The Semantic Approach in Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Secondary Schools
A clear understanding of the structure and meaning of language is a necessary condition for the effective teaching of mathematics, both at an abstract level and also to equip students with the skills associated with solving problem situations in everyday life. Work on the formation of the ability to solve problems begins with the first days of schooling. Solutions to simple problems usually present no difficulty. But many students have progressively greater difficulty in solving more complex problems. This is particularly noticeable at times of transition between classes. One cause of this is that struggling students do not have sufficient ability to analyze the text of a given problem, and thus to correctly identify both the distinction and the interrelation between the known and the unknown, which is the basis for choosing the way to solve it.
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Issues of Change Management in the Implementation of E-Health Projects
Background: Weaknesses at the implementation level of an eHealth project can nullify all the hallmark efforts undertaken during system analysis, design and development phases. Most of the information system (IS) failures such as correspondence, interaction, and process occur at some stage of the project implementation.
Methods: Since, study was qualitative in nature, so discourse, hermeneutics and heuristic analysis techniques were used. Data analysis was done by a computer based software Atlas.ti.
Results: Problems faced during the implementation of eHealth projects stem from the personal, cultural and political interests of the participants. If emphasis is not placed on the understanding of these, the problems may turn into potential serious resistance to change.
Conclusions: It was hypothesized that there is need to change the patterns of change management by replacing the old technical stance with a ??people-centric?? attitude towards managing IT-related changes from inception to the completion of a project.
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Challenges in Development of eLearning Systems in Higher Education of the Developing Countries
Background and Objectives: eLearning systems are used by other than IT professionals and their perception determines the development and use processes (success/failure), this relationship is mediated by the issues of digital literacy, mindset or beliefs.rMethods and Tools for Analysis: This paper develops a theoretical model for eLearning development and use in higher education in developing states. Literature survey was done. A computer based software ATLAS.ti was used for qualitative analyses.rFindings: The context of an institution where new eLearning systems are introduced includes many things but most critical are the users. Their mindset and digital literacy is reported over and over as the critical success and failure factors for eLearning development and use practices.rApplication/Improvements: Most of the HEIs are adopting latest gadgets which results into more problems than services, as leading-edge technologies turn into bleeding-edge technologies.
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