Soft Skills Through the Prism of Primary School Teachers

COVID-19 and the expansion of distance learning pose new challenges to the educational system. Soft skills are imperative in this context, for children's effective and adaptive learning. The following study aims to discover teachers' representations by identifying their common conceptual framework of soft skills in primary school. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teachers. The teachers' comments helped identify and define a framework of soft skills that would help children learn effectively. The results illustrate that the lack of practice of soft skills activities depends on the teachers' perceptions of the importance of their role in transmitting disciplinary knowledge. The study concluded that the lack of a clear and shared vision of soft skills influences the representations and practice of teachers

The Effect of Soft Skills Learning on the Professional Insertion Competence of University Graduates: a Quantitative Study at Cadi Ayyad University

Abstract: The objective of this quantitative study is to evaluate the impact of soft skills learning on the employability of university students, using the Kirkpatrick model. The study was conducted with a sample of 200 master's and specialized master's students at Cadi Ayyad University. The results showed that 67% of the students surveyed considered the pedagogical means of the UCA Soft Skills program to be relevant, and 43.5% even described the program as "very important" in improving their job search process. However, the study also revealed that the skills acquired are not valued by students and do not effectively contribute to changes in students' practices in their search for internships or jobs during their studies. These findings highlight the importance of integrating cross-curricular skills instruction into academic programs early in the academic career to foster students' personal and professional development. Keywords: Evaluation, Soft Skills, University, Professional Insertio

Nouvelles données sur les ammonites du Sinémurien et du Pliensbachien basal du Haut Atlas central (Maroc). Taxonomie et implications stratigraphiques et paléobiogéographiques.

44 pagesLa description de 25 taxons dont une nouvelle espèce [Parasteroceras (Paroxynoticeras ?) scaphitoides nov. sp.] dans la région de Béni-Méllal, Midelt et Erachidia apporte de nouvelles informations sur la stratigraphie et la paléogéographie des ammonites du Sinémurien - Pliensbachien basal du Haut Atlas central. Pour cette période sept unités stratigraphiques peuvent être mises en évidence sur la base de taxons d'affinité téthysienne. Cet endémisme méditerranéen s'exprime au niveau du genre (Bouhamidoceras gr. zizense, Dudresnayiceras gr. suessiforme) mais le plus souvent, au niveau de l'espèce ou de la sous-espèce [Angulaticeras cf. coquandi, A. angustisulcatum, Arnioceras gr. rejectum, Asteroceras gr. varians, A. aff. langi, Parasteroceras (Paroxynoticeras) scaphitoides, Gleviceras richei, Microderoceras (Eoderoceras) gr. nothum-birchiaides]. Asteroceras gr. stellare, Paltechioceras gr. tardecrescens correspondent, par contre, à des espèces à large répartition géographique

Geochemistry of the early Cambrian succession in the western Anti-Atlas, Morocco: implications on provenance and paleoredox conditions

The Igoudine and Amouslek formations (TerreneuvianâCambrian Epoch 2 boundary) in the western Anti-Atlas of Morocco record the replacement of stromatolite-dominated microbial consortia by thrombolite-metazoan consortia. Carbonate and calcareous shales of both formations have been analyzed for major, trace, and rare earth elements to study their geochemical characteristics and evaluate the provenance of the terrigenous fraction and paleoredox conditions. Discrimination diagrams for the source rocks based on major elements and selected trace elements indicate that the terrigenous fractions of the sediments were likely derived from predominantly felsic rocks, and the source rocks have been identified to be the PaleoproterozoicâNeoproterozoic granites and metasediments of the Kerdous inlier. Paleoredox proxies such as U/Al, V/Al and Mo/Al suggest that the Igoudine and Amouslek formations were deposited in the oxic environment. Our data show that the local water column was prevailingly oxidized before, during and after the transition from the microbial consortium (stromatolite-dominated biota) to the thrombolite-archaeocyathan consortium and shelly metazoans within the studied interval. This implies that the seawater redox status was not driving this change in these biological communities

Large trilobites in a stress-free Early Ordovician environment

International audienceUnderstanding variations in body-size is essential for deciphering the response of an organism to its surrounding environmental conditions and its ecological adaptations. In modern environments, large marine animals are mostly found in cold waters. However, numerous parameters can influence body size variations other than temperatures, such as oxygenation, nutrient availability, predation, or physical disturbances by storms. Here, we investigate trilobite size variations in the Lower Ordovician Fezouata Shale deposited in a cold water environment. Trilobite assemblages dominated by small-to normal-sized specimens that are few cm in length are found in proximal and intermediate settings, while those comprising larger taxa more than 20cm in length are found in the most distal environment of the Fezouata Shale. Drill core material from distal settings shows that sedimentary rocks hosting large trilobites preserved in-situ are extensively bioturbated with a high diversity of trace fossils, indicating that oxygen and nutrients were available in this environment. In intermediate and shallow settings, bioturbation is less extensive and shallower in depth. The rarity of storm events (minimal physical disturbance) and the lack of predators in deep environments in comparison to shallower settings would have also helped trilobites attain larger body sizes. This highly resolved spatial study investigating the effects of numerous biotic and abiotic parameters on body size has wider implications for the understanding of size fluctuations over geological time

New fossil assemblages from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota

The Fezouata Biota (Morocco) is a unique Early Ordovician fossil assemblage. The discovery of this biota revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s early animal diversifications—the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation—by suggesting an evolutionary continuum between both events. Herein, we describe Taichoute, a new fossil locality from the Fezouata Shale. This locality extends the temporal distribution of fossil preservation from this formation into the upper Floian, while also expanding the range of depositional environments to more distal parts of the shelf. In Taichoute, most animals were transported by density flows, unlike the in-situ preservation of animals recovered in previously investigated Fezouata sites. Taichoute is dominated by three-dimensionally preserved, and heavily sclerotized fragments of large euarthropods—possibly representing nektobenthic/nektic bivalved taxa and/or hurdiid radiodonts. Resolving whether this dominance reflects a legitimate aspect of the original ecosystem or a preservational bias requires an in-depth assessment of the environmental conditions at this site. Nevertheless, Taichoute provides novel preservational and palaeontological insights during a key evolutionary transition in the history of life on Earth

IGCP 653 Regional Workshop & Field Excursion Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty des Sciences & Techniques Marrakech, Morocco

livret-guide de l'excursion du congrès annuel du PICG 735 (21-23 octobre 2022

Précisions stratigraphiques et évolution sédimentaire de la bordure nord du Haut Atlas central (Maroc) au cours du Lias - Dogger

The geological history of the Borthen border of the central High Atlas during Lias-Dogger corresponds to three cycles which are determined by tectonic алаeustatic events. The first cycle goes on until Pliensbachian and corresponds to the Betting up of carbonate deposits in a proximal platform. The second cycle, first related to a tectonic activity vhich is paraysaic in DoKrian-Toarcian, is afterwards Barked by reduced or lacunar deposits during Upper Toarcian-Lower Bajociac. At last, the third cycle shows a return to stability and corresponds to a umun eustatic rising. It is revealed by a thick early layer setting up in the Lower Bajociar. (Sauze : zone ! and recovering both the basin and its border.L'histoire géologique de la bordure nord du Haut-Atlas central au cours de la période Uas-Dogger, s'inscrit dans trois cycles sédimentaire commandés à la fois par la tectonique et par l'eustatisme: Le premier dure jusqu'au Pliensbachien et correspond à l'installation de dépôts carbonates de plate-forme interne. Le deuxième, lié d'abord à une activité tectonique dont le рагаувве est Deérien-Toarcien, se induit ensuite par des dépôts réduits et lacunaires au cours du Toarcien supérieur -Bajocien inférieur. Bnfin, le troisième cycle voit le retour à la stabilité. Il correspond à un naimuii de remontée eustatique et s'exprime par la mise en place, au Bajocien inférieur (Zone à Sauseij, d'une puissante série narneuse recouvrant à la fois le bassin et sa bordure.Sadki Driss, El Hariri Khadija, Igmoullan Brahim, MOUTERDE René. Précisions stratigraphiques et évolution sédimentaire de la bordure nord du Haut Atlas central (Maroc) au cours du Lias - Dogger. In: Colloque franco-marocain de Géologie, Strasbourg, 24-26 mai 1989. Vol. I : Cycles précambriens et hercynien. Cycle alpin (début) Strasbourg : Institut de Géologie – Université Louis-Pasteur, 1989. pp. 133-142. (Sciences Géologiques. Mémoire, 83