This research work was carried out to examine the effects of truancy on academic performance of primary school pupils in Edati Local Government area of Niger State.The research methodology utilizes descriptive statistics with simple numbers and percentages in the analysis and synthesizing of primary sources of data collected via… Continue Reading
This study investigated the effect of two Instructional Scaffolding Strategies on Secondary School Students’ Achievement and Interest in Biology in Udi Education Zone, Enugu State. The study adopted a factorial research design which helped the researcher to determine the main effects of two treatments in one single experiment. Six… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Owing to the challenges that faced directorate of inspection, principals were entrusted with the task of instructional supervision within the schools. Several Commissions of education have discussed and made recommendations on improvement and maintenance of quality education. The commissions… Continue Reading
This study investigated the “Impact of Staff Development Programmes on the Performance of Teachers in Secondary Schools in Yola Metropolis, Adamawa State”. The study raised five objectives, these are: to determine the impact of in-service training on the performance of teachers in secondary schools, examine the impact of… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Educational activities are geared towards ensuring that students achieve mastery of educational objectives. In school , the extent to which these objectives have been achieved, is determined by their level of peer pressure, time management as students’ success are reflected in their academic… Continue Reading
This study sought to identify the concept learning achievement of children aged 3- 6 based on parental background factors in Plateau State, Nigeria. Five research questions and five null hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post factor or causal comparative research design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 4003 pre-primary… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The girl child education has become a major issue in most developing countries especially in Nigeria in which Lagos State belongs. In Nigerian culture, there is the belief that women are second class citizens. Women are traditionally believed to be weaker sex and therefore need the support… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study According to Adeyemi and Adu (2010), it is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potentials. Furthermore, Okeke (2007) said that, through education,… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Drug abuse is a social problem that has spread and increased rapidly in our educational institutions especially among the undergraduates’ students. In Nigeria, this social mal adaptation is considered an issue of serious concern as it adversely affects the lives and performance of… Continue Reading
Abstract Findings have shown that the major reason why students have low or no competence on the application of e-learning to enhance their academic performance is due to lack of basic adequate infrastructure and well equipped compute laboratories… Continue Reading
THE EFFECT OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Abstract The value and functionality of any educational system lie in its ability to actualize the goals of education. In educational systems, world over, the examination process makes the difference. The goals of national educational systems and indeed… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Teaching and learning at the secondary school is fast changing; group work has become an important focus in this time of pedagogical change (Burke, 2011). Group work is one strategy for group instruction which is under the learner-centered approach. It is a pedagogical approach that… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The primary purpose of teaching at any level of education is to bring a fundamental change in the learner. To facilitate the process of knowledge transmission, teachers should apply appropriate instructional aids that best suit specific objectives and bring about outcomes (Tebabal and… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study It is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potentials. Furthermore, through education, individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitude that… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education is believed to be the veritable machinery for the development of a country. This is because of the roles played by educated people in the development of science, social - economic and political structure to improve the individual, families and making the society a batter place to live.… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The responsibility of training a child always lies in the hands of the parents. This is congruent with the common assertion by sociologists that education can be an instrument of cultural change which is being taught from home. It is not out of place to imagine that parental economic… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The problem of sexual abuse has received the attention of scholars from a variety of life domains, because the scourge seems to be an issue of immorality that has no regard for individual status, religious affiliation, wealth, education, or development of countries across the globe (Gowen,… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Unemployment, both of the educated and the uneducated manpower, has become one of the most topical and thorny issues in contemporary Nigeria. The unemployment situation has changed from previous position marked by prolonged period of unemployment and misemployment, to one in which… Continue Reading
IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE Background of the Study Modern Technology in communication no doubt has turned the entire world into a Global Village. But as it is, technology like two sides of a coin, bring with it both the negative and positive sides. It helps people to be better informed, enlightened, and… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Teacher evaluation is a function of human decision-making resulting from a value judgment about how good or weak a particular work performance is using information that compares the actual work performance with predetermined performance standards (Grobler, 2013). Appraisal comes from the work… Continue Reading
EFFECT OF TEACHERS QUALIFICATION ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Abstract This study is on effect of teacher’s qualification on student’s academic performance in senior secondary school. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Lagos state. The researcher used questionnaires… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education is widely regarded as a basic human right, a key to enlightenment, and a source of wealth and power (Mugenda and Mugenda, 1999). Education is critical to industrial and technological development, with the history of developed nations bearing records of this, developing nations… Continue Reading
This study explored the influence of personality traits on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Lagos State. The study adopted descriptive research design. Questionnaires was the major tool for data collection and data collected were analyzed using the statistical tools of frequency counts, simple percentage for the… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Background to the study Education is the most important instrument of change and resources development. it is much more than mere training and mere knowledge of facts. The real essence of education is the transmission of values and ideas that are meant to be internalize. Accepting the recommended worth-while values as… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The term ‘administration; is often used to mean ‘to execute; or ‘to enforce. However, the job of an administrator involves more than mere execution of plans and decisions made elsewhere. Accordingly, Onyene (2005) noted that where administrative function is reduced to execution, critical… Continue Reading