ABSTRACT The phenomenon of street children and the menace associated with it is assuming an alarming proportion especially in junction towns like Oyo, characterised by large-scale roadside activities. Although literature have established the importance of socio-cultural animation (SCA) and shade-tree theatre (STT) as effective intervention strategies to enhance the social competence skills of these children, available studies have only concentrated on other types of interventions such as val...
ABSTRACT Biology is a core science subject offered in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools (SSS). However, students‘ achievement in the subject in Oyo State is not encouraging, a trend which probably is due to their poor attitude, low practical skills and teacher-centered teaching strategies. Scholars have thus indicated the need for the adoption of active learning instructional strategies to address this deficiency. Literature have documented the effectiveness of these strategies in enhancin...
ABSTRACT Reports from public examination bodies reveal that students’ performance in English Language is poor. This has been traced to perceived wrong instructional strategies adopted by most teachers of English language. Literature has suggested the adoption of explicit and generative instructional strategies that address the deficiencies. However, there is a dearth of empirical research on the effectiveness of the two strategies on summary writing among Senior Secondary School (SSS) stud...
ABSTRACT The West African Examinations Council results between 2007 and 2013 revealed that students’ performance in Literature-in-English was poor despite various innovative instructional strategies employed in the teaching of the subject. Efforts which aimed at improving students’ attitude to and achievement in the subject had focused more on teacher-related than student-related variables. This study therefore investigated the extent to which student-related variables (English Language ...
Abstract As a discipline, one of the unique attributes that Geography has is fieldwork. The concept of fieldwork is well known all over the world. Shroder (2002) is of the view that fieldwork in Geography is an outstanding method in the discipline whereby new understandings of the physical phenomena can be incurred most clearly when combined with other comprehensive mapping tools in the Geographic Information Science (GIS) laboratory. According to Onn and PohPoh (2008), as a subject concerned...
Abstract A qualitative case study investigated the constraints encountered by Grade 10 teachers in teaching English as a Second Language in rural areas of the Oshana region, in Namibia. The convenience sampling techniques were used to sample the 10 schools for participation in the study. Using a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews as instruments, the study investigated, firstly, the constraints teachers encounter in teaching ESL; secondly, the kind of support teachers in rural school...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers conceptualize disruptive behaviour and to explore the strategies they use in combating class disruption at senior primary schools in the Otjozondjupa region. A qualitative case study design was used to investigate this phenomenon in the two best-performing schools and two under-performing schools in the Otjozondjupa region. The target population for this study consisted of senior primary school teachers (Grades 4 to Grade7) fr...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to identify the benefits and challenges of including learners with hearing impairments in inclusive schools in Khomas and Oshana regions. The study was guided by the following research questions: 1) What did learners, teachers and parents perceive to be benefits of including learners with hearing impairments in inclusive secondary schools in Oshana and Khomas Regions? 2) What did learners, teachers and parents perceive to be challenges of including learn...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in order to investigate the perceptions of teachers on reflective practice and teaching at Dawid Bezuidenhout High School and how their perceptions may impact on teaching and learning. The following were the main objectives of the research: To investigate the views of teachers at Dawid Bezuidenhout High School on reflective practice in teaching; to examine the application of reflective practice in teaching (by teachers) at Dawid Bezuidenhout High School and...
ABSTRACT This study intended to address the contribution of teaching practice on teacher professional competence. The introduction of competence-based curriculum at all levels in education system in Tanzania brought challenges to teachers who are the major implementers of the new curriculum. Therefore the base of this study was on the change of curriculum from teacher-centered to learner-centered in education systems. Social constructivism theory developed by Vygotsky was used as theoretical ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the secondary school teachers’ perceptions towards school inspection in Zanzibar focusing on Mjini District of Unguja as a case study. The Scientific Management and Human Relation Theories guided the thinking of the study. The study was qualitative in nature with descriptive research design. The study involved seven secondary schools situated in Mjini District, Zanzibar. A total number of 71 respondents were involved. Data collection methods included the use...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the perceptions of teachers and students on the use of English as the MoI in community secondary schools. The study employed a mixed method approach in data collection. The data were collected by using an interview, questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD) from fives (5) sampled community secondary schools in Bukombe District. A total of 110 participants was involved in data collection whereby five (5) heads of schools and five (5)...