AVAILABILITY AND INSTRUCTIONAL USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

The study explored the availability of information and communication technology (ICT) resources for instruction in selected colleges of education based on institutional ownership in Kano State. The study used a survey research design. A researcher-designed questionnaire and an adapted checklist from the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Minimum Standard (2012) for data collection. Mean and simple percentages were used to analyze the research questions. A total of 286 lecturers were proportionately sampled from Federal College of Education, Kano and Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano, which were purposively selected for the study. A reliability value of 0.72 was obtained for the frequency of utilization instrument using Cronbach Alpha. The findings revealed that the two Colleges of Education have almost all of the ICT resources required by National Commission of Colleges of Education (NCCE) in Nigeria. The findings also revealed that lecturers’ frequency of use of ICT resources for instruction was not fully encouraged. The study concluded that Colleges of Education in Kano state have basic ICT resources as required by NCCE. The study therefore recommended, among others, that government and school management should provide an enabling environment, such as the provision of infrastructure facilities, internet connectivity, and stable power supply, among others.

IMPACT OF INSECURITY ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAIBUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

The study addressed three questions, what is the level of school attendance under the crisis situation in Maiduguri metropolis? Are parents and teachers willing to send back their children to the affected schools? Does insecurity have a significant impact on attendance of school children? Impact of Insecurity Questionnaire (IIQ) was developed for the study. The alpha reliability of the questionnaire was .965. It was administered to 225 parents and teachers in 21 junior secondary schools in Maiduguri, Borno state that were affected in the activities of Boko Haram in the metropolis. The responses to the questionnaire were summarized using percentages. Chi-square was computed to test for differences in responses on the impact of insecurity on school attendance. The students were found the level of school attendance under the crisis situation in Maiduguri metropolis has been low but that of male students seems to be lower than that of female students. Parents and teachers were willing to send their children back to the affected schools. The impact of insecurity on school attendance was found to be significant.

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Professional counselling in Nigerian secondary schools was recognised officially by the Federal Government through the National Policy on Education. However, it has experienced a lot of apathy on the part of school principals and administrators. This paper provided a concise account of professional counselling in Nigerian secondary school system with its status, problems and prospects. Prominent among the concerns of this profession in Nigerian school system are; the due recognition of its relevance in the education system, the need for its legal coverage (code of conduct) of the profession and the training of members on modern techniques and skills that are technology based in the 21st century. This is predicated on the premise that effective professional counselling is dependent on knowledge and skills capable of assisting an individual to overcome negative attitude towards personal growth.

EFFECTS OF SELF MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOURS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITHIN BIDA EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF NIGER STATE

The study examined the Effect of Self-monitoring and Management Strategy on Violent Behaviour among senior secondary School Students. It was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. A non-equivalent control group Quasi-experimental design involving one treatment and one control group was adopted. A total of 43 senior secondary schools (SSII) classes with high record of Behavioural problems in School within Bida Educational Zone o f Niger State were used for r the study. The instrument used for the study was the Adolescent Behavioural Assessment (ABA) which was validated by experts and used for data collection. Mean, Standard deviation and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the data collected. The results suggested that the use of self-monitoring and management strategy are efficacious in reducing violent behaviours in schools. Based on the findings, the introduction of peace education in schools to curb the effect of violent behaviour on academic and social development and school psychologist or counsellors’ training on the new strategies to reduce violent behaviour in school are among the recommendations proposed by this study.

DEMOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS OF SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OGBOMOSO AREA OF OYO STATE

This study aimed at exploring academic self-efficacy beliefs of Senior Secondary School students using some demographic variables. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Two hundred and seventy-nine (279) students randomly selected from selected Senior Secondary Schools in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State participated in the study. The instrument used for r the study was the Students' Academic Efficacy Scale with reliability co-efficient of 0.76. Subjecting the data collected to statistical analysis, student t-test was used. Four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that male students were more self-efficacious than their female counterparts. Also, the students who are older than being in secondary school (especially SS 1 & SS2), aged 17 years and above had lower self-efficacy than students aged 17 years and below. However, significant difference did not occur among the students based on subject combinations and parental educational qualifications. The outcomes of the study were fully discussed and suggestions were made for further studies.

PERCEPTION OF LECTURERS ON THE USE OF INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EFFECTIVE TEACHINGOF TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

The study investigated the extent to which ICT has been used in the teaching o f technical education programme in tertiary’ institutions as well as the benefits to both staffs and students. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. The survey research design was adopted. The target population was 42 lecturers of technical education in tertiary institutions in South-South Nigeria comprising Delta State University Abraka, University of Benin, Benin City, Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, Umunze and Omoko. No sampling was done as the population was few. A questionnaire was developed, validated and its reliability established. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Results showed that the use of ICT was well entrenched and evidently of help in the teaching and learning of technical education programme in tertiary institutions in South-south Nigeria. Recommendations such as training and retraining of technical education staffs on ICT who have a part to play in improving technical education programmes were made among others.

SOME BASIC STRATEGIES IN TEACHING SPOKEN ENGLISH IN A NIGERIAN LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT

Teaching pupils to speak English is more effectively achieved by allowing them to speak rather than by listening or reading. Pupils therefore must have the opportunity to express their likes and dislikes, to talk about their interests in living natural English. Without this training in the productive speech, skills pupils’ ability to communicate in spoken English will be meager despite acquisition of knowledge of rules of pronunciation, grammar and sentence formation. To help pupils to develop speaking ability, this paper describes procedures of teaching speech as a communicative activity. At the same time, it suggests some activities that encourage pupils to exchange ideas spontaneously, and to practise fluency in asking questions while focusing attention on the information instead of the linguistic forms carrying that information.

SEXUAL ABUSE OF THE GIRL CHILD IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTH - EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA

The incessant abuse of the female students by their male counterparts including teachers has reached an alarming rate. This has led to many of them dropping out of school either as a result of unwanted pregnancy or psychological trauma. This study examined the prevalence of sexual abuse of the girl child in public senior secondary school in Ovia North - East Local Government, Edo State. Survey design was used for the study. Three hundred and sixty students from 12 public schools in Ovia North - East Local Government Area of Edo State formed the sample. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the students. Ranking and descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and mean deviation were used to analyze the data. The result showed that intimate fondling ranked first among the types of abuse the girl child was subjected to. It also revealed that thegirl child was more abused than their male counterpart. It was recommended, among other things, that offenders should be punished in accordance with the law so as to reduce cases of sexual abuse. In addition, counseling units should be provided in each school that will address issues of sexual abuse.

ERROR ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY SIX PUPILS IN WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING FRACTIONS

The purpose of this study was to analyze the errors made by primary school pupils in solving mathematical word problems in fraction using Newman’s Error Analysis procedure. The study used a qualitative research design and collected data using a diagnostic test and interview. The population of the study was primary six pupils in both public and private schools in Minna metropolis of Niger State, Nigeria. The samples were 105 primary six (6) pupils, 61 males and 44 females. The instruments used in the study are (a) a set of paper and pencil test consisting of 12 theory questions on fractions and (b) structured interview based on Newman’s theorem. The diagnostic test was administered to the pupils. Structured interview adopted from Rohmah and Sutiarso was also used to identify at which level students’ errors occur. The type of error was based on Newman Error Hierarchy Model that includes reading, comprehension, transformation, process skill, and encoding error. The data were analysed using inferential statistics of Chi-square (

RELATIONSHIP AMONG LOCUS OF CONTROL, PERSONALITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO METOPOLIS

The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among locus of control, personality and academic achievements of senior secondary Students in Sokoto metropolis. The samples were drawn from a total of 360 students in seven senior secondary schools purposively selected in Sokoto metropolis. For this study, adopted version of Olumolaye’s self-other motivation scale, an adopted version of Akimboye’s subscale A of adolescent personal data inventory and students' JS III examination results of English, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social studies to measure the variables of locus of control, personality and academic achievements. Four hypotheses were generated and tested in this study. Multiple regression analysis and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze data collected. Result of the study showed that there exist significant relationship among locus of control, personality and academic achievement, a significant relationship exists between the personality of students and their academic achievement. One of the recommendations of this study is that teachers and counsellors should attempt to handle students individually as students vary on the locus of control scale and personality.