Journal of Educational Research in Developing Areas
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Impact of social-media and covid-19 on female genital mutilation culture among market women in Osun state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: The intersection of social media and the COVID-19 pandemic created a complex background in addressing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among market women, a group with beliefs that are often deeply embedded in cultural traditions.
Purpose: This research focused on social-media and COVID-19 on Female Genital Mutilation culture among market women.
Methodology: The target population of 500 market women in Osun state who have experienced FGM market women. Descriptive research design of the expo-facto type was adopted for the study. The Purposive sampling/convenience sampling techniques was adopted and a structured self-designed instrument was administered. Data was subjected to descriptive statistics such as frequency count, mean and standard deviation.
Results: One of findings among others is that the mean scores indicated that respondents strongly agreed that online platforms influenced market women's FGM views (mean = 4.5) and COVID-19 lockdown boosted anti-FGM content online (mean = 4.6).
Conclusion: The study concluded that the intersection of social media and the COVID-19 pandemic further created an intricate background regarding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) among market women. While social media emerged as a powerful platform for advocacy and awareness, entrenched practices, pandemic's economic hardships and social restrictions have complicated efforts.
Recommendation: The study therefore recommends that there should be systematic ways of strengthening offline interventions to complement online anti-FGM campaigns that can effectively change deep-rooted cultural attitudes
Influence of creativity on academic performance of early childhood care education students, in Kano state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Every day, we come across new changes in all aspects of life and creativity is not only a means for adapting with changes but also a stimulus for producing and imparting knowledge in different fields of study and particularly to younger age children.
Purpose: This study focused to examine the relationship between creativity and academic performance among NCEI early childhood care education students of Kano state.
Methodology: correlation research design was employed to discover the relationships creativity and academic performance among NCEI early childhood care education students of Kano state. The population of the study consist of NCE1 early childhood care education students of Kano State. Proportionate Sampling Technique was employed to select (217) students. ECCE Student’s Cumulative Grade Point (CGPA) Information Format (SCIF) and also adopted Nicolas Holt Creativity Test (NHCT). The instrument is reliable at r=0.88. In this study, Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation are used to answer research question one and inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) is also used to test the two hypotheses of the study at 0.05 level of significance.
Results: The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between creativity and academic achievement of Early Child Care Education Students of Kano state. There across gender in the relationship between creativity and academic performance among students of early child care education in Kano state.
Recommendations: The paper recommended among others that early child care education students of tertiary institution should be supported and encourages boosting their academic morale to compute with their creative ability
Effects of virtual laboratory on Chemistry students’ attitudes in quantitative analysis in colleges of education, Oyo state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Poor performance in practical aspect of Chemistry has been observed over years in Nigeria Colleges of Education; this was attributed to many problems faced by the teachers in which an alternative of using a virtual laboratory for teaching Chemistry practical for proper understanding is inevitable.
Purpose: This purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of virtual laboratory on chemistry students’ attitude in quantitative analysis in colleges of education in Oyo State.
Method: A quasi-experimental design using 2x2x2 factorial matrix which involved pre-test, and post-test group design was employed. One hundred and thirty six (136) 100 Level NCE students’ were selected from two (2) State Colleges of Education in Oyo State. The Students’ Chemistry Attitude Questionnaire (SCAQ) (KR20=0.80) was used for data collection. The information gathered were analysedusing inferential statistics and the hypotheses that is formulated for the study was tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance and Estimated Marginal Mean.
Results: The results revealed that the level of students’ attitude towards quantitative analysis was moderate (x̄= 2.32). A strong positive relationship was observed between attitude and cognitive achievement using virtual laboratory experience.
Recommendations: It was recommended among others that lecturers in Colleges of Education should be trained regularly through seminars, workshops, conferences and short and long term training on how to use virtual laboratory to improve their competence in teaching and lecture deliver
Relationship between goal orientation and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in north-central, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: In the discipline of education, goal orientation has been one of the crucial frameworks for understanding students’ motivation to study. As the need for academic excellence increases, understanding the connection between goal orientation and academic achievement becomes vital.
Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between goal orientation and academic achievement of Senior secondary school students in North-Central, Nigeria.
Methodology: The research design adopted for the study was correlational design. A total of 101,467 Senior secondary school two (SS2) students comprises the population. Glenn (2012) sample scale was used in drawing the sample of 383 students. A Self-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected was subjected to statistical analysis based on the three null hypotheses. A multiple correlation regression, t- test and Pearson correlation coefficient was used in analysing the hypotheses.
Results: The findings of the study revealed that, there exists significant relationship between students’ academic achievement and their goal orientation regardless of their gender; male or female in the secondary schools in North central, Nigeria. The study also shows that male and female students significantly differ in goal orientation among the senior secondary school students. Furthermore, the student show significance difference in goal orientation with respect to age.
Recommendation: It was recommended that; students need to be aware of goal orientation and its implications in learning. Thus, parents and teachers need to step in early, offering moral support to motivate children to set learning goals and work hard to achieve them
Factors limiting the utilization of football technologies among elite referees in Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: The use of football technologies has come to revolutionized the sports thereby enhancing players performance, fan/spectators’ engagement, referees’ decision making, etc. Innovative solutions arising from the use of football technologies have transformed training, matches and overall football experiences. The benefits of these technologies are improved referee accuracy, reduced errors, enhanced player performance, increased fan engagement, data-driven decision making, injury prevention, personalized training programmes, etc.
Purpose of the study: The main purpose of this study was to investigate factors limiting the utilization of football technologies among elite referees in Nigeria.
Methodology: Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. There was a thorough review of literature covering the variables of the study. Survey research design was seen as the most suitable for the study. The population of the study comprised all elite referees in the study area. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the one hundred and fifty- four (154) respondents utilized for the study. A twenty-five item four-point Likert scale questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was duly vetted by relevant authorities to ensure its validity. For the purpose of data analysis, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistical tool was utilized for data analysis.
Results: The results obtained from analysis of data and testing of hypotheses in the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between availability of football technologies, funding and utilization of football technologies among elite referees in Nigeria.
Conclusions: This study indicated that the utilization of football technologies among elite referees in Nigeria is significantly influenced by the availability of these technologies and the level of funding provided. Addressing these factors could lead to improved adoption and use of football technologies, ultimately enhancing the quality of officiating in the Nigeria
Effects of video modelling and direct instructional strategies on social skills of pupils with autism in Oyo state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Social skills are skills needed to facilitate interaction without which effective communication with others becomes impossible. Irrespective of the level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children with ASD find themselves, a major symptom is a difficulty with social communication and interaction, which they find problematic to incidentally learn like their typically developing peers.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of video modelling and direct instructional strategies on the social skills of pupils with level 1 autism spectrum disorders.
Methodology: The experimental research design was adopted for this study and seven research hypotheses were formulated for the study. Ninety participants which included 52 males and 38 females whose ages ranges between 9 - 13 served as research samples which were purposively selected from the population. The instruments used in the study are the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for autism and the children’s self-report Social Skills Scale (CS4) were used to select participants for the study.
Results: The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyse the data collated for the study. Results indicated significant positive outcomes for the treatment groups who were taught using video modelling and direct instructional strategies with video modelling obtaining a higher mean score of 60.70 as against that of direct instruction of 50.09. Results also indicated that pupils in the intermediary group of 11-12 years performed better than those in the 9-10 years and 13 years and above groups. Female participants were found to obtain higher mean scores than the males.
Conclusion and Suggestions: Based on the outcome of this study, it was recommended that video modelling and direct instructional strategies should be employed to teach social skills to individuals at the three levels of the spectrum and by extension to other individuals with disabilities
Administrative constraints to national educational policy implementation of some selected junior secondary schools in Kano state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Education is the process of imparting knowledge, skills and morals character from matured an experienced to a minor and inexperienced organism.
Purpose: it is therefore very important for this study to be conducted in order to find out the administrative constraints to educational policy implementation of selected J.S.S in Nassarawa L.G.A, Kano state Nigeria
Methodology: The research design for this study was descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consisted all 78 public junior secondary schools of Nassarawa L.G.A Kano State. 272 teaching staff, 10 schools with 100 teaching staff out of which only 90 teaching staff were randomly selected. Ninety teachers and 10 principals making it as 100. Instrument used for this study was a self-developed Questionnaire titled “questionnaire on administrative constraints to policy implementation in Nassarawa L.G.A Kano State. (QACPI). And it was validated by experts in measurement and evaluation and Educational Administration. The trial tested response were analyses using the split –half method. Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) was applied and reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained confirming that the instrument is reliable.
Result: The result of the study revealed that multiple problems which constitute hindrances to effective implementation of educational policies of selected J.S.S in Nassarawa L.G.A, Kano State which include: poor monitoring and supervision of schools, inadequate fund, and inadequate personnel.
Recommendation: From the findings of the study, it was recommended that there is need for provision of adequate fund and regular monitoring
Morphological nativization of English loanwords in Olunyole: A constraints-based analysis
Get PDFIntroduction: When speakers of Olunyole come in contact with English language, they tend to borrow words from the English which contain alien sounds to the grammar of Olunyole. These English loanwords must be integrated into Olunyole grammar, which necessitates nativization process.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explain how Olunyole integrates English loanwords into its morphological system.
Methodology: A corpus of 170 English loanwords in Olunyole formed the basis for the analysis in this study. This data was collected from native speakers of Olunyole in Luanda Township and Wamasiolo sub-location in Luanda Sub-County-Kenya. Data was collected using Semi-Structured Interviews, Note Taking, and Audio Recording.
Results: The findings of this study show that English loanwords in Olunyole are morphologically nativized through class allocation followed by morphological conditioning through prefixation.
Conclusion and recommendations: The goal of the current study was to examine the phonology and morphology of Olunyole loanwords using the framework of optimality theory. The study limited itself to nouns. There are other lexical classes of Olunyole that are affected by the nativization process. These should also be studied to provide a comprehensive Olunyole loanword analysis
Perception on child development among carers in pre-schools in Ibadan, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Studies have shown that the early years of a child is an important period of development that will have a long-term impact on his/her psychological well-being. Key roles of carers is to provide a caring, safe, stimulating, inclusive environment for infants and toddlers.
Purpose: The study sought to examine the perception on child development among carers in pre-schools.
Methodology: A qualitative research design was adopted for the study. A total of 12 key informant’s pre-school teachers (Carers) were purposively selected from six schools. Two (2) instruments were used: the first instrument was titled; Socio-demographic Questionnaire: obtained information of research participants such as, gender, year of experience, relationship status; and the second one was titled: key Informants’ interview guide which consisted of a minimum of 12 items (open-ended questions) developed by the researcher to obtain information from the respondents. The interview guide was subjected to face validity.
Results: The interviewees were all female pre-school teachers/carer. This study revealed that majority of the carers perceived child development as a process that starts from conception to adolescence. Practices that were generally believed as a way to foster child development included, discipline, conducive learning environment, encouraging the child (both as parents and teachers), good nutrition.
Conclusion and recommendation: Carers play a prominent role in the development of a child; it calls for attention both at the societal and individual levels. It was recommended that quality investment should be done by allocating resources for training change agents be they parents, teachers or health workers among other
Effect of grades one and two language of instruction on performance in Mathematics among grade three pupils in Rulindo district, Rwanda
Get PDFIntroduction: Prior research has indicated that poor performance in Mathematics may be attributed to the inability of candidates to express ideas in English. There has been little focus on the effect of language use on the learners’ performance in Rwanda schools, where the Language Policy for Education has changed drastically since the country’s independence in 1962.
Purpose: This paper sought to find out how the language used for instruction at Grade One and Grade Two could be used to envisage subsequent performance in Mathematics at Grade Three.
Methodology: A causal comparative research design of Ex-post facto nature was adopted. The study involved 188 pupils and 6 Mathematics teachers randomly selected. A Mathematics Achievement Test and teachers’ interview guide were used to collect data. Data was analysed using a One-way ANOVA and thematic analysis.
Results: The study revealed that pupils whose Language of Instruction was English from Grade One and Grade Two performed significantly better in Mathematics at Grade Three than their counterparts whose Language of Instruction was Kinyarwanda at Grade One and Two.
Conclusion and Recommendations: The Language of Instruction at Grades One and Two was the origin for the gap existing among Grade Three pupils who went through the same learning experiences. The findings of this study could help teachers, The Ministry of Education as well as the schools’ management to focus on suitable Language of Instruction to improve the quality of learning. The results of this study could also serve as a springboard for further study in the same area