyword searches for terms such as ‘colorectal’, ‘colonoscopy’ and ‘qualitative’ were conducted on 3 December 2019 in five databases: Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science Core Collection. Qualitative articles that quoted colonoscopy-experienced patients with no prior history of colorectal cancer were included for the thematic analysis. The systematic review was then synthesized according to PRISMA guidelines. Results The major themes were distilled into three categories: pre-procedure, during and post-procedure. The factors identified in the pre-procedure phase include the troublesome bowel preparation, poor quality of information provided and the dynamics within a support network. Perceptions of pain, emotional discomfort and the role of providers mark the experience during the procedure. The receipt of results, opportunities given for discussion and finances relating to colonoscopy are important post-procedure events. Conclusion Understanding colorectal cancer screening behaviour is fundamental for healthcare providers and authorities to develop system and personal level changes for the improvement of colorectal cancer screening services. The key areas include patient comfort, the use of clearer instructional aids and graphics, establishing good patient rapport, and the availability of individualized options for sedation and the procedure.

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The Simulation of Situation Models Aids Analogical Transfer Between Algebra Problems

Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology ◽

10.1891/1945-8959.15.3.428 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 428-443

Author(s):

Ricardo Minervino ◽

Máximo Trench

Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Worked Examples ◽

Physical Object ◽

Control Group ◽

Situation Models ◽

Instructional Interventions ◽

Analogical Transfer ◽

The Real ◽

Instructional Aids ◽

Experimental Group

Several studies on analogical transfer to algebra word problems have demonstrated that adapting solutions learned from worked examples to nonisomorphic problems of the same type is challenging and that most instructional aids do not alleviate this difficulty. At the same time, various authors have suggested that transfer difficulties sometimes originate in students’ lack of disposition to relate algebraic formulas to the real-world situations to which they refer. We designed a noninteractive intervention encouraging students to elaborate situation models for base and target problems, and to ground algebraic formalisms in these representations. One experimental group simulated situation models by physical object manipulation, whereas another experimental group performed those simulations mentally. Both conditions outperformed a control group that did not run simulations. This intervention was more effective when the transformations posed by target problems were intrinsically more difficult to assimilate into the learned equation. Implications for the design of instructional interventions are discussed.

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Paper folding and equivalent fractions—bridging a gap

The Arithmetic Teacher ◽

10.5951/at.18.4.0245 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 245-249

Author(s):

Harry Bohan

Keyword(s):

Equivalent Fractions ◽

Mathematical Ideas ◽

Early Stages ◽

Paper Folding ◽

Instructional Aids

Much emphasis has long been placed on the value of using concrete models and manipulative devices in the early stages of the development of mathematical ideas. As Johnson suggests, however, it is entirely possible for a teacher to use instructional aids and get little benefit from them. “Some use them but fail to take students from the concrete representation to the concept behind it. Others use an inadequate or inappropriate aid” (Johnson 1967, p. 20). Brownell emphasizes that the processes children use at the concrete and semiconcrete levels must be closely related to the processes they will use later in dealing with abstract symbols (Brownell 1928, p. 24).

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Coping with the Challenge of Change

The Arithmetic Teacher ◽

10.5951/at.30.6.0050 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Joseph R. Caravella

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Elementary School ◽

School Today ◽

Access Database ◽

Instructional Aids ◽

Contemporary Technology ◽

At Home

Microcomputers, in school and at home, will be widely used as instructional aids, computation devices, and for telecommunication terminals to access database networks before the students in elementary school today graduate from high school. Whether you are a user or a soon-to-be user of microcomputers or other contemporary technology, consider the fo llowing resources and suggestions to establish your own system for coping with the challenge of change.

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