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Influence of Digitized Library Information Resources on Knowledge Acquisition among Undergraduates of Federal University of Petroleum, EffurunWarri, Delta State, Nigeria.
Get PDFThis study investigated the Influence of Digitized Library Information Resources on Knowledge Acquisition among Undergraduates of the Federal University of Petroleum, Effurun Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study. The questionnaire was the instrument adopted for the study. The questionnaire validated by experts in the dep[1]artment was for face and content. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is 990 registered users of the FUPRE library. The stratified sampling technique was used to derive the sample size of 198 using 20% of the total population. Analysis was done with simple percentages and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. The study found that students acquire knowledge through research online and reading online books for their academic purposes and sometimes the economy. The study found among others that only a few of the resources in the library are digitized and digitized libraries positively influence knowledge acquisition. The study therefore recommends among others that libraries should fully digitize their resources to enable users to have access to information resource
Difficult Topics in Mathematics as Perceived by Senior Secondary School One Student in Benin Metropolis, Edo State
Get PDFThe study investigated the perceived difficult topics in Senior Secondary Schools (SSI) Mathematics by students in Benin Metropolis, Edo State. Four research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population consisted of senior secondary school one students (SSI) students in Benin City, Edo State. [1]The sample size consisted of 250 students selected from 16 public and 30 private senior secondary school one (SSI) students in Benin City using the multi-stage sampling technique. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The validity of the instrument was ascertained by three experts in the field of Mathematics, and Measurement and Evaluation, at the Institute of Education, University of Benin. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using the Cronbach alpha reliability statistic and gave an alpha value of 0.89. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation, and the independent sample t-test, at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that simple equations and variation, quadratic equations, geometrical construction, trigonometry, formal geometry, mensuration, and logical reasoning were perceived by the students as very difficult, modular arithmetic was difficult while number base system, indices, and statistics and data presentations were less difficult. In addition, a significant difference exists in the perception of difficult mathematics topics by gender, school location and schools. It was recommended among others that workshops should be organized for the teachers of mathematics to train them on how to effectively teach the identified difficult mathematics topics in the senior secondary one school curriculu
Assessing Lecturers' Readiness to Teach 21st Century Skills in Colleges of Education in Imo State
Get PDFDigital transformation has heavily impacted the education industry at all levels of education. Teaching patterns in institutions are changing because of the interest in students acquiring 21st-century skills. Lecturers play an important role in this endeavour and therefore, this study focused on their understanding of the 21st century skills and the teaching approaches required to imbibe them. This is in addition to how they implement teaching in their classrooms for their attainment. The study employed a survey research design. A sample size of 180 lecturers was randomly selected from a population of 986 lecturers from two colleges of education in Imo State. A questionnaire of the 4-point Likert scale was developed for the collection of data for the study. [1]The instrument is composed of four sections with the first focusing on the institution, understanding 21st century skills, the development and implementation of different teaching methods for teaching the 21st Century skills and the use of technological tools for learning in the classroom. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts in measurement and evaluation. It was administered on 20 lectures from an institution not used in the study to determine the reliability estimate using Cronbach-alpha and a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Data were analyzed using mean and percentages. The findings revealed among others that lectures in colleges of education use methods that promote the actualization of 21st -century educational goals. Based on the results, it was recommended among others that colleges of education management should organize specialized programmes to further familiarize lecturers with the importance of 21st-century skills and how they could effectively teach them to learners
Relationship Between Work Ethics and Senior Non-Teaching Staff’s Productivity in South-South Universities in Nigeria
Get PDFThis study examined the relationship between work ethics and senior non-teaching staff productivity in universities in South-South, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and one was hypothesized to guide the study. [1]The descriptive survey correlational research design was adopted for the study. The target population of the study comprised 9,508 out of which Nine hundred and twenty-three (923) senior non-teaching staff were selected across south-south universities in Nigeria. The multistage and proportional-to-size sampling techniques were used in obtaining the sample size. The research instruments were questionnaires, titled, Work Ethics Questionnaire and Productivity Rating Scale. The reliability of the Work Ethics Questionnaire was 0.695 using Pearson (r). The Cronbach alpha, reliability of the Productivity Rating Scale was 0.734 at 0.05 level of coefficient. Mean rating and standard deviation were applied to answer research questions while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypothesis formulated. Findings from the study revealed that the level of compliance of senior non-teaching staff with work ethics in South-South Universities in Nigeria was low. There was a significant relationship between work ethics and senior non-teaching staff productivity in south-south Universities in Nigeria. The study therefore recommended that senior non-teaching staff in South-South, Nigeria, improve their compliance with work ethics to increase their productivity within the University syste
Multiple Social and Academic Roles of Postgraduate Student-Mothers in a Western Nigerian University
Get PDFThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 projected an inclusive and equitable quality education to all citizens, achieving the right to education for all irrespective of their gender. [1]Women in general and student-mothers in particular are builders of a nation as their male counterparts. In ensuring that student-mothers receive an inclusive and equitable quality education, they combine multiple roles with their academics. This study examines the relationship between post-graduate student-mothers' multiple roles and academic success in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and three hypotheses tested at a .05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey design type. Data was collected from a sample of 55 postgraduate student-mothers undergoing their Post Graduate Diplomas at Lagos State University through a self-developed questionnaire. Findings showed that there was no significant relationship between the number of children and role conflict of student mothers c2 (3, N = 55) = 2.875, р =.411. Also, there was no significant difference in the role conflict of student-mothers based on marital status, c2 (1, N = 55) = 2.426, р =.119. However, there was a significant difference between the support student-mothers receive and their academic achievement, t = -2.416, df = 53, p = .019. Student-mothers who received support had a better academic performance than their counterparts who did not receive support. It is recommended that among others the government and school management should provide child care and create campus support unit
Peace and Security for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Implications for Management of Secondary Education.
Get PDFThe paper examines peace and security for sustainable development in Nigeria and implications for the management of secondary education. [1]Peace and Security are paramount to every society. But in Nigeria, banditry, kidnapping and robbery have become the order of the day. This has become a threat to the management of secondary schools where students and teachers live in perpetual fear. Major concepts defined in this paper include Peace, Peace Education, Security and management. The paper was further discussed under the following subheadings: the need for Peace Education, the relationship between peace and security, the theoretical pathway of peace and security and its implications. The paper concludes that there is a need to not only advocate for peaceful co-existence with each other but to ensure that actions and inaction work towards peace. The security of every student and staff should be paramount to all stakeholders and levels of government. Students can only learn in a friendly atmosphere, all stakeholders in secondary education should harness every opportunity to promote peace education. It was recommended that peace education should be part of the school curriculum and adequate security should be provided for secondary schools
Impact of Technology on Students’ Achievement in English Vocabulary in Senior Secondary Schools in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State
Get PDFThis study investigated the impact of technology on students’ achievement in English vocabulary in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State. [1]The study adopted the survey research design. Three senior secondary schools were randomly selected from 12 public senior secondary schools in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Fifty SS II students were randomly selected from each school making a total number of 150 SS II students. A questionnaire on the Impact of Technology on Achievement in English Vocabulary (r=0.76) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts in Language Education. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage scores, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics of t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed among others that there was no significant difference between the level of impact of technology on male and female students' achievement in English vocabulary (t = -.411; df=148; p>0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that English language teachers should create a friendly and supportive environment that will allow technology to be properly used in teaching English vocabular
Fostering Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University Level
Get PDFThis paper begins by examining the key concepts in the title, breaking these into finer components, and seeking responses to the following questions (a) what is Teaching? (b) What characterizes EXCELLENT TEACHING? (c) What is Learning? (d) What would qualify as Excellence in Learning given the world for which we are preparing today's university students? The answers to these preliminary questions then provide the guide to the development of an appropriate strategy for fostering excellence in teaching and learning at the university level. The paper is not to be seen as a mere catalogue of instructions on how to teach. It has instead considered the concepts of excellence as appli[1]ed to Teaching (more of guiding and less of telling) and Learning (more of how effectively you have learnt how to learn and less of how much you have learnt). It has also placed the subject under discussion on the pedestal of entrenching (not just promoting) excellence in teaching and learning in the broader context of enabling institutional policy guidelines that should recognise excellence in teaching as a strong element of the development of the academic needed for the knowledge economy of the 21st centur
Analysis Of Students’ Attitude Towards Financial Accounting In Public And Private Secondary Schools In Alimosho Area Of Lagos State
Get PDFThe study made a comparative analysis of students' attitudes and performance in financial accounting in public and private secondary schools in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. A descriptive survey design was used. Two hundred and forty (240) respondents were selected from public and private secondary schools using a purposeful sampling technique. Three research questions guided the study. Two Researcher-developed questionnaires titled Student's Attitudinal Scale and Student's Performance Scale were used for data collection. The data were analysed using frequency count and percentage. The results revealed that students’ attitudes had a significant impact on teaching and learning, there is no significant difference in the performance of male and female students in financial accounting in public and private secondary schools. It was therefore recommended among others that teachers should demonstrate skills to attract the attention of students in learning financial accounting. Adequate teaching and learning facilities should be provided
Internal Efficiency Of Public Senior Secondary Schools In Edo State
Get PDFThe study was out to ascertain the enrolment and promotion rates of Edo State public senior secondary schools as well as wastage rates and the extent to which the schools are internally efficient. The study, therefore, investigated the internal efficiency of public senior secondary schools in Edo State. Four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study. A descriptive research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised all forty-two thousand, four hundred and seventeen (42,417) S.S.S.1 cohorts of public senior secondary school students for the 2019/2020 academic session which equally formed the sample for the study using the census sampling technique. A checklist titled “School Enrolment Checklist” (SEC) was used to elicit data for the study. The research questions were answered using percentages and the crude-cohort wastage rate (C-CWR), input/output ratio. The results of the findings showed that public senior secondary schools in Edo state had a low wastage rate as the schools were moderately internally efficient with moderate enrolment and promotion rates. The study, therefore, recommended that the state government should further motivate teachers by intensifying their training such as seminars, workshops, and conferences among others to reduce wastage in the system