4 hours plus 2 hours exerted for staying on a computer (www.articlesphere.com, 2010). New Generations Philippines (2009) revealed that 63 percent of children aged 7 to 14 years old regularly use the Internet (play games, watch videos, or access information for school requirements). About 62 percent of kids in that age group (13 to 14 years old) go online to access social networking compared to the 44 percent of users aged 11-12 years old. 43 percent of pre-teens also use the Internet for instant messaging
Words: 755 - Pages: 4
Human Computer Interaction Contents 1:Human Computer Interaction .....................................................................................................1 2:User's Classification Based on Literacy .....................................................................................1 2.1:Functional Illiterate .....................................................................................................1 2.2:Absolute Illiterate ...................................
Words: 1195 - Pages: 5
republic of Serendib is high. Adult literacy rate Adult literacy rate is referred to the %( percentage) of the population being able to read and write at the age of 15 or above. With high rate of literacy in a country will greatly improve the effects of visual advertisings such as billboards or newspapers. Alongside with the high density of the population and high rate of literacy will ensure the product will be well known by the consumers. The adult literacy rate of the Republic of Serendib is
Words: 613 - Pages: 3
missing quality education. As a matter of fact, full enrollment at primary education is still not a reality, but a dream. The recent census tallies in China and India show that Pakistan is substantially behind the two large Asian nations. China's literacy rate is near 90% and India has reached 65%. Pakistanis around 50 %, this means we need to do better. Moreover, it's a moment of shame for us, because we have lesser population and are not as huge as China and India .If we look provincially on
Words: 932 - Pages: 4
CE310-01: Childrens Literacy Balanced literacy programs should provide a variety of literacy opportunities for every child in the classroom. This is because not all children learn in the same way and what might work for some may not work for others. Literacy programs should provide the appropriate instruction and support. Some elements of a balanced reading program are as follows: Independent Reading * Reading from personal books * Text is self-selected based on one’s own interests
Words: 804 - Pages: 4
February 18, 2014 Synthesis of Literacy According to Street (2006), what may be deemed as the “New Literary Studies” may in fact represent a new tradition about the nature of literary, stressing not so much on literacy as a mental technology (applied technology) or a set of qualified skills and competencies but rather on “what it means to think of literacy as a social practice”. In their paper “Toward a Theory of New Literacies Emerging from the Internet and Other Information and Communication Technologies
Words: 576 - Pages: 3
qualifications; information, advice & guidance; pre-employment training; motivation and confidence building; literacy, numeracy and ESOL training. Role within Institutional Context The role of the Senior Personal Advisor (SPA) consists of delivering Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL Qualifications. In addition, internal and external vocational qualifications such as Security, Retail, Forklift and Construction are also organised and financed via the SPA. City & Guilds award the delivery of Literacy, Numeracy
Words: 1715 - Pages: 7
Literacy Introduction Literacy is defined as the ability to write and read certain information. Literacy can take two forms; it can be informal education or the formal type of education. Informal education is the schooling which is done outside the usual classrooms. Informal education can be self tutoring, on the job training, the youth education program or home education done by parents. Formal education is the learning system done in a learning institution by professional teachers using a specific
Words: 1373 - Pages: 6
Cheating and plagiarism are contrary to the purpose of any educational institution and must be dealt with most severely if students’ work is to have any validity. An instructor who determines that a student has cheated on a test or assignment will at a minimum give a zero for that item and may give a failure for the course. Normally the matter is dealt with by the instructor and the student, but the division chairperson may be consulted by either party to ensure fairness. Plagiarism, which is
Words: 693 - Pages: 3
whom I revered as my senior, coz he had failed thrice in the same exam. He would have made one hell of a statesman beating even Dr. Kissinger I must say. Well, coming back to our topic, he was generous enough to share that highly secret piece of information, though for a paltry fee, which unfortunately was monumental for a person like me. Robbing a bank would have been an easier option, but I decided to settle for something less adventurous, like that of selling my father’s diamond wedding ring, which
Words: 2100 - Pages: 9
