IOSR-JHSS   Volume-25 ~ Issue-5 ~ May 2020

Abstract: Background: Academic performance in Accounting in the EGCSE curriculum has been poor since 2012, hence the study explored the impact of blended learning on learners‟ academic performance in Accounting. The study sought to achieve and answer four objectives and research questions. It determined mean performance and difference in mean performance for the experimental and control group in the pre-test and post-test. It hypothesised that there was no significant difference in the mean performance for the two groups in both tests. Materials and Methods: The study was quantitative in nature and a quasi-experimental design was used. It involved Form 5 intact classes in two schools (selected on convenience and purposive). In School A (experimental group, n=12) learners.....

Keywords: Blended learning, Traditional learning, Online learning, Accounting, Academic performance.

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[2]. Al-Madani, F. M. (2015). The Effect of Blended Learning Approach on Fifth Grade Students‟ Academic Achievement in My Beautiful Language Textbook and the Development of their Verbal Creative Thinking in Saudi Arabia. Journal of International Education Research, 11(4), 263-260 Retrieved 01/22/2019 from https://eric.ed.gov
[3]. Alsaaty, F. M., Carter, E., Abrahams, D., & Alshameri, F. (2016). Traditional versus Online Learning in Institutions of Higher Education: Minority Business Students‟ Perceptions. Business and Management Research,5(2): 31-41. Retrieved 12/17/2018 from http://bmr.sciedupress.com. doi:10.5430/bmr.v5n2p31
[4]. Aly, I. (2013). Performance in an Online Introductory Course in a Hybrid Classroom Setting. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 43(2), 85-99. Retrieved 02/13/2019 from https://www.semanticscholar.org
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Abstract: The Ahoms belong to the Tai or Shan race inhabiting in Southern Siam and Southern China happened to be the early settler of Eastern Assam of the Brahmaputra Valley. In the early part of 13th century they established their state in the eastern division of the Assam State where from the actual ruling of the Ahom dynasty started. They established their five Capital cities at Charaideo, Charagua, Garhgaon, Rangpur and Jorhat of Brahmaputra Valley due to its geographical location and natural resources

KEY-WORDS: Ahoms, Capital cities, Geographical Location..

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Abstract: This paper explores the drug and substance abuse (DSA) as a main health problem affecting the youth in Kenyas coastal city of Malindi. Previous studies revealthat consumption of heroin started in Kenya in the cities that were used as transit points, such as Malindi, before spreading to other regions in the country. The paper adopted formal and informal one on one interviews to analyze the menace of drug and substance abuse and additional information was acquired through document analysis which included documents and reports. Methadone substitution and needle exchange programs, enhancing community outreach programs, adopting a drug prevention curriculum in schools and making accessible HIV counselling and testing for both urban and rural drug users at no cost werefound to be some of the strategies being used to deal with the menace of drug abuse in Malindi Sub-County. This paper recommends scaling up of these existing strategies throughadoption of more collaborate measures to tackle the challenge of drug abuse..

Keywords: drug abuse, transmission, strategies, collaboration.

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Abstract: This study aims at understanding who the 'alienated selves' in Ted Hughes's poems are, and how they get alienated and what consequences they encounter in such a living. Hughes's characters, especially those who are remaining at the center and power, experience discrepancy, feelings of unease, disowning and displaced and find themselves immediately separated from the others. These persons have been identified here as the 'alienated selves'. Ted Hughes, a Nobel laureate poet of American origin, depicts man's ironical position under the guise of various animals. Imageries drawn from the wild life have been used as the vehicles to transmit his meanings to his audiences. Given that, Hughes's characters in his animal poems diagnose numerous human dilemmas: 'being' or 'not-being', virtues or vices, 'living with freedom' or 'loss of freedom' etc., on the backdrop of a war struck European....

Keywords: Animal Imagery, Alienation, Alienated-selves, Class, Violence

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Abstract: Yanto Paulus Hermanto. The COVID-19 outbreak created fear, worry and uncertainty in the lives of humanity. The impact caused by the deterioration in various fields of business, so that the affected entrepreneurs, workers and general public experience extreme stress. For this reason, this research was conducted in order to be able to answer the correct response in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as what actions could be taken by God's people at a time like this. Researcher tried to collect data relating to COVID-19, both from the Bible and from journals based on general knowledge, health, and theology. And it is expected from this data that a comprehensive picture of the COVID-19 outbreak can be obtained, and then responses and actions can be obtained by God's people. From the results of this research, it was found that the people of God must have the correct response.....

Keywords: Outbreak, COVID-19, Stress, Response, Action, Faith, Introspection, Love

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Abstract: Air pollution prevention and control is closely related to life. This paper analyzes the patent status quo of air pollution prevention and control in China from the aspects of patent types, legal status, annual application quantity, technology hotspots and technology transfer, and finally gives opinions and Suggestions on the patent development of air pollution prevention and control in China based on the research results.

Keywords: Prevention and control of air pollution; Patent analysis; Technology of hot

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Abstract: This study aimed at assessing the follow-ups, monitoring and practices of different stakeholders in implementing cooperative learning at secondary schools in Benishangul-Gumz Region. The study was conducted on school directors, teachers, supervisors and students found in three Districts. Methodologically, FGD, interview and document review were employed to collect data from the participants. Different sampling techniques such as convenient, purposive, comprehensive and random sampling were employed to select samples. Accordingly, three school principals, eighteen teachers, three supervisors and thirty six students were taken as samples of the study. The......

Keywords: Cooperative learning/one to-five-grouping; practice; stakeholders; follow-up; support; monitoring

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Abstract: Background:Environmental income refers to the income earned from wild or uncultivated natural resources.In case of rural economy the contribution of environmental incometo the rural households is typically undervalued in standard socioeconomic surveys.Asan important component of the earth's ecosystems,natural resources are integral part of rural livelihoodsin Bangladesh.In recent years, there has been increasing interest to find out contribution that environmental resources make to local rural income and employment. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship among dependence on tribal communities' environmental income and income inequality in ChattogramHill Tracts of Bangladesh......

Keywords: Environmental income; Income inequalityChattogram Hill Tracts (CHT); Tribal communities

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