CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The word geography is coined from two Greek words 'Geo' meaning earth and 'grapghy' meaning to describe. Therefore, geography can also be defined as description of the earth. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία, geographia, literally... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work was set out to investigate the effect of teachers’ qualification on the secondary school students’ performance in Geography in External examination Kajola local government area of Oyo State. The variable considered are qualified and unqualified teacher to measure students academic performance. Qualified Geography... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The summary of this finding is on teachers and students perception of factors affecting  students performance  in Geography Examinations .  The study has been able to identify the three hypotheses statement that were tested and rejected using chi-square methods of statistics.  Hence, the three hypotheses were rejected.  ... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The summary of this finding is on teachers and students perception of factors affecting students performance in Geography Examinations. The study has been able to identify the three hypotheses statement that were tested and... Continue Reading

THE EFFECT OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Abstract The value and functionality of any educational system lie in its ability to actualize the goals of education. In educational systems, world over, the examination process makes the difference. The goals of national educational systems and indeed... Continue Reading

Abstract The study investigated the effects of student?s improvised instructional materials on students? achievement in Biology. This study became necessary because of the unavailability of instructional materials for teaching biology in the secondary schools. The study employed a quasi experimental design, specifically the pretest ? posttest non... Continue Reading

Science education must seek to permit the individual to develop to the fullest his capacities for adjustment and continuous change in order that he may meet the problems of his day and solve them successfully when they arise.  Biology, the... Continue Reading

Introduction Science is the bedrock on which modern day technological breakthrough is hinged. Different authors according to their own understanding have defined Science. Igwe (2003) defined science as a systematic study of the nature of the behaviour of the material and physical universe through observation, experimentation, measurement and... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Teaching is a process of assisting a learner to acquire knowledge and... Continue Reading

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... Continue Reading

This study examined the strategies used by government teachers in catering for students’ inequality in the teaching and learning of government in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area. The descriptive survey research design was used in this study. In all, 90government students and 3government teachers from three schools... Continue Reading

This study examined the strategies used by government teachers in catering for students’ inequality in the teaching and learning of government in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area. The descriptive survey research design was used in this study. In all, 90government students and 3government teachers from three schools... Continue Reading

PATTERN OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS EFFECT ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AWARRA OHAJI/EGBEMA L.G.A IMO STATE) ABSTRACT Most adolescents end up as a school dropout and the youths are seriously engaging in crimes and deviant acts. It is against this background that this... 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

ABSTRACT In recent times, there have been numerous cases of student’s poor performance in Physics Education in most external examinations. Worried by this trend of events, the researchers took an in-depth investigation into students variables and how there influence students academic performance in Physics Education in Secondary Schools in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research examined the impact of qualitative secondary education on the academic performance of students in the senior secondary schools. The study was a descriptive research design of the survey type. The sample comprised of eighty students and forty teachers from five senior secondary schools. A simple random sampling technique was... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research examined the impact of qualitative secondary education on the academic performance of students in the senior secondary schools. The study was a descriptive research design of the survey type. The sample comprised of eighty students and forty teachers from five senior secondary schools. A simple random sampling technique was... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The influence of instructional materials in promoting students’ academic performance and teaching and learning in educational development is indisputable. The teaching of... Continue Reading

Abstract This study investigated the predictive validity of JSCE and Joint SS2 promotion Examination scores on senior secondary school Students' performance in SSCE in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. This study adopted correlational research and ex-post facto research design. The research work was carried out, using two schools... Continue Reading

Abstract This study investigated the predictive validity of JSCE and Joint SS2 promotion Examination scores on senior secondary school Students\' performance in SSCE in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. This study adopted correlational research and ex-post facto research design. The research work was carried out, using two schools... Continue Reading