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HOW IMPORTANT IS EDUCATION TO A STUDENT IN REAL LIFE? An essay by WAMAKALE David William, a Bachelor of Education Student at Makerere University, Kampala- Uganda QUESTION; According to John Franklin Bobbitt (1918) “Education was not important in its own right, but its value laid in the preparation it offered learners to their adult life” With reference to the above statement, to what extent did the curriculum you were exposed to in your in your secondary school prepare you for the adult life?   INTRODUCTION;  In recent decades, a popular topic for research, debates, forums and conferences on education curriculum is whether the curriculum plays a major role in the transformative life after school of the recipient (student) or it does not play any role in the life after school of the student. There are several issues in the education system in Uganda, especially in the curriculum field that in one way or the other affect educucion. Therefore it is against such background t...

HOW TO USE BEHAVIORISM TO FOSTER EFFECTIVE LEARNING By WAMAKALE DAVID WILLIAM (Bachelor of Arts with Education student at MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, Kampala) [wamakaled@gmail.com] QUESTION; As a professional Teacher, elucidate how you would use the principles of behaviorism to foster effective teaching and learning.  Introduction  Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning occurs through interactions with the environment. Behaviorists believe that our actions are shaped by environment stimuli.  According to this school of thought, behavior can be studied in a systematic and observable manner regardless of internal mental states. Therefore, behaviorism can also be defined as "a systematic approach to understanding the behaviors of humans..." (wikipedia.org). Behavior is either a reflex evoked by a pairing of certain antecedent stimuli in the environment or a co...