Socio-Psychological School Services and Improvement of Intellectual Functioning of Secondary School Students in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-107
Author(s):  
Eze, Justina U ◽  
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Igbo, Janet N.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Intellectual Functioning ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Services ◽  
Enugu State

scholarly journals IMPROVISATION AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 506-511
Author(s):  
Eunice a ◽  
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N. Anumudu ◽  
Adedapo I. Yemi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Enugu State

Mathematics is an essential part of the education system in Nigeria. However, it is perceived among learners as a tedious and challenging subject. The primary objective of the current study was to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics using improvisation. The study also examined the role of students location on mathematics learning when the learning material is improvised. The population of the study included secondary school students in both rural and urban areas of Enugu State. A total of 68 secondary school students constituted the study samples. A quasi-experimental design was used. Two hypotheses were tested, and it was concluded that improvisation of learning material enhances students performance in mathematics. Also, the study found that students location does not affect performance in mathematics when instructional material is improvised. The findings and recommendations are discussed.

scholarly journals Parental Verbal Communication and Sexual Knowledge of Senior Secondary School Students in South East, Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
CJ Orji ◽  
SU Arinze-Onyia ◽  
CN. Obionu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Sexual Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Senior Secondary

BACKGROUND: Parental verbal communication may influence the sexual knowledge of senior secondary school students in Enugu State, Nigeria.METHODS: This study utilized a school based cross-sectional study design and was conducted across the six education zones of Enugu State using three-stage sampling technique. A total of 400 respondents completed the interviewer administered questionnaires on their socio-demographics, sexual knowledge and parents’ information on verbal communication skills. Obtainable knowledge scores for sexuality ranged between 0-10; scores of 1-5 were classified as poor and 6-10 as good. Data analysis for the quantitative data was done using IBM SPSS; version 22. Chi square test of statistical significance and multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression were used in the analysis, and the level of significance was set at a p value of less than 0.05.RESULTS: Out of the 400 respondents, 55.5% were girls. The mean age (SD) of the respondents was 15.9 ± 1.3 years. Although 15.5% and 8.8% of the respondents were very comfortable discussing sexually related matters with their mothers and fathers only 34.8% and 16.0% of mothers and fathers were comfortable discussing such matters with the respondents. Less than half of the respondents (42.5%) had good sexual knowledge. Verbal sexual communication between parents and respondents and age above 16 years were found to be predictors of good sexual knowledge.CONCLUSIONS: Poor parental verbal communication led to the poor knowledge of sexuality among the respondents. Parents should be encouraged to discuss sexuality matters with their children.

scholarly journals Ethnocentrism and Global Identity as Predictors of Attitude towards Herdsmen-farmers Conflict in South-East Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chidozie Edwin Nwafor ◽  
Leonard Nnaemeka Ezeh ◽  
Paschal Chukwuma Ugwu ◽  
Chukwuemeka Nelson Etodike
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Global Identity ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Correlation Design

The study examined if ethnocentrism and global identity were predictors of attitude (Positive or Negative) towards herdsmen among secondary school students of Nimbo community, Uzo-Uwani Local government Area Enugu state and Awka metropolis, Anambra state Nigeria. Two hundred and thirty-two (232) participants (male 111, 47.8%) and (female 121, 52.2%) were randomly selected from four secondary schools. Their ages ranged from 14-18 (M= 15.99, SD=1.10). Three instruments were used for data collection (Ethnocentrism Scale by Neulip & McCroskey, 2013; Global Identity Scale by Turken & Rudmin 2013 and Attitude towards Herdsmen Scale, 2018 developed in the course of this study. The study was a cross-sectional survey and Pearson correlation design was adopted while and regression statistics were used for analysis. The results showed that ethnocentrism and locality were positively and negatively related to attitude towards herdsmen respectively while global identity did not predict attitude towards herdsmen. Based on the findings, the study implicated attitudinal bias and ethnic sentiments which may be localized as a result of experiences and interactions of the group. It is therefore recommended that desensitization programs along ethnic and religious line be encouraged in areas with herdsmen attack experiences and vulnerable areas under perpetual fear of attack in order to reduce ethnic bigotry and hatred capable of inflaming reprisal attack from the community in order to promote peace and cohabitation.  

scholarly journals Dwindling Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Enugu State Nigeria: Diagnosing Teacher-Student Relationship for Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Emma E. O. Chukwuemeka ◽  
Mathias Ananti ◽  
Rose Onyekwelu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Enugu State

One of the purest, deeply and inspirational relationships is that of a devoted teacher and willing students. Almost everyone has a favorite and those we liked less, it totally depends on how the student-teacher relationship were developed, nurtured and given space to evolve. Currently the academic performance of students in secondary schools has dropped inexorably across the Country. Enugu State not excluded. The study therefore examined the effect of teacher-students relationship on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in selected secondary schools of Enugu State. It is a descriptive study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The tools used to elicit data from respondents were questionnaire, face to face interview, observation and focus group discussion guide. The data collected were analyzed using mean. The population of the study is 1520 comprising teachers, principals and students in the three selected secondary schools in Aninri Local Government Area. Taro Yamani sample selection formula was used to select a sample size of seven hundred and sixty respondents. The findings revealed that teacher-student relation affects positively or adversely academic performance of students, teacher-student relation is bedeviled by challenges and there are strategies which should be adopted to strengthen teacher-student relation. Based on these findings, appropriate recommendations such as supervision of instruction, workshop and advocacy were among the measures proffered.

scholarly journals The Impact of Home Background and Locality on the Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Agriculture in Enugu State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Cajethan Uche Ugwuoke ◽  
Godwin Emeka Eze ◽  
Benedicta Anene Omeje
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Home Background

Home background and locality are two significant factors that affect the academic performance of students in agriculture. The home determines the comfort of the students for academic activities while locality provides a conducive environment for students to study. The study was aimed at determining the impact of home background and locality on the secondary school students’ academic performance in agriculture. Survey research design was adopted. The study population was 14,750 where 1,616 respondents were selected. The sample size was made up of 624 teachers of agriculture and 992 students of agriculture from 291 secondary schools in the 17 local government areas of Enugu state, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data collected were subjected to mean and t-test statistic to answer research questions and test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results show that there was the statistically significant difference in the impact of home background on the students’ academic performance in agriculture. It provides the parents with insights on the needs to make the homes conducive for learning and provide the necessary environment that would promote their children’s academic performance in agriculture.

Relationship between Personality and Career Choice of Students in Secondary School in Enugu State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
chukwu Peter N. ◽  
Chigbu Eberechukwu F.
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
The Relationship

This paper examined the relationship between personality and career choice of secondary school students in Enugu state. The study was a correlational research, designed to ascertain the relationship between personality and career choice of secondary school student in Enugu state, three research questions guided the study. The population consisted senior secondary school students in Enugu State. Multi sampling techniques was used to draw 400 students. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. This instrument was face validated by three experts two from guidance and counseling and one from measurement and evaluation all in university of Nigeria, Nsukka. Mean, standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used in data analysis. Result revealed that there is a significant relationship between personality and career choice of secondary school student and also student shows greater inclination to social personality types than others. The implications of these finding were highlighted. Among recommendations made was that guidance counselors should help students in making right career choices that would match their personalities.

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