scholarly journals Psychosocial Effect of Motivational Incentives on Senior Secondary Schools Teachers’ Work Effectiveness in Adamawa State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-174
Author(s):  
Kwaji Tizhe Takwate
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Work Effectiveness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Psychosocial Effect ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated the psychosocial effect of motivational incentives on Senior Secondary Schools teachers’ work effectiveness in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The population of this study consisted of 162 school administrators and 74 teachers selected from 58 Government owned Senior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State, from a which a sample of 40 respondents were selected using purposive sampling technique. Motivational Incentives and Teachers’ Effectiveness Questionnaire (MITEQ) was used for data collection. The findings of the study revealed that there is lack of service improvement, seminars, and inadequate provision of teaching and learning materials. Teachers are always internally motivated, inconsistent performance evaluation, promotions are not awarded as at when due, and issuance of query letters at slightest provocations by principals. The also revealed that, motivation is the backbone of effective service delivery. This study also revealed that motivational incentive has significant effect on teachers’ work effectiveness and that there is no significant difference between male and female teachers’ reaction and response to motivational incentives. No significant difference was found between different types of motivation incentives and their effect on senior secondary school teachers’ work effectiveness in Adamawa State. The study recommended others that the government as a matter of urgency The study recommends the provision of regular performance enhancement seminars for teachers, adequate provision of teaching and learning materials, prompt payment of teachers’ salary and other monetary incentives and teachers should be internally motivated on the job. For the incentive to have the intended impact on teachers the study recommend that it should be awarded only to those teachers who actually exhibit the intended behaviours and such incentives should be distributed based on collaborative performance rather than on individual performance.

scholarly journals Constraints in English Language Teaching and Learning in Senior Secondary Schools: Strategies for Implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Steven Sylvester Bockarie ◽  
Michael Sahr Bengu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary ◽  
Language Teaching And Learning

The study entitled 'Constraints in English Language Teaching and Learning in Senior Secondary Schools: Strategies for Implementation' seeks to unravel the myriad of problems in teaching and learning the English Language in senior secondary schools and offers strategies that can be implemented to salvage the situation. Learning to teach is more than simply knowing the results of research and theory; it always involves learning the ‘craft’ of classroom exposition, explanation, organization, and guidance. The desired outcome of the language learning process is the ability to communicate competently, not the ability to the ability to use the language exactly as a native speaker does. To guide the study, three research questions were posed. The questions examined the following three variables: (1) the constraints in teaching English; (2) the constraints in learning English; and (3) strategies for implementation in senior secondary schools. The research will be carried out in two senior secondary schools in Kenema City, Eastern Sierra Leone (Government Senior Secondary School and Methodist Senior Secondary School). The study revealed that: the lack of adequate teaching and learning materials, poor pedagogical and academic subject matter competency, and the negative attitude of students towards the English Language, account for the major constraints in the teaching and learning of the subject.

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS TOWARDS TEACHING IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Florence Omosholape Abidoye
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

The objective of this study was to determine the perception of science teachers towards science teaching in senior secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the perception of science teachers towards science teaching on the basis of their gender and years of teaching experience. It was a survey research in which simple random sampling technique was used to select 275 science teachers from secondary schools in Lagos state, Nigeria. Two hundred and eight five Science teachers were sampled from senior secondary schools, of the 285 questionnaires distributed, 275 were retrieved. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages and t-test. These were used to answer the research questions and also test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that: (i) science teachers generally had positive perception towards science teaching (tcal.= 20.43 at p < 0.05);  (ii)  there was no significant difference in the perception of science teachers towards science teaching based on their gender (tcal.= 0.39 at p > 0.05); and (iii) there was no significant difference in the perception of science teachers towards science teaching based on their years of teaching experience (tcal.= 1.40 at p > 0.05). The implications are discussed.

The Role of School Libraries in Supporting Inquiry-Based Methods for Teaching Science in Nigerian Schools: Challenges and Possibilities

Libri ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olabode Olajide ◽  
Sandy Zinn
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
National Development ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

Abstract Using a constructivist lens, this study investigated the role of school libraries in supporting an inquiry-based approach for teaching and learning science subjects in senior secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria, the challenges faced and possibilities presented. The significance of this study is based on the importance Nigeria has assigned to science education as a means to achieving national development. A mixed-methods approach was chosen for the study. The population of the study included school librarians, principals, and science teachers in public senior secondary schools as well as staff in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology concerned with supporting and managing resources for science teaching and learning. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews, and observation. Quantitative data collected through the questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS, while qualitative data were transcribed and thematically analyzed. The findings revealed the library resource most frequently available in school libraries for supporting science curriculum implementation is a textbook. Most of the staff in charge of the library had no librarianship qualification. Teacher-centred approaches predominated amongst teachers. The study emphasizes how school libraries are underrated as support for the curriculum. It proffers some far reaching recommendations to position school libraries for better performance.

scholarly journals OPINIONS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ON DRUG ABUSE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-95
Author(s):  
G.A. Samuel ◽  
E.O. George ◽  
B. N. Ogbu ◽  
L. O. Agaba ◽  
M. K. Yisa
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
World Population ◽  
African Countries ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

Drug abuse and dependence producing substances are widely prevalent in African countries and have continued to increase. Substances abuse, which were originally conceived as the problem of a selected few is today becoming a problem of a sizeable proportions of the world population. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Using Research advisor (2006) Sampling table, 365 students and 108 teachers were sampled using stratified random sampling technique out of 3812 and 156 study populations respectively. The instrument that was used for data collection was an adapted standardized questionnaire structured by Afuwai in 2016 who worked on drug abuse on socio-emotional behavior of secondary school students in Kaduna state, Nigeria (Afuwai, 2016). Hypothesis were tested using independent sample t-test at the .05 level of significance to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the means of the two unrelated groups. All statistics were done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM-SPSS version 24). The study shows that all kinds of drugs are being abused by senior secondary schools’ students in Kaduna State according to the opinions of the respondents with marijuana as the most commonly abuse drug while barbiturates (diazepam) is not a common abuse drug. An agglomeration of several factors influences the usage of drugs by senior secondary schools’ students in Zaria education Zone of Kaduna State as there were no specific factors found. The study established that female students are more predominant on abusing drugs than their male counterparts these days.

scholarly journals Availability of Instructional Materials on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Mustapha Ali ◽  
Aminu Baba Kura ◽  
Sherifat Bello Abdu ◽  
Dauda Aliyu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study examined the availability of instructional materials and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools, Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. Two (2) objectives and a null hypothesis were used to determine the availability of instructional materials and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools in Borno state. Survey and Correlational design were used. The total population of the study was 1,236 teachers and 10,349 students out of which 371 teachers and 3,105 students were sampled through simple random sampling. SSCE results for five consecutive years of the 2014-2018 academic sessions were obtained for the study. Checklist and Pro-forma were used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient, frequency and percentage at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed a significant relationship between availability of instructional materials and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools in Maiduguri Metropolis. The study also found that the instructional materials for teaching and learning are available. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and other stakeholders should continue to support schools in the state with the necessary instructional materials needed for teaching and learning and School administration should emphasize the use of instructional materials to make learning easier.

scholarly journals Mathematics Skills as Predictor of Chemistry Students’ Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Akoko - South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Tunde ORIMOGUNJE
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mathematics Skills ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive effects of mathematics skills on students’ performance in chemistry. The study adopted the pre-test and post-test control group quasi-experimental design. A sample of 136 students were randomly selected from two Senior Secondary Schools (SSS2) in Akoko - South Local Government Area of Ondo State. One research question and one null hypothesis were used for the study. A Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) which involved the use of mathematics skills was used and administered. The data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, percentage mean, t-Test, and One way ANOVA statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that significant difference existed between the scores of students exposed to experimental group and that of their counterpart in the control group. One of the recommendations is that the use of collaborative teaching among the mathematics and chemistry teachers in secondary schools should be emphasised by the curriculum planners and the government. This will reduce the under achievement problem in chemistry among the secondary school students.

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.

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