Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges facing the computer science student teachers during their teaching practice exercise and the possible panacea. A number of challenges were noted ranging from incompetence of the computer student teacher, lack of fund, infrastructural facilities, computer curriculum to co-operation of the principal and staff. The paper also suggested some possible solutions (panacea) to the enumerated problems.
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Western education has become synonymous with modern civilization, enlightenment and socialization. This is because the more advanced nations of the world, with their superlative and result-oriented qualitative education have become the unassailable parameters for human transformation, innovation and social change (Emaikwu, 2012). Education is expected to train the mind of its recipient for effective performance. It equips the individual with th...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The world we live in today is very different from what it was centuries, and even a few decades ago. This transformation has been driven by rapid technological innovation. While the 19th century saw the rise of the Industrial Revolution, with steam-powered machines intensifying and expanding human productive power, the 20th century was characterized by the birth of machine-powered flight and the emergence of broadcasting and computer technologi...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The primary purpose of education is to bring about desirable change in behavior through acquisition of skills, attitudes, competencies, critical and creative thinking. Teaching is a complex and demanding task that requires highly specialized skills, knowledge and instructional materials to impact significantly on student learning. Availability and utilization of instructional materials in an organization is important in the achievement of its g...
Abstract The purpose of this research work was to assess the impacts of girl child labor on education of female students in junior secondary schools in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State. The design of this study is survey research. The population of the study consisted of 1481 teachers and a sample of 300 teachers randomly selected from three secondary schools in each of the four Local Government Areas in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State were used for the study. The instrume...
The study investigated the effects of peer assessment on students’ academic achievement in junior secondary school computer science. The study employed quasi-experimental design. The study was conducted on two secondary schools. In one of the schools intact class of Jss II was assign to the treatment group while in the other secondary school the intact class Jss II were assigned to the control group. The treatment group was taught concepts in measures of central tendency in Microsoft exc...
