TYPES OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG LEARNERS  WITH MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN NIGERIA  AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS

This study examined aggressive behavior (verbal aggression, physical assault, socially unacceptable and destructive behavior) among learners with moderate intellectual disability in south-western Nigeria, through teachers’ perceptions. The study used a descriptive survey design. Convenient sampling technique was used to select respondents (87 teachers of pupils with intellectual ability in private and public schools in south West Nigeria). The aggressive behavior scale (ABS) was used to elicit responses. Data retrieved was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that teachers’ perception of the developmental trend of aggressive behavior among learners with moderate intellectual disability was significant (T = 44.385, Mean Difference = 3.115 while p < .05). Also, there was no significant gender difference in verbal aggressive (F=0.997, p>.05), physical aggressive (F=3.628, p>.05), socially unacceptable aggressive (F=1.233, p>.05), and destructive behavior (F=0.571, p>.05). Interventions should be in line with these.

Download Full-text

PERILAKU AGRESIF YANG DIALAMI KORBAN KEKERASAN DALAM PACARAN

Jurnal Psikologi ◽

10.14710/jpu.15.2.151-160 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 151

Author(s):

Anik Nur Khaninah ◽

M. Widjanarko

Keyword(s):

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Physical Assault ◽

Courtship Violence ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Victims Of Violence ◽

Using Data

The objective of this study is to determine the forms of aggressive behavior that received by victims of courtship violence and the factors that causes violence in long term courtship. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach using data collection techniques by observing and interviewing. The sampling technique used in this study is snowball technique. Data analysis techniques follow this stages: analyzing all the data, categorizing data, preparing the psychological dynamics, connecting with the theoretical basis and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of the study, it shows the forms of aggressive behavior that received by victims of violence in courtship is verbal or symbolic aggression behavior, such as harsh words, words that is not worth to listen, mocking/scolding, threatening, insisting, and limiting intercommunication. In case of violation of property rights, is the property of the subjects used at one’s pleasure by their mate without permission. Physical assault is in the form of forced asking or confiscated subject as well as hitting or knocking head. While the reason for the victims to survive is feeling shy because everyone already knows their courtship relationship.Besides, the victim thinks and hopes theirmatewould be better and their relationshipwould be improved.

Download Full-text

Factors Affecting Teachers' Practices in Implementation of Early Childhood Care and Education Curriculum in Public Schools

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2020(v-i).62 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (I) ◽

pp. 623-632

Author(s):

Raima Mubashar ◽

Aroona Hashmi ◽

Fasiha Altaf

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Public Schools ◽

Survey Design ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Early Childhood Care ◽

Childhood Care ◽

Significant Difference

The study was determined to find the factors that affect the teachers' practices in the implementation of the ECCE curriculum in public schools. The study was quantitative in nature, and a cross-sectional survey design was used. All the ECCE teachers in public schools formed the population of the study. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was employed, and 278 teachers were selected as a sample of the study. The data were collected using the questionnaire on factors affecting teachers' practices in the implementation of the ECCE curriculum. The findings showed that there is a significant difference on the basis of experience as p (0.000) ? 0.05 and an insignificant difference on the basis of qualification and class size as p (0.000) > 0.05. The study recommended that teacher training institutes of early childhood care and education should induct the curricula that are activity-based, and schools may provide better learning conditions in ECCE centers.

Download Full-text

Prevailing Status of Educational Process Factors in Junior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana

Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies ◽

10.9734/ajess/2021/v24i230575 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 42-53

Author(s):

Regina Mawusi Nugba ◽

Frank Quansah ◽

Francis Ankomah ◽

Enoch Ewoenam Tsey ◽

Vera Rosemary Ankoma-Sey

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

High Schools ◽

Central Region ◽

Junior High School ◽

Junior High ◽

Survey Design ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Educational Process ◽

Junior High Schools ◽

Process Factors

Globally, there is the quest to improve quality education as highlighted by the Sustainable Development Goal 4. One of the quintessential factors that could facilitate the attainment of this global goal is effective and adequate educational process factors. The study specifically sought to assess the state of educational process factors such as teacher use of instructional time, level of parental and community involvement, type of leadership, curriculum coverage among the urban, rural, public, and private junior high schools in the Central Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was used to carry out the study. Through stratified sampling technique, 1260 respondents comprising 126 head teachers, and 378 junior high school teachers were engaged in the study. Two sets of questionnaires were designed for the headteachers and teachers. Data gathered were analysed using frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations as well as chi-square test of association and independent samples t-test. It was found that educational process factors were generally better in urban schools as well as private schools. For rural schools and public schools, the educational process factors were poor, particularly, the percentage of syllabus coverage was low for English, Mathematics, and Integrated Science. It was concluded that deficit in educational process factors posed threat to the quality of education. It was suggested that the Ministry of Education, together with teachers should strive to enhance process variables in schools.

Download Full-text

Analysis of selected factors affecting the life situation of persons with moderate intellectual disability

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences ◽

10.21164/pomjlifesci.599 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Iwona Radlińska ◽

Beata Karakiewicz ◽

Marcin Kolwitz ◽

Ewa Kemicer-Chmielewska ◽

Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyńska1

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Supported Employment ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Disability Evaluation ◽

School Setting ◽

Community Action ◽

Moderate Intellectual Disability ◽

Legal Provisions

Introduction: The aim of this work was to assess the situationof people with moderate intellectual disability (MID), considering the legal, political, economic, social and technological determinants (PEST factors).Materials and methods: This work consisted of an in-depth legal analysis based on the Community Action Board (CAB) model, which is a part of the Rapid Policy Assessment and Response (RPAR) methodology. Having analyzed the PEST factors, as part of the analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT), the CAB identified the strengths and weaknesses of the situations of persons with MID.Results: The following deficiencies were identified in the provisioning of legal and political assistance to persons with MID: disability definitions were incompatible with international law, lack of legal provisions comprehensively regulating the situation of persons with intellectual disability (ID), two-instance disability evaluation system, lack of sufficient coordination of state bodies, lack of supervision over decisions on the need for special education, poor employment opportunities after completing education. Optimal conditions for education in a special school have a positive impact on the situation of persons with MID, but their lack in a public school setting proves to have adverse effects. The most important forms of support include: places of daily stay, sheltered employment, supported employment on the open labor market, protected flats, support from an assistant.Conclusions: 1. The deficiencies in legal and political regulations in Poland make it difficult or impossible for persons with MID to receive adequate assistance. 2. Investing in special schools and ensuring their formal cooperation with public schools offers adequate education to persons with MID. 3. Poor access to special forms of support for people with MID causes their social exclusion.

Download Full-text

PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF STREET HAWKING ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Pakistan Journal of Public Health ◽

10.32413/pjph.v8i1.138 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 01-07

Author(s):

Alfred Eboh

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Survey Design ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Well Being ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Perceived Effects ◽

The Government

Background: The hawking of wares by children has been a serious issue confronting the Nigerian society. Children hawk in some of the most horrible conditions conceivable, where they face a serious risk of injury, chronic illness, kidnapping, rape or death. Objective: The focus of this study was to assess the perceived effects of street hawking on the well-being of children in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Methods: The population of this study consists of parents of the street hawkers in Anyigba while cross-sectional survey design was used through the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size of one hundred and sixty-two (162) respondents. The validated structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) served as the instruments for the data collection respectively. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square at a predetermined 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative data were analysed with the aid of the SPSS (version 20). Results: The results indicated among others that street hawking had significant social implications and physical consequences on children's moral behaviour as well as health status in the study area. Conclusion: The study, therefore, concluded that the government of Kogi State should carry out an enlightenment campaign through the media and religious institutions on the negative consequences of street hawking are recommended as panacea. Also, the child right act instrument and its implementation should be strengthened in order to curb street hawking in the study area.

Download Full-text

Supporting teachers in their use of ICT in teaching mathematics: What kind of support is necessary and when is it required?

Matters of Behaviour ◽

10.26455/mob.v6i7.35 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Benard Litali Ashiono

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Teaching Mathematics ◽

Second Phase ◽

Grade One ◽

Supporting Teachers

This article reports on a study that was carried out to establish determinants of ICT integration in mathematics teaching and learning. This paper focuses on the kind of support teachers require to effectively use ICT in teaching mathematics. An exploratory sequential mixed methods research design was employed to conduct this study in which quantitative data was initially collected in the first phase. Qualitative data was then collected in the second phase to explain the quantitative data collected in the initial phase. The study targeted all the teachers teaching in lower grades in both private and public schools. A sample size of 40 lower primary schools were purposively selected based on the availability of ICT tools for instructional purposes in those schools. Three teachers teaching in grade one, two and three were then selected using simple random sampling technique especially in cases where more than three teachers existed. Teacher Questionnaire, Teacher Interview Protocol and Observation Protocol were used to collect data. Data was analyzed qualitatively using descriptive phenomenological analysis in which data transcriptions were divided into themes and sub-themes related to phenomena under study. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between supporting teachers’ use of ICT in the classroom and their actual use of ICT in teaching mathematics. The study findings however revealed that teachers teaching lower grades in Mombasa, Kenya were not adequately supported in their use of ICT in teaching mathematics. It was recommended that teachers must be granted adequate support in their use of ICT in teaching mathematics.

Download Full-text

Peran Kedisiplinan Belajar dan Kecerdasan Matematis Logis Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika

Formatif Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan MIPA ◽

10.30998/formatif.v4i2.142 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Supardi Supardi

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Achievement ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Survey Design ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Normality Test ◽

Simultaneous Impact ◽

Inferential Analysis ◽

Test Requirements

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of learning discipline <br />and logical mathematical intelligence on mathematics achievement. This study is a survey design. This research did in student class XI IPA SMA Negeri 98 Jakarta semester 2012/2013. The sample taken by simple random sampling technique, involved 40 students. The instrument were in the forms of questionnaires and tests. The data were analyzed first by test requirements, the normality test, linearity and multicollinearity. Based on the fulfillment of the criteria in terms of the tes analyzed, inferential analysis to the test the research hypothesis. The data were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression. The findings showed that (1) learning discipline and logical mathematical intelligence had a positive and significant simultaneous impact on mathematics achievement. (2) learning discipline had a positive and significant impact on mathematics achievement. (3) logical mathematical intelligence had a positive and significant impact on mathematics achievement. </p>

Download Full-text

PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

Sokoto Educational Review ◽

10.35386/ser.v16i1.68 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Umemetu Momoh ◽

Nkechi Obiweluozor

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Public Schools ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Female Principals ◽

The Public ◽

Administrative Effectiveness ◽

And Gender ◽

Quality Assurance Standards

This study examined principals’ administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards in public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. To guide the study, three hypotheses were raised. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all the principals and teachers in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 240 principals and 720 teachers from the schools. Data was collected using ‘Administrative Effectiveness and Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards Questionnaire (AEIQASQ)’ to find out principals’ level of administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards using the Normative mean of 62.5 which was established from the instrument as the benchmark for effectiveness. The findings revealed that principals’ administrative effectiveness was high in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. There was also a significant relationship between administrative effectiveness and implementation of quality assurance standards in the States based on principals’ gender and experience. It was therefore recommended that since principals in public schools are effective, Government should provide them with adequate funds and all necessary support to ensure that quality assurance standards are fully implemented in the schools. Also, experience and gender should be considered in appointing principals among other criteria as experienced female principals were found to be more effective.

Download Full-text

The Developmental Trend of Mutual Friendship and the Prospective Effect of Aggressive Behavior: A Three-year Longitudinal Study

Acta Psychologica Sinica ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1041.2008.01266 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 40 (12) ◽

pp. 1266-1274

Author(s):

Dong-Mei ZHAO ◽

Zong-Kui ZHOU ◽

Xiao-Jun SUN ◽

Hsueh Yeh ◽

Cohen Robert

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Aggressive Behavior ◽

Developmental Trend

Download Full-text

A mixed-methods examination of the gap between intelligence and adaptive functioning in autistic young adults without intellectual disability

Autism ◽

10.1177/13623613211018334 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 136236132110183

Author(s):

Nicole L Matthews ◽

Kyla Christenson ◽

Sarah Kiefer ◽

Christopher J Smith

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Independent Living ◽

Adaptive Functioning ◽

Parent Report ◽

Intellectual Ability ◽

Standardized Assessments ◽

Service Needs

This study examined adaptive functioning, strategies used to develop adaptive functioning skills, and areas where additional services could benefit autistic young adults without intellectual disability. Participants were 21 autistic young adults and at least one parent of each young adult. Quantitative analyses replicated previous reports of an adaptive functioning disadvantage relative to intellectual functioning such that adaptive functioning standard scores were significantly lower than intelligence quotient scores. Qualitative analysis utilized grounded theory methodology and yielded a conceptual model describing the nature and development of adaptive functioning in this demographic. Together, findings provide a more nuanced understanding of the gap between intellectual and adaptive functioning in autistic young adults without intellectual disability. Lay abstract Adaptive functioning describes the age-appropriate skills necessary for independent living. Research suggests that autistic children, adolescents, and adults who do not have an intellectual disability demonstrate adaptive functioning challenges relative to their intellectual ability. Thus, even though many of these individuals have the intellectual capacity to excel in mainstream educational and vocational settings, their adaptive functioning challenges may serve as an obstacle to independence. The research on adaptive functioning in autistic adults is focused on statistical analysis of standardized assessments (e.g. parent-report on multiple choice questionnaires). Qualitative research that examines the narratives of young adults and their parents is needed to better understand adaptive functioning in young adults and their resulting service needs. This study combined statistical analysis of standardized assessments with qualitative analysis of interview responses from autistic young adults without intellectual disability and their parents. Findings replicated previous reports of adaptive functioning challenges and identified influences on adaptive functioning development, consequences of independence, and service needs. Taken together, findings indicate the need for interventions and services that facilitate adaptive functioning development in autistic adolescents and young adults and provide insight into potential intervention targets and strategies.

Download Full-text