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Papers by Khalil El-Saghir
Sonia Nieto is among the leading advocates of multicultural education in the U.S. Her scholarship... more Sonia Nieto is among the leading advocates of multicultural education in the U.S. Her scholarship is largely focused on multicultural education and its pedagogical, sociocultural and sociopolitical contexts. This paper is a critical summary of Nieto’s ideas as they have been expressed and argued throughout her works.
This is a critical response to Kucer (2009) chapter 9, Understanding Literacy as Social Practices.
This is a critical response to Kucer (2009), A Multidimensional View of Reading and Writing.
A Political Science Independent Study, University of …, Jan 1, 1998
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In spite of the significant growth in literature, mobile learning is still in a pilot stage and m... more In spite of the significant growth in literature, mobile learning is still in a pilot stage and moving from theory to practice and from experimental to mainstream status, rendering many areas unchartered and many questions unanswered. Among those areas that are still largely understudied is the potential impact of m-learning on the literacy development of students in urban high schools. The main focus of this paper is on school-based learning that is mediated by an attending teacher. It explores the evolution of mobile learning and its current understandings; it highlights and discusses the characteristics of m-learning as they relate to students' literacy development; and it discusses some of the advantages as well as the challenges associated with the implementation of m-learning, especially in urban high school settings.
Mobile phones have dramatically changed our lives. Although many linguists tend to refute the cla... more Mobile phones have dramatically changed our lives. Although many linguists tend to refute the claims against the negative effects of texting on the linguistic skills of young people, U.S. statistics show undisputed decline of such skills in recent years. Such decline coincided with the proliferation of texting use by U.S. teens. It has been argued that this correlation may be contributed, at least in part, to the effects of texting use; however, a definite causality has not yet been scientifically confirmed. This paper looks into the relationship between texting use and literacy development, and whether, or not, stakeholders in education should be concerned of any adverse effects.
No one in the U.S. education realm denies the need for change. Yet, it is impossible to find a co... more No one in the U.S. education realm denies the need for change. Yet, it is impossible to find a consensus on how, to what extent, and by what means such change can be brought about. Tablet PCs seem to marshal many characteristics needed to streamline the sought transformation. This study proposes to examine the effects on students' motivation and academic achievement of adopting and using tablet PCs in low SES schools. It hypothesizes that using iPad tablets in a blended learning environment will positively impact students' motivation to learn and, thus, improve their academic achievement in math, compared to those who are using traditional textbooks.
Sonia Nieto is among the leading advocates of multicultural education in the U.S. Her scholarship... more Sonia Nieto is among the leading advocates of multicultural education in the U.S. Her scholarship is largely focused on multicultural education and its pedagogical, sociocultural and sociopolitical contexts. This paper is a critical summary of Nieto’s ideas as they have been expressed and argued throughout her works.
This is a critical response to Kucer (2009) chapter 9, Understanding Literacy as Social Practices.
This is a critical response to Kucer (2009), A Multidimensional View of Reading and Writing.
A Political Science Independent Study, University of …, Jan 1, 1998
In spite of the significant growth in literature, mobile learning is still in a pilot stage and m... more In spite of the significant growth in literature, mobile learning is still in a pilot stage and moving from theory to practice and from experimental to mainstream status, rendering many areas unchartered and many questions unanswered. Among those areas that are still largely understudied is the potential impact of m-learning on the literacy development of students in urban high schools. The main focus of this paper is on school-based learning that is mediated by an attending teacher. It explores the evolution of mobile learning and its current understandings; it highlights and discusses the characteristics of m-learning as they relate to students' literacy development; and it discusses some of the advantages as well as the challenges associated with the implementation of m-learning, especially in urban high school settings.
Mobile phones have dramatically changed our lives. Although many linguists tend to refute the cla... more Mobile phones have dramatically changed our lives. Although many linguists tend to refute the claims against the negative effects of texting on the linguistic skills of young people, U.S. statistics show undisputed decline of such skills in recent years. Such decline coincided with the proliferation of texting use by U.S. teens. It has been argued that this correlation may be contributed, at least in part, to the effects of texting use; however, a definite causality has not yet been scientifically confirmed. This paper looks into the relationship between texting use and literacy development, and whether, or not, stakeholders in education should be concerned of any adverse effects.
No one in the U.S. education realm denies the need for change. Yet, it is impossible to find a co... more No one in the U.S. education realm denies the need for change. Yet, it is impossible to find a consensus on how, to what extent, and by what means such change can be brought about. Tablet PCs seem to marshal many characteristics needed to streamline the sought transformation. This study proposes to examine the effects on students' motivation and academic achievement of adopting and using tablet PCs in low SES schools. It hypothesizes that using iPad tablets in a blended learning environment will positively impact students' motivation to learn and, thus, improve their academic achievement in math, compared to those who are using traditional textbooks.