The study identified the outdoor learning activities in Basic Science and Technology (BST) curriculum. The study assessed the extent of the use of outdoor science learning activities in teaching BST in the junior secondary schools in the study area. It further examined the perceived influence of teachers’ use of outdoor learning activities on students’ learning in the study area. This was with a view to providing information on the outdoor science learning activities in BST Curriculum tha...
History of mathematics (HOM) was incorporated into peer teaching during lesson study as a strategy to augment the mathematics self-efficacy of female pre-service teachers in Ghana. An overview of studies on methodological approaches of integrating the history of mathematics into the teaching and learning process was presented. Mathematics Self-efficacy Scale and Grade Descriptor Grid were used to assess 12 female pre-service teachers’ confidence level and performance respectively duri...
Researchers in mathematics education have established the distinction between mathematical understanding and mathematical thinking and that has resulted on the call for comprehensive assessment practices that focuses on both content and process. While it has been established that teacher knowledge is vital in teaching basic school pupils, less is known about colleges of education students’ proficiency levels at point of exit from the maiden B.Ed program in colleges of education in Ghana...
ABSTRACT Cosmetics are products applied to the body or face to improve appearance. They cleanse, beautify, promote attractiveness and alter appearance of the body. The concept of beauty and cosmetics is as old as mankind and civilization. Assorted beauty products such as skin care products, hair products, fragrances, oral hygiene, and nail products, which may contain toxic chemicals that can be harmful to health are used especially ...
Social work is defined as service that considers the present, urgent and unique matters of context in regards to what encompasses social life. (Hay, Introduction) In the context of the 21st-century social worker, hegemonic models for social welfare theory neglects to advocate equity and fulfillment of needs for all members across social positions, a considerable issue that exists in many social work cases. Considering the presence of individualism and fractal measurement, Eurocentrism is prev...
Previous studies indicate that metacognitive knowledge has a key role in learning and that collaborative learning and knowledge sharing may affect learners’ metacognition. As such, the present study set out to test a structural model of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) students’ collaborative digital writing, online knowledge sharing, and metacognitive knowledge in writing, and specifically to examine the hypothesis that online knowledge sharing mediates the effect of collabo...
Abstract Studies have shown that science in Africa stemmed from external influence and this has led to the inability of science students in Nigeria and Africa to relate with what is being taught in the classrooms. Most concepts in science are abstract, counter intuitive and not consistent with the students existing knowledge translating into the negative attitude and lack of interest students demonstrate towards science subjects which reflects in poor performance of students in these subjects...
ABSTRACTThe research project aimed at establishing the attitude harbored by regularprimary school teachers towards integration of mentally challenged persons in regularprimary schools.Out of the four major categories of disabilities that people do suffer, children withmental challenges suffer most in negligence and segregation from the mainstreameducation than any other category of disability. This has been due to the attitudeharbored by the teachers in incorporating these children in mainstr...
The purpose of this essay is to examine a model of servant leadership and critically report the potential for such leadership to result in improved outcomes for students in terms of pastoral care. As a pre-service teacher, I argue that adopting a servant leadership model will improve outcomes for students in terms of pastoral care. Having power for instead of having power over others is an important aspect of a leader and that by adopting such a principle leads to improve outcomes for pastora...
Studies have shown that there is a link between distributed practice and mind wandering. However, there is little knowledge that purports to the hypothesis that motivation of students might change the relationship between these two variables (distributed practice and mind wandering). Hence, self-determination theory will be used to assess the motivation in lessons that involve distributed practice so that the effectiveness of the learning technique to deter mind wandering can be measured in r...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious implications on educational systems worldwide and, hence, online courses have been organized. It is expected that the use of online learning in higher education promote knowledge sharing among students and the sharing of knowledge result in the improvement of reflective thinking among them. As such, we examined the knowledge sharing behavior among the undergraduate students in online learning English literature courses, the student’ perceptions to...
Covid-19 is the global crisis with the wide spreading and creating chaos on the health of people, economy and also tremendous impact on education due to the sudden closure of universities, colleges, and schools. It is an unexpected pandemic to the world. India is the second highest infected country. The education system is adversely affected by this pandemic and disrupted the routine in India. During this pandemic, the universities and the colleges shifted their mode of delivery to the o...
Abstract Covid-19 pandemic has caused education disruptions and prolonged school closures all around the world, which affected about 95% of the world’s student population. This paper holistically looks into post COVID-19 crisis: Effects and Transformation of Tertiary Education System in Nigeria. Concept of tertiary institutions was x-rayed and some of the factors that may affect closure of schools were highlighted. They are: Student dropout, unplanned pregnancy and Academic setback. Post CO...
Abstract: Covid-19 pandemic has caused education disruptions and prolonged school closures all around the world, which affected about 95% of the world’s student population. This paper holistically looks into post COVID-19 crisis: Effects and Transformation of Tertiary Education System in Nigeria. Concept of tertiary institutions was x-rayed and some of the factors that may affect closure of schools were highlighted. They are: Student dropo...
Abstract During the past few years, technology has significantly reshaped the method of assessment. Educational measurement has been moving towards the use of CBT. The underlying purpose of this research is to evaluate the significance of students‟ access to a computer; students' attitude; students‟ perception; computer literacy skills and CBT acceptability as it affect secondary school student‟s preparedness for UTME-CBT. Data were collected with questionnaires distribu...