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Direct linkGreenslade, Thomas B., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 2012
I spent the 1972-73 academic year on sabbatical leave at the Kingston, Jamaica, campus of the University of the West Indies. One of my duties was to give Saturday morning enrichment lectures to the students, and the best one was on suspension bridges. The demonstration lecture then went on tour to high schools in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demonstrations (Educational), Physics, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewedHamilton, Marlene A. – Science Education, 1985
Examination results from 1146 Jamaican high school students in single-sex and coeducational schools indicated students from coeducational schools had lower performance on all measures. A subsample provided more information on sex differences, performance in individual subjects, and students receiving grades of A or B. (DH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Chemistry, Coeducation
Peer reviewedChen, A. Anthony – Physics Teacher, 1975
Describes a course, taught in Jamaica, for prospective high school physics teachers that stresses concepts which are difficult to teach and easily misunderstood by students. Also stresses preparing high school students to take national exams and teaching physics in poorly equipped laboratories. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Instruction, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedWarren, K. W. – Physics Education, 1971
The social, economic, and educational background of Jamaican students is presented to show the difficulties of trying to teach physics. (DS)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, International Education, Physics, Secondary School Science
