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The study found the relationship between class size and academic performance of geography students in secondary school in Abeokuta – South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The study adopted a random sampling technique to select one hundred and twenty respondents in five secondary schools in each ward of the Local Government. Pearson correlation was used to test the hypothesis.
The results showed that male and female teachers were similar in their opinion on the relationship between class size and academic achievement of secondary school students in geography, indicating that the performance of students in large classes was very low compared to those in smaller classes.
It was recommended that policymakers and government should recruit more geography teachers and ensure that more classrooms are built and the number of students in a class should not be more than 30.
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The respective roles of teachers and students in teaching and learning science have become at present on of the most important domain of science education. Thus this study was conducted to determine the teaching competency of science and non science teachers in teaching science and how it is related to student's level of mastery of science concepts in selected public secondary school in Northern Samar. This study also tried to find out the significant relationship between the teaching competence of the respondents and the student's level of mastery of science. The significant difference between the teaching competence of science and non science majors was also determined in this study as well as the significant difference in the level of mastery of science concepts between students under a science major and those who are under non science teachers. Each geographical area of Northern Samar was represented the pacific area the central area and the balicuatro area. The respondents of the study included the science and non science teachers of the said schools, chosen randomly through fishbowl method, and the students under these teachers which were chosen through random sampling method. This study utilized the descriptive correlational research design and questionnaire as its main instrument. The level of competency of teachers was found to be “highly competent†in terms of their teaching skills, classroom management and majority indicated “competent†in terms of knowledge. On the other hand, a majority of the students were found to be “low†in terms of their level of mastery in science concepts. A significant relationship was indicated between the teaching competency of teachers and student's level of mastery. Similarly, a significant relationship was found out on the test of difference between the teaching competence of science and non science majors in teaching science subjects as well as to the level of mastery of science concepts between students under science and non science major teachers. Rita D. Gordo "Correlation of Teaching Competencies among Science and Non - Science Majors and the Level of Mastery among Students in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Northern Samar, Philippines" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46446.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/46446/correlation-of-teaching-competencies-among-science-and-non--science-majors-and-the-level-of-mastery-among-students-in-selected-public-secondary-schools-in-northern-samar-philippines/rita-d-gordo
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ABSTRACT : The study focused on the impact of Educational resources on students‟ academic performance
in Economics: a study of some Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State Educational District one. Research
objectives, question and hypotheses were formulated to guide the direction of the study. The study covers 110
senior secondary students and 40 teachers. Convenience sampling technique was used in selecting the sample
size. 110 of the questionnaires were properly filed and returned. The study relied on the 110 properly filed and
returned questionnaires for analysis. The data for the study was collected through research instrument developed
by the researcher to obtain the appropriate data for the study. Data collected were analyzed using both
descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and simple percentages
were used to analyze the demographic and socio-economic background of the target respondents and the
research question were analyzed. Pearson product moment correlation analysis and regression analysis were
used to test the stated hypotheses. The research design that was adopted was the descriptive survey design. The
result reveals that educational resources have an impact on students‟ academic performance in Economics. The
finding also reveals that there is a significant effect of the level of qualification and preparation of teachers on
students‟ academic performance in Economics in senior secondary schools. Based on the findings made in this
study, it is therefore recommended that School administrators must constantly review, inspect and monitor
school teaching and learning resources. Constant and consistent monitoring of school resource and ensuring its
availability and proper utilization will make teachers and students take care of the school resources as well as
take learning and academic activity seriously.
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Impact Of Educational Resources on Students' Academic Performance in Economic...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : The study focused on the impact of Educational resources on students‟ academic performance
in Economics: a study of some Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State Educational District one. Research
objectives, question and hypotheses were formulated to guide the direction of the study. The study covers 110
senior secondary students and 40 teachers. Convenience sampling technique was used in selecting the sample
size. 110 of the questionnaires were properly filed and returned. The study relied on the 110 properly filed and
returned questionnaires for analysis. The data for the study was collected through research instrument developed
by the researcher to obtain the appropriate data for the study. Data collected were analyzed using both
descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution and simple percentages
were used to analyze the demographic and socio-economic background of the target respondents and the
research question were analyzed. Pearson product moment correlation analysis and regression analysis were
used to test the stated hypotheses. The research design that was adopted was the descriptive survey design. The
result reveals that educational resources have an impact on students‟ academic performance in Economics. The
finding also reveals that there is a significant effect of the level of qualification and preparation of teachers on
students‟ academic performance in Economics in senior secondary schools. Based on the findings made in this
study, it is therefore recommended that School administrators must constantly review, inspect and monitor
school teaching and learning resources. Constant and consistent monitoring of school resource and ensuring its
availability and proper utilization will make teachers and students take care of the school resources as well as
take learning and academic activity seriously.
School learning resources are arguably one of the
most important influencers of students’ scores in
national examinations and hence affect each
individual school’s effectiveness. It had been pointed
out by the Nyanza Provincial Education Board that
the province’s performance in examinations and the
quality of education in general is unsatisfactory and
inadequate. A confidential document entitled the State
of Education in Nyanza Province points out factors
such as inadequate physical facilities, as one of the
factors impacting negatively on school performance in the province. The study sought to investigate the perceived
contribution of school learning resources on students’ scores
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School examination results the world over are arguably the most important measure of perceived success or failure of a candidate. It has been pointed out by the Nyanza Provincial Education Board that the province’s performance in examinations and the quality of education in general is unsatisfactory and inadequate.
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Strengths and Areas for Improvement towards Career Advancement of Teachers in...AJHSSR Journal
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District, Division of Sorsogon Province, school year 2021-2022. It used a survey questionnaire to identify the
demographic profile of the teachers and employed interview schedule through guide questions to collect real-life
experiences and narratives of the challenges, strengths and areas for improvement. Similarly, the primary
sources of data are the nine teaching personnel from Matnog I District and the six teaching personnel from
Matnog II District. Data from the demographic profile were tabulated, analysed and interpreted using
appropriate statistical tools such as frequency count and percentage. The study revealed that majority of the
informants are 31-35 years old, female, married, graduate of a baccalaureate degree, Teacher I for more than 5
years, have an adjectival rating of outstanding in the Individual Performance Commitment Review Form and
joined division level seminar. Moreover, the identified challenges are categorized into incomplete credentials
(master units and training/seminar), locale concern or proximity, budgetary or financial obligations, care
responsibilities, collective expectations and self-doubt. The strengths that was identified are age-group
resiliency, academic credentials, length of service, IPCRF rating and other ancillary involvements while the
areas that need to improve are gender roles/family obligations, academic credentials and professional
development accomplishments. A teacher development plan for teachers in the coastal schools in Matnog was
proposed to help the teachers be eligible for career advancement despite proximity issue.
KEYWORDS :strength, areas for improvement, career advancement, teachers, coastal schools
School effectiveness-and-improvement-contribution-of-teacher-qualification-to...oircjournals
School examination results the world over are arguably the most important measure of perceived success or failure
of a candidate. It has been pointed out by the Nyanza Provincial Education Board that the province’s performance in
examinations and the quality of education in general is unsatisfactory and inadequate. The paper sought to determine
the contribution of teacher qualification to students’ scores. The study adopted the Theory of Organisational Climate
which defines organisational climate as the human environment within which an organization’s employees do their
work. A case study and survey design was used. Purposive sampling was used to identify the four schools under study
and form three students. Simple random sampling was used to select the respondents of the study. Data was analyzed
using both qualitative and quantitative using descriptive statistics in particular percentages and means. The study
found that teachers’ qualifications affect teaching ability while knowledge of teachers’ subject was among the major
teacher factors contributing to students’ academic achievements.
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Abstract: Studies in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya shows a worrying trend in children’s academic achievement at preschool level, therefore the current study established how academically and professionally preschool teachers are prepared to effectively implement ECDE curriculum. This study was guided by descriptive survey design and Fullan (1991) Curriculum Implementation Model. The population sample included 58 primary head teachers and 52 preschool teachers. The validity of the instruments was determined through the expert judgement by the university lecturer. Reliability was established by calculating internal consistency using cronbach’s alpha formula and reliability of 0.826 was reported. The questionnaires and interview schedule were administered to collect data, for a period of 3 months. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data from interviews was analyzed thematically. The study findings were; that most preschool teachers had the necessary academic qualification as a foundation for training in ECDE curriculum implementation. The study also found that there was low extent of professional training among preschool teachers in Kisii Central Sub-county. The Kenyan Ministry of Education should design policies and programs that encourage preschool teacher training and in-service training of the preschool teachers to enhance their service offering techniques for effective implementation of the ECDE curriculum.
Primary education in Kenya is divided into two levels: lower and upper primary. Successful transition of pupils to upper primary in an education system is dependent on pupils’ masterly of lower primary curriculum. Lower primary curriculum masterly gaps, therefore implies that pupils may encounter challenges in upper primary which may translate to low quality achievement of pupils in upper primary. This appears to be the case in Kenya in general and Nakuru County in particular if pupils’ performance in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exit examination is anything to go by. Although level of pupils’ preparedness is dependent on many factors, the study zeroed in on school social capital for it was construed as a critical correlate for quality learning in lower primary. Using an ex-post facto research design, data were collected from 254 class three teachers in Nakuru County through a personally delivered questionnaire and subsequently analysed using simple regression statistic at 0.05 alpha level. The analysis revealed a linear but insignificant relationship (F= 3.491; df= 253; P>.05) between school social capital and level of pupils’ preparedness for upper primary in the study locale. The study further showed that the beta value (β= -0.019) was negative and statistically insignificant (t= -0.310; P> 0.05). This finding implied that the selected aspects of social capital had a negative effect on pupils’ preparedness for upper primary although the impact was not statistically significant. The adjusted R2 value (R2= 0.0031) further indicated that the focused facets of school social capital only accounted for 0.31% of variation in pupils’ preparedness for upper primary. The study offers useful insights on how schools can build social capital with a view to enhancing their capacity to effectively prepare pupils’ for upper primary and thereby raise their chances of excelling in the KCPE examination.
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Mishae (2001) explained the effect of age, qualification and distance from learning. Place on the student's performance in his explanation concerns the readiness in doing a particular discipline in the school; for instance, a student that is not capable of doing sciences in the secondary school joins sciences because his/her friends are offering the subjects. Winston et al (2002) added that the academic performance of students is also coined in the student's impatience (this time discount behaviour). Yuonne (1998) further elaborated that students' academic performance is very much dependent on SEB (socio-economic background) as per his statement, secondary school students' performance is with statically significant differences. Alexander (2001) explained that some of the practices adopted by secondary school administration can also influence their academic performance, such practices as organized study groups, debate clubs, media and culture clubs etc.
According to Bello Lawal, an Abuja based educationist and a member of the All Nigeria committee of Principals of secondary school (ANCOPSS). The truth is that the reading culture in Nigeria is generally poor. To make it worse, these days, most of our students hardly read. Instead, they waste their precious time watching television or films, listening to music, playing music, and playing video/computer games.
Another educationist Mohammed (2009) attributed the dismal performance in the external examinations to the lackadaisical attitude of the government and its refusal to adequately fund the education sector. According to him, on several occasions, we clamoured for improved budgeting allocation to the education sector but all these have fallen on deaf ears. For instance, UNESCO recommends that 26 per cent of any country’s budget should be allocated to the education sector but instead what do we have in Nigeria.
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We all know the importance of having a highly skilled and motivated workforce in any organization, but what about in the banking industry? Banks are the backbone of the economy and are critical to the success of any economy. As such, the employees in the banking industry need to be well-trained and highly motivated to ensure the best outcomes for customers and the organization. A development programme is one way to ensure that employees are equipped with the skills and knowledge to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively. In this blog, we will explore the benefits of a development programme, why it is essential for banks, the impact it has on employee performance in the banking industry, best practices for developing effective development programmes, challenges and opportunities of implementing a development programme, how to monitor and measure the impact of a development programme, and case studies of successful development programmes in the banking industry.
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Emotional Intelligence And Locus Of Control As Predictors Of Teachers’ Instru...ResearchWap
Recently, the reports of poor academic achievement of students especially in secondary schools have raised more attention and greater concerns among stakeholders in Nigerian education. Academic achievement or academic performance is the outcome of education, that is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals (Ward, Stoker, & Murray-Ward, 2000). Academic achievement is commonly measured by continuous assessment or examination but there is no general agreement on how it is best tested or which aspects are most important, whether procedural knowledge such as skills or declarative knowledge such as facts (Stumm, Hell, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2011). Irrespective of the method of academic measurement, Isangedighi (1999) observed that indiscipline, drug addiction, poor socio-economic background of the parents, inadequate motivation on the part of students, lack of information coupled with teachers’ nonchalant attitude to work and students’ negative self-concept have often resulted into students’ inconsistent and poor academic performances. Yoloye (1999) submitted that theories of educational disadvantages and social-cultural pathology have been most prominent in the explanation of poor academic achievement of students in schools. On the contrary, a growing number of scholars, have rejected this latter view and have suggested that many of the problems of learning are the artefacts of discontinuities which are brought about by the separation of learning from real-life functions and situations (Fagbemi, 2001) and by the exclusion of the child’s language, values and mode of cognition from the school environment (Ugodulunwa, 2007). It seems that the causes of low academic achievement are diverse and cannot be associated with a single factor alone. For instance, Adamu (1998) observed that self-concept and its variables may be a paramount factor in academic failure. Tukur & Musa (2001) attributed the causes of fluctuating performances among students to teacher-student interactions, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, classroom behaviour and other extraneous variables. The above may be responsible for the academic achievement of students in the area of the study. In Enugu State, the academic achievement of secondary school students has been observed to be generally poor. A look at the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination results in the past eight years (2005-2012) shows clearly the declining state of secondary school students’ achievements in external examinations in the state. The West African Certificate Examinations Council’s (WAEC) result analysis has it that in 2005, only 27.53% of candidates who sat for the senior secondary school certificate exanimation had five credit passes and above including English Language and Mathematics (WAEC, 2010). The same trend continued in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011and 2012 where only 15.56%, 25.54%, 13.76%, 25.99%, 24.94%, 30.99% and 25.76% of can
Consequences Of Deforestation On Rural Household Income.docxResearchWap
Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stands of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include the conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. Deforestation occurs for many reasons: trees are cut down to be used or sold as fuel (sometimes in the form of charcoal) or timber, while cleared land is used as pasture for livestock, plantations of commodities and settlements. The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in damage to habitat, biodiversity loss and aridity. It has adverse impacts on the biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Subsistence farming is responsible for 48% of deforestation; commercial agriculture is responsible for 32% of deforestation; logging is responsible for 14% of deforestation and fuel wood removals make up 5% of deforestation.
Other causes of contemporary deforestation may include corruption of government institutions, the inequitable distribution of wealth and power, population growth and overpopulation, and urbanization. Globalization is often viewed as another root cause of deforestation, though there are cases in which the impacts of globalization (new flows of labour, capital, commodities, and ideas) have promoted localized forest recovery.
The Effect Of Agbarho Slaughterhouse Effluent On The Agbarho River Water.docxResearchWap
Water is the prerequisite of life, mankind has settled along the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, the Indus and the Yangtze-Kiang (Marsha et al., 1999). Since ancient times and well before the past millennium, people have sought ways of dealing with water (their main commodity and primary source of drinking, sanitation, irrigation, cultivation, transportation and communication). Two major water supplies are surface water and ground water and are the water resources for readily available water for human consumption. Surface water includes pounds, streams, rivers, oceans and lakes. Pure water rarely occur in nature due to water capacity to dissolve and absorb surrounding materials. Surface water is the most readily available, yet the most polluted as a result of anthropogenic, but happily, controllable activities (David, 2006).In Nigeria, surface water pollution is being associated with surface runoff, industrial effluent, cold-room effluent, domestic waste and abattoir effluent. In this study, emphasis is placed on effluent generated from abattoir processes.
Labour Market Core Skills Requirements And University Graduate Soft Skills Co...ResearchWap
Education is a means of empowerment to an individual and the society. Also, it is a solid tool for developing human capacity needed for a sustainable national development. Tertiary education, which comprises universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and mono technics, has been recognised as a means of developing human capacity required for sustainable national growth and development. Categorically, universities are saddled with the responsibility of developing high-level manpower within the setting of the requirements of the nation. As a result of the globalisation, data innovation and revolution in the present-day learning-based economy, so much prospect has been placed on universities in creating, outfitting and transmitting information for sustainable development and improved standard of living. Consequently, the university plays a critical part in engendering the human capacities with respect to authority, administration and technical expertise.
Environmental Assessment Of Potentially Oil Impacted Areas In Duburu, Khana L...ResearchWap
The environmental assessment of potentially oil impacted areas in duburu, khana local government area, rivers state is a research carried out on the five sites to show primary source of contamination is considered to be the crude oil which may have either been spilled through sabotage or leakage from the existing oil wells and pipelines resulting to the contamination of surface and subsurface soil and water.
The oil impacted areas or spilled areas has affected the habitant of duburu and the nearby communities;
Directly and indirectly either through consumption of harvested crops products from the impacted areas and domestic and non-domestic animals as food, and drinking of domestic or portable water which has been contaminated poses to be hazardous and risky to the human health in general, and also commercially it has made the cost of living and standard of living high because instead of over 85% percent of foods are bought from other communities which are not affected.
Different researches has shown promising results and methods with respect to remediation of oil impacted areas: s
Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQPA), Risk Assessment Matrix, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH), Benzene, Toluene, Ethyle-benzene and Xylene (BTEX), e.t.c. were used for the assessmentof the successful completion of this word.
Design And Production Of Ceiling Board Using Plaster Of Paris (Pop) Gypsum Ma...ResearchWap
This project, Design and production of ceiling board using Plaster of Paris (POP) Gypsum materials. Gypsum is basically the raw material required in the manufacturing Plaster of Paris (POP) which posses an outstanding property and a good material for producing ceiling board.
The materials procured for the project are plaster of Paris, fiber, water and mould. The equipment used for the project are scrapper, measuring tape, mixing bowl, bucket. Firstly, water was poured into the container (mixing bowl) and plaster of Paris sprinkled, two minutes was waited for absorption and then the mortar was mixed with hand and shaked vigorously to obtain a fully homogeneous mixture and thereafter the mortar was sprayed on the mould and fiber was added which serves as reinforcement.
Water absorption test was carried out on the sample and the result indicated that plaster of Paris (POP) ceiling board has an average 8.4 percent water absorptivity compare to Asbestos with 0.5 percent. Therefore plaster of paris (POP) ceiling board absorb water readily in case there is water leakage of the roof. Flexural strength test was carried out and the result obtained showed that plaster of paris (POP) ceiling board has a mean flexural strength of 11.4 N/mm2 and Asbestos has an average flexural strength of about 1.00 N /mm2.
To this end, it is proved that plaster of Paris (POP) ceiling board possess sufficient strength and it is durable for Civil Engineering works.
Assessment Of Heavy Metal In Sediment Of Orogodo River, Agbor, Delta State.docxResearchWap
This study was carried out to examine heavy metals concentration in sediment of upstream and downstream of the entry of the sewage to the Orogodo River, Agbor, Delta state Nigeria . Samples were collected from upstream and downstream and were analyzed for Heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, Ca, Mg, Co, Mn and Zn) by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. It shows the concentration of iron, cadmium, manganese, cobalt, chromium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, nickel, lead and copper in mg/kg in sediments sampled.Some specific physico-chemical characteristics, such as TDS, pH, Temperature and conductivity which are known to influence the interactions and dynamics of metals within the sediment. The mean value of the metals listed above in all the six locations gave 126.09mg/kg, 0.000mg/kg, 0.538mg/kg, 0.000mg/kg, 0.141mg/kg, 1.789mg/kg, 1.258mg/kg, 9.49mg/kg, 0.000mg/kg, 0.112mg/kg and 0.0827mg/kg respectively.. The result of the analysis It shown that the concentrations of heavy metal like Zn, Pb, Cr, Ca, Cu, Co, Mg, Mn, Cd and Ni in the sediment are low, but require monitoring to prevent an increase. Hence the concentration of Fe is higher when compared with the WHO and FEPA standard for sediment which may constitute risk to the environment. The concentration of heavy metals varies for the different locations. Based on the result of the analysis, recommendations were offered to reduce the concentration of heavy metal of the river.
THE ELEMENT OF PARA GOTHICISM CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE AND EMILY BRONTE'S...ResearchWap
Para-Gothicism is not a rediscovery of the gothic, but rather a rebirth of that style; it is also a modern name for Gothicism, a genre or mode of literature combining elements of both horror and romance. This research study is centred on the novels of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Love and struggle is the central Para-Gothic theme in both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Love is presented as a powerful force in both novels. Love is used by both authors to develop the character's personalities, and produces two different outcomes. Both novels are stories of love and how this powerful emotion was able to overcome countless obstacles. Characters within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre overcame the constraints society had upon them, what appeared to be their destinies and characters were able to overcome themselves. These obstacles were lengthy struggles that characters within each novel were faced with and went through immense pain all for love. The research study is designed in a five-chapter format, with chapter one as an introductory aspect, which leads to the review of related literature and also followed by the Para-Gothic elements/themes of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, and finally, chapter four is a concluding part of the research study.
THE ELEMENT OF PARA GOTHICISM CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE AND EMILY BRONTE'S...ResearchWap
Para-Gothicism is not a rediscovery of the gothic, but rather a rebirth of that style; it is also a modern name for Gothicism, a genre or mode of literature combining elements of both horror and romance. This research study is centred on the novels of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Love and struggle is the central Para-Gothic theme in both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Love is presented as a powerful force in both novels. Love is used by both authors to develop the character's personalities, and produces two different outcomes. Both novels are stories of love and how this powerful emotion was able to overcome countless obstacles. Characters within Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre overcame the constraints society had upon them, what appeared to be their destinies and characters were able to overcome themselves. These obstacles were lengthy struggles that characters within each novel were faced with and went through immense pain all for love. The research study is designed in a five-chapter format, with chapter one as an introductory aspect, which leads to the review of related literature and also followed by the Para-Gothic elements/themes of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, and finally, chapter four is a concluding part of the research study.
THE DETERMINANTS OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.docxResearchWap
Job satisfaction is not a new phenomenon at all in any organization. It is one of the topics that have drawn interest among scholars in the field. Many studies have been done on this particular topic for over six decades and thousands of articles have been published (Zembylas& Papantasiu,2006). Job satisfaction has been defined as “a pleasurable emotional state arising from the appraisal of one’s job, an affective reaction to one’s job, and an attitude towards one job (Ubom, 2001). It has also been shown that when job satisfaction in the teaching profession increases, turnover decreases (Robert, 2004).
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SECO...ResearchWap
This study examines strategies for improving low academic performance in the English language in secondary schools in Kaduna state. Over the years, there has been a consistent decline in students’ performance in the English Language. This sordid situation has caused teachers, parents, curriculum experts and evaluators a serious concern. To carry out this investigation, data were collected from thirty-eight (38) English language teachers randomly from twenty secondary schools in Kaduna North Local Government Area. Analysis of the data revealed that poorly trained English language teachers, poor instructional delivery, lack of infrastructural facilities, teachers’ attitude toward innovation, and the traditional content/knowledge-oriented curriculum were factors associated with students’ low performance in the English language. Based on the findings recommendations were made on strategies that will improve the quality of performance in the subject. In this work, data was collected in the area of material, facilities and human resources available for teaching the subject, using questionnaires, personal interviews and relevant textbooks. Put together, the research questionnaire distributed was forty.
PREDOMINANT DEVICES USED BY NGUGI WA THIONG’O IN HIS NOVEL WIZARD OF THE CROW...ResearchWap
Language is a distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to express him/herself and communicate with his/her fellow man, and it is acquired naturally. According to Fromkin et al “…language is the source of human life and power” (3). They also state that “we use language to convey information to others…, ask questions…, give command…, and express wishes” (173). There are two specific media of using language: oral – which is by words of mouth; and written – which is a graphic representation of words on paper.
It is in the use of language that style comes in. Style shows the difference between one piece of writing and the other. According to Adejare, “style is an ambiguous term…” (1). He further states that the term style means different things to different professions. Some examples are: to a psychologist, a style is a form of behaviour, to the critic, style is individuality and to the linguist, it is the formal structures in function (1).
Stylistics is the study of oral and written texts. It is the description of the linguistic characteristics (which means features of linguistics) of all situationally restricted uses of language. Linguistics is the scientific study of language or of a particular language. Linguistics is scientific because it applies the method of objective observation, collection, classification and application of facts to the study of language.
Stylistics focuses on texts and gives much attention to the devices, parts of speech and figures of speech. It goes further to look into the effects of the use of the devices on the reader.
THE PRINCIPAL HUMAN RELATION STRATEGIES AND TEACHERS JOB PERFORMANCES OF SECO...ResearchWap
This study examined principal human relation strategies and teachers' job performance in secondary schools in Patigi Local Government
Area, Kwara State.
A sample of secondary schools was randomly selected. The questionnaire was administered to one hundred and sixty principals and Teachers for research, questions were generated and tested for the study. The result obtained showed good principal human relation strategies and Teachers' job performance by involving them in Motivation, Communication, Safety and collaboration for smoothly running of the school.
Therefore, the principal and Teachers should continue having a good relationship to bring about improvement of the teacher and output of the school (student). The principal can also influence the teacher’s activities towards improving teacher skills, organizing workshops, in-service training and seminars.
PROPAGANDA IN POLITICS - THE USE OF LANGUAGE FOR EFFECT IN ELECTIONEERING CAM...ResearchWap
In the Work Propaganda in Politics, the use of language for effect in electioneering campaign seeks to x-ray the role language play as an agent of influence. This work considers the influence of propaganda on the electorate making use of some linguistic devices, like Repetition, Word Coinages, Exaggeration, Attacks on Party Logo and Slogan, Vagueness, Abusive expression etc.
Propaganda has been the deliberate distortion of fact in order to influence people to change their line of thought or to blindly maintain their line of thought. Language in the other sense is the tool or medium via which this intention is achieved because you may have thought of something but if not communicated it cannot achieve your desired effect. Generally, the researcher is concerned with the campaign of calumny in the 2007 general elections in Nigeria, necessary recommendations will be made at the end of the work.
PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF WHATSAPP CHATS.docxResearchWap
Language is a distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to express him/herself and communicate with his/her fellow man, and it is acquired naturally. According to Fromkin et al “…language is the source of human life and power” (3). They also state that “we use language to convey information to others…, ask questions…, give command…, and express wishes” (173). There are two specific media of using language: oral – which is by words of mouth; and written – which is a graphic representation of words on paper.
It is in the use of language that style comes in. Style shows the difference between one piece of writing and the other. According to Adejare, “style is an ambiguous term…” (1). He further states that the term style means different things to different professions. Some examples are: to a psychologist, a style is a form of behaviour, to the critic, style is individuality and to the linguist, it is the formal structures in function (1).
Stylistics is the study of oral and written texts. It is the description of the linguistic characteristics (which means features of linguistics) of all situationally restricted uses of language. Linguistics is the scientific study of language or of a particular language. Linguistics is scientific because it applies the method of objective observation, collection, classification and application of facts to the study of language.
Stylistics focuses on texts and gives much attention to the devices, parts of speech and figures of speech. It goes further to look into the effects of the use of the devices on the reader.
PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF WHATSAPP CHATS.docxResearchWap
Language is one of the most complex of all human-specific phenomena. Its convolutions of parts and meanings. It goes beyond its semiotic possibility of conveying information at a communicative level to have an art form that exists by it alone which is known as the literary art.
At the communicative level, it involves other tools to aid interlocution namely voice modulation and pitch, gesticulations which for the sake of this study include facial expressions and feedback from the other person for the clarification of meanings and understanding. At the interpersonal level, language is always based on contextual sense-making as the complexity of language always bears upon every utterance.
Remove the verbal and personal arrangement of this semiotic speech act and all the other tools for sense-making to go with it. So that one runs the risk of being misunderstood which defeats the aim of conversations at all levels. However, with the advancement of technology especially in the telecommunications sector, people now rely much on texting and instant messaging platforms are becoming more and more popular across social classes and with this popularity comes the need for its acceptance by formal and informal purposes.
POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA – THE CAUSES AND PREVENTION, USING THE WORK O...ResearchWap
Nigeria’s political problems sprang from the carefree manner in which the British took over, administered, and abandoned the government and people of Nigeria. British administrators did not make an effort to weld the country together and unite the heterogeneous groups of people. Though many things we have today are due to their enlightenment, they still left us hanging. According to Adewele Ademoyega in his book Why We Struck 1981, he said that when the British came, they forcibly rubber-stamped the political state of the ethnic groups of Nigeria, and maintained that status quo until they left. According to him upon their departure nearly a hundred years later, the people resumed fighting for their political rights.
When the British came to Nigeria as an imperial nation to take over the rulership of the country from 1861 (with the cession of Lagos), they met the people of the south totally free, only observing and regulating their own monarchies and institutions (Adewele Ademoyega: Why We Struck). Chinua Achebe in his work or novel Things Fall Apart, 1958, tries to portray the life Africans lived before and during the arrival of the Europeans in Nigeria.
Things Fall Apart tells the tragic story of the rise and fall of Okonkwo and the equally tragic story of the disintegration of Igbo culture, symbolized by the agrarian society of Umofia, under the relentless encroachments of British Christian imperialism.
For Achebe, Mister Johnson represents the worst kind of portrayal of Africans by Europeans. To him, the portrayal was all the more disheartening because John Cary was working hard to achieve an accurate depiction, unlike many British authors during the imperial colonial period who deliberately, often cynically, exploited the stereotyping of Africans and African society. It was precise because John Cary was a liberal-minded and sympathetic writer, as well as a colonial administrator that Achebe felt the record had to be set straight. Achebe’s purpose then is to write about and for his own people. His first novels form a continuum over one hundred years of Igbo civilization. The Europeans have not yet penetrated Umuofia, the setting of the first novel when Things Fall Apart beings. When the novel ends colonial rule has been established. His other novels talk about the different changes that took place before independence and after it.
The British governed Nigeria indirectly through their traditional rulers, as a result, the true leader of the masses was hamstrung and held down. Just because Africans were given authority to rule over their own people, they saw it as a means to maltreat those that have wronged them, extort from those that have more than them and sell his/her own brother and sister for favours from the superior leaders - The British. (Adewele Ademoyega: Why We Struck).
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptx
The Relationship Between Class Size And Secondary School Students Academic Performance In Geography.docx
1. The Relationship Between Class Size And Secondary School Student's Academic Performance
In Geography
The relationship between class size and academic performance of secondary school students in
geography has been a perplexing one for educators. Studies have found that the physical
environment, class overcrowding, teachers' methods, grade level, pupil characteristics and
subject areas and other learning interventions are the variables that affect students’ achievement
(Molnar, et al., 2000). Other factors that affect student achievement are school population and
class size (Gentry, 2000 Swift 2000).
Since the attainment of independence in 1960, Nigeria has been experiencing unprecedented
growth and expansion in secondary school education. According to Fafunwa (1982) secondary
schools increased from 315 – 1240 between 1960 and 1965, the figure quadrupled in 1970 as a
result of the revenue generated from the oil boom in Nigeria. In all the states of the federation,
there was a corresponding increase in students’ enrolment at both primary and post-primary
schools, the increase is evident as it cuts across all the secondary school subjects including
geography.
The core subjects are the basic subjects which will enable a student to offer Arts or Science in
higher education, the classification of geography as a core subject, therefore, enhanced the status
of the subject in the secondary school education system the fact that geography belongs to social
science, art and pure science also makes the subject popular among the students, so also the
inclusion of geography in the same group with literature in English, History, Economics, and
Political Science also makes the subject popular among the students, and also gives them a wider
choice, literature is seen by most students as too wide, while history is becoming a dead subject
as a result of the teaching of government.
Geography has consequently attracted more students in recent years which results in a significant
increase in the total number of student enrolment which has created logistic, structural and
personal problems. While the large number of students studying geography does not correspond
with the stagnant facilities and the primitive resources available in most schools.
Statement of the Problem
It is observed that the number of geography students in Abeokuta-South Local Government Area
of Ogun State is increasing exponentially but there are little or no corresponding resources for
effective teaching and learning of geographies, such as classrooms, laboratories, charts, maps,
and the number of teachers are not enough while the little available resources are over laboured.
For instance, a geography class that was supposed to be a 1:40 teacher – students ratio, according
to the specification by the National Policy on Education (1977 revised in 1981, 1998 and 2004)
is now a 1:80 teacher – students ratio or more.
Purpose of the Study
The general purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between class size and secondary
school student academic achievement in geography using some selected secondary schools in
2. Abeokuta – South Local Government Area of Ogun State as a case study. The specific objectives
are to:
(i)
Examine both positive and negative effects of class size on the academic performance of students
in geography.
(ii)
Examine the relationship between class size and academic performance of students in geography.
(iii)
Examine the relationship between school population and academic performance of students in
geography.
(iv)
Examine the relationship that exists between the opinion of male teachers and female teachers on
the effect of class size on students' academic performance in geography.
ResearchQuestions
(i)
What is the relationship between class size and academic performance on students’
comprehension of geography?
(ii)
Does class size influence project execution in geography?
(iii)
Does class size have an effect on the level of attention in geography class?
(iv)
What influence does class size have on students' scores in geography?
ResearchHypothesis
H01: There is no significant relationship between the opinion of male and female teachers on
students' academic performance in geography.
3. H02: There is no significant relationship between class size and students' academic performance
in geography.
H03: There is no significant relationship between the opinion of teachers and principals on the
effects of class size on the academic performance of geography students.
H04: There is no significant relationship between class size and students' scores in academic
performance in geography.
Scope of the Study
This research work focuses on the relationship between class size and student academic
achievement in geography using some selected secondary schools in Abeokuta – South Local
Government Area of Ogun State as a case study. This research work covers all public secondary
schools in Abeokuta – South Local Government Area of Ogun State. However, five public
secondary schools will be used as a case study.
Significance of the Study
This study is important for several reasons.
Firstly, the researcher believes that this study will expose and enlighten the school administrators
and teachers on the negative and positive effects of class size on students' academic performance
in geography in secondary school in Abeokuta – South Local Government.
Secondly, the suggestions offered in this study will assist the educational authority in planning
and administration of the school curriculum, most especially in the area of evaluation of students'
academic performance in geography.
Thirdly, this research work will lead to a further in-depth study on the impact of class size and
school population on the academic performance of students in Nigeria.
Lastly, it will serve as a contribution to knowledge in the subject area. In this regard, it will be
useful for other researchers who might want to carry out research in related areas.
Definition of Terms
Effects: This is the positive or negative effect of class size.
Class size: The total number of students in the class
Positive: This means the maximum number of students that should be in the classroom.
Negative: This means the number of students has increased above the maximum estimate.
Abeokuta
4. –South: This is one of the twenty Local Government areas of Ogun State.
Core Subject: This is one of the main subjects in secondary school.
Classification: This means the grouping of geography into different categories such as physical,
human, and regional geography.
Academic achievement: Knowledge attained or skills developed in school subjects by test
scores.
Secondary School: (also “high school”) is a term used to describe an educational institution
where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to
a specific age takes place? It follows elementary or primary education and may be followed by
university (tertiary) education.
Over-crowding: This is when the number of students in a particular class exceeds the standard
of students – teacher ratio, as specified by the National Policy on Education, which is 1:40 (One
teacher for forty students in a class).
Abstract
The study found the relationship between class size and academic performance of geography
students in secondary school in Abeokuta – South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The study adopted a random sampling technique to select one hundred and twenty respondents
in five secondary schools in each ward of the Local Government. Pearson correlation was used
to test the hypothesis.
The results showed that male and female teachers were similar in their opinion on the
relationship between class size and academic achievement of secondary school students in
geography, indicating that the performance of students in large classes was very low compared
to those in smaller classes.
It was recommended that policymakers and government should recruit more geography teachers
and ensure that more classrooms are built and the number of students in a class should not be
more than 30.
EDITOR SOURCE: The Relationship Between Class Size And Secondary School Student's
Academic Performance In Geography In Abeokuta-South Local Government Area Of Ogun
State