Journal of Educational Research in Developing Areas
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Causes, effects and remedies of truancy among secondary school students in Jalingo, Taraba state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Truancy been one of the juvenile delinquent behaviour of secondary school students has affected students’ academic performance and the society. This study was designed to ascertained the causes, effects and the ways to remedy the problem.
Purpose of the study: The study identified the causes, effects and remedies of truancy among secondary school students in Jalingo Taraba State, Nigeria.
Methodology: Descriptive design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of all the 11,765 senior secondary school students in the 34 secondary schools in Jalingo. The sample size was 250 SS II students selected randomly from 10 senior secondary schools. Self-designed questionnaire tagged “Causes, Effects and Remedies of Truancy Questionnaire (CERTQ)” was used. The instrument was subjected to pilot testing using 50 respondents and Cronbach alpha was used to test the reliability. Reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained. The research instrument was administered directly to the students. Descriptive statistical techniques such as mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions.
Results: The study found out that the causes of truancy are physical/mental ill-health, drug abuse, broken home, harsh disciplinary, lack of parental supervision, poor academic performance, poor parental income, unconducive school environment, bullying and wrong teaching methods. The effects of truancy are school dropout, poor academic performance, engagement in crime, violence, drug abuse, family instability and poor self-esteem. The remedies to truancy are review of disciplinary policies, supervision and monitoring of students’ academic activities by parents, provision of adequate facilities in schools, intimating of students on the danger of drug abuse, taking care of students with physical and mental ill-health.
Recommendations/Classroom Implications: The study recommended among other things that parents should supervise and monitor their children academic activities and the government should provide adequate facilities in schools
Comparability of computer based and paper & pencil test on students’ performance in educational assessment course at the Federal University Gusau, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Computer-Based Test (CBT) is being adopted for assessment by many institutions in Nigeria due to increase in students’ population, expansion of work demands from academic staff, and advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Purpose: This study investigated the comparability of Computer Based Test (CBT) and Paper-Pencil Test (PPT) on students’ scores in Educational assessment course at Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State.
Methodology: The study adopted the repeated measures design. The population for this study comprised of all undergraduate students of Federal University Gusau. The target population comprised of all the 450 registered 300 level undergraduate students from Faculty of Education, Federal University Gusau during 2021/2022 academic session. All the students were purposively selected for the study. Two instruments were used for data collection: The Multiple Choice Test in Test and Measurement (MCTTM) used for PPT and CBT had acceptable content validity coefficient of correlation of 0.69 percent and split-half reliability coefficient of 0.81, while the ICT Competence Questionnaire developed for obtaining information on students’ competence in and attitude to ICT had test re-test reliability coefficient of 0.78 and 0.81 respectively. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses formulated for the study were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance.
Results: The findings of the study revealed that Federal University Gusau undergraduate students have little competence in ICT. It also revealed significant difference in students’ scores in CBT and PPT in an educational assessment course. The difference is in favour of PPT with mean score of 48.72. The study also revealed no significant effect of gender on students’ scores on the two modes of testing. In addition, significant relationships also exist among students’ competence in, attitude to ICT and their performance in CBT.
Recommendation: The study therefore recommended that educators should encourage the use of the adequate ICT facilities for teaching and learning. This will not only motivated the learners in learning but also prepare them for CBT
Workplace resource related stressors and job performance of lecturers in public universities
Get PDFIntroduction: University lecturers in various climes do experience job stress at varying levels as a result of stressors such as inadequate workplace resources, which may influence the extent of their job performances. Thus, the need to assess the extent workplace resources related stress influences the job performance of lecturers.
Purpose: The study investigated workplace resources stress and job performance of lecturers in Federal University in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.
Methodology: The study adopted cross-sectional research design. Data were gathered using workplace resources stress scale and job effectiveness questionnaires, which were administered on 584 lecturers sampled through stratified random sample technique. The instrument was tested for significance using the Pearson correlation analysis. The results of the test were all higher than 0.60 indicative of the existence of strong positive correlation between the variables. The data were analysed using one way analysis of variance.
Results: The findings revealed that workplace resources induced stress has no significant influence on publication and community service but has significance influence on teaching effectiveness.
Recommendations: The study recommended among other measures that, NUC should put checks in place to ensure that internationally acceptable guidelines on resources are adhered to and adequate resources that enhance job performance should be provided by proprietors of universities
Teachers’ technological knowledge in integration of information communication technology and mathematics performance of students in public secondary schools in Makueni county, Kenya
Get PDFIntroduction: There are three components to teaching with technology: information, pedagogy and technology, as well as their interrelationships which make up the Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, which improves teaching and learning.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish relationship between teachers’ technological knowledge on ICT integration and students’ performance in Mathematics in public secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya.
Methodology: The study adopted correlational study design. The target population was 15,410 respondents, which included 251 principals, 407 Mathematics teachers, and 14,752 form three students. The study sample comprised of 25 principals, 42 Mathematics teachers, and 375 students drawn from the study population. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews and group discussions. Experts’ review and piloting were utilized to improve the validity of the questionnaire items. Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire items and found a correlation coefficient of 0.939. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while qualitative data was categorized into themes and analyzed thematically.
Results: The study findings revealed that for every unit increase in teachers’ technological knowledge in ICT integration, there was 81% increase in Mathematics performance, and hence technological knowledge at level of significance, was statistically significant.
Recommendations: The study recommends that schools should intensify ICT integration in the teaching and learning of Mathematics to improve performance in the subject
Influence of socialization of widows and married women on academic performance of women in women centres in Bauchi state, Nigeria
Get PDFIntroduction: Women education have lately become the concerns of most stakeholders especially the states governments in north-western states of Nigeria, education is a basic human right and has been recognized as such, sociologists attribute the manifest function of education include transmission of culture, creation of common identity, section and screen of talents and promotion of personal growth and development.
Purpose: The study focus on the Influence of socialization of widows and married women on academic performance of women in women centres in Bauchi state, Nigeria.
Methodology: The survey design was used for the study. The study population is 802. A sample of 265 women was drawn from widow and married students of Women Centre Jama’are, Azare, Misau and Ningi in Bauchi State from the population with the aid of Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table for determining sample size. Research instrument titled Academic Performance Test (APT) was used for data collection which was adjudged to possess content validity by teachers in secondary schools that mark WAEC and NECO in Bauchi State with a reliability ‘r’ index of 0.68 for Mathematics and 0.76 for English language.
Result: Findings revealed that: there is no significant difference between academic performance of widow and married students of Women Centre Jama’are, Azare, Misau and Ningi in Bauchi State. Also Widows and married women relate better when they have acquaint themselves with the environment and are ready to acquire knowledge.
Recommendation: It was recommended that parents and husbands should encourage their daughters and wives to go back to continuing education centre for their education
Corruption and globalization: The interconnections and impact on Nigerian economic development
Get PDFIntroduction: Corruption as well as globalization, has remained key issues of considerable academic and professional concerns owing to their influences on national economic outcomes. These phenomena remained complex concepts with many dimensions on nation’s ambition. In spite of growing recognition of the contributions of globalization to nation’s development, underdeveloped countries continue to benefit minimally due to the interaction with overwhelming levels of corruption.
Purpose: This study examined the realism of the intertwined relationship between these phenomena with specific concern on the Nigerian economy. The study critically explored the interconnections between corruption and globalization with specific attention devoted to their overlapping roles in Nigeria’s economic development.
Methodology: The paper adopted an exploratory and narrative methodology in which a critic of extant germane studies were done.
Results: The study found out that globalization and corruption exerts negative influences on the economic development of Nigeria due to the levels of adoption.
Conclusion: The combined impact of low level of adoption of globalization and high rate of corruption is detrimental on all dimensions of Nigeria’s economic prosperity.
Recommendation: Any significant economic growth will require a reversal of the trend, and this can be achieved through concerted efforts to embrace technology and to fight corruption, among others
Assessment of teacher quality and effective teaching of social studies in junior high schools in Garu district of Ghana
Get PDFIntroduction: Enhancing the quality of Social Studies teachers is significantly necessary for effective teaching and learning of Social Studies in Junior High schools in Ghana.
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to provide empirical evidence about teacher quality and the effective teaching of Social Studies in Junior High schools in the Garu District.
Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for the study involved all Social Studies teachers in Junior High Schools in the Garu District. In all twenty-seven (27) Social Studies teachers made up of Five (5) females and twenty-two (22) males who were purposively selected to participate in the study. A structured questionnaire was designed and used for data collection.
Results: Findings from the study revealed that most Social Studies teachers possessed the minimum requirements for teaching Social Studies and are professionally qualified and trained for effective teaching of the subject. Also, many Social Studies teachers have not received any form of in-service training which could hamper effective teaching.
Recommendations: The study recommends that emphasis should be placed on in-service training for teachers teaching Social Studies at the Basic school level for the subject's objectives to be achieved. It is therefore imperative for these teachers to join the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) in order to get continuous professional development which will keep them up-to-date on the latest innovations in Social Studies Education and also grant them access to networking opportunities
Effect of self-assessment strategy on Mathematics performance of public secondary school students with learning difficulties in Homabay, Kenya
Get PDFIntroduction: There is a paradigm shift in thinking which requires authentic learning which led to focus on formative assessment. This concern has caused a challenge to educators. Educational experts have recommended the integration of student self-assessment strategy in learning process to address this challenge. Self-assessment is a process where learners reflect on the worth of their work, compare their work to the standards, identify gaps and revise appropriately.
Purpose: This study was to determine the effect of self-assessment strategy on mathematics performance of public secondary school students with learning difficulties in Homa-Bay County, Kenya.
Methodology: The study adopted a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest, nonequivalent control group design. The study was carried out in secondary schools in Homa-Bay County. The population of the study consisted secondary school learners’ context, while the sample consisted of 60 form three learners. The instruments were determined as validated and reliable having been used in previous thesis studies after getting permission to use.
Results: This study found out that the experimental group mean improvement index and standard deviation were higher than those of the control group. Even though the experimental group had a greater mean improvement index as well as the standard deviation, this was statistically insignificant from the t-test. The study concluded that student’ self-assessment strategy was effective in mathematics among secondary school students with learning difficulties.
Recommendations: The study recommended that there was need for a step-up in the integration of the alternative assessment strategies in the classrooms as formative assessment methods to enhance more meaningful learning especially student self-assessment. Further, efforts should be made to ensure both teachers and students embrace the alternative forms of assessments especially self-assessments more so in this era of authenticity
Mathematical interpretation of students’ indices of performance and its implications on students’ performance in the award of certificate at Nigerian tertiary institutions
Get PDFINTRODUCTION: Since the introduction of credit unit system in our tertiary institutions, indices of performance (Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) has been used as an instrument of assessing students’ performance from one semester to another.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to interpret mathematically the meaning of “up to date total credits units registered” as in the definition of CGPA and its implications on students’ performance in the award of certificate.
METHODOLOGY: The study adopted the comparative research method, the student information book (student Handbook) of various institutions were used as guide on how these institutions defined CGPA. Example was given to illustrate how calculations are done based on the definition given using a Diploma program which is a two years’ program.
RESULTS: The up - to - date total credit units registered may include the carry – over courses which will be included in computing the CGPA of that semester. However, when this method was applied to two students who had scored the same grades, one graduating in normal two years of the program and the other one in three years of the same program due to carry – overs, their final CGPAs were not the same even though they had the same grades in all the courses (see Tables 2, 4, 6 & 7). But when “the up – to - date total credit units prescribed” was used, their final CGPAs were the same (see Tables 8 & 9).
RECOMMENDATIONS: Since the graduates from the various institutions do vie for the same openings on the job market even though different methods were used in computing their CGPA which determined the class of certificate they hold, it is necessary therefore, that the method of computing the CGPA be standardized in this country. This can only be achieved if explicit definition of CGPA is give
Relationship between parental involvement and academic resilience among public secondary school students of Turkana county, Kenya
Get PDFIntroduction: Although, Turkana County is one of the most marginalized county in Kenya, some students from this locality persist to pursue an education from one level to another, surmounting the challenges at each level. The parental involvement factors bolstering their academic resilience formed the basis of inquiry of this study.
Purpose: This study was an investigation of the relationship between parental involvement factors and academic resilience of public secondary school students in Turkana County.
Methodology: This study employed a mixed methods approach using the concurrent triangulation design analysis. The data collection tools were questionnaires and interview schedules. The sample size consisted of 382 students who responded to questionnaires, and 10 teachers and 10 students for the interview schedules. The internal consistency test of reliability was established through computation of the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient whose overall output was .775.The content, construct and criterion-related validity were also established. Similarly, the trustworthiness and authenticity of the qualitative data was established.
Results: The study found that parental involvement academically, physically, socially, emotionally, financially and parental communication of expectations yielded high academic resilience among students, with parental involvement socially being the strongest predictor of academic resilience.
Recommendations: The study recommended that parents should be involved in their children’s lives academically, physically, socially, emotionally, financially as well as communicate their expectations to their children. Further, parents should especially involve their children in the social aspects of their lives in order to promote academic resilience