ABSTRACT Mentoring in higher education has become an integral aspect of continuing professional development in teaching and many other fields. In Nigeria, a widely accepted theory of mentoring in higher education with a philosophical basis is yet to evolve. Existing studies on mentoring scarcely justifies a sound theoretical base to underpin policy and practice for Nigeria‟s higher education. This has resulted in a preponderance of vague variables for the application and appropriation of i...
ABSTRACT Nigeria has domesticated the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but majority of Nigerian children are still being denied their rights to survival, development, participation and protection from inhuman treatment and exploitation. Lack of awareness of child rights among Nigerian children is one of the major factors identified with child rights abuse. Earlier attempts on awareness creation were limited to activities of media and advocacy groups without empirically finding out the ...
ABSTRACT Fine and applied arts provide the aesthetic and non-aesthetic necessities that enrich individuals’ quality of life. In recent times, the persistent students’ poor performance in the subject has been attributed to inadequate facilities, use of traditional classrooms and inappropriately designed learning environment in schools and institutions where teachers are being prepared. Researchers have focused on improved methodology and classroom practices but not on classroom and learni...
ABSRACT Social Studies as a subject is meant to involve pupils in meaningful learning activities to develop good citizenship and attitude to make informed decision on social matter. However, literature abounds that Social Studies is taught in schools using lecture methods which do not promote values and rational habits. This could be attributed to the fact that few studies have been carried out in the area of training of teachers to develop moral education programme. One of the ways by which...
ABSTRACT Biology is a compulsory subject for pre-degree science students in Nigerian universities; however, a decline in students’ performance in practical biology has been observed. Previous studies focused on strategies of teaching practical biology with little attention on animation and video-based flipped strategies. This study, therefore, determined the effects of Animation-based Flipped Classroom Strategy (AFCS) and Video-based Flipped Classroom Strategy (VFCS) on pre-degree students...
ABSTRACT Junior secondary school students‟ achievement in Basic Science in Oyo State seems not to be encouraging, a trend attributed partly to persistent usage of teacher-centered instructional methods. This necessitates the adoption of students-centered instructional strategies such as the active review and practice-invention strategies. The effectiveness of these two instructional strategies in the teaching of Basic Science has however not been properly documented. This study, therefore,...
ABSTRACT The importance of Physics in the development of science and technology has been emphasised in the literature. However, the enrolment and achievement of students in senior school certificate examination over the years keep dwindling as a result of the problem of selection of inappropriate and ineffective strategy of instruction and the abstract and practical nature of the subject, despite series of efforts of Physics educators and researchers aimed at addressing the issue. Thus, this...
ABSTRACT Literature-in-English is taught in Nigerian secondary schools to develop students‟ literary competence and language proficiency. However, students‟ achievement in and attitude to Literature-in-English are below par in Ibadan metropolis. This has been partly attributed to students‟ deficiency in prose literature. Earlier studies focused largely on teachers‟ and students‟ factors influencing students‟ learning outcomes in prose literature with little emphasis on interventi...
ABSTRACT Basic Science is a core subject at the basic education level in Nigeria. It is taught to lay foundation for future subjects, such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Evidence abound that students dislike, fear and therefore fail the senior secondary science subjects due to inadequate exposure to practical works and skills at the basic education level. Previous studies largely focused on factors affecting teaching and learning of Basic Science practical without emphasis on interventio...
ABSTRACT Public examination records have shown that students record low achievement in basic science. This has been attributed to over dependence on the conventional method of talk and chalk. Scholars have thus recommended the use of other instructional strategies that could help students learn collaboratively and acquire problem solving skills. Two of such strategies are Crossword-Picture Puzzle and Enhanced Explicit Teaching strategies. There is paucity of research on their effects on stud...
ABSTRACT The study of Literature-in-English is aimed at the complete development of the learner with respect to literary appreciation. To achieve this goal, effective teaching and learning of drama, poetry and prose are important. The reports from public examination bodies in recent times revealed a prevailing under-achievement in the subject. This has been attributed to students‟ poor performance in and attitude to the prose genre in particular. Previous studies focused more on the use of...
ABSTRACT Functional literacy is an essential objective of primary education in Nigeria which equips pupils not only with reading and writing skills, but also with numeracy, communication, problem solving and application skills in daily life activities. The inability of many Nigerian primary school pupils to read, write, compute, comprehend and communicate effectively in English Language has been attributed to factors which have direct links with the implementation of the school curriculum an...
ABSTRACT The growing spate of ethno-religious crisis and insurgency that characterise the Nigerian polity have been traced partially to inadequacies in the teaching of multicultural concepts in social studies. The teaching and learning of these concepts through cooperative learning and field trip strategies could discourage discrimination and promote mutual respect for other cultures. A number of studies had been carried out on cooperative learning and field trip strategies which confirmed t...
ABSTRACT The problem associated with solid waste management in Oyo State, Nigeria has been traced by researchers to poor environmental awareness and low level of education among the populace, especially traders, who generated much of the waste. These traders however have been excluded from various environmental awareness education programme. This study, therefore, examined the effect of a participatory environmental education programme on traders’ knowledge, attitudes and practices in soli...
This study focused on the impact of diverse language barrier on the academic performances of the students, language barrier is major issues that impact students performances because different student belong to the different languages students face difficulty in their learning and its create the diversity in the class. The objectives of this study is that , To evaluate the level of barrier that impact of academic performances, To examine the barrier with effective teacher...