Johnson Upahi
Institution: University of Johannesburg
Address: 2Department of Science and Technology Education Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Avenue, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
Postal Code: 2006
Country: South Africa
Mr. UPAHI Johnson is a highly skilled and overtly student-focused educational leader who possesses a strong commitment to the development of students, teachers, and provide a stimulating, safe, and motivating learning environment. He is a dynamic, visionary and solid team player with a proven track record in collaborating with schools to increase students’ achievement, and to maintain excellence in education. He is a trustworthy professional with superior communication skills.
Mr. UPAHI teaches chemistry, science methods and some curriculum courses at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. His research efforts concentrate on expertise and creativity in complex, real-life problems, with particular emphases in chemistry and science education research. His primary methods are critical thinking, open-ended problem solving, context and problem-based learning, and their role in developing conceptual understanding, cognitive skills and the development of transferable problem solving skills.
Mr. UPAHI teaches chemistry, science methods and some curriculum courses at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. His research efforts concentrate on expertise and creativity in complex, real-life problems, with particular emphases in chemistry and science education research. His primary methods are critical thinking, open-ended problem solving, context and problem-based learning, and their role in developing conceptual understanding, cognitive skills and the development of transferable problem solving skills.