CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study. Education is a preparation for life. This is related to the acquisition of skills to earn a living. Today as always, the definition of education is the ever change and increasing in scope. Our schools are confronted with new pressures arising from changing needs with students; societal... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY One of the most discussed issues in the learning environment is the issues of social environment and student academic performance. Social environment could be defined as the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops (Ngwoke, 2005). The... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The educational sector in Nigeria is in continuous change with the advancement in the level of technology and introduction of teaching aids. The effectiveness of the use of instructional materials for the teaching and learning of business education can only be seen in the level of academic... Continue Reading
Abstract The research provides an appraisal of the factors affecting the use of field trip in teaching and learning of biology in secondary school. It provides an analysis of the nature of field trip in teaching and learning and its significance. The... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (but not qualitative) supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly, the rate at which existing ones are collapsing calls for an... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The world is constantly changing and ways in which we function at home, work and school are also changing. The speed at which technology has developed plays a major role in these changes. From e-mail to on-line classes, computers are definitely influential in our lives, and can enhance the... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Academic dishonesty, or more commonly known as cheating and plagiarism, has been a constant problem for year’s at all educational levels. Academic dishonesty could be defined as a form of misconduct or cheating that usually takes place among students during examination, exercise or... Continue Reading
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... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify the Effects of Demonstration and Guided Discovery methods on the student’s academic performance in Biology. The sample consisted of 120 SSIII Biology students selected from four senior secondary schools in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State based on random sampling techniques. A quasi... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY From the beginning, parents have been the major persons involved in raising children in every society. That is why the family is recognized as an important agent of socialization. Adekeyi, A. (2002) observes that it is mainly through their efforts and abilities that children are... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Organizations, whether profit-oriented or service oriented are designed to work towards achievement of set-goals. As workers (teachers) consciously contribute towards goals of the organization, they also have personal or group goals they expect to satisfy (Koko, 2005). Aide (2007) deposited that... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Contraceptive is used as a form of emergency contraception (more commonly known as a morning after pill). Contraceptive is formulated to function in a manner similar to the female hormone progesterone, allowing for prevention of pregnancy if taken within a reasonable period of time.... Continue Reading
11 ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate knowledge, and attitude of secondary school students towards sexually transmitted diseases in Nsukka Education Zone. The study was guided by five research questions. The population consisted of 2931 students, which were made up of all the students in the day schools from twenty three secondary... Continue Reading
EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT Abstract This study is on effects of social media on academic performance of secondary school student. The total population for the study is 200 students of Ilobu commercial grammar school and Ima high school in Osun state. The researcher used questionnaires as the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of truancy on students' academic performance in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State of Nigeria. To achieve the aim of this study, four hypotheses were formulated to direct the study. Literature related to the variables under... Continue Reading
ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE Abstract Over the years, the language of instruction in Nigerian schools has been English. Thus, students’ proficiency in English goes to a long extent to determine the student academic achievement in the overall. Student’s failure to understand the English language... Continue Reading
Abstract Social media particularly Facebook and Twitter usage can contribute to students positively and negatively depend on the users and the purpose for it use, it is on this thrust that the research examined the influence of social media on the writing and reading ability of Bowen University undergraduates. The research is anchored on... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Science may be viewed as a way of questioning or verifying the truthfulness of knowledge. It also can be said to be the knowledge which is obtained through careful and systematic observation and testing of facts. In fact, technology is the secret behind the development of many countries and nations. It is what is produced... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Mathematics is an essential part of what we call physics. It plays an important role in physics research as well as in learning physics. It can be a useful tool or a barrier too high to overcome for some of our students. Only recently this aspect of learning physics has been given more attention. The study presented here makes a... Continue Reading
This study investigated the impact of information and communication technology on teaching and learning of physics. The respondents used for the study were one hundred and fifty-seven (157) physics students and two (2) physics teachers drawn randomly from two senior secondary schools from each of the five educational districts out of the six... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter One INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Statement of the Problem Significance of Study Purpose of Study Research Question Limitation of Study Definition of Terms Hypothesis Scope of Study Chapter Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Conceptual Framework Students-Teachers’ Competence and Attitude towards... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION It is widely recognized and accepted that the quality of leadership always has some effect on the school effectiveness. The role of Educational Management in this regard can hardly be overemphasized. A head teacher, who should be an educational manager, is involved in the following important areas: overall school administration, the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating poverty alleviation strategies through the use of adult education programmes in Ughelli North L.G.A. of Delta State. In this regard, the study sought to find out if adult education poverty alleviation programmes have impacted positively on the community dwellers. The population of the study is the... Continue Reading
INTRODUCTION History is an important school subject which conveys invaluable lessons from the past and whose worth transcends regional, national and cultural boundaries. However, effective teaching and learning history in Nigerian Universities has long been blighted by problems and challenges that have often gone unaddressed. This problems and... Continue Reading