Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies

Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2016

  • Interns’ Perceived Competency Levels with Respect to the Medical Expert Role in Different Clinical Disciplines

    Ronald Omenge Obwoge, Willem de Grave

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2016
    Pages: 1-14
    Received: Aug. 10, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 19, 2016
    Published: Sep. 12, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.tecs.20160101.11
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    Abstract: Competency assessment in the health professions usually serves many purposes including educational, employment-related, and regulatory ones, including aspects of professional competence and protection of the public. Professional bodies and training institutions conduct competency assessments to assess and certify professionals. The main aim of this... Show More
  • The Mediating Role of Workplace Happiness on Teachers’ Innovative Behavior and Affective Commitment for Malaysian Secondary Schools: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey

    Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah, Ying-Leh Ling

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2016
    Pages: 15-19
    Received: Aug. 20, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2016
    Published: Sep. 12, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.tecs.20160101.12
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    Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the mediating effects of workplace happiness on the relationship between school culture, affective commitment, and teachers’ innovative behavior. The study also examines the correlation between all the variables. The study sample consists of 835 teachers from 167 secondary schools in Northern part of Peninsular M... Show More
  • Statistical Validation of E-learning Assessment

    Jesús Ortiz, Antonio Aznar, José I. Hernando, Adriana Ortiz, Jaime Cervera

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2016
    Pages: 20-27
    Received: Sep. 05, 2016
    Accepted: Sep. 14, 2016
    Published: Oct. 10, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.tecs.20160101.13
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    Abstract: This paper focuses on how to fulfill the objectivity and reliability goals, as well as the efficiency of the e-learning evaluation tools, and their integration in a blended evaluation system. In order to contribute to these goals, a new branch of statistics, i.e. “Statistical Learning”, has been chosen to support this study. The proposed techniques... Show More