ABSTRACT This study aimed at developing library period programme for teaching information literacy skills. In the study, library period programme (LPP) such as Library instruction, Story hour and project work were the independent variables. The dependent variables were literacy and communication skills, library use skills and critical thinking skills, all parts of information literacy skills. The study was an instrumentation research in which experiment was used to test effect of the develope...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study: The English Language is the Language Nigerians inherited from the British. Azikiwe (1998) pointed out that the English Language was introduced in 1842 by the first batch of missionaries who arrived in Badagry for education and evangelization. In order to bridge ethno-linguistic barrier .the colonialists implanted the English Language in Nigeria. Today, it is absolutely an essential medium of interraction amongst the different ethnic groups in ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to find out the effect of graphical symbol approach in ratio learning in upper primary school in Nsukka Central Local Government Area. Two instruments Achievement Test in Ratio and Ratio interest inventory were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. And mean hypothesis was tested by using ANCOVA. The findings showed that pupils learn ratio better with graphical symbol approach. Graphical-symbol approach motivates ...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to empirically investigate the effect of Integrative Language Teaching Approach (ILTA) on secondary school students’ achievement and interest in English grammar. It also determined the influence of gender and location on students’ achievement and interest in English grammar. The achievement and interest of students taught with ILTA were compared with those of students taught with the Form Based Approach (FBA). Ten research questions and ten hypotheses guid...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Government means different things to different people in different situations. Some people may see government as a process; some may see it as an institution and some others may see it as a subject. Government as a process implies the complex networking of systems for purposes of rule making, rule implementation and rule adjudication (Obianyo, 2002). This in a simple parlance means the actual State administration. In this definition, people see...
ABSTRACT The performances of students in mathematics, especially in external examinations like West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE/SSCE) and National Examination Council (NECO) have continued to deteriorate year by year. The conventional method used in teaching in our schools seems not to yield any positive results, and how to solve the problem has becomes a source of worry to mathematics educators. The nature of mathematics demands that it should be taught using activi...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the Effect of Total Physical Response Method on Student’s Achievement in English Vocabulary in Junior Secondary Schools in Akoko South Education Zone of Ondo State. Three research questions were posed and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study engaged quasi-experimental research design, otherwise known as pretest – posttest non-equivalent control group design involving two intact classes from each of the randomly selected schools...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the Extent of Utilization of Play Method of Teaching in PrePrimary Schools in Awka Educational Zone of Anambra State. The work particularly stressed on the availability and utilization of material resources; that is, instructional materials otherwise called teaching aids and the use of play method of teaching. To address the problem of the study, four research questions and four null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey design was employed. Twenty one ...
Abstract The main purpose of this work was to Evaluate the Implementation of the Social Studies Curriculum in Junior Secondary Schools in Enugu State. Out of the six educational zones in Enugu State namely, Agbani, Awgu, Enugu, Nsukka, Obollo-Afor and Udi, Nsukka educational zone was selected for the study. Using proportionate stratified random sampling techniques, 25 social studies teachers in 20 schools in the educational zone were selected. Structure Systematic Observation Schedule (SSOS) ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to evolve ways of improving staff personnel management in federal government colleges in South East Nigeria. The study used a descriptive survey design in which five research questions and five null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised twelve principals, twenty-four inspectors and nine hundred and seventy-six teachers in twelve federal government colleges in five states in South East Nigeria. No sampling technique was ad...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the influence of parental support on achievement motivation and interest in schoolwork of secondary school students. The study was guided by seven research questions and four null hypotheses. The design of the study was ex-post facto design. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 240 students in SSII. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire on achievement, motivation and interest. The Cronbach Alpha method was...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate the influence of school environment on academic achievement of students in Enugu State public secondary schools. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised principals and teachers in the education zone. The sample size for the study was 600 respondents while a researchers’ self developed questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument and a cronbach Alpha reliability ...
ABSTRACT This research was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between noncognitive variables and senior school achievement in geography. The purpose was to see the extent by which non-cognitive variables predict achievement in geography. Three research questions were asked and three hypotheses formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The design of the study was a correlational survey design. The researcher developed the non-cognitive questionnaire (NCQ) and it was face validat...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the Guidance Counsellors’ roles in maintenance of family stability of secondary school teachers in Lokoja Education Zone of Kogi State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design in which five research questions were posed and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 probability level. The population of the study was 238 teachers, made up of 111 male teachers and 127 female teachers. The entire population of 238 was used as sample. The instrument for data...
ABSTRACT Over-schooling at the pre-primary school is a serious violation of the provisions of National Policy on Education. It is seen as over burdening, over tasking and over-tutoring of the preprimary school children. The study was carried out to ascertain the perception of parents on overschooling of these young children using Onitsha educational zone as the area of study. Five research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated while a descriptive survey design was employed. The po...