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ABSTRACT   This study investigated the effects of inquiry and laboratory methods of teaching on the academic performance of chemistry students in senior secondary schools in Anambra state, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to determine and compare the academic performance of students taught using inquiry and laboratory methods of teaching as compared to conventional method. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided this study. Three schools were randomly ...

ABSTRACT   The study examined the effects of cooperative and laboratory method on performance and retention of students in chemistry in secondary school in Jigawa state, Nigeria. The study was carried out with six objectives, which are to; find out the effect of cooperative learning strategy on performance of students in chemistry when compared to conventional lecture method; ascertain the effect of cooperative learning strategy on students‘ retention ability in ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of cooperative and laboratory method on performance and retention of students in chemistry in secondary school in Jigawa state, Nigeria. The study was carried out with six objectives, which are to; find out the effect of cooperative learning strategy on performance of students in chemistry when compared to conventional lecture method; ascertain the effect of cooperative learning strategy on students‘ retention ability in chemistry; ...

  CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION 1.1         Background to the Study The subjects at the Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria are divided into Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences depending on the course each individual intends to offer after the secondary education. In Nigeria, the sciences are taught in subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Biology. As a biology teacher of many years, experience has shown that even though a large populace ...

  EFFECTS OF COOPERATIVE AND PROBLEM-BASED TEACHING METHODS ON PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN CORPORATE ACCOUNTING IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERI CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1         Background to the Study Teaching methods comprise of principles and techniques used for instruction. Since the introduction of business education as a course of study into Nigeria universities, various teaching methods have been adopted by lecturers. These teaching methodsused have produced some levels ...

ABSTRACT   This study investigated the effects of communicative language teaching method on senior secondary Hausa Language students‟ performance in Kaduna state Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: determine the effects of communicative language teaching method on senior secondary Hausa language students performance in Kaduna state, ascertain the performance of rural and urban students taught Hausa language using communicative language teaching method in senior secondary schools in Kaduna ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Self-concept is the image that people have of themselves. This image is formed in a number of ways, but is particularly influenced by interactions with important people and events in their life. Many scholars described self-concept in different ways such as the perception or image of one‘s abilities and uniqueness. At first, one's self-concept is very general and changeable... as one grows ...

Abstract This study investigated the effect of study skills training on poor study habits among senior secondary school students in Faggge local government Area of Kano State, Nigeria.Five research questions and five null hypotheses were formulated. The quasi experimental, pre-test, post-test control design guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the SS II students of Fagge local government area of Kano state. The sample was made up ...

ABSTRACT     This study investigated the Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy (CLS) on Geography Students‘ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. To conduct the study, six objectives were stated and transformed into research questions and hypotheses to be responded to and tested respectively. Quasi experimental design involving experimental/control group, pre-test/post-test was used for the study. The population consists of 25,220 senior secondary geography students out ...

ABSTRACT   This study investigated the effect of conflict resolution skills training on interpersonal conflict among secondary school students in Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria. A quasi experimental design involving pre-test, post-test control group was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting thirty (30) samples to serve as the treatment and control groups using Conflict Style Questionnaire. The selected samples were given Conflict Resolution Style Questionnaire for pre-test. ...

ABSTRACT   This study examined the Effect of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) on Students’ Performance in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study was conducted with four research objectives and four research questions were asked while four null hypotheses were formulated and tested at p < 0.05. Literatures that are related to the study were also reviewed. This study was conducted in the public Senior Secondary ...

ABSTRACT   This study investigated the effect of cognitive behavioural technique in reducing depression symptoms among adult learners in Benue State, Nigeria. The population consisted of male and female adult learners in Benue State Agency for Adult and Non-formal education, Makurdi. The study was a quasi-experimental study which adopted pre-test, post-test control group design. An intact sample of 30 adult learners – 15 in the treatment group and 15 in ...

Abstract This research work is on the 'Assessment of the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Tertiary Institutions in Katsina State, Nigeria‟. The sample institutions were UMYU and IKCOE out of the four tertiary institutions under the control of Katsina State Government viz Umar Musa Yar‟adua University, Isa Kaita College of Education, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic and Yusuf Bala Usman Legal and General Studies. The study adopted descriptive survey ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics of Nigerian female defensive and offensive soccer players. To achieve the purpose of this study, we used stratified sampling technique to obtain a representative sample of thirty (30) female defensive players and thirty (30) female offensive players from five female soccer teams participating in National Competition in Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Female defensive players included ...

ABSTRACT   This study, “Assessment of the Role Performance of Principals in Secondary Schools in North-West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria was aimed at gathering information on the opinions of principals, teachers, MOE and PTA officials on role performance of principals in the administration of secondary schools. The objectives set to guide the study include assessing the role performance of principals on interpersonal relationship, record management, school-community relationship in secondary schools in ...

ABSTRACT     This study undertook an "Assessment of the Role performance of Secondary School Principals in Benin Metropolis". Eight objectives were set out to be achieved andeight research questions were formulated while eight null hypotheses were stated and tested.Descriptive survey research design was employed for this study. The population of interest for the study was 6668 consisting of principals, vice-principals and teachers. This population was drawn from secondary schools ...

ABSTRACT   This study assessed the influence of occupational roles and household tasks on Home Economics female lecturers‘ performance in Colleges of Education, North-West, Nigeria. Six (6) objectives, six (6) research questions and five (5) null hypotheses were raised for the study. Descriptive survey design was used for the study with a population of one hundred and nine (109) Home Economics Female lecturers from ten (10) Colleges of Education, North-West, ...

  ABSTRACT This research focused on Assessment of social Attitudes and Values as tools for citizenship transmission. It covers all the Jss11 and Jss111 public secondary school students in Niger state. The research aimed at finding the opinion of male and female students on their assessment of social attitudes and values as tools for citizenship transmission. The study was also guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. A sample ...

ABSTRACT   The study investigated the influence of awareness of consumer information on homemakers‟ utilization in decision making for selecting family goods and services in South-East of Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: determine the available sources of consumer information for homemakers selection of goods and services; ascertain levels of awareness of consumer information of homemakers in selecting family goods and services; determine levels of awareness sources of consumer information ...

ABSTRACT   The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of family planning among rural women in Kogi state, Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study and the sample size consisted of 384 respondents. To achieve this purpose, a researcher developed questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The population of the study comprised of 72,844 women of reproductive age. The ...