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Journal of Educational and Social Research, May 1, 2015

From time immemorial, teaching has remained a complex process. This complexity stems from the gen... more From time immemorial, teaching has remained a complex process. This complexity stems from the general belief that anybody can teach. Beginning from the housewife who taught her daughter how to prepare food to a roadside mechanic who taught his apprentice how to service a car, it is the act of teaching that has taken place. The above impression of teaching also affects the societal perception of a teacher. Many people see nothing special in what a teacher does. Therefore, this paper is specifically focused on the perception of parents about how they perceive teachers and their duties in the ten Local Government Education Areas (LGEA) of Oke-ogun, Oyo state. A sample of 673 participants was taken for the study. This comprises of 391 men and 282 women with average age of 51.25years and standard deviation of 2.36years. Descriptive research design was used for the study and simple random sampling was used for the study. The study was carried out to identify the roles of the teachers as role models to the learners in the academic performance of learners in public examinations and in the mode of behaviour as means of providing solution to the problem. The manners in which they perform their duty are actually working against effective performance of our learners in schools and in their ways of life. The researcher recommends that the government should try as much as possible to inaugurate a very formidable monitoring group that will check the excesses of these teachers to forestall wastages in the educational sector. It is of the opinion of the researcher that if the abovementioned factors are put into consideration in teaching-learning process, there may be improvement in the performances and the behaviour of learners in our schools and society at large.

The number of candidates seeking admission into universities is increasing at geometrical rate wi... more The number of candidates seeking admission into universities is increasing at geometrical rate without a corresponding increase in the number of available space. After passing the School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by either West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or National Examinations Council (NECO) and the University Matriculation Examination (UME), the candidates are admitted into various academic programmes. However, at the end of every session, the Grade Point Average (GPA) is used to assess the overall performance of the freshmen. More often, some students fail to meet the required number of units. This leads to withdrawal from such academic programmes. This, to a great extent, has cast aspersions on the integrity of the examination bodies. Studies have concentrated on school transition and adjustment of freshmen but little attention has been paid to the correlation between entry qualifications and university academic performance of the freshmen. This study, therefore, examined the predictive values of SSCE, UME scores, and Psycho-demographic factors (age, gender and academic self-efficacy) in respect of academic performance of university freshmen in SouthWest , Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design of ex-post-facto type. All the five federal universities in the southwest were selected for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 2,518 university freshmen (1,423 males and 1,095 females). The average age of the participants was 20.63 with standard deviation of 2.96 years. Secondary data were collected from the selected universities' Records and Admissions Offices. The Academic Self-confidence Scale (α=0.86) was used as a measure of academic self-efficacy. Seven research questions were raised and answered. Correlation and Multiple Regression were used for data analysis.

Turkish International Journal of Special Education and Guidance & Counselling (TIJSEG) ISSN: 1300-7432, Jun 28, 2021

Academic Research International, 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the joint associations and effects of time watched, time... more The purpose of this study was to examine the joint associations and effects of time watched, time spent, number watched, type watched, parents' reaction and watch reason on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 5 public secondary schools out of 18 found in the area. A structured questionnaire was administered to students and teachers using systematic and accidental sampling techniques. Data obtained were analysed using tables, Pearson's correlation and multiple regression analysis. Result of Pearson's correlation revealed significant associations among the independent variables (time watched, time spent, number watch, type watched, parents' reaction and watch reason) and the dependent variable (academic performance) of secondary school students. The multiple regression result also showed that the academic performance of secondary school students is significantly influenced time watched, time spent, number watched, type watched, parents reaction and watch reason (F = 26.125, p<0.01). Time spent watching home video was identified by the model as the most potent predictor variable of academic failure (B = 0.349, t = 8.134, p<0.01). Hence, to tackle this recurrent phenomenon in our homes, parents are encouraged to monitor the shows, films and programmes their children watch. Also, to enhance students' academic performance, parents are advised to ensure that high-quality educational programmes be made available and children should be encouraged to watch informational, educational and nonviolent movies and programmes.

Journal of human resource management, 2022

Journal of Educational and Social Research, Sep 1, 2014

This study examined relationship among teachers academic qualification, teachers professional qua... more This study examined relationship among teachers academic qualification, teachers professional qualification, teachers content knowledge, teachers instructional quality, teachers' evaluation procedures, teachers' work value, teachers' classroom attendance' and teachers' job satisfaction on academic performance of secondary school students in Saki-west local government area. The study adopted a descriptive research design of correlational type. The secondary school teachers in Saki township were selected using multi-stage sampling technique and 718 teachers were selected at random for the study out of 2456 teachers working in this local government. The Teacher's characteristics scale (= 0.86) was used as a measure of teacher's characteristics factor. Three research questions were answered in the study. Correlation and Multiple Regression were used as tools of analysis. The eight variables (teachers academic qualification, teachers professional qualification, teachers content knowledge, teachers instructional quality, teachers' evaluation procedures, teachers' work value, teachers' classroom attendance' and teachers' job satisfaction) when combined, accounted for 54.6% of the total variance in the academic performance. There was also significant relative contribution of the independent variables (teachers academic qualification, teachers content knowledge, teachers instructional quality, teachers' evaluation procedures and teachers' job satisfaction) to academic performance of the participants (F(8,710)=47.48; p < 0.05). Also, the teachers content knowledge made the most significant relative contribution to the prediction of academic performance(B=0.544, t=7.692, p<0.05); followed by teachers instructional quality (B=0.531, t=12.767, p<0.05); teachers academic qualification (B=0.445, t=5.696, p<0.05), followed by teachers evaluation procedures (B=0.405, t=3.924, p<0.05) and then, teachers job satisfaction (B= 0.176, t=2.369, p<0.05). However, teachers' professional qualification, teachers work value and teachers classroom attendance were not potent predictors of academic performance of secondary school students in the surveyed local government area. The eight independent variables (teachers academic qualification, teachers professional qualification, teachers content knowledge, teachers instructional quality, teachers' evaluation procedures, teachers' work value, teachers' classroom attendance' and teachers' job satisfaction) considered in this study were potent factors to academic performance of secondary school students in the study area. Based on these findings, teacher's content knowledge and teachers' instructional quality could be regarded as adequate teachers' characteristics for brilliant academic performance.

This study is designed to examine the composite and relative effects of SSCE result, UTME score, ... more This study is designed to examine the composite and relative effects of SSCE result, UTME score, age and gender on academic performance of University freshmen. Descriptive research design of ex-post facto type was employed to investigate the relationship that exists between the performance in SSCE, UTME, age and gender and university freshmen academic performance. University freshmen in the federal universities in south west Nigeria were used, 2518 participants 1423 males and 1095 females. Secondary data were collected from the concerned universities' records office. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the three research questions that were raised at 0.05 levels of significances. The result revealed significant composite effect and relative contributions with SSCE result as the most potent predictor (β = 0.0140; t= 7.241; p< 0.05), followed by age (βeta = -0144, t=7.024, p<0.05). However, sex and UME scores were not potent predictors of academ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship, composite and relative contribution of ... more The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship, composite and relative contribution of independent variables on students’ retention in business education in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive research design of correlational type. The sample of the study consisted of 314 of teachers that are teaching business education and students that are offering business education at final year in secondary school. The sample was selected using stratified random sampling techniques among strata of the respondents. The instruments used for data collection are Senior school certificate examination paper on business education studies that one measures students’ retention, the second instrument is availability of teaching materials for teachers and students with the respondent’s qualification to distinguish between teachers and the students and the third instrument is the students’ attitude towards business education studies.

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014

In everyday life, human beings are confronted with numerous psychological problems. These psychol... more In everyday life, human beings are confronted with numerous psychological problems. These psychological problems are numerous and vital that at times they claim human life. One of such psychological problems is the one being face by victims of rape and sexual harassment in which many individual may be hesitant to talk about but it is something that should be discussed, because of its psychological and social effects of it on its victims. The study is a descriptive survey research design of correlational type. The study was carried out in four different locations in Ibadan metropolis and volunteering sampling technique was used for the study due to characteristics of the study. The total sample for the study was 552. Three research questions were raised and answered using correlation and regression analysis. It was found that suicide ideation was the most potent contributor to victim of rape and sexual harassment while flash back was the next significant contributor to victim of rape...

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014

There are reasons why several students fail when they are given a task to perform. If the failure... more There are reasons why several students fail when they are given a task to perform. If the failure is not solely due to inattention, it may be that the task is too difficult for the particular students. Difficulties may be due to several causes, related to the concept that is being learned, to the teaching method used by the teacher and to the learners’ previous knowledge. One symptom among many that affects the learning and understanding is the quality and condition under which the school teacher found him/herself. This paper is specifically focused on the conditions under which the primary school teachers are performing their duties in some selected Local Government Education Areas (LGEA) of Oyo state. The primary school pupils could not perform due to the fact that the teachers are not stimulated to perform their duties as expected. Therefore, the following are the factors that are inhibiting the productivity of the primary school teachers in Oyo state, Nigeria, viz: lack of motiv...

This study examined the availability of instructional material needs of mathematics teachers in t... more This study examined the availability of instructional material needs of mathematics teachers in teaching mathematics in secondary schools. Several instruments are required by the mathematics teachers to teach mathematics effectively. This study made use of descriptive research design of survey type and the population of interest is the mathematics teachers in senior public secondary school. The sample is made up of 80 Mathematics teachers. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the teachers. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire. Section A consists of socio-demographic information while Section B consists of checklists of Instructional materials needed for teaching Mathematics effectively by the Mathematics teachers. The findings of the study showed that there are little or no availability of instruments needed by mathematics teachers, the available ones are not adequate to teach mathematics in the schools sampled and that the available ones cannot be uti...

Medicina-buenos Aires, 2018

Общественная организация «Вольное экономическое общество России», 2012

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship, composite and relative contribution ... more The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship, composite and relative contribution of independent variables to academic dishonesty in Oyo state, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive research design of correlational type. The sample of the study consisted of 541educational stakeholdersand society members, parents and students alike that were purposefully selected from Oyo state, Nigeria. The sample was selected using stratified random sampling techniques among strata of the respondents. The instruments used for data collection is: Academic Dishonesty scale which is divided in to seven sections. The first section is demographic information about the participants, section “A” to “F” measures the independent variable and section “G” measures the dependent variable indices of Academic dishonesty variable. The roles ofGovernment, society, school, parents and students’ roles on academic dishonesty respectively have reliability coefficients of 0.75, 0.72, 0.81, 0.67, 0.84 and ...

This study is designed to establish the relationship, composite and relative effects of knowledge... more This study is designed to establish the relationship, composite and relative effects of knowledge, skills, understanding and attitude on graduate employability in south-west, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of correlational type was employed to investigate the relationship that exists between the independent variables and dependent variable. The employers of university graduates in south west, Nigeria were used. 518 participants out of which 422 are males and the rest 95 are females were involved in study. Secondary data were collected and used for the study using the information from the APAFORM (Annual Performance Form) of the concerned university graduates records file. Correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the three research questions that were raised at 0.05 levels of significances. The result revealed significant correlation, composite effect and relative contributions with skills as the most potent predictor (B = 0.416, t= 7.924, p < 0.05) ...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 challenges on the psychosocial wellbeing of the Nigerian pop... more Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 challenges on the psychosocial wellbeing of the Nigerian populace are the focus of this paper. There are diverse reasons for the essence of assessment of this pandemic; however, the major reason is to document it for future generations. This study, therefore, examined the challenges faced by the populace as a result of COVID-19 pandemic in the South-Western zone and Nigeria as a whole. The study was conducted using a volunteering sampling technique and 335 participants were used using telephone inquiry. Those who completed the interview were 203 (60.6%) males and the rest 132 (39.4%) were female respondents. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.76. Some of the challenges or impacts of COVID-19 on Nigeria populace are hunger, lawlessness, arm robbery, economic crisis, political crisis, financial problem, and hike in the price of essential commodities, young adults resulting in abuse of drugs, raping, pool betting, and internet fraudst...

Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research, 2014

The purpose of this study is to review the enrolment pattern and performance of male and female s... more The purpose of this study is to review the enrolment pattern and performance of male and female students in the guidance and counselling programme of university of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. The participants sampled for the study consisted of graduate students in the department of guidance and counselling of faculty of education, university of Ibadan, Ibadan which had undergone the programme from 2008/2009-2012/2013 academic sessions. Two hundred and thirty-seven students' results for the periods in question were used which comprises of ninetyseven males and one hundred and forty female students. The data was extracted from departmental records of admission and graduation lists. To examine the enrolment pattern and their performance pattern, frequency and ttest statistical tools were used. Results on enrolment pattern favoured the female and that there is no significant difference in the academic performance (t=0.536, df + 235 and p = 0.59). This study suggests that the course is not meant for women alone and those females are not significantly performed better than male counterparts. It is recommended that Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) should try as much as possible to educate masses on the importance and usefulness of the course and profession at large for human race. Finally, the schools responsible for producing guidance counsellors should make adequate provision for the counsellors in trainee to be well trained in both theory and practical.

The study examined the challenges facing the business education, availability of facilities and e... more The study examined the challenges facing the business education, availability of facilities and equipment for teaching business education and comparisons of content taught and content objective of business education in universities in south west, Nigeria. Stratified random sampling was used in selecting 417 respondents, out of which 59 were lecturers, 19 technical-instructors, 179 undergraduate business education students, 80 employed business education graduates and 80 employers of business education graduates. Three major structured research instruments were used in this study for collection of data, they are: Business Education Programme Problem Check List with reliability r = 0.97, Attainment of Business Education Programme Objective Inventory with reliability coefficient r = 0.97 and Facilities, Equipment and Resources Inventory with reliability coefficient of r = 0.90. Three research questions were raised and answered using frequency counts and percentages. Results indicated t...

Family & Community Health, 2003

A prevention program that promotes attitudinal and behavioral change has been repeatedly recommen... more A prevention program that promotes attitudinal and behavioral change has been repeatedly recommended as an effective measure for community prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. Within the past decade, disease control programs among African Americans have shown no significant changes, as HIV/AIDS and related infections continue as the leading causes of death and disability in this population. It is particularly acute among African American females who, although representing only 13.9% of the United States female population, presently account for over 60% of all AIDS cases among females in the United States. The epidemic nature of the disease in this group poses the issue of African American women's rights and underscores their physical, emotional and sociocultural vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. This study used an open-ended attitude, knowledge, feelings, and behavior questionnaire (AKFBQ) survey approach to assess knowledge and various HIV/AIDS high-risk attitudinal and behavioral factors that affect the incidence, mortality, and morbidity of HIV/AIDS among women in specific urban centers and rural communities in the United States. Data analysis showed no differences in factors favoring rate of infection and level of spread of HIV/AIDS among the women in both the urban and rural communities. Although level of knowledge was higher among the urban subjects than rural ones, their beliefs, attitude/feelings, and potential for behavioral change did not differ significantly among women in the two communities. This article advocates both an ethnically sensitive and gender-specific HIV/AIDS intervention program for African American women and a more active involvement in and participation of African American leaders, parents, and faith-based communities in AIDS control efforts for African Americans.

Journal of Educational and Social Research, May 1, 2015

Turkish International Journal of Special Education and Guidance & Counselling (TIJSEG) ISSN: 1300-7432, Jun 28, 2021

Academic Research International, 2012

Journal of human resource management, 2022

Journal of Educational and Social Research, Sep 1, 2014

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2014

Medicina-buenos Aires, 2018

Общественная организация «Вольное экономическое общество России», 2012

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research, 2014

Family & Community Health, 2003