scholarly journals Classroom Process and Causes of Worsening High School Students' Failure of Literature-in-English in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-306
Author(s):  
Eucharia Okwudilichukwu Ugwu
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Classrooms ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Senior Secondary

Current theories of teaching favour students-centred classrooms. In Literature-in-English lessons, active participation of students is essential for optimal learning. This study examined the level of students' active participation in Literature-in-English classrooms as the major reason for the high failure rates of Nigerian students who take this subject in the yearly senior secondary school examinations. The study was carried out in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State. The mixed method research design was adopted. Class Observation Schedule (r=0.9) and Interview Guide for Teachers were used to gather the data. Random sampling technique was used to select three Local Government Areas (LGAs), 27 public senior secondary schools (9 from each LGA) and one Literature-in-English teacher from each school. All the teachers were observed twice during lessons while 12 of them were interviewed. Results from the quantitative data showed that the classroom process was teacher-dominated, and students' level of participation was very low. Students hardly asked questions and teachers did not use teaching techniques that encouraged active participation. Teachers identified students' inability to buy the prescribed literary texts, lack of interest in reading and poor language proficiency as some of the factors that contribute to students' failure. Several recommendations were made to enhance the teaching-learning process and maximize learning.

scholarly journals Classroom Size as a Predictor of Bullying Behaviour among Secondary School Adolescents in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Bede C. Akpunne ◽  
F. Lanre-Babalola ◽  
Folake S. Alo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Verbal Bullying ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Physical Bullying

Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of bullying behaviour among Nigerian secondary school adolescents and to ascertain the link between classroom size and bullying in selected Senior Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria.  Study Design: Cross-sectional survey design. Place of Study: Redeemer’s University Osun State, South Western Nigeria. Methodology: Multistage sampling technique was adopted in this study.  Random sampling technique was used to select Obafemi / Owode Local Government Area (LGA) from Ogun central senatorial district, four Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) from the LGA and 397 students. Participants responded to School Congestion Questionnaire (SCQ) and Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument: Bully/Target (APRI-BT). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis Results: Observed prevalence rates included verbal bullying (42.5%), social bullying (42.3%), physical bullying (37.9%) and overall bullying behaviour (44.8%). Class Size (CS) independently and significantly predicted the severities of verbal bullying (R² = .029, p = .001); social bullying (R² = .055, p = .000); physical bullying (R² = .042, p = .000) and overall bullying behaviour (R² = .042, p = .000) among the sample. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of bullying behaviour among Nigerian secondary school adolescents. Classroom size is a significant predictor of the individual factors of bullying behaviour (verbal bullying, social bullying, and physical bullying) as well as the composite of bullying behaviour among Senior Secondary School students in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Assessing technology-based learning: a case of “Opon-Imo” use for agricultural subjects in senior secondary schools of Osun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121
Author(s):  
Solomon Adedapo Adesoji ◽  
Khadijat Olaitan Olanrewaju ◽  
Shakirat Adenike Adeleke
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

Abstract The study assessed using an e-learning device, ‘Opon-Imo’ for agricultural subjects among secondary school students and teachers in Osun State, Nigeria. It determined the teachers’ and students’ extent of use of ‘Opon-Imo’ for agricultural subjects, ascertained their perception towards its value as a learning/teaching aid, and the challenges faced with its use. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 150 students and corresponding 12 teachers instructing them on the agricultural subject(s) to give a total of 162 respondents sampled. Data were collected with a validated questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics. The results revealed that students occasionally used ‘Opon-Imo’ as reference material to seek answers to assignments (x̄= 3.1 ± 0.9) just as the teachers often utilised the modules as a reference point while explaining class notes to the students (x̄= 3.5 ± 0.8). (Most (58%) of the students were indifferent about the values of ‘Opon-Imo’ as a learning aid for agricultural subjects, whereas most of the teachers (58.3%) had a favourable disposition towards it for their teaching activities. As a challenge, teachers noted students’ misuse of the device for entertainment purposes instead of use as a learning aid (x̄= 3.16). It was concluded that teachers validly used ‘Opon-Imo’ to a greater extent for agricultural educational purposes and were more positively inclined to its educative usefulness than the students. As such, effective measures have to be developed to make the students aware of the value of this learning aid for their career in agriculture.

scholarly journals THE STATE OF ADOLESCENT PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND ITS IMPACT: A SURVEY IN INDONESIAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 806-813
Author(s):  
Aghniawati Ahmad ◽  
◽  
Sigit Sanyata ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Survey Approach

Prosocial behavior is carried out by individuals who care about their environment. Concern for the environment makes individuals easy to move to help others. This study aims to determine the condition of adolescent prosocial behavior and the impact that will be felt by adolescents who are accustomed to prosocial behavior. This study uses a quantitative method with a survey approach in senior high schools in the city of Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. The study population was Cirebon high school students. The sample consisted of 225 students consisting of 50 male students and 175 female students. The results of the analysis showed that the condition of adolescent prosocial behavior was in the medium category. The latest findings in this study are: the highest aspect that students have in prosocial behavior is the aspect of empathy, the guilt aspect is the medium category aspect, while the responsibility aspect is the lowest aspect. The impact that will be felt by adolescents who are accustomed to prosocial behavior will have happiness so that they can have a meaningful life.

scholarly journals Adequacy and Utilization of ICT Resources for Teaching Business Subjects in Senior Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 139-158
Author(s):  
Lawrence Femi Ademiluyi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Business Educators ◽  
Teaching Business ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study sought to determine the adequacy and utilization of ICT facilities for teaching and learning business subjects in public senior secondary schools in Osun State of Nigeria. Mixed method research design involving the distribution of questionnaires and the conduct of follow-up interviews was used for the study. The population consisted of business educators teaching in public secondary schools. No sample was drawn; the entire population was studied. The results show that ICT facilities are barely available, grossly inadequate and largely unutilized in teaching business subjects in Osun State public secondary schools in spite of the much-heralded introduction of ”Opon Imo” computer tablets supposedly made available to all senior secondary school students in the state. The study opined that government and other education stakeholders should provide functional ICT facilities and personnel in public secondary schools.

scholarly journals Relationships among senior school students’ self-efficacy, metacognition and their achievement in chemistry

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-221
Author(s):  
Oloyede Solomon Oyelekan ◽  
Seun Sola Jolayemi ◽  
Johnson Enero Upahi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

Learners play very significant roles in the teaching–learning process. Irrespective of how teachers teach, learners often have their own ways of learning. Three hundred senior secondary school II students selected from 10 senior secondary schools in Ilorin, Nigeria participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 30 students from each of the 10 purposively sampled senior secondary schools. Data were collected using three instruments, namely, Chemistry Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Chemistry Metacognition Questionnaire and Chemistry Achievement Test with reliability indices of 0.83, 0.73 and 0.86, respectively. Answers were provided to four research questions each of which has a corresponding hypothesis. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, regression and analysis of variance. Findings from the study indicates significant positive relationship among senior secondary school students’ Chemistry self-efficacy, metacognition and their achievement in Chemistry F(2, 297) = 332.482, p < 0.05. Keywords: Academic achievement, metacognition, self-efficacy, senior secondary schools.

scholarly journals Availability of Activities and Appropriateness of Graphical Illustrations in Recommended Economics Textbooks for Senior Secondary School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Deborah Oreoluwa Yahya ◽  
Solomon Temitope Adebola
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study examined the availability of specified activities for teachers and students in the recommended Economics textbooks and also examined the level of appropriateness of graphical illustrations in the recommended Economics textbooks. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised the 14 recommended Economics textbooks by the Ministry of Education in Ogun State senior secondary schools. Four Economics textbooks among those recommended were selected for the study using simple random sampling technique. One research instrument titled Economics “Textbook Assessment Checklist (ETAC)” was used to elicit information on the availability of activities and appropriateness of graphical illustrations in Economics textbooks. The data were analyzed using frequency count and percentages. The result showed that among the recommended textbooks, only Textbook B (New Approach Economics) had the specified activities for teachers and students. The result further showed the level of appropriateness of Textbook D (78%), Textbook B (67%), Textbook C (64%) to be high while Textbook A (42%) was moderate. The study concluded that the specified learning activities were not available in all the textbooks and that the appropriateness of the graphical illustrations in the textbooks were between high and moderate level.

High School Students Understanding of the Risks of Online Game Addiction

10.32698/0772 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Eryzal Novrialdy ◽  
Herman Nirwana ◽  
Riska Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Online Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
Use Of Technology

Adolescents are currently in the midst of technological sophistication, which is very helpful for its development. On the other hand, many adolescents are trapped in the problem of technology addiction. Adolescents are the most age group who experience problems with the use of technology, including online games. Online game addiction is the loss of control over the use of online games, which makes other daily activities are disrupted. Online game addiction in adolescents have an impact on several aspects of life, such as health aspects, psychological aspects, academic aspects, social aspects, and financial aspects. Lack of understanding about the risks of online game addiction can get adolescent stuck in online game addiction. This research aims to describe high school students understanding about the risks of online game addiction. The sample consisted of 255 high school students selected by proportional random sampling technique. Data was collected using a scale measuring understanding of the risks of online game addiction. Data analysis used a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. The results showed that high school students understanding about the risks of online game addiction was included in the moderate category with an average score of 198,48 and an achievement score level of 55,14%. Therefore, school counselors must to improve high school students understanding of the risks of online game addiction.

Menurunkan Dismenoreaa Primer melalui Hipnoterapi pada Siswi Sekolah Menengah Pertama

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oyoh O ◽  
Jenita Sidabutar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Primary Dysmenorrhea ◽  
School Students ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Average Value

Kejadian dismenorea primer di Indonesia sekitar 54,89%, sisanya 45,11% dismenorea sekunder. Dismenorea primer  pada siswi SMP X dari 35 siswi 25 siswi mengalami disminor bila haid. Salah satu pengobatan dismenorea secara non-farmakologis yaitu hipnoterapi. Hipnoterapi merupakan salah satu cara yang mudah, cepat, efektif, dan efisien dalam menjangkau pikiran bawah sadar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh hipnoterapi terhadap dismenorea pada siswi SMP. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Pre Eksperimental dengan rancangan penelitian one group pre-test-post-test. Jumlah populasi yang didapat 117 orang dan jumlah sampel yang diambil 20 orang, dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data diperoleh secara langsung dari responden dengan menggunakan alat ukur Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS). Analisis data melalui dua tahapan, yaitu univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji t-dependen. Hasil penelitian didapatkan nilai rata-rata skala dismenorea sebelum diberikan intervensi adalah 6,50 dan nilai rata-rata sesudah diberikan intervensi adalah 1,35, terdapat pengaruh hipnoterapi terhadap dismenorea (t=17,596, p-value= 0,001). Hipnoterapi dapat disarankan untuk diterapkan sebagai tindakan nonfarmakologis untuk mengatasi dismenorea.Kata kunci: Dismenorea primer, hipnoterapi, SMP.Effect of Hypnotherapy on Alleviating Primary Dysmenorrhea in Junior High School StudentsAbstractThe incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in Indonesia amounts to approximately 54.89%, while another 45.11% is secondary dysmenorrhea. 25 out of 35 female students at SMP Patriot Bangsa (Patriot Bangsa Junior High School) experience primary dysmenorrhea when menstruating. One of nonpharmacological treatments for dysmenorrhea is hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is an easy, fast, effective, and efficient way to treat dysmenorrhea by reaching the subconcious. This research aimed to identify the effect of hypnotherapy on dysmenorrhea in junior high school students. This research used a pre-experimental method with one group pretest- posttest design. The population of this research was 117 students and 20 students were chosen as sample with purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from respondents using Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) instrument. Data were analyzed in two steps, univariate and bivariate with t-dependent test. The results showed that the average value of dysmenorrhea before intervention is 6.5 and after intervention is 1.35. Hypnotherapy was found to have an effect on dysmenorrhea (t=17,596, p-value 0,001). It was suggested to the school that they should conduct nonpharmacological interventions such as hypnotherapy as treatment of dysmennorhea.Key words: Dysmenorrhea primer, hypnotherapy, SMP.

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

Improving Skills in Senior Secondary Schools for Effective Performance in Computer Based Test and Security.

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Agu B.G. ◽  
Eya G.M.
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Matriculation Examination ◽  
Senior Secondary

Students are accessed using paper and pen on cognitive abilities in Nigeria. This method of assessment encourages different forms of examination malpractices. The threat of examination malpractices on the validity of examination outcomes has resulted in some examination bodies adopting different methods of examination. One of such methods is the computer based test (CBT). Using survey research method, this study investigated the levels of competency in computer literacy skills possessed by senior secondary school students. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Problems encountered by the students and prospective methods of enhancing computer based test (CBT) acceptance in Nigeria were also documented. A total of 310 copies of the questionnaire were administered to students who participated in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at Afrihub Information and Communication Technology (CBT) centre, Institution of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu and Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu and 237 representing 76% were adequately completed and found usable. The findings revealed among others that majority of the respondents confirmed that CBT can curb examination malpractice. Majority of candidates were also found to prefer CBT to the paper and pencil test (PPT). The mean, standard deviation and Pearson‟s Correlation Analysis showed that the respondent is preference for CBT were sensitive across gender. While improving electricity was identified as critical in enhancing CBT examinations, poor ICT skills on the part of students and the invigilators were also identified as the major problems facing the implementation of JAMB CBT examination in Nigeria.

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