ABSTRACT This research work investigated the effects of laboratory exercises on science secondary school students’ performance in chemistry, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. In most of the literature reviewed, the final outcome favoured laboratory exercises. Quasi experimental and descriptive survey research were employed in this study. In quasi experimental design the researcher selected six (6) schools out of 372 science schools across the state. Similarly, 31 schools were selected for survey r...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the performance of female students in mathematics in secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The population of the study consisted of the participants of all female secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The random sampling technique was used to take a sample of 200 students of SS II from all five female public secondary school in Sokoto metropolis. Promotional examination of students along with assessment Questionnaire were used for data collection for this res...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine the availability and utilization of instructional materials in primary schools in Wamakko Local Government Area in Sokoto State. This study therefore, used descriptive survey to investigate the availability of instructional materials. The population for the study was 881 and sample size was 285 based on Research Advisor (2013) table of determining sample size. The data was collected through the use of AUIMQ (Availability and Utilization of Instruc...
ABSTRACT The study was prompted by an observation that student leaders of Anglican High School, Kumasi, hardly performed their prefectorial duties as expected. A sample of 300 second and third year students was randomly selected. The views of the headmaster were also sought to affirm the responses of the students. Background information on 30 selected teachers was also obtained from official records while a questionnaire made up of 24 items was used to get responses from the students. Also, a...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of availability and utilization of instructional resources on student’s performance in science in senior secondary schools in Sokoto State. A descriptive survey research design was used. Forty seven (47) science teachers in seven (7) sampled schools were selected across six (6) Educational Zones in the state. A total of three hundred and thirteen (313) senior secondary school two (SSII) students were selected as sample out of one thousand six hund...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to find out the effects of the economic environment in Kwabre District of Ashanti Region and its impact on school attendance and the possible mechanisms that could be put in place to improve regular school attendance. The sample of the study consisted of students who obtained less than 30% of attendance, parents of such children and teachers and head teachers in the selected school. Two principal research instruments were used. These were interview schedule f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study wus to investigate the sourees. manifestations. nnd coping strategies of stress mnong female hends in bnsic schools in the Cape Const Metropolis. Furthennore. the study sought to lind out whether there were indicators of stress mnong femnle hends when perfonning their multiple mlcs. The theoreticnl review centred on the importanec of educntion. lcmlcrship roles of female heads of bnsie schools. women in thc workforce and as Iemlers. thc concept of stress. nnd...
ABSTRACT The study examined pre-service Teacher Preparation in terms of theoretical knowledge and practical experience towards Inclusive Education in Ghana. This was premised on the argument that teacher preparation should be a key consideration in the implementation of inclusive education. A descriptive survey research design was adopted using a sample of 300 student-teachers randomly selected from 3 Colleges of Education in Ghana. A questionnaire was used to gather the data. The Cronbach’...
ABSTRACT Change is an integral part of everyday life. The environment is dynamic and not static, for which reason individuals and institutions must learn to adapt to these changes as and when they occur. For institutions, most change initiatives fail to materialise largely because of poor leadership, if leadership is forthcoming, institutions are bound to chalk great successes after change initiatives. The study used the case study approach to explore the leadership’s change readiness at Te...
ABSTRACT This study sought insight into attitude and perception of students of Winneba Community Health Nurses’ Training School (CHNTS) towards breast cancer. The study was an investigation to find out if there was a significant difference between first and second year students of CHNTS in the attitude towards breast cancer. A descriptive survey design was chosen for this study. The instrument used in collecting the data for the study was a researcher-developed questionnaire. The sample siz...
ABSTRACT The process of teaching in terms of. for example. use of time requires e1fective management to ensure quality student achievement. This study sought to investigate how teachers in Kete-Krachi secondary schools manage instructional time. The study used a checklist. a time diary form and an interview guide to collect information fwm 50 of the targeted teachers. about all activities the teachers engaged in during the entire school week. Data was also obtained about attitude ofteachers t...
ABSTRACT Littering is a problem worldwide, Ghana being no exception. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate the attitude of ISS 3 students in the Cape Coast municipality towards littering. Two hundred and forty students were sampled from a population of 2,398 using the stratified random sampling technique. The sample comprised 120 males and 120 females. A 52-item questionnaire was used to gather information relating. to the attitude of students towards littering as well as thei...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken with the aim to investigate stress and coping strategies among first year students of the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The study was guided by three research questions and six hypotheses. A sample size of 300 first year students was selected for the study through cluster, proportionate and simple random sampling procedures. The researcher and five data collection assistants administered the adapt...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the extent of staff participation in financial administration in public secondary schools in the Adansi Traditional Area. The purpose of the study was to identify areas of school finances where staff members were particularly involved. It was also to find out whether finance committees had been established in the schools and how effective they were. The study also sought to find out whether staff had access to information relating to financial transacti...
ABSTRACT The study addressed the curriculum problem of the placement of the teaching and learning of quadratic equation in the Senior High School. Its purpose was to assess the ability of S.H.S 1 students to solve quadratic equation by investigating their performance, using four methods. Stratified sampling method was used to select four schools in four districts in the Central Region. Eight classes were randomly selected for the study. The sample size was 286 of which 160 were girls. A prete...