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Test Anxiety as a Factor in Undergraduates’ Academic Performance at the Nigerian Premier University of Education
Get PDFThis study investigates test anxiety as a factor in academic performance.The aim was to determine whether students’ academic performance hasany bearing on the level of their test anxiety. Four hundred students wererandomly selected from the four colleges in Nigeria’s premier university ofeducation: (1) College of Applied Education & Vocational (2) College ofHumanities (3) College of Social Management Studies and (4) College ofApplied Sciences. One hundred students were randomly selected from eachCollege. Students’ Test Anxiety Questionnaire (STAQ) was designed and usedto collect data. Data was analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correctionand t-test. The result of the data analysis showed a high negative correlationbetween test anxiety and academic performance. Test anxiety experiencedlevels of male and female students also differ significantly. Regular periodicprogrammes to reduce test anxiety should be organised by the UniversityCounselling Centre, while parents should help female students prepare betterfor examinations in order to reduce test anxiet
Maxmising Cascade Model of Training to Facilitate Voter Education Club (VEC) for Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Get PDFThe cascade model of training involves the delivery of training through layersof trainers until it reaches the final target group like waterfalls from the topto the bottom of a hill. This was a model adopted by the Independent NationalElectoral Commission (INEC) to establish Voter Education Club (VEC) insecondary schools in Nigeria. The idea began with the INEC Chairman,Professor Athairu Jega, training INEC State Commissioners who in turntrained selected principals of secondary schools covering the thirty-six statesplus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They in turn went to train otherprincipals and designated (VEC) coordinators and thus (VEC) emerged as aprocess of political enlightenment to young political leaders of tomorrow.Other models were recommended for the perpetuity of the project. It wastherefore recommended that INEC, NOA and other stakeholders in thenational electoral processes give close monitoring to these clubs that areubiquitous. The activities of the club coordinators should also be monetizedthat it may not amount to a still-born projec
Water Governance Outcomes of Natural Spring Development Project in Ibadan City, Nigeria
Get PDFUsing governance indicators, this paper evaluates service outcomes ofcommunities’ initiatives in the development of natural springs that have beenin operation for the past one- and-a-half decades in Ibadan city, Nigeria. Naturalspring water projects as alternative water supply sources to forestall impendingwater supply shortages in Ibadan were facilitated by the Sustainable IbadanProject (SIP). This study made use of document review, site visitation andinformal interviews. In addition, 280 households were sampled for water accesssurvey in four local communities that had benefitted from the natural springproject. Research results show that the strategy has provided improved wateraccess in the beneficiary communities. Also, the spring water projects in thecase study communities have been sustained over time through cost recovery,community-based management and service efficiency, thereby fulfillinggovernance indices. The paper recommends the institutionalisation of theadopted strategy for further replication of spring water development incommunities where such resources are available towards improved wateraccess in Nigeria
Relationship between Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Correlational Study of Staff of the Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
Get PDFPrevious studies have identified many factors that influence the level andquality of job satisfaction enjoyed by employees. However, the current studywas not interested in just identifying general factors that influence jobsatisfaction of employees but focused specifically on finding out if there is arelationship between leadership behaviour of individual managers andsubordinates’ job satisfaction of employees. The study population samplewas drawn from the staff of one of the fastest growing teaching hospitals inNigeria, the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria. Amail in questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. The resultsindicated that there was a strong positive relationship between perceivedtransformational leadership behaviour of the managers/supervisors andemployee job satisfaction. It is hoped that findings from this study will provide an enhanced understanding of the nature of the relationship betweenperception of leadership behaviour and employee job satisfaction. Overall,the findings from this study will help the management of the TeachingHospital to adequately prepare leaders and workers in the healthcare fieldwith effective skills and knowledge that will enable them to create andfoster a work environment that enhances employee satisfaction
Secondary School Students Perception of Examination Malpractice in Selected Local Government Areas in Ogun State, Nigeria
Get PDFThe study examined the secondary school students’ perception of the causes,forms and prevention of examination malpractice in Ogun State Nigeria.Two hundred students constituted the sample for the study. One instrument“Students Perception of Examination Malpractice Question (SPEMQ) wasused to generate data for the study. Three Research questions were answeredusing simple percentage and t-test statistics to analyse the data. The resultamong others indicated that there is no significant difference in theperception of male and female students on causes, forms and prevention ofexamination malpractice, and no significant difference in students’ perceptionof examination malpractice based on age. Based on the findings, therefore,the paper recommended that adequate counseling should be given to allstudents, thorough screening be done before entering into the examinationhalls and there should be massive campaign against cheating in examinationby all. 
Teamwork, Motivation, and Leadership Skills as Predictors of Healthy Work Culture in Public Middle Schools in Iwo Local Government, Osun State
Get PDFThis study examined teamwork, motivation, and leadership skills asdeterminants to a healthy work culture in public middle schools in Iwo localgovernment, Osun state, Nigeria. The research design used was descriptivesurvey method. The population for the study encompassed all the teachers,principals and vice principals of the twenty middle schools in Iwo localgovernment area of Osun State, Nigeria. The teachers, principals and viceprincipals have been stratified to middle schools in Iwo local governmentarea. All the twenty principals and vice principals were used for the researchwhile ten teachers were randomly selected from each school making twohundred and forty respondents for the study. One research instrument wasdesigned named Teamwork, Motivation and Leadership Skills Questionnaire(TMLSQ) and used to collect relevant data. The reliability of the questionnairewas determined using test-retest method and the Cronbach alpha is 0.853.Two research questions and two hypotheses were set for the study. Thesimple percentage was used to calculate the research questions whileregression statistical analysis was used to test for the research hypotheses at 0.05% level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that lackof trust amidst the teachers (36.5%) is the highest perceived inhibitingharmonious factor towards teachers working together in schools, whilekeeping malice has the least percentage (12.5%). The results also revealedthat prompt payment of salary (66.5%) is the highest perceived identifiedfactor that can motivate teachers in the schools, followed by promotion(32%) and healthy competition (13%) was the least perceived factor thatcan motivate teachers. Moreover, the multiple regression analysis produceda coefficient of correlation R of 0.687, indicating that there is a very highpositive influence of team work, motivation and leadership skills on a healthywork culture in middle secondary schools, Iwo local government. The jointinfluence also produced a value of 0.572, which implies that the combinedinfluence of the independent variables is about 57.2% which is relativelyhigh. Therefore, the study recommended that government should alwayspay teachers salary as at when due and salary review should be done regularly.The principals should try as much as possible to eliminate the inhibitingharmonious factors towards teachers working together in the middle schools
Influence of Conceptual Instructional Method on Students’ Performance in, and Attitude Towards Chemistry Practical among Secondary School Students in Zaria Educational Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Get PDFThe study investigated the Influence of Conceptual Instructional Method onstudents’ performance in, and attitude towards Chemistry Practical in ZariaEducational Zone of Kaduna State. The target population for the study was1401 S.S. II Science Students. The subjects in the coeducational schoolswere pretested and schools that did not differ significantly were chosen forthe study. A sample of 100 Students was randomly drawn from two coeducational senior secondary schools, within Zaria Educational Zone. Thesubjects were divided in to two groups: The experimental group and thecontrol group of 50 students each. The pre-test–post-test quasi-experimental control group design was adapted. The subjects in the experimental groupwere exposed to Conceptual Instructional Method, while those in the Controlgroup were exposed to the lecture instructional strategy for a period of sixweeks. The instruments developed and validated for data collection are:Chemistry Practical Performance Test (CPPT) with reliability coefficient of0.73 and Chemistry Practical Attitude Inventory (CPAI) with reliabilitycoefficient of 0.79. Two research questions were stated and two nullhypotheses were tested. The data collected were subjected to statisticalanalysis at 0.05 level of significance. The t-test statistics was used to testthe hypotheses on performance, Mann-Whitney U-test was used to testthe subjects’ change in attitude towards Chemistry Practical. The majorfindings from the study include the following: The practical performanceand attitude of the subjects exposed to Conceptual Instructional Methodwere significantly higher than their counterparts exposed to lecture methodof instruction. 
Addressing The Boko Haram Sect’s Nihilism: An Exploration of The Role of Writers
Get PDFTerrorist attacks in Nigeria were formerly almost exclusively carried out by two separateand distinct militant groups: the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). Anothermilitant group, Boko Haram, an Islamist sect, has now emerged and is at the momentcarrying out deadly attacks on Nigerians, on foreign nationals and on public agencies andinstitutions like the police, the army, and public and private schools. While the FederalGovernment has to a large extent successfully used force to curtail the violent activities ofMEND and MASSOB, its employment of that strategy in dealing with the Boko Haram secthas largely failed. This position paper briefly discusses the history of terrorism in Nigeria,the advent of Boko Haram, its meaning and origins, its terrorist attacks and their impacts,and the various ways and strategies being suggested to bring the Islamist sect’s insurgencyto an end. Finally, the paper contends that, in addition to the various suggested strategies,writers too have a role in ending this dreaded sect’s murderous activities
Exploring Parents and Teachers Perceptions on Causes and Effects of Drug Abuse on Academic Pursuit of Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State
Get PDFThe researchers conducted a research work on causes and effects of Drug abuse on Academicpursuit of Students in selected Secondary Schools in Nasarawa state. The study had sixobjectives, and as a guide six null hypotheses were raised. Descriptive survey design wasadopted for the study. The study targeted 3879 parents and teachers that attended Parents,Teachers Association (PTA) meetings in selected five secondary schools in the state. Thesample size was 776, comprising 622 parents and 154 teachers. Data were generatedthrough four rating structured questionnaire. SPSS was used to analyze data collected usingregression analysis to test null hypotheses one, two and three, while t-test was used to test null hypotheses four, five and six. All the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level ofsignificance. The study revealed, among others, that 88% of the variance in academicpursuit of students is attributed to drug abuse. Among the recommendations provided toaddress the situation is that parents should monitor the activities of their children and guidethe type of friends they move with. This will help to protect them from undue influence offriends on their attitude towards the use of unauthorized drugs
Education, Moral Values and Human Society: A Constructive Reflection
Get PDFThe paper that follows is an exercise and reflection in philosophy and education, using themethodologies of conceptual clarification, analysis, exposition and argumentation. The paperexamines and interrogates the position and the role of education and moral values in thepursuit of the common good of society. This paper states that education needs to prepareindividuals to seek for the common good of society, most especially in whatever situating theyfind themselves in life. Education as a moving train has been and continues to be fundamentalto the development of citizens. Moral values, on the other hand, bring to play the value ofeducation and how individuals should apply such values in their daily activities within a givensociety. This paper therefore submits that education and morality have the same foundationinherent in human nature and this can be realised in a conducive human society. From theforegoing, it is clear that there is a distinct relationship between these three terminologies,(education, moral values and human society) and that they complement one anothe