International Journal of Education Research and Reviews

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (2), pp. 001-009, February, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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Comparative Analysis of Project-Based, Inquiry-Based, and Lecture-Demonstration Methods on Secondary Students' Performance in Mixture Separation Practical Assessments

Agboola Omowunmi Sola* and  Oloyede Ezekiel Ojo

1Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile–Ife 220005, Nigeria.
2Department of Special Education and Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo Universty, Ile-Ife
220005, Nigeria.

Accepted 2 January, 2025

This study assessed and compared the relative effectiveness of three methods for teaching and conducting experiments in separation of mixtures in chemistry. A pre-test, post–test experimental design with a control group was used. Two hundred and thirty three randomly selected Senior Secondary School I (SSS I) chemistry students were drawn from four Local Governments Areas of Osun State, Nigeria. The research instruments developed were a twenty-five item supply/select response questions used for the pre-test and post-test tagged Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT). Students were divided into three experimental and one control groups. Students in the three experimental groups were subjected to treatment using project, inquiry or lecture-demonstration method respectively while students in the control group were taught using the traditional method of teaching. The pre-test was administered to students in all the four groups before teaching commenced and after the teaching and the experiment, a post-test was then administered. The data was analyzed using t-test analysis, one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe post–hoc analysis. The results of ANOVA of the difference in the scores of the post-test of the project, inquiry, lecture-demonstration methods and control group showed a significant difference between the groups (Fc= 327.258 > Ft = 2.60 at þ < 0.05, df (3,229)). Students taught with project method performed better in the Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) than the students taught with lecture-demonstration method (tc = 5.60 > tt = 1.64 at þ < 0.05, df = 127), while those students taught with the lecture-demonstration method performed better than those taught with inquiry method (tc = 6.39 > tt = 1.64 at þ<0.05, df = 122). Students taught with project method performed better than students taught with inquiry method (tc = 9.22 > tt = 1.64 at þ < 0.05, df = 133). The study concluded that the project method enhanced better performance in Chemistry practical better than either inquiry or lecture-demonstration method.

Key words: Lecture-demonstration, inquiry, project, chemistry practical, chemistry, chemistry achievement test, separation of mixtures.
 

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (2), pp. 001-007, February, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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Implementing HIV/AIDS Education in Nigerian Secondary Social Studies: An Analysis of Policy, Philosophy, and Pedagogy.

O. E. Ojedokun, L. M. Oyewusi and S. A. Oluwatosin

Faculty of Education Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Accepted 21 October, 2024

This paper attempts a review of the Nigerian National Policy on Education, in the context of the overall philosophy of the Nigerian national life as reflected in the objectives of Social Studies – a subject in the Nigerian Junior Secondary Social Studies curriculum. Its main objective is to make justification for the teaching of the subject -matter of HIV/AIDS as an emerging national problem in the school, and to provide some paradigm by which its learning content could be taught, using Social Studies as a carrier subject. The paper thus reviews policy provisions and philosophical background to Social Studies teaching, and provides some guidelines by which curriculum developers could design relevant content-valid curricula; and also provides a possible guide to classroom teachers in planning and implementing teaching plans. It also suggests some ideas that are likely to guide and facilitate the development of textbooks that may integrate the learning content of HIV/AIDS within the Social Studies curriculum.

Key words: Policy, philosophy, pedagogical initiative, HIV/AIDS’ education, Nigerian Secondary School, Social Studies.
 

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-008, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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Impact of Management Information Systems on Decision Making Effectiveness in South-West Nigerian Universities

Ajayi, I. A. and Omirin, Fadekemi F.

1Department OF Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
2Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Accepted 21 November, 2024

This study investigated the use of Management Information Systems (MIS) in decision-making on long-term planning, short- term planning and budgeting in the South-West Nigerian Universities. The study used the descriptive research design of the survey type. Data were collected from a sample of 600 subjects consisting of 400 academic staff holding administrative staff positions and 200 senior administrative staff heading units using stratified random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The three hypotheses generated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that MIS was not adequately used in decision making process on long-term planning, short-term planning and budgeting. There was no significant difference between Federal and State universities in terms of the use of MIS for decision making on both long and short term planning. There was significant difference in the use of MIS for decision making on budgeting between Federal and State universities in favour of the Federal universities. It was recommended that the MIS units should be adequately financed and maintained to ensure a free flow of information and adequate use of MIS in decision-making on short-term and long-term planning as well as budgeting.

Key words: The Use, Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision Making, South-West Nigerian Universities
 

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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Class Size Challenges: A Barrier to the Quality of Teachers' Work

Osim R O, Chika. C. Uchendu, Isaac. O. Ubi

Educational Administration and Planning,University of Calabar, Calabar. Educational Foundation, Guidance and Counseling, University of calabar, calabar.

Accepted 22 September, 2024

Abstract

The study examined the influence of class size pressure on the quality of work performed by secondary school teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria. The design adopted for the study was Ex-post Facto. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Two sets of researchers developed instruments named class size pressure questionnaire (C.S.P.Q) and Teachers’ Work Quality Questionnaire (T.W.Q.Q) were responded to by teachers and students respectively after being validated. The C. S. P. Q with items on class size which were categorized into four Viz: below 30, 31-40, 41-50 and 51 and above were administered to 500 teachers while the T.W.Q.Q consisting of 18 items were responded to by 2000 students randomly selected through stratified random sampling technique. The data were analyzed using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The major finding of the study revealed a significant influence of class size on teachers’ work quality. Based on the findings it was recommended that government should build more classrooms and employ more qualified teaches so as to reduce students’ class population and reduce teachers’ work load. In this way, teachers’ work quality will be enhanced.

Keywords: Teachers, Secondary School, Pressure, Class size, Cross river state, Nigeria.

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-010, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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The Impact of Global Warming on Geography Education in Nigeria's Senior Secondary Schools

Kofo A Aderogba

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 31 May 2024

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to look into the current syllabus of the SSS geography and identify for attention, modules, topics and other items that must change in the face of global warming. The SSS geography syllabuses were reviewed. Subject teachers and examiners were interviewed on the scope, content and what must change in the face of global warming. There were some discussions with teachers of Geography. Climate elements, vegetation, ecosystems and niches, agricultural practices, crop yields, rivers and their seasonality behaviour, animal rearing and management, human behaviour and others call for attention in the syllabus. There were some radical departures from the details found in texts and examined, and the actual. The syllabuses must identify with those salient aspects of the subject whose specific content need to be modified and/or changed and adjusted for teaching and learning. Elaborate environmental education is suggested.

Keywords: Global warming, climate change, senior secondary school, geography, Nigeria.