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Research paper thumbnail of Overloaded Curriculum, Excessive Daily Academic Activities and Students’ Learning Effectiveness

Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science

This paper examined the relationship between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic acti... more This paper examined the relationship between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic activities and the learning effectiveness of Junior secondary school students (JSS). The researchers used the ex-post facto research design to carry out the study. The study sought to determine the relationship that exist between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic activities and the learning effectiveness of JSS 3 students in public secondary schools in Uyo Education Zone. A sample of 220 JSS 3 students was randomly selected from the 36 public secondary schools in Uyo Education Zone. Data were collected using a researcher-designed instrument titled “Overloaded Curriculum Questionnaire, OCQ” and an adapted version of Kirkpatrick’s Learning Effectiveness Scale. Cronbach alpha technique was used in calculating the reliability of the instruments. Reliability scores of .79 and .87 were yielded for the OCQ and KLES respectively. Data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Momen...

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of Students toward Entrepreneurship Studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State

IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME)

This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies i... more This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, one hypothesis was formulated and a Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred and twenty five (225) respondents was randomly selected from a population of 20193 of the undergraduate students of the University of Calabar as at 2014/2015 academic session. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instruments used for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established using the Cronbach alpha estimate. Population t-test was employed to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that, students' attitude towards entrepreneurial studies is significantly positive. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that undergraduates in Universities in Nigeria are favourably disposed to entrepreneurial studies. It is recommended among others thatentrepreneurship development in Nigerian tertiary institutions should adopt entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship development method. Also, students should be mixed during entrepreneurship programmes with recourse to their level of creativity.

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of Students toward Entrepreneurship Studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State

This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies i... more This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, one hypothesis was formulated and a Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred and twenty five (225) respondents was randomly selected from a population of 20193 of the undergraduate students of the University of Calabar as at 2014/2015 academic session. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instruments used for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established using the Cronbach alpha estimate. Population t-test was employed to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that, students' attitude towards entrepreneurial studies is significantly positive. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that undergraduates in Universities in Nigeria are favourably disposed to entrepreneurial studies. It is recommended among others thatentrepreneurship development in Nigerian tertiary institutions should adopt entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship development method. Also, students should be mixed during entrepreneurship programmes with recourse to their level of creativity.

Research paper thumbnail of Psychological Factors and Secondary School’s Students Academic Performance in Mathematics

IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME)

This study was designed to predict students' academic performance in mathematics at the thinking ... more This study was designed to predict students' academic performance in mathematics at the thinking level from students' psychological factors(Self-concept, test anxiety, interest in schooling, attitude towards mathematics, motivation and locus of control) and performance at the lower cognitive levels(knowledge and understanding). The survey made use of simple random sampling in selecting three hundred (300) Senior Secondary Two (S.S.2) students from six secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria. The students responded to two valid instruments: Students' psychological variables rating scale; and Mathematics achievement test. The students' psychological variables rating scale comprised of 40 questions which measured six variables. While the mathematics tests consisted of 60 questions which measured students' performance at three cognitive levels. Data analysis involved the use of multiple regression analysis. Results showed that students' psychological factors and students' achievement at knowledge and understanding levels are significant joint predictors of senior secondary students' performance in mathematics at the thinking level, and that such prediction could be done using the equation: Students' performance in mathematics(thinking)= 1.859 + 0.01(interest) + 0.021(attitude)-0.041(Motivation)-0.044(Self-concept) + 0.072(Test anxiety)-0.041(Locus of control) +0.186(Knowledge) + 0.296 Understanding. It was observed that students' performance at the understanding level is the strongest predictor of their performance at the thinking level followed by performance at the knowledge level. It is concluded that certain factors are responsible for students' performance in mathematics. It is therefore recommended that teachers should provide enabling environment for sustaining lower cognitive abilities, which are capable of improving mathematics teaching and learning in our secondary schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Overloaded Curriculum, Excessive Daily Academic Activities and Students’ Learning Effectiveness

Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science

This paper examined the relationship between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic acti... more This paper examined the relationship between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic activities and the learning effectiveness of Junior secondary school students (JSS). The researchers used the ex-post facto research design to carry out the study. The study sought to determine the relationship that exist between overloaded curriculum, excessive daily academic activities and the learning effectiveness of JSS 3 students in public secondary schools in Uyo Education Zone. A sample of 220 JSS 3 students was randomly selected from the 36 public secondary schools in Uyo Education Zone. Data were collected using a researcher-designed instrument titled “Overloaded Curriculum Questionnaire, OCQ” and an adapted version of Kirkpatrick’s Learning Effectiveness Scale. Cronbach alpha technique was used in calculating the reliability of the instruments. Reliability scores of .79 and .87 were yielded for the OCQ and KLES respectively. Data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Momen...

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of Students toward Entrepreneurship Studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State

IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME)

This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies i... more This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, one hypothesis was formulated and a Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred and twenty five (225) respondents was randomly selected from a population of 20193 of the undergraduate students of the University of Calabar as at 2014/2015 academic session. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instruments used for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established using the Cronbach alpha estimate. Population t-test was employed to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that, students' attitude towards entrepreneurial studies is significantly positive. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that undergraduates in Universities in Nigeria are favourably disposed to entrepreneurial studies. It is recommended among others thatentrepreneurship development in Nigerian tertiary institutions should adopt entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship development method. Also, students should be mixed during entrepreneurship programmes with recourse to their level of creativity.

Research paper thumbnail of Attitude of Students toward Entrepreneurship Studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State

This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies i... more This study was designed to investigate the attitude of students towards entrepreneurial studies in the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, one hypothesis was formulated and a Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of two hundred and twenty five (225) respondents was randomly selected from a population of 20193 of the undergraduate students of the University of Calabar as at 2014/2015 academic session. The selection was done through the stratified random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instruments used for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instrument was established using the Cronbach alpha estimate. Population t-test was employed to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that, students' attitude towards entrepreneurial studies is significantly positive. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that undergraduates in Universities in Nigeria are favourably disposed to entrepreneurial studies. It is recommended among others thatentrepreneurship development in Nigerian tertiary institutions should adopt entrepreneurial learning as entrepreneurship development method. Also, students should be mixed during entrepreneurship programmes with recourse to their level of creativity.

Research paper thumbnail of Psychological Factors and Secondary School’s Students Academic Performance in Mathematics

IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME)

This study was designed to predict students' academic performance in mathematics at the thinking ... more This study was designed to predict students' academic performance in mathematics at the thinking level from students' psychological factors(Self-concept, test anxiety, interest in schooling, attitude towards mathematics, motivation and locus of control) and performance at the lower cognitive levels(knowledge and understanding). The survey made use of simple random sampling in selecting three hundred (300) Senior Secondary Two (S.S.2) students from six secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria. The students responded to two valid instruments: Students' psychological variables rating scale; and Mathematics achievement test. The students' psychological variables rating scale comprised of 40 questions which measured six variables. While the mathematics tests consisted of 60 questions which measured students' performance at three cognitive levels. Data analysis involved the use of multiple regression analysis. Results showed that students' psychological factors and students' achievement at knowledge and understanding levels are significant joint predictors of senior secondary students' performance in mathematics at the thinking level, and that such prediction could be done using the equation: Students' performance in mathematics(thinking)= 1.859 + 0.01(interest) + 0.021(attitude)-0.041(Motivation)-0.044(Self-concept) + 0.072(Test anxiety)-0.041(Locus of control) +0.186(Knowledge) + 0.296 Understanding. It was observed that students' performance at the understanding level is the strongest predictor of their performance at the thinking level followed by performance at the knowledge level. It is concluded that certain factors are responsible for students' performance in mathematics. It is therefore recommended that teachers should provide enabling environment for sustaining lower cognitive abilities, which are capable of improving mathematics teaching and learning in our secondary schools.