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EFFECTS OF STORY GRAMMAR AND SOCRATIC SEMINAR INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOMES IN PROSE IN LITERATURE-INENGLISH IN OWERRI, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The study of Literature-in-English is aimed at the complete development of the learner with respect to literary appreciation. To achieve this goal, effective teaching and learning of drama, poetry and prose are important. The reports from public examination bodies in recent times revealed a prevailing under-achievement in the subject. This has been attributed to students‟ poor performance in and attitude to the prose genre in particular. Previous studies focused more on the use of...

Occupational Exposure to Noise and Patterns of Hearing Threshold among Factory Workers in Ibadan Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study examined occupational exposure to noise and patterns of hearing loss among industrial workers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design; sampling 100 participants comprising of industrial workers and sawmillers, who were assessed by means of Pure Tone Audiometry, the sound level of the factories were measured with sound level meter. Frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation and pearson product moment correlation were employed to ans...

Student Perception of Their Participation in Decision Making: A Case Study of Dormaa Secondary School

ABSTRACT This case study of student perception of their participation in decision-making in Dormaa Secondary School was prompted by an observation that the student leaders or prefects of the school do not sometimes perform their prefectural duties as expected. The study explored the perceptions of students of their participation in decision-making, the actual and desired areas of student participation in decision-making, the degree of student satisfaction with their involvement in decision-m...

Academic Advising in the College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast

ABSTRACT The study sought to evaluate academic advising in the College of Education Studies in the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Using the census sampling, multi-stage sampling, cluster sampling, proportional allocation of sample size as well as the simple random sampling procedures, 383 respondents consisting of 356 students and 27academic advisors in the College of Education Studies in the University of Cape Coast were selected to par...

School Dropout: A Case Study of Pupils in Basic Schools in Songor Ramsar Site of Dangme East District

ABSTRACT The study examined school drop-out among pupils at the Basic Education level in Songor Ramsar Site in the Dangme East District of the Greater Accra Region. The schools in this area were found in settlements called Wekumagbe, Akplabanya, Anyamam, Goi, and Lolonya. A survey was carried out using a combination of cluster, purposive, snowball and simple random sampling techniques. A sample of 110 respondents was selected from Akplabanya and Anyamam Basic Schools. The Study revealed tha...

Knowledge, Attitude and Acceptability of Cesarean Section Among Pregnant Women in the Cape Coast Metropolis

ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the knowledge, attitude, and acceptability of cesarean section (CS) among pregnant women in the Cape Coast Metropolis (CCM). Descriptive cross sectional study design was employed in the study. The study population was pregnant women in the CCM. A sample size of 384 participants were involved in the study. The study was a facility-based study, and accidental sampling technique was used to sample respondents from the health facilities in the CCM. A researche...

Determinants of Career Indecision in the Career Paths of Senior High School Students in Ghana

ABSTRACT The study sought to identify the determinants of career indecision among senior high school students in Ghana. This study employed the descriptive survey design. Data were collected using a four-point Likert-type scale questionnaire. Data analysis and presentation of results were done using Mean, Standard Deviation, Independent Samples t-test, Analysis of Variance and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The study revealed that lack of career information, self-knowledge, decision-ma...

Time Management Practices Among Heads of Senior Secondary Schools in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT Effective management of official time has been identified as an important resource to increase productivity in schools. One of the problems facing heads in administering schools is how to manage time to improve quality teaching and learning. The purpose of the study was to examine whether work behaviors, years of experience and amount of training in time Senior Secondary Schools in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Stratified random sampling was used in selecting the districts so that th...

The Effects of Broken Homes on Academic Performance of Pupils of Lower Manya Krobo District

ABSTRACT In the wake of the 21st century, education has more than ever been the number one agenda on the minds of both developed and developing nations. In the developing world, there are a number of issues such as funds and access to quality education militating against quality education. There are these family and cultural issues which are also playing their subtle militating roles which have not been easy to tackle. This research focuses on the factors that contribute to the breakdown of ...

A Comparative Study of Supervisory Practices of Private and Public Junior High Schools of the Cape Coast Metropolis

ABSTRACT The development of every nation is contingent on the quality of educational system in place. The study was conducted to find out the supervisory practices of public JHS and private JHS of Cape Coast Metropolis. The sample of the study consisted of 606 respondents. Simple random and stratified sampling procedures were used to select the respondents. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. Documentary evidence, interview guide and questionnaire were the research in...

Acute Effect of Energy Drink of Energy Drink Consumption on Physiological Responses and Physical Performance Variables of University Athletes

ABSTRACT Current research has shown varied results when comparing the effects of energy drink on anaerobic exercise measures. Athletes in Ghana have been using energy drink over the time but hardly has any research been conducted on the effect this pre exercise consumption has on their physical performance. The purpose of this study was to find out the short term effects of energy drink on some blood pressure, heart rate, agility, lower body strength and upper body strength of athletes of th...

The Effect of ICT Integration on Senior High Students' Motivation and Achievement in Geometry: The Case of Gomoa West District

ABSTRACT This study explored the effect of ICT integration in teaching Mathematics on students’ motivation and achievement in endowed and less endowed Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Gomoa West district of the central region. The study employed the embedded mixed method approach involving quasi-experimental design in which three SHSs (one endowed and two less endowed) were purposively selected and assigned as control and experimental groups. A sample of 120 students and 4 Mathematics te...

Provisions Teachers Make for Pupils With Special Educational Needs in Three Selected Inclusive Pilot Basic Schools at Pokuase in Greater Accra Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT The study focused on finding out the provisions teachers make for pupils with special educational needs in three selected inclusive pilot basic schools at Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The study employed the descriptive survey design. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample size of 112 respondents. Descriptive statistical method was used to analyse questionnaire data for the study. Data from the semi-structured interviews were ...

Time Management Practices of Administrative Staff of the University of Education, Winneba

ABSTRACT Time management is a conscious control of the amount of time spent on work activities in order to maximize personal efficiency. In nearly all institutions, there are many trivial events that waste time that have to be identified and separated from the vital few on which scarce time must really be spent. The study attempted to investigate time wasters which inhibit the amount of planned time spent on work in University of Education, Winneba (UEW) by educational administrators and adm...

Social and Academic Challenges of Adolescents in Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis

ABSTRACT This study was done to investigate the social and academic challenges of adolescents in senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A descriptive research design was employed. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was established using the Cronbach alpha method. Reliability coefficient obtained was .72. A sample of 367 respondents was selected from five public senior high schools in the Cape Coast Met...


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