There have been plenty of research studies which have demonstrated the efficacy of focus on form (FonF) approach in language teaching. However, processing instruction as a kind of FonF approach has not been given due attention. As such, the present study is an attempt to shed more lights upon the effects of the processing instruction (PI) on EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners’ acquisition of passive voice by comparing PI to dictogloss and an output instruction. The participant...
Background: Quality of education plays a key role in the development of education. Having this perspective in mind, the researchers explored the quality of English for specific purpose (ESP) courses from ESP instructors’ point of views and investigated the role of quality of education of ESP courses in information-seeking behavior of the students. They also probed the possible relationship between ESP instructors’ reflective practice and quality of ESP courses. Methods: Seventy-nine ESP i...
The present study explored Iranian EFL (English as Foreign Language) learners’ reflective writing and the inhibitors which are a deterrent to write reflectively. The participants consisted of both students and teachers. A researcher-made questionnaire probed the EFL learners’ reflection in writing. The essays produced by the learners were also evaluated to consolidate the findings of the survey. In the second phase of the study, we examined both students’ and teachers’ perceptio...
Since the advent of the Internet, university students have had access to countless books and articles which had been a great asset for both students and research communities around the world. However, due to various factors, plagiarism which means, according to Cambridge Dictionary, using another person’s ideas or work and pretending that it is your own has been a widespread problem in academic writing since then. In this regard, many scholars in many different countries investigate...
Research on metacognition in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing is heavily dependent on a valid measure to assess metacognitive ability. Since there is no report of a validated domain -specific measure of metacognitive awareness of foreign language (FL) writing this study made an attempt to develop and validate a metacognitive awareness writing questionnaire (MAWQ). In order to construct the questionnaire, an interview with 59 EFL learners was conducted. Based on the content anal...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was meant to investigate counselors’ perception on the cause of divorce and its impact on adolescents in secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Descriptive Survey design was used for this study. The design entails the collection and use of data through questionnaire systematically from a given population to describe certain characteristic features of the population. The target population of the study comprised the students in the s...
ABSTRACT This research assessed the utilization of non-formal education programmes for socio-economic development in Oredo local government area of Edo state and it looked at the history of these programmes in Nigeria. The researcher made a review of some related literature relating to the topic of the research work to give some fact of what other scholars have written. A questionnaire title the assessment of the utilization of non-formal education programme for socio-economic development...
ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to investigate effect of child abuse on development of a child‘s self-esteem. a case study of Chitende and Gota-gota primary schools in Kafue rural district .The purpose of this study was to find out the main cause of child abuse. Data was collected from one hundred pupils fifty (50) male and fifty (50) female below the age of 18 years old from Chitende and Gota-gota primary school, Two different instruments were administered to the participants to t...
The study was on “Influence of Societal Attitude on the Academic Performance of Pupils with Educable Intellectual Disability in Akwa-Ibom State” with the purpose of examining how societal attitude influence the academic performance of pupils with educable intellectual disability, societal attitude and gender, and the impact of positive and negative societal attitude on academic performance of pupils with educable intellectual disability, in order to enable full integration of educable int...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of instructional materials in the teaching and learning of chemistry in senior high schools in the Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo municipalities. The main objective of the study was to establish if there is significant difference in academic performance in chemistry between students exposed to chemistry IM and those not exposed. The specific objectives were to: assess the available instructional materials used in teaching and learning of chemistry in ...
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ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine effects of availability and use of laboratories on students’ performance in science subjects in community secondary schools. The study was conducted in six community secondary schools in Kinondoni municipality. The study examined the availability of laboratories, examine the use of laboratories, and assess the availability of science teachers, and science teachers ’perceptions how laboratories availability influence students’ performance in s...
ABSTRACTThis study investigated the influence of developmental psychology on theacademic performance of students in selected secondary schools inGwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. Based on the purpose of the study, fourobjectives were raised and used to formulate three research questions to guidethe study. The correlational design was adopted in the study. The population ofthe study was made up of 4,563 SS II students in Gwagwal...
This paper presents a compendium of the influence of Social Studies on society. It provides a review of the impacts of Social Studies education in Nigeria. It stresses that Social Studies is the education that distinctively addresses societal issues affecting various strata of the society. The question that guides the study is: Does Social Studies education have any relevance to the Nigeria society? It seeks to determine whether Social Studies can be used to solve societal problems. From its ...
The education given at lower primary classes (Primary I to III), for instance, meant to monitor and enhance the holistic development of the pupils, however, education at this level in Nigeria generally, and particularly, at Ifako-Ijaye Local Government area of Lagos State has not enjoyed the implementation of inclusive system. Several reasons have been deduced for the poor implementation, some of which are lack of resources and poor parental cooperation. Research studies have been carried out...