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EFFECT OF PROJECT TEACHING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUILDING/WOODWORK TRADE IN OYO STATE GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL COLLEGES
No full textPoor academic achievement of students in building/woodwork trade in Oyo Stategovernment technical colleges as a result of defects in demonstration method ofteaching prompted the researchers to adopt project method as an alternative means toeffective teaching and a way of replacing the old one. Two research questions andtwo hypotheses were postulated in line with the stated objectives. Quasi-experimentalresearch design was adopted for the study. A sample of 78 building/woodwork tradeyear III students drawn by purposive sampling technique from a population of 250students in five government technical colleges was used for the study. The instrumentfor data collection was a Building/Woodwork Trade Achievement Test (BWTAT)validated by three experts. Test-retest method was used to obtained reliabilitycoefficient value of 0.76 through Person product moment correlation coefficient. Thestudy revealed that project teaching method was more effective than conventionalmethod in enhancing students’ academic achievement in building/ woodwork trade.Also, it was found that project teaching method increases male academic achievementthan female students in building/woodwork trade. Therefore, it was recommended thattechnical teachers should have workshop guidelines on how to use project method forpractical skills on students. Also, technical teachers should ensure they plan theirlessons with equal learning chances for both male and female students
COMPETENCIES POSSESSED BY UPPER BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL TEACHERS FOR TEACHING BUSINESS STUDIES FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN ANAMBRA STATE
No full textThe study was designed to find out the competencies possessed by upper basiceducation level teachers for teaching business studies in Anambra State. The studywas guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study adoptedsurvey research design. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection.Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t- testwas used for hypotheses testing. The result indicated that out of the twenty twocompetencies identified by the study, only eleven were possessed by the businessstudies teachers. The competencies possessed included among others; selecting thetopic to be taught, stating specific objectives to be achieved, effective knowledge ofthe subject matter as well as relating course of study to measurable performanceobjectives. However, the competencies not possessed by the teachers include amongothers; proper hanging of charts and pictures and constructing valid and reliable testto evaluate students’ progress. It was found out that there was no gender biasregarding the competencies possessed by teachers. The recommendations amongothers were that; all the identified competencies which the business studies teachersneeded to improve on be packaged for use during in- service training of teachers inAnambra State and that government should organize seminars and workshops forteachers in the areas of the identified competencies lacking for improvement
BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ RATINGS OF TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
No full textThe study identified business educators’ ratings of teaching strategies for improvingstudents’ academic performance in financial accounting in colleges of education inSouth East Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, while two nullhypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey researchdesign was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 84 business educatorsfrom colleges of education in South-East, Nigeria. Data was collected using a 17-itemvalidated questionnaire. The questionnaire was structured on a 5-point rating scale.The reliability of the instrument was ensured using pilot test technique, which wasanalyzed using Cronbach Alpha method that yielded an overall reliability co-efficientof 0.86. Data related to the research questions were analyzed using mean andstandard deviation, while z-test tools were used to test the null hypotheses. Thefindings revealed that cooperative and just-in-time learning strategies were rated at avery low extent. Gender did not affect business educators’ rating of cooperativelearning strategy while gender affected business educators’ ratings of Just-in-Timelearning strategy. It is concluded that teaching strategies for teaching financialaccounting in colleges of education in South-East Nigeria were rated at low extentand very low extent. It is also concluded that gender affected the ratings of just-intime learning strategy, while cooperative, learning strategy were not affected bygender. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that businesseducators should be mandated to apply the cooperative and Just-in-Time learningstrategies for teaching financial accounting in various colleges of education in SouthEast Nigeria to improve students’ academic performance. Business educators incolleges of education in South East Nigeria should be encouraged and educate theirfellow business educators on the importance and use of discovery learning strategy asa teaching strategy for improving students’ academic performance in financialaccounting. Most teachers should be coaxed to apply the Just‒in‒time teachingstrategy owing to the fact that they still give in to technophobia and also showincompetence in the use of modern teaching technologies
EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING RESOURCES IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
No full textThe need to produce competentgraduates for effective performance in the global workplace necessitated this study to determine the extent of utilization ofe-learning resources in business education programme in southeast Nigerian universities. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 50 business education lecturers from the universities offering business education programme in South-EastNigeria. This population formed the sample. The instrument for data collection was a 17-item validated questionnaire developed by the researchers. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha with reliability coefficients of 0.86 and 0.79 for Clusters A and B respectively. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that elearning resources for instructional delivery and evaluation process in business education programme in South-East Nigerian universities were utilized to a very low extent very lowly. Also, ownership of institutions did not significantly affect the opinion of business educators regarding the extent theyutilize e-learning resources for instructional delivery and evaluation process in business education programme in South-East, Nigerian universities. It was recommended among others that the university administrators in collaboration with the government should provide adequate e-learning facilities for lecturers inorder to facilitate their teaching and evaluation process
UTILIZATION OF NEWTECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING BY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE
No full textThisstudy focused on the utilization of new technologiesin teaching financial accounting insecondary schools. The study was carried out in Rivers State. The study was guided by tworesearch questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance.Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population of the study consisted of71 financial accounting teachers and no sample was drawn. The instrument used for datacollection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researchers. The reliabilitycoefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Data analysis was done using mean and standarddeviation while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Theresult of the study indicated no significant difference in the mean responses of male andfemale accounting teachers on the extent of utilization and barriers to utilization of newtechnologies in teaching financial accounting. On the basis of the findings, it wasconcluded that the introduction of new technologies has helped in enhancing teaching andlearning process and effective utilization of new technologies will improve the teachingand learning of financial accounting in secondary schools in Rivers State. Based on thefindings and conclusions, the study recommended among others that government shouldprovide the needed new technological facilitiesin secondary schoolsfor teaching financialaccounting
EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF e-LEARNING TOOLS AS TEACHING S T R AT E G I E S B Y B U S I N E S S E D U C AT O R S I N T E RT I A RY INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH-EASTNIGERIA
No full textThe study investigated the utilization of e-learning tools as teaching strategies by businesseducators in tertiary institutions in south east Nigeria. Two research questions were posedand answered while two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level ofsignificance. A descriptive survey design was adopted. A total of 200 business educators in14 tertiary institutionsin South East, Nigeria made up the population of the study. No samplewas taken, as the number was sizeable for the researchers to handle. A structured 25-itemvalidated questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument wasensured using pilot test technique, which was analyzed using Cronbach alpha method andyielded reliability co-efficient of 0.76. Data related to the research questions were analyzedusing mean and standard deviation while z-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses.The findings from the study revealed that multi-media and internet tools were used asteaching strategies but to a moderate extent. The study also revealed that type of institutionsdo not significantly affect the utilization of e-learning tools (multimedia and internet) asteaching strategies in tertiary institutions in south east, Nigeria. It was concluded thatbusiness educators utilized multimedia and internet tools as teaching strategies to amoderate extents as a result of insufficient training and retraining given to them. Toencourage the use of e-Learning tools as teaching strategies by business educators, it wasrecommended, among others, that business educators should develop themselves by inservice training. They should also constantly use e-Learning tools provided by thegovernment and administrators of institutionsin teaching tasks
Impoliteness Strategies in Nurse-Patient Interactions in Two Public State-Owned Hospitals in Delta State: A Focus on Pre and Post Doctors’ Consultation Encounters
No full textImpoliteness is a negative language behaviour which causes dissatisfaction in communication. The patients who are the judge as to whether hospital communication is dissatisfactory or not, usually feel threatened by nurses’ impoliteness. Therefore, this study examined impoliteness in nurse-patient interaction in Asaba Specialist hospital and General hospital, Okwe. The aim is to identify and discuss the impoliteness strategies and their frequency of occurrence as used by nurses and patients in pre and post doctors’ encounters. The theoretical underpinning for the study is Jonathan Culpeper’s (1996) theory of impoliteness. By a direct observation, the study recorded the natural occurring conversations of nurses and patients in both hospitals. Through a purposive sampling method, interactions with elements of impoliteness were identified and isolated for further examination. The isolated data was further triangulated through a qualitative descriptive method of analysis. The findings showed that the patients and nurses examined use positive impoliteness strategy, negative impoliteness strategy, sarcasm and withhold politeness strategy with bald on record as the most frequently used. The study recommended that nurses should minimise the use of obvert impoliteness in patients’ health care interaction and embrace strategies that minimises face attack
Power Dynamics in Nigerian Society in Uche Nnyagu\u27s Travails of the Giant
No full textIn man’s efforts to survive in the world, there are some certain forces that man must navigate through in order to get to his destination in life. These challenges may pose serious obstacles to his success in his chosen life’s endeavours, and as such delay his speed at attaining the needed height. This paper analyzes the intricate power dynamics within Nigerian society as depicted in Uche Nnyagu\u27s novel, Travails of the Giant. Power as a man-made force can appear in different forms, depending on the situation one finds himself or herself. Drawing on sociological criticism, the study examines how various social, political, and cultural forces intersect to shape power relations in Nigeria. Through a close reading of Nnyagu\u27s narrative, the research shows different ways in which power is exercised, contested, and legitimized in the academic sector of Nigerian society. Key themes explored include leadership struggles, and the struggle for social justice and accountability. By exploring the power dynamics portrayed in Travails of the Giant, this paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the power dynamism existing in the Nigerian educational institution
Multi-Semiotic Communications in the Spatio-Temporal Making of Vijayendra Prasad’s Bahubali
No full textFilm has made popular several visual forms of culture across the globe, one of which is Indian anthropology. The objectives behind this study are to inform Indian movies’ audience on what some of their iconic, indexical, symbolic images and visual representations as well as actors’ verbal and non-verbal actions could be interpreted to mean in their various spaces and times of occurrences. Therefore, the researchers are also interested in exploring the socio-cultural complexities that unfold between the spatio-temporal makings of the event series in the film – Bahubali. This paves a way for discerning what motivates many non-Hindi speakers world-wide to watch their films, translated or not translated. The concept of visual grammar, designed by Kress and van Leeuwen in Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design (1996; 2006) from the theoretical basis of Halliday’s ‘metafunction’ and O’Toole’s The Language of Displayed Art (1994; 2011) which focus on art works like architecture and sculpture in addition to painting, were employed for data analysis. Hence, this qualitative research of ten (10) randomly select paired-samples from Bahubali, analytically rely on these two foundational books that both contain and capture crucial semiotic resources with non-verbal communication for data analysis. It was found that semiotic spaces of sacrifices, such as that of Shivagami until Shivudu, (the protagonist), was given to his foster father and that of Ballaladeva on the battle field against Kalakenya are spiritual as well as religious. Also, scenarios of promises and fulfillment, bows and respect, songs and festivities, and oath taking and steadfastness are all parts of Indian culture. The paper concludes that the film exudes more of Indian’s cultural, spiritual, religious and conventional attachment through different verbal and non-verbal modes to fulfill semiotic obligations.
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INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TECHNIQUES IN METALWORK PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL COLLEGES FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA
No full textThe study was aimed at identifying entrepreneurship techniques needed in metalwork programme of technical colleges to meet the demand of self-employment in Nigeria. The population for the study consisted of 51 Metalwork Instructors from technical colleges in the South East, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The respondents were the 51 metalwork Instructors teaching in eleven technical colleges in the South East States. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions 1 & 2. The findings of the study revealed that metalwork programme in technical colleges needed the following entrepreneurship techniques: techniques for planning, budgeting, funding, personnel management and control, networking, product patenting, intellectual property preservation, mass production, marketing and strategy of monopoly in entrepreneurship. Based on the findings, conclusions were drawn after which the following recommendations were made among which were that: Government, in collaboration with successful entrepreneurs should establish entrepreneurship programme for students post-graduation internship to promote business management ability for self-employed graduates; Government should also influence local companies to extend post-graduation internship programmes to industrial space, where graduates of technical colleges in metalwork could freely gain entrepreneurship experience, without having to hit and miss in their individual search for internship placement; Government should seriously adhere to the foregoing recommendations if metalwork graduates must succeed in the business of self-employment