IDENTIFICATION OF BASIC TECHNOLOGY DIFFICULT TOPICS AS PERCEIVED BY UPPER BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd-El-Latif Adekunle Abd-El-Aziz ◽  
Jelil Adebayo Jimoh ◽  
Abdullahi Muhammad Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Basic Technology ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Specialist Teachers

The study identified basic technology difficult topics in upper basic curriculum as perceived by teachers and students in Ibadan metropolis. A research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey of the correlational research design using multi-stage sampling technique. “Questionnaire for Identification of Basic Technology Difficult Topics in Upper Basic Education” (QIBT-DTUBE) was the main instrument for data collection. Face and content validity of QIBT-DTUBE was established by three technology education experts. The reliability coefficient for QIBT-DTUBE yielded 0.91 using Cronbach Alpha reliability technique. Research questions were analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation while the null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance using t-test statistics. Result obtained indicated that teachers and students perceived ten topics as difficult to teach and learn while the students identified additional nine topics that are difficult to learn. More so, a significant difference exists between the mean ratings of upper basic education teachers and students on their perceived levels of difficulty of basic technology topics. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that basic technology specialist teachers be supported with appropriate trainings and refresher courses on all the topics identified as difficult. Keywords: Difficult Topics, Basic Technology, Basic Education Curriculum, Teachers’ Perception, Students’ Perception

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE PERFORMANCES OF HEADMASTERS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN EBONYI STATE SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 6-16
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference

This study was carried out to identify the administrative role performances of headmasters of primary schools in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria. The study also identified the challenges faced the headmasters in performing their roles and strategies for handling these challenges. Three research questions were developed in line with the purpose of the study. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study is 1471 headmasters and 10,188 teachers, and the sample comprised 150 headmasters and 1000 primary school teachers from the area of study. This sample was drawn using multi-stage sampling technique. A–21 item instrument termed “Headmasters’ Administrative Role Performance Assessment Questionnaire” (HARPAQ) was used by the researcher for data collection. The instrument was first validated by experts and reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha Statistics and the reliability got was 0.85. The administration and retrieval of instrument were through direct contact and use of research assistants with the respondents. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for the research question while z-test statistics were used for testing the null hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that all the 21 items were accepted by the respondents. Findings on the hypotheses tested revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of headmasters and primary school teachers from Ebonyi state on the items presented. Adequate funding, prudency and accountability in fund management, regular leadership training of headmasters, formation of formidable umbrella union for the headmasters to always interact with government on issues of school funding and management, involving the PTA and community in school management among others were recommended.

scholarly journals Technologies Available for Empowering Women in Cassava Production in Abia States, Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
C. I. Ugboaja ◽  
N. C. Ezebuiro
Keyword(s):  
High Reliability ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
Measuring Scale ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Research Assistants

The study assessed the technologies available for empowering women in cassava production in Abia State. The objectives were to determine the availability and utilization of technologies for empowering women in cassava production. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection which was developed on a 4-point measuring scale and was validated by peer review of researchers in agricultural extension. Reliability was established by the Cronbach’s alpha which gave co-efficient of r ∝ = 0.74 indicating a high reliability. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 240 and the extension filed officers were used as research assistants to facilitate the administration and retrieval of the questionnaire. Data analysis was achieved with the use of descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean which referenced x = 2.50 as the benchmark and inferential statistics as t-test at 0.050 level of significance. The findings revealed that majority (x = 2.56) agreed that technologies were available for empowering women in cassava production while (x = 2.03) indicated that the extent women were empowered utilizing technologies for cassava production was low. The t- test of no mean significant difference was not rejected because t = 0.01 at P ≥ 0.05 which indicated no mean difference between availability and utilization of technologies for empowering women cassava producers. On the basis of the findings the study recommended that more extension field personnel should be employed and retrained on how to train women on how to use the technologies.Keywords: women, empowerment, cassava, production

scholarly journals Perception of Teacher Trainees at The Federal University Oye Ekti, Nigeria Towards Teaching Profession

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Bolupe A. Awe ◽  
B. N. Balogun
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance

The study investigated the perception of undergraduate education students at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria towards teaching profession. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. An instrument adapted from Alkhateeb (2013) and tagged Students’ Attitude on Teaching Profession (SATPQ) was used to obtain data for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample comprising of 187 undergraduate education students at100 and 200 level. One research question was raised while four research hypotheses were generated for the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The outcome of the study revealed that undergraduate education students at the Federal University Oye Ekiti had positive attitude towards teaching profession. The study revealed that there was no significant difference in the perception of undergraduate education students at the Federal University Oye Ekiti towards teaching profession based on gender, level of entry, age and entry qualification. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that undergraduate education students should be provided with necessary incentive to sustain their positive perception towards teaching profession while government should formulate a policy that could change societal perception on teaching profession.

scholarly journals Competency Improvement Needs of Farmers in Afforestation for Preventing and Controlling Soil Erosion in Kogi State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Abu Mohammed ◽  
Ogbonnaya Elom ◽  
Ogechukwu Onah ◽  
Nnennaya Sinachi Monwuba
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Impact

Farmers’ lack of awareness of agricultural activities that contribute to soil erosion and competencies needed to prevent or control the menace through afforestation contributed to unprecedented hardship, the farmers, stakeholders and individuals in Kogi state. The purpose of this study was to determine competency improvement needs farmers in pre-planting, planting and post-planting operations in afforestation and recommend for a way forward in containing the challenges. Three research question and three hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of survey research design; it was carried out in Kogi state. The population for the study was 1,244 made up of 834 registered crop farmers and 410 Agricultural Extension Agents. The sample of the study was 540. A random sampling technique (Balloting) was used to select 330 registered crop farmers out of 834 and 210 Agricultural Extension Agent out of 410 respectively. The instrument for data collection was a 49 items questionnaire titled: Competency Improvement Needs of farmers Questionnaire (CINFQ). The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument and a reliability coefficient of 0.82was obtained. Five hundred and forty (540) copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents for data collection, but 534 copies were retrieved and analyzed. Weighted mean and Improvement Needed Index (INI) were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used and test hypotheses of no significant difference at the probability of 0.05 level of significance at 532 degree of freedom. It was found out that farmers needed improvement in all the competencies in pre-planting, planting and post-planting operations for enhancing their skills in afforestation practices on their farms and that of their neighbours as a means of reducing the impact of soil erosion in the area of the study. It was recommended that the identified competencies should be used by the extension agents to re-train farmers on the practice of afforestation along with crop production and soil conservation to reduce soil erosion menace in the State.

scholarly journals STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC SKILLS AND ATTITUDES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EBONYI STATE, SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scientific Skills

This study was carried out to identify the strategies for the development of scientific skills and attitudes in physics education among secondary students in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria. One research question was developed in line with the purpose of the study. One null hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study is 2370 students and 87 teachers, and the sample comprised 600 students and 25 teachers of physics from the area of study. This sample was drawn using multi-stage sampling technique. An–11 item instrument termed "Science Skills and Attitudes in Physics Questionnaire" (SSAPQ) was used by the researcher for data collection. The instrument was first validated by experts and reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha Statistics and the reliability got was 0.82. The administration and retrieval of instrument were through direct contact and use of research assistants with the respondents. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for the research question while t-test statistics were used for testing the null hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that 9 out of 11 items presented are the strategies for the development of scientific skills and attitudes in physics education among secondary students in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria. Findings on the hypothesis tested revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of students and teachers of physics from Ebonyi state on the items presented. Holistic reformation of the physics curriculum to incorporate the strategies, appropriate training of teachers to ensure quality transmission of scientific knowledge, skills and attitudes and provision of needed laboratory facilities, books and other learning materials by the relevant stakeholders were recommended.

scholarly journals Attitude of Parents toward Female-Child Secondary Education in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Anna Onoyase
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Child ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Level Of Significance

Abstract The study was set out to investigate the attitude of parents toward female-child secondary education in Sokoto State, Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The study is a descriptive survey and made use of ex-post facto design. The researcher made use of purposive sampling technique to select 270 parents from the urban and 270 parents from the rural areas of Sokoto State. The researcher made use of an instrument adapted from that of Terhemba and Umaru 2015. The instrument is known as “Attitude of Parents Toward Female Child Secondary Education Questionnaire” (APTFCSEQ). The APTFCSEQ had a reliability coefficient of 0.81. The instrument had facial and content validity. It also had language appropriateness. The researcher used four (4) research Assistants to administer 540 copies of the questionnaire on the respondents. All the 540 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved showing 100 percent return rate. The data generated from the field were collated and the mean score analysis for the 15 items was carried out in order to provide answer to the research question raised in the study. 2.5 was chosen as the benchmark for either disagreeing or agreeing with each of the 15 items. The t-test statistics was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The investigation found out that parents in Sokoto State have shown unfavourable attitude toward female-child secondary education. It found out that there is no significant difference between parents in the urban and rural areas in their attitude toward female-child secondary education. This finding has shown that whether the parent is in urban or rural area, all of them have expressed their opinion in the same direction. One of the recommendations of the study is that parents in Sokoto State should show favourable attitude toward female-child secondary education.

scholarly journals Change Management Strategies in Policies and Reforms and Administrative Functions Competence in Delta State Colleges of Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Joseph Efe Anho
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
School Finance ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
Level Of Significance

This research change management strategies and administrative functions competence, used the expo-facto researchdesign of the survey method. The population of the study was made up of the 865 lecturers in the Delta StateColleges of Education in the 2015/216 academic session. The study used the stratified random sampling technique tosample 120 lecturers. The questionnaire tagged “Change Management Strategies and Administrative FunctionCompetence” (CAMSAFC) was the main instrument used. It was validated by expert judgement and tested forreliability using the split-half method and Pearson Moment Correlation co-efficient statistics to obtain a reliabilityindex of 0.75, from 20 respondents of the College of Education, Ekiadalor, Edo State. The results/data from the fourresearch questions were presented and analyzed on a table using the mean scores and standard deviation with theacceptance mean rating at 2.50 and above. The only hypothesis raised was tested using the t-test statistics forsignificant difference in the perception of respondents at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that staffand students personnel services, curriculum and instruction, school community relations, school finance, school plant,are the main administrative functions that experience change frequently and that change management strategiescommonly used includes; articulation of problems to be solved with change, collaborative approach in plan andimplementing change, among others. The findings also revealed that there is no significant difference in theperception of respondents when experience is considered.

scholarly journals Teachers Knowledge Of Inclusive Lower Primary Education In Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area Of Lagos State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Temitope Funminiyi Egbedeyi
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Teachers play significant role in the process of implementing inclusive lower primary education, but it is important to note that inclusive education is yet to be fully implemented in Nigeria despite the numerous benefits associated to it. As one of the major implementers of inclusive lower primary, it is imperative to study teachers’ knowledge of inclusive lower primary education in Ifako-Ijaiye, as to provide empirical evidence. Descriptive survey research design was adopted with thirty five (35) teachers who were sampled using simple random. A self-designed research instrument titled Teachers Knowledge of Inclusive Education Questionnaire (α = 0.92) was used to collect data. One research question was answered and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Teachers have average knowledge of inclusive lower primary education (Average Percentage = 53.6). Regular and special teachers have no significant difference on knowledge of inclusive education (t = 0.50; df = 33; p0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that Nigerian Government, concerned Non-Governmental Organizations and Scholars should ensure that regular trainings are organized for lower primary teachers in order to update their knowledge about inclusive education

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors for myopia among school children in Aba, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchenna C. Atowa ◽  
Alvin J. Munsamy ◽  
Samuel O. Wajuihian
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference

Aim: To study the prevalence of myopia among school children in Aba, Nigeria.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in public and private (primary and secondary) schools. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used for selecting participants aged between 8 and 15 years from 12 schools in Aba, Nigeria. Data were analysed for 1197 children who underwent a comprehensive eye examination. The children were divided according to the following criteria: age groups (group 1 [8–11 years] or group 2 [12–15 years]), gender (male or female), level of education (primary or secondary) and type of school (public or private). Myopia was defined as spherical equivalent refraction (SER) ≤ -0.50 D in the poorer eye.Results: The prevalence of myopia was estimated to be 2.7%. Of the 96 children with refractive error, 78.1% were uncorrected. In using logistic regression analysis, risk of developing myopia was associated with older age groups (odds ratio [OR]: 1.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.16–9.11; p < 0.010) and higher level of education (OR: 1.73; 95% CI, 1.05–2.86; p < 0.030). There was no significant difference in myopia prevalence between male and female children (p = 0.89).Conclusion: Although the prevalence of myopia and overall prevalence of refractive error in school children in Aba were low, the high prevalence of uncorrected refractive error is a significant public health problem. An effective and sustainable children’s vision screening programme is needed to prevent visual impairment and blindness.

Gender Differentials on the Challenges of Land Acquisition Among Arable Crop Farmers in Southwest Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149
Author(s):  
Olowoyo Olamide Ahmed ◽  
Deji Olanike Fasilat
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Differentials ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Arable Crop ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

The study took place in Southwest Nigeria and assessed the gender differentials on the challenges of land acquisition among male and female arable crop farmers. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 168 male arable crop farmers and 168 female arable crop farmers to make a total of 336 respondents. Analysis of the quantitative data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics, while content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The results show that male and female arable crop farmers faced the challenges of high population of land users, inadequate credit facilities to acquire land, family dispute on land, poor soil fertility and high costs of rent in acquiring land, while female arable crop farmers faced the challenge of spouse restriction in acquiring land. There was a significant difference between male and female arable crop farmers’ challenges of land acquisition. It was concluded that male, as well as female, arable crop farmers in the study area face one challenge or the other in acquiring land for arable crop production, but female arable crop farmers face more challenges compared to their male counterparts. Gender-responsive policy formulation and implementation was recommended to ease access to land for male and female arable crop farmers.

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