Archive | January, 2008
Education in the hills
LOCATED 54 kilometres northwest of Islamabad, Murree, where a large number of foreign and domestic tourists including the high gentry of government officials visit during the summer as well as winter, is known as Malka-i-Kohsar (queen of the hills). Not only is Murree the country’s favourite tourist resort and vacation destination, it is also known [...]
Continue reading...Body of knowledge
31. January 2008
IN 2003, Government College University, Lahore, supported by the Government of Punjab and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), set up a centre of excellence in mathematics. This centre was known as School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS) and now it has been given a new name — Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences (ASSMS) — in [...]
Continue reading...Combating student plagiarism in higher education
31. January 2008
PLAGIARISM is a complex concept to define as it incorporates a diverse range of actions from merely replacing words in an already published or submitted manuscript using a word processor’s thesaurus to the overall theft of someone else’s intellectual effort. ‘New frontiers in cheating’, an article in Britannica Book of the Year 2003 defined this [...]
Continue reading...Listen, reflect, apply & learn
31. January 2008
MENTAL unavailability of students in the classroom, when important discussions, activities and interactions are at its height during a project work can be a source of great displeasure for the teachers. However, few students partake in discussions and put forward their ideas and thoughts hence their physical presence in the classroom can be quantified very [...]
Continue reading...Backbone of classroom instruction
31. January 2008
A TEXTBOOK can be defined as one of the tools to enhance the knowledge of students and it helps teachers know ‘what to teach’ and ‘how to teach’ it. “The term textbook refers to materials employed by school or college students as standard works on a particular subject. They are designed for classroom use with appropriate [...]
Continue reading...Forward with quality
31. January 2008
ONLY the most prepared nation with a knowledgeable and qualified working force is to survive the fierce competition in today’s knowledge-based economies, lifestyle and world politics. Education, especially higher education, coupled with strength of technology and science, is the tool that provides societies with an edge in international competition. Currently, in Pakistan, education needs drastic [...]
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31. January 2008
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