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 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 Identification of Job Skills in Aloevera Production for Income Diversification Among Farmers in Taraba State

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Training Manual ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Income Diversification ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study was on identification of job skills in Aloe Vera production for income diversification among farmers in Taraba State. Specific objectives for the study were to: identify the skills in pre-planting operations for Aloe Vera production, determine the skills in planting operations for Aloe Vera production, identify the skills in post-planting operationsfor Aloe Vera production, determine the skills in harvesting operations for Aloe Vera production in Taraba State.Four research questions were raised and answered; four hypotheses were formulated and tested at P≤0.05 level of significance. The design for the study was survey research design. The population for the study was 401 respondentsconsisting of 285 registered farmers in Taraba State and 116 Agricultural Extension Agents in Taraba State. A structured questionnaire titled: Aloe Vera Production Skills Questionnaire (APSQ) was used for data collection. Mean was used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at P≤0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: 15 skills in pre planting of Aloe Vera, seven skills in planting of Aloe Vera, five skills in post planting of Aloe Vera and6 skills in harvesting operations in Aloe Vera production. It was therefore recommended that the 35 job skills identified by this study be packed into a training manual and used for training farmers for income diversification in Taraba State.

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.

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

The Influence of Library Satisfaction on the Provision of User Services in the Colleges of Education Libraries in Benue State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Bridget Demekaa ◽  
Umbur Demekaa
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Colleges Of Education ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Level Of Significance

This study was carried out to determine the influence of library satisfaction on the provision of user services in the Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The study was guided by one objective, one research question and one hypothesis. A survey research design was adapted for the study. The population of the study comprises of all the final year students from the two Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample 337 respondents from the two colleges of education libraries in the area. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Influence of Library Satisfaction on the Provision of User Services (ILSPUSQ)” was used as an instrument for data collection. Data collected for the study was analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer research question while the chi-square was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that library satisfaction has low influence on the provision of user services in Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The study conducted that there was a significant influence of library satisfaction on the provision of user services in Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. Finally, it was recommended that, in order to make the users to have satisfaction from the services proffered to them, the college libraries in Benue State should provide adequate user services.

Evaluation of Students’ Achievement in Mathematics through Systematic and Explicit Instruction, Self-Instruction, Peer-Tutoring and Visual Representation

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20345-20353
Author(s):  
Ajai, John Tyavbee
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Achievement In Mathematics ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Self Instruction ◽  
The Impact

The study evaluated students’ achievement in mathematics using four methods of instruction. Sample of the study was 130 Junior Secondary School students from 4 schools in Taraba State, Nigeria. Quasi-experimental design was adopted. Data was generated using Terminal Mathematics Achievement Tests whose reliability indices were computed using Kuder–Richardson (KR – 20) formula. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to explore the impact of the instructional strategies at .05 level of significance. Finding revealed no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of students exposed to the four instructional strategies. The study recommended that classroom teachers implement any of these instructional methods in their daily classroom instruction.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE DELIVERY ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN KWAMI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF GOMBE STATE

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Maghra HARRISON ◽  
Ayodele OGUNTUNDE
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Agricultural Extension Service ◽  
Cassava Production ◽  
The Impact

The study was carried out to determine the impact of agricultural extension service delivery on cassava production in Kwami local government area of Gombe State. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The design for the study was survey. The sample for the study was 105 respondents with 93 cassava farmers and 12 agricultural extension agents. A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain the sample. The instrument for data collection was a researcher designed structured questionnaire rated on a four- point scale. The instrument was subjected to validation by 3 experts. To determine the reliability of the instrument, Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient was used after administering the instrument on a different population of farmers in Adamawa State. The coefficient obtained was 0.99. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while t-test was used at 0.05 level of significance to test the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that factors such as poor soil fertility among others influence cassava production in Kwami local government area of Gombe State and cassava farmers derive benefit from agricultural extension agents. The study recommended that more agricultural extension agents should be employed by the government so as to have sufficient agricultural extension service among others.

scholarly journals Model Pengembangan Kompetensi Penyuluh Berbasis Pemanfaatan Media (Kasus Di Kabupaten Karawang dan Garut, Provinsi Jawa Barat)

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Oos M. Anwas ◽  
Sumardjo Sumardjo ◽  
Pang S Asngari ◽  
Prabowo Tjitropranoto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Environmental Media ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Paddy Farmers

<p>The present study was to the degree of agricultural extension agents’ competency, the dominant factors influence their competency, and also to formulate the model for developing the competency of agricultural extension agents. The study used explanatory research method on 170 agricultural extension agents who work within paddy farmers area (Karawang) and within vegetable farmers area (Garut). Samples from paddy farmers area were taken by using random sampling technique, while those from vegetable farmers area were taken by using census method. Then a data verification was conducted toward 206 farmers who were the clients of the agricultural extension agents. Data collection was conducted during February to April 2009. Data were analyzed using descriptive technique and path analysis. The result of the study showed that the extent of media utilization and the agricultural extension agents’ competency tended to be at a low level. Several dominant factors influenced their their competences.<br />Keyword: agricultural extension agents, mass media, programmed media, environmental media, competencies</p>

scholarly journals The Impact Of Agricultural Extension Contact On Crop Income In Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Zafar Mahmudul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Extension Services ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Crop Income ◽  
The Impact

The impact of extension contact on crop income is examined with a view to evaluating the agricultural extension in Bangladesh. The scope of the study was ten villages of Gazipur district. The objectives of the study are to i) determine the factors influencing the benefit of extension services in terms of farm income, ii) determine the factors affecting the extension contact of farmers, and iii) suggest some policy guidelines to improve the extension services in Bangladesh. The sample of the study consists of 1000 farmers. Data came from field survey and multistage random sampling technique was used in order to collect data. The results indicated that the impact of extension contact coefficient on crop income is positive and significant. Evidence shows that the influence of extension contact coefficient is strongly positive and significant in the comparatively nearer villages to upazila headquarters, while this effect is weaker for those villages, which are comparatively away from upazila headquarters. It is found that many farmers did not receive extension contact and the effect of extension contact is weak on crop income compared to other factors such as irrigation and chemical fertilizer. It is assumed that there was enough scope to increase extension contact in the study areas. Some determinants of extension contact were also examined. The study concludes that agricultural extension is necessary to increase among the farmers. Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 38(2): 321-334, June 2013 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v38i2.15893

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

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