BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Chemistry as a science subject plays a vital role in transforming the environment and improving the general quality of life. It is essentially needed for a nation’s technological development. As a core science subject, the proper teaching and learning of chemistry in secondary schools facilitates student’s enrollment in many professional disciplines like Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Engineering and Ge...

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19), which was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has spread fast to practically every corner of the world Lorfa (2020). The condition is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2, a novel and severe variant of coronavirus (sarscov-2)[1]. The coronavirus has caused not only interruptions in regular socioeconomic activity, but also disease and mortality due to its high cont...

1. 1. Background of the study

According to the WHO definition (2001), mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual makes full use of his or her abilities, successfully copes with stress in daily life, works efficiently and fruitfully, and is capable of making a positive contribution to society. Mental health is an inseparable part of one’s general health, reflecting a balance between an i...

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Biotechnology is one of the most important scientific revolutions of the twenty first century, with applications that have the potential to revolutionise many industry sectors. The rapid development and applications of biotechnology has triggered many discussions from different academic fields, such as economics, politics, ethical and educational. Parallel to the recent developments in biotechnology, our students need to become more kn...

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Social media currently seem to take the centre stage in the field of information and communication technology(Nche, 2012). It has become an integral part of modern society. Consequently, social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have created new ways to socialize and interact. Users of these sites are able to add a wide variety of information to pages, to pursue common interests and to connect with others (Idrus &...

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The teacher’s task is by no means easy as it involves someone who has some ideas, knowledge, information or experiences trying to share what he or she has with someone else who does not have a similar experience. It is a communication task which requires the teacher to use every available means to convince the learners to buy his/her ideas or accept the message. It is not enough for the teacher to give information, he or she must suppor...

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Science is a great enterprise which nations depend on, in-order to advance technologically. Science therefore, is receiving much emphasis in education because of its significance and relevance to life and society .Science has been regarded as the bedrock of modern day technological breakthrough is built. Nowadays, countries all over the world, especially the developing ones like Nigeria, are striving hard to develop technologically and scient...

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Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity or interactions are scheduled to occur between two sexes. Premarital sexual sex isn’t restricted to only young couples and a lot of couples who aren’t married are at risk of pre-marital sexual relations. This is...

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Education is an instrument for developing the nation. It is also an instrument for developing hidden talents in an individual. It is the only means of eliminating illiteracy in any society. The importance of education to the development of individual and the nation as a whole cannot be over emphasized. It is a great investment any country can make for accelerating development of its technology, economic and human resources. Isife and Ogak...

1.1 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. Although most people would agree that having a few student to teacher ratio would benefit the student academically, mainly will also argue that it does not guarantee success and would cost school a great deal or more money. Prior to reviewing the res...

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The success of any nation's education and manpower development is crucial to that nation's economic growth. Education is the bedrock of any country's economic development and technological advancement. Education, as one of the oldest industries, is the primary tool used by society to preserve, update, upgrade, and maintain the social heritage in a balanced state. According to the Federal Ministry of Education (201...

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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, play is regarded as a sure sign of a healthy and vibrant child. This is due to the fact that play keeps a child active and occupied.

Historically, artifacts and documents have demonstrated t...

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A student teacher observed that the practical component of teacher training - practice teaching - was a challenging and stressful element of the course. She didn't seem to appreciate the experience. The experience of this student teacher describes her own thoughts about practice teaching. This anecdotal reference positions the research issue as both relevant and productive in the context of existing research on teacher preparation in Sout...

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Since the Nigeria Republic's independence from colonial rule, numerous positive advances have occurred, both in the structure and operation of society, with the educational system being no exception. In Nigeria, the educational system appears to be undergoing a never-ending overhaul. "As the reformation progresses," it is unsurprising that not only children and parents, but also educational authorities, are beco...

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The early schools in Nigeria were built by Christian Missionaries, and their goal was to convert the "Leaten" or benighted Africans to Christianity via education (Abdullahi, 1995). The early Missionaries recognized the significance of instruction, particularly via the medium of English and local langu...

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Students' industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is a hands-on program designed and supported by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in partnership with colleges, polytechnics, and universities to bridge the gap between school and industry. Engineering, Technology, Environmental Sciences, Medical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Education (Business Education, Technical Education, Agricultural Education, Home Economics...

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Physical, financial, and human resources are the three categories of essential resources that every firm has. Without a question, the most important is an organization's people resource. These are the individuals who have the ability to either accelerate or halt the development of an organization (Aghenta, 2000). Another reality is that, because human resources are the center of an organization's resources, motivation is a crucial an...

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Computer science plays a vital part in the lives of all people. As stated by Bajah, the government's ambition to produce a scientifically educated populace, as well as the necessity to successfully equip her industry with much-needed manpower, necessitated a complete reevaluation and enhancement of the technique employed in teaching computer science (1970). This will improve understanding and, to a degree, encourage inter...

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The phrase "knowledge is power" is not an exaggeration. The majority of participants' lack of comprehension of the process is one of the biggest challenges influencing the election process, as well as almost every other procedure in Nigeria and other developing countries. The most significant impediment to the nascent democracy is the pervasive state of ill-prepared voters' education and insecurity of l...

Background of The Study

Education is connected to an individual's well-being and chances for improved living and plays a critical part in the development of human capital (Cunningham, 2012). It enables the development of information and skills that enable individuals to boost their productivity and quality of life, hence enhancing a country's economic prosperity (Saxton, 2000). For educators, instructors, parents, and researchers, the qualit...

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Man had been looking for ways to improve the efficacy of his communication for thousands of years. Aristotle defined those critical factors in the communication process over two thousand years ago. According to him, communication consists of three components: a communicator, a message, and a message recipient. He went on to say that the oral communicator should not just aim to make his speech (message) assignment demonstrativ...

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Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special education, grade retention, and leaving school prior to high school graduation, which in turns facilitates the growth and performance of schools (Smith, 2002).

Factors that affect the growth an...

Background Of The Study

Education is a tool for the sustainable development of any economy (Oyitso & Olomukoro, 2012). In the last two decades, there have been agitations that women should be involved in ensuring the sustainable development of a country. Even as a research conducted shows that about two-third of women are illiterates and just about the same figure goes for females who are out of school. However, for women (females) to contribute...

​​​​​​​Background of the study

Mobile device are arguably another revolutionary invention of our time, besides computer and internet technologies. Mobile technology is growing by leaps and bounds. From 1990 to 2014, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 6.9 billion, penetrating about 97% of the global population with Asia as the fastest growing region and India being the biggest market of cellular phones (after China with 893.3 million...

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Education remains the biggest instrument for academic progress, social mobilization, political survival and effective national development of any country, it constitutes the largest enterprise/industry in Nigeria that is why, the government continues to ensure that funds, school facilities, instructional materials, teaching personnel and a beneficial learning environment are made available for the sector in Nasarawa State. Th...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Education is one parameter to see the level of the economy in a country. Education is the most strategic element for the development of a nation (Shofwan & Kuntoro, 2014). Education makes people more advanced in thinking about their lives; with education, someone will obtain knowledge, skills and attitudes that make life more empowered in society. Education...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

As children grow and develop, profound physical changes occur. These changes usher them into adolescence. Adolescence is the developmental period of transition between childhood and adulthood which involves biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional changes (Grabber; Brooks-Gunn & Peterson, 1996). Adolescence is really a difficult period. This is in-line with what Nwachukwu, (2002) called a challenging time in which physical, mental and s...

Background to the study

Socio-economic background or status refers to a person’s position in a given group, society or culture as determined by wealth, occupation, education and social class. Amutabi (2003) discusses the impact of socio-economic status on children's readiness for school. He asserts that the segregating nature of social class, ethnicity may well reduce the variety of enriching experiences thought to be prerequisite for creating readiness to...

Background of the Study

Mathematics throughout the world is regarded as essential tool in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and social sciences. Branches of Mathematics include: algebra which are abstract algebra, modules, vector spaces, combinatory and number theory; analysis which include: calculus, real and complex analysis, vector and tensor analysis, differential equations and functional analysis; geometry which includes euc...

​​​​​​​BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

School feeding is simply the provision of food to children through schools. According to Save the Children (2007), different countries have one or a combination of the two feeding modalities in place for various objectives. However, they can be grouped into two broad categories: in-school meals and take-home rations where families are given food if their children attend school. Historically, in-school meals have been the most popular m...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) caused unprecedented disruptions in human activity, including education (Mouchantaf, 2020). Governments forced citizens to practice a new way of life that limited personal contact and subjected people to several restrictive measures, known as lockdowns. To contain its rapid spreading, over 70% of educational institutions, from early childhood learning to higher learni...

Internet technologies have impacted how individuals generate and distribute knowledge, as well as the nature of social media communication, during the previous few decades (Aburub & Alnawas, 2019). According to Alasmari & Zhang (2019), social media is getting more popular among the young and old as a result of its ability to address people's socialization demands. As a result, they have successfully changed users' interaction processes and have become a significant component i...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) caused unprecedented disruptions in human activity, including education (Mouchantaf, 2020). Governments forced citizens to practice a new way of life that limited personal contact and subjected people to several restrictive measures, known as lockdowns. To contain its rapid spreading, over 70% of educational institutions, from early childhood learning to higher learni...

BACKGROUND STUDY

Mbiti (2007) describes discipline as a moral aptitude or tendency that, when imprinted in the human potential, develops into a powerful habit of self-control. As a result, discipline entails the formation of an informed conscience as an integral element of a person's identity. According to Jeng (2011), it comprises a person's mind and character training that leads to self-control and a habit of compliance. Students go to sch...

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One of the greatest issues confronting Nigerian society today is citizens' lack of commitment and dedication to the country's growth. This is a sign of school indiscipline, of which truancy is one facet. Eradication can be accomplished by striving to alter society's character and organization (Chukwuka, 2013). From the ground up, through the family, secondary school, and other social organizations. In addition, th...

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Information managers may leverage the ever-evolving Internet platform and technical breakthroughs in the field of information management to come up with new ways to acquire, store, manage, and disseminate information (Opeke et al, 2011). To this purpose, university libraries are constantly on the lookout for innovative technologies to improve their user services. Digital repositories are a new platform that libraries are inco...

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The world is growing increasingly technologically advanced. The industrial period gave rise to the information era, which is as important as the water we drink since it has brought good improvements to society, business, education, and other aspects of human life. In truth, the educational sector does not escape the advantages of living in an information-rich, computerized culture. Our current educational system is constantly improving its re...

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Human beings are wired to continuously search for ways to make things simpler and more pleasant in their lives (Martha, 2014). This underlying universal component that drives inventions, innovations, and tactics may also be used in the library context, where purposeful measures are taken to make library usage easier and more comfortable for both library employees and users (Francese, 2012). The automation of the library is a...

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The capacity of the principal to favorably influence teachers, students, and other members of society in the achievement of educational goals is a core necessity for efficient school management. The ability to transform educational policies into programs and activities in the school is also part of the duty of the school management (also known as the principal in Nigeria's secondary school system) (Brown, 2000). The school...

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Abnormal behavior is described as failing to follow the rules or standards of society or the norms of the school. According to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary six editions, deviant behavior is defined as behavior that differs from what is expected of others, and according to Chambers Dictionary in the twentieth century, deviant behavior is defined as behavior that differs from what is expected of others (Agi, 2016). Deviant behav...

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Articles 19 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of December 10, 1948, state that the availability and use of information are essential human rights problems. In this information age, it is more important than ever to provide individuals with the skills and resources they need to become information literate and to be able to identify, access, and assess information without bias (Abdulrazaq, 2010). This i...

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Flipped learning is a type of blended-learning approach of instruction. It promotes learning that is focused on the learner, as well as involvement and accomplishment. It's also a hybrid method, with teachers combining "traditional face-to-face instruction with an online component" (Tucker, 2012). A flipped classroom is ideal for teachers who believe in the efficacy of direct or explicit instruction and its bene...

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There is no question that a country's degree of development is directly related to its literacy level. Rather than improving its literacy ranking, several research indicate that Nigeria continues to regress (Olanrewaju, 2008). Reading is required for full engagement in today's society. It improves the quality of life by providing access to cultural heritage, empowering and emancipating citizens, and bringing people to...

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In any developing country, it is critical to describe the nature and trajectory of educational advancement. Education is a systematic intellectual and moral instruction aimed at acquiring information, character development, and mental growth in order to secure human life (Karl, 2016). This is made possible through good teaching and learning. The skill and capability of prospective instructors and school management have a sign...

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Some individuals see physical libraries as antiquated relics of a bygone era, given today's quick anywhere-anytime access to Google, Bing, and Wolfram Alpha, where searching for information takes a few micro seconds via an internet connected device. Looking at the current state of digital library portals, it appears that the internet is virtually non-existent in the academic resource finding environment (Amali, 2016). Online...

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Training and education in library and information science (LIS) play an important role in producing high-quality LIS students who have a unique position in national growth. LIS students act as information gatekeepers and brokers, which is critical for knowledge acquisition, decision-making, and national growth. The effectiveness of libraries, archives, and information centers in achieving their mission to provide information is...

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Field research is the collecting of data outside of a laboratory, library, or workplace context (Okafor, 2017). The tactics and methods utilized in field research differ depending on the discipline. Biologists, for example, may simply witness animals interacting with their settings in the field, whereas social scientists may interview or observe people in their natural environments to learn about their languages, folklore, an...

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This research focuses on the detrimental consequences of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Early Childhood Education (ECE). Traditionally, the majority of ICT writing has been focused on the obligatory sector, with any reference to early childhood education reflecting on disputes over the merits and cons of young children's computer use (Akinbote, Oduolowu, and Lawal, 2001).

The goal of this study is to examine the...

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Communication, according to Greg Duran (2010), is the foundation of any interaction in today's society, including families, schools, and the globe at large, because information can never be communicated or conveyed without communication. As we all know, communication entails the exchange of ideas and the transmission of information from one person to another, and it can be positive or negative, successful or ineffective....

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A library is a learning institution with treasures of knowledge that are maintained, organized, and managed by trained personnel with the goal of continuously educating children, men, and women and assisting in their self-improvement through the effective and timely dissemination of information embodied in the resources (Akporhonor, 2005). This is a self-educational tool, a source of knowledge and factual information, a place of...

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Educators have struggled to understand the link between class size and academic performance. Physical environment, ethnicity, socioeconomics, overcrowding, and teaching techniques are all characteristics that impact student success, according to studies (Molnar, 2000). School population and class size are two more factors that influence student success (Gentry, 2000; Swift, 2000; Krueger and White Moore, 2007).

The...

Background of study  

Home movies are valued as a means of mass communication all over the world. In Nigeria, there are about one million home movie film viewers who are influenced in some manner by the themes addressed in Nigerian home movies. These films convey messages that have an impact on the spectators, most notably their fashion sense.

Movies have a very significant role in a people's culture. "Movies, like books, are...

Background to the Study

The ability of an organization's or institution's administrators to coordinate the various resources and activities of the enterprise toward objective accomplishment through management is a function of many variables, including the quality of human resources and infrastructural facilities available to the organization's or institution's administrators (Karl, 2015).

The creation and implementation of...

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Financial Accounting is based on principles that may be shown using basic teaching tools. In any educational engagement intended to create learning, the use of instructional materials is required. There should be no excuse or reason for instructors not to use instructional material in any way. In general, instructional materials are resources that are used to aid in the teaching and learning process. They are utilized to prom...

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There have been several causes and effects of accidents that have occurred in scientific (particularly physics) laboratories. As there are two sides to every coin, some of these reasons may result in a small mishap, whilst others may result in catastrophic harm, which may lead to death (Hanushek, 2003). Both employees and students are at risk of thermal and chemical burns produced by candles or alcohol burners, and high...

Background of the Study

Secret cult violence has occurred in Nigerian higher education institutions during the previous two decades. Cult activities including bloodletting and the wasting of human lives have reached frightening proportions. Secret cult attacks are characterized by anxiety, misery, anguish, devastation, and death. Cult activities at Nigerian educational institutions have been widely reported in the media. When compared to the situati...

Background to the Study

The most widely used substance among teenagers is alcohol. It's a common toxin that may affect practically any organ or system in the body if consumed in excess (Anderson, 2007). As a result of intoxication, alcohol intake involves a risk of negative health and social effects; it is responsible for a variety of social, health, and economic problems, which are especially prominent among teenagers (Australian Medical Association, 2012). Acc...

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For some time, educational researchers have been examining the techniques by which individuals learn, a topic of significant interest to those working in higher education. This gave rise to the notion of learning styles, of which there are various varieties. Cognitive style (e.g., Riding & Cheema, 1991; Allinson & Hayes, 1996; Rayner & Riding, 1997) relates to how students approach cognitive activities and'mak...

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In many African countries, inadequate education has proven to be the most significant impediment to political, social, and economic reform. School infrastructure has been identified as a significant influence in quantitative education. The necessity of providing suitable educational facilities and resources for teaching and learning cannot be overstated and is undeniable. Economics education in Nigerian secondary schools must...

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Child abuse constitutes one of the most terrible crises of childhood. The occurrence of such attacks is fundamentally repugnant to went virtually ignored and un- investigated. Statistics only began to grow as late as 1962 when Kempe put forward the first survey on the subject. Over thirty years, we still lack correct data. Recent estimate of abuse range from a low estimate of one million children for years in the United Sta...

Background to the Study

Mass failure in a course happens when a substantial percentage (about 70%) of students who enrol for a certain examination fail that test. According to research, there are several reasons that lead to widespread student failure in school, which has been more prevalent in scientific courses, mathematics, and additional mathematics. Many variables lead to student failure, including but not limited to self-esteem, instructor inc...

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Learning has been revealed to be a highly difficult topic in the fields of education and psychology all across the world. Several researchers have attempted to describe it in various ways, and each description is somewhat correct. Over the years, studies on the elements that impact kids' academic performance have piqued the interest of not just scholars, but also teachers, counselors, psychologists, and school administrat...

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It is the responsibility of government to develop and execute policies that will benefit its citizens (Burtch, 2006). It is their responsibility to establish order and provide an enabling atmosphere for the flourishing of its people, as well as to provide for their future. In time, the government and society as a whole will be divided into structures that should ideally work together to achieve a shared purpose (Oguntimehin,...

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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 performance is their ultimate aim. However, Dizney (2003) and Okegbile (2003) found that the majority of kids are underachievers in school (2007). One of the most common reasons for pupi...

Background of the study

Human capital is a key factor of economic success. As a component of human capital, education improves socioeconomic indices. Endogenous growth theory has highlighted the importance of the relationship between education and economic development since the 1980s and early 1990s (Afzal et al., 2015). Productivity might be increased by investing more in education (Lucas, 2015). Scholars in the previous century focused on the impa...

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Education is a dynamic process the result of which reflects almost directly on the standard of living.  According to Farrant (1964) “Education describe the total process or human learning to which knowledge is imparted, faculties trained and skills developed.”.  The attitude of student to learning affects their academic performance either positively or negatively. Most students are blazed towards science...

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Education is the process of bringing desirable change into the behavior of human beings. It can also be defined as the process of imparting or acquiring knowledge or habits through instruction.

Education, for any nation, whether developed or developing, is to help solve the problems that affect that nation. This is why according, is to National Policy on Education (FRN, 2004:4), “Government has stated that for the benefit of a...

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The problems the average teenage or youth in secondary schools in Nigeria has reached an alarming rate thus leading to the urgent need for effective counseling to help guide and nurture these young minds to avoid been overwhelmed by these problems which may lead them to making costly mistakes for their future. It has been very glaring that Guidance and Counseling which helps in the identification of teenage problems and...

Background to the Study.

Early childhood education is largely a post-colonial development. The semblances of it during the colonial era were the kindergarten and infant classes, which consisted of groups of children considered not yet ready for primary education(Ministerio ,1993). As grouping for instruction in schools was not age-based during that period, some children aged six or even more, could be found in some of the infant classes. With the ph...

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Higher institution is the institution which one attends to after his secondary school education. It is the apex form of education where one chooses his career. Olaitan (2004) stated that in Nigeria, it comprises of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Among these three, the university education remains the apex form of education of all the tertiary institutions. Aguba (2006) stated that the origin of tertiary...

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Business Education programs are part of the total educational program in Nigeria. Co-ordinated efforts on the part of business educations, school administration and guidance counsellors have brought the necessary changes. High-quality have been developed. Though, both the academic and vocational aspects of the present program should be carefully examined today’s students.

Prior to the Nigerian Civil War,...

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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 changing needs with students; societal expectation, economic changes and technological advancement are to look into (Federal Ministry of Education, 2008).

Ali (2002) believes that the word...

Background to the Study

There have been several studies done within and outside Nigeria on the effects of home environment as well as the socio-economic status of parents on the academic achievement of students (Ajila  & Olutola,  2007; Uwaifo, 2012).  Research has found many factors that influence how well a student does in school and the amount of confidence the students have for themselves. However, in Nigeria, like other growi...

Background of study

Education is an instrument that affects national development in Nigeria. It helps in the development of self and the society in the social, economic and religious aspects in the country. In other words, education plays a major role as it delivers individual from diseases, ignorance and illiteracy, poverty etc. It also empowers one to contribute their quota to national development.

The importance of Biology cannot be ove...

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This project attempts to examine the effect of strike on the academic performance of schools in Nigeria at large and Oredo L.G.A. of Edo State in particular. The secondary school community is composed of many staff unions; strike by any of these unions has a tendency of lowering the standard of education.

In this work, attention will be paid to the impact of Nigeria Union of Teacher (NUT) strike action on student&rs...

Background Of The Study

Science explains the natural existence of man and his activities. Science could be seen as problem solving in order to improve the living standard of man. There are different definitions of science by different schools of thought; Onche (2014) defines science as an integrated part of human activities. It is seen as a dynamic human activity concerned with manipulating spherical world. It is seen as “knowledge cover...

Background of the study

According to Ogungbemi, (2015) ethics is about behavior and ways of thinking, especially in situations where our choice may affect the dignity and well-being of others. Because ethical behavior involves free choice, it can not be captured in the rule. The standard of reference for what is ethical must exist "outside the human definition" and therefore can not be open to human negotiation (Ogungbemi, 2015). Although...

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As children grow and develop, profound physical changes occur. These changes usher them into adolescence. Adolescence is the developmental period of transition between childhood and adulthood which involves biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional changes (Grabber; Brooks-Gunn & Peterson, 1996).  Adolescence is really a difficult period. This is in-line with what Nwachukwu, (2002) called a challenging time in which...

Background to the study

Socio-economic background or status refers to a person’s position in a given group, society or culture as determined by wealth, occupation, education and social class. Amutabi (2003) discusses the impact of socio-economic status on children's readiness for school. He asserts that the segregating nature of social class, ethnicity may well reduce the variety of enriching experiences thought to be prerequisite for

Background of the Study

Mathematics throughout the world is regarded as essential tool in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and social sciences. Branches of Mathematics include: algebra which are abstract algebra, modules, vector spaces, combinatory and number theory; analysis which include: calculus, real and complex analysis, vector and tensor analysis, differential equations and functional analysis; geometry w...

Background  Of The Study

Internet technologies have impacted how individuals generate and distribute knowledge, as well as the nature of social media communication, during the previous few decades (Aburub & Alnawas, 2019). According to Alasmari & Zhang (2019), social media is getting more popular among the young and old as a result of its ability to address people's socialization demands. As a result, they have successfully changed...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

School feeding is simply the provision of food to children through schools. According to Save the Children (2007), different countries have one or a combination of the two feeding modalities in place for various objectives. However, they can be grouped into two broad categories: in-school meals and take-home rations where families are given food if their children attend school. Historically, in-school meals have been the most...

Background of the study

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) caused unprecedented disruptions in human activity, including education (Mouchantaf, 2020). Governments forced citizens to practice a new way of life that limited personal contact and subjected people to several restrictive measures, known as lockdowns. To contain its rapid spreading, over 70% of educ...

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This paper focuses on the effect of budgeting shift on electronic accessibility in a library, including requirements or considerations when budgeting, technical services in a consortium, and best practices in budgeting.

A budget is a guide or directive for fiscal management. Libraries need funds to provide electronic and other services, and these services must be budgeted for. Fletcher (1990) gives two definitions o...

Background of the study

Food is the fuel necessary to get through a normal day. Calories in food provide energy to carry out regular day-to-day activities. Without an adequate amount of this energy, students may fall asleep in school or lack the energy to pay attention to an entire day of classes.

The brain, like the lungs, heart, arms and legs, is a part of the human body. It requires energy to function properly. Children experiencing hun...

Background Of The Study

Over the year, it has been observed that environmental forces pose a great influence on the performance of students. The provision of adequate physical learning environmental like light, ventilation, flooring, noise reduction device to a great extent influence the performance of students if the classroom is not comfortable, it makes the students unhappy and  induces mental strain, affect the mood, performance and product...

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To parents and society at large, the school is being held liable for every aspect of students’ performance. So, classroom management plays a very significant role in students’ academic performance. Effective classroom management put the teacher in firm control of the classroom and provide orderliness and safety needed for instruction and learning. Yet, the various reforms in education, like, the National Policy on Education of 1977,...

Background of the study

The use of computers for the gathering, retrieval, transfer, and operation of data or information is known as information technology. It's also seen as a subset of ICT. Information technology is the use of computers to store, interact, and organize data in the generation, processing, modification, storage, security, and dissemination of electronic data (Eze and Adu 2014).

Information technology was first mention...

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Science is the bedrock upon which the bulk of present day technological breakthrough is built. Today, nation all over the world, including Nigeria, are striving hard to develop scientifically and technologically, since the world is becoming scientific and all proper functioning of lives depends greatly on science. Science education is an important tool for national growth and development. The economic and political strength o...

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According to Agbai, (2004), chemistry is a branch of science and the prerequisite subject for many fields of science. These fields include agriculture, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, biochemistry, and chemical engineering. It contributes immensely to the technological growth of the nation. Therefore, any nation that aspires to develop scientifically and technologically must pay attention to the quality of chemistry education th...

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Home video is one of the strongest media outlets and because it is widespread, it could influence the culture of the any society, especially among the younger generation. The home video business distributes films, telemovies and television series in the form of videos in various formats to the public. These are bought or rented, then watched privately from the comfort of the home by consumers. Most theatrically released films...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Generally, in the whole world, particularly in Nigeria, education has been considered to be the corner stone for development. It forms the basis for literacy, skill acquisition, technological advancement and ability to harness human and material resources towards the achievement of societal goal (Adegboyega, 2002).

The existence of any educational system at whatever level cannot be in isolation of the school facilit...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Globally, the concept of reading is one of the essential building blocks of learning, it is a process that requires the use of complex thought processes to interpret printed symbols as meaningful units, and to comprehend them as a thought unit in order to understand. This implies that reading is a process of interpreting symbols in order to derive meaning to shape the mind. Beyond shaping the mind, reading is an important ele...

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Examination according to Chambers concise dictionary simply means to test to inquire into, to question, to look closely at or into, to inspect, a test of capacity and knowledge. Maduabum and Maduabum (1998) stated that examination is an indispensable instrument in the education enterprises. It serves as a tool for providing accountability of educational outcome and a basis for successive improvement of educational programmes....

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education is a dynamic process the result of which reflects almost directly on the standard of living.  According to Farrant (1964) “Education describe the total process or human learning to which knowledge is imparted, faculties trained and skills developed.”.  The attitude of student to learning affects their academic performance either positively or negatively. Most students are blazed towards science...

BACKGROUND STUDY

In Nigeria, the main instrument for social change is western education. Education is the surest and greatest investment which a nation can depend on for the rapid development of its economic and human resources. Education is a long term measure and must be pursued when the nation is in dire need of immediate restoration of balanced economy. Nigeria like other nations of the world wants people who should contribute to the development...

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Internet technologies have impacted how individuals generate and distribute knowledge, as well as the nature of social media communication, during the previous few decades (Aburub & Alnawas, 2019). According to Alasmari & Zhang (2019), social media is getting more popular among the young and old as a result of its ability to address people's socialization demands. As a result, they have successfully changed...

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Education is one parameter to see the level of the economy in a country. Education is the most strategic element for the development of a nation (Comfort et al 2013). Education makes people more advanced in thinking about their lives; with education, someone will obtain knowledge, skills and attitudes that make life more empowered in society. Education is believed to be the mother of knowledge; one is made to agree that...

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This study is designed to look at causes of student’s difficulties in learning English language among senior secondary school students in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State; Implications for language Educators. The study lo...
                                 



  

    
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The Management and administration of the Nigeria Educational system is by law vested concurrently in the hands of the Federal, State and Local Government. Whereas the Federal and State Governments carry out their responsibility and duties on education through the respective ministries of Education which according to Uvere, (1982) essentially render administrative and professional services, the Local Government administer...

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In the past decades due to the side of schools regards compulsory education, child labour laws, deviant behaviour have been problem to the school which they have always found difficult to handle. Deviance is found every where people live here is no agreement about the behaviour constitute deviance. Everyday conversation show that what some people regard as deviant others regards as normal what some people praise other and political consensus...

Background of the Study

The success of any nation's education and manpower development is crucial to that nation's economic growth. Education is the bedrock of any country's economic development and technological advancement. Education, as one of the oldest industries, is the primary tool used by society to preserve, update, upgrade, and maintain the social heritage in a balanced state. According to the Federal Ministry of Education (201...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Chemistry as a science subject plays a vital role in transforming the environment and improving the general quality of life. It is essentially needed for a nation’s technological development. As a core science subject, the proper teaching and learning of chemistry in secondary schools facilitates student’s enrollment in many professional disciplines like Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Engineering and Ge...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The continuous increase in the infection of HIV/AIDS and the transmission from one source to another has become a major factor leading to death and decrease in population of our society at large, knowing fully well that HIV/AIDS has no cure.

The rapid rate of transmission is overpowering man’s ability to find a lasting solution to this deadly disease in Nigeria. HIV is an abbreviation for human immune virus, w...

Background Of The Study

Higher institution is the institution which one attends to after his secondary school education. It is the apex form of education where one chooses his career. Olaitan (2004) stated that in Nigeria, it comprises of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Among these three, the university education remains the apex form of education of all the tertiary institutions. Aguba (2006) stated that the origin of tertiary...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

School feeding is simply the provision of food to children through schools. According to Save the Children (2007), different countries have one or a combination of the two feeding modalities in place for various objectives. However, they can be grouped into two broad categories: in-school meals and take-home rations where families are given food if their children attend school. Historically, in-school meals have been the most...

Background Of The Study

Security of library resources is very paramount in the provision of efficient library service delivery. Where there is insecurity of library collections, the resources are exposed to dangers such as theft, mutilation, and vandalism among others. These can have adverse negative effect on library service delivery. Ani (2010) looks at “security” as the condition of being protected physically, emotionally, psychologic...

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Biotechnology is one of the most important scientific revolutions of the twenty first century, with applications that have the potential to revolutionise many industry sectors. The rapid development and applications of biotechnology has triggered many discussions from different academic fields, such as economics, politics, ethical and educational. Parallel to the recent developments in biotechnology, our students need...

Background of the Study

Over a century ago, Nigeria was an agro-economy-based nation. Then Nigerian economy was sustained through agricultural produce such as cocoa, ground nut, palm produce. Agriculture then seemed sustaining because everybody was involved, everybody had interest and it appeared to be everybody’s major source of family sustenance. There were less cases of unemployment due to less interest or crazy of white collar jobs. Famili...

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 changing needs with students; societal expectation, economic changes and technological advancement are to look into (Federal Ministry of Education, 2008).

Ali (2002) believes that the word science stands for a variety of information, abili...

Background of the Study

In any contemporary society, the heart of the long process of preparing young people for life and work is centered in the educational system (Gesinde (1977)). But it has been observed that in Nigeria generally parental influence and vicarious experiences within one’s community in general contributes much to this preparatory process. Though the traditional Nigerian society had the problem of building the youth up, yet mo...

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The teacher’s task is by no means easy as it involves someone who has some ideas, knowledge, information or experiences trying to share what he or she has with someone else who does not have a similar experience. It is a communication task which requires the teacher to use every available means to convince the learners to buy his/her ideas or accept the message. It is not enough for the teacher to give information, he or she must suppor...

Background to the Study

This study is designed to look at causes of student’s difficulties in learning English language among senior secondary school students in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State; Implications for language Educators. The st...

​​​​​​​BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity or interactions are scheduled to occur between two sexes. Premarital sexual sex isn’t restricted to only young couples and a lot of couples who aren’t married are at risk of pre-marital se...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Lateness to school started long ago, every where in a way that cannot be controlled in recent time. The problem of lateness has eaten deep into Nigeria children the problem of pupils lateness to school has now turn to national problem. Lateness merely means arriving after expected time (Adegboyega et al; 2017).

Children commonly miss their school or coming lately because of their usual habits, such as waki...

 Background of Study

Mathematics is an aspect of science dealing with numbers. These numbers which are basic element of mathematics are abstract because these objects, which cannot be hold, felt or seen. However, lassa (1993) pointed out that mathematics is a subject which finds answer to questions. Mathematics is a subject thus, the subject of numbers or other symbols and how these numbers and symbols are related to one another.   &n...

1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Education is an instrument for developing the nation. It is also an instrument for developing hidden talents in an individual. It is the only means of eliminating illiteracy in any society. The importance of education to the development of individual and the nation as a whole cannot be over emphasized. It is a great investment any country can make for accelerating development of its technology, economic and huma...

 INTRODUCTION

When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass promotion syndrome and the likes before any other thing else.     

This calls for an in depth study and analysis aimed at tutoring each and every stakeholders in education system on how their acti...

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. Although most people would agree that having a few student to teacher ratio would benefit the student academically, mainly will also argue that it does not guarantee success and would cost school a great deal or more money. Prior to reviewing the researc...

INTRODUCTION

When the issue of challenges affecting the standard of secondary education in Nigeria is raised, the first set of through that comes to mind are decline in standard, deterioration of facilities, examination malpractice, mass promotion syndrome and the likes before any other thing else.     

This calls for an in depth study and analysis aimed at tutoring each and every stakeholders in education system on how their actions an...

Background Of The Study

In the business and professional fields the secretary is the essential link in the diversified daily activities. Contributions are many sided and range from handling routine procedures to implementing management. A secretary is in any sense an asset secretarial duties involved in addition to typewriting and shorthand making and answering incoming and outgoing mails covering meeting and conference and filing. Reception work is...

1. 1. Background of the Study

The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata (1979) and Edoka (1992), refers to a library that caters :or the needs of those enqaged in academic pursuits in higher institutions like the universities, colleges of education, of technologies ...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

This paper focuses on the effect of budgeting shift on electronic accessibility in a library, including requirements or considerations when budgeting, technical services in a consortium, and best practices in budgeting.

A budget is a guide or directive for fiscal management. Libraries need funds to provide electronic and other services, and these services must be budgeted for. Fletcher (1990) gives two definitions o...

Background of the Study  

The growing and expanding economic responsibilities of governments at the federal and state levels, have affected the capability of governments to continuously recruit adequately qualified teachers to meet with the expanding students’ enrolment in Nigerian secondary schools. Therefore, the use of Sandwich Programmes and part-time programmes of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, remains a dependable source of...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The emergence of street hawking in Nigeria as been so prevalent of which it as now become an eye sore situation to education. Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially the youth (Emma, 2019). This is because the development of any nation or community depends largely on the quality of education of such nation. It is generally believed that the basis for any true development must commen...

Background of the Study

Before the 19th century, the study of language was made. Sir Williams Jones (1786) suggested affinity of Sanskrit and Persian with Greek, opening the study of genetic relationship between languages. With this revelation of affinity, the birth of the school of historical comparative linguistics.

In the 19th century, Jacob Grimm, Rasmus Rast et al studied and established the existence of the indo-European language fam...

 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Nurturing and upbringing of a child by parents in the society is a reality, but the bringing up of a child by a single parent has become a practice, which is increasing in the modern society. The issue of single parenting is a sensitive issue that the upbringing of a child should be the responsibility of conventional parent. In this content, bringing up of a child by a single parent under possible conditions and challen...

Background Of The Study

The advent of the internet in the 1990s led to major developments in the world of communication. Today the Internet has taken a firm place in people's lives. It is difficult to imagine a young man who at least once a day did not check for updates in social networks and did not leaf through the news lines. The modern reality requires us to stay in touch and keep abreast of the recent happenings around the globe.

...

Background to the Study

There have been several studies done within and outside Nigeria on the effects of home environment as well as the socio-economic status of parents on the academic achievement of students (Ajila  & Olutola,  2007; Uwaifo, 2012).  Research has found many factors that influence how well a student does in school and the amount of confidence the students have for themselves. However, in Nigeria, like other growi...

1 Background of the Study  

The growing and expanding economic responsibilities of governments at the federal and state levels, have affected the capability of governments to continuously recruit adequately qualified teachers to meet with the expanding students’ enrolment in Nigerian secondary schools. Therefore, the use of Sandwich Programmes and part-time programmes of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, remains a dependable source o...

Background Of The Study

Over the year, it has been observed that environmental forces pose a great influence on the performance of students. The provision of adequate physical learning environmental like light, ventilation, flooring, noise reduction device to a great extent influence the performance of students if the classroom is not comfortable, it makes the students unhappy and  induces mental strain, affect the mood, performance and product...

BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Over the years, the nation has been experiencing a drastic fall in the academic performance of pupils and students at the various level of education.  Scholars of different school of thought has attributed this ugly trend to many factor such as poor teaching methodology, inadequate instructional facilities and a lot more from the look of things, these scholars seems to heap the blames either on the student or the teachers wh...

Education is an instrument that affects national development in Nigeria. It helps in the development of self and the society in the social, economic and religious aspects in the country. In other words, education plays a major role as it delivers individual from diseases, ignorance and illiteracy, poverty etc. It also empowers one to contribute their quota to national development.

The importance of Biology cannot be over emphasized because it occupies a special position in the senio...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Lateness to school started long ago, every where in a way that cannot be controlled in recent time. The problem of lateness has eaten deep into Nigeria children the problem of pupils lateness to school has now turn to national problem. Lateness merely means arriving after expected time (Mikre, 2010).

Children commonly miss their school or coming lately because of their usual habits, such as waking up late due to laz...

 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Nurturing and upbringing of a child by parents in the society is a reality, but the bringing up of a child by a single parent has become a practice, which is increasing in the modern society. The issue of single parenting is a sensitive issue that the upbringing of a child should be the responsibility of conventional parent. In this content, bringing up of a child by a single parent under possible conditions and challen...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Attitude as a concept is concerned with an individual way of thinking, acting and behaving. It has very serious implications for the learner, the teacher, and the immediate social group with which the individual learner relates and the entire school system. It is also the concept which arises from the attempt to account for the observer regularities in the behavior of individual person.

Attitudes are formed as a res...

1 Background Of The Study

This project attempts to examine the effect of strike on the academic performance of schools in Nigeria at large and Oredo L.G.A. of Edo State in particular. The secondary school community is composed of many staff unions; strike by any of these unions has a tendency of lowering the standard of education.

In this work, attention will be paid to the impact of Nigeria Union of Teacher (NUT) strike action on student&...

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 fact, truth or certain (Odo, 2012). Science is concerned with finding out about things in our environment. The knowledge we gather about our environment constitutes the field of study called science and is distinguished from other fields because it relies on hypothetical deductive and experimental approa...

Background of the study

There is a general saying that “there is no smoke without fire,” this also means that there is no organization without communication. Every organization requires the effective utilization and management of effective communication and its related tools for the passing of important information and for improving workers’ relationship with others. Communication is the process of passing information between perso...

Background to the study

Mathematics is the science of structure, order, number, space and quantity . It is a relationship which revolves around the elementary practice of counting measuring and description of shapes and objects. From the social and economic perspective Mathematics is a key element and a day to day activity that every living human being unconsciously practices in one form or the other. From this perspective Mathematics is a subject o...

Background of the study

According to Ogungbemi, (2015) ethics is about behavior and ways of thinking, especially in situations where our choice may affect the dignity and well-being of others. Because ethical behavior involves free choice, it can not be captured in the rule. The standard of reference for what is ethical must exist "outside the human definition" and therefore can not be open to human negotiation (Ogungbemi, 2015). Although...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education, according to Qureshi, (2001) consists of two components. He classified these two components. He classified these two components into inputs and outputs. According to him, inputs consist of human and materials resources and outputs are the goals and outcomes of the educational process.

Both the inputs and outputs form a dynamic organic whole and if one wants to investigate and assess the educational s...

Background of the study

Mobile device are arguably another revolutionary invention of our time, besides computer and internet technologies. Mobile technology is growing by leaps and bounds. From 1990 to 2014, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 6.9 billion, penetrating about 97% of the global population with Asia as the fastest growing region and India being the biggest market of cellular phones (after China with 893....

Background to the study

Technical and Vocational Education and Training has been regarded as the bedrock to sustainable technology development programs in entrepreneurship, occupational professionalism, self-reliance, poverty alleviation, wealth creation and others. Consequently, Technical and Vocational Education and Training focus on specific trades that prepares an individual to be self-reliant and suitable for employment. Ajokporise (2010) posit...

Background of the study

The Nigerian government considers primary school education as being critical for a smooth transition from the home to the school and for preparing the child for adjustment and successful learning in higher level of education. Efforts are being made to ensure that the main method of teaching is through play, having childfriendly school environments and that the teacher to pupil ratio does not exceed 1:25 per class (Amakievi, 2013). Because pri...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Discipline has been defined as a set of rules and regulations, rewards and punishment administered in order to teach self-control, increase desirable behaviour and decrease undesirable behaviour (Okoli, 1996). As Brown (2000) puts it, to discipline someone means to make that individual or individuals to follow a laid down code of conduct. In discipline, the ultimate goal is to foster sound judgment, positive moral development...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The academic achievement of adolescents has been a major concern of educators for years. As documented in the research literature, adolescent achievement has been associated with several outcomes such as delinquency (Sampson & Laub, 1993; Wiesner & Silbereisen, 2003), psychopathology (Kurdek, 1987; McDermott, Steinberg & Angelo, 2005), substance abuse (Engel, Nordlohne, Hurrelman & Holler, 1987; Wright & F...

Background of the Study

The composition of female studies has been growing all over the world. The trend seems to indicate that female students prefer some courses over others. Female students who enroll in postgraduate courses do so for a number of reasons which range from the desire for high income or better employment, empowerment for decision reasons and other social cultural factors. This trend is also typical in Technical training institutions...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special education, grade retention, and leaving school prior to high school graduation, which in turns facilitates the growth and performance of schools (Smith, 2002).

Factors that affect the growth an...

Background of the Study

 Addiction to the usage of social network has greatly increased in contemporary times. The risk of its effects on the academic performance of the so many students that are involved in it is disturbing. In views of Karpinski and Duberstein (2010), academic performance which is depicted by the grades of students is a great concern to senior secondary schools. Students that spend much of their time on social networks become...

Background Of The Study

Education is a tool for the sustainable development of any economy (Oyitso & Olomukoro, 2012). In the last two decades, there have been agitations that women should be involved in ensuring the sustainable development of a country. Even as a research conducted shows that about two-third of women are illiterates and just about the same figure goes for females who are out of school. However, for women (females) to contribute...

 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY    

During the past few years, technology has significantly reshaped the method of assessment. In many academic domains, educational measurement has been moving towards the use of Computer-Based Testing (CBT), defined as tests or assessments that are administered by computer in either stand-alone or dedicated network or by other technology devices linked to the internet or worldwide web most of them...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Marriage is part of our daily lives through marriage new rights, roles and new social relationship are formed only between the spouses and also between the kinsmen of the spouses. Marriage is the relationship between a man and woman to become husband and wife. It is also a social institution through which the family is established (Jude, 2019).

Married couples are expected to live together until one or both of...

Teaching and learning activities are interesting when instructional materials are used effectively and efficiently in a classroom-teaching situation(Dike,1993). It is necessary for the teacher in the learning of home- economics in Nigeria to use visual aid material as instructional tools in order to make their teaching more interesting that is to arouse the learning interest, sustain their attention for effective learning. But the problem in many secondary schools in Edo State and else w...

Background to the Study

In recent years, educational researchers have emphasized the critical role of the principal in creating an effective school environment which involves the development of a strong school culture that prescribes specific goals, roles and behaviours by educators in and out of class settings (Parkay & Hall, 2009). The effect of extracurricular activities such as the press club, drama club, civic society, debate clubs, sports...

Abstract

The broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of formal education on community development in Oredo Local Government, Edo State.   The study adopted the survey descriptive research design and with the aid of convenience sampling method, the researcher purposively selected one hundred and fifty (150) participant for the study. Self- structure questionnaire was issued to the respondent of which one hundred forty-one (141) was retrieved...

This study was carried out to examine the influence of inadequate information technology on academic performance of OTM students using  Federal Polytechnic, Ede. Specifically, the study examined if office technology students are access to information technology in other to boost their academic performance. The study also evaluate if there is a relationship between information technology and students of office technology management academic performance. The study further fi...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to examine the influence of negative classroom behaviour in teachers teaching method using some selected secondary schools in Lagos State as a case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of teachers in four(4) selected secondary schools in Lagos State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently...

ABSTRACT:- The study examined the influence of parents on children’s emotional adjustment in selected secondary schools in Lagos State. The descriptive survey research design was used in this study in order to assess the opinions of the respondents using the questionnaire. A total of three hundred and twenty (320) samples were used in this study to represent the entire population of the respondents. Four (4) null hypotheses were tested in this study usi...

Abstract:- This study primarily aims at assessing and studying the parenting styles and its effect on the selfesteem of adolescents, specifically in Ugbowo community. ‘Parenting styles’ are of four main types which are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and neglectful parenting style. Three main styles out of these namely authoritarian, authoritative and permissive style of parenting have been kept as the focus of this study to assess their effect on th...

ABSTRACT:- Amongst the predictors of students’ academic performance and self-esteem is the degree of comfortability and conduciveness of school environment. The study examined the impact of school environment on students’ academic performance and self-esteem of secondary school students in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. The survey design in collaboration with the purposive sampling technique and simple random sampling technique was us...

Abstract:- The importance of school environment to students in secondary schools today in particular cannot be overemphasized. This is because, school environment has tremendous influence in the quality of teaching students receives and the extent of attention they pay to lesson in school. This implies that schools that fail to provide the necessary learning facilities and create a conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning may hardly put in the best in t...

Abstract:- The study investigated the influence of shyness and body dysmorphism on internet addiction among undergraduates. This small scale quantitative study looks into the relationship between shyness and internet addiction in undergraduates and secondary school students. This study has been conducted on the belief that shyness is a possible predictor of Internet Addiction.  To prove this hypothesis a questionnaire was created and distributed to 53 secondary school st...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to examine the internal conflicts in Nigerian universities; sources, effects and resolutions. Specifically, the study identified effective ways of managing internal conflicts in Nigerian universities and examined if there are strategies on ground to manage internal conflicts in Nigerian universities. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 141 responses were validated from...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to investigate the barriers of teaching sex education in primary school. Specifically, the study determined whether the poor communication skills of teachers affects the teaching of sex education in primary schools, determined whether parental involvement/attitude towards sex education affects the teaching of sex education in primary schools, determine whether teachers religious background and exegesis affects the te...

Abstract:- It has been recognized that effective medical record documentation is affected by prevailing factors militating against health institutions in Nigeria. The State Specialist Hospital Asubiaro, Osogbo has track record of competent Health Information officers who utilize different documentation methods, the methods in use are assessed while also identifying the problems or factors militating effective documentation in the State Speciali...

ABSTRACT:- Organizations effectiveness is enhanced due to their willingness to promote a sense of commitment and satisfaction among its employees. Employees commitment leads to desirable outcomes for organization in terms of increased productivity, reduction in absenteeism and turnover. Committed employees will work harder and be more likely to go the extra mile to achieve organizational objectives. Motivated employees are more productive. The motivational fa...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to examine laboratory facilities and its impact on students’ learning outcome in agricultural science. Specifically, the study examined the current availability and use of agricultural laboratories in secondary school, investigated if there is significant difference on students’ performance in adequately equipped laboratories and to those in inadequately equipped laboratories, explored if the efficiency o...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to examine laboratory facilities and its impact on students’ learning outcome in agricultural science. Specifically, the study examined the current availability and use of agricultural laboratories in secondary school, investigated if there is significant difference on students’ performance in adequately equipped laboratories and to those in inadequately equipped laboratories, explored if the efficiency o...

ABSTRACT:- The aim of this project is based on the learning facilities as it affect the social and academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Nigeria. Learning facilities plays a  very important role in the teaching learning process. Numerous facilities have been provided in schools to assist pupils learning. There is relationship between learning facilities  and pupils academic performance and academic. To accomplish the best performance of the facilities...

Introduction

Co-operative Economics and Management in tertiary institutions help to improve the co-operative growth and development, quality manpower in co-operative. The importance of studying co-operative in schools and tertiary institutions could as well known as co-operative education and is at the heart of co-operative for work motivation, growth, development, commitments in co-operative because is said that once a co-operative is always a...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The academic achievement of adolescents has been a major concern of educators for years. As documented in the research literature, adolescent achievement has been associated with several outcomes such as delinquency (Sampson & Laub, 1993; Wiesner & Silbereisen, 2003), psychopathology (Kurdek, 1987; McDermott, Steinberg & Angelo, 2005), substance abuse (Engel, Nordlohne, Hurrelman & Holler, 1987; Wright & F...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Over the years, the nation has been experiencing a drastic fall in the academic achievements of pupils and students at the various level of education.  Scholars of different school of thought has attributed this ugly trend to many factor such as poor teaching methodology, inadequate instructional facilities and a lot more from the look of things, these scholars seems to heap the blames either on the student or the teache...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Generally, in the whole world, particularly in Nigeria, education has been considered to be the corner stone for development. It forms the basis for literacy, skill acquisition, technological advancement and ability to harness human and material resources towards the achievement of societal goal (Adegboyega, 2002).

The existence of any educational system at whatever level cannot be in isolation of the school facilit...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In Nigeria today, acts of delinquency and violence among secondary school students have become a major problem, which both the school system and the society at large are contending with. These problems appear in form of destruction of school and public properties, cheating in examinations, alcoholism, drug abuse and addiction, sexual offences, stealing, truancy, rudeness, fighting, bullying, verbal abuse, and defiance of constituted authoriti...

 Background of the study

        It is widely believed that mathematics is very important to the economic, scientific and political development of any nation. It is because of this common phenomenon that made every nation in the world to make mathematics a compulsory subject in every aspect of educational system.

The principles of mathematics are generally understood at an early age. When missed, it...

Background of the Study

In the world over, education has become an essential commodity that determines the level of development or growth of any nation. It has become services that require the involvement of both the private and public sectors. The involvement of governments in education cut across all levels i.e., the primary, secondary and tertiary education. Basically, in Nigeria, local government has constitutional responsibility in primary educ...

EXCERPT OF THE STUDY

Electronic information resources offer the 21st century students new opportunities that were not available to previous generations, yet large number of students leave universities without necessary skills to cope within the information-based society. Information literacy skill is essential in today’s information rich environment due to the rapid growth in information resources which comes in various media and with the advancement of inform...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

In this study, our focus was on the a survey of teenage problems in Nigerian secondary schools  using secondary schools in Niger State as a case study. The study specifically was aimed at highlighting  the need for effective counseling in secondary schools, determine the impact of counseling services on teenage problems in secondary schools and recommend ways of improving counseling to teenagers in secondary schools.  ...

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This study has established that secondary school students in rural areas of Cross River state have low level of knowledge on family planning and its methods. Attitude towards family planning is poor with cultural and religious misconceptions playing vital roles. Level of use of family planning methods is also low. Established determinants of utilization of family planning services include male non-involvement, family setting, and age.

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Administrative staff quality happens to be the livewire of an effective school. This is because so much depends on the administrative structure of the school more than any other aspect. From the opinions sampled from reliable respondents, we can conclude that there is a positive relationship that exists between administrative staff quality and effectiveness of private secondary schools in education district 1 of Lagos state. This relationship...

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Based on the finding of this study, the following conclusions were made:

1. Government support Pre-primary education  to a high extent in Nigeria
2. There is adequate instructional materials in Pre-primary schools in Nigeria.
3. The curriculum of Pre-primary education being implemented in Nigeria is effective.
4. Pupils pre-primary education influence their academic performance in primary school.

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1. Drug abuse does have a negative significant effect on academic performance of senior secondary school student.
2. The level of drug abuse among secondary student is high.
3. Family history of addiction is one of the causes of drug abuse
4. Mental health disorder causes drug abuse
5. Lack of family investment causes drug abuse among students
6. Taking a highly addictive drug is a form of drug abuse.

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1. The major causes of examination malpractice among numerous others include; unpreparedness of students for examinations, the desire to satisfy parents ambition, and poor teaching /learning habits, injustice in the punishment of culprit/insincerity in tackling the problem, students lack of self confidence, incessant staff strikes that often interrupt the school programme, benefits derived by vendors of examination papers, peer group influence,  and...

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The education system of Nigeria is gradually deteriorating, there are some many ignored challenges facing the secondary school education in Nigeria.

As for teaching staff in Nigeria primary and secondary school today, the problem is no longer that of unavailability, but that of instability. This does not help the development of the education system. Because of the comparatively poorer conditions of service of teachers in the Nigeria society, the tend...

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The findings of this study revealed that promotion influences business studies teachers’ job satisfaction in table 4.3. This was based on the analysis which showed that promotion increases sense of responsibility of teachers, makes teachers feel reliable for greater responsibility, stimulates eagerness to work, increases teachers commitment, inculcate positive attitude towards work, and creates a sense of career growth among teachers. 

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1. Small group learning can bring improvements in areas such as tolerance and positive interactions among students from different cultural backgrounds.
2. Small group discussion breeds motivation to learn, confidence in one’s social skills and psychological health and as well helps develop content knowledge as well as problem-solving, reasoning, communication, and self-assessment skills among student.
3. Factors such as rowdiness of...

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In the conclusion the study is beyond doubt and abundantly clear that laboratory activities in schools is a necessity. Teaching and learning of science subjects cannot be fully exploited without the aid and use of laboratories. However, most schools do not possess a laboratory and in the schools that have, most laboratories are not well equipped and students are not frequently exposed to laboratory activities. From results obtained and analyzed, the study...

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The issue of mathematical anxiety has been a long age issues amongst students. Our findings has revealed that there are major causes of mathematics anxiety. The most prominent among them was identified by the students as teaching style of students. Learning is more of a psychological process than a physical exercise, mentally are at the risk of disconnect when the teaching style of the teacher do not capture their attention. This could be due to the teachers&r...

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Teaching involves the impartation of requisite attributes, while learning can be seen as the acquisition of requisite attributes. These two concepts help in changing the behaviour of the students resulting from experiential interventions. The major aim of this research was to assess the use of students-centered methods in the teaching of business studies. The crucial finding in this research is that students-centred methods are underutilized in the teaching of...

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Planning is a very important and crucial stage in the management process for it depends the success or failure of organizational goals. According to Nwachukwu (1992), planning is to prepare and predict future events.   It is a blue print for action and failure to plan gives rise to inefficiency and lack of direction. Effective planning results in proper utilization o...

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1. Peer pressure can cause decrease in self confidence thereby leading to heath problem
2. Peer pressure can lead to increase in depression and anxiety in student .
3. Peer pressure can lead a student to self harm or have suicidal thoughts.
4. Peer pressure is a predictor of increased stress level thereby leading to health problem.
5. Peer pressure is a predictor of  anxiety and sleep issues.
6. There is a sign...

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The issue of school physical facilities truly is paramount to meaningful implementation of educational programmes as well as actualization of students‟ educational objectives. Virtually, nothing can be achieved without adequate provisions of the school facilities required in order to enhance  the attainment of educational objectives.  Private School student who are taught under a well facilitated school performed better than student taught in average...

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Science is a great enterprise which nations depend on, in-order to advance technologically. Science therefore, is receiving much emphasis in education because of its significance and relevance to life and society .Science has been regarded as the bedrock of modern day technological breakthrough is built. Nowadays, countries all over the world, especially the developing ones like Nigeria, are striving hard to develop technolog...

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According to the WHO definition (2001), mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual makes full use of his or her abilities, successfully copes with stress in daily life, works efficiently and fruitfully, and is capable of making a positive contribution to society. Mental health is an inseparable part of one’s general health, reflecting a balance between an individual and the environment. Mental, emotio...

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Budget and Budgeting are concepts traceable to the Bible days, precisely the days of Joseph in Egypt. It was reported that nothing was given out of the treasure without a written order. History has it that Joseph budgeted and stored grains which lasted the Egyptians throughout the seven years of famine.

Budgets were first introduced in the 1920s as a tool to manage costs and cash flows in large industrial organizati...

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In the ancient time, we have formal or traditional educational system which Nigerian’s or indigenous people used to educate their own children this is what has been called occupational education before the coming of the Europeans and their western education to Nigerian. The purpose of this type of education was to make the young ones grow up in such a way that, they will understand the society into which they were born,...

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Prior to the emergence of industrial revolution, man’s choice of occupation was influential by such forces as heredity, culture and traditions. Then little consideration was giving to such factors as aptitude, interest and ability. Today, things have changed. One needs to choose an occupation, which will enable him to move forward for full development. This development was followed by the recognition of mechanical skill as...

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Classroom management is a cardinal feature of the total education process. It contains all the steps through which interaction between the educator and the educant take place. Classroom management is the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite of disruptive behavior by students. The term also refers to the prevention of disruptive behavior of students (Berliner, 1988). Classroom management refers to all those essential activities which...

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In the realm of literature, leadership has been defined by many philosophers, intellectuals, researchers and leaders themselves differently. There are numerous definitions of leadership, focusing on different aspects of it. Stogdill (1974) said “There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who may have attempted to define the concept”. The attempt to define what is leadership has inspired the researchers...

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According to section 15 of the Child’s Right Act, a Nigerian child should have access to a good, quality and reasonable level of education. Public schools are heavily subsidized to make this need for all to be educated possible. For example, in Enugu State the whole of junior secondary school (JSS) is free while students are allowed to pay #1,000 on...

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First let us see what is anxiety? Anxiety means apprehension, tension, or uneasiness characterized by fear, dread, or uncertainty about something the source of which is largely unknown or unrecognized by the individual; It may consist in persistent apprehensions of future events as well as in generalized emotional reactions to any choice point or decision (Good, 1973). Breuer (1999) mentioned that all anxiety disorders are defined by the dual...

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Agricultural Science is one of the core vocational curricular subjects taught in secondary schools to adequately equip the learners with the skills and knowledge required for production Agriculture (Awuku, 2017). Agricultural science is geared towards the development of manual skills as well as knowledge and attitude required to manage agricultural resources and this requires that the teacher plans, executes and evaluates his teaching using various method...

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Over the years there have been series of challenges faced by most teachers in teaching home economics in schools and colleges. According to Arubayi (2010) stated that without funds these material resources cannot be made available and this will lead to poor quality teaching which in turns have a negative effect on learning abilities of the individual, poor motivation and frustration on the part of the students. It is against the back...

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Agricultural science teachers are always interested to finish the syllabus before the external examination – Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by West African Examination Council (WAEC). Agricultural science is one of the core vocational courses being offered at the junior and senior secondary schools in Nigerian education system. Experience has shown that many agricultural science teachers in Gombe Education zone, t...

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To what extent do managers recognize this fact that employees are synonymous with Organizations and that they should be adequately motivated so that they can give their best to ensure high performance? Again the leadership behavior in most organizations which believe that workers could be treated anyhow as a result of unemployment situation in the country which makes job switch difficult has resulted in the hardship workers face in their place...

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Parental motivation is described as a motivation or behavior directed at their children by their parents. It is crucial to motivate and encourage children, yet parents' motivation is not always the reason for their children's improved Academic behaviour. Parental motivation, according to Ravitch (2016), is defined as "parents' involvement in every aspect of their children's education and development from infancy to maturit...

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Poverty has been defined using a host of variables. Most studies found that poverty is caused by a lack of adequate income to purchase essential goods and services. Others perceive poverty as a result of factors such as education, health, life expectancy, child mortality, and so on (Adeyeye, 2017), defining the poor based on consumption and spending criteria. Further,  Benedict (2019) also connects poverty to privileges, which h...

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The stress pattern suffered by the teachers can be described as both psychological, emotional and physical. The stress doubles when a teacher is emphatic about the outcome of his/her students. The teacher beside the normal teacher routine tasks go the extra mile to ensure a positive outcome for the students. In the process of ensuring this satisfactory result, chances are that stress is creeps in indirectly and directly. This stress overtime i...

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Education remains the biggest instrument for academic progress, social mobilization, political survival and effective national development of any country, it constitutes the largest enterprise/industry in Nigeria that is why, the government continues to ensure that funds, school facilities, instructional materials, teaching personnel and a beneficial learning environment are made available for the sector in Nasarawa State. Th...

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The economy of countries were in high decline. Private school owners found it difficult to survive during the period of the pandemic because schools were in total shut-down to reduce to rate of the virus transmission. There was no means of income. Teachers were all at their homes with no means of earning because they were not being paid salaries, many teachers had to earn income by engaging in home lessons for survival. Students were at home dur...

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Perry (2019) asserts that as student-teachers begin their teaching practice, they experience a mixture of anticipation, anxiety, excitement, and fear. But on the other hand , student-teachers have the opportunity to convey their unique educational philosophies, theories, and understandings. In other words, this allows student-teachers to explore and evaluate their knowledge and skills in the profession of teaching and learning with an understa...

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It should be noted that the extent and depth of research carried out on any specific instructional materials depend on the amount of importance attached to it. Blending of different instructional materials enables the teacher transmit and the learner assimilate effectively as a result of growth in technology and knowledge explosion contended that to make learning meaningful, a professional teacher should “guide and direct learning activi...

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Effective use of instructional materials and its relevance with the topic would enable the learners to effectively learn and retain what they have learnt and thereby advancing their performance in the topic been taught. Stated that learning is a process through which knowledge, skills, habits, facts, ideas and principles are acquired, retained and utilized; and the only means of achieving this is through the use of instructional materials in t...

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The outbreak of Coronavirus negatively affected educational activities worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the widespread closures of schools (Emmanuel, 2020). It created serious disruptions in academic activities, as well as in career plans. As part of the global efforts to combat COVID-19, many countries across the world closed down schools in an attempt to contain the coronavirus pandemic....

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Lack of access to electricity also affects students’. Given the fact that students try to optimize any chance they have access to electricity, they sometimes wake up at mid-nights when the power comes to charge their phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets. This shortens the time they have to sleep which consequently affects their health. Some students that are financially buoyant buy generator sets (locally called I pass my neighbo...

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The awareness of the extent of the effect of marital instability on individuals and on the society as well as consequent negative attitude of the youths towards marriage has resulted in increasing interest in ways of controlling and minimizing the destructive experiences (Onwuasonya, 2005). Among the numerous choices which are usually under consideration prior to accepting or proposing for marriage is the educational background and educat...

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A new genre of self- expression “Selfies” - amateur self-photographs, often shared with others through social networking sites (Weiser, 2018) has now become a common and popular gateways to online world, especially in the area of self-disclosure. Studies have shown the Youth to be more active in selfie disclosures than Adults (Dhir, Torsheim, Pallesen & Andreassen, 2016; Baiocco, Bianchi, Chirumbolo, Morelli, Ioverno & Napp...

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According to Dike (2005), Vocational Education and training “prepares learners for careers that are based in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and totally related to specific trade, occupation or vocation.” Chaedar (2002) asserted that, it is an “education designed to develop occupational skills. Vocational and Technical Education gives individuals the skills to “live, learn and work as a produc...

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According to Hill (2003) child abuse is a social phenomenon which cannot be precisely defined. He stated that it is appropriate to examine what is considered normal or abnormal behaviour as parents, teachers, psychologists and other adults who come in contact with children on regular basis often have different values, viewpoints and criteria for judging what is normal or abnormal. This means that the definition of child abuse largely depe...

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Research such as Peer cluster theory (Danish, 1993) has shown that peer pressure has a much greater impact on adolescent behaviour than any other factor. A teenager spends more of his/her time with peers than with family members. The interaction of peers is direct, and much powerful than the influence of teachers and other authority figures. Peer pressure tends to have more of an effect on children with low self-esteem. If a child feels compel...

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Despite the fact that the development of any nation depends largely on the quality of education of her citizen, the academic performance of most Nigerian youth in secondary schools is decreasing. This has become a major concern of education stake-holders and researchers. Imogie (2002) drew attention to the public outcries concerning the low quality of education in Nigeria. Ige (2007) confirmed that students who took the Senior School Certifica...

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Underwood, (2006) provides evidence that teachers use ICT to support existing pedagogies. On supporting this view, Romboll Management, (2005) illustrates the current dilemma concerning the pedagogical use of Information Technology in the classroom. He states, “Even though a large number of teachers have gained more pedagogical knowledge (through better a...

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Lawsha and Hussain (2011) conducted a study on the secondary students’ attitude towards mathematics in selected schools in Maldives. The purpose of this study was to find out the students attitude towards mathematics and find gender difference in attitude towards mathematics. A total of 200 secondary students were administered with questionnaire on Fennema-Sherman mathematics attitude scale. A survey design was employed and the statistic...

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Toby (2020) highlighted that it is extremely difficult to come to firm conclusions about the impact of school environments and structure on academic performance because of the multi-faceted nature of environments and the subsequent diverse and disconnected nature of the research literature. In his opinion, the empirical research that exists on the impacts of environment on teaching and learning tends to focus much more upon some elements (for...

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Teaching aids play a great role in enlightening learners’ academic performance in classroom because of increasing participation and involvement due to motivation created by teachers and learners in classroom sitting. Vandiver (2011) in his study indicated that quality and educational adequacy of educational facilities were significantly associated with students’ academic performance. Owoeye and Yara(2011) in his study looked at the...

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Classroom Management is the action and direction a teacher takes to create a successful learning environment, having a positive impact on students’ performance, given learning requirement and goals. A well-managed classroom give the teacher a firm control over the class whereas the teacher loses control over the class if it is not well manage. Robert Digiulio see positive classroom management as the result of four factors: How teachers r...

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Hawking is not a good thing on the health of a child in particular and adult in general, be it in schools, motor-parks, stadium etc. In order to do early sales before other hawkers come out, these children will not take their birth in the morning before leaving to sale and they will do this for quite a good number of days or weeks and this will results body odour and skin infection on the child(ren) (McGhie 1982). Some of these children e...