Breaking Barriers: Learning Through Play

  Today’s generation of learners is exposed to different technology devices in the likes of cellphones, tablets, laptops, computers, video consoles, and more. In line with this, a survey conducted by Kaiser Foundation last 2010 showed that elementary aged children use on average 7.5 hours per day of entertainment technology at home.   With a…

Understanding the Factors that Affect Curriculum Implementation and Monitoring: Key to Successful Curriculum Change

Implementation refers to “efforts designed to get evidence from programs or practices via effective change strategies” (Damshroder and Hagedorn, 2011, p. 195). Bamgbose (1991) sees curriculum implementation as “ranging from actual language work to production of materials”. It is noted that effective translation of policies into practice is necessary in order for actual implementation to…