The Use of Problem-Solving Training as a Strategy For Reducing Mathematics Anxiety among Senior Secondary School Students in Ogun State, Nigeria

Career choice is one of the most important decisions that students make, and this decision will affect them throughout their lives. This study adopts a descriptive research survey method for assessing career conflict options of senior secondary school students in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government, Ogun State, Nigeria. The data contains questionnaires administered to 373 male and female secondary school students from three private schools and three public schools in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government. The data obtained from the questionnaires were categorized into a Demographic Data Inventory, Career Choice Scale, and Support, Interference, and Lack of Engagement Scale. Demographic information was analyzed using descriptive statistics, and simple linear regression analysis was used to test the three hypotheses generated for the study at 0.05 alpha levels of significance. The findings suggest that parental formal education has a significant effect on the choice of careers of students, and that the profession of parents has a minor influence on the choice of careers of students. The results also indicate that the socio-economic status of parents does not affect the career choice of secondary school students. Based on the findings, this study recommends that parents be trained in career counseling to help parents direct their children in their career choices. Counseling units in the Ministry of Education should also coordinate orientation activities and provide information on the broad variety of career opportunities open to students. Finally, future research should be carried out on the contradictory effect of teachers and school counselors on the career choices of secondary school students.

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Effects of two problem solving methods on senior secondary school students’ performance in simultaneous equations in Ekiti State

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.611.6156 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 155-161

Author(s):

Oluwatoyin Faith Ojo

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Secondary School ◽

Conventional Method ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Simultaneous Equations ◽

School Students ◽

Method Performance ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Sampling Procedures ◽

Senior Secondary

Abstract The study investigated the Effects of two Problem Solving Methods on Senior Secondary School Students’ performance in Simultaneous Equations in Ekiti State. The study employed quasi experimental pre-test post-test, control group design. The sample consisted of 302 senior secondary school II students. Multistage sampling procedures were used to select the sample. The instrument used for the study was a test format tagged "Mathematics Performance test (MPT)".The face and content validity of the instrument was ascertained while test retest method was used to ensure the reliability which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.71. Data collected were analysed descriptively using mean, standard deviation for the research question, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used for hypotheses one and two respectively both at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that, the use of KPS and PPS enhanced better performance of senior secondary school students in simultaneous equations than the CM. KPS was most effective for enhancing better students’ performance in simultaneous equations, followed by PPS method and lastly conventional method. It was therefore recommended that the use of KPS and PPS methods should be encouraged in Mathematics to enhance better performance of students in simultaneous equations. Also, Mathematics teachers should be given adequate orientation through workshops and seminars to update their knowledge in the use of KPS and PPS methods in teaching.Keywords: Problem Solving Methods, Kolawole’s Problem Solving (KPS) method, Polya’s Problem Solving (PPS) method, Conventional method, performance, Simultaneous Equations

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Effects of Two Problem Solving Methods on Senior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Simultaneous Equations in Ekiti State

International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review ◽

10.20546/ijcrar.2019.701.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 26-31

Author(s):

E.B. Kolawole ◽

O.F. Ojo

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Simultaneous Equations ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Senior Secondary

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Use of Demo Kits as Strategy for Enhancing Senior Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Computer Studies in Ogun State, Nigeria

Journal of Education in Black Sea Region ◽

10.31578/jebs.v5i1.195 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 126-135

Author(s):

Adewale Owodunni Saka ◽

Peter Abayomi Onanuga ◽

Adetayo Adekunle Adebanjo ◽

Yusuf Adesina Olanrewaju

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Comparison Group ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Ogun State ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Senior Secondary Schools ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

Computer Studies

Demo kits are experimental devices that promote physical observation of the concepts being discussed by the teachers. They are used to compensate the impossibility of demonstrating the objects due to their size or lack of their availability. This study examined the use of demo kits as strategy for enhancing senior secondary school students’ achievement in computer studies in Nigeria. The study adopted pre-test and post-test comparison group quasi-experimental research design using 2 x 2 factorial matrix. The population for the study was made up of all senior secondary (SS 2) students in Ijebu-North Local Government Area, Ogun State. The sample for the study was drawn from two public senior secondary schools that met the selection criteria using intact classes. The schools were randomly assigned into experimental or comparison groups. The gathered data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The major findings of the study revealed a significant main effect of the strategy that the students exposed to the use of demo kits performed significantly better than those in the comparison group which learnt using the conventional method of teaching. The results also indicated no significant gender difference in students’ performance in computer studies after the exposure to the use of demo kits. It is, therefore, recommended that teachers adopt the use of demo kits to teach computer studies when computer systems are not available for use instead of insisting on the teaching of the subject in well-equipped computer laboratories.

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