Curriculum mapping is a necessary process for establishing evidence of where learning outcomes are taught and assessed in higher education programmes. Mapping ensures the credibility of the institution and programme offerings and provides students with a clear understanding of what they can expect to learn and achieve during their academic…

Within the higher education context, capstone units can be viewed as a significant means of assuring intended learning outcomes for programmes. They provide students with the opportunity to consolidate and apply prior and new disciplinary learning, as well as employability skills and graduate attributes. This paper describes the first stage of an…

Problem solving plays an important role in mathematics and should have a prominent role in the mathematics education. The term "problem solving" refers to mathematics tasks that have the potential to provide intellectual challenges for enhancing students' mathematical understanding and development. In addition, the contextual problem…

An information literacy (IL) framework has been proposed for Hong Kong students to adapt to the emergence of the knowledge-based society, digital culture and globalisation. The aims of the study reported herein were to validate the proposed IL model and collect the views of practitioners and representative stakeholders on the possibility of its…

This report assesses the 1987 primary school (grades 1 through 6) curriculum in the Sultanate of Oman. The evaluation examined the degree of congruence between the designers' intentions (as expressed in learning objectives and recommendations for implementation) and the conceptions of administrators in the country's nine school districts and…

This report assesses the preparatory school curriculum in the Sultanate of Oman. This 3-year post-primary program is comparatively new in the infrastructure. General education is stressed and some practical studies are included. The evaluation examined the degree of congruence between the designers' intentions (as expressed in learning objectives…

In 1992, the following competencies were proposed as key employment-related key competencies for vocational education students in Australia: collecting, analyzing, and organizing information; communicating ideas and information; planning and organizing activities; working with others in teams; using mathematical ideas and techniques; solving…