scholarly journals Effect of socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents in Anambra State Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 76-93
Author(s):  
Mercy Aku Anagbogu ◽  
Christopher Amobi Nwankwo ◽  
Ifeanyi Mathew Azuji
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Aggressive Behaviour ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Aggressive behaviour is a serious malady to students, especially those in their adolescent stage. This study investigated the effect of Socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents in Anambra State, Nigeria. One research question guided the study and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design for the study is quasi-experimental, non-randomised pre-test and post-test, control group design. The population of the study was 323 senior secondary school adolescents with high aggressive behaviour in Anambra State. A sample size of 32 adolescents were purposively drawn from two schools with the highest number of adolescents with high aggressive behaviour and used for the study. Instrument for data collection was adopted from Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The internal consistency reliability coefficient for Nigeria sample is 0.80. The completed instruments were scored following the scoring instructions provided in the BPAQ manual. Mean scores were used to answer the research question, while the null hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Co-variance (ANCOVA). The norm of 70.25 provided in BPAQ guided the decision. The finding of the study revealed that socio-cognitive skills’ training was effective in reducing aggressive behaviour of secondary school adolescents. The findings further revealed that the difference in the effect of socio-cognitive skills training on aggressive secondary school adolescents was significant when compared with those in the control group. Based on the findings it was recommended that the practicing counsellors and therapists should adopt the use of the technique in managing aggressive behaviours of secondary school adolescents. Keywords: Aggressive Behaviour, Secondary School Adolescents, Socio-cognitive Skills,Training

scholarly journals Gender differentials in the Use of Instructional Models in Enhancing Adolescents’ Interest and Achievement in Voter Education Contents of Senior Secondary School Government Curriculum

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Grace Ogechukwu Ugwonna ◽  
Samuel Agozie Ezeudu ◽  
Okechukwu Onyinye Nwaubani ◽  
Anthonia N. Utoh-Ofong ◽  
Obiageli Calista Onyeanusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Models ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Senior Secondary

The study determined gender effect in the efficacy of group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry instructional models in enhancing adolescent students’ interest and achievement in voter education related contents of senior secondary school Government curriculum. The study adopted quasi-experimental non-equivalent pre-test, post-test control group design. Sample for the study consisted of 165 SS II students drawn from senior secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the intact classes from each of the schools that were assigned to the two experimental groups. Data collected using Multiple Choice Government Achievement Test (MCGAT) and Government Interest Inventory (GII) were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and ANCOVA for testing the hypothesis at P < 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that both group investigation and jurisprudential inquiry models were effective in enhancing interest and achievement of male and female students in voter education related contents in senior secondary school Government curriculum. However, group investigation proved more efficacious. These findings were exhaustively discussed with recommendations on how to manage gender factor in using student-centred instructional models in enhancing students’ interest and achievement.

scholarly journals Effect of Diagnostic Testing on Students’ Achievement in Secondary School Quantitative Economics

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Nkechi Patricia-Mary Esomonu ◽  
Lydia Ijeoma Eleje
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Skill Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Quantitative Economics ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study aimed at investigating the effect of diagnostic testing on students’ academic achievement in secondary school quantitative economics. In conducting the study, 3 research questions and 3 stated hypotheses were answered. The study is quasi-experimental employing 2x4 factorial pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 210 Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) economics students in the four co-educational schools purposely selected from Nnewi Education Zone of Anambra State in Nigeria. They were allocated to 3 experimental groups and 1 control group. Students’ responses to two instruments titled Diagnostic Quantitative Economics Skill Test (DQEST) and Test of Achievement in Quantitative Economics (TAQE) constituted relevant data for the study. Instruments for data analysis were t-test and ANCOVA. Results of the analysis indicate a significant effect of treatment on students’ achievement in favor of DQEST with feedback and remediation group only (F (3, 209) = 22.3114, p > 0.05). Gender made no significant difference on students’ achievement in TAQE. Thus, diagnostic tests are effective when used with feedback and remediation. The use of DQEST with feedback and remediation in teaching and learning of quantitative economics is therefore recommended.

scholarly journals Pedagogical pattern of running a course on secondary school students’ achievement in waves

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Nkwo Inyang Nkwo ◽  
Margaret Ndidiamaka Anugwo ◽  
J. O. Ugama
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
And Gender

<span>This study investigated the comparative effectiveness of pedagogical pattern of running a course and talk-chalk methods on senior secondary school students’ achievement in waves. It is triggered by reports of persistent students’ low achievement in physics contributed largely by students’ poor performance in waves-related items. It adopted the quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. There were 216 students who participated in the study. Physics Achievement Test (PAT) containing 50 multiple-choice researcher-developed items were used as instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while ANCOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that: the pedagogical pattern of running a course method was superior method in fostering students’ achievement in waves; female students achieved higher than male students using pedagogical pattern of running a course strategy to teach waves; and there was no significant interaction effect of teaching methods and gender on students’ achievement in waves. From the findings, it was recommended that the pedagogical pattern of running a course strategy should be used in teaching physics in secondary school education system and in training of teachers.</span>

scholarly journals Effect of computer aided instruction on students’ interest in selected topics in electronic libraries course in federal tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Obiora Nwosu ◽  
Angela Ifeoma Ndanwu
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Computer Aided Instruction ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of computer aided instruction on the interest of students in electronic libraries course. The population consisted of 100 electronic libraries students in Library and Information Science Departments in federal tertiary institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria.A27 item structured questionnaire was used for data collection. It was subjected to content validity by experts in Computer Science, Library and Information Science, Vocational Education and Measurement and Evaluation. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted quasi-experimental design. Pretest-posttest equivalent groups was used. The sample for the study consisted of sixty third year library and information science students. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Kuder-Richardson Formular 21 which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.92. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question. Experimental group was taught through computer aided instruction whereas control group was taught through modified lecture method. On the completion of six weeks, the level of interest of the two groups was determined. The findings revealed that the computer aided instruction method of teaching enhanced students’ interest in electronic libraries than the modified lecture method. It was recommended that lecturers should adopt the use of computer aided instruction in teaching of electronic libraries in tertiary institutions in order to enhance students’ interest in electronic libraries.

scholarly journals The Effect of Thanatology Intervention Programme on Knowledge and Attitude of Secondary School Students in Anambra state Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkiru Onyinyechukwu NNAEMEZIE ◽  
J.O. OKAFOR ◽  
IFEDIORA UCHENNA LOVETH ◽  
ARINZE C.R
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Introduction: The manner in which a child would cope with dying and death situation would be determined by what the child already know and what knowledge concerning thanatology the child had been exposed to previously. This study was concluded to determine the effect of thanatology intervention programme on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Anambra State Nigeria. Method: The study was delimited to Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test control group design was used on 282 junior and senior secondary school students selected from four secondary schools which included two private schools and two public schools and they were divided into control and experimental groups. The research instrument was a researcher-developed instrument on knowledge and attitude towards thanatology. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer research questions. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to answer the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The results of the study revealed that there was an increasein the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students after the thanatology intervention programme. Conclusion: Based on the various findings of the study, it was concluded that thanatology has great effect on the students’ knowledge and attitude. Furthermore, it is recommended that thanatology should be taught both informally and formally to help remove or control the fear of dying and death in them.

The Effectiveness of a Cognitive Skills Training Program for Adult Offenders

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1559-1579
Author(s):  
Suzan Verweij ◽  
Bouke S. J. Wartna ◽  
Nikolaj Tollenaar ◽  
Marinus G. C. J. Beerthuizen
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Group 1

This article provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of the “CoVa” cognitive skills training program. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the known reoffending behavior of 2,229 CoVa participants with that of two control groups of offenders: (1) one formed using the inclusion criteria of the program, and (2) one formed using propensity score matching (PSM). Outcome measures included the prevalence, frequency, and impact of new, adjudicated crimes, with the impact defined as the combined severity of the offenses. Results indicated that the participants in the CoVa group were reconvicted less frequently than those in Control Group 1. Moreover, the impact of their recidivism was lower than the impact of those of Control Group 2. However, the effect sizes were very small, and no significant differences were found regarding reconviction prevalence. Explanations for the absence of (large) effects are discussed.

scholarly journals Improving Knowledge Gain in Secondary School Agricultural Education through Supervised Agricultural Experience Programme (SAEP) in Migori County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
Peter Odhiambo Ongang’a ◽  
Washington Adede Ochola ◽  
Judith Odhiambo ◽  
Evans Abenga Basweti
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Knowledge Gain ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Agriculture Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Equivalent Control

This study focused on determining the influence of SAEP on knowledge gain in secondary school agricultural education among Form Three students in Migori County, Kenya. It zeroed on analysing the differences in knowledge gained in agriculture between two groups, one taking part in SAEP and the other not taking part. It utilised quasi-experimental design, particularly the pre-test and post-test none-equivalent control group design incorporating a sample of 384 forms three agriculture students in Migori County. A test for measuring learning outcomes was used to collect data before and after the programme. Analysis of data was done using SPSS (Version 22). Descriptive statistics were used to present and describe data while inferential statistics were used test hypotheses at α = 0.05. The study established that there was a statistically significant difference in the acquisition of knowledge of specific agriculture content between secondary school agriculture students exposed to SAEP as opposed to the control group.

scholarly journals Effect of Brainstorming Technique on Study Habit among Secondary School Students in Anambra and Enugu States

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
L. I. Akunne ◽  
A. Anyamene
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Study Habit ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Senior Secondary

Aims: The general purpose of this study is to determine the effect of brainstorming techniques on secondary students study habit. Study Design: The study adopted the quasi-experimental (pre-test-post-test control group) design. Place and Duration of Study: 800 senior secondary school II students from Anambra State and Enugu State of Nigeria, between February 2019 and August 2019. Methodology: This study on effect of brainstorming technique on secondary school students study habit adopted the quasi-experimental research design, more specifically the non-randomized pre-test – post test control group design. Quasi-experimental study is a type of experimental study that determines the effect of a treatment paradigm on a non-randomized sample. The sample for the study was 800 senior secondary schools students (350 male and 450 female). The study habit inventory questionnaire with a reliability index of .897 was used in data collection. Mean and standard deviation was used in answering the research questions while ANOVA was used in testing the null hypothesis. Results: At 0.05 level of significance, the analysis of the data collected revealed a mean gain of 38.13 between the control and experimental groups, and a difference in mean gain of 4.61 for male and female students. This indicates that brainstorming was more effective for the experimental group and further shows that the effect differs with respect to gender. The findings revealed there was no difference in the mean post test scores of students who received treatment using brainstorming technique and those in the control group (p = 0.416, 0.05) also there was a significant difference in the mean post test scores of male and female secondary school students (p=0.026, 0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that brainstorming technique is effective for improving secondary school students study habit.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Chemistry Self-efficacy of Students using Computer Aided Instruction among Secondary School Learners in Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Judith kinya Julius
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Computer Aided Instruction ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Conventional Methods

Chemisrty self-efficacy is to do with desire or confidence to perform well in Chemistry and has been predominantly low among secondary school students in Kenya, and many other developing countries. The study investigated the effect of computer aided instruction (CAI) on Chemisrty self-efficacy of students as compared toconventional methods(CM). The study adopted solomon Four-Group, Non-equivalent Control Group Design which emphasises Quasi-Experimental design. A sample of 174 Form Two secondary school Chemistry students in Tharaka Nithi County in Kenya was used. Four schools were purposively samlped and randomly assigned as either Experimental Groups or Control Groups. The students of experimental groups were taught chemisrty through CAI while the control groups were taught using Conventional Methods on the topics "the structure of the Atom, the periodic table and chemical families" for six weeks. Data was colected using students self-efficacy questionnaire(SSEQ) and was administered before and after exposure of intervention (CAI). Both descriptive and inferential statistics, in particular, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyse the data. The study revealed that the students taught through Computer aided instruction obtained significantly higher chemisrty self-efficacy scores than the students taught using conventional methods. Further, the study revealed that girls obtained higher self-efficacy scores than thier counterpart boys when taught using CAI. Thus, Chemistry teachers should adopt CAI in thier teaching to help in enhancing Chemisrty self-efficacy of students, and by extention enhance performance in Chemistry.

scholarly journals The Effects of Peer Conflict Resolution Skills Training on Children’s Psychosocial Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Roland Nji Angu
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Peer Conflict ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This research work was aimed at investigating the effects of peer conflict resolution skills training on the psychosocial development of children. Specifically, the author sought to provide answer to one research question which was: What is the role of play as a peer conflict resolution tool? The theoretical underpinning of this study was Morton Deutsch’s theory of cooperation and competition. The study was also informed by Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories on play. A pretest posttest quasi-experimental design was adopted whereby 36 male and female children between 6 to 10 years old were randomly selected for the study. These children were all in class five of secondary school. Eighteen of the selected samples were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the other eighteen to the control group. The children in the experimental group were trained on peer conflict resolution skills for a month (8 sessions in total, 2 days a week, approximately 30 minutes a day) while the children in the control group did not benefit from any such training. A five point Likert scale questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. An observation check list was also employed to measure children’s post training conflict resolution skills. Data were analyzed using the t-test where the mean scores of both the experimental and control groups were compared, as well as a comparison of the mean scores for the pre and post-tests scores. Results indicate that children who took part in the training learnt how to use play to negotiate their differences. They also learnt how to use humor to manage anger. Recommendations were made to parents and teachers to use instances of children’s disagreements as opportunity to teach them of appropriate peer conflict resolution skills rather than just dispelling such emerging differences/disagreements as bad.

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