COMBINED EFFECTS OF PLAY-SIMULATIONS AND TEACHING WITH ANALOGY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT Excessive use of the lecture method in teaching science to secondary school students has been faulted by science educators: It leads to low and under achievements among other adverse effects. This study was therefore, carried out in response to …
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATION ZONE, KADUNA STATE. Abstract This study was embarked upon to find the relationship between mathematics anxiety and academic performance of senior secondary students in Zaria education zone, Kaduna state. One-shot survey research design was used for the data collection and analysis. A sample …
MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENT’S CAREER CHOICE. A CASE STUDY OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHIKUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE ABSTRACT Mathematics has always been one of the core subjects in the secondary school education. This is because Nigeria as a nation regards mathematics as one of the most important …
STUDENTS’ AGE AND INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP AS MODERATORS OF THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION (UTME) AND POST UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS (PUTME) ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate students’ age and institutional ownership as moderators of the predictive validity of Unified Tertiary Matriculation (UTME) and Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (PUTME). The study was …
STUDENTS’ ASSESSMENT OF GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN CROSS RIVER STATE ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate students’ assessment of geography teacher’s instructional effectiveness in Cross River State. Seven research questions and six hypotheses guided the study. A survey research design was employed as the research methodology. A total of 400 Senior Secondary geography …
STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND SELF-CONCEPT AS CORRELATES OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE ABSTRACT This study examined the students’ attitude and self-concept as correlates of their achievement in senior Secondary School mathematics in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State of Nigeria. The design was correlational …
STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS OF THREE – DIMENSIONAL ORGANIC MOLECULAR STRUCTURES IN CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT The study was conducted to identify students’ levels of conceptions of three-dimensional (3- D) organic molecular structures in Chemistry, in senior secondary schools (SS III) in Agbani education zone of Enugu State. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive …
STUDENTS’ SOFT SKILLS AS CORRELATES OF THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE ABSTRACT This study examined students’ soft skills as correlates of their academic achievement in basic science. The correlational survey research design was employed in the study. The population of the study comprised the 5,721 JSS3 students in public or government owned secondary schools …
TEACHERS’ COMPETENCIES IN ASSESSING STUDENTS’ AFFECTIVE OUTCOME IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ABSTRACT The study investigated teachers’ competencies in assessing students’ affective outcome in secondary school mathematics in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. Seven research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. To carry out the study, descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population …
UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SCORES IN CHEMISTRY AS PREDICTORS OF ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY-BASED COURSES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT The controversy over the lapses noticed in the conduct of examinations and the process of admission of candidates into Nigerian Universities through University Matriculation Examination (UME) necessitated the call for the introduction of post-UME …
UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION SCORES AS PREDICTORS OF FIRST YEAR GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This study investigated the predictive validity of University Matriculation Examination Scores and the influence of gender, field of study and proprietorship of institution on the relationship between the matriculation examinations scores and students’ first …
META-ANALYSIS OF STUDIES ON EFFECT OF TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, INTEREST AND RETENTION IN MATHEMATICS. ABSTRACT This study investigated the different research studies on effect of teaching methods on students’ achievement, interest and retention in mathematics through meta-analytic procedure. Evidence from literature shows a lot of inconsistencies of the findings of the previous studies …
MISCONCEPTIONS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL GEOMETRY AMONG STUDENTS IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study was designed to explore the misconceptions in secondary school geometry among students. Four research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted ex-post facto design and was restricted to Nsukka education zone …
MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING OF GEOGRAPHY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ANKPA EDUCATION ZONE, KOGI STATE ABSTRACT The study investigated the motivational strategies for effective learning of Geography among senior secondary school students in Ankpa Educational Zone of Kogi state. The study was guided by five objectives and research questions. The design of …
PATH ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT VARIABLES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS ABSTRACT This study developed a causal model for the explanation of the achievement of students in physics based on eight selected teacher and student variables. A correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was …
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ MASTERY OF NUMBER BASE SYSTEM IN UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the extent of primary school teachers’ mastery of number base system in Universal Basic Education (UBE) mathematics curriculum. The study also sought to find out the percentage of primary school teachers that have mastery …
PSYCHO-SOCIAL VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF TEST-TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine some psycho-social variables as correlates of test-taking behaviour of secondary school students in Cross River State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised of 11,864 senior secondary II student. …
RELATIVE EFFECT OF STUDENTS’ TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION AND PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION ON THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN CIRCLE GEOMETRY BY OKAFOR-OBI, CHIMEZIE STANLEY ABSTRACT This study investigated the Relative effect of Students’ Team Achievement Division (STAD) and Personalised System of Instruction on their achievement in circle geometry. The study also investigated influence of gender on their …
RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF TEST SCORES EQUATING METHODS IN THE COMPARISON OF STUDENTS CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT MEASURES ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relative efficiency of test score equating methods in the comparison of students’ continuous assessment measures. Three equating methods (linear equating, separate calibration and concurrent calibration) based on classical test theory …
SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS ACQUIRED BY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE ABSTRACT The study was aimed at ascertaining the science process skills acquired by senior secondary school chemistry students in Enugu Education Zone. The sample was made up of sixty (60) secondary three (SSIII) students from six (6) secondary schools in Enugu …
STATE BASED TRANSITION AND MOCK EXAMINATIONS AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION IN KOGI STATE ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which Transition and Mock examinations predict the student achievement in SSCE. The design of the study was correlational survey research design carried out in …
EFFECTS OF STUDENT IMPROVISED AND STANDARD INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of students’ improvised instructional materials on students’ achievement in physics. Five research questions and five null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a non-equivalent quasi-experimental research design. The sample for the study comprised 149 …
EFFECTS OF TWO INSTRUCTIONAL SCAFFOLDING STRATEGIES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN BIOLOGY ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of two Instructional Scaffolding Strategies on Secondary School Students’ Achievement and Interest in Biology in Udi Education Zone, Enugu State. The study adopted a factorial research design which helped the researcher to determine the …
ESTIMATING MEASUREMENT ERROR AND SCORE DEPENDABILITY IN EXAMINATIONS USING GENERALIZABILITY THEORY ABSTRACT This study investigated the estimation of measurement error and score dependability in examinations using Generalizability Theory. The fact that the scores obtained by the students (object of measurements) in examinations were affected by multiple sources of error (facets) and these scores, were used …
EVALUATION OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES IN ENUGU NORTH SENATORIAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE. ABSTRACT The study evaluated maternal and child health services (MCHS) in Enugu North Senatorial zone of Enugu State. The research design was an evaluative research design. The population of study comprised 400 mothers of childbearing age and 40 health care …
EVALUATION OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH EAST GEOPOLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate Mathematics Education programmes in colleges of education in South East geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The study specifically evaluated the extent to which the objectives of NCE Mathematics Education programme are …
FISHING TOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH AND STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND INTEREST IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GEOMETRY ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the efficacy of fishing tools instructional approach and students’ achievement, retention and interest in Senior Secondary One (SS I) geometry. Six research questions and nine hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The …
IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The implementation of educational policies at any given level affects to a large extent the quality of education at that level. Thus, with the current wide-held view that the quality of teacher education has fallen, this study was undertaken to examine the …
MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ CONCEPTIONS ABOUT LINEAR AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine secondary school mathematics teachers’ conceptions about linear and quadratic equations. Six research questions and four null hypotheses guided this study. The study was conducted in Ika education zone of Delta-state. The sample was 124 secondary school mathematics teachers. …
MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF THEIR COMPETENCIES IN TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS AND FURTHER MATHEMATICS ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to determine mathematics and further mathematics teachers’ perception of their competence in teaching mathematics and further mathematics in senior secondary schools in federal capital territory Abuja Nigeria. The study was motivated by the poor achievement of …
META-ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT Evident reports on inconsistencies of findings of studies on influence of gender and instructional methods on the academic achievement of students in chemistry in Nigeria necessitate this meta-analytic study. The study is aimed at integrating results of previous empirical …
EFFECT OF STUDENTS-PRODUCED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of students’ produced instructional materials on students’ achievement in biology. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a quasi- experimental design, specifically the non equivalent control group design. The sample for the study …
EFFECT OF TWO META-COGNITIVE STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN GEOMETRY ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of two meta-cognitive strategies on students’ achievement and retention in geometry. Influence of gender as well as the interaction effects of the teaching strategies and gender was also investigated in the study. Six research questions were posed …
EFFECT OF USING COMPUTER AS TUTOR AND TOOL ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN QUADRATIC EQUATION IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study compared the effect of using computer as tutor and as tool on students’ achievement and retention in Quadratic Equation. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the mode of computer usage …
EFFECTS OF ADVANCE ORGANIZER AND CONCEPT ATTAINMENT MODELS ON THE ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION OF PRE-NCE STUDENTS IN GEOMETRY ABSTRACT This study investigated the effectiveness of two instructional models – the Concept Attainment Model (CAM) and Advance Organiser Model (AOM) on the achievement and retention of Pre-NCE students in geometry. Four research questions and six hypotheses …
EFFECTS OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND ANALOGY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of Cooperative learning and Analogy Methods on Secondary School Students achievement and interest in chemistry. The study which adopted a quasi-experimental design was conducted in four secondary schools in Okene Local Government Area of …
EFFECTS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND WILSON’S LEARNING CYCLE ON REMEDIATION OF ERRORS COMMITTED IN LOGICAL REASONING BY FURTHER MATHEMATICS STUDENTS ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the effects of direct instruction and Wilson’s learning cycle on remediation of errors committed in logical reasoning by further mathematics students. Seven research questions were formulated and four …
EFFECTS OF DISCOURSE PATTERNS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN BIOLOGY ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of discourse patterns on students’ achievement and interest in biology. The study also determined the influence of discourse patterns on male and female students’ achievement and interest in biology. Six research questions were …
EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE PACKAGE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN CHEMICAL BONDING ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of an instructional software package – Chemical Bonding Instructional Software Package (CBISP) – on secondary school students’ achievement and interest in Chemical Bonding. It also investigated the influence of gender and location on students’ achievement and …
EFFECTS OF METACOGNITIVE LEARNING CYCLE (MLC) ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN BASIC SCIENCE ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of metacognitive learning cycle (MLC) on students’ achievement and interest in Basic science. The interaction effects of gender and methods on achievement and interest were also investigated. Six research questions and six hypotheses guided the …
EFFECTS OF PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DISCUSSION TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN GENETICS ABSTRACT The study investigated the effects of problem-solving and discussion teaching methods on students’ achievement across ability levels in genetics. The study adopted a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent control group. The sample for the study consisted of 122 senior secondary III biology …
EFFECT OF CONTEXT-BASED TEACHING STRATEGY ON SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY The study was designed to investigate the effect of context-based teaching strategy on senior secondary students’ achievement in physical chemistry. Five research questions were answered and five null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 level of significance. A quasi experimental …
EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON STUDENTS PARTICIPATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY ABSTRACT There has been a persistent decline in student’s achievement and participation at the Secondary School Certificate Examination over the years. This ugly trend has been of great concern to the government, Biology educators and the society in general. Since Biology …
EFFECT OF DEMONSTRATION AND PROJECT METHODS OF TEACHING ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN SOME GRAPH RELATED CONCEPTS IN ECONOMICS ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to determine the effect of demonstration and project method of teaching on students’ achievement and interest in some graph related concepts in Economics. The problem that necessitated …
EFFECT OF FOUR MODE APPLICATION TECHNIQUES ON ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES OF STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES IN BIOLOGY ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of Four Mode Application Techniques (4MAT) on achievement, retention and multiple intelligences of students with different learning styles. To guide the study, nine research questions were posed and nine …
EFFECT OF GENDER FRIENDLY TEACHER PRACTICES ON STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION INTEREST AND ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the effect of gender friendly classroom teacher practices on students’ participation, interest and achievement in chemistry. The design of the study was quasi-experimental. The non-equivalent pretest, post-test was used. Three hundred and four (304) …
EFFECT OF GUIDED DISCOVERY AND DEMONSTRATION METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, INTEREST AND CONCEPTUAL CHANGE IN PRACTICAL BIOLOGY ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of guided discovery and demonstration method on students’ achievement, interest and conceptual change in practical biology at senior secondary school level. A total of Four hundred and sixty (460) SSI biology students …
EFFECT OF MATHEMATICS GAME-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTEREST IN ALGEBRA, AT BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of Game-Based instructional technique on achievement and interest of students in Algebra at the basic educational level. A quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group design used in carrying out the research; the researcher used …
EFFECT OF MODEL-BASED INQUIRY INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUE ON ACHIEVEMENT, SKILLS ACQUISITION AND INTEREST OF PRE-SERVICE CHEMISTRY TEACHERS ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of Model Based Inquiry (MBI) instructional strategy on achievement, skills acquisition (creative and critical thinking) and interest of male and female pre-service chemistry teachers. Eight research questions and twelve null hypotheses tested at …
EFFECT OF PROJECT METHOD AND CONCEPT MAPPING ON THE ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS IN GEOGRAPHY ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of project method and concept mapping on the achievement and interest of students in environmental concepts in geography. The study also investigated the influence of gender on student academic …
EFFECT OF SPATIAL WORLD AND MATHEMATIZING SPACE ON INTEREST AND ACHIEVEMENT IN GEOMETRY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This purpose of the study is to examine the effects of spatial world and mathematizing space on interest and achievement in geometry among senior secondary school students in Plateau State. Four research …
COMPARISON OF PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL AND NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL TEST ITEMS UNDER ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties (reliability, validity, difficulty, discrimination, guessing and differential item function) of the items of the Biology examinations conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) and …
DETECTION OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING IN MATHEMATICS MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL (NECO) IN ABUJA ABSTRACT This study sought to detect Differential Item Functioning in National Examination Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the 2008 June/July multiple choice mathematics examination papers 1. The research was carried out on one …
DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS DIAGNOSTIC TEST BASED ON ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ABSTRACT IRT method has the capacity to produce item and person parameters that are, respectively, examinee and test sample independent. It was, therefore, the purpose of this study to develop and calibrate a Primary School Mathematics Diagnostic Test (PRISMADAT (Forms …
DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN SS MATHEMATICS USING ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ABSTRACT This study investigated the development and standardization of achievement test in SS mathematics using item response theory (IRT) framework. The instrument captioned Multiple Choice Test in Algebraic Processes (MCTAPIM) was based on SS mathematics curriculum. One theme under algebraic processes became …
DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION SCALE USING THE RASCH MODEL ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to develop and standardize an instrument to measure job satisfaction among teachers using the Rasch model. This was against the backdrop of the use of classical test theory (CTT) by many researchers to assess the psychometric …
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION ABSTRACT The study was designed to develop and validate an instrument for measuring teachers’ perception of the impact of Universal Basic Education programme on the girl-child education in Nsukka education zone of Enugu State. …
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE TO INFUSE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY CURRICULUM ABSTRACT This study developed and validated an instructional package to infuse climate change adaptation into senior secondary biology curriculum. Seven research questions and two research hypotheses formulated to guide the study. The design of the study is research and …
DIFFICULT AREAS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN KEBBI STATE. ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to determine the difficult areas in junior secondary school mathematics curriculum as perceived by teachers and students in Kebbi state. Six research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. …
EFFECT OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH ON PRIMARY SIX PUPILS’ NUMERICAL APTITUDE AND RETENTION IN MATHEMATICS ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the effect of achievement motivational instructional approach on primary six pupils’ numerical aptitude and retention in mathematic. Eight research questions and ten research hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was …
EFFECT OF CONCEPT MAPPING ON STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST IN BIOLOGY ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of concept mapping instructional strategy on students’ achievement and interest in Biology in secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. Six research questions were posed and six null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design …
EFFECT OF 5 E-LEARNING CYCLE MODEL ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN GEOMETRY ABSTRACT The study was designed to determine the effect of 5E-Learning cycle model on SS1 students’ achievement and retention in geometry in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. Six research questions were raised and six null hypotheses were tested. …
EFFECT OF 5Es CONSTRUCTIVIST INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE TO CHEMISTRY ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of 5Es constructivist instructional model on students’ achievement and attitude to chemistry. The high rate of failure in chemistry necessitated this study. The study employed a quasi-experimental design, specifically, the pretest posttest non-equivalent control group design. …
ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENT’S LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN THE WRITING AND BALANCING OF CHEMICAL EQUATIONS ABSTRACT Writing and balancing of chemical equation is so fundamental that without mastery in it, students find every other aspect of chemistry difficult. This notwithstanding, it remains a difficult chemical or conceptual skill to learn by the majority of the …
ANALYSIS OF GENDER AND ETHNICITY-BASED DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING IN WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze gender and ethnicity-based differential item functioning in West African Senior School Certificate Mathematics examination. The study adopted instrumentation design. The area of study was composed of three states, namely Katsina, …
ASSESSMENT OF FACILITY NEEDS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ONITSHA EDUCATION ZONE OF ANAMBRA STATE ABSTRACT This study was designed to assess the facility needs in public primary schools in Onitsha education zone of Anambra state. To achieve the purpose of the study, five research questions were posed and two null hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive …
ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICS LECTURERS’ COMPETENCIES IN THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ABSTRACT This study assessed mathematics lectures’ competencies in the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in mathematics instruction in tertiary institutions in Cross River State. Three levels of competencies (personal, pedagogical and subject oriented) …
ASSESSMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS IN VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS IN ONDO STATE ABSTRACT This study ascertained the level of Senior Secondary School Students’ Acquisition of Science Process Skills in Volumetric analysis in Ondo state. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey …
CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UMUAHIA EDUCATION ZONE, ABIA STATE. ABSTRACT This research was a descriptive survey aimed at determining the climate change awareness and attitude of senior secondary school students in Umuahia education zone of Abia State. To guide the study, six research questions and four hypotheses were …
COGNITIVE AND NON COGNITIVE CORRELATES OF STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS (STM)-BASED CAREERS ABSTRACT The study investigated Cognitive and Non Cognitive Correlates of Students Interest in STM-Based Careers. The main purpose was to find out how achievement in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (cognitive variables), gender and school types (non cognitive variables) relate …
STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) IN UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) ABSTRACT The study examined the perception of stakeholders on the use of CBT in UTME in Nsukka Education zone of Enugu state. Six research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. …