Browsing by Author "Subran, David"

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    Designing Schools for Learning
    (Daily Express, 2003) Subran, David
    This article examines the ways in which school facility design can influence teaching and learning
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    Developing higher-order thinking with ICT
    (2013-06-24) Subran, David
    Leaders have often expressed a desire for citizens to acquire higher-order thinking skills, so that the population would become more disposed to problem solving, raising complex questions, developing consistent arguments, and expressing their opinions from critical perspectives. One way teachers can develop these attributes among students is for teachers to present learning tasks that will influence students to pursue inquiries from different perspectives, assess the sources of their information, reflect on their findings, and adopt personal positions based on rational thinking. Instructional systems in the past were limited in their capacity to support these processes; however, the new information and communication technology (ICT) tools can process information at high speeds, mobilize vast storage systems, and provide the means for both synchronous and asynchronous communication. These powerful attributes of ICT support many of the activities that influence the development of higher-order thinking skills by facilitating dialogue, interaction, and inquiries from multiple perspectives. There is now greater technological support for activities that can foster inquiry, evaluation, critical reflection, and rational decision making. This paper presents approaches for using ICT-based learning tasks to develop higher-order thinking skills among students
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    Magnet Schools
    (Daily Express, 2005) Subran, David
    This article argues that the introduction of magnet schools in Trinidad and Tobago will track students into narrow specializations at too early an age, and thus deny them a broad range of educational opportunities
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    Making TVET relevant to a postmodern Caribbean
    (School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, 2013) Subran, David
    We live in a postmodernist society where there is greater acceptance of diversity and complexity, and recognition that multiple viewpoints can coexist in an era that is characterized by uncertainty and rapid changes. Consequently, TVET programmes cannot function effectively unless there are major reforms that can prepare students to better meet the needs of the postmodern work environment. This paper argues for some of these changes. The prevailing notion that TVET is a viable refuge for those who are not "academically inclined" is exposed in this paper as a myth, which has no support in the actual workplace, where scientific principles must be applied by workers in order to create, take decisions, and solve problems. Technological developments have made the workplace more demanding of autonomous workers who can take decisions without waiting for instructions. Hence there is need for greater integration of academics with TVET to widen the understanding of TVET students in preparation for these roles. If adopted, the reforms recommended in this paper can go a long way in preparing a workforce capable of meeting the challenges of the postmodern work environment and raise the social acceptance of TVET as well
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    Moral Education – Part 1
    (Daily Express, 2007) Subran, David
    Part 1 of this article considers how moral identity develops
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    Moral Education – Part 2
    (Daily Express, 2007) Subran, David
    Part 2 of this article focuses on current approaches to moral education and provides suggestions for a model of moral education for Trinidad and Tobago
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    School Failure
    (Daily Express, 2003) Subran, David
    This article identifies the consequences of school failure, provides a profile of students who fail, and makes suggestions for reducing school failure
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    Workforce Development in Schools
    (Daily Express, 2003) Subran, David
    This article argues for the implementation of a programme of workforce development in primary and secondary schools to induct students into the culture of work