INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education is an enlightened experienced, it is a state attained after through systematic instructions from an higher developed intellectuals. This enlightenment is the knowledge gained from higher brained to a lower brained who put it into practice (Fafunwa,2000). This enlightenment has been defined as life span of a man from cradle to grave. The enlightenment is the knowledge pass onto the lower brained from the higher brained. It(enlightenment) is date...
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Instructional materials is a term frequently heard and discussed among educational technologists today. Unless clearly defined, the term can alternatively mean the development of computer based hardware and software packages produced on a mass scale and yet allow individualized use and learning. In essence, instructional materials merge multiple levels of learning into an educational tool that allows for diversity in curricula presen...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education, in every human community, is an indispensable instrument for human, empowerment, progress and effective national development. This suggests that a nation that lacks a sound educational culture and philosophy stands the risk of decay whereas a nation that sees to the development of its education is bound to achieve great success. The national policy on education and the latest education reform of the government in area of secondar...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially to the youths. This is because the development of any nation or community depends largely on the quality of education of such nation. It is generally believed that the basis of any true development must commence with the development of human resources. Girls have had various challenges in order to obtain equal education...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study It is axiomatic that few years back a family that produced a school certificate graduate had course to rejoice. This was because the school certificate holder was not easy to come by in those days. The products of the missionary and government schools were better compared to the secondary school learners today. The skills of reading and writing demonstrated then, by secondary school leavers made them essential commodities in the various fiel...
ABSTRACT Teaching-learning facilities are essential ingredients in any school setting especially at the primary school level of education. It is based on this fact that this study examined the relationship between institutional variables (teaching aids, classroom environment and library facilities) and pupils’ academic performance in Yewa Local Government Areaof Ogun State. The researcher adopted descriptive survey design of correlation type for the study. The population comprised 33,736 s...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Examination is an important aspect of the education process. This is the stage at which the learner’s knowledge, skills, ability and competencies are assessed, and judgment made about such performance. The outcome of such judgment is used for diagnosing as well as replacement of students. Beating the due process of examination leads to malpractices. The trend in examination malpractice according to Onuka (2...
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TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Content Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Purpose of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research hypothesis 1.6 Scope of the Study 1.7 Significance of Study 1.8 Operational Defin...
ABSTRACT This study investigated into the Influence of the Uses of library on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin Metropolis. Two hundred respondents participated in the study. Four research hypotheses were generated for the study and t-test statistical method was used to analyses the data gathered with the questionnaire. The study showed that significant relationship existed between non-funding of university library and students...
ABSTRACT This study investigated into the Influence of Cultism on Students’ Academic Performance in Ilorin Metropolis. Two hundred respondents participated in the study. Four research hypotheses were generated for the study and t-test statistical method was used to analyse the data gathered with the Influence of Cultism on students’ academic performance questionnaire. The study showed that a significant relationship existed between non-funding of University libraries an...
ABSTRACT This study is focused on the influence of broken homes on the performance of students in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. A total of 200 respondents were used form ten secondary school in the local government. A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to gather data in the study. The simple percentage techniques was used to analyse the data collected and the reliability co-efficient is 70%. From the study it is revealed that broken home...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to analyse the influence of motivation on students' academic performance in five selected secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis. Five schools within the area were sampled. Influences of motivation on students’ academic performance were discussed. These include meaning of motivation, the importance of motivation and theories of motivation. This study is therefore an attempt at investigating the influence of motivation in secondary schoo...
ABSTRACT The study investigated Teacher’s Perception of Techniques for Handling Disciplinary Problems in Ilorin Metropolis. It also sought to compare the respondents by sex, experience, educational qualification and location of the schools. The instrument used in carrying out the research work was checked by some lecturers in the National Teacher’s Institute of which the instrument yielded 0.69. The data collected were analysed using chi-square and Pea...
ABSTRACT This research work was aimed at investigating the Problems Confronting the Teaching and Learning of English Comprehension Among Selected Secondary School Students in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Five schools were selected out of the 25 secondary schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Also twelve teachers and twenty-eight students were randomly selected from each school as research subject giving a total of twelve teachers and twenty eight st...