scholarly journals Bid Data And Analytics Implementation In Tertiary Institutions To Predict Students Performance In Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozioma Oguine
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Technology Resources

The term, Big Data has been coined to refer to the gargantuan bulk of data that cannot be dealt with by traditional data-handling techniques. Big Data is still a novel concept, and in the following literature we intend to elaborate it in a palpable fashion. It commences with the concept of the subject in itself along with its properties and the two general approaches of dealing with it. Big Data provides an opportunity to educational Institutions to use their Information Technology resources strategically to improve educational quality and guide students to higher rates of completion, and to improve student persistence and outcomes. This paper explores the attributes of big data that are relevant to educational institutions, investigates the factors influencing adoption of big data and analytics in learning institutions and seeks to establish the limiting factors hindering use of big data in Institutions of higher learning. A survey research design was adopted in conducting this research and Questionnaire was the instrument employed for data collection.

scholarly journals Corruption and Administration of Higher Education Institutions in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Amini-Philips, Chinyere ◽  
Ogbuagwu, Chukwuma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Learning Institutions

Corruption in this paper refers to absurd or deviant disposition of people in institutions of higher learning whichviolates the ethical standards. The prevalence of corruption in tertiary institutions is viewed to negate the core values ofeducation at this level. Major themes discussed included definition of corruption, corruption in Nigerian society andhigher learning institutions, highlighting the various aspects and shapes of corruption in Nigerian higher institutions.Dimensions of corruption identified included students, lecturers, non-academic staff and administrators. The shapes ofcorruption among students included bribing of lecturers for unmerited grades, cultism, examination malpractice,attacks on lecturers for stopping students from indulging in examination malpractice, fiscal extortion from innocentstudents by fellow students who form themselves into “lecturers’ boys”. Forms of corruption among lecturers includeddemanding huge amount of money, sex from female students for high grade, etc. Among non-teaching staff, the shadesof corruption included monetary extortion from students before they see their results, demanding of money fromunsuspecting parents in the guise that they are lecturers with a promise to secure admission for their children/wards,they also act as agents for lecturers, receiving money from students for higher grades after examination. At theadministrator's level, shades of corruption included misappropriation and misapplication of fund meant for capitalprojects, offer of admission to undeserving students for a fee while deserving candidates are by-passed, amongst others.Impact of corruption on higher education administration was discussed and means that can be adopted or adapted tocurb the menace were suggested.

Higher Education Transcendence Through Transdisciplinarity

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-44
Author(s):  
Linda Ellington ◽  
Kimberly L. Blanchette
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Problem Solvers ◽  
Ways Of Being

The future of higher educational institutions is in need of innovators, creative thinkers, problem solvers, and people who can envision transcending across disciplines into a transdiciplinarity environment that by its nature requires institutions of learning to identify the challenges that affect humanity and investigate and implement solutions throughout the life of those challenges, working continuously to iteratively improve upon yesterday's solutions. Allowing the coexistence of old and new, being able to deal with change and disorder while explaining persistence and order requires practices that connect contextually things, people, and events that are distant and only partially congruent. Transdisciplinarity as a construct or framework can guide institutions of higher learning to break from outdated models and structures to form new ways of being that are fluid, heuristic, and holistic. Transperformative education can serve as a model to operationalize transdisciplinarity at the curricula, instructional, operational, and strategic level.

The Political Economy of Brain Drain at Institutions of Higher Learning in Conflict Countries: Case of the University of Liberia

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Anthony Barclay
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Training Research ◽  
The University

According to endogenous growth theories, human capital is a major determinant of economic growth and development. Human capital refers to the educational qualifications, skills, and experience that individuals possess. Educational institutions, in general, and universities, in particular, are most instrumental in developing and enhancing the quality of human capital through capacity building involving training, research, information dissemination, and knowledge management. These institutions should be not only firmly established and maintained but also continuously empowered to meet the current and evolving needs of their countries.

scholarly journals From drug abuse to lesbianism: an educational undertone

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Princewill I. Egwuasi ◽  
Gertrude Archibong ◽  
Mercy U. Ette ◽  
Joy O. Omaga
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Negative Impacts

The issue of drug abuse and the resultant effects has been on the limelight in recent times.Hence, this paper examined from drug abuse to lesbianism: an educational undertone. The paper highlighted the meaning of drugs and what constitutes drug abuse. It identified the ever several dangers associated with drug abuse in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, where lesbianism was spotted as a major fallout of the negative impacts of drugs on female undergraduates.Furthermore, the act of lesbianism was evaluated, where the modus operandi and factors of the lesbians were showcased. In the end, the paper conceived some therapy that could help in the curtailing or eradicating of this menace in our institutions of higher learning. Among the recommendations of the paper were that every management of tertiary institutions must recognize this as a time bomb waiting for explosion and that sex education should be institutionalized as a GST or GNS course for all freshmen in our institutions. This would go a long way in checkmating this time bomb from exploding.

scholarly journals Music and Sculpture, a Panacea for Combating Unemployment in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr Sunday N. Nnamani ◽  
Dr. Casmir N. Nnamele
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Generation Level ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Good Number

In contemporary Nigeria, a large number of graduates are turned out from the different tertiary institutions of higher learning every year. The fact is that such graduates while in the school believe that they will be out of school rigour on graduation and will soon start life as soon as they are gainfully employed. But such dreams are in most cases shattered by the non-availability of jobs for such graduates. In the light of this, a good number of people who are graduates from the different higher institutions in Nigeria roam the streets in search of non-existing jobs. This paper deals with speciality areas of music and sculpture, the advantages and benefits inherent in these areas and their roles in generating employment with the major components highlighted. For Nigeria to attain the employment generation level of the post MDGs, there is a need to put in place vocational trainings that would enhance the right input of highly skilled human resources in music and sculpture to feed the labour market for the overall growth and development of the nation.

scholarly journals An Object-based Model for Assessment of Quality of Teaching in Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-105
Author(s):  
Wilson Nwankwo ◽  
Fidelia Udoka Eze
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Object Based ◽  
Central Database ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
Analytical Tools

In most learning Institutions in Nigeria, the quality of teaching delivered by Lecturers/Teachers are not usually given the attention it requires and where such is done, it is often done in a crude way using semi-automated approaches. This research is conceived to examine how Information and Communications Technology could be employed to collect data for the assessment of quality of teaching delivered by Teachers/Lecturers in the Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. To achieve this, this research studies a University of Technology in the South-East of Nigeria, conceives and designs an object-oriented model for harnessing the relevant data needed to conduct such assessment into a central database. This system can be used to submit feedbacks on the performances of the Lecturers and also enable educational administrators view statistics of submissions. As the data is collated in a central database, analytical tools could be employed in conducting further analysis on Lecturer performance evaluation to drive advanced decision making.

scholarly journals Faktor luaran dan hubungannya terhadap pencapaian ujian pengesanan dan jantina pelajar dalam kemahiran menulis Bahasa Arab di Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-376
Author(s):  
Mohamad Rofian Ismail ◽  
Ahmad Redzaudin Ghazali ◽  
Khairatul Akmar Abdul Latif ◽  
Fahed Maromar ◽  
Saupi Man
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Assessment Tests ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
University College ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Learning Institutions ◽  
The Relationship

This study was conducted to examine the relationship between external factors on the achievement of assessment tests and gender of students in Arabic writing skills in Malaysian Institutions of Higher Learning. A total of 140 respondents from four Malaysian higher learning institutions (MHLI) were selected, namely Sultan Zainal Abidin University (90 respondents), International Islamic University College of Selangor (25 respondents), Sultan Ahmad Shah Islamic University College, Pahang (9 respondents), and Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College (16 respondents) as the study sample. The data obtained were analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 22.0 software. Inferential analysis method, namely Pearson correlation was used to find the relationship between two different study variables, namely dependent variables and independent variables. The findings showed that there was no significant relationship between external factors on Arabic writing skills based on assessment tests. However, this relationship was found to be significant based on gender of students. This was because the correlation between external factors with student achievement test scores was (r = - 0.062, n = 140, p = 0.463), while the correlation between external factors on gender of students was (r = 0.181, n = 140, p = 0.032). This finding indicates that the relationship between external factors with the assessment test was irrelevant in affecting Arabic writing skills, and was not significant. However, the researchers found that external factors can significantly affect the Arabic writing skills among MHLI students based on gender through the analysis of the study obtained.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Conflict-Inducing Attitudes and Their Repercussions on Students’ Psychological Health and Learning Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2534
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rashid Ali ◽  
Badar Nadeem Ashraf ◽  
Chuanmin Shuai
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Student Relationships ◽  
Teacher Interactions ◽  
Teacher Student Relationships ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning

This paper studied the causes and effects of negative teacher–student relationships on students’ psychological health and educational outcomes, primarily due to negative teacher–teacher interactions. Survey data were collected from 130 faculty members and 746 students of 10 higher educational institutions located in different cities of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Path analysis was used to estimate results. The findings revealed that incivility among faculty members and higher discontent with university resources generates a conflict-inducing attitude in faculty members, which subsequently creates negative behavior in teachers towards students. It was further observed that hostile attitudes of faculty members towards students adversely affects the psychological health and educational outcomes of students at universities. These findings suggest that students’ learning processes can be improved by controlling negative teacher–teacher interactions, which has important implications for institutions of higher learning.

Opportunities and Challenges of Using Big Data Applications in Institutions of Higher Learning Libraries and Research Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Josiline Phiri Chigwada
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Data Accuracy ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Big Data Applications ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Accuracy Data ◽  
Structured Literature Review

The chapter documents opportunities and challenges experienced when using big data applications in libraries. The objective of the study was to examine the big data applications that are used in libraries. The big data concept is new, and some librarians are not aware of it while others do not have the knowledge and skills of using big data applications. A structured literature review was done to examine how libraries use big data. The search terms that were used were “big data AND libraries.” The findings revealed that libraries are generating big data. The challenges that are experienced include data accuracy, data confidentiality and security, lack of skills to deal with data reduction and compression, and the unavailability of big data processing systems and technology in libraries. The author recommends the up skilling of librarians so that they are able to deal with the challenges of working with big data applications.

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