# Bangladesh Education Article

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- [National Education Policy-2009 (Final Draft): Some Questions to be Clarified before Finalizing It](https://bdeduarticle.com/national-education-policy-2009-final-draft-some-questions-to-be-clarified-before-finalizing-it/): MD. MUSFIKUR RAHMAN wrote on National Education Policy Of late, the present government has steered the process of finalizing the National education policy &#8211; 2009. However, most of the time the trend for Education policy formulation found as manifestation of ruling political party’s ideological expression rather than covering national interest, even though education is one of the basic rights confirmed by the national constitution. After independence, six education commissions have been formed and few reports prepared, however except Education Policy-2000 no policy proposed. Unfortunately, proposed Education Policy-2000 was not implemented. Such messy condition has affected the overall education sector of the [&hellip;]
- [Women Education, Empowerment and Poverty Eradication](https://bdeduarticle.com/women-education-empowerment-and-poverty-eradication/): Poverty eradication and holistic development of a country, though different in dimensions, these two are interrelated in a sense. Poverty eradication is one of the vital pre-conditions for the women education and holistic development of a country. Poverty can be eradicated through various development efforts. So as a matter of fact, the word development covers wide and important areas than just poverty eradication. Education is directly involved both in poverty eradication and comprehensive development. Whatever the efforts, initiatives, publicly on investments are there to eradicate poverty vis-à-vis to achieve development, all may go in vain if there is no pro-people and [&hellip;]
- [Proposed National Education Policy: Gender Perspective](https://bdeduarticle.com/proposed-national-education-policy-gender-perspective/): NAZMUL AHSAN MIRAZ wrote about Gender Perspective in the Education Policy This write up is developed on the document developed by Steps Towards Development to review the draft Education policy’09 and recommendation given by the audience in a dialogue organized on 15 October 2009 at WVA auditorium in Dhaka. We all are well known that the present government has declared a draft education policy in a very short time and national professor Kabir Chowdhury led team finalized this draft report. Government has declared that they are going to lay out total education system as per new education policy in a very [&hellip;]
- [Competency-based Primary Education Curriculum](https://bdeduarticle.com/competency-based-primary-education-curriculum-for-qualitative-outcomes/): Introduction The competency-based primary education is a major initiative for ensuring the quality of outcome of the learners. It is one of the major educational endeavors in order to achieve the Education for All (EFA) and ensuring the quality of education to the all learners since this competency-based education is focused on the qualitative aspect of learning outcome of the learners. This policy brief paper is going to highlight the some issues regarding quality outcome in response to the competency-based primary education. The quality outcome reflects the achievement of various skills of the learners.  It includes what children know and can [&hellip;]
- [Education Policy: A Critical Review](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-policy-a-critical-review/): Just after the assumption of power, the present government formed a commission to direct our education policy towards an effective, scientific and modern one keeping pace with the Quadrat-e-Khuda Education commission which was formed in 1974. It followed several other commissions but no commission saw the light of implementation. But as a nation, we need a permanent education commission as education is the guiding force and most constructive and valuable investment. The government constituted an 18-member committee headed by Prof. Kabir Chowdhury on April 8 to formulate a modern national education policy in line with the 1974 Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission. Some [&hellip;]
- [Educational Crisis in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/educational-crisis-in-bangladesh/): It is admirable that the enrolment rate is rising along with gender parity in the primary schools of Bangladesh. Moreover, public expenditure for education is also increasing. However, there remain several problems in education. This paper is going to deal with three specific concerns about educational crisis of Bangladesh: I. Low per capita expenditure on educationII. The Inequity: focused on Gender and Poverty.III. The Quality educational crisis. In addition, at the end of this paper, there is a brief discussion on cost of corruption in education system. I. Low per capita expenditure on education and educational crisis Over the last three [&hellip;]
- [Quality Assurance at the Affiliated  Institutions of Higher Education of the National University of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/quality-assurance-at-the-affiliated-institutions-of-higher-education-of-the-national-university-of-bangladesh/): Abstract: Research for this paper, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, has been carried out on quality assurance by  questionnaire, interview and observation  in  the  affiliates  of  the National University  of Bangladesh  (NUB), where  90  percent  of  the  students  in  higher education are from a less privileged background. It has been noted that, in the affiliates, quality of education is perceived as less  important, and  findings show  that policy makers and  legislators  ignore  this area. Without ensuring a quality education for  this  large  portion  of  Bangladesh  students,  national  development  will  remain  slow. Quality  assurance  in  the  affiliated institutions of the [&hellip;]
- [The One Minute Manager in Non-formal Education Sector](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-one-minute-manager-in-non-formal-education-sector/): NASIMA AKTER EMMA Introduction The concept of “The One Minute Manager” of Ken Blanchard is one of the great inventions in the field of organization behavior and leadership. The core of this book is the “direction and motivation” which should be created by the organizational leaders. The activities of direction can be done by establishing a clear and specific organization goal and the motivational activities will be undertaken by creating a feel free environment with total participation. In the field of non-formal education, one of the challenging activities is to establish total participation in the community for development. However, this paper [&hellip;]
- [Neo-Liberal Hegemony and The Education Policy of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/neo-liberal-hegemony-and-the-education-policy-of/): The role of education is to build the nation and making linkages with knowledge and empowerment. It is true that education directly influences politics, culture and economy of a country. Ideological influences play a crucial role in shaping our educational framework. But in Bangladesh, discussion and thought on education are limited in an apolitical discourse, particularly in terms of neo-liberal hegemony. In popular thinking and practice, education is assumed as a neutral phenomenon. It is not analyzed in relation to colonialism, globalization, cultural imperialism, nationalism and other political issues alone. It is though campaigns and educational initiatives are enough to establish [&hellip;]
- [The Economics of School Drop-Outs](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-economics-of-school-drop-outs/): “Its time to school!” After waking up at morning we expect to see that every child is going to school and wish that they would be able to complete at least their primary education. This expectation is also articulated throughout the world community and thus universal access to and completion of primary education by the year 2015 had been set as a major key points or goals of the Jomtien Declaration. But in reality we find that a big portion of children drop-outs of school before completing the primary education because of being born at a low-income family. These children are [&hellip;]
- [Use of ICT in Gender Equalization](https://bdeduarticle.com/use-of-ict-in-gender-equalization/): A. H. M. KAMAL wrote about Use of ICT Abstract: In Bangladesh women are not attaining the position in the job field in an equal number as men. Rather a lack of education is observed in the higher study. So they are not getting scope to compete with male. The use of ICT is a good place to promote our women. People with ICT knowledge can explore the state of the world. So we should make our women ICT expert. In this paper we provide a discussion on various problems on being ICT expert and we come up with some proposals [&hellip;]
- [Telecentre and Education: It’s time to bring together](https://bdeduarticle.com/telecentre-and-education-its-time-to-bring/): Computer Training changed Ms. Khaleda’s life. Khaleda Akhter is the fourth child of her parents. His father is a poor day labor and mother is a housewife. It was very impossible to bear the large family with her poor father. As a result she was in great anxiety. From the beginning of her academic life, Ms.Khaleda bears her educational expenses with the income of her tuitioni. In this way she passed SSC and HSC. It was a great challenge for Khaleda. One day She knew that SDS Pallitathya Kendra (Telecentre) is offering Computer Training Course based on the syllabus of Microsoft [&hellip;]
- [Need Assessment of a Short Course on Educational Evaluation and Assessment](https://bdeduarticle.com/need-assessment-of-a-short-course-on-educational-evaluation-and-assessment/): GOUTAM ROY and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about the necessity a short course on Educational Evaluation and Assessment Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a new course on educational evaluation and assessment. In-depth interviews were carried out with a checklist prepared through field trials. Number of respondents was 19, 16 from the non-government organisations and three from the government education department. Junior, mid and senior levels officials were in the sample. The findings reveal that short certificate courses are needed on educational evaluation and assessment. Both the government and non-government education officials were interested in [&hellip;]
- [Causes behind Differential Performance in Various Types of BRAC Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/causes-behind-differential-performance-in-various-types-of-brac-schools/): GOUTAM ROY, NOTAN CHANDRA DUTTA and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about differential performance in BRAC Schools Abstract: Differential learning achievement of the graduates of three types of BRAC schools viz., BRAC primary school, BRAC community school and BRAC formal school came out through a recent study with some hypothetical explanation of the reasons behind such difference. This study aims to fill this gap through an in-depth and qualitative exploration. Observation, in-depth interview and focus group discussion were the techniques applied using various checklists. Although the aim and objectives of all three types of schools were similar to those of the national [&hellip;]
- [The Brain Development and Children’s Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-brain-development-and-childrens-education/): Over the past decade there has been renewed interest in facilitating Brain development and Education. Brain development emphasizes the importance of early experiences on children’s physical, psychological, cognitive, and social development. Considerable progress is being made in charting developmental changes in the brain and its connections to children’s education. Brain changes with children’s age and growth.&nbsp; So, this is a new era in the field of education– a time to bring together Brain and Education. Due to innovative cognitive neuroscientific research, our knowledge about “learning” has recently increased. An important domain of this increasing knowledge involves the period of adolescence. We [&hellip;]
- [NGO must be Apolitical](https://bdeduarticle.com/ngo-must-be-apolitical/): A non-governmental organisation (NGO) is formed by private persons or organisations with no participation or representation of the government. In the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments, the NGO maintains its non-governmental status insofar as it excludes government representatives from membership in the organisation. The NGO movement is the result of a community and it should plant the seeds of endogenous and durable development in the basic communities. It is imperative that NGOs participate in the prevention of conflicts and the creation of a culture of peace. NGO personnel shall have to understand and make society [&hellip;]
- [Goal of Education is to Attain Knowledge](https://bdeduarticle.com/goal-of-education-is-to-attain-knowledge/): According to experts, the goal of education is fourfold, i.e. the social purpose, intellectual purpose, economic purpose, and civic purpose. Contemporary education issues include which teaching methods are most effective, how to determine what knowledge should be taught, which knowledge is most relevant, and how well the learner will retain knowledge. The contemporary education system measures proficiency with tests and assignments and then assigns each student a corresponding grade. The Constitution of Bangladesh safeguards children&#8217;s right to free, compulsory and uniform education. Education is structured along a multi-phased (primary to tertiary, vocational and professional education) and tripartite system of management (government, [&hellip;]
- [Role of Education in National Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/role-of-education-in-national-development/): Education unquestionably plays a vital role in national development. Private higher education market is particularly complex as measurement of the &#8216;educational product&#8217; is a difficult task and there are few traditions of quality assurance. Accountability measures, at least those concerning budget, and the direct delivery of education programmes are fairly well developed in the public universities, but the same is not true of private higher education. More transparency is therefore needed. The question thus arises as to how private institutions relate to those core functions of higher education. With the exception of universities operated by religious groups, there is little sense [&hellip;]
- [Investing in Children Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/investing-in-children-education/): Information on the growth of income per person across the developing nations reveals that at least one important measure of skills is consistently correlated with future growth. In other words, the more educated the population, the greater the subsequent growth in economic wellbeing. Human capital begets more human capital. Certain general skills make people better at learning new skills. A skilled worker is more productive than a non-skilled one. At the level of individual workers, in fact, there is abundant evidence that the importance of skill to one&#8217;s economic wellbeing has grown over the last several decades. The growth in this [&hellip;]
- [Public vs. Private Education in Developing Countries](https://bdeduarticle.com/public-vs-private-education-in-developing-countries/): I often find myself criticising governments worldwide for failing to create opportunities for poor people, especially in the education sector. We certainly should be critical, but must also realise that, as a responsible society, we cannot and should not leave everything i.e. public and private education to the government and NGOs. The education sector is not exclusively the obligation of the government. If the governments and NGOs cannot cope with the responsibility, then why shouldn&#8217;t the private sector do something to balance the lack of good education? In many developing countries, public education leaves a lot to be desired. Teachers are [&hellip;]
- [Future of Business Studies in Private Varsities](https://bdeduarticle.com/future-of-business-studies-in-private-varsities/): There are two reasons for making business studies or business administration course market-driven. One is the success of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA); the other is the employers&#8217; perception. The business administration program was introduced by the IBA in 1966 in collaboration with the Indiana University, USA, with the objective of providing professional training in business administration. The IBA is an autonomous institution that works in association with the DU. While the DU suffers huge &#8216;academic season jams&#8217;, the IBA produces graduates in due time. The so-called &#8216;student politics&#8217; does not exist in the IBA. A Masters in Business Administration [&hellip;]
- [Expansion of Private Higher Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/expansion-of-private-higher-education/): According to UNESCO, the region provides higher education including private higher education to just 3.5 of the college age population, compared with 60 per cent in industrialised countries. In Kenya, 66 per cent of high school graduates that qualified for university admission in national examinations were unable to secure a place at one of the country&#8217;s six public universities. That left some 22,000 students without access to public HE. Similar figures exist for countries in West and Central Africa and Southern Asia. Amaral and Teixeira&#8217;s research into policies in Poland also highlighted two interesting phases. The first phase shows that the [&hellip;]
- [Importance of Workplace Learning for Skill Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/importance-of-workplace-learning-for-skill-development/): Workplace learning is defined as a learning or training undertaken in the workplace, usually on the job, including on-the-job training under normal operational conditions, and on-site training, which is conducted away from the work process (e.g. in a training room). As can be seen from the key findings, workplace learning should provide the skills leading to the capacity to innovate. Innovation has become a key concept in the ability of firms to be competitive. In the &#8216;ideal&#8217; workplace learning situation, a systemic approach involving networks and partnerships is critical. Effective workplace learning should provide enterprises with the capacity to innovate. It [&hellip;]
- [Vocational Training and Linkage with Income](https://bdeduarticle.com/vocational-training-and-linkage-with-income/): A number of donors and partners for developments have recently put especial attention to help the Bangladesh government in order to improve its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. ILO&#8217;s reforms project is in operation. The target groups of students for TVET education are from an underprivileged background. Qualified TVE graduates contribute to GDP and make the organisation and country to be more productive, the payment issue of VET graduates is a neglected issue. This attitude discourages students and their sponsors not to acquire VET education. According to authorities, large communities frequently have separate public schools devoted to specific [&hellip;]
- [Educational Achievements of Bangladesh in the South Asian Context](https://bdeduarticle.com/educational-achievements-of-bangladesh-in-the-south-asian-context/): Most of the south Asian countries possess some common characteristics. These countries are considered as less developed countries or developing countries. Almost all of them experienced colonial rule and they inherited significant levels of poverty after getting freedom from the colonial masters. Moreover, the population of these countries are very large in number, but most of them have the low levels of skills, achievements, and their participation in schooling are not very significant. About half a century ago, these countries got freedom from their colonial masters and during this period of 50 years all of them achieved some success in human [&hellip;]
- [The Role of Technical and Vocational Education in the National Development of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-role-of-technical-and-vocational-education-in-the-national-development-of-bangladesh/): Abstract Education is a  basic human right and considered by many as a  key tool  for  national development. However, this tenet has been challenged by several economists, especially Pritchett (1996). His empirical analysis suggests  that many countries, whilst having  a  large educated population,  remain unable  to make  significant progress. It is also claimed  that  third world development  is  sluggish. These  findings generate the  question: while  education increases  globally, what  exactly  is  it  that  hinders a  country’s progression? There are no short answers, but a major area of concern is the type and quality of education vailable.  Scholars  argue  that  countries  need  [&hellip;]
- [Educational Efforts of CIDA](https://bdeduarticle.com/educational-efforts-of-cida/): Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries on earth. Formed in 1971, the new country struggled to build a healthy economy in the face of major obstacles, including a weak education system, a high birth rate, vulnerability to natural disasters such as floods and cyclones, political instability, and corruption. Canada, through CIDA, has been a major development partner with Bangladesh since its independence in 1971. Early development efforts involved reconstruction and then moved into agriculture, management of water resources, and rural economic development. Bangladesh has been identified as one of 25 development partner countries&nbsp; a group of [&hellip;]
- [Transparency to be Ensured in NGOs](https://bdeduarticle.com/transparency-to-be-ensured-in-ngos/): Non-government Organizations are inevitable in the developing countries to work side by side with the governments with a view to alleviating abject poverty these countries are languishing. As a member of this group, Bangladesh does not see any exception. The magnanimity of poverty and poverty-related social problems prove for the governments alone not to be pervaded. In Bangladesh, since the achieving of our independence, the NGOs have made their presence available to work for the war raven country side by side with the government. With the passage of time economic, social and political fields have undergone tremendous change with the diameter [&hellip;]
- [Primary Teachers Protest Government’s Decision of Brac Supervision](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-teachers-protest-governments-decision-of-brac-supervision/): The Primary School teachers under different banners of their association have registered their protest of the government decision to allow Brac supervision and monitor all the primary schools in twenty upazilas. Without learning the facts and findings and background this news definitely infuriates the teaching community belonging to this tier of education who enjoys the status of government employee except some community primary schools. They arranged a press conference to make the nation know the government decision which they apprehend as the initiation of privatizing primary education. They strongly protested this decision. The teachers of the country threatened to go for [&hellip;]
- [Gender Issue- A Crucial Factor Nowadays](https://bdeduarticle.com/gender-issue-a-crucial-factor-now-a-days/): Gender discrimination emerges as one of the most crucial factors in our social, family, state and global affairs even in this age of computer and the Internet. The developed countries could not have successfully eliminated the barriers standing between male and female partners with some aspects, let alone poor and third world countries. In Bangladesh perspective, it assumes different shapes and colours influenced by financial, urban and rural discrimination, educated and uneducated factors. Statistics show irrespective of these factors that male partners assault 47% of females. Mostly financial causes influence it. Religious, social, financial, gender, and traditional factors influence 85.9% of [&hellip;]
- [English For All?](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-for-all/): I have gone through an article under the above caption “English For All” in the Daily Star of its 28 issues of March 2008 produced by an expatriate Alam Khorshed by name. I don’t understand from which point of view he has produced this article. Does it express his patriotism or profound love for mother-tongue or he wants to avoid reality? He had been in America for many years. I don’t know his profession or how, when or why he went abroad. He&#8217;s facing the American Embassy necessitated his English particularly his spoken English. But in his article, he wants to [&hellip;]
- [Campus Police](https://bdeduarticle.com/campus-police/): A timely and thought-provoking article appeared in the Daily Star of its September 9 issue under the caption ‘Campus Police’ which received my attention reading. During my university life, I strongly felt the necessity of the introduction of a special kind of police force in the university and university college campuses which would be different from the existing normal police force of the country and my proposal was sent to English dailies which received very little importance and it got published in the letter column.  Today’s article by A.N.M. Nurul Haque brought me back to my university life and I must [&hellip;]
- [Some Distinguished Features of Brac University](https://bdeduarticle.com/some-distinguished-features-of-brac-university/): BRAC leaves no vital branch of social development untouched. Its intervention in the education scenario originates from pre-primary education to tertiary level. It launched its tertiary level education intervention in the year 1992 with the establishment of Brac University in response to the growing needs of higher education in the private sector. Its residential campus standing far from the madding crowd gives it a speciality assuming a different look from the private universities mushroomed scattering their presence in the country. Students hailing from the metropolitan cities to tiny towns of the country embrace the mutual blending of modern architectural and natural [&hellip;]
- [Teachers’ Agitation and Their Responsibility](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-agitation-and-their-responsibility/): Nothing goes without any result. At last, the teachers&#8217; agitation could draw the attention of the Prime Minister. She has already formed a committee constituted by Education Minister, State Minister for Education, Education Secretary and the Political Secretary to the Prime Minister. She has asked the committee to find out the long-standing grievances of the non-government teachers and redress those reasonably. The police handed agitating teachers very roughly on July 15which is a very sad and bad example indeed. Teachers hold the guardian potion of the society who had to undergo police atrocities and ham-handling treatment. Since then, they had taken [&hellip;]
- [Of Banning Student and Teacher Politics](https://bdeduarticle.com/of-banning-student-and-teacher-politics/): The present caretaker government has emerged as a blessing to the nation. It has taken some epoch-making ventures to raise the hope of the nation. Thinking to ban student and teacher politics must be a welcome move to restore the prestige and standard of higher education. The so-called student and vicious teacher politics has rotten and vitiated the total academic atmosphere in all the highest seats of learning. There is not an iota of doubt that student and teacher politics has seriously polluted the atmosphere of learning in the higher tier of education. Students and nation have forgotten that universities are [&hellip;]
- [Education Policy must Give Importance to These Points](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-policy-must-give-importance-to-these-points/): The present government is going to formulate a standard education policy as they said. Education is actually in shamble whatever complacency we show. You look at the education scene in the city of Dhaka. Those who have money can buy education; the middle class sees a fish out of the situation, lower middle class find no place to send their wards. Actually, there is no place for sending the children to get an education. At the government level no effort, no suitable institutions is available for the children. The place has been occupied by the private sector which imparts far lesser [&hellip;]
- [Computer-Aided Learning can Develop Teaching-Learning Environment](https://bdeduarticle.com/computer-aided-learning-can-develop-teaching-learning-environment/): Post Primary basic And Continuing Education (PACE) Programme of Brac is involved in many aspects of quality improvement of secondary education such as creating a computer-aided learning environment. Poor preparation of teachers has been detected AS one of the reasons for the quality decline in education in Bangladesh. Teachers need refreshers courses both in content and proper pedagogies for teaching. In addition, unlike the urban areas where families are comparatively well off encourage their children to study and stay in schools even after school hours to have extra teaching. But the students in rural areas do not attend schools regularly because [&hellip;]
- [Guideline for Constructing Effective Test Items](https://bdeduarticle.com/guideline-for-constructing-effective-test-items/): Measurement, assessment, and evaluation mean very different things, and yet most of the students are unable to adequately explain the differences. It is important to know about these terms to construct effective test items. Measurement refers to the process by which the attributes or dimensions of some physical object are determined. One exception seems to be in the use of the word measure in determining the IQ of a person. The phrase, &#8220;this test measures IQ&#8221; is commonly used. Measuring such things as attitudes or preferences also applies. However, when we measure, we generally use some standard instrument to determine how [&hellip;]
- [Curriculum: Theory and Practice](https://bdeduarticle.com/curriculum-theory-and-practice/): There are a number of issues with this approach to curriculum theory and practice. The followings are some of the approaches to curriculum theory and practice: Firstly, the plan or programme assumes great importance.  For example, we might look at a more recent definition of curriculum as: “A programme of activities (by teachers and pupils) designed so that pupils will attain so far as possible certain educational and other schooling ends or objectives” (Grundy 1987: 11). The problem here is that such programmes inevitably exist prior to and outside the learning experiences.  This takes much away from learners.  They can end [&hellip;]
- [Non-formal Primary Education Programme of BRAC: Scope, Growth, Achievements and Factors Contributing to its Success](https://bdeduarticle.com/brac-non-formal-primary-education-programme-scope-growth-achievements-and-factors-contributing-to-its-success/): MAHMUDA ALDEEN wrote about BRAC Education Abstract Starting with 22 schools in 1985, BRAC now operates over 47,000 schools of various categories covering different age/social groups (pre-primary schools, primary schools, adolescent primary schools, and ethnic schools), all over Bangladesh. BRAC schools are complementary to the national education system, filling the gap in providing primary education. Some 1.4 million children from poor families are currently enrolled in BRAC schools, comprising around 20% of all students outside the publicly-owned primary schools. Recently, this model has expanded beyond Bangladesh (Afghanistan, Sudan and Uganda) in entirely different contexts and cultures. It is too early to [&hellip;]
- [Necessary Skills for a Secondary School English Teacher](https://bdeduarticle.com/necessary-skills-for-a-secondary-school-english-teacher/): The secondary level poses to be the most important tier of the education sector as it builds the foundation of other tiers. English stands as the most important subject at this level, which remains actually untreated in Bangladesh. Recently it has started receiving attention from the relevant corners in different forms. Language experts say an English teacher must have the ability and quality to speak English well to conduct an English class effectively and communicatively. Negligence of teaching in the secondary level, the poor salary of the teachers, social attitude towards teachers, repugnance to going to rural areas by better candidates, [&hellip;]
- [How Secondary English Teachers Can be Developed into Trainers](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-secondary-english-teachers-can-be-developed-into-trainers/): It is the new initiative of BRAC to develop trained English teachers into trainers. It is based on the theory of “The mother who gives birth to a child knows best the pain of childbirth”. This initiative has sparked hope and enthusiasm among the rural secondary English teachers. To speak the truth, we have discovered the hidden potentialities among these teachers who received training from BRAC. These teachers dared not speak English before the audience before receiving training but now they have started speaking English and in this way, they have started exposing their hidden talents which can be utilized in [&hellip;]
- [Our Children are Under House Arrest](https://bdeduarticle.com/our-children-are-under-house-arrest/): Modern civilization has given us a lot. It has taken a lot of things from us as well. Children after coming to this planet used to enjoy free movement of natural beauties, phenomena and pleasure. But now they don’t have the opportunity and access to these natural phenomena particularly the city and town children. They are born and brought up in the flat without having the touch of earth, green beauty and trees. When they go to school they are supposed to play, run and walk in the open field. But the education begins in a congested rented house and it [&hellip;]
- [Science Education Declines in the Age of Science](https://bdeduarticle.com/science-education-declines-in-the-age-of-science/): We are living in the age of science and computer. Till today we enjoy the most sophisticated scientific development. When and where its onward march stops are unknown to us. To cope with the situation we need to produce a procession of science graduates and a galaxy of experts in different branches of science. But we see a grim picture regarding the production of science graduates. The number of science learners is getting declined every year. The following picture how bleak the state of science education is in our country. In 1990 two lakh 94 391 students sat for the HSC [&hellip;]
- [Whether Private Coaching Will Continue](https://bdeduarticle.com/whether-private-coaching-will-continue/): The doldrums in the education sector has contributed to thriving private coaching in the country ranging from the city of&nbsp; Dhaka to the remotest part of the country. It is not reasonable to expect that all the teachers of this age will deal with everything like the teachers of an earlier age. It is also not reasonable to see what most of the teachers are doing .now -a-days. Students are compelled to come to them to receive private coaching otherwise they will not pass or obtain the expected marks. Again, if any student reads with a particular teacher other teachers of [&hellip;]
- [Poor Performance of Private Teacher Training Colleges](https://bdeduarticle.com/poor-performance-of-private-teacher-training-colleges/): A dark picture has revealed teacher training colleges when a survey was conducted by the ministry of education. The ministry of education found that 89 private TT Colleges and 6 private universities out of a total of 100 such institutions are unfit to offer training courses, especially for B. Ed. and M.Ed.  So, it was found that almost all private teachers training colleges are incompetent and allegedly engaged in selling certificates.  Government has yet to take any action against these institutions which has contributed a great deal to the deterioration of teacher training. When teacher training stands on this weak and [&hellip;]
- [MDG and Education: Bangladesh Perspective](https://bdeduarticle.com/mdg-and-education-bangladesh-perspective/): Education is recognized as one of the key elements for building an empowered knowledge-based society to meet the demands and challenges of the 21st Century that is also discussed in the MDG. Deprivation from getting access to education itself is a key element of poverty. In Bangladesh, deprivation among the poor and marginalized in accessing educational facilities is disproportionately high and lack of education in turns limits their capacity to overcome poverty; thereby creating an intergenerational vicious cycle. A Case Study: Over three lakh children do not get primary education in Northern Districts Over three lakh children in the northern districts [&hellip;]
- [Introducing Problem-Based Learning-3](https://bdeduarticle.com/introducing-problem-based-learning-2-introducing-problem-based-learning-3/): The Essential Characteristics of Problem-Based Learning From all the discussions so far we can improvise a very simplified definition of PBL as a process of learning based on problem or learning to learn. This definition despite its dearth of expandable words holds the key cue to the instigating approach to problem-based learning. But it would also make PBL very unsuccessful and incomplete if it were practiced with such skimpy conceptual definitions. It is true that in PBL the problem is encountered first in the learning process and serves as a focus or stimulus for the application of problem-solving or reasoning skills, [&hellip;]
- [Environmental Issues and Education Needs](https://bdeduarticle.com/environmental-issues-and-education-needs/): This provides an initial assessment of the overarching environmental issues such as health and infrastructure issues faced by New Orleans to rein habit the city. It was prepared by a joint taskforce of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA and CDC are collaborating with state and local public health and environmental officials, including the New Orleans City Public Health Department, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Officials will need to attend to the environmental [&hellip;]
- [Marketing of Education in Bangladesh: An Overview on the Perspective of Business Philosophy and Ethics](https://bdeduarticle.com/marketing-of-education-in-bangladesh-an-overview-on-the-perspective-of-business-philosophy-and-ethics/): Abstract: The research on marketing of education, the first of its nature in Bangladesh, has been carried out by desk study, documents review, interviews, questionnaires and observation. Findings reveal that community perceived that education is a social and public product. Significant changes within the perception between students and providers have been placed recently. Lately, both students and the providers commonly understand education as a commodity. Although most of the academics are in against of this kind of changes of attitude, however they failed to retain the traditional philosophy of education because of rapid privatization and non-existence of a policy. Key words: [&hellip;]
- [Non-Formal Education for Achieving Adult Literacy in the E-9 Countries](https://bdeduarticle.com/non-formal-education-for-achieving-adult-literacy-in-the-e-9-countries/): In this paper, the author is going to describe the achievements and  challenges of the non-formal education for enhancing adult literacy in the nine high population (E-91) countries. More than half of the world population as well as a lion share of adult illiterates are living in the E-9 countries. Hence, the non-formal education is playing a supporting role to bolster adult literacy in these countries. This paper focuses on the post Education for All (EFA) era on the goal of adult literacy of these countries with a special emphasis on the UNESCO’s perspectives on the issues of literacy. The paper [&hellip;]
- [The Relationship between Education Index and GDP Index](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-relationship-between-education-index-and-gdp-index/): Abstract: The education and GDP indices are two components to determine the human development index set by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). There remains a high level of income and educational inequality between the countries of the world. This paper found that the correlation between Education index (EDI) and GDP index (GDPI) is significant for the high and medium GDPI countries; by contrast, it is not significant for the low GDPI countries. This paper finds that in general income differences play vital role to lead the discrimination in educational achievements with some exceptions and at the same time there remains [&hellip;]
- [Instructional materials](https://bdeduarticle.com/instructional-materials/): The development of several types of instructional materials is one of the major steps of each curriculum planning and development procedure. Though the textbook is widely used instructional material, it is found that different types of instructional materials are now being used to achieve learning outcomes or to improve quality education and for the benefit of both the teachers and the students. Such as text materials, teacher’s guide, student’s workbook, teacher training materials, and assessment materials, supplementary materials especially for students and resource books for the facilitators. So instructional materials contain all together and they are each for another one. One [&hellip;]
- [Battle for Admission into Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/battle-for-admission-into-schools/): A timely editorial has appeared in a leading English daily reflecting the problems or battle for admission into schools in the city of Dhaka. As I work in this line, let me say something more about the issue. Dhaka city experiences a tough battle for admission during this season. The metropolitan city witnesses the influx of population from rural and muffasshial areas to share the more civic amenities comparing to other towns and areas through these pose to be very limited. Again being the nerve centre of all administrative and commercial affairs Dhaka city must make avenues for more population. Now [&hellip;]
- [Why attack on BRAC](https://bdeduarticle.com/why-attack-on-brac/): Of late four area offices of brac and two local offices of Grameen bank came under the attack of unknown attackers. It has been deduced the fact that the members of the job might have occurred this untoward incident. The whole world has been experiencing brutal attacks and counter-attacks either for some reasons or without any sound reason. Sometimes due to misunderstanding and sometimes for satisfying the anger and grievances. Whatever might be the cause, the innocent and common people are becoming the victims of these gruesome attacks creating panic and anarchy in some countries of the world and at large [&hellip;]
- [Government College Teachers Seek Justice](https://bdeduarticle.com/government-college-teachers-seek-justice/): As a regular reader of English newspapers, I have gone through the lengthy thought-provoking and valuable writing of an unknown assistant professor of a government college under the heading government college teachers seek justice which appeared in the Bangladesh Observe of its twenty-fourth issue of July 2004. As I used to be in the profession of teaching and still I am working in this sector in BRAC which deals with the expansion, improvement and problems of teaching, any issue related to teaching titillates me to focus some light on this phenomenon.  Education boasts to be the largest cadre in the civil [&hellip;]
- [Variable and Its Measurement](https://bdeduarticle.com/variable-and-its-measurement/): Variables By variable in research we mean the characteristics which can be measured numerically and the value of which varies from individuals to individuals, item to item. It can also call a Quantitative Variable. Example: For human beings height, weight, number of siblings, sex, and marital status are all example of variables. The characteristic which can be measured but not expressed numerically and which indicates a difference in the quality of the phenomenon is known as an attribute. It can also define as Qualitative Variable. Example: Efficiency (Efficient/inefficient), gender, eye color are attributes. Discrete Variable A quantitative variable whose possible values [&hellip;]
- [The Status of Communicative English](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-status-of-communicative-english-2/): After the introduction of Communicative English in the secondary and Higher Secondary levels how much change in teaching and learning English has taken place remains a question to the conscious citizens of the country. Have our students who have passed the SSC or HSC examinations developed their four skills necessary for communication? Of course, time is not ripe enough to ask these questions but we should see whether the path is leading to the right direction. However, several training programmes have been taken up by ELTIP (English Language Teaching Improvement Project), BRAC and UKBET (United Kingdom and  Bangladesh Education Trust) to [&hellip;]
- [Strategic Planning](https://bdeduarticle.com/strategic-planning/): Strategic planning is a tool for organizing the present based on the projections of the desired future. That is, a strategic plan is a road map to lead an organization from where it is now to where it would like to be in five or ten years. “Strategic planning is the process by which the guiding members of an organization envision its future and develop the necessary procedures and operations to achieve that future” (Goodstein, Nolan, &amp; Pfeiffer, 1992). It is an iterative process, with no clear beginning or ending point. It can be viewed much like a merry-go-round. What an [&hellip;]
- [Educational efforts of ActionAid](https://bdeduarticle.com/educational-efforts-of-actionaid/): ActionAid is an international development agency whose aim is to fight poverty and injustice. It was 34 years old and over that time had moved from being a British charity based on child sponsorship (mostly in Africa, India and Nepal), delivering specific service to individuals to becoming an international coalition fighting poverty across the globe. For over 34 years they have been growing and expanding to where they and today helping over 13 million of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries world wide. ActionAid helps the poorest and most vulnerable people fight for and gain their rights [&hellip;]
- [Planning and Development of a Textbook](https://bdeduarticle.com/planning-and-development-of-a-textbook/): Textbook is a widely used teaching tool (material) which presents the subject matter defined by the curriculum. A university textbook is required to contain the complete overview of the subject, including the theories, as well as to be of a more permanent character and therefore planning for a textbook is very important. According to Wikipedia, retrieved 19:57, 8 August 2007 (MEST), A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study. They are produced according to the demand of the educational institutions. Textbooks are usually published by one of the four major publishing companies. Although [&hellip;]
- [Attainable Life Skills in Curriculum](https://bdeduarticle.com/attainable-life-skills-in-curriculum/): In identifying life skills, it is useful to define what they should represent. As a start, one can be clear about what they do not represent. For example, many factors can contribute to one’s success in life, but not all of them can be considered &#8216;skills&#8217;. People often attribute their success to such factors as luck, socioeconomic status, physical and social surroundings, fate, or divine intervention. While we do not deny the importance of any of these factors, they are well beyond the scope of all. Furthermore, although skills and abilities related to strength, fitness, and physical dexterity have traditionally been [&hellip;]
- [Early Childhood Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/early-childhood-education-in-bangladesh/): Early Childhood Education (ECE) is important for the holistic development of a child. The holistic development includes emotional, intellectual, moral, social, physical and spiritual development.ECE has a strong positive influence on school performance and achievement of children in schools. But it is a matter of regret that due to inadequate understanding, socio-economic inequality and some weak coordinated leadership, ECE and more specifically pre-primary education in Bangladesh has not been a part of the public education service. The enrollment for pre-primary in Bangladesh is one of the lowest among Asian Countries. Its quality has been inadequate mainly due to untrained teachers and [&hellip;]
- [Unhealthy  situation in Education Sector](https://bdeduarticle.com/unhealthy-situation-in-education-sector/): Since education determines how strong the backbone of a nation is, it receives the topmost priority in many developing countries of the world. Bangladesh bears no exception in this regard. The budget allocated for education for the year 2004-2005 proves the highest amount like the past several years. This year it amounts to 7680 crore taka. But how far the amount of budget commensurates with the standard, quality and overall development in the education sector still evoke question. Just raising the rate of literacy does not necessarily indicate the massive development in the education sector. Education must be the right of [&hellip;]
- [Student Politics in Bangladesh: An Impact on Quality Assurance in Education and National Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/student-politics-in-bangladesh-an-impact-on-quality-assurance-in-education-and-national-development/): Abstract: Student politics is one of ignored areas in international scholarly debate. In the late 1960’s to early 70’s, some authors made some contributions in the context of South America and Africa. In 1968, Altabach also made a very little contribution on Indian student politics. The Institutions of HE (Higher Education) in southern Asia is experiencing a high volume of student politics and teacher politics. People often make link between teacher politics and students while they talk informally. As Academics of HE in Southern Asia who are mainly conduct research are also rigorously involve with politics, therefore, they often ignore this [&hellip;]
- [The Great Power of Newspapers](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-great-power-of-newspapers/): Newspapers, the indicators and controller of civilization, sometimes cause havoc when they fail to give us objective news and views. Different newspapers appear in the market nowadays representing different sections of people. Uniformity is hardly discerned in this regard though conscious readers expect it from newspapers. Most of the time it is seen that particular newspapers work as the mouthpiece of some sections standing away from the real objectives of journalism. People live in a society with different views and opinions. Necessarily different sorts of opinions must be reflected in newspapers. I don’t know how the theories of journalism suggest addressing [&hellip;]
- [Strategic Planning for Distance Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/strategic-planning-for-distance-education/): Teleinformatics technology favors a system of distance education that can no longer be simply an addition to traditional education systems, instead it must become a new method of knowledge transmission that is accessible to all (Rossman, 1992). The rapid speed at which this new technology is developing and the adoption of new pedagogical strategies suitable for use with this technology requires predicative and proactive planning (Henri &amp; Kaye, 1985), whether or not one believes in technological determinism and strategic planning. A clear vision of the potential of this network is important for the implementation of an effective distance education leadership (Knox, [&hellip;]
- [The Status of Communicative English Language](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-status-of-communicative-english-language/): After the introduction of the Communicative English language at the secondary and Higher Secondary levels how much change in teaching and learning English has taken place remains a question to the conscious citizens of the country. Have our students who have passed the SSC or HSC examinations developed their four skills necessary for communication? Of course, time is not ripe enough to ask these questions but we should see whether the path is leading in the right direction.  However, several training programmes have been taken up by ELTIP (English Language Teaching Improvement Project), BRAC and UKBET (the United Kingdom and  Bangladesh [&hellip;]
- [The Rationale behind the Strike of Government Primary School Teachers](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-rationale-behind-the-strike-of-government-primary-school-teachers/): No sooner had eighty thousand teachers of twenty thousand registered non-government primary schools left the street than the government primary school teachers occupied the street. Thanks to the leaders of primary school teachers for selecting a very technical and strategic time to press home their demands. If the present regime gets back to power they will forget the demands of about two lakh teachers. The opposition will behave in the same tone if comes to power. So, the present is the proper time to squeeze anything from the political parties. Living in the age of Universal Primary Education it goes with [&hellip;]
- [Introducing Problem Based Learning (PBL) - 1](https://bdeduarticle.com/introducing-problem-based-learning-pbl-1/): PBL: Learning From the dawn of civilization The advent of new ideas in society bares the potential of being scrutinized by humanity. Education reform is no exception. Although probably its safe to say that every living being is in the process of educating itself within its own domain, the word ‘education’ has officially taken its distinguishable position in the scientific world with due respect.  Education as a science has been confidently evolving with contributions from different scientific disciplines such as psychology, statistics, behavioral science, philosophy to name a few. But the field of education did not only absorb to grow selfishly, [&hellip;]
- [Concept and Pedagogical Theory of Curriculum Material: Textbook](https://bdeduarticle.com/concept-and-pedagogical-theory-of-curriculum-material-textbook/): Textbook is a widely used teaching tool (curriculum material) which presents the subject matter defined by the curriculum. A university textbook is required to contain the complete overview of the subject, including the theories, as well as to be of a more permanent character. According to Wikipedia, retrieved 19:57, 8 August 2007 (MEST): A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study. They are produced according to the demand of the educational institutions. Textbooks are usually published by one of the four major publishing companies. Although most textbooks are only published in printed format, [&hellip;]
- [Co-operation between GO and NGOs needed](https://bdeduarticle.com/co-operation-between-go-and-ngos-needed/): NGOs are dedicated to alleviating rural poverty as well as other areas of working like women empowerment and education NGOs emerged to supplement the government efforts to bring change in a lot of the people of Bangladesh since its birth in 1971. Today Bangladesh sees 20000 registered NGOs. NGOs usually work with the people who normally remain beyond the government intervention. Suppose the rural poor who don’t have any condition to receive government loan to change their lot. Here NGOs come to offer them a loan All the development tasks of a poor country like Bangladesh can not be expected to [&hellip;]
- [Introducing Problem Based Learning-2](https://bdeduarticle.com/introducing-problem-based-learning-2/): With the discussions continued here on problem based learning it will be cleared to the reader how these two distinct yet related approaches to learning is integrated in PBL. However, much of the activities in a PBL approach pivot around the philosophies of Socrates. It is, therefore, required for a reader of this article, who is being orientated to PBL for the first time, also get introduced to the detailed philosophy of problem based learning to conceptualize the simplified translations of the taxonomy of Socratic questions. I should add here that often after the most learned professionals have been introduced to [&hellip;]
- [Concept of Literacy: Past-Present-Future](https://bdeduarticle.com/concept-of-literacy-past-present-future/): United Nations declared 2003-2012 as a United Nations Literacy Decade and the motto for the decade is “Literacy as Freedom”. The freedom to access the world of knowledge and information and to communicate freely with written words is taken for granted by those who possess the empowering tool of literacy (Education Watch 2002). As the study was conducted on the basis of an adult literacy program so the concept of literacy should be given. There is no clear borderline between the concept of literacy and no globally accepted definition of literacy. A definition of literacy and functional literacy acceptable to all [&hellip;]
- [Unitrack education system of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/unitrack-education-system-of-bangladesh/): Education builds a nation. It is very important for Individual, Society and State. National development highly depends on Education. Education is the main component to execute the dream of the nation. Education has two general aspects, (1) Philosophical aspect &amp; (2) Structural aspect.&#8217; Why we should learn?&#8217;-this question is related to the philosophy of education. If the philosophical position is progressive &amp; strong, Structural position will be matured &amp; stronger. Modern education means scientific, rationale and secular education. In this era we need that sort of education which is directly related to our life and life-struggle. But it is a matter [&hellip;]
- [Instructional Design](https://bdeduarticle.com/instructional-design/): Instructional design is one of the most important things in the curriculum. The use and production of a textbook is related to an instructional design process and one can rely on various design methods and instructional design models, based in turn on underlying psychological and pedagogical theory. Three Purposes of the Instructional Design Process: 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To identify the outcomes of the instruction2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To guide the developing the instructional content (scope and sequence)3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To establish how instructional effectiveness will be evaluated. Stages of Instructional Design Stage 1: Define instructional goals A goal may be defined as a general statement of desired accomplishment. [&hellip;]
- [The Relationship between the Ratio of the Education and Military Expenditure with the Per Capita GDP: A Comparative Study among the South, South East and East Asian Countries](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-relationship-between-the-ratio-of-the-education-and-military-expenditure-with-the-per-capita-gdp-a-comparative-study-among-the-south-south-east-and-east-asian-countries/): Abstract: The objective of this paper is to explore the relationship between the ratio of education and military expenditure with the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the focused regions are the South, South East and East Asia. The countries were selected based on certain criteria : (a) the common historical background and the presence and absence of the democratic rule (India, Pakistan, South Korea, North Korea), (b) Transformation from Autocratic rule to Democracy), (c) Existence of Internal conflict (Sri Lanka, Indonesia). This study shows that for the countries of criterion a (presence and absence of democracy) and criterion b [&hellip;]
- [Why Communicative  English in School](https://bdeduarticle.com/why-communicative-english-in-school/): As a global language, the position of English now stands supreme. How to communicate more effectively and using less effort among the individuals, institutions and nations have been a grave concern over the ages. Still the pronunciation and ways of teaching English differ from country to country and institution to institution in the same country even. The way of teaching English in school has been used as a grammar-translation method which gives the learners the idea of accuracy rather than using it more comfortable in a real-life situation. Of course, accuracy cannot be avoided in any way. The main components of [&hellip;]
- [Textbook Scam and Crisis: Why](https://bdeduarticle.com/textbook-scam-and-crisis-why/): Textbook scam and crisis has caught the headlines of our newspapers. Strikes, blame game, money making, meetings are regularly held across the country over the issue. But the worst sufferers and the budding generation has been assured when they will get the new textbooks in their hands with ‘creative questions’.  Almost every year textbook scam happens in our country. But it seems that the authorities concerned and the government and even the civil society seem little bothered about the matter. Print media arrange talk show on various topics, arrange competition of various sorts but the vital issue of the nation I [&hellip;]
- [Quality Primary Education is in shambles](https://bdeduarticle.com/quality-primary-education-is-in-shambles/): Over 60 years ago, the United Nations produced a noble document—the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 26 of the Declaration addresses education. The document contains commitments to education for all. Education, particularly quality primary education, is the right of every citizen. That every citizen is obliged to enroll in primary education and the government should try for this education and that government must provide a national education allocating a reasonable amount of national budget. “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.” It is interesting to note that the United [&hellip;]
- [How Private Universities Contribute to Tertiary Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-private-universities-contribute-to-tertiary-education/): The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of tertiary education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. over the years these institutions moved from being a filler in the vacuum created by the dearth of seats in public universities. Still &#8216;private university education is frowned upon. Dr. Nurul Islam, VC, Eastern University says, ‘there is no education as private education, no invidious distinction per se between private and public university education. Some people say private university students are self-centred, have no social commitment or higher motivation outside their worldly-wise pursuit of knowledge. This is not correct. They have their [&hellip;]
- [The Necessity of Moral Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-necessity-of-moral-education/): We are now faced with such kind of students who is growing up with the Internet age, compared with students in the traditional sense; their vision is broader and more extensive access to information. Schools, teachers are no longer their only source of information and sources of influence. As a new generation of young people, they are no longer blind obedience to the authority of teachers and parents only rather they are assertive and independent learners which pose a serious challenge for the present-day teachers. In this perspective, imparting moral education to the present day learners gains ground. Moral education enables [&hellip;]
- [Learner-centered Classroom for Real Learning and Higher Achievement](https://bdeduarticle.com/learner-centered-classroom-for-real-learning-and-higher-achievement/): When the students take on greater responsibility for their own learning and gain greater independence is known as the learner-centered approach to instruction. We often focus more on how we teach than on how our students learn. In a learner-centered classroom, we should be careful about what our students do to facilitate their won learning. Here both the teacher and the students must share the responsibility of learning. Student-centered teaching lies at the core of any effective classroom. Any teaching method or any instructional material must be evaluated on its use of student-centered principles if we want these methods, materials to [&hellip;]
- [English Language Education Promises Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-language-education-promises-development/): That the present global world promises the development of a developing country with the promotion of English language learning and information technology does not seem to be a surprising statement rather very practical. The increased status of English within a global economy means that English language education has to be promoted as an important factor in international development programs. Indeed, Bruthiaux (2002:289) contends that development efforts have now become inextricably linked in governmental and academic circles as well as in the media with English language education. There is a growing recognition of the role that language education can play in helping [&hellip;]
- [Receiving TESOL President Award](https://bdeduarticle.com/receiving-tesol-president-award/): Any kind of recognition to any innovative work works as a guiding force to go forward for any individual and organization. It’s an incentive as well. When it happens in the field of education it brings more pleasure for those who belong to this field. I have been in this line for quite a long time first as a practising teacher and now as a teacher educator/administrator has become elated to see any positive change and recognition to Bangladesh education. It invokes greater pleasure when I see and experience any global recognition of the field I belong to.  My present attachment [&hellip;]
- [An Application of CLT Approach and Education Policy: Introducing a New Syllabus](https://bdeduarticle.com/application-of-clt-approach-and-education-policy-introducing-a-new-syllabus/): Syllabus Designing: According to Candling (1984), a syllabus is based on accounts and records of what actually happens in the classroom as the teachers and learners apply a given curriculum to their own situation. This is concerned with learning tasks and activities and also with who and how to establish the curriculum. This is a framework following which activities can be carried out.   The necessary components of a language syllabus are as follows (van EK 1975):i. The situation  in which the foreign language will be used, including the topics which will be dealt with;ii. The language activities in which the [&hellip;]
- [Women as Teachers](https://bdeduarticle.com/women-as-teachers/): Women no doubt have started exercising greater influence in almost all the sectors of state affairs such as administration, business, government, politics, teaching, and other professions. In these fields, their role and contribution show less failure rather noticeable success. The number of girl students has already surpassed the secondary level because of stipend and other incentives offered. They are growing up healthier and better equipped to realize their potential. Despite this momentum still, a long way awaits before women and girls go to enjoy the fundamental rights, freedom, and dignity as their birthright. But the overall wellbeing of a nation cannot [&hellip;]
- [School Improvement in Bangladesh Context: Learning from BRAC Primary Schools - 2](https://bdeduarticle.com/school-improvement-in-bangladesh-context-learning-from-brac-primary-schools-2/): In-school strategies for improvement Classroom: There is only one classroom for every BRAC school. Basically, the classroom itself is the school, and therefore school improvement and classroom improvement are the same. It is very different from typical and formal classrooms. The size of the classroom is 336 square feet. There is no chair or benches for the students or teacher. Students sit on the mat floor. Students sit in a U-shape line having the teacher in front. The room has enough space to split the students into five small groups for group and project activities. All the classrooms are decorated with [&hellip;]
- [School Improvement in Bangladesh Context: Learning from BRAC Primary Schools - 1](https://bdeduarticle.com/school-improvement-in-bangladesh-context-learning-from-brac-primary-schools-1/): Introduction Primary education in Bangladesh has been expanded in recent years, but the quality did not improve with quantity (Nath, 2002). To increase access to education, the government permitted ten different types of primary education schooling provision. This ranges from formal school to non-formal school, secular school to religion-oriented school. The majority of the students enroll in state-owned primary schools and non-formal schools. Mostly, the non-government organizations (NGOs) are operating non-formal primary schools and BRAC operates the largest share of such schools. BRAC, a development organization founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in February 1972 soon after the liberation of Bangladesh, [&hellip;]
- [Philosophical View on Teachers and Teachers in Real Work Place: A Critical Writing in Context of Bangladeshi Primary Education - 2](https://bdeduarticle.com/philosophical-view-on-teachers-and-teachers-in-real-work-place-a-critical-writing-in-context-of-bangladeshi-primary-education-2/): Reality of government primary school teachers in Bangladesh Teachers play an important role in education process. Competent and effective teachers are an essential requirement to achieve success in education sector. Unfortunately in Bangladesh, the primary education is struggling with ineffective teaching. But before analysing the teaching quality of teachers, we should understand the teachers in Bangladesh. What is their qualification? What is their social and financial status? The government’s policy (MoE, 2010) prefers women as teachers for primary schools in Bangladesh. So a woman can be a teacher with less educational qualification than men according to the teacher recruitment policy. As [&hellip;]
- [Are the Teachers Only Teachers or Leaders Also?](https://bdeduarticle.com/are-the-teachers-only-teachers-or-leaders-also/): Do the teachers should teach only the subjects or they should play the role of leaders also? To ensure a successful teaching-learning situation a teacher must be a leader along with successfully conducting classes. It was the traditional idea that a teacher becomes a leader or administrator only when he/she is promoted to the position of a departmental head or institutional head. Traditional leadership opportunities for teachers are extremely limited and generally serve an efficiency function rather than a leadership function (Wasley 1991 p4). Current leadership roles are involving teachers as mentors, team leaders, curriculum developers, and staff development. I can [&hellip;]
- [Philosophical View on Teachers and Teachers in Real Work Place: A critical Writing in Context of Bangladeshi Primary Education - 1](https://bdeduarticle.com/philosophical-view-on-teachers-and-teachers-in-real-work-place-a-critical-writing-in-context-of-bangladeshi-primary-education-1/): Introduction Teaching is one of the fundamental elements in the process of formal education. Effective teaching is often a requirement of the achievement of the educational goals. For this reason educators put lot of concentration on understanding the proper method of teaching. Many philosophers sketched the image of an ideal teacher from their self perspectives. But teachers cannot always be as idealistic as they have been imagined in philosophical view. Though teaching is regarded as a ‘noble’ job in Bangladesh, it is not one of the most preferable jobs for young generation now particularly when they for teaching in the government [&hellip;]
- [The Role of a Teacher in a Conversation Class](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-role-of-a-teacher-in-a-conversation-class/): Conversation pertains to learning English practically as it is the second most important way of human communication. So, a teacher must arrange a conversation class and classes based on the prescribed syllabus and related items. The following roles of a teacher may bring success to the students who learn English as a second language. A teacher facilitating a conversation class must create a conducive atmosphere whose students feel free to express themselves. When the teachers know the name of the students, it makes them closer to each other and the students feel free to express themselves and along with it, encouraging [&hellip;]
- [Now Is the Time to Think of Quality Education and Drop out?](https://bdeduarticle.com/now-is-the-time-to-think-of-quality-education-and-drop-out/): It looks strange that two contrasting phenomena exist side by side in our education system. One shows a competition to make the students pass whatever they write in the examination scripts. It is an obsession to increase the pass percentage without properly assessing the scripts of the students in the terminal, junior school certificate, secondary school certificate and higher secondary school certificate examinations. The introduction of creative questions on the other hand tends to convince us of imparting quality education by the authority. A Chinese proverb regarding education goes thus “If you want to think one year ahead, plant rice. If [&hellip;]
- [Is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) working in Bangladesh?](https://bdeduarticle.com/is-communicative-language-teaching-clt-working-in-bangladesh/): With a view to enabling our students to use English in their practical life situation, Communicative Language Teaching was introduced in our education system in the year 1998-1999. Now ‘CLT has become a buzzword’ as has been said by Dr. Aria Rahman, professor of Dhaka University. All around us we hear the buzzing of ‘CLT’.  It buzzes in the English classroom, with English teachers, ELT professionals, in the English departments of both private and public universities. Teacher training both in the private and government sectors talks about CLT provides training in CLT. CLT roams in and around the educational vicinity. But [&hellip;]
- [Subject-based Teacher in Secondary Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/subject-based-teacher-in-secondary-schools/): Secondary level education is the second important tier of education which experiences some anomalies and negligence from the authorities concerned for a long. Many changes call for monetary involvement whereas many don’t need money but can bring some positive changes in this sector. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has recently sent a proposal to the Ministry of Education aiming at minimizing some anomalies including subject-based teacher who deserve appreciation. The ministry also entertains this idea. Let us see how quickly it takes place. It is known to us that in this level subject-based teacher is not employed and a [&hellip;]
- [Research and Our Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/research-and-our-universities/): Today’s universities is featured and marked by teachers’ negligible or not at all involved in research and more involvement in teacher politics. Involvement in politics gives the teachers more and quick benefit whereas research hardly gives them any benefit. So, teachers flock tighter to vie with each other for supporting a particular party. This active involvement in party politics seriously undermines the quality of teaching and encourages future teachers to get more attachment to politics than research.  A university teacher himself/herself is an institution. That very institution gradually flourishes with the research and deep study. Teachers are now found either to [&hellip;]
- [New Education Policy from 2013](https://bdeduarticle.com/new-education-policy-from-2013/): The present education policy claims greater acceptance than the previous ones due to its strong base on huge public opinion. Introducing public interest-oriented and scientific education policy has been the demand for a long. Again this education policy is the reflection of the Kudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission which was instituted just after our independence. The government has taken steps to reorganize the curriculum from class six to twelve keeping pace with modern knowledge, science and technology. It has announced that the students will get the books under the new curriculum by 1st January 2013. By March 2012 the writing of books on [&hellip;]
- [Global Ranking of NGOs](https://bdeduarticle.com/global-ranking-of-ngos/): NGOs now play key roles to change the social, educational and financial development indicators. NGOs now are powerful players in the real sense of the term along with the governments of developing countries with the experience of some criticisms. Keeping this view in mind Global Journal has taken the initiative to rank these non-governmental organizations. It is indeed a commendable task as no such organization has yet taken any initiative to formally assess the NGOs’ contribution, such as the ranking of NGOs, to human development all over the globe. “Recognizing the significant role of NGOs as influential agents of change on [&hellip;]
- [All Tiers of Education are Shrouded in Irregularities](https://bdeduarticle.com/all-tiers-of-education-are-shrouded-in-irregularities/): A series of incidents have taken place in almost all the higher seats of learning in the country along with surfacing some different problems, such as irregularities, in the secondary and higher secondary levels. All these originate from political games. The hot exchange of words took place in a meeting of JU when a teacher of the pro-vice-chancellor faction demanded the resignation of the teachers’ body president. As Prof Mamun, the president of the body, was leaving after suspending the meeting, the proctor swooped on him and pounced on him. After the incident at least, 100 teachers led by the JU [&hellip;]
- [Education Beyond the Classroom](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-beyond-the-classroom/): The education imparted only in the classroom may not help the learners to deal with complex problems which appear in the real life. When education takes place both in the classroom and beyond it gives the learners real opportunities to face the challenges of life pragmatically. In American schools and colleges, a program named ‘Service Learning’ has been in vogue since the time of Abraham Lincoln in 1862. This service-learning is based on three theories. Firstly, payback motivation. As the students read in the schools and colleges run by the state or community, they must have some responsibilities towards them. It [&hellip;]
- [How to Make Boring Classes Interesting](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-to-make-boring-classes-interesting/): Imparting class and sharing knowledge should be exciting, stimulating and empowering. When a class takes place in a boring atmosphere, the learners cannot absorb it and they feel insecure. So, it is the teacher’s creativity that makes boring classes interesting and exciting through his/her specially designed classes. Teachers can start the creative teaching from the crucial phase-warming up or brainstorming. A teacher must remember that in a boring atmosphere the learners don’t show any interest to learn anything new. It is again a teacher’s initiative and effort to make a passive and unmotivated class into a physically activated one. A teacher [&hellip;]
- [Our Dream in Next Twenty Years](https://bdeduarticle.com/our-dream-in-next-twenty-years/): The nation has just observed its 40th Victory Day anniversary and stepped into the 41st year of our achievement of freedom. Our greatest achievement in the 20th century at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of our heroic sons is our freedom but the real spirit of freedom struggle still stands far apart from reality. Political factors stand as prime barriers to materialize the dream of our liberation struggle. What percentage of freedom we have achieved in terms of education, getting health facilities from the state, social security, freedom of speech and human rights still remains a big question. We have [&hellip;]
- [Autism: A Public Health Issue](https://bdeduarticle.com/autism-a-public-health-issue/): The word “Autism” was not well known in Bangladesh before the last decade. People are not aware about disability with autism except the urban parents having autistic children. They are different from the other people of the society in respect of social and emotional behavior. Autism Society of America (ASA) defined it as: Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with [&hellip;]
- [Teaching English in the Light of Communicative Language Teaching](https://bdeduarticle.com/teaching-english-in-the-light-of-communicative-language-teaching-2/): Innovation in teaching English has started happening in recent years in Bangladesh. Traditional teaching focuses on grammatical rules rather than meaning. Teaching a grammatical structure is believed by the traditional teachers that learning a foreign language is about learning to master its linguistic system and if students know the grammar rules, they will be able to learn the language well. The facts show that although students can learn and remember grammar rules very well, they cannot communicate in the target language at the expected level.  However, in the CLT class, the teacher pays more attention to enabling students to work with [&hellip;]
- [Teachers’ Social Status](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-social-status/): MD. JALAL UDDIN wrote about social status of the teachers As per govt. decision the directorate of secondary and higher secondary education has recently appointed as many as 1377 assistant teachers in the secondary level for the double-shift schools. Regrettably, a number of them have not joined their jobs. Perhaps they have got the job else-where better than teaching profession. It is clear that talented and capable young people are not at all interested in this profession due to lack of both honor and honorarium. That’s why the teachers of Govt. High Schools have been demanding first class status for a [&hellip;]
- [Private University and Higher Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/private-university-and-higher-education/): The private university now occupies a significant space in the sphere of higher education in Bangladesh upholding a reality. Over the years these institutions moved from being a filler in the vacuum created by the dearth of seats in public universities. Still &#8216;private university education is frowned upon. Dr. Nurul Islam-VC-Eastern University says, ‘there is no education as private education, no invidious distinction per se between private and public university education. Some people say private university students are self-centred, have no social commitments or higher motivation outside their worldly-wise pursuit of knowledge. This is not correct. They have their own sense [&hellip;]
- [Aflatoun- Social and Financial Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/aflatoun-social-and-financial-education/): The Bengali poet Golam Mostofa writes, “ Future fathers lie sleeping in every child.” Children can be powerful agents of social and economic change if they are trained and brought up infusing them with social and economic values in their school life. Social thinkers and educators have been exploring newer ideas and thoughts to enrich our children in school with social values and teachings. A new concept is known as ‘ Aflatoun’ has emerged in the literature of education to make the school children responsible, proactive and socially conscious citizens who can contribute to breaking the poverty cycle and improve their [&hellip;]
- [A Comparative Study of Mathematics Curriculum at Primary Level in Bangladesh and India (West Bengal)](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-comparative-study-of-mathematics-curriculum-at-primary-level-in-bangladesh-and-india-west-bengal/): MD. ABDUL HALIM Abstract: The study was undertaken for a comparison of primary mathematics curriculum of Bangladesh with that of West Bengal of India in respect of objectives and contents, teaching processes, problems and obstacles in transaction of curriculum in classroom and strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum. Data mainly collected through documents, observations of classrooms and responses obtained through questionnaire and opionionnaire from mathematics teachers, academic supervisors, and experts (curriculum and subject specialists) from both the countries. The review, study and examination of relevant documents, analysis and interpretation of data are used in describing the findings. Significant difference are found [&hellip;]
- [Sir Abed Wins WISE – Nobel Award in Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/sir-abed-wins-wise-nobel-award-in-education/): Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder and chairperson of BRAC, was honoured with the third World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha on November 01, 2011. It is the recognition of his four-decade-long contribution to reducing poverty through education in Bangladesh and for spreading its model to other parts of the world. 1300 delegates across the world participated in the session. A uniquely designed gold medal with the word’ education ‘in over 50 languages was presented to Sir Abed. In addition to it, $500000 was awarded to him. “It’s a great privilege to receive such a prestigious award. The recognition [&hellip;]
- [Boat Schooling: An Innovation in Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/boat-schooling-an-innovation-in-education/): When a student of English literature visits greater Sylhet particularly Sunamgonj he/she will remember the famous lines of S.T Coleridge, the romantic poet ‘Water, water everywhere, but there is not a drop to drink.” He /she can change it a little bit thus’ water, water everywhere, no land in sight or water, water everywhere, no school in sight.” We know Sylhet is called the land of haors or permanent marshland covering 30.2 per cent of its land. Despite the adverse conditions and isolation, people have managed to live in the haors of Sylhet for hundreds of years. Their fighting with nature [&hellip;]
- [English Teachers’ Classroom Practices in Rural Secondary Schools: An Exploration of the Effect of BRAC Training](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-teachers-classroom-practices-in-rural-secondary-schools-an-exploration-of-the-effect-of-brac-training/): RIFAT AFROZE, MD. MAHBUBUL KABIR AND ARIFA RAHMAN wrote about BRAC Training ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effect of the BRAC training programme for English language teachers of rural non-government secondary schools. It examined the change in the teachers in terms of their pedagogic skills, language skills development, knowledge about Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and their attitudes towards this new approach. The findings pointed to a mixed picture. In spite of a general improvement in teachers’ knowledge about CLT and the skills involved in its application in the classroom, there was little evidence of much difference in the existing classroom practices [&hellip;]
- [Australian Government Publishing Service/ Australian Government Information Management Office (AGPS/AGIMO) Style](https://bdeduarticle.com/australian-government-publishing-service-australian-government-information-management-office-agpsagimo-style-agps/): Previously known as the Australian Government Publishing Service or AGPS style, but now revised by Snooks &amp; Co, 2002. It is based on the Harvard or author-date system for books, articles and “non-books”. * It is a modified version of the style presented in: Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th ed., formerly known as the AGPS Style manual.&nbsp; * The author-date system can vary in minor features such as punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations and the use of italics. The most important principle in referencing is to be consistent. * All sources used in assignments, essays, reports and theses must be [&hellip;]
- [The Future Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-future-recipient-of-nobel-peace-prize/): This year the world’s most prestigious Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian social worker Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen as the recognition of their ‘ non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peacebuilding work for promoting peace, democracy and gender equality. Most of the recipients in the award’s 110-year history have been men but this year it shows a striking difference.&nbsp; It gives a new signal and bears a special significance. Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjorn Jagland’s announcement clandestinely explains how much importance has been [&hellip;]
- [Ranking Secondary Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/ranking-secondary-schools/): Ranking secondary schools has been done for the first time in Bangladesh by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education at the behest of the Ministry of Education. The Planning Wing of DSHE has done this commendable job. Hats off the initiators. Schools will receive appreciation and admonition according to the ranking, they said. It has, no doubt, added a new dimension in the way of evaluating a school which so long has  been ranked only  on the basis of  public examination results. In the ranking ‘A’ category schools obtained 90-100 percent marks, B-80-89.9, C-70-79.9. ‘ D’ category schools are considered [&hellip;]
- [School Feeding Program Can Make A Big Difference](https://bdeduarticle.com/school-feeding-program-can-make-a-big-difference/): Though school feeding program seems to be a new phenomenon in our educational context, it goes on in many developing countries with good impact around the globe. In our new education policy, this idea has been ingrained. Of course, school feeding activities have been in vogue in some schools in limited areas run by non-government organizations. We hold many seminars and symposiums spend huge money for that purpose but we hardly think of those children whose empty stomachs hardly allow them to come to the schools and remain in the class after coming to school. Is it possible for the learners [&hellip;]
- [What Does Jagannath University Incident Teach Us?](https://bdeduarticle.com/what-does-jagannath-university-incident-teach-us/): Jagannath University witnessed a sad incident that ensued from section 27/4 of the Jagannath University Act 2005. The Act says that the university will be run by its own income after enjoying five years of public funding. Things are not unknown to the pupils enrolled in the university, to the teachers and the guardians. Even then, why did it happen? The students went berserk and rampaged many cars and vehicles creating huge chaos. They vandalized many buses creating a threatening situation. The authorities should have been prepared as they were quite aware of the time to end public time funding of [&hellip;]
- [Bangladeshi Vice-Chancellors Want the Status of MPs!](https://bdeduarticle.com/bangladeshi-vice-chancellors-want-the-status-of-mps/): An article appeared in the daily Kalerkantho of September 04, 2011, produced by a Bangladesh professor in the USA which drew my attention. The heading of the article goes such “The Vice-Chancellors of public universities of Bangladesh want the status of MPs, why?” He has also mentioned that the government of Bangladesh has given the status of state-minister to the chairman of the UGC. The writer asks whether the government has given it willingly or the chairman of the UGC asked for it is not known to us. He was a professor, VC and is an educationist. The responsibility of the [&hellip;]
- [Exploring Low Performance in Education: The Case of Sylhet Division](https://bdeduarticle.com/exploring-low-performance-in-education-the-case-of-sylhet-division/): Research Team: Samir Ranjan Nath, Md. Mahbubul Kabir, Kazi Saleh Ahmed, Goutam Roy, Awlad Hossain, S. M. Nurul Alam, Fazlul Karim Chowdhury, Amina Mahbub wrote about Low performance in education Reviewers: Manzoor Ahmed, Kazi Fazlur Rahman, Jowshan Ara Rahman, Roushan Jahan, Ahmed Al- Kabir Editors: A. M. R. Chowdhury, Rasheda K. Choudhury Overview A. Background Bangladesh&nbsp;&nbsp; has&nbsp;&nbsp; made&nbsp;&nbsp; progress&nbsp;&nbsp; in&nbsp;&nbsp; various&nbsp;&nbsp; arena&nbsp;&nbsp; of socio-economic development since its Independence in 1971. Such progress has been possible due to continuous and collective effort of common people, the government and the development partners. However, sadly, after four decades of Independence, a high rate of [&hellip;]
- [The Necessity of Lesson Plan](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-necessity-of-lesson-plan/): A lesson plan is a written statement or outline by a teacher that fulfills the following stages of a lesson. (i) What do you want to teach in how much time?(ii) What is /are the objective/objectives?(iii) What are the materials you are going to use?(iv) What are the step-by-step procedures?(v) How are you making an assessment of whether your objective(s)is (are) achieved? Lesson planning is a topic of sometimes heated debate. Administrators, parents and adults students assume that a teacher should be able to compose written plans for classroom instruction on a regular basis. Many teachers depend upon such plans in [&hellip;]
- [Literacy and Adult Education in Bangladesh: Concept, Trends, Status and The Future](https://bdeduarticle.com/literacy-and-adult-education-in-bangladesh-concept-trends-status-and-the-future/): MOHAMMAD MUNTASIM TANVIR Abstract This paper examines the literacy scenario firmly rooted in the historical context. Secondly, it reviews the international and national policy commitments to literacy and adult education in view of evolving conceptualization of literacy, learning and education for adults. Thirdly, it examines the current understanding of literacy and AE in Bangladesh, the trends in practices and interventions ensuing from the predominant concepts. Fourthly, it attempts to anchor the Bangladeshi experience of AE within international development. Finally, it proposes an agenda for action around ALE in Bangladesh, drawing from international experiences and commitments. I. Literacy: Historical Context and Evolving [&hellip;]
- [Regional Disparities in Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/regional-disparities-in-education/): Regional disparities in education have evinced this year’s Education Watch report as a key factor lying in the educational arena of our country. They targeted the Sylhet division which is characterized by affluence and poverty, plain land and haor, tea estates and sophisticated urbanity. Very interesting pictures have come out through the research and recommendations made by the organization will provide ample food for thought for the policymakers in the field of education of our country. Both in the primary and secondary levels the enrolment in Sylhet proves much lower than the national average that is proof of regional disparities. They [&hellip;]
- [Secondary School Teachers Conduct Classes in Colleges](https://bdeduarticle.com/secondary-school-teachers-conduct-classes-in-colleges/): With a view to addressing the increasing crisis of admission into the intermediate level, the government turned ten government schools into colleges and this process was started in 2007 as a huge number of students passed the SSC examination that year. Firstly, Dhanmondi Government High School, Motijheel Government Boys’ High School and Sher-e-Banglanagar Boys’ High School introduced intermediate class. Again in 2008 Khilgaon Government High School and Sher-e-Banglanagar Girls’ High School were turned into colleges reaching the number five. Another five schools have been upgraded to colleges outside Dhaka. They are Chittagong Collegiate School, Rajshahi Collegiate School, Sylhet Augragami Girls’ School, [&hellip;]
- [Australian Guide to Legal Citation Style [Part-2]](https://bdeduarticle.com/aglc-australian-guide-to-legal-citation-style-part-2/): Special Features of the reference style followed for legal citation. * There are two versions of the legal citation style: 1. Footnotes Only &#8211; Use this version for writing short documents, e.g. journal articles; 2. Footnotes plus Bibliography &#8211; Use this version for writing longer works which require a bibliography at the end, e.g. theses and books. * Legal citation style is to sources referred to or quoted in the text are provided in footnote entries. * The first citation to a source should be given in full. The terms ‘ibid’ and ‘above n’ are used to refer to sources previously [&hellip;]
- [Private Educational Institutions Experience Ugly Claws of Politics](https://bdeduarticle.com/private-educational-institutions-experience-ugly-claws-of-politics/): The evil politics of the country has left no place untouched. It has stretched its ugly claws to non-government or private educational institutions gathering a dark cloud in the sky of education. During the reign of political government, the non-government educational institutions go under the full command of political leaders. When caretaker government occupies the state power the authority of non-government institutions goes to the bureaucrats. After the nineties, this trend has continued. Pupils, guardians, educationists, teachers and all concerned don’t appreciate this trend at all. The public representatives, bureaucrats and local elites should direct and look after these institutions. 98 [&hellip;]
- [ACS (American Chemical Society) Reference Style [Part-1]](https://bdeduarticle.com/acs-american-chemical-society-reference-style-part-1/): Special Features and Examples of ACS Reference Style 1. ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Special Features: ACS is the standard citation style for chemistry. In this style writers may cite references in text in three ways: 1. By superscript numbers, which appear outside the punctuation if the citation applies to a whole sentence or clause. Example- Oscillation in the reaction of benzaldehyde with oxygen was reported previously (3). 2. By italic numbers in parentheses on the line of text and inside the punctuation. Example- The mineralization of TCE by a pure culture of a methane-oxidizing organism has been reported (6). 3. [&hellip;]
- [This Year’s HSC Results Tell Many Things About Our Educational Arena](https://bdeduarticle.com/this-years-hsc-results-tell-many-things-about-our-educational-arena/): Higher Secondary Certificate examination or HSC results came out showing the upward trend raising the usual question of quality in the minds of the people concerned. It is true that the figure of the results is changing because of the factors like rising consciousness of the students, guardians and teachers, spreading the coaching business from city to the village, more examination focused questions, finding out easier ways to pass the examination and touch of politics. This year as high as 75.08 per cent examinees meaning a little over two-thirds of the students who appeared in the exams- the highest ever in [&hellip;]
- [Participatory Rural Appraisal for Research](https://bdeduarticle.com/participatory-rural-appraisal-pra-for-qualitative-research/): Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is now very popular for qualitative multidisciplinary approaches to learn about local people’s perspectives and local-level conditions. Now a day’s NGOs, agricultural research organizations and World Bank as well as other donors prefer PRA-type methods in their work. What is Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Participatory Rural Appraisal, an approach towards empowering the poor and marginalized communities, offers a basket of techniques. It helps to learn from as well as with the community or villagers. A set of principles, a process of communicating and interacting with the participants (villagers/ community people) using a set of menu of methods [&hellip;]
- [Stop Coaching Business](https://bdeduarticle.com/stop-coaching-business/): The above headlines on July 22 that appeared in all the national dailies definitely caught the attention of all who are concerned with education. Heads of top city schools and colleges on July 21 demanded the government in a meeting at the secretariat to take action to stop private tuition and coaching business, holding these responsible for manifold unethical practices in educational institutions. They opined private coaching can take place only for the weak learners in the institutions, not in coaching centres or teachers’ houses. Agreeing with their demand, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid noted that the practice of coaching cannot [&hellip;]
- [Different Research Different Reference Style](https://bdeduarticle.com/different-research-different-reference-style/): What is referencing and Reference style When we prepare written papers, it is important to cite the sources used in our work. Each time when we do so, it is necessary to identify other’s work by making reference to it— both in the text of our assignment/article/publication and in a list at the end of our assignment. This practice of acknowledging authors is known as referencing. References must be provided whenever we use someone else’s opinions, theories, data or organisation of material. We need to reference information from books, articles, videos, computers, other print or electronic sources, and personal communications. A [&hellip;]
- [Government Primary Schools in Dhaka](https://bdeduarticle.com/government-primary-schools-in-dhaka/): My wife was asking me to find government primary schools adjacent to our home (Rampura) to get the boy who works as a domestic helper of our house enrolled to receive education comparatively at a cheap rate. I failed to give her the exact information which finally led her to get the boy enrolled in an NGO run school in class four. This incident coupled with the request of a journalist friend to write an article on the government primary school situation of this megacity. I started searching for the necessary information on the website but no such recent information is [&hellip;]
- [Rickshaw puller Joynal Teaches Us a Lot](https://bdeduarticle.com/rickshaw-puller-joynal-teaches-us-a-lot/): On Saturday the last page of Prothom Alo has brought out a feature on how a rickshaw puller runs a hospital and school. It received my reading with tearing rolling down my checks continuously till I finished reading it. I feel constrained to let the message know the world. It’s the story of a nobleman., Joynal, is a 60-year-old rickshaw puller in the streets of Dhaka and possesses a&nbsp; greater heart that goes unnoticed and unknown and to the metropolitan city dwellers. He is simply a rickshaw puller to the metropolitan snobs, opportunists, and masked gentlemen but he is a great [&hellip;]
- [Dhaka University Must Retain Its Glory and Prove Centre of Excellence](https://bdeduarticle.com/dhaka-university-must-retain-its-glory-and-prove-centre-of-excellence/): Our glorious Dhaka University which produced many scholars, statesmen, diplomats, scientists, educationists and bureaucrats observed its 90th birth anniversary on July 01, 2011. It has witnessed many upheavals and significant historical events. Many distinguished scholars who have enriched the global pool of knowledge by making notable contributions in the fields of teaching and research have been working here as faculties since its inception. The birth of Bangladesh owes much to the movement and contributions of this Oxford of the East but with the passage of time, this Oxford has failed to retain its past glory which makes us further concerned when [&hellip;]
- [UGC Reveals Poor Performance of Public Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/ugc-reveals-poor-performance-of-public-universities/): Recently the University Grants Commission or UGC has conducted a survey on our five public universities. It has revealed the findings which really tend to make us worried. The survey covered the University of Dhaka, Khulna University, Rajshahi University and Bangladesh Agricultural University. The survey was conducted on 2 hundred and 50 teachers. The first finding tells us that depressingly low standard teaching is going on in these universities. A large number of academics cannot satisfy the needs of the students because of their poor performance. They don’t actually deserve to be teachers of the highest seats of learning. The survey [&hellip;]
- [The Present Secondary Education Scenario](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-present-secondary-education-scenario/): It is true that the education sector has received significant importance from the government under the able guidance of Nurul Islam Nahid, the minister for education. Still many flows have been discerned in this sector which tends to threaten the smooth running of this field. Several alarming figures in the secondary level education of the country appeared in different English and Bengali dailies leading me to put my comments on the issue.&nbsp; The shortage of teachers, assistant headmasters, headmasters and education administrative posts registers significant flaws in the secondary education sector of the country. The Secretary-General of Assistant Teachers’ Association, Mujibur [&hellip;]
- [Writing a Statement of Purpose](https://bdeduarticle.com/writing-a-statement-of-purpose/): HELALI MORTUZA BHUIYAN wrote about Statement of Purpose 1. Preface This article is all about writing a good Statement of Purpose or SOP. I am assuming that everyone who is reading this article knows about a Statement of Purpose and its importance. I tried to summarize some key points on writing a good SOP and also some difficulties that BUET students usually face. Some thoughts expressed in here are solely mine. This article is an extended version of an email that I posted on Oct 01, 2006 on the csebuet@yahoogroups mailing list. 2. SOP – What’s it all about? A Statement [&hellip;]
- [What is Happening in the National University?](https://bdeduarticle.com/what-are-happening-in-the-national-university/): A series of irregularities of the National University of Bangladesh appeared in a Bengali daily (Jugantor  April 19 to 23) drawing the attention of the people working for education. NU was established in 1992 to ease the burden of public universities and run smoothly the functions of education in the tertiary level run through the university colleges. But with the passage of time, the heap of burden and problems have grasped the university making us frustrated. No effective measures have so far been taken though the situation is getting worse day by day. Session jam has paralyzed National University as traffic [&hellip;]
- [How English Version School going on?](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-english-version-school-going-on/): To keep pace with the fast-growing demand for English knowing people establishing English version school along with English medium has gained momentum in the country. So far about fifty-two English version schools have been established in Dhaka, several towns, and five outside the country which is run by Bangladeshi missions. How the students of this version doing, what is the overall performance of the teachers, is there any arrangement for the training of the teachers teaching in this version, how are their management call for serious scrutiny? As guardians have been inclined to giving their children better knowledge of English, People [&hellip;]
- [Language and Numeric Foundation Development: Is the Brigadista of Cuba Adaptable in Bangladesh?](https://bdeduarticle.com/language-and-numeric-foundation-development-is-the-brigadista-of-cuba-adaptable-in-bangladesh/): KAZI SAMEEO SHEESH, MD. MOAZZEM HOSSAIN and MOHAMMAD TAREQUE RAHMAN wrote about Language and Numeric Foundation Abstract: The paper highlights how the government primary schools of Bangladesh can adapt some lessons from the national literacy campaign of Cuba. In 1960, the secondary students and the literate factory workers of Cuba were involved in the literacy movement and that brought a great success to remove the mass illiteracy. Besides the spirit of revolution, the state also provide incentives, such as, scholarship, health service, honor to the secondary students and the literate factory workers along with pedagogical support and these all play a [&hellip;]
- [Cognitive Status of the Youth on the Physical Growth of a Child on the Prenatal Stage](https://bdeduarticle.com/cognitive-status-of-the-youth-on-the-physical-growth-of-a-child-on-the-prenatal-stage/): The prenatal stage or the stage of life growing in a mother’s womb is very vital or crucial for the physical, mental, emotional development of a personality. A number of studies have discovered that growth as well as function of different organs start in the prenatal stage and it develops gradually in course of pregnancy period. Needless to say that it is very important to have knowledge on the physical growth of a child in the prenatal stage. So, the authors have the inquisitiveness to know what is the state of knowledge of young people on the physical growth of a [&hellip;]
- [An Evaluation of the Environmental Studies: Science Textbooks and Teachers’ Guides Used in BRAC Primary Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/an-evaluation-of-the-environmental-studies-science-textbooks-and-teachers-guides-used-in-brac-primary-schools/): Arup Ratan Das writes about the evaluation of the environmental studies Abstract The objective of this study was to do an evaluation of science textbooks and teachers’ guides of grade I-V used in BRAC Primary Schools. Only qualitative approach was used here. The study was done through document analysis. Five science textbooks were evaluated here on the basis of a set of selected criteria. This set of criteria was selected through analyzing related literature and consultation with experts. Here, BRAC was using their own developed textbooks for grade I, II &amp; III and textbooks of National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) [&hellip;]
- [Problems and Prospects of EFA in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/problems-and-prospects-of-efa-in-bangladesh/): FATIMA KHAN BASU and ASAD-UZ-ZAMAN ASAD wrote about EFA in Bangladesh 1. Background 1.1. History of EFA: Education for All (EFA) is an international commitment that called for all children to be able to complete primary school. EFA was subsequently adopted as the MDG for achieving universal primary education. At the World Conference on Education for All (WCEFA) in Jomtien, Thailand (March 1990), delegates from 155 countries and representatives of 160 organizations affirmed their collective commitment to education as a human right and pledged to address the basic learning needs of all by the end of the decade. Targets and strategies [&hellip;]
- [A Comparative Discussion of Thematic and Discourse Analysis and Their Underlying Perspective, Goals and Application in Qualitative Research](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-comparative-discussion-of-thematic-and-discourse-analysis-and-their-underlying-perspective-goals-and-application-in-qualitative-research/): Introduction Qualitative data, in the form of words rather than numbers, are a source of well-grounded, rich descriptions and explanations of processes occurring in the local context. Words, especially when they are organized into incidents or stories, have a concrete, vivid, meaningful flavor that often proves far more convincing to a reader, other researchers, policymakers, and practitioners (Miles &amp; Huberman, 1984). Traditionally, the use of language has been viewed primarily as a vehicle of information transfer between people.  Researchers working in this tradition have examined a range of interactional procedures and phenomena (Gilbert, 2008). Beyond this, there is simply no consensus [&hellip;]
- [Ranking Higher Educational Institutions](https://bdeduarticle.com/ranking-higher-educational-institutions/): Ranking higher educational institutions such as universities is a crucial task. It entails one’s thinking on how to rank the universities. What should be the criteria&#8212; results, research, number of students, size of the university, infrastructure, quality of teachers or students, graduated students’ employment history, the age of the university should come under ranking criteria. To rank a university these points need to be taken into consideration very critically or some of these in a cluster to be considered. These criteria differ from university to university and from public to private universities. However, the ranking has to be done with a [&hellip;]
- [Educated Unemployed of Our Country](https://bdeduarticle.com/educated-unemployed-of-our-country/): Youth is one of the vital forces of a nation. The youth guide a nation towards a better direction and development. But the youth of our country is divided into uneducated youth, educated youth, educated unemployed youth, half-educated unemployed youth, half educated employed youth, uneducated self-employed youth, educated self-employed youth and the most dangerous section is the educated unemployed youth. When education is tinged with moral and ethical education, it may not have a touch with the livelihood but has the great merit of its own, as it does not encourage the learners to adopt unfair means of any kind. It [&hellip;]
- [Education and Human Resource Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-and-human-resources-development/): MOHAMMAD KOWSAR BHUIYAN wrote about Human Resource Development In this present world, human being is considered as a national asset like the other assets. Human being plays an important role in national economic development individually or combines like the other natural resources. But in this regard person must be skilled means skillful human resources. It is the crystal clear that the present worlds would not be proper benefited from vocational and technical education without expert human resources. As a result, though natural and mineral resources are considered as national asset but there is a radical change has been turned in this [&hellip;]
- [Building Trust through Connecting Classrooms Project](https://bdeduarticle.com/building-trust-through-connecting-classrooms-project/): MIRON KUMAR BHOWMIK and DOMINIC REGESTER wrote about Connecting Classrooms The globalised nature of today’s world has created the opportunity for school students to explore other societies, make friends and work with young people from different backgrounds to find solutions to global problems. By building international school partnerships, British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Project is strenghthening global trust and creating a safer and more connected world for the future. Connecting Classrooms project has linked 90 Bangladeshi schools in 18 clusters of 5 schools with clusters of schools from across the UK. The schools are working together to prepare young people for life [&hellip;]
- [The Voice of the Poor: Insights about the Poverty, Education, Development and Their Inter Relationship](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-voice-of-the-poor-insights-about-the-poverty-education-development-and-their-inter-relationship/): MOHAMMAD TAREQUE RAHMAN wrote about Voice of the Poor Introduction We have come to such a time while the importance of quality education is entirely recognized. The government and the other bodies are working to improve the situation. While it’s the question of quality, it depends on various aspects, which need to identify. For any problem definition it’s very important to go through the problem for a very clear picture. Several stakeholders have already identified the barriers towards quality education but we believe that it’s very important to listen the people who are in the vulnerable position. We the researcher thought [&hellip;]
- [Application of Innovative Technologies in Teaching-Learning Process: A Mission for Building Knowledge Based Society in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/application-of-innovative-technologies-in-teaching-learning-process-a-mission-for-building-knowledge-based-society-in-bangladesh/): Abstract: Today’s world is shaped by availability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Because global economy is powered by knowledge and technology, fueled by information and driven by knowledge. This rapid change of knowledge demands a dynamic renovation in the sector of education. ICTs can empower teachers and students, promote change and foster the development of ‘21st century skills’. With the improvement of technology the whole world is now connected with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which has brought a significant change in the way the world operates and communicates. Bangladesh is not lagged behind of this step. The broad objective [&hellip;]
- [Some Teaching Principles](https://bdeduarticle.com/some-teaching-principles/): In the language teaching profession, we have the best and worst experiences. After many years of teaching, we have information that seems to be slippery. When we begin our teacher education journey it is appropriate for us to focus on what we do know, what we have learned, what we can say with some certainty, about second language acquisition. Many novice language teachers gobble up teaching principles techniques without carefully considering the criteria that underline their successful application in the classroom.  The quick-fix approach to teacher education will not give you that all-important ability to comprehend when to use a technique, [&hellip;]
- [Grammar-Translation vs CLT Method](https://bdeduarticle.com/grammar-translation-vs-clt-method/): The teaching-learning scenario of English in Bangladesh has assumed a new beginning. The Grammar-translation method had been practised for a long time in the English Language Teaching context. Since 1998 in the secondary and higher secondary levels grammar-translation method has been replaced by Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). The Grammar-Translation method and the Audio-Lingual approach were the methodologies that were in vogue before CLT. These methods involved repetition and memorization of forms. Mere memorizing grammar rules and studying literary texts are considered somewhat irrelevant. Nowadays ability to use the language to meet practical ends has become the major goal of learning English.  [&hellip;]
- [Teachers as Lifelong Learners](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-as-lifelong-learners/): Why should teachers also be lifelong learners? Well first and foremost, teachers are role models. If teachers aren’t interested and intrinsically motivated by the learning process, their students’ should not feel interested to learn anything new.  This subject can be broken down into four main points. Why teachers also need to be learners- (i) to improve teaching style. Teaching style changes with the passage of time, topic and suitability of the topic. (ii) to keep up to date: teachers must be well acquainted with the latest way of teaching techniques. The world advances fast. To keep pace with the latest norm [&hellip;]
- [Motivating Teachers](https://bdeduarticle.com/motivating-teachers/): Motivation, particularly motivating teachers, play a significant role to develop oneself in the profession he /she belongs to. A motivated professional give greater service to the organization than the unmotivated ones. Hence, the profession and the organization get greater service from a motivated one. Teaching proves no exception. Rather it calls for high motivation as the teachers shoulder the solemn responsibility to build up the future leaders of a nation. But in teaching there is a lot of research on ‘motivation’ and most of it is associated with student motivation in education. Further, the issue seems to be addressed (especially in [&hellip;]
- [Science Teachers’ Conceptions of Nature of Science: The Case of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/science-teachers-conceptions-of-nature-of-science-the-case-of-bangladesh/): MD. MAHBUB ALAM SARKAR and JUI JUDITH GOMES wrote about the conception of the science teachers Abstract: This study explored Bangladeshi science teachers’ conceptions of nature of science (NOS) with a particular focus on the nature of (a) scientific knowledge, (b) scientific inquiry and (c) scientific enterprise. The tentative, inferential, subjective and creative NOS, in addition to the myths of the scientific method and experimentation, the nature of scientific laws and theories, the social and cultural embeddedness, and cooperation and collaboration in science were considered in the conceptual framework. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected concurrently using the Myths of [&hellip;]
- [Teacher Development in Brazil](https://bdeduarticle.com/teacher-development-in-brazil/): Teacher development is one of the most important concerns for education policymakers. There remain various factors regarding the issue of teacher development. To achieve the desirable qualities of a teacher, an effective teacher training program is essential. Besides this, sometimes a single strategy may look promising but there remains the possibility to leave out essential factors. This paper will discuss the experience of Brazil regarding the problem of teacher development and student learning. Thus, this memo is going to highlight the following factors: I.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Desirable qualities of a good teacherII.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Approaches of teachingIII.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Issues related to teacher developmentIV.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Brazil’s experience I.   [&hellip;]
- [Trainers’ Conference](https://bdeduarticle.com/trainers-conference/): With a view to improving the quality of secondary education in Bangladesh, the government has taken different initiatives. Providing training to the teachers is one of the significant mechanisms aiming to develop their creativity and innovation. BRAC is supplementing the government’s efforts in these areas. It’s a matter of great pleasure for all of us that secondary level education of Bangladesh has produced   5000 trainers both in the government and non-government sectors. They work to achieve the same objective but they don’t have any common platform to share their experiences and professional findings.  In order to make a space for them [&hellip;]
- [Factors Should be Considered for Defining Data for Research](https://bdeduarticle.com/factors-should-be-considered-for-defining-data-for-research/): Data are the raw materials with which research can build. The term data means systematically collected groups of information that represents the qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. It often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and knowledge are derived. Data collection itself involves administrating instruments as well as gathering and organizing responses and measures for analysis. So for making a well-planned data collection process, the major task is to [&hellip;]
- [Quality Education Calls for Quality Decision](https://bdeduarticle.com/quality-education-calls-for-quality-decision/): The Education Ministry on Friday issued an order to the relevant authorities to give salaries from the state exchequer to the teachers and employees of only 1022 non-government educational institutions out of nearly 6000 such institutions which had been in the queue for several years. Is it a quality decision? Immediately after the announcement of the MPO list, many deprived teachers, accompanied by political activists, staged a protest and blocked roads in different places of the country. A section of AL leaders including a lawmaker, on May 10  came to the education ministry where they told newsmen that new educational institutions [&hellip;]
- [A Visit to Uddipan Badar-Shamsu Biddya Niketon: My Experiences on E-Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/my-experiences-on-e-education/): “I feel fine when I do my Math Class through the computer using the multimedia CD. We learn most of the lessons with appropriate pictures, animations and stories, which make lessons easy and understandable. I really enjoy my classroom.”-said Hazera Khatun, Roll no-28, Class six, of Uddipan Badar-Shamsu Biddya Niketon. Uddipan Badar-Shamsu Biddya Niketon is established in 2002 at Boitpur village of Bagerhat district. The school is run by Shamsuddin Nahar Trust (SNT), a non-profit organization of Bagerhat, committed to change the livelihood of the poor people. Along with other students the school is trying to reach the marginalized, disadvantaged and [&hellip;]
- [Playing Different Roles by Teacher Associations](https://bdeduarticle.com/playing-different-roles-by-teacher-associations/): Under the umbrella of various teacher associations, teachers get together and press home their demands or extract some benefits from the authorities concerned. Teachers’ association means for the welfare of teachers and mostly it means monetary benefits. In developing countries like Bangladesh, such kind of role played by the teachers association is not unnatural. Of course, such kind of role has convinced the society and state to think that teachers association means a wing of a political party of teachers. If the wing belongs to the party in power of the state, they are powerful and retain the ability to exert [&hellip;]
- [Teaching English in the light of Communicative Language Teaching](https://bdeduarticle.com/teaching-english-in-the-light-of-communicative-language-teaching/): Innovation in teaching and learning English has started happening in recent years in Bangladesh.  Traditional teaching focuses on grammatical rules rather than meaning. Teaching a grammatical structure is believed by the traditional teachers that learning a foreign language is about learning to master its linguistic system and if students know the grammar rules, they will be able to learn the language well. The facts show that although students can learn and remember grammar rules very well, they can not communicate in the target langue at the expected level.  However, in the CLT class, the teacher pays more attention to enabling students [&hellip;]
- [Student Attendance System](https://bdeduarticle.com/student-attendance-system/): GAZI MUSAYAB, FAHMED BIN NEWAZ, KAZI WASIM UZZAMAN and RENESA RAHMAN wrote about Attendance System Introduction Attendance Management System is a database system that has been set up to monitor the attendance of students in class via a computerized system. The goal of this new database management system is to make sure that the idea of taking attendance of students in North South University is done by the aid of a computer database system and not by manual roll call. In this fashion, both the teachers/lecturers of classes and the students can be kept track of in a digitized system and [&hellip;]
- [The Significance of Science and Mathematics Fair](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-significance-of-science-and-mathematics-fair/): We are living in a rapidly evolving world where science plays a huge role in the development and changes that are taking place by the minutes. In fact, it is very important because it affects our future and the future of the human race in general. There is science in every aspect of our lives from the food we eat to the mode of transportations to the technology we use in our daily lives. Science is also used to study space, agriculture, the ocean, the weather, natural disasters like earthquake, tsunamis and more importantly medicine.  But it is a matter of [&hellip;]
- [Empowering Underprivileged Youths in Bangladesh through Computer Literacy: A thirst to build Digital Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/empowering-underprivileged-youths-in-bangladesh-through-computer-literacy-a-thirst-to-build-digital-bangladesh/): AJOY K. BOSE and ASAD-UZ-ZAMAN ASAD wrote about Digital Bangladesh Abstract: Today’s world is shaped by availability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Because global economy is powered by technology, fueled by information and driven by knowledge. This rapid change demands a dynamic renovation in the sector of education. ICTs can empower teachers and students, promote change and foster the development of ‘21st century skills’.  With the improvement of technology the whole world is now connected with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which has brought a significant change in the way the world operates and communicates. In order to keep pace [&hellip;]
- [An Evaluation of BRAC Pre-primary Education Programme](https://bdeduarticle.com/an-evaluation-of-brac-pre-primary-education-programme/): MIRJA MOHAMMAD SHAHJAMAL and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about BRAC Pre-primary Education ABSTRACT: BRAC operates over 20,000 pre-primary education centres in the areas of formal primary schools. It is a one year long course and in each centre recruits 25 to 30 pupils. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ongoing practices of BRAC pre-primary education programme adopting both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The findings section has four distinct parts, viz., review of pre-primary curricula, implementation of the curricula, socioeconomic background of pupils, and performance of PP graduates comparable to non-PP students. All areas have identified some interesting [&hellip;]
- [Amader Pathshala Treads a Tough Road to Teach Poor Children](https://bdeduarticle.com/amader-pathshala-treads-a-tough-road-to-teach-poor-children/): SADAT SAYEM writes on Amader Pathshala Sonia Akhter, a Class III student at Amader Pathshala, was colouring a drawing of rural vista in the cultural programme of the school on one Saturday. The daughter of a garment worker, Sonia often helps her mother in the household chores but she is regular in attending her classes from Uttar Kalshi in the Dhaka city’s Mirpur area. ‘I like to come to school and I enjoy my classes,’ she said. Like Sonia, Mustak, a Class I student, also enjoys his classes and cultural activities at the school. His shabby clothes, however, expose his poverty. [&hellip;]
- [E-Learning in Bangladesh: A New Era in Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/e-learning-in-bangladesh-a-new-era-in-the-field/): The term ‘e-Learning’ means ‘electronic Learning’ that encompasses all forms of technology enhanced learning. e-Learning is the use of technology to enable people to learn anytime and anywhere. e-Learning can include training, the delivery of just-in-time information and guidance from experts. These services are delivered, enabled or mediated by ICT (Information &amp; Communication Technology) for the purposes of delivering education. e-Learning is a catch-all term that covers a wide range of instructional material that can be delivered on a CD-ROM or DVD, over a local area network (LAN), or on the Internet. E-learning includes Computer-Based Training (CBT), Web-Based Training (WBT), Electronic [&hellip;]
- [Gender Analysis of the Incumbent PRSP to Develop the Next 5-year Plan: Education Sector](https://bdeduarticle.com/gender-analysis-of-the-incumbent-prsp-to-develop-the-next-5-year-plan-education-sector/): NAZMUL AHSAN MIRAZ writes on PRSP It is well recognized that education is one of the key elements for building the knowledge base of the people and one of the ways to remove poverty of the country men. In The Constitution of the people’s republic of Bangladesh directs to the state “to adopt effective measures for establishing universal system of education and extending free and compulsory education to all children and removing illiteracy.” It is expected that the whole gamut to primary, secondary, tertiary a non-formal education activities will establish a truly empowered knowledge-based society to meet the challenges of the [&hellip;]
- [Assessment is a Learning for Teachers](https://bdeduarticle.com/assessment-is-a-learning-for-teachers-also/): Assessment is an integral part of any kind of learning. It determines the progress of the learners. It also determines the degree of the progress made by a teacher in respect of making his/her pupils understand the topic or subject he/she teaches. Assessment guides or tells him whether he should change the course of his action, way of delivering things and art of teaching. Therefore, assessment is important as a tool for learning for teachers. So, assessment is a very important part of the whole teaching and learning process.  Most teachers only think that the main aim of the assessment system [&hellip;]
- [Making Classroom an Attractive Centre for learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/making-classroom-an-attractive-centre-for-learning/): It may not be unknown to most teachers that a safe, clean, comfortable and attractive centre can stimulate learning and help build classroom community. But for many teachers seem not to be bothered about it. Remaining absence from the class and drop out from the schools are a very common phenomenon in rural schools and even in some urban schools. In rural schools, it happens due to some social and financial factors where teachers may not have any direct control or influence. In urban areas also it happens because of not having any attraction or excitement in the class.  But a [&hellip;]
- [A Proper Plan Needed in Place for Upcoming Technical, Vocational, Education Projects](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-proper-plan-needed-in-place-for-upcoming-technical-vocational-education-projects/): Bangladesh needs to plan its upcoming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme to get the best out of it for the people. It has to be cautious to be able to avoid a situation in which the programme turns unproductive while the nation will require to take the extra burden of loans. Bangladesh should be able to utilise the TVET programme, supported by International Labour Organisation (ILO), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, to train the young to raise the skilled and entrepreneurial workforce the country needs to create wealth for overcoming poverty. Designed correctly the programme [&hellip;]
- [Role of Apprenticeship in Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/role-of-apprenticeship-in-development/): Apprenticeship process was introduced in Bangladesh in the 1850 through an act designed by the British Administration. Given the nature of the 1850&#8217;s act, it was found to be inadequate to function properly these days. This resulted in a new ordinance in 1962. Through this ordinance, 54 candidates received apprenticeship in 2008 under the umbrella of BMET. While the developed countries mainly depend on formal provision of apprenticeship, Bangladesh covers this through informal provision, albeit the country has invested a significant amount of fund for formal provision. Aprenticeship can help a country to increase worker productivity. The increase of worker productivity [&hellip;]
- [Income Prospects of Vocational Education and Training](https://bdeduarticle.com/income-prospects-of-vocational-education-and/): A number of international donors and partners for developments have recently put a special emphasis on helping Bangladesh government in order to improve its TVET sector. ILO&#8217;s TVET reforms project is in operation, while identical projects of ADB and World Bank are about to come. Although ILO project is a grant receiving one, the projects of ADB and WB will be operated under loan provision. Global patterns always show that the target groups comprising students for vocational education and training are mostly from the underprivileged background. As a result, formulation and moderation of a TVET policy always receives lesser priority. Although, [&hellip;]
- [Public and Private Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/public-and-private-schools/): I often find myself criticising governments worldwide for failing to create opportunities for poor people, especially in the education sector. We certainly should be critical, but must also realise that, as a responsible society, we cannot and should not leave everything to the government and non-governmental organisation (NGOs). The education sector is not exclusively the obligation of the government. If the governments and NGOs cannot cope with the responsibility, particularly establishing public and private schools, then why shouldn&#8217;t the private sector do something to balance the lack of good education? In many developing countries, public education leaves a lot to be [&hellip;]
- [Non-Formal Education, Economic Growth and Development in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/non-formal-education-economic-growth-and/): Introduction Attacking poverty has become an international concern for placing in the paradigm of ‘education and learning for sustainable development’ in consideration of the reality that almost half of the world’s population live in poverty. The world has deep poverty amidst plenty (World Bank, 2000). Based on the recognition that formal education programme has failed to become adequately responsive to the needs, particularly of the poorer/disadvantaged sections of people, Non-Formal education programme has evolved in various form as a strategic intervention for poverty alleviation (Islam &amp; Mia, 2007) Non-Formal education (NFE) is a purposeful and systematically organized form of learning that [&hellip;]
- [What Define Good Social Research?](https://bdeduarticle.com/what-define-good-social-research/): Introduction The question of what defines good research is a great deal of attention, but too often it is conceived principally as a methodological question rather than an ethical one. A good investigation is a matter not only of suitable procedures but also beneficial aims and results to serve people well-being. There should be a good deal of history and convention against such a concept of researcher’s work. High-quality investigation gathers knowledge that produced others in the past, produce new knowledge for himself and his readers also (Hostetler K, 2005). Undoubtedly, the best research arises from a strong felt need by [&hellip;]
- [The Hegemony of the Dominant: Barriers for building Popular Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-hegemony-popular-education-of-the-dominant/): Education is the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; it is a preparation for life. It is widely recognize that education serves as an engine for a community; it plays a vital role in the all around development of the society. So, the national development of a country highly depends on education. Education has two general aspects, (a) philosophical aspect and (b) structural aspect. If the philosophical position is progressive and scientific, the structural position of popular education will be modern and pro-poor. The role of education is to build the nation and making linkages with knowledge and empowerment. Education should be [&hellip;]
- [Kajoli Early Childhood Learning: A Model for Empowerment of Marginalized Communities](https://bdeduarticle.com/kajoli-early-childhood-learning-a-model-for-empowerment-of-marginalized-communities/): SAIFUZZAMAN RANA The Kajoli Early Childhood Learning Model is a pre-school model innovated through action research. One of the earliest decisions of RIB was to support an action research project on educational needs of the economically under privileged community. The action research began on 1 January 2003 in Kajoli, a village located in the Sreepur thana of Magura district in the south west of Bangladesh. The main objective of the project was to develop an early childhood learning model specifically for children from the under privileged communities in Bangladesh.  By April 2008 this model has been adopted in 135 centers (villages) [&hellip;]
- [Impact of World Bank’s Policies: Barriers for Community Development and Education for Social Justice](https://bdeduarticle.com/world-banks-policies-community-development/): A Case Study on community development: “Ms. Setara Akter (17) of East Chorbata village of Subarnachar Upazila in Noakhali District was a student of class seven and his family consists of seven members. She was bound to stop her education in 2008 due to high expenses of education and educational materials, like book, paper and pen (Boi, khata, Kolom) etc. He was in frustration and very anxious about her future life (Asad, 2009a). This is nothing but the result of the conditionalities of World Bank in Bangladesh. World Bank imposed to reduce state expenditures on service sector including education; And as [&hellip;]
- [REFLECT – Non-primer Based Approach of Adult Literacy](https://bdeduarticle.com/reflect-non-primer-based-approach-of-adult-literacy/): Generally, non-formal literacy programs are primer or text book dependent in Bangladesh. Primer is the book which used for adult literacy. Here the contents of the primer and the learning method are determined by the respective organization. There is a little role of learners to determine what they learn and how they learn. Primer based adult literacy approaches are— (a) Alphabetic approach(b) Entire word approach(c) Entire sentence approach(d) Phonetic approach(e) Psycho-phonetic approach(f) Language approach(g) Eclectic approach Above them, a non-primer-based approach for adult literacy is REFLECT approach which introduced by ActionAid Bangladesh. This article mainly discusses the non-primer-based approach REFLECT. Here [&hellip;]
- [Primary Education must be Most Attractive and Based on Strong Footing](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-education-must-attractive-based-strong-footing/): Primary education must be very much attractive and interesting with giving the very basic facts of the subjects children can digest as the impression of receiving education at this level continue till the closing days of a human being. We boast of giving free and compulsory primary education to our future generation along with the free distribution of textbooks. However, the existing quality of primary education baffles us. To deal with the very young minds and could their character and behaviour according to desired shapes is really an ingenious task which only highly educated, perfectly trained and dedicated individuals can ensure. [&hellip;]
- [Taskforces for Closing Illegal KG Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/taskforces-closing-illegal-kg-schools/): KG schools have mushroomed at every nook and corner of the country ranging from the remotest village to the capital city. This fact coupled with the recent terrorist attacks has drawn the attention of the government to look into the necessity, quality, and legality of the existing KG schools of the country. Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. The first such institutions were created in the late 18th century in Bavaria and Strasbourg to serve children both of whose [&hellip;]
- [MCQ to be Banned Gradually](https://bdeduarticle.com/mcq-banned-gradually/): Some important suggestions were made by prominent educationists of the country in a meeting for ‘developing the quality of education in the country ‘which was organized by the ministry of education on 26 May 2016 at CIRDAP auditorium and Nurul Islam Nahid, the honorable education minister chaired it. Prominent educationists urged the government to remove the system of Multiple Choice Questions or MCQ from examinations among some other suggestions such as banning all kinds of notebooks and guidebooks available in the market. The multiple-choice test is a very flexible assessment format that can be used to measure knowledge, skills, abilities, values, [&hellip;]
- [Why English Questions Change Again?](https://bdeduarticle.com/why-english-questions-change-again/): Our young learners have been undergoing constant trial and error method for the last several years though it is desirable that bringing any change calls for piloting on a small sample. We bring about changes taking the whole nation as a sample. According to the curriculum of 2010 new books have been developed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board. Students belonging to grade six to nine got new books in 2013 when it was declared that no questions will be set from the English For Today as it does not go with the spirit of Communicative Language Teaching. Actually setting [&hellip;]
- [Exploring ‘Individualized Teaching’ in a Government Pre-primary Classroom in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/exploring-individualized-teaching-in-a-government-pre-primary-classroom-in-bangladesh/): Teaching learning in a classroom, particularly in pre-primary classroom, setting must not be complete and fair if individual students are not satisfied in terms of their learning needs and preferences being addressed. There is an old saying that ‘one size may not fit all’. Similarly, in a classroom only one teaching method may not be effective for all children. According to Cooley, “It is important to recognize that ‘fairness’ in education does not mean that all children have to be taught in the exact same way. Instead it means accounting for the needs of individual students and adjusting the curriculum accordingly”. [&hellip;]
- [Literature Circles Help Develop Language and Collaboration](https://bdeduarticle.com/literature-circles-help-develop-language-and-collaboration/): A literature circle is an activity in which members meet to discuss and respond to a book that they are all reading (Daniels 2002). As Cameron et al (2012) explain, literature circles are led mostly by students, while the teacher remains in the background and performs only basic control functions. Literature Circles in EFL are teacher accompanied classroom discussion groups among English as foreign language learners, who regularly get together in class to speak about and share their ideas, and comment on others&#8217; interpretations about the previously determined section of a graded reader in English, using their ‘role-sheets’ and ‘student journals’ [&hellip;]
- [Feedback: An Essential Tool for Professional Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/feedback-an-essential-tool-for-professional-development/): As the yahoo source defines, &#8220;feedback&#8221; is responses to an action or statement, which are collected and used to determine if any changes need to be made. Why feedback? Receiving feedback from others is the fastest way to improve. It’s how we learn and excel. Feedback motivates us and helps us to make course corrections. It may happen sometimes that feedback is not exactly what we expect and can sting, but ultimately it’s what helps us grow and improve. But giving and receiving feedback is not a regular practice in our culture. With the passage of time and with the advancement [&hellip;]
- [Individuality during Early Years](https://bdeduarticle.com/appreciating-individuality-during-early-years-a-case-study/): Individualized teaching is probably the most challenging, yet essential, part of the entire teaching-learning responsibilities of a teacher. In every classroom children from different backgrounds bring in their own unique traits and needs. The teacher’s job is to ensure an inclusive environment for all children with providing attention to the individual needs of each child. The first step of individualized instruction is: getting to know the child and identifying the child’s interest, needs and abilities [1]. For ensuring this, the teacher has to be diligent about identifying the unique traits and needs of each child and utilize those for creating such [&hellip;]
- [No Admission Test for Kids](https://bdeduarticle.com/no-admission-test-for-kids/): “When a child reaches the age-appropriate for enrolling in class-I, he or she should have to be admitted, and there&#8217;s no need to sit for admission test with printed papers because this is his or her right, not a matter of admission test,&#8221; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on World Literacy Day on 08 September 2015. We like to give thanks to our Prime Minister. When the chief executive of a state makes such kind of utterance, it definitely has some merits and a special weight. Its proof is the utterance has achieved huge media coverage and a series of appreciation [&hellip;]
- [Observing ‘School’s Readiness’: An Anecdote from Nobodhara Pre-school](https://bdeduarticle.com/observing-school-s-readiness-an-anecdote-from-nobodhara-pre-school/): Introduction Ready school is an essential component of children’s school readiness. Children have to be supported by early schooling across various developmental domains, such as: physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language-literacy, to achieve success in later academic life. At school, children must be in a safe and developmentally appropriate environment. This allows them to be successful in exploring and learning about their world. Children benefit from enriching, responsive learning experiences [1]. Providing an appropriate literacy and numeracy environment is at the core of school’s readiness because early literacy and numeracy skills are two important components of early school success. This issue has [&hellip;]
- [Child Protection Issues in Our Textbooks](https://bdeduarticle.com/child-protection-issues-in-our-textbooks/): The World Vision, a NGO working in Bangladesh since 1971 focusing on child care, concern and protection along with its other areas of intervention arranged a seminar at BRAC Center on 05 September 2015 where a researcher named Umme Mushtari Tithi, assistant professor, IER, DU, presented a paper titled ‘Exploring the status and importance of child protection issues in the curriculum and textbooks from 6th to 12 grade in Bangladesh”. NCTB Chairman, two members, Member of Human Rights Commission, educationists, researchers and individuals working for establishing child rights in Bangladesh attended the seminar. The initiative is timely and deserves appreciation from [&hellip;]
- [An Overview of Newly Developed HSC Textbook](https://bdeduarticle.com/an-overview-of-newly-developed-hsc-textbook/): The newly developed HSC textbook ‘English for Today’ for classes 11 &amp; 12 has appeared in the market which has been designed highlighting the National Curriculum 2012. The 205-page book accommodates fifteen units with fifty seven lessons replacing the previous 321-page book accommodating 24 units with 162 lessons. The units of the present book are: People or Institutions Making History, Traffic Education, Food Adulteration, Human Relationships, Adolescence, Path to Higher Education, Human Rights, Environment and Nature, Myths and Literature, Dreams, Diaspora, Peace and Conflict, Greatest Scientific Achievements, Art and Music and Tours and Travels. The very titles of the units tell [&hellip;]
- [New Vision Old Challenges: The State of Pre-primary Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/new-vision-old-challenges-the-state-of-pre-primary-education-in-bangladesh/): SAMIR RANJAN NATH, GOUTAM ROY, M HABIBUR RAHMAN, KAZI SALEH AHMED and A MUSHTAQUE R CHOWDHURY Global attention and commitment to early childhood development is recent. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989 focused on ‘guaranteeing the rights of young children’ to survive, develop and be protected. Signing of the Convention by 192 countries demonstrates its worldwide acceptance. Encouraging early childhood care and education (ECCE) the 1990 World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) stated that ‘learning begins at birth’. Ten years later the World Education Forum in Dakar 2000 reaffirmed the importance of ECCE in reaching basic [&hellip;]
- [Kindergartens must be Treated as an Aid for Socialization](https://bdeduarticle.com/kindergartens-must-be-treated-as-an-aid-for-socialization/): Kindergartens occupy a significant position in the field of our pre-primary and primary education but in terms of physical facilities, these schools offer a poor show for some practical reasons. It is true that kindergartens have mushroomed here, there, and everywhere. You can find kindergartens even at the union level let alone in the lanes of big cities. But we must not forget that time and gap developed in pre-primary and primary levels have made avenues to mushroom kindergartens from remotest villages to the megacity of Dhaka. We know that Froebel set up a school at Blankenburg, Germany in 1837 and [&hellip;]
- [Satisfying the Learners while Teaching a Second Language](https://bdeduarticle.com/satisfying-the-learners-while-teaching-a-second-language/): When we conduct a class and speak to a group of learners we want to inform them something or, persuade or entertain them. To achieve any or all of these objectives, we should know their interests, likes and dislikes otherwise our attempts and efforts tend to be futile.  Before we speak to this group of learners, we should learn as much about them and their interests as possible. We should also understand their mood at the beginning and during our speech. And our speech and lecture to be tailored to their needs and to better assure a positive reaction from the [&hellip;]
- [Sharing the Joy of Literacy Learning: Parents’ Contribution](https://bdeduarticle.com/sharing-the-joy-of-literacy-learning-parents-contribution/): Children start developing their literacy and language skills from the womb of the mother. A child can listen to outside sounds, particularly the mother’s voice, from the womb and at times respond to it with movement. Therefore, parents should be active in developing the child’s literacy skills even before the birth of the child. A child’s literacy development starts long before they walk in to the pre or primary schools. Home is the first learning space for a child to start developing language, print and phonological awareness. Responsive parents utilize this space to give the child a platform for future success [&hellip;]
- [Play: A Pathway of Children’s Cognitive Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/play-a-pathway-of-children-s-cognitive-development/): The word ‘play’ itself sounds fun, free, engaging and enjoyable. Whenever we hear about play, we think about children, childhood or childlike activity and a hidden cognitive development. There is an undoubted analogy of play and children’s activities. Although there could be a debate of whether play could be called as children’s work or not, we can’t argue on the fact that play is and will always be the most significant experience of childhood. Play is referred to as &#8220;autotelic&#8221;—it is engaged in for its own sake, with the reward inherent in the activity itself1. Whatever argument is there on the [&hellip;]
- [Some Misconceptions about Communicative Language Teaching](https://bdeduarticle.com/some-misconceptions-about-communicative-language-teaching/): Why should we have a proper and clear idea about understanding Communicative Language Teaching? It is simply because of our national English curriculum, thousands of students and guardians are directly influenced by CLT. It was introduced in our national curriculum in 1997. Since then the term has come to mean different things to different people. And this is not the fact in Bangladesh alone, in many non-native countries misconception has developed in different grades. A number of reasons for the confusion and misconception can be attributed to it. CLT has developed extremely rapidly over the past fifteen or so years around [&hellip;]
- [Kindergarten Schools Call for Greater Attention](https://bdeduarticle.com/kindergarten-schools-call-for-greater-attention/): In many developed and even developing countries, private kindergarten schools play a significant role in pre-school education. They have high standards of management and are well supervised. Unfortunately, the same is not true in the haphazardly established kindergarten schools in our cities, towns, and suburbs. Imparting quality education and preparing their students for regular schools is not on the list of their priorities. When families are involved in their children&#8217;s early childhood education, children may experience greater success once they enter elementary school (Miedel &amp; Reynolds, 1999). We define the educational involvement of families as activities that parents conduct at home [&hellip;]
- [The Importance and Challenges of Audio Materials for Language Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-importance-and-challenges-of-audio-materials-for-language-education/): English is the main way of communication in most of the parts of the world. It is a medium of instruction in most of the educational institutes in and outside of Bangladesh. Students who want to achieve higher education must know English. Even economic development of a country largely depends on the use of English. English is taught as a compulsory subject across primary, secondary and higher secondary levels of education in Bangladesh. In real life, we need to speak fluently in English for communication. I worked in a non-government organization in education section and there I had to work on [&hellip;]
- [Changes in Public Examination System](https://bdeduarticle.com/changes-in-public-examination-system/): The assessment stands as one of the significant components of the teaching-learning situation. Students, teachers, materials, methods of teaching and evaluation are the main components of teaching. We assess our learners through public examination which falls in the category of summative assessment. Through formative and summative assessment together can certify a leaner how much he/she has learnt, we depend absolutely on summative assessment. And this summative assessment has become questionable because of several reasons for the last several years. The frequent leakage of question papers has further aggravated the situation and thrown the whole learning community into a deep crisis. The [&hellip;]
- [Certificate Business in Private Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/certificate-business-in-private-universities/): A very recent report regarding the education of private universities was released in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on education ministry meeting which has baffled us. It directly said that certificate trade and irregularities are rampant in private universities. Even the government has failed to control it in spite of taking some measures. Both the ministry of education and the University Grants Commission has expressed their inability and helplessness to take any punitive action against the unruly universities. It has further made us worried. But private universities are doing certificate business cannot be termed on mass as private universities contribute a great [&hellip;]
- [Self-organized Learning Environment Stimulates Real Learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/self-organized-learning-environment-stimulates-real-learning/): How does it sound when we hear that in the absence of supervision or formal teaching, children can teach themselves and each other if they are motivated by curiosity and peer interest? Many of us may get astonished to hear it. We have schools, teachers, rules and regulations, extra care and extra classes or coaching for the students, even then they are not learning. Therefore, how is it possible that learners can learn when they are not guided, supervised and there is no teacher to teach them? It is possible. It is practical when we see the ‘Hole in the Wall’ [&hellip;]
- [The Figure of Education Budget Looks Great but Percentage Still Less](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-figure-of-education-budget-looks-great-but-percentage-still-less/): Our finance minister AMA Muhith placed the 2014-15 fiscal budget in the National Parliament on 5 June 2014. To make an education budget for a developing country is really a daunting task. We cannot make our budget successful even in our families. It remains room for criticism and mostly for feedback. The blind self of humans shades some sides which the doer cannot see until and unless the observers give feedback for further development. So, any kind of feedback tends to further the development of the existing situation. As I belong to the education discipline, my constructive criticism and feedback will [&hellip;]
- [The Thought of Increasing Pass Rate Overshadows Quality](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-thought-of-increasing-pass-rate-overshadows-quality/): The results of the Secondary School Certificate examination came out with the message of a significantly high pass rate and higher grades. And this has become a common picture for the last six years which definitely make us elated as it shows that we are rightly keeping pace with the global jump. Is it the case actually, if we look into the matter seriously? As I belong to the education department, each time when the results of any public examination come out I become concerned about it and try to ventilate my opinion. But who cares? Undoubtedly, it makes us happy [&hellip;]
- [Competing Language Teaching Methodologies in Facilitating Early Literacy: What Lessons Can We Draw?](https://bdeduarticle.com/competing-language-teaching-methodologies-in-facilitating-early-literacy-what-lessons-can-we-draw/): Laila Farhana Apnan Banu discusses language teaching methodologies in early literacy People can acquire the spoken language of the society where they are born or are exposed to, the skill often named as oracy since ‘human beings are genetically endowed with the ability to assimilate the local language – to understand it and to speak it grammatically’ (www.fitzprog.com.au). But people cannot read and write unless they are formally trained. Though formal language teaching includes oracy, it mostly focuses on teaching literacy – the ability to read and write. Basically language teaching someone to read and write is explaining how the alphabetic [&hellip;]
- [Error Correction and Present Trend of Our Education System](https://bdeduarticle.com/error-correction-and-present-trend-of-our-education-system/): PALASH RANJAN SANYAL wrote about Education System Let’s talk about something in which we all spend at least one-fourth of our life. Some do spend their half or entire life. I am talking about Institutional education. So, what do I mean by institutional education? Wikipedia describes, “An educational institution is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities.” To me, any time being in an institute spend in learning to end up with a recognition of the system is institutional education. If closes look at the trend of traditional [&hellip;]
- [Teaching Language without Textbook](https://bdeduarticle.com/teaching-language-without-textbook/): Language teaching needs five important components such as students, teachers, materials, teaching methods and evaluation. Using materials mostly indicating textbooks gets third importance in language teaching. Can we teach English without a textbook? One thing has made me surprised to see the students of Sierra Leone do not have a textbook with them. This is not because of their culture but because of poverty. Students cannot afford to buy textbooks. As teachers say, only five per cent of students may have text. But the students of junior secondary (grade seven to nine) speak English fluently. They do not have ample opportunity [&hellip;]
- [Observance of National Primary Education Week 2014 and Some Relevant Issues](https://bdeduarticle.com/observance-of-national-primary-education-week-2014-and-some-relevant-issues/): National Primary Education Week 2014 was observed in the country which started from March 09 and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister at Osmani Memorial Auditorium. She made several important announcements in her inaugural speech. One was the upgrading of the status of government primary head teachers from grade III to grade II which calls for appreciation from all concerned. Another announcement also proves extremely positive and government’s sincere effort to spread education. It is government’s target to extend ‘free primary education up to class eight and making it mandatory for all children.’ We do appreciate this effort of the government [&hellip;]
- [The Future of Language Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-future-of-language-education-in-bangladesh/): Things have truly surfaced that students are still unable to use English in their practical life even though they attain good grades in the public examinations in our country. So, the assessment system should be changed to learn whether students are acquiring language education such as English. The outcome of the significant preparation for this assessment is the increased memorization solely of the required English materials that will be tested. Students have become proficient at remembering key test vocabulary, grammar, and idioms; however, this technique is not effective in gaining balanced English skills combining listening, speaking, and reading and writing competencies. [&hellip;]
- [The Significance of Celebrating Education Freedom Day](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-significance-of-celebrating-education-freedom-day/): Using software in education is a modern phenomenon. It has emerged as a fruitful and timely means to receive and give education. As an upshot of it, Education Freedom Day is celebrated worldwide based on Free Software used in Education and Free Educational Resources. It was launched in 2013 with its first celebration in 2014. It aims at educating the worldwide public and educators about the benefits of making and sharing free knowledge and the tools already in place to achieve that objective. It also provides an international day to serve as a platform to raise awareness to exist projects and [&hellip;]
- [Teaching is Courageous Profession Indeed](https://bdeduarticle.com/teaching-is-courageous-profession-indeed/): Teaching itself is a courageous profession in many respects. The people belonging to other professions can do corruption, earn a colossal amount of money by fair means or foul, can do indecent activities which will not make the people around so much upset. When a teacher gets involved in this sort of activity, every member of the society frowns upon him/her. Because of these factors, choosing to teach professionals calls for courage. Finally, still many people do not want to give it well recognized as a job. So, people need the courage to embrace this profession. Teaching requires courage as each [&hellip;]
- [Program for International Student Assessment - PISA](https://bdeduarticle.com/program-for-international-student-assessment-pisa/): For gaining the 21st century skills students need to put emphasis on Mathematics, Science and English. These can be said as surviving skills as well. But, the number of science students is decreasing at an alarming rate. The way of teaching science and mathematics does neither attract the learners nor they can develop their basic concepts in these subjects. Simultaneously they show poverty in their communication skills. Our students, in reality, have every potential to gain these skills if they are nurtured properly. We do not have any global criterion to measure their skills in these areas in the secondary level. [&hellip;]
- [Excitement with New Textbooks, Guidebooks also Flood Market](https://bdeduarticle.com/excitement-with-new-textbooks-guidebooks-also-flood-market/): Bangladesh has occupied a unique position in the globe in many respects both in positive and negative senses. The distribution of new textbooks at the beginning of every academic year free of cost among the learners of primary and secondary levels again has created a unique example in the known world. The colossal amount of textbooks is being reached to all the students with some possible disruptions at the beginning of every academic year which can claim an effort which may be second to none in the world. The government has been distributing books at the very beginning of academic sessions [&hellip;]
- [Universal Primary Education and Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/universal-primary-education-and-bangladesh/): The concept of universal education dates back to 2000 when UNESCO hosted the Dakar summit which was participated in by 180 countries. They committed to the simple but profound goal of achieving universal basic education by 2015. It actually involves entering the school at an appropriate age, progressing through the system, and completing a full cycle. It later became Millennium Development Goal ensuring universal basic education by mobilizing the developing countries’ own national education plans—based on political will, domestic resource mobilization, and accountability. Now out of eight MDGs ‘achieving universal primary education’ occupies the second position. The very position proclaims its [&hellip;]
- [Rate of Return of Education in Bangladesh: An investigation](https://bdeduarticle.com/rate-of-return-of-education-in-bangladesh-an-investigation/): Abstract: This article examines the contribution made by education in Bangladesh using primary data gained form a small scale of research. Secondary data also supplements. Both school and out-of-school education is considered in this study. Findings show that primary education contributes mainly for social development. Secondary provision also contributes mainly for social development, some attempts in contributing economical development are made of but these are not working properly because of existing education system and job pattern. Higher Education (HE) consumes a large portion of public and private fund to ensure economic development. Unfortunately, because of existing job pattern of Bangladesh and [&hellip;]
- [Better Education for A Better World](https://bdeduarticle.com/better-education-for-a-better-world/): Now teachers’ voice is heard in the global forums to make this planet better giving better education to the students. In the 7th Asia- Pacific Teacher&#8217;s Conference held in Kuala Lumpur between September 18 and 20, 2013 the voice of teachers again echoed quality education. Sixty-three teacher associations from thirty-four counties gathered here. The principal objective of the conference was ‘Quality Public Education: Building Asia Pacific Social and Economic Future.’ We cannot afford to fail our children,” said Yuzuru Nakamura, Chairperson of the International Asia-Pacific Regional Committee, at the opening of the ceremony of the conference. ‘Children must be guaranteed a [&hellip;]
- [How Far the Draft Education Law 2013 is Inclined to Protect Citizen’s Right to Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-far-the-draft-education-law-2013-is-inclined-to-protect-citizen-s-right-to-education/): KHANDAKER LUTFUL KHALED wrote about Draft Education Law 2013 National vision of education Education is critical to human development, enlightenment and emancipation. It is a powerful vehicle for securing social justice. Education is a fundamental human right, the responsibility of the state and a core element of national development policy. Securing the right to education is key to enabling people to secure other basic rights. Article 17 of our national constitution mentions about free and compulsory education, it articulates that the “State shall adopt effective measures for the purpose of (a) establishing a uniform, mass-oriented and universal system of education and [&hellip;]
- [Project-based Learning Combines Traditional Classroom Knowledge with Real-world Expertise (Part -2)](https://bdeduarticle.com/project-based-learning-combines-traditional-classroom-knowledge-with-real-world-expertise-part-2/): With the ever-increasing pressure to raise performance standards in school, Project-based Learning helps to engage students’ intrinsic motivation to learn and, in turn, increase performance. School leaders are also able to tout curriculums that incorporate school-wide learning. Parents can see information on their child’s educational progress than a traditional report card can’t provide. It often takes students outside of the classroom; a school’s surrounding community quickly becomes an educational resource. Community leaders and places of interest can be tremendous resources for various student projects, and can also be beneficiaries of student work. Project-based learning focuses on real-world problems, issues, and contexts. [&hellip;]
- [Project-based Learning (PBL) Combines Traditional Classroom Knowledge with Real-world Expertise (Part -1)](https://bdeduarticle.com/project-based-learning-pbl-combines-traditional-classroom-knowledge-with-real-world-expertise-part-1/): We are to prepare our learners to face the challenges of the 21st century. So, the old-school model of passively learning facts and reciting them out of context is no longer sufficient to prepare them to survive in today&#8217;s world. Today students need to acquire both fundamental as well as 21st-century skills to solve highly complex problems. Fundamental skills are reading, writing, and math and 21st-century skills include (i) personal and social responsibility, (ii) planning, critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity, (iii) strong communication skills, both for interpersonal and presentation needs, (iv) cross-cultural understanding, (v) visualizing and decision making, (vi) knowing how [&hellip;]
- [Using Performance Skills in the Classroom](https://bdeduarticle.com/using-performance-skills-in-the-classroom/): In order to continue raising academic standards, we need to constantly examine and explore our methods of teaching. We need to observe other teachers’ lessons at your school and let other teachers do the same in our classes. This will help each other learn the classroom’ performances’ giving and taking necessary feedback. Some teachers do have similar qualities to good actors and are totally convincing in what they do. Effective teachers must know instinctively how to use performance skills to gain and hold students’ interest. They also need to be aware of the impact that dramatic techniques can have upon students [&hellip;]
- [Making Language Teaching More Communicative](https://bdeduarticle.com/making-language-teaching-more-communicative/): Gunter Gerngross, an English teacher in Austria, gives an example of how he makes his lessons more communicative. He cites a widely used textbook that shows English children having a pet show. &#8220;Even when learners act out this scene creatively and enthusiastically, they do not reach the depth of involvement that is almost tangible when they act out a short text that presents a family conflict revolving around the question of whether the children should be allowed to have a pet or not&#8221; (Gerngross &amp; Puchta, 1984, p. 92). He continues to say that the communicative approach &#8220;puts great emphasis on [&hellip;]
- [Reexamining the Scripts of Examination](https://bdeduarticle.com/reexamining-the-scripts-of-public-examination/): In the SSC and HSC examinations, students fail to obtain their desired grades and so apply for rechecking their examinations with the hope of getting better grades. Here they are cheated as their scripts of examination are not rechecked just recounted the numbers given by the examiners which are written on the cover page. No recheck takes place in the real sense of the term. This year (2013) record number of students has applied for rechecking the scripts of examinations. This number is one-seventh of the total students who passed the HSC examination this year showing a great vacuum of our [&hellip;]
- [World Literacy Day and the Promise of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/world-literacy-day-and-the-promise-of-bangladesh/): International Literacy Day has been observed over the last forty years. This year the literacy day is dedicated to “literacy for the 21st century” to highlight the need to realize “basic literacy skills for all” as well as equip everyone with more advanced literacy skills as part of lifelong learning. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova says about literature thus,” Literacy is much more than an educational priority – it is the ultimate investment in the future and the first step towards all the new forms of literacy required in the twenty-first century. We wish to see a century where every child is [&hellip;]
- [Admission into Higher Educational Institutions](https://bdeduarticle.com/admission-into-higher-educational-institutions/): For higher education, fifty thousand seats lie against about six and a half lac students. Moreover, another one lac student may be added to them. Higher educational institutions are going to take the admission test in the month of October and November which may turn into a great battle for the admission seekers who have passed the HSC examination this year along with those who could not manage to get admission into higher educational institutions according to their chosen subject/departments in the previous year. The admission test gets tougher because of the existence of a few quality higher educational institutions in [&hellip;]
- [Global Education Digest](https://bdeduarticle.com/global-education-digest/): We are known clearly about Reader Digest but unfortunately, very few numbers of us become aware of Education Digest. This Digest published by the United Nation Institute of Statistics (UIS). Every Year UIS publish this Digest based on specific themes. Each report focused on the specific issue of the Education area and showed informative data on that issue. That&#8217;s why these reports consist of comparative education statistics across the world. For example, Education Digest 2009 focused on &#8220;Global Trends in Tertiary Education&#8221;. This edition of the Global Education Digest analyses the rising demand for higher education, represented by an increase from [&hellip;]
- [Education in Haor Areas: Should Distance Be the Barrier to Access Education?](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-in-haor-areas-should-distance-be-the-barrier-to-access-education/): In terms of mainstream socio-economic development initiatives, Haor areas people are becoming increasingly marginalized. The national policies of Bangladesh have pledged a special attention to the disadvantaged community such as the Haor people, but they are yet to enjoy the full access to the essential services by the government. Education is the most victimized sector in this area and needs massive attention from policy players also demands innovative approaches to be implemented to ensure education for all children within proximity as well as reach goals of EFA and MDG by 2015. Recently the draft Education Act has been shared by Ministry [&hellip;]
- [How far JU Teachers’ demonstration justified?](https://bdeduarticle.com/how-far-ju-teachers-demonstration-justified/): Jahangir Nagar University, the only fully-fledged residential university stresses its campus on the beautiful lap of nature decorated with lakes, green foliage of trees and little hills and with seasonal guest birds. The pupils prefer this university not only for its anodyne beauty but also because of its standing at a reasonable distance from the din and bustle of the city but regular transport connection has made many facilities of the city available to the campus insiders. The most significant feature is its residential facility which also attracts people&#8217;s attention. I had been a student of this beautiful campus. It has [&hellip;]
- [Different Concepts in Language Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/different-concepts-in-language-education/): Everyday new concepts are coming out. Some are accepted and some are discarded. All these are for better for concepts of language education. Educators are modifying them to adjust with the education environment for better learning. Teachers have to give their effort for every activity and concept. And of course, it is true that that for a successful outcome of learning and teaching, the cooperation of the learners is must. Here I have tried to discuss on Alternative Learning and Assessment, Project Based Learning, and finally on Engaging Students in details in the last part. Alternative Learning and Assessment Alternative assessment [&hellip;]
- [Role of Teachers in the 21st Century](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-role-in-the-21st-century/): Students’ behaviour and the future goals and success of life are shaped in the school and teachers are carriers of either positive or negative behaviour towards the student. Role of teachers such as teachers must love their career to pass enthusiasm, to assist, and to provide a warm environment to the students. Some experts say that teachers are the second mother because students spend a lot of time with their teachers. In the same way as teachers, mothers are not born being great mothers but as their experiences with their kids expand they become experts in the field. We know that [&hellip;]
- [HSC Result and Our Politics](https://bdeduarticle.com/hsc-result-and-our-politics/): The results of the Higher Secondary Examination or HSC result help students determine the future course of study and aim of life. Hence, it attaches much importance. This year 74.30 per cent of students passed the HSC examinations against 78.67 per cent of the previous year. Besides the pass rate, the results also showed a decline in the number of highest grade point average (GPA) holding students as the figure this year is 58197 which were 61162 in the last academic year. The statistics show that 744891 students out of 1002496 passed under the ten education boards of whom 393899 boys [&hellip;]
- [Reducing the Number of Reaching Out of School Children](https://bdeduarticle.com/reducing-the-number-of-reaching-out-of-school-children/): In the second week of July in a donor meeting it was discussed that the government has given an statistics of primary school enrollment which has almost reached hundred percent. I happened to be there. Probably in one or two years it will reach hundred percent. If this is the case, the NGOs working for education particularly in the pre-primary and primary sectors will have to move their directions to other fields being happy with the performance of the state. But on 25 July English daily carried a report that there are many out of school children, one in every four [&hellip;]
- [Girl Students' Poor Accommodation in Public Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/girl-students-poor-accommodation-in-public-universities/): Once famous educationist and the ex-vice chancellor of Jahangirnar University Professor Zillur Rahman Siddique said in a function ‘living in the university campus itself is education.&#8217; Rightly he made this comment. Universities are the centre of excellence, the centre of politics, the centre of learning, the centre of research, centre of socialization. Learners from various parts of the country gather here with the principal objective to receive higher education not only from the books but also from the university campus itself. Being on campus is an essential part of university education. Again, universities are located in some particular places in the [&hellip;]
- [Postgraduate Students’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Regular School Settings](https://bdeduarticle.com/postgraduate-students-attitudes-towards-inclusion-of-children-with-disabilities-in-regular-school-settings/): Abstract: Special teachers and regular teachers both have significant roles in implementing inclusive education. This study focused on attitudes of post graduate students towards inclusion of children with disabilities in regular school settings. This survey study has been conducted among the students of University of Sydney, who were studying in different courses of Education in post graduation level. It tended to explore general attitudes of post graduate students towards inclusion, students with disabilities, positive and negative results of inclusion and problems in implementing inclusive practices in regular school setting. It is a survey study with small size (n=20). Though individual knowledge, [&hellip;]
- [Reviewed BCS Exam Results Give Rise Too Many Questions](https://bdeduarticle.com/reviewed-bcs-exam-results-give-rise-too-many-questions/): The Public Service Commission published the 34th BCS preliminary results on July 8 in which 12,033 out of 2.21 lakh candidates came out successful. The exam took place on May 24 to fill in 2052 positions in different cadres. A commission official said that about 6500 quota beneficiaries were selected for the written examinations. This decision to implement the so-called quota system at the initial stage of the BCS exam triggered the anger of several thousand meritorious students who took to the streets and demanded cancellation of quota in government jobs. They fought pitched battles with the police on the Dhaka [&hellip;]
- [Using Multimedia Presentation Method in Higher Education: Reality and Recommendation](https://bdeduarticle.com/using-multimedia-presentation-method-in-higher-education-reality-and-recommendation/): G. M. RAKIBUL ISLAM and RIDWANUL MOSRUR wrote about Multimedia Presentation Nowadays, the role of technology in education is very crucial. The importance of the uses of technologies in education, especially in higher education, is rising day by day. To meet the need, different initiatives (for example- training for developing digital content, developing multimedia classroom etc) have been taken by the government. But, there is always a question, how effectively the technology is being used in higher education. Multimedia presentation is the most used teaching-learning method among the technology-based methods and approaches in higher education. Sometimes, teacher uses multimedia presentation in [&hellip;]
- [English Teachers Need Formal Training](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-teachers-need-formal-training-and-awareness-of-the-present-day-teaching/): The other day I was talking to some students who belong to various colleges in the city of Dhaka. My focus was to know how they receive English teaching from their English teachers in the classroom. One of the students told me with examples in her script that they are taught parts of speech in detail. At present they are dwelling on conjunction. I checked her script out of curiosity. To my utter surprise, I saw that what conjunction means written in Bengali, its functions and different kinds of conjunctions, and whatnot. I don’t understand what is the necessity of learning [&hellip;]
- [Education for All (EFA) and Bangladesh Perspective](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-for-all-efa-and-bangladesh-perspective/): Education is the right of humans like the right to have proper food or a roof overhead. Article 26 of the 1948 University Declaration of Human Rights states  that ‘everyone has the right to education.’ Education is not only a right but a passport to human development. It opens doors and expands opportunities and freedoms. It contributes to fostering peace, democracy and economic growth as well as improving health and reducing poverty. The ultimate aim of Education For All is sustainable development. Bangladesh has a constitutional obligation to ensure education for all (EFA). Global Monitoring Report 2012 revealed that about 200 [&hellip;]
- [Engaging Learner’s Imagination Leads to Successful Teaching](https://bdeduarticle.com/engaging-learner-s-imagination-leads-to-successful-teaching/): Engaging students’ imaginations in learning is a key to successful teaching. Over the years many suggestions have been made for how to do this but making its achievement a routine part of the classroom experience has proven quite elusive. It provides a new way of understanding how students’ imaginations work in learning, and it does so in a way that suggests specific successful teaching techniques. Educating learners is successful when they are innovative and can bring novelty and imaginative education ensures it. Imaginative Education is the ability to think of the possible, not just the actual; it is the source of [&hellip;]
- [Unbelievable Education Facilities through A Bangladeshi Web Portal](https://bdeduarticle.com/unbelievable-education-facilities-through-a-bangladeshi-web-portal/): Using IT in education goes against the present-day slogan. But the question arises of how many schools particularly rural schools have been brought under this sophisticated network of communication. Definitely, the entire globe has been squeezed into our hand and door by the latest development of technologies. With a view to offering their benefit to the millions of learners, education administrators and the entire gamut of education, some organizations have come up. www.bdschoolonline.com has emerged with such a promise to extend its all-out facilities to thousand of schools in Bangladesh. I have gone through the details of this web portal and [&hellip;]
- [Using Cell Phone for Educative Purposes](https://bdeduarticle.com/using-cell-phone-for-educative-purposes/): With a view to preparing our students and teachers for the world of today technological tools can be used to enhance teaching and learning situations. Today’s students are not for passing in the examination and getting a certificate only but to gain real-life skills. Technological tools available with and around us today can easily be utilized for reaching this goal. The cell phone is the most popular and easily available device which can largely be used in teaching-learning situation. Teachers need to experience, understand the educational value, and be comfortable with technology tools before using them to enhance teaching and learning. [&hellip;]
- [Current Private University Scenario](https://bdeduarticle.com/current-private-university-scenario/): The birth of the private university in Bangladesh has passed more than two decades. Now their existence is a visual reality with significantly successful stories in most of the cases and with the comparison of the performance of our public universities.  Now private universities are not a substitute for the public ones and they stand by their own credentials. At the initial stage, students opted for private universities in case of their failure to get enrolled in public universities but things have changed now proving the growing significance and standard of private universities.  Our private universities are saving 100 thousand crore [&hellip;]
- [Impacts and Lessons Learnt from the Kajoli ECE Model in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/impacts-and-lessons-learnt-from-the-kajoli-ece-model-in-bangladesh/): SAIFUZZAMAN RANA Introduction Amar mrittur par ai kendroti amar seler bou porichalona korbe ata amar shapno (After my death this center will be run by my daughter in law, this is my dream). &#8211; Roushon Ara, Teacher, Khidirpur Kajoli Model Center, Monohordi, Norsingdi. Ranking number 146 out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index of the UN in 2011, Bangladesh remains one of the least developed countries in the world. However, some important developments have taken place in the sectors of economy, agriculture, health, and education. Especially in the education sector, improvements have taken place regarding various indicators. The enrolment [&hellip;]
- [‘O’ and ‘A’ Level Exams at Dead of Night](https://bdeduarticle.com/o-and-a-level-exams-at-dead-of-night/): The peaceful and tranquil social environment is very important for the examinees of any level of education and it is more important and necessary for the young and teenage learners. Unfortunately, we have failed to ensure it for our examinees. What&#8217;s about &#8216;O&#8217; and &#8216;A&#8217; level exams? Still, I remember during our honors final examination at Jahangirnagar University all the dining staffs were on strike for regularizing their job. The university authorities hardly bothered our case whether we went to the examination hall with an empty stomach or not. The situation of the universities has further deteriorated not only in terms [&hellip;]
- [Mark Bray on Shadow Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/mark-bray-on-shadow-education/): Education planners and decision-makers have cast their eyes only on institutional education across the globe and its range covers from kindergarten to university level. A parallel education stream named Shadow Education has developed along with the mainstream which is getting wider day-by-day but it receives scant importance from the decision-makers, researchers and education planners. It has got spread even in developed countries and has recently started receiving importance and drawn the attention of researchers. Such kind of shadow education stream has seriously affected the mainstream system. But it does have some positive aspects such as making scope for the young and [&hellip;]
- [Virtual Classroom and Distance Learning: Bangladesh Perspective - 3](https://bdeduarticle.com/virtual-classroom-and-distance-learning/): The steps for virtual classroom and distance learning are discussed here. Step Five: Prepare and distribute contents This step focusing on the below mentioned questions. a.    Which authoring tools should be used?b.    How to import, create, and edit images?c.    How to import, create, and edit sounds?d.    How to import, create, and edit graphics and animations? e.    How to import, create, and edit videos? f.    Where will the Web pages be posted? Step Six: Enable communication Effective communication between instructor and students and among students themselves should be a high priority issue during the design of the virtual classroom. Some pertinent questions [&hellip;]
- [Does Homework Help the Students Achieve Positive Thing?](https://bdeduarticle.com/does-homework-help-the-students-achieve-positive-thing/): Giving homework to the students has become an integral part of formal education. This practise has been in vogue in many countries of the world and in our country it has achieved a significant position. The guardians are concerned about homework. The class teacher or the private teacher who gives homework to students is appreciated and liked by the guardians. Guardians think that the teachers know how to keep the students under pressure and pressure gives them good learning. Actually, things prove otherwise. Whether we should adore giving the home task to the students or not or how much homework we [&hellip;]
- [Virtual Classroom and Distance Learning: Bangladesh Perspective - 2](https://bdeduarticle.com/virtual-classroom-and-distance-learning-bangladesh-perspective-2/): The process of virtual classroom and virtual learning can be easily described by a figure. With the below figure we try to show how we can start work on the virtual classroom. 2.2.3 Characteristics of Virtual learning The features of the virtual classroom promote interactivity, synchrony, usefulness and ease of use, and sense of community (Arbaugh, 2000a). These characteristics are explained within this distance learning context. A. Interactivity: It is widely agreed upon that interaction must be designed into instructional programs and that it is a vital component of online learning (Northrup, 2002). Although different conceptions of interactivity exist, Northrup (2002) [&hellip;]
- [Virtual Classroom and Distance Learning: Bangladesh Perspective - 1](https://bdeduarticle.com/virtual-classroom-and-distance-learning-bangladesh-perspective1/): Universities are faced with the difficult problem of simultaneously keeping pace with the increased number of students and the increased extent of knowledge that is to be delivered to students. And students expect to be taught by excellent teachers who have a deep understanding of the subject. A virtual classroom concept is a possible solution to the problem of the increased number of students, when a set of smaller classrooms is interconnected and a lecture is given from one site to all connected sites Use of videoconferencing technologies brings the virtual classroom concept a step further, giving access to teachers outside [&hellip;]
- [A storytelling Classroom Ensures Meaningful Language Practice](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-storytelling-classroom-ensures-meaningful-language-practice/): A storytelling classroom is a lively language practice venue. It ensures to develop learners’ necessary fluency as well as confidence which is a must to do language practice. A language teacher should devise a storytelling classroom to get the students involved in a meaningful language practice activity. Andrew Wright has succinctly remarked, “Go to any pub or party and you will hear a constant babble of stories.” The whole world is full of storytellers. Our students also have stories to tell and can become a part of that storytelling world to which Wright refers. There is a four-step approach to help [&hellip;]
- [Inclusion of Children of the Sex Workers in the Mainstream Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/inclusion-of-children-of-the-sex-workers-in-the-mainstream-education/): Raju Norul discusses the inclusion of children of sex workers Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, is trying to address the living conditions of a particularly marginalized segment of society. Over the years, efforts taken for uplifting the living status of marginalized communities particularly the people living in poverty. The social safety net coverage extended, measures adopted to address the problems of disadvantaged communities, GDP increased, in education sector – including others – coverage of stipend program extended to 90% of children, as a result the enrollment rate dramatically increased (more than 99%), primary completion rate [&hellip;]
- [Motivating Learners](https://bdeduarticle.com/motivating-learners/): Low motivation stands in the ways of reaching the full potential of the students as a learner and, therefore, motivating learners is important. The country’s education system seriously influences the motivation of the learners. Other institutional and cultural views of language learning also prove to the causes of low motivation. Let us see how the education system of a country influences the motivation of the learners. Today highly liberal grading is engineered in our education system which encourages students not to go deep into the subject with high motivation. They just treat it as a subject and learn it just to [&hellip;]
- [Disaster Resilient Education: An Undialogued Agenda](https://bdeduarticle.com/disaster-resilient-education-an-undialogued-agenda/): Over the years, Bangladesh has confronted the challenges of natural disasters and tried to mitigate the risks associated with different disasters. Due to severity and wildness of natural disasters, ‘education’ – as one of the core sectors – offended in a regular phenomenon in Bangladesh. Although disaster management in Bangladesh has received high attention from different corners and a paradigm shift placed from conventional relief and rehabilitation to comprehensive disaster management, unfortunately Disaster Risk Reduction in Education (DRRE) is yet to be addressed in a proper way both at national level policy instruments and local level implementation plans. Although Education Cluster [&hellip;]
- [Perception of Inclusive Education: A few Relevant Issues](https://bdeduarticle.com/perception-of-inclusive-education-a-few-relevant-issues/): Abstract: Inclusive Education has received serious policy attention in Bangladesh and become one of the major focuses of the policies of governments across many parts of the world. Undoubtedly inclusive education is vital issue and if we really want to achieve the goal of EFA of ensuring quality primary education for all by 2015 and want to establish equitable educational system, inclusion of all children in education should be guaranteed. However, the concerns are assessing actual needs for practicing inclusive education basing on Bangladesh country context and to see this approach through our teachers, students and parents’ perspective. Since there is [&hellip;]
- [A Dramatic Class Holds Learners’ Attention and Interest More Effectively](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-dramatic-class-holds-learners-attention-and-interest-more-effectively/): A close similarity lies between a teacher and an actor. But a teacher is more than an actor as he is more innovative and has the scope to show and utilize his innovation in his class to draw the attention and interest of the students which an actor cannot. Drama can be defined as an activity involving people in a social context and there is no doubt that effective communication in social situations involves other forms of communication that go beyond language competence and includes the use of gesture, body posture, intonation and other prosodic features. Effective teachers know the impact [&hellip;]
- [Primary School Terminal Exam 2012: Quantity Achieved, Quality?](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-school-terminal-exam/): The primary terminal exam result 2012 has been published on last week of December, 2012. This year the pass rate marked slight rise with 97.35 per cent (total 2415341 students passed the examination), up by 0.09 percentage points than last year. Children have done better than ever in this year&#8217;s primary school terminal exam, taking the success rate to a new height while number of highest grade (GPA 5) doubled with 230220 students across the country. In last year the number was 1,05,673. On the other hand, 65,778 failed to pass the grade V and no students from 710 schools passed [&hellip;]
- [Teachers Must Attract the Learners to the Class](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-must-attract-the-learners-to-the-class/): It may not be unknown to most teachers that a safe, clean, comfortable and attractive classroom can stimulate learning and help build classroom community. But for many teachers seem not to be bothered about it. Remaining absence from the class and drop out from the schools are a very common phenomenon in rural schools and even in some urban schools. In rural schools, it happens due to some social and financial factors where teachers may not have any direct control or influence or fail to attract the learners. In urban areas also it happens because of not having any attraction or [&hellip;]
- [Inclusive Education in Bangladesh: Trend or requirement?](https://bdeduarticle.com/inclusive-education-in-bangladesh-trend-or-requirement/): Inclusive Education has become one of the major focuses of the policies of governments across many parts of the world. Education reform is seen as a key driver for achieving social integration and cohesion. These ideas are to be found not just in the developed countries of North America, Europe and Australasia. In the developing world too, considerable interest has been shown in the idea of ‘inclusive education’ and Bangladesh is one of the countries which is also paying ample attention towards it. International agencies such as the United Nations (UN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), [&hellip;]
- [Primary Completion Examination 2012: Who Drop Out and Why?](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-completion-examination-drop-out/): The primary completion examinations 2012 of general and madrasa education just completed with some 29.69 lakh examinees. This year the primary completion examination has taken place at 6,364 centers across the country and another eight centers overseas. A total of 26,41,067 general and 3,28,326 madrasa students have registered to sit for the exams while the number of female examinees is higher than male examinees. In 2012, the number of examinees rose by around 3.17 lakh. According to the statistics of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE), around 37.89 lakh students of different types of schools registered for enrolling class-I back in [&hellip;]
- [Nationalization of Non-government Primary Schools](https://bdeduarticle.com/nationalization-of-non-government-primary-schools/): Primary education of any nation attaches the upmost importance as it indicates the base of real education. The more it is strong; the future of education of the country is. When any special announcement or occasion smells or sees that this tier of education will embrace a special status, everybody must be excited and enthusiastic. So I am at the announcement of the government. It has been announced that the government will nationalize all the 26,284 non-government primary schools in the country in three phases starting from January 01 next year. The jobs of 1, 5,345 teachers of these schools will [&hellip;]
- [Education for Children with Disabilities](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-for-the-children-with-disabilities/): Every year December 3 is observed as the ‘International Day for the people with disabilities across the globe.  Bangladesh also observes the day in some cities and maybe in district towns also but I have doubt about its impact except in the awareness-raising level. I am the father of a disabled child. My son is intelligent, curious, amiable, and sociable and a cricket lover but he cannot walk. He is now nine years old.  Every year many seminars and symposiums take place in the country regarding the issue of disability. The people in the government tell big talks about the issue [&hellip;]
- [Effectiveness of Reader’s Theatre to Enhance Reading Fluency with Comprehension and Motivation towards Reading for the Struggling Readers](https://bdeduarticle.com/effectiveness-of-reader-s-theatre/): Enhancing reading fluency is one of the major challenges in literacy arena for the struggling readers and ability to read fluently with accurate comprehension is one of the most important skills a child can acquire (Gummere, 2004). Besides fluency, two of the other problems usually are a lack of comprehension and reading motivation (Rasinski, 2000). However, 90% chance that a poor reader at the end of grade 1 will continue to be a poor reader at the end of grade 5, in addition to if children cannot read well, they fall behind in everything else and they usually develop negative attitudes [&hellip;]
- [From Practice to Proficiency: Schedules of Practice: Stage 1- Addition Facts to Ten](https://bdeduarticle.com/from-practice-to-proficiency-schedules-of-practice-stage-1-addition-facts-to-ten/): This paper discusses:•&nbsp;How practice can engage Stage 1 students to acquire speed at recalling basic addition facts to 10 (e.g. 6+4=10, 1+3=4, 5+2=7 et cetera) What are schedules of practice and how they can be used effectively? This article provides teachers with a practical framework for using schedules of practice in their classrooms to help develop the specific needs of students with learning difficulties. Most teachers are familiar with how using practice can improve basic skills of their students over time, especially by scheduling practice to incorporate it into everyday work then moving it into a more intermittent role. The term [&hellip;]
- [NCTB Has Done A Commendable Job](https://bdeduarticle.com/nctb-has-done-a-commendable-job/): Criticizing someone or something may be one of the easiest tasks in the world. And to create something is one of the most difficult jobs. Our National Curriculum and Textbook Board or NCTB have done a commendable job in terms of managing textbook printing and distribution. This year it has published twenty seven crore textbooks for primary and secondary levels of both English and Bengali Versions and Madrasa stream. Undoubtedly it is a difficult job. As I am closely related to education, I have some observations which I like to share and reflect here. The burden of books from primary and [&hellip;]
- [Education for All: Accountable Policy](https://bdeduarticle.com/democratic-and-accountable-policy-choices-challenges-for-quality-education-for-all/): KHANDAKER&nbsp;LUTFUL KHALED and MOHAMMAD NORUL ALAM RAJU wrote about a component of Education for All Education has got the highest potential to secure social justice. It is believed to be a fundamental human right, the responsibility of a state and a core element of national development policy. For a state educational irrefutably has the obligation to be seen from rights perspective. Despite having affirmation of education as fundamental right in the human rights policy instruments, right to education in Bangladesh is yet to be fully implemented presumably because of the fact that it has been articulated as the fundamental principle in [&hellip;]
- [Sad Occurrences at Public Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/sad-occurrences-at-public-universities/): Public universities are gripped with anomalies and saddest incidents imprinting a slur on the highest seats of learning in the country and exercising a far-reaching effect on the whole educational arena. None of the public university even the BUET let alone the colleges under National University is exempted from the maladies. What is actually happening on the campuses? Just the most unaccepted phenomena are occurring in these places. Do questions come to our mind where is the pen which our Prime Minister offered to the BCL students when she was the leader of the opposition? Where have the students lost or [&hellip;]
- [Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects](https://bdeduarticle.com/public-private-partnership-ppp-in-the-technical-vocational-education-and-training-tvet-sector-in-bangladesh-challenges-and-prospects/): M H TANSEN and RUBAYA MONZUR Introduction Over the last few decades, Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in primary school enrolment. However, nearly 50% of primary school students drop out before they complete grade V to join the workforce. One of the key challenges to the development of Bangladesh is creating employment for new entrants into the labor force. Nearly 51% of Bangladesh’s workers have no education and only a small fraction (0.4%) has received vocational, technical, or skills development training (Bangladesh Labor Force Survey 2008). Without a proper education and skills, the best jobs these children and youth are able [&hellip;]
- [Education Financing in Bangladesh: Challenge for Quality Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-financing-in-bangladesh-challenge-for-quality-education/): Mohammad Norul Alam Raju and M Mizanur Rahman wrote about Education Financing in Bangladesh Whenever we think about the education sector of the country, we see politicization, nepotism and corruption everywhere. It may even seem fairly irrelevant to many of the readers to talk about education financing when major educational institutions of the country are in serious crisis due to political reasons. Of course, it is now essential for the country to keep sound environment in these institutions. We must come out of the common practice of the country because we need to retain a congenital environment where all students will [&hellip;]
- [Conflict Between Language and Literature](https://bdeduarticle.com/conflict-between-language-and-literature/): Recently I have observed two groups of experts have emerged over the issue of teaching English in Bangladesh. They have started giving their conflicting opinions on ‘how to teach effective English to the students of Bangladesh. Those who adore Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) arrange lots of seminars, symposiums, go abroad, and invite language experts from other countries. The other group giving honours degree to the students studying literature seem to be vocal against the spreading of CLT. They ventilate their opinions in various ways and some show their annoyance at the buzzing of CLT. Fakrul Alam, the professor of Dhaka University, [&hellip;]
- [Will Decentralization of MPO Lessen the Woes of the Teachers?](https://bdeduarticle.com/will-decentralization-of-mpo-lessen-the-woes-of-the-teachers/): Decentralization goes with the modern administration. The present decision of the government to decentralize the MPO (Monthly Pay Order) system deserves thanks. But this is not everything. Already corrupt MPO system and its entire gamut can further be corrupted when it will go near the local offices as the evils get the opportunity to influence it more than before. If there is ample remedy to rectify the leakage beforehand, only then this decentralization policy will give benefit to the stakeholders. MPO system hardly sees a smooth and judicious way of functioning since its inception in 1981. Even then it has been [&hellip;]
- [Creative System has Created a Quagmire](https://bdeduarticle.com/creative-system-has-created-a-quagmire/): The Planning and Development Unit of DSHE has done a commendable job for the nation in general and education in particular. It has conducted a survey on the ability of teachers of the secondary level to prepare questions following the creative system which the government introduced in the country in 2009. The findings the unit has released really baffle the people working in the field of education. Of course, what they have identified and found is usually supposed to happen as the teacher recruitment policy still does not maintain quality in the real sense of the term. Though the recruitment test [&hellip;]
- [Is New Admission System in MBBS and BDS Bliss or Bane?](https://bdeduarticle.com/is-new-admission-system-in-mbbs-and-bds/): The hasty decision of the ministry of health regarding the admission test for admission seekers to MBBS and BDS course has sparked protest across the country. The decision calls for serious scrutiny. No admission test will be arranged this year for admission into medical colleges and admission seekers will be able to enrol on the basis of their GPA score in the SSC and HSC examinations. This was disclosed in a meeting for formulating policy for admission in MBBS presided over by the health minister Dr. A F M Ruhul Haq on August 12. The decision has already faced a major [&hellip;]
- [Some Insides of This Year’s HSC Result](https://bdeduarticle.com/some-insides-of-this-years-hsc-result/): The national scene of education in terms of passes percentage in the secondary and higher secondary levels show a rising trend every year. But quality still remains a question. Maybe, the quality also is increasing but not up to the mark. This year the pass percentage of HSC has improved from last year’s 75.08 to 78.67. In 2010 this was 74.28 percent. The number of GPA-5 achievers is also showing an increasing trend, from 28 671 in 2010 to 39769 in 2011 to 61,162 students this year. HSC students faced creative questions in Bangla papers this year and scored better than [&hellip;]
- [Teaching Listening Skills in Bangladeshi Classrooms](https://bdeduarticle.com/teaching-listening-skills-in-bangladeshi-classrooms/): Listening skills occupies the most significant portion of our everyday communication. The research of Burley-Allen shows that more than forty percent of our everyday communication we do through listening. We learn English mainly for communication but it is interesting to note that our education system virtually puts less emphasis on listening skill. The lack of listening skills is a major challenge in the classrooms. It is the cornerstone for developing interpersonal relationships and yet it is one of the most neglected language skills in teaching. It is the other half of good verbal skills. It completes the cycle of communication and [&hellip;]
- [Bringing Change in Teachers' Professional Development Initiatives: Learning from English in Action (EiA) Project in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/bringing-change-in-teachers-professional-development-initiatives-learning-from-english-in-action-eia-project-in-bangladesh/): Abstract: This essay seeks to explore the potential opportunities and challenges of the teachers’ professional development model of English in Action (EiA) project in Bangladesh. It reviews the prevailing professional development opportunities for the English teachers in Bangladesh which demands the emergence need of change in teacher development approach that EiA’s model tried to address. Review of the literature provides evidence in this essay that integration of mobile technology to enhance teachers’ pedagogical and language skill is an effective approach to achieve success. Using technology to support teachers along with other effective supportive teacher development approaches apparently make EiA’s model very [&hellip;]
- [The Initiative to Assess Higher Education of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-initiative-to-assess-higher-education-of-bangladesh/): With a view to making university education in Bangladesh a ‘brand’ for others to follow, the Education Quality Assurance Foundation (EQAF) was founded by a group of renowned scholars and Vice-Chancellors in 2009. Already eight renowned private universities have joined the initiative. Hopefully, other universities will follow suit. It’s a timely initiative indeed in terms of assuring the quality of our universities both public and private. The Education Quality Assurance Foundation (EQAF) is going to introduce a higher education quality assessment system, the first of its kind in Bangladesh to help students, guardians and employees. The pioneers of the private universities [&hellip;]
- [Using Literature in CLT Classroom](https://bdeduarticle.com/using-literature-in-clt-classroom/): Using literature has come back to the process of teaching language for the last several years in some parts of the world. Many teachers think that the emergence of the Communicative Approach has narrowed the scope to use literature in the language class. Actually, the thing is not that, rather literature can be used as a stimulus for discussion and genuine communication in language class. Still, many language teachers may show reluctance to use literature because of certain cultural implications. &#8220;In fact, one of the advantages of using literature is that it can serve as a medium to transmit the culture [&hellip;]
- [Education in Budget Speech 2012-13](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-in-budget-speech-2012-13/): Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Dear Readers, we are just representing below the Education part of the budget speech 2012-13 for your quick reading presented by Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Minister, Minister of Finance, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh on June 7, 2012 in National Parliament. (Editor) (III) Human Resource Development Mr. Speaker104. Educated and skilled human resource is the main driver of development of an economy. We have, therefore laid emphasis on human resource development. I propose a total allocation of Tk. 39,390 crore for human resource development in the budget for FY 2012-13. Overall Education Sector (Implementation of Education [&hellip;]
- [Gender-sensitive Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/gender-sensitive-education/): Now it has crossed the boundary of doubt that investment in education for both boys and girls stands as one of the most important determinants of development having positive implications for all other measures of progress. Sending only boy children to schools does not occupy the thought of rural guardians as happened two decades ago. The present scene of rural secondary schools where the number of girl students outnumbers the boys makes us optimistic about a bright future generation. Educating the boys and girls proves a single and most powerful vehicle of self-advancement and holds the prospect of development for the [&hellip;]
- [Teacher’s Canning is Far Greater than Police Baton](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-canning-is-far-greater-than-police-baton/): The plight of the teachers in general and the non-government teachers in particular stands as a constant fact for long in Bangladesh but the governments feel complacent allotting a portion of their salaries. It is heard from time to time that the government has done a lot for the teachers and it is also compared to other nations. All tiers of education-primary, secondary, higher secondary and tertiary- are passing through an ordeal. There is hardly any day that does not see any nihilistic news about education. Serious loopholes exist here for a long. Long negligence towards this vital productive sector has [&hellip;]
- [Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system](https://bdeduarticle.com/exam-scripts/): When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do or say, it raises questions about the acceptability of public exam results.  I have witnessed the shams and scams in public examination results since 1991, when I first became an examiner at the Dhaka Education Board. The problems unfold every year in new areas and forms, even though many parts of result preparation are done using machines and newer devices. I remember attending all the meetings before distributing the board examination scripts, but I saw that many [&hellip;]
- [Storytelling: The most powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar](https://bdeduarticle.com/story/): Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching and learning situation, so deeply rooted that no training, sermon, advice, or seminar can deter teachers and instructors from doing it. You can see that every day, new books appear on the market with explanations of complex grammatical rules, making English learning more difficult, and this stems from the practices of public examination questions. You see, there are still many questions, and in all competitive and job examinations, even complex grammatical rules reign supreme. Nobody bothers to [&hellip;]
- [SSC results reveal an unexpected reality serving as a wake-up call](https://bdeduarticle.com/ssc-results/): The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government&#8217;s initial announcement that they would be made public. This late publication of results poses a pertinent question in the minds of around 19 lakh examinees and all others concerned. We guess that the new government wanted to evaluate the scripts of the SSC and equivalent examinees, genuinely breaking the previous years’ tradition of awarding inflated marks to students and hiding the real picture of their performance. The students, teachers, guardians, and the education administration of the country, however, were led to believe that [&hellip;]
- [What is the rationale behind establishing 600 Model Schools and Colleges?](https://bdeduarticle.com/model-school-college/): Is it rational to establish 600 Model Schools and Colleges? Whenever any government assumes office, it wants to do something exceptional in established fields without giving a second thought to whether those fields really need the changes the government is planning, ignoring the long-standing, must-be-solved problems of those areas. That is why the exceptional thoughts sometimes appear as absurd. Some impractical proposals raise questions about whether the decision-makers are doing so out of overexcitement or because they are guided by something else. It is learnt from the media that the government plans to establish 600 Model Schools and Colleges across the [&hellip;]
- [SOLO Taxonomy cultivates the culture of lifelong learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/solo-taxonomy/): Our familiarity with Bloom’s Taxonomy may be greater than SOLO Taxonomy. Bloom’s Taxonomy organises learning objectives hierarchically from basic recall to creation, while SOLO Taxonomy evaluates the depth and structural complexity of student understanding. SOLO Taxonomy stands for Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes. John Biggs and Kevin Collis (1982) developed it as an educational assessment framework. Teachers use it to classify the quality and complexity of observable learner responses across five SOLO levels, such as pre-structural, unistructural, multi-structural, relational, and extended abstract. Unlike Bloom’s (1956) taxonomy, SOLO focuses on how learners respond. It helps with formative assessment, so teachers can see [&hellip;]
- [Expected education budget 2026-27](https://bdeduarticle.com/budget-2026/): The nation is eagerly awaiting an exciting, people-friendly budget 2026-2027 from the new government that reflects most of their desires. It is expected that the new government’s budget 2026-2027 will be placed based on the lessons learned from the previous government’s budgets. Education Budget as a share of the Total Budget and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expenditure on education as a percentage has not shown a positive trend over the previous fiscal years. The expenditure on education as a share of GDP has been less than 2 per cent between FY2016 and FY2026. The revised budget for the education sector as [&hellip;]
- [DC Conference: Educational issues discussed on the first day](https://bdeduarticle.com/dc-conference/): The DC Conference 2026, the first of its kind since the BNP government came to power after the 12 February National Election, is taking place in the capital. It therefore attaches great importance to the government’s direct contact with field-level officials who implement its plans and steps. On the other hand, the DCs and Divisional Commissioners also need to share issues the country is currently facing, such as the outbreak of hums, the cry of the farmers in the haor areas, ongoing SSC examinations, the low quality of education, education without joyful situation, Quami madrasa education and its equivalency to general [&hellip;]
- [Getting tougher in public examinations means taking steps to ensure quality education](https://bdeduarticle.com/public-examinations/): The country&#8217;s SSC and equivalent public examinations will begin on 21 April, the first of its kind since the new government assumed office. The minister for education who has been well known for taking stern action against adopting unfair means in the public examinations during his office as state minister for education some nineteen years back (BNP’s previous period 2001-06) which saw a great success to almost banish unfair means in the exam that he had to do going against the tide the nation experienced then which we think must be a bold and challenging step. So, the demand of people [&hellip;]
- [A response to the government’s decision to scrap the lottery for admission](https://bdeduarticle.com/lottery/): There must be no admission test or even a lottery for children up to class three, let alone KG children. The guardians must take their children to the schools adjacent to their respective homes, whether government or private. Of course, our government primary schools are not available in urban areas according to the population. Moreover, most guardians show their reluctance to send their wards to those schools for some valid reasons. However, private schools are available here and there. Without running after so-called reputable schools, guardians should send their children to schools near their homes, which will make their children’s lives [&hellip;]
- [Grammar or fluency in English: Which one is more important?](https://bdeduarticle.com/fluency/): Whenever we see English questions, whether in public examinations, BCS, or any recruitment test, let alone the internal examinations of educational institutions, we can see that the questions are heavily based on complex grammar rules. We do not focus on fluency. It seems that all want to see whether students or candidates are familiar with various types of exceptional rules of English grammar, or full explanations or clarifications of English grammar, not with fluency in English. They seem less bothered about testing students’ or candidates’ communicative competence. Moreover, they want to see whether the students and candidates have memorised particular rules, [&hellip;]
- [Dogme ELT fosters a communicative atmosphere and natural learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/dogme-elt/): Dogme ELT is a communicative approach to language teaching that encourages teaching without published textbooks and emphasises conversational communication among learners and teachers. It is considered both a methodology and a teaching movement, whose proponents challenge a perceived over-reliance on materials, coursebooks, and the grammatical syllabus. Dogme ELT believes that language learning naturally emerges during the learning process. This differs from acquiring skills through pre-planned lessons. In Dogme teaching, the focus is on real communication and interaction among students and teachers. We want the language that learners use during these spontaneous interactions to be valuable and relevant. We can also say [&hellip;]
- [Only the Curriculum is Our Problem, and One Teacher, One Tab is the Good Solution?](https://bdeduarticle.com/one-tab/): Our experience shows that whenever a new government takes office, it takes on the task of changing the curriculum, which is a gigantic undertaking, but we hardly think it can be done immediately or by putting quick pressure on the relevant people. The present government is also doing the same and wants to provide one tab to all teachers. Is that a solution? However, the curriculum should indeed be aligned with the current global situation so that learners can become familiar with it and adapt to these changes. Their course of study and way of learning should align with the global [&hellip;]
- [Expectations from the New Government to Remove the Ills of Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/new-government/): A new government was formed on 17 February under the able leadership of Tarique Rahman, following the thirteenth national election, in which the BNP won a landslide victory. People’s expectations of this new government are much higher than those of any previous government.   Education, one of the most significant sectors of the country, seeks a sea change. Quality education must come first, as it has fallen to the bottom of the list. The government, along with NGOs and community initiatives, is increasing the number of educational institutions and girls’ participation in education. &nbsp; However, several challenges remain, including low literacy [&hellip;]
- [GRR Model Builds a Bridge to Reach Students to Their Destination](https://bdeduarticle.com/grr-model/): The way teachers teach and pupils learn has been revolutionised by the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) model. The GRR model is built on the idea that teachers should gradually transfer responsibility from themselves to their students as they progress through the learning process. It has its roots in the late 20th century, when education researchers began to question traditional teaching methods. The GRR model gained momentum in the 1990s and early 2000s as educators began implementing student-centred approaches. Dr Douglas B. Fisher and Nancy Ebbeler’s research emphasised the importance of balancing teacher-led instruction with increasing student autonomy. This GRR model [&hellip;]
- [Why is January 19 National Teachers’ Day?](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-day/): The reign of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman from 1975 to 1981 was a significant period for Bangladesh’s education for several reasons. The Monthly Payment Order (MPO) system was first introduced as a regular practice for non-government teachers&#8217; development in 1980, along with the development of a service rule for them, which put them in a vulnerable position. A similar salary scale was instituted for both government and non-government teachers, and 50 per cent of that salary was provided from the royal treasury, which definitely recognised the valuable contribution of teachers. In 1979, the Madrasa Education Board was established to recognise madrasa [&hellip;]
- [New Ways of Assessment: Good or Bad for Twenty Million Little Children!](https://bdeduarticle.com/assessment/): Continuous syllabus and assessment changes, as well as experiments on young children, make them guinea pigs. The authorities continue doing so, ignoring the children’s physical and mental pains. It has been learned that the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has directed the NCTB to revise the assessment system and distribution of marks. Do they really have the right to change the curriculum whenever they want? In the new direction, written and viva-voce tests have been included in classes one and two. In classes three and four, the number of written tests has been reduced, while viva voce or practical examinations [&hellip;]
- [NCTB’s Repeated Failure to Provide Books to the Students Timely!](https://bdeduarticle.com/books-nctb/): December is the month when students assess their academic progress and prepare for stepping into the next higher class. The new books for the new classes are expected to arrive at the schools this month for distribution to students, allowing them to start the new year with new ones. Since 2010, the then-government suddenly decided to distribute books among students, irrespective of whether they were from villages or urban areas, poor or rich, or from slums or affluent areas. This does not sound entirely logical, even though it was claimed that the free book distribution program was implemented to prevent dropout. [&hellip;]
- [Government Teachers’ Activities Encourage Further Privatisation of Education!](https://bdeduarticle.com/government/): Do government teachers’ activities encourage further privatisation of education? Education has yet to overcome its negative aspects, which it has been struggling with for a long time. December is the month of annual examinations for SSC candidates to assess their progress and achievement, while other students dream of advancing to the following higher classes and then enjoy the year through games, sports, and picnics. Ignoring all these positive aspects, what have we witnessed at the beginning of this month of victory? The government’s primary and secondary school teachers went on strike to press their own demands, leaving the students pawns. A [&hellip;]
- [Why has the Coaching Revolution Occurred in the Country?](https://bdeduarticle.com/coaching/): Coaching centres have sprung up from the remotest parts of the country to the capital city, with their presence ranging from important spots to lanes and by-lanes, which appear before us as a visual reality. We offer academic coaching, university admission coaching, medical coaching, and coaching for medical and engineering admissions, cadet coaching, cadet admissions coaching, army-navy-air force coaching, BCS coaching, and job placement coaching. One daily newspaper has reported that the city has 33 coaching centres solely for helping students get admission to universities in the city. &nbsp; A question naturally arises as to why so many and various types [&hellip;]
- [BCS Education Cadre Officials’ ‘No Promotion, No Work’ Movement](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-cadre/): The deprived education cadre officials have received no promotion during the one-and-a-half-year period of the interim government, coupled with their promotion deprivation ranging from five to twelve years, has caused severe discontent among them. They are supposed to be assistant professors after five years of working. However, many general education cadres of 32nd BCS officials have not received promotion even after serving the nation for more than twelve years. More than 400 lecturers from the 32nd and 33rd batches have met a similar fate. Besides, those who have completed 34th BCS ten years, 35th BCS nine years, and 36th BCS seven [&hellip;]
- [Existing Teaching-Learning Situation and Communication Skills of Our Learners](https://bdeduarticle.com/communication-skills/): Communication skills lie at the centre of all success in today’s world. Those who can express their own thoughts, opinions, and plans effectively enjoy the ability to lead, manage work, and people. These elements of communication skills definitely require practical English, rather than theoretical knowledge of the language. We know that Singapore, a technologically advanced society, places great importance on English teaching for its future generation. Here, students practice oral presentations and free writing at least twice a week, in addition to their regular classes, which truly nurture them to face the challenges of today’s world. When this becomes a reality [&hellip;]
- [We Have Enough Trained Teachers, but Very Few Skilled Teachers](https://bdeduarticle.com/trained-teachers/): We have enough trained teachers, but do we have enough skilled teachers? Training and skills do not mean the same thing. Teachers must immerse themselves deeply and with rapt attention to acquire skills in any subject. They must be genuinely interested in learning it, which should be guided by internal motivation. A teacher must understand the subject’s ins and outs and possible related matters to satisfy their queries and make it more suitable and palatable to the students. How students respond to the subject, how they are taking it, why they do not react as expected, where the weakness is, and [&hellip;]
- [SDG 4 goal: Are we on the right track to achieve this?](https://bdeduarticle.com/sdg-4-goal/): One hundred ninety-three member states of the UN unanimously adopted the SDGs in 2015, and by 2030, the targeted goals are to be fulfilled. Keeping pace with this promise, along with the SDG 4 goal, the government of Bangladesh has taken various steps to achieve the goals within the stipulated time. The SDG 4 goal of the seventeen talks about inclusive and quality education based on equality and making scope for life-long learning. However, doubts have developed about whether Bangladesh can fulfil its goals by 2030, as the education system is still unsteady. By 2030, all boys and girls’ relevant, practical [&hellip;]
- [Nationalisation of Education: BNP’s Stance and Promise  ](https://bdeduarticle.com/nationalisation-of-education/): A grand rally was held on 07 October 2025 at Shurawardy Uddayan on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, where teachers gathered with the demand of annihilating discrepancies lying in the education sector and barriers to quality of education, deciding retirement age 65, bringing Non-MPO institutions into MPO and MPO teachers and staff to be nationalised. Acting chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman said if they got the opportunity to run the state, they would do everything as per the government’s ability to ensure the teachers’ financial security. At the same time, they will form the ‘Education Reform Commission’, making technical education [&hellip;]
- [Higher Secondary Certificate Results Have Shown Some Hidden Crisis in Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/higher-secondary-certificate/): The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam in Bangladesh is one of the most significant exams, which marks the end of a student’s secondary education, paving the way for higher studies. This year, the Higher Secondary Certificate exams ran from June 26 to August 19, 2025. Exams took place across 11 education boards: nine general, one Madrasah and one Technical. A total of 1,251,111 students participated in the exam, and out of these, 618,015 were male and 633,096 were female. Every year, students sit for the Higher Secondary Certificate exams under three main streams such as General, Vocational, and Alim (Madrasah). In [&hellip;]
- [International Literacy Day: Should not We Redefine ‘Literacy’ Against the Current Global Scenario?](https://bdeduarticle.com/international-literacy-day/): Following the usual calendar, International Literacy Day has appeared again before us to make us conscious and consider our progress since we observed it last year (2024).   The world knows that UNESCO was established on this International Literacy Day in 1966 to raise awareness about the essential role of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies, meaning the darkness of illiteracy must be dispelled by individual, social, state and global efforts. It also means observing the International Literacy Day at the behest or call of the state, only as a ceremonial event that does not reflect its true objective. It is [&hellip;]
- [Private Universities in Bangladesh: Navigation through Odds and Favours](https://bdeduarticle.com/private-universities-in-bangladesh/): The existence of private universities in Bangladesh is now a visual reality. Our memory dates back to 1992, when our country saw eleven public universities. Dr. M. Alimullah Mia started a movement titled ‘Non-Government University Movement’ while visiting the University of Kansas, USA and shared his idea with around a hundred teachers and educationists, who gave him a green signal to go ahead. It was followed by his proposal to the Ministry of Education in 1991 to establish private universities in Bangladesh. Then, the government accepted the proposal, analysing its merits and demerits. In 1992, the first private university named North [&hellip;]
- [Milestone Tragedy and Our Response](https://bdeduarticle.com/milestone-tragedy/): Milestone School and College experienced quite an unexpected and unfathomable tragic incident, the first of its kind in Bangladesh. However, our response to that pathetic incident did not seem rational. On 22 July, just after the day of the Milestone incident two advisors namely law and education were detained for 9 hours by the students who could not come to the main road and then again, their security men took them back to the college where they had to remain for 9 hours and finally, they were rescued by security men through an alternative way. The students from adjacent areas also [&hellip;]
- [No Business with Education!](https://bdeduarticle.com/no-business-with-education/): In Chattogram, our Education Advisor recently said, “It will not take much time to change the country when education touches all. Education makes humans modest and gentle. A student who gets education from his family will never show pride; rather, he will be modest. So, there should not be any business with education. Education is a proper channel of becoming real human beings that all must remember.’’ I appreciate the nice words of our advisor, and side by side, I want to draw his kind attention to the fact that our education assumed a business shape many years back; it is [&hellip;]
- [Primary Scholarship Exam – To Be or Not To Be!](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-scholarship-exam/): There was a time when primary scholarship was conducted after completing the annual examination of class five. Usually, the students who occupied top positions in the internal examinations were allowed to sit for this examination. The successful examinees used to obtain monthly scholarship money, and these students were tagged as ‘scholars.  Similar things happened in the SSC and HSC examinations, where several top-level students occupied positions on the education boards. That was abolished to give students a GPA. Both systems have merits. The primary scholarship examination was stopped after introducing the Primary Education Completion Examination 2009. Since then, not only the [&hellip;]
- [Low-quality Books for Students Starting Next Year](https://bdeduarticle.com/low-quality-books/): If we look at NCTB from two decades ago until today, there is no room to appreciate it. Every year, heaps of allegations, complaints, problems, and corruption of various types and forms appear instead. This year, the NCTB is providing low quality books. When we studied in school, we saw the papers and books were of excellent quality and looked good. Then, the Physics, Chemistry and Biology books were different from grade nine, whose price was minimal so far as I remember, one taka fifty paisa or seventy-five paisa. Excellent colour and quality, and the look easily attracted the students! We [&hellip;]
- [Recruiting Teachers Without Written Test: A Suicidal Decision](https://bdeduarticle.com/written-test/): The continuous demeaning situation of education did not see the way to recruit deserving and real qualified teachers as teachers were employed in educational institutions by the local touts turned managing committee members who recruited teachers by virtue of their muscle and party power that made huge scope for them to illegally earn money by employing unqualified teachers, in most of the cases though not all. The current decision of recruiting teacher without written test will be a suicidal decision. Following the long discussion, criticism, advice and suggestions of the educationists of the country, the government gave importance to the matter [&hellip;]
- [I Never Wanted to be an Educationist](https://bdeduarticle.com/to-be-an-educationist/): Though I never wanted to become an educationist or a curriculum developer in my teenage years, I asked my teacher in 8th grade why the contents of our textbook seemed disorganized and repetitive. Moreover, why do they have different information and points of view on the same incident in various subjects? My teacher looked at me and said, &#8220;You should write it down and post the letter to the NCTB someday!&#8221; At 13, I was unaware of a career where I, as an educationist, could develop learning interventions, try them out with the communities, and develop a curriculum for mainstream students [&hellip;]
- [What Students are Learning? Stop Staging the Theatre of Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/what-students-are-learning/): The COVID situation and the theatre of introducing a so-called &#8216;competency-based&#8217; curriculum pushed the teaching and learning situation to the lowest rung. In the true sense of the term, the teaching-learning scenario, receiving and giving education evaporated many years back from our classes, educational institutions, and society, with some exceptions occurring in some institutions like missionary and privately run schools and colleges along with cadet colleges of the country. The tradition of attending class, conducting exams and publishing results happens without tangible effects, as nothing goes professionally and fruitfully. There is no account of what is going on in the classes, [&hellip;]
- [Are We Experimenting with Our Education Too Much?](https://bdeduarticle.com/our-education/): The co-chairman of the National Education Committee 2009 and renowned economist Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad opined that we are experimenting with our education too much.
- [A Study on New Curriculum: Grade Seven Students’ Status in English](https://bdeduarticle.com/a-study-on-new-curriculum-grade-seven-students-status-in-english/): Bangladesh has experienced a new curriculum, mostly known as a ‘competency-based’ curriculum, since January 2023. The teachers who teach English say the curriculum and the textbooks based on the spirit of this curriculum have been designed quite differently from the previous ones. One of the most important changes is that students do not have or very little homework, which exacerbates many guardians that their children are not learning anything, but some teachers say they really need not do so many things at home as most works are done in the classroom. To speak the truth, the conscious guardians and the teachers [&hellip;]
- [Several Magics of SSC and Equivalent Examinations Remain Elusive](https://bdeduarticle.com/several-magics-of-ssc-and-equivalent-examinations-remain-elusive/): SSC and equivalent examinations started on 15 February, the written tests were completed on 12 March, and the practical examinations continued till 20 March, beginning from 13 March 2024. Today, 12 May, the results have come out, which means that in less than two months’ time, the results have appeared. Like in previous years, the Prime Minister actually inaugurated the event, and she declared the results of SSC and equivalent examinations, showing an exceptional tradition in our country. In all the countries of the world, public examinations take place, but the chief executive of the state does not open the results. [&hellip;]
- [An Analysis of Primary Education : Some Initiatives to Make Curriculum Success](https://bdeduarticle.com/an-analysis-of-primary-education-some-initiatives/): Bangladesh possesses importance in many aspects, particularly in the area of primary education, that convey the strength to the way forward. Having the development in economy and infrastructure or getting the significance in Geo-Political reality in the contemporary world, education stands in the background of all sorts of development and provides the intellectual resources. Education evolves as a movement On the way to becoming a developed nation, the civil society comprising members from diversified corners started to be organised and started to raise their voices. The intellectuals and aware section of society are showing their interest in spreading out the notion [&hellip;]
- [The Expectation of Preparedness for 4th Industrial Revolution](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-expectation-for-4th-industrial-revolution/): Recently, a new slogan for the fourth industrial revolution got significant to the newspaper, writings and civil society discussions, like a talk show and from political leaders. It has been recurrently uttered even by the prime minister on different occasions making the issue popular and vibrant. An agitation has been created worldwide around this issue, and created wave reaches the nations making them enthusiastic. The Education System in Bangladesh: What Policy Says The education system in Bangladesh consists of three phases: primary, secondary and tertiary levels. In addition to the mainstream, technical education and Madrasa are the parallel education system that [&hellip;]
- [10 Benefits of Play in Early Childhood Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/10-benefits-of-play-in-early-childhood-developme/): Can you think about a child who does not want to play in early childhood? If the answer is yes, it is astonishing as well as abnormal. Play is natural, and so many exquisite instances of play are visible. The movement of branches of a tree in the breeze or little waves in the river seems to play.&nbsp; For all children, play is universal. All children intended to participate in games and play regardless of race, religion, or caste. Play in early childhood is a collection of activities children perform in which they willingly conceive and accept with joy and interest. [&hellip;]
- [Early Childhood Experiences, Lifelong Health and Learning and Brain Development](https://bdeduarticle.com/early-childhood-experiences-lifelong-health-and/): This is obviously a good sign that early childhood development and early childhood education are gaining importance in Bangladesh in recent years. One year of pre-schooling in every primary school has been initiated, which is contributing to SDG-4. Internationally, pre-schooling starts with toddlers that are from an age cohort of three years. Making parity with international program practice, two-year pre-schooling is also going to be implemented from January 2023 in the pilot phase, which will be a commendable endeavour. So, as in policy, Bangladesh is on the way to reaching international standards. Nevertheless, it is far beyond practice, especially in parent [&hellip;]
- [Focusing on Education: Importance and Necessity](https://bdeduarticle.com/focusing-on-education-importance-and-necessity/): Bangladesh is a densely populated country moving from an agricultural to an industry-based economy, which has been expedited within the recent decade. Is this high time in focusing on education in Bangladesh? The economic structure of the state has changed, and it is now mainly dependent on the service sector and industry. From 1971 to 1980, the share of GDP in the industry was 11%, which has moved to 34% in 2018; in the service sector, it was 45%, which moved to 52%. With such a change, the volume of GDP has increased, per capita income raised, and the demand for [&hellip;]
- [Teachers to Teach Subjects in New Curriculum](https://bdeduarticle.com/teachers-to-teach-subjects-in-new-curriculum/): Now it is known to us that from the year 2023, new textbooks for grades six and seven have been developed in the light of the new curriculum, which is going to be implemented in January. The role of teachers will be of serious importance, and the assessment will see fifty per cent in the form of formative and the rest summative that again talking about the greater role of teachers. In the new curriculum, there will be ten subjects, including four religious subjects. However, in the current practice, different subjects are not taught by the teachers according to their deep [&hellip;]
- [Translingualism: Languages Incorporating Differences](https://bdeduarticle.com/translingualism/): Language is the way of communicating meaning. It does not stop at one time as it is continually transformed by speakers at every moment in every utterance (Sultana, 2012a, 2012b). In today&#8217;s global era, speakers of various languages are roaming around the world and communicate in different languages. These speakers tend to have different cultural values which are enriched with different elements from different language and culture. This variation in culture affects their production and interpretation of speech. These language learners are also active on numerous social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and so on where they communicate [&hellip;]
- [<strong>How Long will Irregularities Prevail in Schools?</strong>](https://bdeduarticle.com/schools/): Several known individuals have been working in different directorates, NCTB, government colleges and secondary schools in the city of Dhaka for a pretty long time, utterly disregarding the government rules and regulations. Some of them have been in the city for more than two decades at a stretch, and even some completed their job without being posted ever outside Dhaka in their entire career. How strange! Government procedure entails that a government official should work in a particular place for three years and after this period, he/she is subject to transfer. This policy did not touch the officials and teachers of [&hellip;]
- [<strong>Honours and Masters in Non-Government Colleges</strong>](https://bdeduarticle.com/honours-and-masters/): It is frequently heard that honours and masters in non-government colleges will be closed down. Our education minister says it on time and occasion that honours and masters courses are not necessary for all the colleges to produce educated unemployed. We rather want to turn the population into manpower. It has been planned to stop honours and masters to run degree courses gradually and participate in different types of short courses, diploma courses along with degrees. Work is going on to this end and a committee has been formed. However, this decision though retains merit, it calls for more observations, tests [&hellip;]
- [What is Happening in National Curriculum and Textbook Board?](https://bdeduarticle.com/national-curriculum-and-textbook-board/): The educational arena of the country is currently experiencing the development and implementation process of a new curriculum by National Curriculum and Textbook Board from pre-primary to higher secondary level with the introduction of handing over new books based on this new curriculum to the students of grades one and two, and six and seven from the year 2023.  With this end in view, its piloting will take place in 100 primary and 100 secondary schools, respectively. However, ignoring the previous plan and declaration, it is heard that not all 200 primary and secondary schools will go under piloting. This number [&hellip;]
- [Medium of Instruction in Education as Social, Cultural and Socioeconomic Inequality in Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Level in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/medium-of-instruction-in-education/): Introduction Education is the builder of a nation. This enables people to develop technologies, make economic development and enrich culture. This gives immense power to human beings to innovate ideas to contribute to the social, economic, cultural and demographical changes needed to construct a civilized society. It is proved that education can build a devolved nation; for example, New Zealand has a 99% literacy rate (UNESCO, 2018) and by increasing literacy rate, this country has developed its economic, social and cultural conditions. Education also has negative impacts, like promoting discrimination based on wealth, gender, and socioeconomic role (Hossain, n.d.). However, the [&hellip;]
- [Ragging Culture in Bangladeshi Universities](https://bdeduarticle.com/ragging-culture-in-bangladeshi-universities/): The students enrolled in higher educational institutions with the hope of embracing a brighter future and achieving some noble objectives have to face the bizarre ragging culture just after entering into the campus that causes them to evaporate their noble thoughts. They have to inflict physical and mental torture at the hands of student cadres and senior brothers that sometimes even lead them to deform their bodies, shattering hopes and meeting death. Ragging culture goes in the room, dining hall, library, hall room, guest room, open places on the campus. All these points are torture cells. The pupils who faced such [&hellip;]
- [Integrating Grammar and Writing](https://bdeduarticle.com/grammar/): Grammar instruction holds an important place in foreign language learning. It is the rules of a language. Grammar is a system of meaningful structures and patterns that are governed by particular pragmatic constraints (Larsen-Freeman, 2001). In another definition, grammar is a description of the rules for forming sentences, including an account of the meanings that these forms convey‖ (Thornbury, 1999, p.13). Now, how to learn and how to practice it is a big question. What happens to students? They fall short when the question of applying grammar comes to their own writing. Most probably, this happens as they are taught writing [&hellip;]
- [Dropped Out Students in the SSC are Mostly Girls](https://bdeduarticle.com/dropped-out-students/): SSC examination on the short syllabus is going to start on 14 November and end on 23 November. Collecting a certificate by sitting practically for examination retains much significance and pure joy, which our students missed due to Corona for the last two years. What&#8217;s about the dropped out students? Evaluation is an important part of the teaching-learning process. However, we have been accustomed to giving importance and remaining busy with examination rather than a pure teaching-learning situation. And it necessarily happens as higher educational institutions, job market, job promotion and society-everywhere a document on how much a student has learnt [&hellip;]
- [What is in Store for Out-of-School Children?](https://bdeduarticle.com/out-of-school/): Bangladesh offers free and compulsory primary education to all school-aged children, and the government adopts various steps to make it successful as nobody would be left out-of-school. However, a still considerable number of children have been out-of-school because of dropout or have never been enrolled in school due to poverty that surfaces conflicting points between our plan and reality. In this perspective, the out-of-school children aged between eight and fourteen were brought to the school through the `Reaching Out-of-School Children&#8217; (ROSC) project. The project builds upon the experiences of both public schools and NGO education, blending formal education with non-formal means [&hellip;]
- [Educational Crisis: Challenges and Way Forward](https://bdeduarticle.com/educational-crisis/): The Drawback and Need Power and Participation Research Center (PPRC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) conducted a survey on education in villages and slums in the cities in the country and the survey result has been published very recently. The survey result shows that 78,60,000 pupils in primary and secondary education are at risk because of the learning gap derived from the detrimental pandemic. The result on educational crisis is significant that validate the so much talking on anticipated learning gap and the relevant risk factors like drop out. As per UNICEF and UNESCO published report, 370,00,000 students [&hellip;]
- [New Curriculum to be Introduced from 2023](https://bdeduarticle.com/new-curriculum/): The current global perspective, artificial intelligence, the fourth industrial revolution and the very recent Corona pandemic remind us of changing our education curriculum to prepare the future generation to face the challenges of the 21st century lying ahead. The modification and implementation of the curriculum i.e. making a new curriculum, usually take place in a ten to twelve years gap. Based on Kudrat-e- Khuda Education Report (1972-74), the first curriculum and syllabus development happened between 1976-80, modified twice in 1991-95 and 2012. The modification period between the first and second phases was fifteen to sixteen years. But the third one came [&hellip;]
- [Group Comparison for Significant Difference: Understanding Appropriate test for Your Research](https://bdeduarticle.com/group-comparison/): To understand the significant difference between groups, a researcher needs to know the appropriate test. This presentation may help the researchers to find out which test is appropriate for finding out significant group differences.
- [Why English Teachers' Association of Bangladesh (ETAB)](https://bdeduarticle.com/etab/): With the slogan &#8216;Cooperate teachers, empower teachers&#8217;, the English Teachers Association of Bangladesh (ETAB) has come into being in the educational arena in general and the ELT field in particular. It envisions empowering all English teachers of Bangladesh, enabling them to teach English effectively and interestingly and establishing a strong network among the teachers of the entire globe. Being its birth in the 21st century, it wants to empower all English practitioners in Bangladesh equally irrespective of their professional stance, ethnicity and social groups through the improvement of professional and leadership skills so that they can meet the needs of 21st [&hellip;]
- [Plan to Introduce Diagnostic Assessment in Grade Six Calls for Appreciation](https://bdeduarticle.com/diagnostic-assessment/): The students who get enrolled in class six after crossing the bar of the PECE examination show a considerable amount of weakness and learning gap and its percentage is more or less 75. These students continue their studies with that weakness and learning gap and get dropped out of school till they reach class eight, and this is the second largest cause of dropout after poverty. In order to address this gap, the ministry of education, under its SEDP project, will introduce &#8216;diagnostic assessment&#8217; in grade six. This diagnostic assessment will help identify the real weak areas of the learners and [&hellip;]
- [Medium of Instruction at the Different Levels of Education in Bangladesh: Social, Cultural and Economic Division, and Inequality](https://bdeduarticle.com/medium-of-instruction/): Sanjida Abedin Rafha discusses the medium of instruction at the different level of education in Bangladesh Education is one kind of state of mind that facilitates learning, skills, belief, knowledge, and so on. According to Dictionary, &#8220;it is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life&#8221; (Dictionary.com). Aristotle stated that the system of schooling a person to fulfil goal by practising all faculties to the fullest extent as a member of society is called education. (Examplanning.com). Education and language is an [&hellip;]
- [Individual Learner Differences and Its Impact on English and Spanish Language Learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/language-learning/): Individual Learner Differences (ILD) is the most important Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and language learning success issue. Ellis (1985) argues that there are some psychological differences among second language learners and he categorizes these differences into two categories: Personal factors include group dynamics, attitudes to the teacher and learning materials, and individual learning strategies. General factors age, aptitude, motivation, personality, and cognitive learning styles. Now, I am discussing some of these factors that had impacts on my English and Spanish learnings. My experiences of learning English and Spanish are written in different paragraphs under each title. Language Aptitude and Its Impact [&hellip;]
- [Refugee Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World](https://bdeduarticle.com/refugee-education-in-south-asia/): Refugee Education in South Asia: Policies, Practices, and Implications stands in the form of an anthology of nine research papers that tends to unfold the education situation of refugee children in South Asia edited by Mahbub Alam Prodip, Goutam Roy and Debasish Nandy and a brief comparative study of global education management for refugee children also appears here. Half of the world’s refugees are children who are of school age, but more than half of them don’t receive any education, as UNICEF says. It reflects the policies and practices of refugee education of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal that must be [&hellip;]
- [Open Book Examination: How and Why](https://bdeduarticle.com/open-book-examination/): The assessment stands as an integral part of the teaching-learning process, and we assess our learners directly, indirectly, in the classroom, outside the classroom, through their written scripts and unwritten attempts and even we can do it by asking them to open their books and answer the questions either orally or in written. We need to show our response to education as per the necessity of time and the prevailing situation. For instance, open book examination could be a solution for online assessment. The Corona pandemic has engulfed the entire globe, and it has forced our educational institutions to keep closed, [&hellip;]
- [Decision to Conduct Online Examinations in Public Universities Calls for Appreciation](https://bdeduarticle.com/decision-to-conduct-online-examinations-in-public/): All forms of educational institutions have seen closure due to the corona pandemic for about fifteen months. At the primary and secondary level, the government has tried to introduce some academic activities, but not online examinations, through Sangsad TV and radio even though questions arise regarding its effectiveness and the percentage of students it could have reached out to. But twenty-six hundred colleges under National University where about 44 lac students study and running 49 public universities have not adopted any plan or work to mitigate the learning loss of the students. Private universities are smarter enough in this regard and [&hellip;]
- [Primary Education: The Post-Pandemic Challenges and Way Forward](https://bdeduarticle.com/primary-education-the-post-pandemic-challenges/): Around the world, the billion-dollar question is: when this devastating, bitter and abhorrent pandemic will be eradicated from the world. Many scholars, scientists, research organizations, journalists have tried to explore the answer to it, and in Bangladesh, the journalist and literary Anisul Haque has done the same. He explored much information, news and statistics and eventually revealed an expectation in his writing (the Prothom Alo, 30 April 2021) that this detrimental pandemic can be checked hastily in Bangladesh. As per a research report from Mckinsey.com, normal life will come in the UK in the middle of this year. The USA says [&hellip;]
- [Senior Teacher Position Created with First-class Officer Status](https://bdeduarticle.com/senior-teacher-position-created-with-first-class-officer-status/): The government secondary schools will see Senior Teacher position with the status of first-class gazetted officer that must be a welcome move. The number of government secondary schools had been only 317 for many years in a country of sixteen crore people that expresses stately importance towards this tier of education.  However, the non-government teacher associations have been struggling to nationalize secondary education. On the other hand, primary education receives quite a good importance from the state that manages 65 thousand 650 government primary schools in the country. The current government secondary schools stand at 683, including the newly announced government [&hellip;]
- [Action Research: How and Why is it for?](https://bdeduarticle.com/action-research-how-and-why-is-it-for/): Teaching has always been a challenging task, and today, it is getting more challenging as students bring more problems into the classroom. Dealing with various types of students itself stands as a big problem. Along with it, teachers have to face administrative and societal problems as well. To continue their job of teaching, they need to know the nature of the problems and find out the solutions to those problems. In order to do that, they need to conduct research and particularly action research helps them solve these problems. In other words, they need to professionalize their job. Now, what is [&hellip;]
- [School Opening: Can We Think of Region-wise Opening?](https://bdeduarticle.com/school-opening-can-we-think-of-region-wise-opening/): The government put a declaration of school opening on 30 March (2021) and universities on 24 May following the lower infection rate (less than 3 per cent) of Corona and vaccine availability. Of recent, the infection rate has seen a sharp rise that led to the Directorate of Health to hold a meeting which signalled not to reopen the educational institutions as a preferable idea. The Ministry of Education also ventilates a similar concept. The Prime Minister on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s 101st birth anniversary and children’s Day said, “Children cannot go to school due to Corona that [&hellip;]
- [Barishal and Jahngirnagar Universities see Volatile Situation](https://bdeduarticle.com/barishal-and-jahngirnagar-universities-see-volatile-situation/): Even during the closure of corona two public universities namely Barishal and Jahangirnagar witness a very turbulent situation. On 16 February an altercation took place between a BRTC bus conductor and two students of Barishal University. At one stage, the conductor swooped on the student with a knife and harassed a girl student following that incident. In response to that, students took to the street to halt the traffic and two transport workers were arrested following this incident that contributed to the happening of the volatile situation at Barishal. They have called a transport strike across Barishal division disrupting communication with [&hellip;]
- [Medium of Instruction at Education level: Instigating Social, Cultural, and Economic Division and Inequality in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/medium-of-instruction-at-education-level-instigating-social-cultural-and-economic-division-and-inequality-in-bangladesh/): Education is regarded as an important ingredient to one’s life as it provides an individual a new outlook towards society and people. It can enhance one’s intellectual capability to contribute to the reduction of poverty, gender equity, citizenship, and equality of life (Hossain, 2009). Language choice for education hampers the learning process hence medium of instruction should be the language in which learners are fluent and comfortable (Channa et al, 2016). Here, how the medium of instruction of different levels of education in Bangladesh can stimulate the social, cultural, and economic division and inequality has been narrated below. Language Planning and [&hellip;]
- [The Global Knowledge Index: Bangladesh Gets the Lowest in South Asia](https://bdeduarticle.com/global-knowledge-index/): Bangladesh carries a heroic history to be independent and it has substantial reason to be proud of it. After getting the independence, Bangladesh had to face many challenges; some of them are natural and some are manmade. Nevertheless, Bangladesh has achieved some substantial progress, especially in economy and in many indicators of social aspect. After separation from Pakistan, Bangladesh elevated life expectancy, per capita income, women empowerment and in many other economic and social aspects compared to Pakistan. Having these significant progresses, the people of Bangladesh has demonstrated that they deserve the independence and they can make it meaningful. But in [&hellip;]
- [Bangabandhu's Education Philosophy](https://bdeduarticle.com/bangabandhus-education-philosophy/): The book titled `Bangabandhu&#8217;s Education Philosophy&#8217; authored by Dr. D.M. Firoz Shah has come out from Agami Prokashoni that accommodates Bangabandhu&#8217;s Education Philosophy in the first chapter, the multiple aspects of Bangabandhu&#8217;s education philosophy in the second chapter, in the third the initiative taken by Bangabandhu for the development of education in independent Bangladesh and the last chapter the speeches of Bangabandhu and the application of education philosophy in its 312 pages. Thirty-eight essays on education and one poem related to education and another five essays of Bangabandhu where he pays tribute to Hussain Shahid Shawrawardy and Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia [&hellip;]
- [The Education Reform: Learning from Vietnam Example](https://bdeduarticle.com/the-education-reform-learning-from-vietnam/): The ignition In a recent interview, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University, interpreted the education status of some Asian countries which are much more similar in contextual and other relevant factors as in Bangladesh (the Prothom Alo, 5 October 2020). Dr. Manzoor Ahmed opined that before 50 years, the education status of Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia was not so good compared to Bangladesh. However, now they are in an advanced position, made substantial progress and we should analyze the facts, dig out the under-pinning factors and replicate the approach and methods to the way forward. This is undoubtedly an [&hellip;]
- [World Teachers’ Day: Both State and Teachers Together Can Change](https://bdeduarticle.com/world-teachers-day/): 2020 is the year that has seen an unprecedented crisis across the globe and the World Teachers’ Day’ is being observed with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future” seems relevant to the current global scenario. The COVID-19 pandemic has really and significantly put the entire education system of the globe in serious challenges and crises. Against this scenario’s backdrop, the world is observing teachers’ day with some renewed hope, energy, determination, and innovative approach. The education system run privately has witnessed a tougher situation as the teachers belonging to this category have to run their days and families [&hellip;]
- [Bangladeshi People’s English Skills in the Global Standard](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-skills/): Education First, a Switzerland based organization, has been working in the field of language and culture for more than five decades. It runs its activities in 116 countries and since 2011, it has started working on exposing the English skills of various nations of the globe. It released its findings on the English skills of 100 countries in the month of December 2019. It conducted research on 23lac people of 100 countries to see their ability and skills in English whose mother tongue is not English. The countries have been divided into five categories on the basis of their English skills [&hellip;]
- [International Literacy Day and the COVID crisis](https://bdeduarticle.com/literacy/): Today the world observers `International Literacy Day’ with the theme “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,” especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies.’ Today’s reality of the world openly proclaims that only the ability to read and write in one’s own language does not necessarily mean achieving literacy. It does not definitely escape our attention that the teachers of all levels ranging from primary to tertiary have resorted to the virtual class using different platforms to continue their educational works during this COVID-19 pandemic that was entirely unknown to them before coming Covid-19 crisis. Their adaptability with [&hellip;]
- [Recovery Plan Emphasizes on Curriculum Mapping](https://bdeduarticle.com/recovery-plan/): The educational institutions have heard further closure notice till 31 August to contain transmission of the coronavirus apprehending more education loss and there was no recovery plan. From 17 March till 31 August total of 88 working days will be spoiled and till 16 March, students got 41 working days that they could not utilize properly due to sports, other school functions, admissions and traditional sluggish nature of first quarter of the year. The ministry of education has been devising plans to make up the loss the students have so far incurred. Three plans, not a specific recovery plan, have come [&hellip;]
- [The Role of Grammar in Communicative Language Teaching](https://bdeduarticle.com/communicative-language-teaching/): It has been a debating issue for long whether we should teach grammar for teaching the English language or communicative language teaching should be the main focus. However, we cannot deny the fact that we use language with grammar and without grammar, we do not use it that unfolds that the problem is not grammar itself, rather the ways grammar has been taught and learned. Communicative competence does not mean an absence of grammar instruction but rather grammar instruction that leads to the ability to communicate effectively. Grammar instruction and lessons are not limited to introducing a grammar item or items, [&hellip;]
- [Home Schooling: An Innovative Approach of BRAC Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/home-schooling/): Intending to ensure students&#8217; engagement in learning amid the prevailing pandemic that has engulfed the entire globe, BRAC Education has resorted to an innovative approach called &#8216;home schooling&#8217; for the marginalized children who constitute the educational fleet of BRAC Primary Education. When social distancing must be maintained in these COVID-19 days, how students living in the marginalized community to be reached out remains a big question. These children don&#8217;t have access to TV, radio and android cell phone. Still, they must be reached. Ordinary mobile today means a common commodity even with the poor section which BRAC has decided to be [&hellip;]
- [Do We Need More Public Universities?](https://bdeduarticle.com/more-public-universities/): The government has planned to establish five more public universities that has sparked a dozen questions whether we need more public universities at this moment when the country faces an acute unemployment problem, many people get deprived of medical treatment, and the country needs many technical hands instead of university graduates. Technically educated people can manage self-employment without exerting pressure on the state to manage jobs for them that hardly happens to university graduates. The miserable condition of our health sector again asks us whether we have the luxury to increase the number of graduates or extend medical facilities to the [&hellip;]
- [Motivation: How can the Community be Motivated?](https://bdeduarticle.com/motivation/): A tale of Ranibari Union It is a tale of a union, suppose its name is Ranibari. Ranibari is not so far from the capital city, maybe 35 kilometers away from the capital Dhaka. Still, it was not advanced in many of the development indicators like girls’ education, net enrollment in primary schools, quality education, sanitation and health services etc. in the millennium year. The awareness level of the parents was also not high and child marriage was correspondingly in practice. The economic condition of the community was moderately good and many of the young people of that area were abroad [&hellip;]
- [Does English Teaching Help Develop Skills of the Learners?](https://bdeduarticle.com/english-teaching/): Are we sure that we could have made our primary, secondary and higher secondary level students stand on the right track to acquire English? Does English teaching help develop the skills of the learners? Do they know that they need to acquire English? Can the entire education administration, including parents and teachers, convince them to acquire this language for their own sake, familial needs, stately and global needs that call for satisfying one common criterion of globalization? Being in the 21st-century world, they must conform to the process of globalization. However, their struggle just to pass or obtain a good grade [&hellip;]
- [Community Monitoring : How Can the Community Participate in Monitoring?](https://bdeduarticle.com/community-monitoring-participation/): Curriculum, the widespread terminology After getting near about 100% of students in the schooling system in Bangladesh, the most uttered terminology is quality and secondary curriculum. Simply curriculum is a well-arranged plan that comprised of a bunch of competencies, should be achieved by the pupil over time. But the terminology curriculum is roaming around the scholars, education activists and teachers. It is rarely discussed among the parents, especially those who are highly educated can be interested in getting in touch with the curriculum. This is now the time to break the stereotype practice and tradition to boost up the demand for [&hellip;]
- [The responsibility of the School Management Committee and Parents](https://bdeduarticle.com/school-management-committee/): This article is going to discuss the role of community monitoring and its relation to the School Management Committee (SMC) and parents. Beliefs and Context Think about a portrait. The school ground is overwhelming with so many big size posters. Posters are hanging in the rope; these are close to each other like a big net over the wide school field, and every poster shows a big size picture of the candidates. You may assume this is an election center of national-level election or election of local government. No, this is the scenario of the election of the School Management Committee [&hellip;]
- [Coronavirus Pandemic Contributes to Reshape the Education of Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/coronavirus-pandemic-bangladesh/): In response to the decisions made by the state to continue the academic activities of the learners particularly the pre-primary, primary and secondary level learners due to the closure of educational institutions in this  global crisis moment when the entire globe experiences coronavirus pandemic including Bangladesh, BRAC has well endorsed the view and extended cordial gesture to contribute to the whole process.  Now the time is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for the children of Bangladesh using education technology and maximizing innovation and engagement. The Sangsad Television started telecasting recorded classes for the learners [&hellip;]
- [Communication Disorder: Incapacitates the Ability](https://bdeduarticle.com/communication-disorder/): Shams Al Galib discusses the communication disorder and ability Communication disorder is one kind of disorder that destroys the ability to share information. For communication disorder, a person loses the ability to hearing the sound, realizing, speaking, and so s/he faces an obstacle in verbal, non-verbal, and graphical communication. It is a disorder when you do not understand instruction properly and fail to express your feelings of the mind. In a developing country like Bangladesh, communication disorder is not a familiar disease; however, it is quite common in developed countries. Definition of communication disorder As a human being, persons express their [&hellip;]
- [Dropout in the Same Circle for Five Years Together](https://bdeduarticle.com/dropout/): Access to primary education has touched nearly a hundred percent, and gender equity in primary and secondary has also been ensured. However, we still lag in providing quality education to the learners that must be the prime focus of the government today. The picture of dropout both in the primary and secondary has been moving in the same circle for five years together with the fact of dropping out more girls than boys in both the tiers. Dropout situation A big chunk of students dropout before completing secondary education. Another ill has further been added to this picture. The SSC and [&hellip;]
- [Televised Education can Address the Needs of Confined Students](https://bdeduarticle.com/television-education/): Now is the time to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all using education technology and maximizing research, innovation, and engagement related to education. Synchronizing with this demand, the Ministry of Education has inaugurated a new initiative for taking online classes for classes 6 to 10 during Coronavirus shut down of educational institutions across the country. The Sangsad Television has started telecasting recorded classes since April 29, as about 40 million students have been confined to home since March 17. Of them, 17.5 million are primary level students, and over 10 million belong to the [&hellip;]
- [What Is More Important for Effective Learning: Memorizing The Topic or Understanding?](https://bdeduarticle.com/what-is-more-important-for-effective-learning-memorizing-the-topic-or-understanding/): Heya Mubasshira discusses the important strategies for effective learning Once a nobleman said, &#8220;If there is no treasure in scripture and heaven, then there is no treasure in education.&#8221; This means the education that is only limited in books, which doesn&#8217;t have any real-life application, the importance of that kind of education has always been questioned. One of the important aims of education is, a student has to be able to apply the knowledge that he/she has gained in his/her life and go forward. But in reality, the kind of education I am talking about where students are just memorizing their [&hellip;]
- [The Guest Teacher: The Interesting Character for Building Dreams of the Young Learners](https://bdeduarticle.com/guest-teacher/): The classroom in primary and secondary schools in Bangladesh is compact and trodden with so many rules of discipline. Learners are busy with reading and writing and solving questions provided to them. They have the targets to memorise or to write something and most of the words they write are not their creation. The work schedule is very close-fitting. There is no flexibility to think out of the box. However, what they achieve at the end of the year or completion of the primary or secondary education cycle? There is a far difference between the competency expected in the curriculum and [&hellip;]
- [Community: The Primary Stakeholder of Education](https://bdeduarticle.com/community-education/): Education, the right for children Education is for whom? Why is education needed? Is that notion clear to all? Who is the primary beneficiary of education? Why are the parents in slum or the parents who are illiterate daily labour in villages asking education? I think the parents or guardian know the gist answer to these questions without having any theoretical and bookish discussion. Education is the prime right of a child denoted in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This concept is universal. There might have nobody to dis-agreeing with the need for education, but [&hellip;]
- [Education Management: The Way to Enhance Human Resources](https://bdeduarticle.com/education-human-resources/): Bangladesh is progressing towards an ambitious future. Short term target is to be a moderate-income country. Long term target is to be developed as a high-income country. There is a debate among civil society on the notion of progress as well as making human resources. In previous years, Bangladesh has achieved a high rate of GDP growth. On GDP growth and progress in MDG &amp; SDG, many reports have been published from different economic forum including World Bank, IMF and research organizations. World-famous newspapers also published features on this topic appreciating the progress of Bangladesh. But recently a debate has been [&hellip;]
- [Primary Education in Bangladesh Context: How a Teacher Would be Motivated?](https://bdeduarticle.com/teacher/): The context Having the change in the development of many sectors in Bangladesh, it is exquisitely denotable for primary education, where near about 100% children are within the school campus which was a great challenge before two decades. Now the parents in a slum or most remote area in the hills are committed to involving their children in the schooling system. Family investment for education and for teacher is also another indicator that reveals the concentration and attitude of the families to achieve education for their children. It is now very high in comparison to any era as before. The change [&hellip;]
- [World University Ranking 2020: Where Do Bangladeshi Universities Stand?](https://bdeduarticle.com/university-ranking/): Mahbub Alam Prodip writes about Bangladeshi University Ranking The ‘Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)’, ‘Times Higher Education (THE)’, ‘The Center for World University Ranking (CWUR)’ and ‘The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR)’ have recently published world university ranking of 2020. These four organisations are reputed and well known all over the world for preparingf rankings of the academic institutions/universities for states every year. The top ten universities ranked by four reputed institutions are presented in Table 1.1 below. Table 1.1: Top Ten Universities Worldwide Rank QS THE CWUR SIR 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Oxford Harvard University Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 [&hellip;]
- [An Evaluation Technique Towards Uniformity of PhD for Future World](https://bdeduarticle.com/phd/): Khaliduzzaman Alin discusses the evaluation techniques towards uniformity of PhD The world is advancing so fast and everything is going to be quantified. For example, the human/neurological responses, what we evaluated qualitatively in the past are evaluating quantitively in medical or sensory sciences using various techniques. Perhaps, this quantification is equally important in other areas of concern. We know that necessity is the mother of invention. It is our choice whether will we be ruled by real academician or just academician in a scientific society. But this decision is crucial, since the future education system of a country depends on this [&hellip;]
- [Islamized School, Specialized Madrasa and New Paths to Islamic Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/islamized-school-specialized-madrasa-and-new-paths-to-islamic-education-in-bangladesh/): Introduction It is needless to say that Madrasa education is one of the oldest education systems in the Indian subcontinent. It is a “purely” native education system of Bangladesh. Though traditionally there have been two systems- Alia and Qawmi- in Madrasa education, several institutions are following a “different” or “blended” curriculum. Some such schools are more like “madrasa”, and some madrasas are more like “school”. Some madrasas are very much specialized in terms of their aims. In this article, we are going to talk about some specialized institutes concerning their aims and curriculum. Insight International School, Dhaka According to their website [&hellip;]
- [Bangladeshi Platforms for Online and Distance Learning](https://bdeduarticle.com/distance-learning/): Online and Distance learning is popular worldwide. This genre of learning has also been introduced in Bangladesh. Because of the easy access to the internet and digital technology in Bangladesh, some of the courses have become highly popular. Here, we will present the descriptions of the courses and some critical comments on this phenomenon. &nbsp;&nbsp; Bangladesh Open University BOUis the pioneering name in Bangladesh in Distance education. This university was established in 1992 to promote distance education. Previously, the university used only national television, radio and its regional centers to conduct the classes. Now, the university also uses updated digital technologies [&hellip;]
- [A Review of Non-Formal Education in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/non-formal/): According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (n.d.), “the defining characteristic of non-formal education is that it is an addition, alternative and/or a complement to formal education within the process of the lifelong learning of individuals”. In this article, we will present the current state of non-formal education in Bangladesh. Non-formal education in Bangladesh is chiefly governed by the government but implemented by local and national NGOs. Besides, there are some small-scale projects run by individuals and institutions in some cases. Basic Literary Project According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Non-formal Education (2019), the government has allotted Taka 45258.62 lacs for the [&hellip;]
- [Prospect of Mastery Learning in Bangladesh](https://bdeduarticle.com/mastery-learning/): Md Ibrahim Khalil writes about Mastery Learning Introduction Mastery Learning is the most appropriate approach to education for Bangladesh because it meets the most fundamental requirements for building excellent human competencies. Firstly, it confirms the total achievement of national standards at all levels of learning. Secondly, it provides students with enough opportunities to accomplish mastery in all the lessons, units and subjects they need to learn. Thirdly, it activates teachers and schools spontaneously to shoulder complete responsibility of students’ learning. Strong roots allow trees to withstand damaging hazards and grow big; tall building needs a strong foundation- such old sayings always [&hellip;]
- [Brainstorming for Generating New Ideas](https://bdeduarticle.com/brainstorming-for-generating-new-ideas/): When a group of people meet to generate new ideas around a specific area of interest, this situation can be called brainstorming which employs an individual’s interest, time and trying to go deep into a topic or area.  People are able to think more freely and move into new areas of thought to create numerous new ideas and solutions. It’s a process of generating new ideas and makes the generation of new ideas easy and is a tried-and-tested process. A human being can think of this as either a holistic experience when he is naturally creative. If he is naturally logical [&hellip;]
- [Empathy should be Nurtured in Our Kids](https://bdeduarticle.com/empathy-should-be-nurtured-in-our-kids/): Empathy is a key element of Emotional Intelligence. It establishes the link between self and others as it is how we as individuals understand what others are experiencing. Researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Contemporary researchers often differentiate between two types of empathy namely “Affective empathy” and “Cognitive empathy.’ Affective empathy refers to the sensations and feelings we get in response to others’ emotions; this can include mirroring what that person is feeling. “Cognitive empathy,” sometimes called “perspective taking,” refers to [&hellip;]
- [An Ice-breaking Session: Why is it Necessary?](https://bdeduarticle.com/an-ice-breaking-session-why-is-it-necessary/): Ice-breaking is an activity that is conducted when a group of unknown or semi-known or little-known people gathers in a particular place for receiving training or attending a workshop or similar purpose. To do activities and do something together they need to know each other and mix closely. So, an ice-breaking session is used to welcome and warm up the conversation among participants in a meeting, training class, team-building session, or other events. It is an event through which it is attempted to make people comfortably interact with each other. An effective ice-breaking event warms up the conversation, training, class, or [&hellip;]

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