A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUT-DOOR PLAY ENVIRONMENT IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Children's play has always been a natural phenomenon. Children who are healthy and not disabled (physically challenged), according to Aziza (2000), cannot live without playing in their natural environments. In some cultures,...
View DetailsA CRITICAL SURVEY ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS STUDIES
ABSTRACT: The study attempted to investigate the appraising instructional materials as being used in secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study equally reviewed some important and extensive literatures under sub-he...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS
Background to the Study: Education is the most important component of human resources development and is accorded a pride of place in many countries‟ developmental activities. There is no doubt that the importance of education cannot be underscored because there...
View DetailsASSESSMENT OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Education is a preparation for life. This is related to the acquisition of skills to earn a living. Today as always, the definition of education is the ever change and increasing in scope. Our schools are confronted with new pressures arising from changin...
View DetailsA CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS CLASSROOM GOAL STRUCTURE, STUDENT MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Academic achievement has become a trending issue of priority to make students academic achievement better and higher (Azmoundeh, 2003). Academic achievement cannot be executed outside the classroom because from this area where transfer th...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS STUDENTS
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the comparative analysis of the academic performance of private and public secondary school students using Ikeja local government area, Lagos state as case study. To achieve this, three(3) research questions...
View DetailsCOUNSELLING AS A STRONG TOOL FOR CHECKING EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE AND COPING WITH EXAMINATION ANXIETY
Background of the study: Evidence abound of increasing incidents of examination malpractices by students at schools and colleges; which conflict with the core purpose of education ´ the training of the mind and character for the acquisition of pra...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF DRILL AND PRACTICE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN LAGOS STATE
ABSTRACT: This study examines The Effect of Drill and Practice on the Academic Achievement of Students in English Language in Junior Secondary Schools in Lagos State. The purpose of this research was to determine the achievement scores of students t...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF PRIVATE SCHOOL ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Educationally it is generally agreed that private schools have contributed positively to the academic performance of students in secondary schools. Presently, some elites seem not to agree that private schools are doing anything to encourage or enhance st...
View DetailsFACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY
Background of the Study: Education as the key to development has the capacity to upgrade teaching effectiveness as well as learning efficiency among learners. Efforts by have being made by school administrators to improve the performance of Public secondary school students. The s...
View DetailsEDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR WAEC IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the educational facility and social studies students’ performance in junior WAEC in junior secondary school using selected junior secondary schools in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State as case study. ...
View DetailsEDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR WAEC IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the educational facility and social studies students’ performance in junior WAEC in junior secondary school using selected junior secondary schools in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State as case study. ...
View DetailsEDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR WAEC IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the educational facility and social studies students’ performance in junior WAEC in junior secondary school using selected junior secondary schools in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State as case study. ...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: The level of orientation achieved by the adolescent in the society today, plays back to the kind of early care which the child received from parents, pre – school teachers and the society...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Generally, in the whole world, particularly in Nigeria, education has been considered to be the corner stone for development....
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL PLANT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The introduction of adequate school plant by the most schools in the developed part of the world has increased overtime. In recen...
View DetailsTHE INFLUENCE OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHERS’ TURNOVER IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Retention of valuable employees is a global challenge. Managers and top level authorities are constantly met with the is...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Development is a sine qua non for modern civilization. In a crusade and struggle to carryout development at all nooks and cra...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN NIGERIA: OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Development is a dream of every individual, group or organization and even the government. At every point in time, there must...
View DetailsTHE EFFECT OF CLASS SIZE ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS” A CASE STUDY OF IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: For many years, educators, politicians and people in general have debated on the number of students a teacher can work effectively to ensure students adequate learning. Al...
View DetailsTHE IMPACT OF BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA (STUDY BORNO STATE)
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The safety of lives and property has been a major source of concern for Human right from time immemorial, the search for security forms part of the reasons why ―people aggregated into bands, tribes, kingdoms, and nation-states to join internation...
View DetailsA STUDY OF TENSE ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN ENGLISH ESSAY OF SS II STUDENTS IN GIWA EDUCATIONAL ZONE, KADUNA STATE
ABSTRACT
This study titled “A study of Tense Errors in the Written English Essays of SS II students of Giwa Educational Zone” was conducted to find out tense errors in the English written essays of SS II students. A written test was administered to the students. The populati...
View DetailsANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCES IN WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA (2010 – 2014): IMPLICATIONS TOEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
ABSTRACT
The study analysed students‟ performances in West African Senior School Certificate Examinations in North-West Zone, Nigeria (2010-2014): Implications to Educational Administration and Planning.The study was carried out with six objectives among which were to analysepass and fa...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
1.1Background to the study
Agricultural Science subject is part of the vocational subject taught in primary schools and secondary school which inculcated the process of farming in all its branches and among other things includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the pro...
View DetailsCOMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
The study examined the academic achievement of students in social studies in public and private junior secondary schools in Kano state. The study was carried out with objectives to; compare the academic achievement of students in social studies in public and private junior seco...
View DetailsA CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TEACHERS QUALITY AND OUTDATED CURRICULUM AS FACTORS MILITATING STATE-OWNED SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF TEACHERS QUALITY AND OUTDATED CURRICULUM AS FACTORS MILITATING STATE-OWNED SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
In Nigeria, the quality of education has become a major concern due to the persistent challenges fa...
View DetailsJAPA AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: ANALYZING EFFECTS ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION.
JAPA AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: ANALYZING EFFECTS ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION.
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study
The Japa phenomenon, referring to the mass migration of Nigerians...
View DetailsEFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IBADAN NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Positive health and wellness across all ages have been associated with regular participation in aerobic activities. Studies have been carried out on aerobic exercise, but not much has been documented on the effect of this exercise on the cardiorespiratory functions of Nigerian...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF BRAINSTORMING COUNSELLING TECHNIQUE ON LOW SELF- ESTEEM AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the effects of brainstorming counselling technique on low self-esteem of secondary school students in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The quasi experimental, pre-test, post-test control design guided the study. Three research...
View DetailsEFFECTS OF JIGSAW II AND GUIDED DISCOVERY STRATEGIES ON RETENTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN GEOMETRY AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study examined the Effects of Jigsaw II and Guided discovery strategies on retention and academic performance among junior secondary school students ingeometry, Zaria Metropolis, Nigeria.The study was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. The quasi experim...
View DetailsCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Community involvement in school activities is a crucial and multifaceted concept that plays a pivotal role in the Nigerian education system. Community involvement in s...
View DetailsCAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF STUDENT RIOTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN BORNO STATE
1.1 Background of the Study
Student riots in public schools are a recurring issue in many parts of the world, and Borno State, Nigeria, is no exception. These riots are not only disruptive to the educational system but also have signifi...
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