Laboratoire de Géologie Appliquée : Ressources minières, ressources en Eau, Patrimoine géologique et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Rabat, Université Mohammed V- Agdal, Morocco
This article proposes an experimentation of an evaluation tool, the portfolio, in the formative evaluation of trainee teachers in the college cycle. A grid of criteria will allow, and the follow-up, and the visibility of the evolution of the training of these future teachers of the sciences of the life and the earth to the Regional Center of the Trades of Education and the Training (CRMEF) of Tangier in 2017. Thus, it is clear from the results obtained by using the portfolio as an evaluation instrument that can be adapted to different learning/teaching situations, that the trainees appear to be more involved in the training process. This instrument is able to stimulate their self-evaluation. They are thus made aware of the importance of evaluation and given responsibility for it thanks to the added value that the portfolio offers them. It allows trainees to become aware of their strengths, to value their work and also to measure the progress of their skills by rectifying and correcting their own mistakes.
Across the northwestern Tabular Middle Atlas of Morocco there are many examples of geomorphosites providing key evidence of a particular moment or period in Earth history. Such Earth heritage sites are important for educating the general public in environmental matters. They also serve as tools for demonstrating sustainable development and for illustrating methods of site conservation, as well as remembering that geomorphosites form an integral part of the natural world.
A detailed geomorphological study has been carried out in the area of the northwestern Tabular Middle Atlas of Morocco using a combination of high resolution satellite data and direct field observations integrated by geological maps and scientific literature. In order to describe and evaluate the geomorphological heritage of this area, 24 geomorphosites have been selected comprising springs, karst landforms (polje, dolines, caves, sinkholes, stone forests, cryptokarstic dolines), carbonate depositional landforms (travertines and waterfalls), and volcanic landforms (volcanoes, caldeira, pyroclastic cones, lava tube). The results of this research have been summarised in a thematic map, representing the geomorphosites related to various landscape units.
The significance of certain sites for aesthetic or tourism reasons is obvious. There are numerous geomorphosites, which could contribute to effective exploitation of geotourism, often in conjunction with ecotourism. The strategy employed in such sites involves close consultation with all communities in the vicinity of each geomorphosite and is not only aimed at tourism and education, but also at sustainable improvement of infrastructures of the people of this area. Geological heritage sites, properly managed, can generate employment and new economic activities, especially in regions in need of new or additional sources of income.
In order to establish a flood hazard and flood risk maps of Guelmim city (south of Morocco), physical characteristics evaluation of the Assaka watershed proves primordial; mainly the Sayed and Oum Laachar wadis sub-watersheds. In the end of 2014, the Assaka basin with its main affluents Sayed and Oum Laachar wadis were subject to floods causing huge human and material damages. The methodological approach is based on the use of Geographic Information System ArcGIS and spatial hydrological models, HEC-GeoDozer and HEC-GeoHMS, for the treatment of a field digital model (Mod
The food industry and official food control services throughout the world are concerned with the implementation of HACCP. Several countries have built or are in the process of integrating this approach into their regulatory mechanisms, however, the application of this tool has had different obstacles. The aim of our study is to achieve a benchmarking to highlight the interpretations and difficulties in the application of HACCP in food companies in different countries such as: USA, France, Philippines, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Taiwan, Slovenia ..., and propose some key recommendations to facilitate its implementation. Thus, our results showed that implementation difficulties of this approach are everywhere, quoting: difficulties in the process of learning a second foreign language; a complicated terminology; lack of prerequisite programs; technical and structural barriers; lack of or inadequate training; unsuitable ergonomic conditions ... Therefore, there is a great demand for the development and compilation of reference tools to support and facilitate the implementation of this approach. Therefore, a good understanding of the terminology and techniques to facilitate its application and its adoption will lead to a structured approach to food safety globally.