ABSTRACT Activity-based instructional strategies have been identified as being effective in the delivery of rulegoverned subjects such as Mathematics. Two of these strategies are the Pupil-centred Activitybased Instructional Strategy (PAIS) and Teacher Demonstration Activity-based Strategy (TDAS). However, research findings have shown that a large number of primary school mathematics teachers trained in colleges of education in Nigeria have difficulty in developing lesson plans and delivering...
ABSTRACT Due to the abstract nature of physics, many secondary school students have low interest and perform poorly in the subject. Literature showed that to stimulate students‟ interest, better conceptual understanding and achievement, there is the need to introduce computer-simulated experiments in physics practical classes. Previous studies on the use of computer-simulated experiments in physics practical activities have focused more on students in higher institutions than on secondary s...
ABSTRACT Available studies have substantiated the effectiveness of ICT-based instructional approach on students‘ learning outcomes in other school subjects but it is rarely used among Junior Secondary School (JSS) students in Ogun State in particular due to teachers‘ poor attitude to classroom integration. This study, therefore, determined the effects of ICT-based instructional approach on in-service teachers‘ attitude to classroom integration and students‘ learning outcomes in basic...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to assess the attitude of Junior High School students with regard to mathematics and its impact on their academic performance, a case of Asunafo South District. Thus, the study examined the relationship between attitude of students towards mathematics and their achievement in mathematics. The study investigated whether or not there is a connection between attitudes and learning experiences of JHS students in mathematics. Finally, it also examined differences...
ABSTRACT The teaching of biology has always been beset by routine and inadequate classroom practices and poor students‟ achievement. Most of the methods adopted in teaching the subject did not bring about improved teachers‟ classroom practices even where they affected students‟ performance. This is partly because of the inability of biology teachers to carry out reflective teaching which involves continuously examining and evaluating their classroom practices. Reflective teaching strat...
ABSTRACT Research findings reveal that pupils‟ achievement in Yoruba language is dwindling with attending negative attitude to the subject. This problem has been traced to teacher - centred method which made pupils to be passive in the learning process. Creative Drama has been identified as a strategy that encourages pupils to be involved in the lesson. Previous studies have also revealed the efficacy of Creative Drama in improving achievement in language skills but hardly can one find an...
ABSTRACT Secondary school students‟ poor academic achievement in social studies has been attributed to the predominance of inappropriate instructional strategies in the teaching and learning of the subject. Scholars have recommended the use of a strategy that provides students with hands-on activities. Researches have shown the effectiveness of Computer-based Self-learning Instructional Puzzles (CSIP) in science related subjects but the use has not been given prominence in social studies. ...
ABSTRACT It has been observed that students have poor knowledge in Biology, a trend which is evident in performances in environmental concepts and the negative practices observed in their various classes. This has been attributed to non-usage of active and participatory instructional strategies which involve computer usage of powerpoint, hypertext, motion and sound presentations such as anchored and cognitive flexibility in teaching environmental concepts in Biology. Previous studies have in...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that women are a minority in non-traditional careers, have slow career growth compared to their male colleagues and almost invisible in leadership positions, therefore excluded in power structure. These have been attributed to culture, socialisation, conditioning and self-perception of the women themselves. However, predicting factors of female academics’ career in Nigerian Universities are yet to be examined. This study, therefore, affirmed the efficacy or othe...
ABSTRACT Human trafficking, a social menace that involves the recruitment, transfer and harbouring of persons is a fast growing organised crime globally with Nigeria stigmatized as a country of origin, transit and destination. Regardless of efforts towards stemming the tide of human trafficking, the menace still persists possibly due to low knowledge of and insensitivity to the consequences of the practice among Nigerians. Literatures have shown that Community-based participatory education p...
ABSTRACT There has been a concern over the non-responsiveness of educational programmes in Nigeria‟s higher institutions to adequately meet social needs. Scholars often lay the blame on poor implementation of curricula, especially social studies. Previous evaluation studies on the products in colleges of education programme showed poor preparation of students without comparing them with their counterparts in the parent universities. This study, therefore, investigated the effectiveness of ...
ABSTRACT Moral corruption seems to be a bane of Nigeria’s development. Lack of moral integrity manifests in fraud, dishonesty and subversion of truth, justice and due process in all facets of national life. This necessitates a comprehensive moral education programme to develop moral integrity in the coming generations of Nigerians. Previous studies have focused on indoctrinative approach to moral education. This has failed to adequately account for the role of reasoning in moral action and...
ABSTRACT Literature have shown that students generally have erroneous knowledge about the transmission of HIV/AIDS which resulted in bad attitude that put them at risk of contracting the disease. There is a need to have instructional strategies that could help to increase the knowledge, attitude and perceived risk of HIV/AIDS in order to reduce the spread of the disease. There are dearth of studies on the importance of cooperative instructional strategies in changing secondary school student...
ABSTRACT English Language is the most compulsory subject in school curricular in Nigeria. As an important subject at secondary school, success or failure in it determines the extent to which learners would advance in their educational and career pursuits in life. However, records from public examination bodies reveal that students’ performance in the subject has been below average. This has been traced to their poor performance in and attitude to essay writing aspect of English Language ex...
ABSTRACT Mathematics is a core and compulsory school subject from primary through the senior secondary school level. Reports from examination bodies have shown that the mean score of Bayelsa State pupils’ achievement in mathematics is below average. This has been attributed to the lecture instructional strategy being adopted by the teachers of the subject. Therefore, game- and poem-enhanced instructional strategies have been recommended to improve mathematics instruction at the primary sch...