A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WASSCE AND NECO EXAMINATIONS
ABSTRACT: This work made a Comparative study of Students‟ Performance in WAEC and NECO in Imo state, Nigeria (2011-2015). It comparatively ascertained the relationship in the performance of students in WAEC and NECO in mathematics, biology and physics, using 8 secondary scho...
View DetailsA STUDY ON CHALLENGING PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study: According to a number of sources, the ideals of science and technology in relation to national development are ingrained in the minds of leaders from African and third world countries (Logan, & Skamp, 2021). Since as early as 1880, students in Nigeria...
View DetailsA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DAVID HUME'S EMPIRICISM: AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION
ABSTRACT: The perpetual process of acquiring information is a fundamental aspect of human existence, which may not pose any apparent difficulties to individuals who are not well-versed in the intricacies of this process. However, philosophers throughout history h...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF STUDY HABITS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Scholars and educational authorities have long been interested in the relationship between study habits and student academic achievement. Students in any educational environment are always striving for academic achievement, and academic perfo...
View DetailsATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SCIENCE AND SCIENCE TEACHING
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The major challenge facing science educators and researchers in the state is the underachievement in science subjects among the secondary school students. Science is an umbrella covering many subject areas including physics, chemistry, bi...
View DetailsDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A METRE BRIDGE
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF WHEATSTONE BRIDGE: The study of electricity is an important aspect of physics because electricity plays a key role in the modern world. The working of most modern appliances such as radio, television, computers and calculators, refrige...
View DetailsDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESULT PROCESSING AND TRANSCRIPT GENERATION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION: Over the years, several efforts have been made to alleviate the burden on teachers when it comes to result computation/processing. Data processing is defined as the entire process of converging or manipulating data into definite meaningful informati...
View DetailsDIFFICULT TEACHING TOPICS IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study: According to a number of sources, the ideals of science and technology in relation to national development are ingrained in the minds of leaders from African and third world countries (Logan, & Skamp, 2021). Since as early as 1880, students in Nigeria...
View DetailsFEMINISTS CRITIQUE ON ARISTOTLE GENDER PERSPECTIVE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Since time immemorial, people have held the view that men are superior to women. This vision of male supremacy is clearly reflected in all traditional families and societies to an extent that even women were made to accept that they are inferior nature.
... View DetailsAN IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF PHYSICS PRACTICAL IN OVIA SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Man was able to progress to a high degree of civilization through the careful study of the causes of natural phenomena. These studies led to the accumulation of a large body of information, which is embodied in quantitative laws and theories,...
View DetailsTHE RELEVANCE OF AFRICA TRADITIONAL RELIGION IN THIS MODERN AGE: SCHOLARS PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: African traditional religion refers to the indigenous or autochthonous religion of the African people. It deals with their co...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICS STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Education is a basic tool used by society for transmission of its societal values. It has become an area of prime importance...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF TEACHERS QUALITY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: Teachers’ quality has been the focus of considerable debated worldwide since the middle of 20th century. Riovkin, Hanushek and Kain (1998), demonstrated in a study that t...
View DetailsTHE PROFOUND RAMIFICATIONS STEMMING FROM DAVID HUME'S PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK CONCERNING IMPRESSIONS AND IDEAS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: Are we not often at times shocked by the discovery that what we thought was certain is later proved dubious and false? If this be a regular occurrence, is it not the case that we may become suspicious of all claims to certainty...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NSUKKA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The term science has to do with nature. It is derived from the Latin word “Scientia’ meaning to know, what is a f...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BASIC SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NSUKKA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The term science has to do with nature. It is derived from the Latin word “Scientia’ meaning to know, what is a f...
View DetailsTHE CONCEPT OF HAPPINESS IN ST. AUGUSTINE (A CRITICAL APPRAISAL)
CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION: Aristotle in the commencement of his “Metaphysics” wrote: “pantes anthropoi tou eidenai oregontai phuse” (all men by...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF IMPROVISED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL ON PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION OF PROPERTIES OF WAVES AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS STUDENTS IN SULEJA METROPOLIS
Background of the Study
The Federal Government of Nigeria is actively involved in providing quality education to the ci...
View DetailsAPPLICATION OF DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES AT SELECTED TEACHING HOSPITALS IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Diagnostic reference level (DRL) is de...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS (WAEC) IN SABON TASHA AND ZONKWA EDUCATION ZONES, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA (2011-2015): IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMEN
ABSTRACT
The study analysed students’ performance in West African School Certificate examinations (WAEC) in Sabon Tasha and Zonkwa Education Zones, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2011-2015): Implications for Educational Management. Five objectives were raised in the study in order to exam...
View DetailsARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK BASED PREDICTION AND COOLING ENRGY OPTIMIZATION OF DATA CENTERS
SUMMARY
Thermal management of data centers remains a challenge because of their ever- increasing power densities and decreasing server footprints. Current lack of dynamic control over global provisioning and local distribution of cooling resources often result in wasteful overcooling. T...
View DetailsDETERMINATION OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY OF SOME SELECTED ECONOMIC MINERALS FROM QUARRY SITES IN IGARRA AREA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA
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Activity concentrations of radionuclides in rocks and minerals are of vital importance in geosciences and health physics especially that primordial radionuclides constitute the main source of radiation exposure risks externally in soil, rocks and minerals. In this study, sample...
View DetailsDETERMINATION OF YEARLY PERFORMANCEAND DEGRADATION RATE OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF A MONOCRYSTALLINE PV MODULE IN MINNA, CENTRAL NIGERIA
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There is a need for accurate knowledge of the performance, degradation rate, and lifespan of the photovoltaic (PV) module in every location for an effective solar PV power system. Outdoor degradation analysis was carried out on a mono-crystalline PV module rated 10 W using the...
View DetailsDETERMINATION OF YEARLY PERFORMANCE AND DEGRADATION RATE OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF AMORPHOUS SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE IN MINNA, NIGERIA
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There is need for accurate knowledge of performance, degradation rate and lifespan of photovoltaic (PV) module in every location for an effective solar PV power system. Outdoor degradation analysis was carried out on amorphous silicon PV module rated 10 W using CR1000 software-...
View DetailsDEVELOPMENT OF AN ETHNOSCIENCE DATABASE AND ITS IMPACTS ON STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
1.1Background to the Problem
Science serves as a veritable tool for the sustainable growth and development of a nation. Indeed the strength of a nation and the respect she commands from other nations are functions of her level of scientific and technological development. Science and Mat...
View DetailsEFFECT OF SPLIT ATTENTION MULTIMEDIA PRINCIPLE AND COGNITIVE LOAD ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN QUANTUM PHYSICS IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The use of multimedia instructions during teaching and learning of quantum physics is becoming popular to overcome the abstract concepts within the subject as well as the resultant students‘ poor performance. It is also pertinent to consider the limitedness of the resourc...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICS STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effects of computer-based instructional strategies on the performance of physics students in secondary schools in Kaduna state.The study was guided by six research questions and six null hypotheses which were tested at 0.05 alpha levels. The comparative...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF JIGSAW IV COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION, RETENTION AND PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
1.1Introduction
The relevance of science to national goals, aspirations and economy dictates to a large extent, the huge commitment and support which nations make and give to science and technology advancement. This may be the reason why Achor (2006) and Ada (2008) opined that as a resu...
View DetailsRELATIONSHIP AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND PHYSICS IN SABON GARI LGA, KADUNA STATE
1.1 Background of the Study
Academic performance has historically been regarded as a crucial metric of educational accomplishment, frequently acting as the principal gauge of student success. Disciplines like Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics p...
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