Nelson N. Ngoh

OFFICE: 
Carlson Hall, Suite 127
University of Bridgeport
303 University Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604-5795
Phone: (203) 576-4204
E-mail: ngoh@bridgeport.edu 
Web Address: http://www.bridgeport.edu/~ngoh

Office Hours: Wednesday & Thursday 11:00 -2:00pm

EDUCATION:

• C.A.P.C.E.G. Université de Yaounde, Cameroon.
• M. Sc. University of Reading, England, U.K.
• Ph.D.  University of Reading, England, U.K.

SELECTED BOOKS:

1. Lamentations of a Widower: A Letter to my Departed Love, 154pp,  Authorhouse, Indiana, USA, 2008
2. Understanding Examinations: A Practical Guide to Measurement & Evaluation for Teachers, 202 pp, Presses Universitaire de Yaounde, 2001.
3. A Handbook on Research in Education, 155 pp. Bamenda: Neba Publishers, 1999.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. National Examinations in Cameroon. In T. Ndongko & L. Tambo (Eds.), Educational Developments in Cameroon 1966-1999: Issues and Perspectives, (pp 166-179). Madison, USA: Nkemnji Global Tech., 2000.
2. Challenges for African Education in the 21st Century. In  Duhon -Boudreaux (Ed.), An Interdisciplinary Approach to Issues and Practices in Teacher Education, (pp127-136). New York: Edwin Mellen Press. 1999.

ARTICLES:

1. Problems of Learning Science in a Multicultural and Multilingual Country: The Cameroon Experience. Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research, Vol. 3 (1), 2007.
2. A Team Teaching Experience at the Higher Teachers Training College, University of Yaounde, Cameroon. Research for Educational Reform, Volume 4, No. 1, pp 49-64, 1999.
3. The Problem of Practical Work and Concept Formation in Science in Cameroon Secondary Schools. SYLLABUS, Volume 1, No. 4, pp 83-90, 1994

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

“Students’ Dressing  Styles as a source of obstruction and distraction in the Science Laboratory” at the 10th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER) and the National Academy for Educational Research (NAER),November 7-11, 2007 at the Hutchinson Island Marriott Hotel, Florida.

“Constructivism and Guided Discovery: A Practical Approach to Training Elementary Science Teachers in Colleges of Education”, at the 9th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER) and the National Academy for Educational Research (NAER),November 7-12, 2006 at the Hutchinson Island Marriott Hotel, Florida.

“Factors that Lead to the Development of Wrong  Perceptions of Science by Young Students” Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER) / The National Academy for the Advancement of Educational Research (NAAER), November 2004.

“Confounding Variables as Impediments to Validity in the Measurement of Skill Attainment”, Annual Conference of AAER/NAAER, Florida, December 2003.

“Problems of Learning Science in a Multicultural and Multilingual Country: The Cameroon Experience” Annual Conference of AAER/NAAER, Florida, December 2003.

“Language Factors  and Assessment Techniques That Impede Student Access to Advanced Academics” Reaching Every Child Annual Conference: Farmington, CT March 6, 2003.

“The Importance of Lesson Notes in the Teaching/Learning Process”   Faith International Integrated Bilingual School (FIIBS) in Fundong, Cameroon, January, 2003.

“Envisioning Guided Discovery as an Indispensable Method of Training Teachers in Colleges of Education”,  7th Annual CCELT Conference at the Eastern Connecticut State University,  Nov. 2, 2001.

“Effective Attributes of Evaluation that would Prevent Academic and Social Disasters in the Third Millennium”, at the PWPA Annual Conference, December 18, 2001.

“Designing a Program that Creates Meaningful and Coherent Hands-on Activities as a Means of Engaging Science Learners”, Annual CCELT Conference, Oct 27, 2000.

“Assessment of the Students we Teach: Desirable Attributes of Tests”,  Annual  CCELT Conference, Nov. 5th, 1999. 

AREA OF INTEREST AND RESEARCH: 

Interdependence of Teaching, Learning and Evaluation.

RECENT HONORS:

Director, Science Division, AAER (2005-2008)