scholarly journals The Effects of Inservice Education on Teachers’ Knowledge of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction in Delta State, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
E.O. Okobia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Curriculum And Instruction ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Inservice Education ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS ON SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-44
Author(s):  
Jamilu Ja’afar Salihu ◽  
I.D Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Field Trip ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Junior Secondary Schools ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Educational Field

The study examined the Effects of Educational Field Trips on Social Studies Students’ Academic Achievement in Junior Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The design of the study was the non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group type of quasi experiment. The population of the study consisted of junior secondary school students in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State, Nigeria numbering 26,322. Also, 120 students were purposively sampled from JSSII in the following schools: Government Junior Secondary School Tudun-Jukun, Zaria, Government Junior Secondary School, Awai, Government Junior Secondary School, Aba and Government Junior Secondary School Muchiya, Sabon-Gari. The data collection instrument was Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT). The content and construct validity was ascertained by experts in Social Studies, language and test and measurement. The reliability coefficient index power of the instrument stood at 0.81 determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC). The data analysis tools were mean and standard deviation used in answering the question posed while t-test independent samples was used in testing the null hypothesis postulated at 0.05 alpha. The study found that there exist significant difference between the mean academic achievement scores of students taught Social Studies using educational field trip (experimental) and those who were taught with lecture method (control). In the light of the foregoing, the study recommended that teachers in the Kaduna State should be encouraged to adopt educational field trip in teaching Social Studies in order to enhance students’ academic achievement.

scholarly journals Leadership Styles of Social Studies Teachers and Academic Achievement of Junior Secondary School Students in Social Studies in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Edward Ogar Odey ◽  
Esther Edward Odey
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Laissez Faire

This study was carried out to determine leadership styles of Social Studies teachers and academic achievement of junior secondary school students in Social Studies in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State-Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. The simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the six public secondary schools used for the study. A sample of two hundred junior secondary school three students (JSS 3) was drawn from the population and used for the study. Three research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data were collected using two researcher made instruments tagged “Social Studies Teachers Leadership Styles Questionnaire (STLSQ) and Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT) The Data Collected was analysed using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the Fisher Least Square Difference (SLD) was used in the multiple comparism. The findings of the study revealed significant differences in the academic achievement of students based on  their teachers’ leadership styles. Students taught by teachers with autocratic and laissez-faire leadership styles had a lower LSD  value compared to students taught by teachers with democratic leadership styles. Students taught by teachers with democratic styles  performed academically higher than those taught by teachers with either autocratic or laissez-faire leadership styles. Based on this, it was recommended amongst other things that Social Studies teachers imbibe more of democratic rather than autocratic or laissez faire leadership styles in their classroom and that educational administrator should organize workshop and seminars for teachers on proper classroom management.

scholarly journals Effects of cooperative learning and problem-solving strategies on Junior Secondary School Students' Achievement in Social Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde A. A. Adeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Aprendizaje Cooperativo

Introducción. Sin ninguna duda, la disciplina de Estudios Sociales se incluyó en el currículum escolar de Nigeria poco después de la independencia, dando los primeros pasos en 1963. Una disciplina de tal naturaleza apareció por el afán de tener un curso que pudiera ayudar a la comprensión y búsqueda de soluciones para los problemas de confrontación en una sociedad que necesitaba incrementar la calidad de la enseñanza para los estudiantes. Así pues, es necesario aunar técnicas y estrategias para transmitir los contenidos de la misma. El artículo investiga los efectos que tres estilos de docencia (aprendizaje cooperativo, resolución de problemas y enseñanza convencional) tienen sobre el rendimiento de estudiantes de educación secundaria en dicha disciplina.Método. El diseño de la investigación se corresponde con un diseño pretest-postest con grupos no equivalentes de carácter cuasi-experimental. Participaron 150 estudiantes (80 hombres y 70 mujeres) que forman parte de una muestra estratificada correspondiente a tres centros de Osun State, Nigeria. Además, y basado en el diseño, los estilos de docencia fueron cruzados con el género.Resultados. Los resultados muestras que los estudiantes expuestos a estrategias de aprendizaje cooperativo tenían mejores rendimientos que los compañeros de otros grupos. Los resultados también indican el efecto de las estrategias de docencia en función del género de los estudiantes.Discusión y Conclusiones. Los resultados del estudio son significativos y relevantes. Estos resultados han tenido implicaciones en la planificación curricular, la formación del profesorado, cursos de formación continua y práctica en el aula.

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