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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER QUALITY AND STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENIN MUNICIPALITY, EDO STATE
Get PDFThe study investigated the relationship between teacher qualities on student academic performance in Benin Municipality of Edo State, Nigeria. The correlation survey research design was adopted. The population comprised of the 47 public senior secondary schools in the municipality, while the sample was made up of 15 public senior secondary schools in Benin Municipality, which represented more than 20% of the population. Five secondary schools were selected from each of the three Local Government Areas that made up the municipality, using the stratified random sampling technique. The instrument were validated by the experts in educational management and in educational evaluation and counselling psychology, while test retest method was used to determine the reliability which gave r value of 0.69. Data was collected using ‘’Teacher Quality Questionnaire (TQQ)” and “Student Academic Performance Checklist for Mathematics and English (SAPCME)”. Three research questions were raised to guide the study, two were answered, while one was hypothesised. Collated data were analysed using percentage, mean, while the formulated hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (r) at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the hypothesis testing revealed a negative relationship between teacher quality and student academic performance in the Municipality. It was therefore recommended that though teacher quality seemed to be high, there is need to fathom a method of assisting weak students in these two important subjects
PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND INTERNAL EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN EDO AND DELTA STATES
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to investigate physical facilities and internal efficiency of public universities in Edo and Delta States. Four research questions were raised that guided the study, descriptive survey research design of the ex-post-facto type was adopted, the population comprised all the four public universities in Edo and Delta States. Two universities were sampled, purposive random sampling was used to select the programmes from faculties of humanities and sciences. The instrument was two checklist titled Physical Facilities Checklist (PFC) and Student Enrolment and Flow Checklist (SEFC). Data were analysed with the use of descriptive statistics and reconstructed cohort method was used to compute the internal efficiency. Findings revealed that physical facilities were available but not adequate therefore not in tandem with NUC’s benchmark. Edo and Delta States Public Universities were internally inefficient with wastage ratio of 1:32. The study recommended that physical facilities should be made available and should be in tandem with NUC’s benchmark. Also, internal efficiency of these universities should be improved and maintained because wastage ratio of 1:32 was not technically good
ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS AS CORRELATES OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AMONG CIVILIAN TEACHERS IN COMMAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS: TOWARDS A POLITICAL EMANCIPATION
Get PDFCareer Management has strong implications for individuals, employers and governments and served as a means for socioeconomic and political empowerment which in other words signifies political emancipation hence, the need to investigate factors that influenced career development among civilian teachers in command secondary schools. Therefore, this study investigated organisational factors as correlates of career development among civilian teachers in command secondary schools towards a political emancipation. Super’s life-space theory of career development and career development models was adapted in this study. The study adopted the correlational survey design and focused on civilian teachers in Command Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A sample size of 306 civilian teachers was drawn from the population of 1454 civilian teachers in the Command Secondary Schools in Nigeria, but 241 questionnaires were retrieved. The regression analysis and the analysis of variance were used to analyse data obtained from the field in this study at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that both the management and administrative structures are very important factors that influenced career development among civilian teachers in the Nigeria Command Secondary Schools. The study recommended that Nigeria Command Secondary Schools should provide better management and administrative structures that inculcated the civilian teachers into the system to be able to partake in higher career levels in the schools. This could lead to a higher socioeconomic and political emancipation towards encouraging them for higher career attainments. It will also enhance the achievements of goals of the Nigeria Command Secondary Schools towards better teachers and school performance
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN METHOD OF TEACHING IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Get PDFPrimary education in Nigeria faces a lot of challenges especially in appropriating proper method of teaching. It appears teachers are not skilful enough in the usage of teaching methodology that will motivate learners. Research evidence showed that the major problem in the nursery and primary schools is the poor methods used by the teachers to impart knowledge. This study aimed at finding out the influence of capacity building programme on teacher effectiveness in method of teaching. The study raised a major research question and formulated one hypothesis. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study population covered all teachers in the public primary schools in Southwestern Nigeria. A sample of 610 participants was made through multistage sampling technique. Two validated instruments titled four Point Likert Scale (Questionnaire), (0.78) and Teacher Observation Checklist {TOC}, (0.82) were used for data collection while descriptive statistics and linear regression were used for data analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed a weighted average mean of 3.71 which showed that most of the teachers observed were effective in the method of teaching employed during teaching-learning process while capacity building has influence on teacher effectiveness in teaching delivery/pedagogy and was significant at [F(1,610)=65.621, p<0.05]. The study recommended that government should put in more effort in building primary school teachers capacity, given that primary education is the foundation of all other level
MANAGERIAL CAPACITY, STAFF TRAINING AND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN EDUCATION ZONE OF OYO STATE
Get PDFThe study investigated the influence of managerial capacity and staff training on public secondary school teachers’ effectiveness in Education Zone II of Oyo State. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Multistage sampling procedure was used to gather data for the study. Proportional to size sampling technique was used to select 15% of the respondents which was 440 teachers from 31 schools out of the 2931 teachers from 154 public secondary schools and 31 principals that are in the five local government areas in Ibadan zone II. A self-developed instrument titled "Managerial Capacity, Staff Training and Teachers Effectiveness Questionnaire-0.81 (MCSTTEQ) for teachers and "Teachers Effectiveness Questionnaire -0.84 (TEQ) for school principals in Oyo State Zone II. Four hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of multiple regression analysis, Person Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed positive and significant relationship between managerial capacity and teachers effectiveness in Education Zone II, Oyo State (r = 0.269, p < 0.005), motivation was significantly correlated with teachers effectiveness (r = 0.482, p <0.05), leadership style and teachers’ effectiveness (r = 0.499, p < 0.05), communication skills and teachers’ effectiveness (r = 0.505, p < 0.05).The study also showed that managerial capacity and staff training have linear and significant influence on public secondary school teachers’ effectiveness in Education Zone II, Oyo State (F(9,428) =39.091, P = 0.000 < 0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that teachers should be encouraged to attend seminars, workshops and conferences, while school principals should improve in their managerial capacity in order to increase teachers' effectiveness in schools
Collaborate it: Development of an Architectural Framework for a Collaborative System in an Academic Environment
Get PDFAbstractThe current state of Information and Communication Systems coupled with recent advances in software tools have opened up the opportunities that have enhanced the development of computer collaborative and conference systems. Computer collaborative systems allow users and participants to collaborate and share information/resources over the network from geographically dispersed locations. The floor of a collaborative system is made up of the users currently participating in a collaborative session. Floor control is the mechanism for managing which user(s) is (are) allowed to speak/text/access resources (to) the participants during a session.Floor control as an essential ingredient in collaboration, is lacking in most of the current systems and has been identified as the most essential aspect of result oriented collaboration and resource sharing in several studies. This paper addresses three floor control policies; free floor, Queue and Bids policies. The architectural framework for CollaborateIT; a moderator-based Desktop Collaborative system capable of managing a seminar with pre-defined participants and roles is presented. The proposed collaborative system architectural framework allows participants seamless access to the floor with strict compliance with the floor control policy and ensuring system state consistency during session
Future of Remote Learning: The Virtual Laboratory Perspective
Get PDFThis study examined the viability of using a virtual laboratory as an alternative to the traditional technique of performing experiments in an open and remote learning environment. A Google form was utilised to gather information from National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) science students through an online questionnaire.A total of 350 students were recruited from six Study Centers of NOUN each from the geographical zone based on four faculties using convenience sampling. The students' WhatsApp numbers were used to circulate the questionnaire. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the responses which werecoded in a spreadsheet (SPSS). All dependent factors provided by participants were tested using the Chi Square test for demographic variables (age, gender, and field of study). With a p-value of 0.006, the results revealed a statistically significant relationship between age and demand for alternative virtual laboratory usage. There wasstatistical significance found between the faculty of study and the demand for high-speed Internet. The findings revealed that the current NOUN Practical teaching technique is insufficient since it has no relationship with any of the independent variables. NOUN, which already operates physical laboratories in zonal centres, mightsupplement the Practical Teaching Technique with a virtual practical learning system that simulates real-life practical sessions. The outcome improved internet access along with a hybrid of both physical and virtual practical learning that would address the NEEDS of NOUN students as identified in the NEEDs assessment survey andwould reduce the attrition rate of science students
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ TORT ATTITUDE ON STUDENTS RIGHTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThe study examined the influence of administrators’ tort attitude on students’ rights in senior secondary schools in Oyo State. The study employed a survey design on twelve (12) Local Government Areas (LGAs) which were drawn from the six educational zones of the State. The study selected a total of one hundred and forty two (142) administrators (36 principals and 106 vice principals) as participants in the study. The two self-designed instruments used in the study were named: Administrators’ Attitude toward Tort Law Scale (AtTL; ? = 0.74) and Infringement of Students’ Rights Survey (IoSRS) (? = 0.78). Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics, PPMC, independence sample t-test and with level of significance set at 0.05. The result showed that attitude toward tort law among administrators (x = 2.85) was fair. The AtTL (r = -0.552) had significant negative correlation with IoSR; Gender had no significant impact on administrators’ Attitude toward Tort Law (t = -1.845, df =140, P > .05). It was recommended that school administrators should reduce infringement rate through their willingness to train on tort related offences as well as ensure legal principles are put to practice in schools
AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO INTERNET FACILITIES AS DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE EDITORIAL SERVICES IN BOOK PUBLISHING FIRMS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Get PDFInternet facilities are crucial for effective performance of editors in the book publishing firms, as such availability of internet facilities in publishing firms and editors’ access to such available facilities are the fulcrum to editorial services. It is in the light of this that this study examined availability and accessibility to internet facilities as determinants of effective editorial services in book publishing firms in Southwestern Nigeria. Survey design was adopted for the study, structured questionnaire titled “Availability and Accessibility to Internet Facilities by Editors” was the research instrument, while four research questions were asked. The study population was the 54 registered educational publishing firms in Southwestern Nigeria, while the sample for the study were the 102 editors in 25 publishing firms that were randomly selected. The data collected was analysed using percentages and statistical mean. Findings revealed a strong link between access to internet facilities and effective editorial services in book publishing firms. The study, therefore, recommended that editors should be given improved access to the internet facilities to boost their performance and improve the fortune of the publishing industry
Predicting the Corrosion Rate of Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Neural Network
Get PDFPipelines are popular means of fluid transportation. They have become the preferred medium of transporting hydrocarbon due to their cost-effectiveness, efficiency and safety. Therefore, in-use pipelines require adequate monitoring and maintenance for effective functioning. Pipeline inspection is a practice employed to prevent failures that could have significant consequences on their environments, aside from huge business losses. However, the fact that pipelines are mostly installed underground makes access and inspection challenges. Additionally, different subsurface materials have different chemical compositions and properties which could have a degrading reaction on the underlying pipeline material; thereby exposing the pipeline to failure risk. According to the pipeline failure record, one of the greatest causes of pipeline failure is corrosion. This paper developed a model for predicting the corrosion rate of oil and gas pipelines using neural networks. LevenbergMarquardt's (LM) backpropagation algorithm was used to optimize the training of the model for better predictive accuracy. The developed model was validated using MATLAB. Subsequently, the model was evaluated with an industrial dataset and was discovered to have an accuracy of 97%, this corresponds to improvements of 17.7% and 6.6% over the Obaseki analytical model and Abbas artificial neural network model respectively. The developed model has a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.01421 and mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.00015, thus can accurately predict the corrosion rate of pipelines.