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Mechanisms for Enhancing Teachers' Effectiveness in the Implementation of Agricultural Science Programme in Secondary Schools in Afikpo Education Zone of Ebonyi State
Author: Ndem, Joseph Ukah
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Effectiveness,Agricultural Education,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires,Vocational Education,Vocational Education Teachers,Incentives,Teaching Methods,Training,Likert Scales

Poor performance of students in agricultural science at the internal and external examinations has been attributed to ineffectiveness of the agricultural science teachers at the secondary schools in Afikpo education zone of Ebonyi State, therefore, this research determined the mechanisms for enhancing the teachers' effectiveness in the implementation of secondary school agricultural science programme. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 117 and there was no sampling, rather the whole population was studied. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The instrument had 4 points modified Likert scale. The instrument was validated by using Cronbach alpha which yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.96. Data were collected by the researcher administering the questionnaire to the respondents. Data analyzes involved both descriptive and inferential statistics. Based on the analysis of the data, it was revealed among others that provision of incentives, regular training and retraining of the teachers enhance the effectiveness of the teachers in the implementation of the secondary school agricultural science programme. Based on the findings, it was recommended, among others, that the Ebonyi State Ministry of education in collaboration with the school principals should try to provide incentives to the teachers and organize conferences, seminars and workshops to update the teachers' knowledge.
The Reliability and Legality of Online Education
Author: Agbebaku, C. A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Attitude Measures,Questionnaires,Check Lists,Statistical Analysis,Reliability,Legal Responsibility,Open Universities,Technology Uses in Education,Hypothesis Testing,Academic Degrees,Program Effectiveness

Today, the classroom beyond the border through online Open University education in Nigeria has made it possible for many students to obtain university degrees. However, the reliability and legality of such degrees have become questionable. This paper is a descriptive exploratory case study regarding the public and private sector end-users, whose views and perceptions about the significance of online degrees should be used as a basis for assessing the reliability and legality of online education. A population of 118 was considered for the most urgent responses. The main instruments that were used to gather data from the respondents for the study included the questionnaire and checklists and the data collected were analyzed using relevant statistical tools. The results obtained were subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, PPMCC. The value of the reliability(r) after computation showed the level of reliability of the test to be 0.67, but the mean rating for the legality was very low indicating a non-authentic assessment of the educational system. Some suggestions were proposed to strengthen reliability and legality of the programme.
Improving Science Pedagogic Quality in Elementary School Using Process Skill Approach Can Motivate Student to Be Active in Learning
Author: Sukiniarti
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Elementary School Science,Science Instruction,Student Motivation,Learner Engagement,Science Process Skills,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Student Behavior,Student Participation,Foreign Countries,Active Learning,Teacher Surveys

On global era todays, as the professional teacher should be improving their pedagogic competency, including to improve their science pedagogy quality. This study is aimed to identify: (1) Process skill approach which has been used by Elementary School Teacher in science learning; (2) Teacher's opinion that process skill can motivate the student to be active in science learning; (3) Student behavior during the teacher implemented the process skill approach in science learning at Elementary School; (4) Student activeness in doing an assignment of the science process skill which selected by teacher; (5) Facilities easiness to support the science process skill in the place of teacher teaching; (6) Response of teacher that the process skill approach on science learning in Elementary School; (7) Yes or no restrictions during the teacher implemented the process skill within science learning in Elementary School. This study is survey research. The research sample was determined by using sampling technique with 240 teachers of Elementary School. The research method is descriptive quantitative. The result showed that (1) 81,17% of Elementary School Teacher in Java have implemented the process skill approach within their science learning. (2) 97,92% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated that the process skill can motivate the student to be active in their science learning. (3) 97,17% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated that the student are very happy or enthusiastic if teacher using a process skill approach in science learning. (4) 82,67% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated that the student seem active doing assignment from teacher through the process skill activity. (5) There is still about 31% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated the doubt about facilities easiness which supports process skill approach activity. (6)76,67% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated that the process skill approach on science learning is still difficult to implement in Elementary School. (7) 37% of Elementary School Teacher in Java stated that there are still some restrictions in implementing the process skill approach on science learning in Elementary School.
Higher Education System and Jobless Graduates in Tanzania
Author: Ndyali, Lyata
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Graduates,Unemployment,Business Administration Education,Labor Force Development,Empowerment

The Tanzania's higher education institutions haven't raised much of expectations the graduates lack the skills required by the labor market and this trend results in mass graduate unemployment, otherwise this would have assisted them to be more self-reliant. The study explores the importance of higher-level business education human resources development for youth empowerment and national development in Tanzania. The non-stop-increasing pace of technological changes in the fields of business and economy mostly has rendered the teaching of business skills and the training of skilled manpower ever more challenging. The ever-increasing pace of technological changes in the fields of business and economy generally has rendered the teaching of business skills and the training of skilled manpower ever more challenging. The problem caused by this development, is the search for graduates and competent business educators with the knowledge and skills needed by employers of labor in business offices, industry and public sector. This paper will explore why large numbers of University graduates go jobless for months or even years, while labor complain of lack of skilled workers; and how can the Universities assist in training skilled business graduates for the Tanzania economy? The task of creating skilled human resources development for youth empowerment, productivity, and efficiency in society lies with skillful and experienced trainers and the quality of the training institutions. The implications of the development of a virile higher-level skilled work force for the economy is critically analyzed and recommendations are made to relevant publics, especially the universities and its tutors.
Effect of Implementing a Discharge Plan on Functional Abilities of Geriatric Patients with Hip Fractures
Author: AL Khayya, Hatem
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Human Body,Older Adults,At Risk Persons,Hospitals,Quasiexperimental Design,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Planning,Rehabilitation,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Daily Living Skills,Check Lists,Statistical Analysis,Cognitive Ability,Visual Perception,Hearing (Physiology),Psychomotor Skills,Structured Interviews

Hip fracture is considered one of the most fatal fractures for elderly people, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality and impaired functional capacity, particularly for basic and instrumental activities of daily living. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of implementing a discharge plan on functional abilities of geriatric patients with hip fractures. Design: A quasi experimental research design was used in this study. Subjects: The study subjects comprised 60 elders with hip fractures divided into two equal groups (study and control) where each group consists of 30 elders. The experimental group received the discharge plan beside routine care in hospital, whereas, control group received only the routine hospital care. Conclusion: Applying the discharge plan on geriatric patients with hip fracture was effective in enhancing recovery rate for performing ADLs. Positive but insignificant recovery rate was found in some IADLs.
Relative Effect of Lecture Method Supplemented with Music and Computer Animation on Senior Secondary School Students' Retention in Electrochemistry
Author: Akpoghol, T. V.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lecture Method,Music,Animation,Chemistry,Secondary School Students,Retention (Psychology),Quasiexperimental Design,Pretests Posttests,Secondary School Science,Achievement Tests,Science Achievement,Instructional Effectiveness,Science Instruction,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences,Computer Assisted Instruction

The study investigated the effects of Lecture Method Supplemented with Music (LMM) and Computer Animation (LMC) on senior secondary school students' retention in electrochemistry in Makurdi metropolis. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was quasi experimental, specifically the pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design was adopted. One hundred and sixty five (165) Senior Secondary Two (SS2) Chemistry Students drawn from 4 schools were purposively sampled from seventy six (76) accredited secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area. The first experimental group were electrochemistry with LMM while the experimental group 2 were taught using LMC. The LMM group consisted of 80 students while those in LMC consisted of 85 students. An instrument known as Electrochemistry Achievement Test (EAT) which had 50 questions adopted from WAEC, NECO and UTME past question papers were used for the study. Reliability (KR[subscript 20]) estimate of 0.876 was obtained for EAT. LMM and LMC were used to treat the experimental groups 1 and 2 respectively. Scores on achievement tests were collected at the beginning of the study as pre-test and after the treatment (3 weeks) as post-test. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings showed that Students taught electrochemistry using LMM had higher retention score (41.55 ± 3.74) than their counterparts taught using LMC (40.00 ± 3.69). There was a statistically significant main effect (p &lt; 0.05) for instructional methods on mean retention score of students in electrochemistry. Females had higher retention score (41.75 ± 3.43) than their male counterparts (39.74 ± 3.87). There was statistically significant main effect (p &lt; 0.05) of gender on students' retention. Male students taught with LMM had higher retention score (39.84 ± 4.19) than males taught with LMC (39.67 ± 3.68). Female students taught with LMM had higher retention score (42.74 ± 2.87) than the females taught with LMC (40.44 ± 3.69). The results further revealed that there was no significant interaction effect (p &lt; 0.05) of the instructional strategies and gender on retention.
The Role of Parents in the Education of Children
Author: Ceka, Ardita
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Role,Family Environment,Parent Influence,Parent Child Relationship,Parents as Teachers,Child Development,Academic Achievement,Children

The &quot;home education&quot; as a term, represents educational impact of the family on children. It has been proved that in various family environments, children do acquire a variety of experiences, through performing various activities and is constantly exposed to a range of influence and expectations from the people he/she cohabits. In this paper we will analyze the influence of the parents over their children's education within family environment. It will focus issues why each family has different educational potentials. In nowadays social circumstances, the family has a huge and very tough responsibility; as it has to take proper care on their health, their physical development, their overall education, the development of their intellectual affinities, as well as creation for a better moral values and convictions and attitudes, habits to a firm and well behaved cultural relations in the family itself as well as in the society where the child lives. On the other hand, the family as an institution has to create conditions for development of positive relationship towards work, which as such is a predisposition towards a better establishment of a realistic approach for a better development of the children's personality.
Effect of Concept Mapping and Outline Note-Taking Patterns in Students Academic Achievement in Geography in Secondary Schools in Enugu South Lga of Enugu State
Author: Okafor, Gabriel A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Concept Mapping,Notetaking,Academic Achievement,Geography Instruction,Quasiexperimental Design,Achievement Tests,Statistical Analysis,Gender Differences

The WAEC Chief Examiner's report of 2013 pointed out that mass failure in geography had badly affected students who have the desire to study science related subjects in our Universities. The poor image of geography among students was attributed partly to its wide content and partly to the old fashioned approach to its teaching. This study therefore was on the effect of note-taking patterns on the academic achievement in geography on the students. A non-equivalent quasi-experimental research design was adopted by the researcher. Two hundred and five students in three intact classes from three secondary schools in Enugu South of Enugu State formed the sample. Two intact classes where randomly assigned experimental group one and taught with concept mapping notes; experimental group two and taught with outline notes. The third intact class was the control group and taught with the conventional notes. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Test of Geography Achievement and Retention (TOGAR) was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were test using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The result of the study revealed that the students of the experimental groups achieved better than the control group with those taught using concept mapping being the best. Recommendations were made.
Effectiveness of Blended Teaching Strategy on the Achievement of Third Grade Students in Mathematics
Author: Yaghmour, Kholoud Subhi
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Technology Uses in Education,Grade 3,Elementary School Mathematics,Mathematics Achievement,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Achievement Tests,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Conventional Instruction,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries

The study aimed to investigate the Blended Education strategy in the achievement of the third grade students in mathematics. The study sample consisted of (97) male and female students distributed on four classes: (47) male and female students in the experimental group and (50) male and female students in the control group. To achieve the objectives of the study, an achievement test was applied after making sure of its validity and reliability. To process statistical data, means, standard deviations, and covariant analysis were used. The study showed the following results: there is a statistical difference on items of achievement test for third grade students in mathematics combined between the performances of the members of the two groups in favor of the experimental group who were taught using the (Blended Education strategy). There is no significant difference at (a = 0,05 ) between the two means of performance of members of the study groups on items of the achievement test of third grade students in mathematics due to sex variable. The results of the study also showed that there is no significant differences at (a = 0,05) between the means of the performance of members of the study groups on paragraphs achievement test for third grade students in mathematics all together due to bilateral interaction between the two variables: teaching strategy, (traditional and Blended) and sex (male, female).
The Effect of Using an Educational Website in Achievement of Bachelor Students in the Course of Basic Concepts in Mathematics at Al al-Bayt University
Author: Qudah, Ahmad Hassan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Mathematics Achievement,College Mathematics,Web Sites,Mathematical Concepts,Computer Uses in Education,Statistical Analysis,Achievement Tests,Conventional Instruction,Mathematics Instruction,Gender Differences

The study aimed to detect the effect of using an educational site on the Internet in the collection of bachelor's students in the course of basic concepts in mathematics at Al al-Bayt University, and the study sample consisted of all students in the course basic concepts in mathematics in the first semester of the academic year 2014/2015 and the number (60) students, has been divided into two groups control group (30) and experimental (30) and randomly, studied the first officer in the traditional manner, and studied experimental second using an educational site on the Internet, was given two test achievement, after the end of the trial period, was to make sure validity and reliability of achievement testing, the study found the following results: There were statistically significant differences ( a= 0.05) in the collection of undergraduate students in the course of basic concepts in mathematics at Al al-Bayt University attributable to the method of teaching and in favor of educational site on the Internet. There are also significant differences (a= 0.05) in the collection of bachelor's students in the course of basic concepts in mathematics at Al al-Bayt University, attributed to the sex variable in favor of females. No statistically significant differences (a = 0.05) in the collection of bachelor's students in the course of basic concepts in mathematics at Al al-Bayt University, attributed to the interaction between teaching method and sex of the students. In light of these findings the researcher recommends the adoption of a number of recommendations.
Islamic Education Philosophy Development (Study Analysis on Ta'lim Al-Kitab Al-Zarnuji Muta'allim Works)
Author: Asrori, H. Achmad
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Religious Education,Educational Philosophy,Boarding Schools,Self Concept,Educational Objectives,Content Analysis,Moral Values,Foreign Countries

&quot;Ta'lim Muta'allim&quot; is one of the monumental works of Shaykh Tajuddin Nu'man ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Khalil al-Zarnuji, who lived in the 6th century H/13-14 M. The reason for writing this study ie: (1) it is very rich with the basic values of Islamic education, (2) the values are already widely practiced in the world of education, especially among boarding schools, and (3) most teachings are so relevant applied in education today, given the students a lot to lose character and Indonesian identity as a religious community and plural. As the subject of the study are (1) what is the nature of learning objectives (2) how the moral nature of man and the action of the outside world, and (3) how the thought of al-Zarnuji position among Islamic educational philosophy flow map. The approach used writing tools philosophy of Islamic education (eclectic incorporative) and engineering analysis using content analysis. The findings, according to al-Zarnuji that the purpose of education / knowledge gained is more focused on religious values (theocentric) compared with human values (anthropocentric) and values to the experience (&quot;Cosmo centric&quot;). The nature and process of development is a positive-active. While the position of his thinking on the map of Islamic educational philosophy located on the territory of the conservative-religious.
Attitude of Students Towards Teaching Practice Exercise in Nigerian University: A Case Study of University of Uyo, Uyo
Author: Ikitde, Godwin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,College Faculty,Teacher Educators,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Attitude Measures,Statistical Analysis,Negative Attitudes,Gender Differences,Likert Scales,Hypothesis Testing

This study assessed students teachers' attitude towards teaching practice exercise in the faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom of Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses. The survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 163 student teachers constituted the study. A questionnaire tagged Student Teachers Attitude Questionnaire (STAQ) was used to collect data on the attitude of student teachers while performance of student teachers were secondary data obtained from teaching practice coordinator of the Faculty of Education. The data collected were analysed using weighted mean, mean and standard deviation, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test statistics. The result indicated that on the overall, student teachers had negative attitude towards teaching practice. The result also indicated a significant difference in performance of student teachers' based on their attitude while a non significant difference existed between male and female student teachers given their attitude. Among others, it was recommended that the University of Uyo should ensure that all student teachers are properly groomed in all teaching and pedagogy courses before proceeding on teaching practice.