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Item A study of the reactions of teachers and students to the implementation of the CXC syllabus in secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago(History Teachers' Association of Trinidad and Tobago, 1981) Gift, Edrick;Item An entry model of evaluation for audio visual materials(Association of Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes, 1978) Gift, Edrick;Item Curricular implications for national development objectives: Imperatives for the 21st century(1992) Gift, EdrickThe concept of development that guides this paper is the simultaneous or reciprocal actualization of the capacities or potentialities of both the society and the individual through the instrument of education. The paper identifies the attributes that should be developed in an individual who is a citizen of a developing country in the process of self-actualization, as well as the characteristics of the society that should be created or enhanced in order to facilitate the development of human potential and ensure social well-being. The attributes and characteristics are used to generate some national development objectives. Curricular implications are provided.Item Curriculum models and syllabus design: The effect of teachers' and students' preparation to implement the CXC history syllabus in Trinidad and Tobago(Mar. 1983) Gift, Edrick;The overall aim of this study was to determine whether teachers and students would encounter difficulties that would hinder the successful implementation of the syllabus. With respect to students, the study aimed more specifically to provide answers to such questions as: 1) whether learners could cope with the novel ways of studying history required by the syllabus, 2) whether an adequate amount of learning resources was available, and 3) whether the workload would be too heavy. With respect to teachers, the study aimed to collect data on such issues as: 1) whether they could employ the new methods advocated by the syllabus, 2) whether available teaching resources were adequate to meet their teaching needs, and 3) whether the new syllabus had increased their workload significantly, in addition to other issues. The sample consisted of 600 pupils from a cross-section of secondary schools and 15 teachers. Data were collected from questionnaires to students and teachers. The results of the data analysis showed that a combination of the academic and the pragmatic models of curriculum development paid dividends. Academicians and curriculum specialists effected a marriage of foundational sources and community concerns, interests and values in deriving objectives for the curriculum, selecting and organizing content and learning experiences, and planning evaluation strategies. The teachers and students who were expected to carry out the innovation were given an important stake in the curriculum development process, with the result that the conditions were created for coping with the introduction of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean history in the schools of Trinidad and TobagoItem Education systems of the world: Trinidad and Tobago(American Collegiate Service, 1991) Gift, Edrick; Wickremansinghe, WalterThis is the entry for Trinidad and Tobago in the handbook, which presents individual overviews of the major aspects of the educational systems of about 100 countries, with an emphasis on higher education. It gives a descriptive, overall view of the country's education system organized into four sections: background, primary and secondary education, higher education, and issues and trends. Other Caribbean countries included in the handbook are: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, and GuyanaItem Impediments to curriculum engineering for change: The case of Trinidad and Tobago(School of Education, UWI, 1984) Gift, Edrick; Turner, Trevor A.This paper is organized in five sections. The first deals with definitions. In the second, the criteria of an efficient curriculum system are established, to be used for assessing the system in Trinidad and Tobago. Section 3 consists of a synopsis of the provisions for education in the country, and in Section 4 an assessment if made of these provisions using the established criteria. In the final section of the paper, a system of curriculum engineering for Trinidad and Tobago is proposedItem Inservice Diploma in Education Course 1974-75: Historical research as a form of educational investigation(School of Education, UWI, [1974]) Gift, Edrick;Item Inservice Diploma in Education: A suggested model for developing a unit to teach a concept or topic in social studies(School of Education, UWI, 1975) Gift, Edrick;Item Material for workshop on micro-teaching(School of Education, UWI, 1977) Gift, Edrick;Item Readings on the nature of history as a discipline and on the method of the historian(School of Education, UWI, 1975) Gift, Edrick;Item Report on Conference on Educational Research in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago(The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 1981) Gift, Edrick; Harvey, Claudia; Mark, Paula; Williams, GwendolineThe report contains all but two of the papers presented at the conference, and notes of the discussion following delivery of the papers. The report is organized into sections covering; 1) Research needs and problems; 2) Perspectives relevant to educational planning; 3) Approaches to research; and 4) The training of researchers, and capacity and facilities to support research. It also includes a comprehensive research agenda.Item Report on the moderation of the Diploma in Education Programme 1978-79 at the College of the Bahamas(School of Education, UWI, 1980) Gift, Edrick;Item Report to the Board of Teaching Training on the Final Practical Teaching Examination in Teacher's Colleges of Trinidad and Tobago, 1977(The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 1977-07) Gift, EdrickThis report contains comments on students’ performance under the various items of the instrument developed for the assessment of practical teaching; 1) subject matter competence; 2) planning competence; 3) methodology teaching skills; 4) evaluation; 5) learning resources: the use of AV aids; and 6) interrelationship of theory with practice: a summary of the statistical analysis of the marks is provided.Item Report: Conference on educational research in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago(Jan-Apr. 1986) Gift, Edrick;This report summarizes the deliberations of a conference on the theme, "Educational Research in Trinidad and Tobago: Needs and Approaches," which was mounted by the School of Education, The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine from 20-23, July, 1981. The list of papers presented at the conference is appended, as well as the research agenda derived from the papers presented and the ensuing discussionsItem The Role of the OAS in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean in the XXI (twenty-first) Century(1990) Gift, EdrickThe first section of this paper analyses world, political, social and economic trends in order to predict the types of transformations that are likely to take place by the year 2000. The issues dealt with in this section include political and economic restructuring, threats to the environment and the possible impact of science and technology. In the second section, the transformed and complex world of the twenty-first century serves as the background of assessing the stringent demands that survival and growth will make on developing countries. Current educational practices in Latin America and the Caribbean are examined, and weaknesses that are considered as impediments to development are identified. In the last section, proposals are made concerning the contribution that the Organization of American States (OAS) could make, through education, in preparing the citizens of its member states to meet the challenge of the twenty-first century.Item The Inservice Diploma in Education Programme: Conference for Principals held on November 2, 1983: Report(School of Education, UWI, [1973]) ; Gift, EdrickThe main purpose of this conference was to discuss ways in which principals and staff of secondary schools could become involved in the In-service Diploma Programme. This report summarizes the deliberations at the conference under the following headings: 1) Some problems facing secondary education in Trinidad and Tobago; 2) The In-Service Diploma Course: Its nature and purpose; and 3) Problems created for students by the course and some proposed solutionsItem The nature of history as a discipline(Nov. 1977) Gift, Edrick;This article attempts to discuss the nature of history as a discipline. The first part deals with the nature of disciplines in general, while the second part discusses aspects of the content of history as a distinct area of study and the techniques of the historianItem The qualities to be assessed in School Based Assessment in CXC/USAID reference material(Caribbean Examinations Council, 1980) Gift, Edrick;