Research Papers/Topics in Education/Chemistry

IMPROVING STUDENTS PERFORMANCE ON THE CONCEPT OF ACIDS AND BASES USING THE ACITIVITY METHOD AT AME ZION GIRLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This study is aimed at investigating how students of AME Zion Girls Senior High School in the Effutu Municipality, Winneba performance can be improved through activity based approach on the concept of acids and bases. Fifty Senior High School students were purposively sampled for the study. The nature of the study was an action research.  The pretest and the posttest research design was used, the same participants were pre tested and post tested  to find the effect of the intervention, fiv...

THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY IN CROSS RIVER STATE

ABSTRACT This research work investigated the influence of instructional materials (teaching aids) on students’ academic performance in senior secondary school Chemistry in Cross River State. A two group pre-test post test quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. A total of 100 senior secondary one (SS1) Chemistry students were selected from five (5) Schools in Yakuur Local Government Area of Cross River...

EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON CHEMISTRY STUDENT'S’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION OF PERCEIVED DIFFICULT CONCEPTS IN OBUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACT The study examined effect of instructional materials on Chemistry student's academic achievement and retention of perceived difficult concepts in Obudu Local Government Area. Four variables were used to formulate four research questions and hypotheses. Literature review was carried out based the sub-independent variables of the study. The population of the study comprises 100 SS3 students selected from ten (10) secondary schools in the study area. Quasi-Experimental research design a...

Influence of instructional material on the teaching and learning of integrated science among junior secondary school students. A case study of ibaji local govt area of kogi state

This study was on the influence of instructional materials on the teaching and learning of integrated science among the junior secondary school students in ibaji local government area of kogi state .Ten (10)research questions were answered and the population of this study is ten (10) schools in ibaji LGA and five schools were selected .Data were presented in tables were analyzed using mean.the sampling techniques use for this study is random sampling and total samples size is five (5) .It was...

 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

ABSTRACT           This research was designed to compare the academic performance of students in boarding students and those who are day students. About one hundred students were used for this study. These were drawn by using simple and stratified random sampling by selecting students in two different secondary schools in Bwari area  council, FCT. Abuja.  Questionnaires were administered to fifty students in boarding school (Government Girls Secondary School Dutse) and fifty students i...

PRODUCTION OF FERTILIZER FROM WATER HYACINTH AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE GROWTH OF JUTE LEAF {EWEDU}

ABSTRACT  The Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) supports one of the poorest and most populous rural populations  in the East Africa region. The increase in population and the dipping fish population, has forced  the community around the Lake Victoria to seek alternative sources to complement their daily  food needs. This has made large scale farming for food crops an imperative option to enable the  community meet its daily food demands. Repeated use of the soil around the lake for large scale ...

UNICEF and Child Right Abuse in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Child abuse is a global problem that needs to be tackled, even though children are given the rights and freedom to enjoy. It includes all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation that result in actual or potential harm to the child's health, development or dignity. This study was aimed at investigating the role of UNICEF in mitigating child right abuse in Nigeria. Survey design was adopted and data were generating from secondary and prima...

NIGERIAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS EDUCATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers’ knowledge and attitude towards education for sustainability. One hundred and fifty (150) Secondary School Science Teachers were selected for the study using an adapted questionnaire to collect relevant data.  Their responses were analysed using descriptive statistics.  The findings of the study showed that teachers had positive attitude toward the teaching of education for sustainability, similarly, they are also aware and can explain ...

’Uses of Instructional Materials by chemistry Teachers in Selected Secondary School in Kaduna Inspectorate’”

Abstract The study was carried out to find the ’Uses of Instructional Materials by chemistry Teachers in Selected Secondary School in Kaduna Inspectorate’’. Related literatures were reviewed based on the objective of the study. The survey design was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and mean Statistic was used to analyse data collected. The results showed that based on the findings, utilization of chemistry laboratory equipment or materials had he...

EFFECT OF SCIENCE PROCESS TEACHING APPROACH ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN KANO STATE

EFFECT OF SCIENCE PROCESS TEACHING APPROACH ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN KANO STATEABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the effects of science process teaching approach on secondary school students’ academic achievement. The study sample consisted of two intact classes from different secondary schools, one experimental with 88 students and the other one as control had 164 students. A random sampling technique using balloting method was used in sele...

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS OF PROBLEMS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, ENUGU EDUCATIONAL ZONE, ENUGU STATE

Abstract The purpose of this study is to find out the teachers and students perception of problems of effective teaching and learning English language and computer science in junior secondary school in Enugu educational zone.  The population for this study comprised all the English language and computer science teachers and student in junior secondary in Enugu Educational zone.  The sample was drawn from the population.  The sample consisted all the teachers teaching English language and ...

IMPEDIMENTS TO THE ACQUISITION OF COMPUTER EDUCATION BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Abstract The study employed a survey designed. A sample of 800 students which were randomly selected served us the study sample. Data were collected using the questionnaire. Mean and standard derivation were used to analyze the data. It was found out that lack of interest and inadequate personnel and facilities were serious impediments to acquisition of computer education. Finally, recommendations were made that enough trained personnel should be recruited and posted to schools to teach comp...

PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE

Abstract This study determined the problems militating against effective teaching and learning of computer science in junior secondary school Enugu education zone. In order to carry out this study effectively four (4) research questions were raised and answered using mean statistics lower and higher scores, adequate and inadequate. The study review literature on the problems militating against effective teaching and learning of computer science in junior secondary school Enugu education zone...

IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFICULT TEACHING-LEARNING TOPIC IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU EDUCATIONAL ZONE, ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT This study identifies the difficult teaching-learning topic in Junior Secondary School with particular reference to computer science curriculum in Nigeria, in a case study of Enugu Educational Zone, Enugu State.  It aims at identifying the difficult teaching-learning topics in Junior secondary school computer science curriculum and the causes of such problem. The instrument used for this research work include, questionnaire and review of materials already written by other researche...


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