Browsing by Author "Prime, Glenda M."
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Item Broad categorizing and achievement in biology(Faculty of Education, UWI, 1991) Prime, Glenda M.This study employed a correlational design to investigate the relationship between category width and biology achievement for some forth form biology students, and a quasi-experimental design to investigate the modifiability of this cognitive style for the same students. The treatment was a researcher-designed unit of instruction in broad categorizing, and the sample comprised two intact forth form biology classes at St. George’s College, Trinidad. The findings failed to support the notion of a correlation between category width and biology achievement for the males. However, when the effect of IQ was partialled out, a significant correlation between the two variable was observed for females in the sample. The treatment was effective in increasing the category width post-test scores for the experimental group. When the group was divided by gender, the treatment effect for girls was significant. No significant treatment effect was detected for boys.Item Introducing biotechnology into sixth forms in Trinidad: A study of curriculum innovation(National Institute for Curriculum Development, 1994) Prime, Glenda M.; Boersman, K.A needs assessment study, which sought the views of teachers, students, and practising biotechnologists in research centres and industries in Trinidad, was conducted, and the results of this used to design student workbooks on selected biotechnology topics. The workbooks were tried in three schools, and a process of the evaluation of the innovation was conducted using qualitative research methodologies. The data sources were classroom observations of the innovation in use, in which the researcher functioned as a participant observer, and in-depth interviews of teachers and students. The findings of the study suggest that the biotechnology workbooks facilitated positive learning outcomes, through interaction with participants. All participants had positive views of the effects of the strategies embodied in the workbooksItem Technology education in the Caribbean - Needs and direction(1992) Prime, Glenda M.;This paper provides a brief overview of the technological characteristics of the Caribbean region, its existing technological activity, its technological needs, and the role that technology should play in the development of the region. It then analyses the technical input into the curriculum of Trinidad and Tobago. The paper also presents an empirical study of the attitudes of a sample of secondary school students in Trinidad who were exposed to this technical curriculum, in order to highlight one of the areas of deficiency of the existing curriculum. Some guidelines are offered for the development of a curriculum for technology education for Caribbean studentsItem The attitudes and concepts of Trinidad and Tobago secondary school students toward technology(Pedagogical Technological College, 1991) Prime, Glenda M.; Mottier, J.This study was intended to build a base for the development of a technology curriculum for Trinidad and Tobago. The PATT questionnaire was administered to 500 secondary school students (250 third year junior secondary students and 250 first year senior comprehensive students) in Trinidad. It was found that attitudes to technology in the sample were fairly positive. The attitudes of the older, senior comprehensive students were more positive than those of the junior secondary students. Gender did not influence attitude. The younger junior secondary school students appeared more susceptible to home and school influences in the formation of their attitudes and concept of technologyItem The modifiability of cognitive style and its relationship to achievement in biology(1988) Prime, Glenda M.;This study examines the nature of the relationship between breadth of categorization and biology achievement for secondary school biology students, as well as the extent to which this cognitive style could be modified by instruction. The sample consisted of two intact fourth-form biology classes at St. George's College, Trinidad--one serving as the experimental group and the other as the control group. The treatment was a researcher-designed unit of instruction in broad categorizing. Analysis of the data revealed that for females in the sample, a positive correlation between biology achievement and broad categorizing was obtained when IQ was controlled. It also revealed a significant treatment effect as evidenced by breadth of categorization scores for an experimental groupItem The need for the development of a curriculum for technology education in Trinidad and Tobago(1992) Prime, Glenda M.The paper argues that there is a need for technology education for all students in Trinidad and Tobago, as opposed to mere technical training for some. It describes the existing situation with respect to the technical component for the secondary school curriculum, and presents an empirical study of the attitudes of secondary school students towards technology. The results of this study suggest that the specialized craft and pre-technical courses offered in the secondary schools are not effective in developing positive attitudes to technology in the students who pursue them. The paper offers some directions for the development of the reasoned curriculum for technology education for schools in Trinidad and Tobago, and identifies some of the benefits likely to be derived from the adoption of such a curriculum.Item The significance of developing a technology education curriculum(1994) Prime, Glenda M.;Item Values in technology: Approaches to learning(1993) Prime, Glenda M.;