UNIZIK Journal of STM Education

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Dr. N. N. Achufusi-Aka — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

EDITORIAL COMMENT
The Unizik Journal of STM Education publishers reports of empirical research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education as well as related studies in education generally. The publication is a medium of communicating well researched works for the science community as a forum for communication and cooperation among STEM teachers and students, policy makers, educators and other educational practitioners across the globe. This sixth edition of the journal contains nineteen (19) articles that have passed through peer-review by professionals. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the editorial board but of individual authors. These papers are very informative, educative and instructive and I therefore invite the readers to enjoy reading the contributors. The editorial board of UNIZIK Journal of STM Education appreciates those who subscribe to the journal, reviewers and the consulting editors for their contributions.
Dr.N. N. Achufusi-Aka
Editor-in-Chief

DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING OF 2020-2021 NIGERIAN BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN MATHEMATICS IN ABIA STATE

Ihendinihu, Uchechi Ezinwany — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study identified the Mathematics multiple choice test items of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) administered by the Nigerian National Examination Council (NECO) in 2020-2021 that exhibited Differential Item Functioning (DIF) with respect to gender and socio-economic status, using ex-post facto research design. Participants of the study consists of three hundred and fifty (350) Junior Secondary School year three (JSS 3) students selected from two coeducational schools in Abia state of Nigeria. Data collected from the responses of students to the 120 Mathematics multiplechoice questions were analyzed using Scheuneman modified chi-square test statistic, chi square statistic and independent sample t-test to answer the four research questions and test
the four hypotheses that guided the study. Result showed that Mathematics multiple-choice test items administered by NECO for BECE in 2020 and 2021 contain items that functioned differentially for examinees based on gender and socio economic status (SES). Whereas
no significant difference exist in the percentage of items that functioned differentially in favour of both gender, the examination contain test items that significantly functioned differentially for examinees based on SES in favour of the high SES. The research recommends continual conduct of pilot study to analyze DIF for possible modification, replacement or equitable distribution of bias items among notable subgroup, especially socio economic status. In addition, the researcher advocates for the use of very simple
English while setting mathematics BECE questions to avoid misinterpretation2.

EFFECT OF GEOGEBRA APPLICATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEREST OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

BASSEY, UBONG EFFIONG, OGBONNA, CECILIA CHINYERE (Ph.D) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study investigated the effect of GeoGebra application on academic achievement and interest of junior secondary students in Mathematics in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a pretest, posttest quasi experimental design. The population consisted of 13,157 junior secondary two (JS2) Students made up of 5,876 males and 7,281 females. Two schools were purposively sampled and simple random sampling technique (toss of coin) were used in selecting two intact classes of junior secondary two (JS2) Students of 2021/2022 academic session for experimental and control groups. Two validated instruments Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) and Mathematics Interest Scale (MIS)were used for the data collection in the study. KuderRichardson Twenty (K-R)20 formula was used to determine the reliability coefficient of 0.85. The research questions were answered by descriptive statistics; mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) statistic at p < 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant difference between the achievement of the experimental group and control group in favour of the experimental group. The result also showed that the use of GeoGebra enhanced greater motivation and positive attitude towards mathematics. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Mathematics teachers should intensively employ the use of Mathematical software such as GeoGebra that will actively involve both the teachers and students during teaching learning processes.

EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS ON CHEMISTRY STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN LEARNING CHEMISTRY IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Nnoli, Juliana Nkiru. (Ph.D) , Nwafor, Stephen Chinedu (Ph.D) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study sought to examine the influence of audio-visual materials on students' interest in learning chemistry among secondary school students in Awka Education Zone of Anambra state. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was employed. One hundred and twenty four (124) chemistry students drawn from 1,821 senior secondary year two students (SS2) in Awka Education zone in Anambra State formed the sample for the study. Thirty (34) item structured questionnaires on a four-point rating scale developed by the researchers were used for data collection. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire which was validated by three experts. A reliability coefficient of 0.83 was established using Cronbach Alpha techniques. After the administration of the instrument to the respondents, the data obtained were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage. The finding among others revealed that some audio-visual materials are available in the chemistry classroom and they are effective in enhancing students’ interest in learning chemistry. There are factors that hinder the effective use of audio-visual materials in learning chemistry; they are lack of qualified chemistry teachers with adequate knowledge of modern audio-visual materials. It was recommended among others that government should endeavor to make adequate provision of modern audio-visual materials in schools, teachers should be 8retrained through seminars, workshops and conferences so as to enable them have adequate knowledge of the use of modern audio-visual materials.

FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHERS EFFECTIVENESS IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ONITSHA URBAN OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Ezeanya, Maureen Chinyere (PhD) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study examined the factors affecting teachers’ effectiveness in teaching chemistry in Secondary School in Onitsha Urban, Anambra State. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The study was guided by two (2) research questions. The population
of the study consisted of all the 35 chemistry teachers in twenty-two public secondary schools in Onitsha urban, Anambra state. There was no sampling because the population is small. The instrument for data collection was a forty (40)-item questionnaire developed
by the researcher and sub-headed ‘Factors affecting Teachers’ Effectiveness in Teaching8 Chemistry’ (FATETC). The validity of the instrument was established by two lecturers in the Department of Science Education and expert in measurement and evaluation,
Department of education foundation all in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. The reliability index of 0.82 was obtained using Cronbach alpha statistics. Data were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The mean of 2.50 and above indicated agreement while
below 2.50 indicated disagreement. The findings revealed among others that poor equipped laboratories, qualification of chemistry teachers, poor incentive to science teachers, inadequate good and current chemistry textbooks in school libraries, inability
for the school administrators to make provision for fieldtrips and excursions, lack of technical knowhow in handling some science equipments and inadequate chemistry teachers in secondary schools are factors that affect teachers effectiveness in teaching
Chemistry. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that qualified teachers with specialization in chemistry should be allowed to teach the subject, adequate and well equipped laboratories should be provided in secondary schools for sound practical activities and Secondary school library should be equipped with good and current chemistry textbooks.

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SELF-CONCEPT AS A CORRELATE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN AWKA EDUCATION ZONE, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This study investigated Secondary school students’ self-concept as a correlate of academic achievement in Basic Science in Awka Education Zone in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was correlational survey. The population of the
study consists of 5,388 students in junior secondary schools in Awka Education Zone, Anambra State. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 150 junior secondary schools students of 2022/2023 academic session from different schools in Awka Education Zone, Anambra State. The data used for the study were collected using questionnaire and the past annual records of students in Basic Science in 2022/2023 academic session obtained from the sampled schools. Three research questions guided the study and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data collected were analyzed using simple Linear Regression analysis. The findings of the study revealed that there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between secondary school students’ self-concept and their academic achievement in Basic Science. The study also revealed that there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between male secondary school students’ self-concept and their academic achievement in Basic Science and also there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between female secondary school students’ self-concept and their academic achievement in Basic Science. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations among others were made: Educational guidance services should be made mandatory in schools and educational stakeholders should equally focus on the self-concept of both high and low achieving students.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS AS A CORRELATE TO SPORTS PARTICIPATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Okeke, Elizabeth Chidinma, Nweke, Obinna Christian — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This study was carried out to examine the influence parents and the school has on sport participation of students in secondary schools in Anambra State. Five research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The research anchored on Green’s (2005) Model of Sport
Development and Expectancy-Value Theory. The research design used for the study was correlational survey research design. The sample for the study consists of 400 SS1 students in co-educational secondary schools in Anambra State using Taro Yamane formula. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Data in this study was analyzed using inferential statistics; Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer the research
questions, Simple linear regression was used to test hypotheses 1 and 2, hypotheses 3 and 4 was tested using Fisher-Z test while hypotheses 5 was tested using multiple linear regression. The result of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between parental involvement and sport participation of students in secondary schools in Anambra state. It also revealed that the school can affect sport participation of students in secondary schools in Anambra State. It was therefore concluded that the school and parent influences sport participation among secondary school students in Anambra State. It was recommended that Parents, students, teachers and school administrators should be properly educated on the benefits of sport participation to ones’ mental, psychological and physical wellbeing. School sport programmes should also be encouraged and organized regularly such as inter-house sport competition with the aim of encouraging sport participation and bringing parent, school and the student together.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ STUDY HABIT AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA

Achufusi Aka Ngozi, N. (Ph.D), Ethel Chika Emenike — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

In Gombe State, achievement of students in Mathematics in WASSCE had been consistently unsatisfactory based on WAEC Chief Examiners’ Report in 2020, 2021 2022. This worrisome trend could probably be linked to the study habits of students in the subject. The
purpose of the study was to ascertain the relationship between secondary school students’ study habit and their academic achievement in mathematics in Gombe State. Five research questions guided the study while three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was used for the study. The population of this study comprised all the 5, 161 (3, 343 males and 1818 females) Senior Secondary two (SS2) students in all the 71 government-owned secondary schools in Gombe North Education Zone. The sample of the study was made up of 1330 SS 2 students for the 2022/2023 academic session which was made up of 824 males and 506 females obtained via simple random sampling and proportionate sampling techniques. Study Habits Inventory (SHI) and students past annual records in mathematics promotion examination obtained from the sampled schools was used for data collection. The reliability of SHI was tested using Cronbach Alpha method. Coefficient value of 0.88 was obtained which was considered
high enough to confirm the instrument as reliable. Data collected were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation coefficients and t-test of correlation. The finding of the study indicated that a high positive and significant relationship existed between
students` study habits and their achievement in Mathematics. Again, the findings of the study showed that across gender lines, a positive and significant relationship existed between students` study habits and their achievement in Mathematics. It was recommended among others that Mathematics teachers should evolve teaching strategies that will sustain students’ study habits inorder to enhance their academic achievement in Mathematics.

DIGITAL TOOLS UTILIZATION AND CHEMISTRY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE TEACHING OF SOAP PRODUCTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Digital tools in the classroom is nothing new to education. Pioneers in its use in education have much to teach us to enable student acquire knowledge and skills necessary to survive in a digital world. This study investigates digital tools utilization and Chemistry students’ academic achievement in the teaching of soap production in secondary schools. The design was a pretest, posttest quasi-experimental design. The population comprised all the 3840 Chemistry students in the 14 public secondary schools of which 100 students were selected from two intact classes by criterion sampling techniques. Achievement Test on Soap Production (ATSP) was used to collect data with a reliability of 0.78 determined by Kuder Richardson test. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions, while independent T-test was used to test the hypotheses at p≤ .05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that students taught with digital tools performed better than those taught with expository method. There was a significant difference in their achievement mean scores. But there was no significant difference between male and female students’ achievement mean scores. It was therefore concluded that the utilization of digital tool was effective in teaching soap production. It was recommended that Chemistry teachers should be encouraged to adopt the use of digital tools such as computers in the teaching. Conferences, seminars and workshops should be organized for teachers to acquaint them with latest digital tools to improve the teaching of soap production and other concepts.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING STRATEGY AND STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS ON THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN OF BLOOMS’ TAXONOMY IN RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This study examined experiential learning strategy and students’ performance in Mathematics on the cognitive domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental design, specifically pretest, posttest
non-control group design, was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 13,040 SS2 Mathematics students from 14 public secondary schools in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State out of which, a sample of 78 was drawn from the
schools using purposive sampling based on availability and access to adequate facilities for Mathematics teaching and learning. Random sampling was used to select the intact classes for the study. The experimental groups were taught using the experiential learning strategy and while the control group was taught using the lecture teaching method. Mathematics Performance Test (MPT) was used for data collection. A reliability Coefficient of 0.79 was obtained for the instrument using Kudar Richardson 21. Research
questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that students taught Mathematics using experiential learning strategies
performed better than their counterparts taught with the lecture teaching method at the comprehension and application level. The study recommends among others that the lecture teaching method of teaching should be adopted to the use of an experiential learning strategy so as to improve the mathematics performance of students at both comprehension and application levels.

ACADEMIC RESILIENCE AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS PREDICTORS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA.

Obinna Chigbo Anosike, Ebele Chinelo Okigbo (Prof.) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Academic resilience and emotional intelligence as co-predictors of secondary school students’ performance and attitude towards Physics in Enugu State, Nigeria was investigated. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Predictive
correlation research design was employed in the conduct of the study. The population involved 12,879 Senior Secondary two (SS 2) students offering Physics in the 297 public secondary schools in Enugu State. A sample size of 388 SS2 Physics students were drawn
using multi-stage sampling procedure. Three instruments were used for data collection, namely; Simon Cassidy Academic Resilience Scale (ASR-30), the modified Mayer-SaloveyCaruso Emotional Intelligence Scale (MSCEIS) and the modified Fennema-Sherman Physics Attitude Scale (PAS). The unified promotion examination results of SS2 students in 2022/2023 academic year were used to determine the performance scores of the students in Physics. The instruments were validated by three experts from Faculty of Education,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The coefficient of reliability was established through Cronbach Alpha method which yielded 0.71 ARS-30, 0.78 for MSCEIS and 0.77 for PAS respectively. The data collected were analyzed using moderated multiple regression analysis. The research questions were answered using the coefficient of determination (R2) in the model table, while significant f-change in the model table were used to test the nullhypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The findings showed that academic resilience and emotional intelligence jointly predicted attitude of students towards Physics but jointly failed to predict performance of students in Physics among other findings. The study concludes that academic resilience and emotional intelligence jointly affect attitude of students towards Physics. The study recommends that Government through ministry of education and school counsellors should regularly organize workshops and seminars to train teachers and students on the need to develop a high level of academic resilience and emotional intelligence so that students will develop positive attitude towards Physics learning.

EFFECT OF 7ES INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING MODEL ON SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN GENETICS IN ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA

Akilu Isma’il, Umar Yahaya Moriki — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study aimed to investigate the effect of 7Es instructional learning model on academic achievement and retention in genetics among senior secondary school students in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study and four hypotheses were tested. The quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study, with an experimental group exposed to the 7Es model and a control group taught using the Demonstration method. The population consisted of 18,960 Senior Secondary 3 biology students, with two public senior secondary schools purposively selected. Two intact classes, totaling 120 students, participated - 60 in each group. Data collection used the Genetics Achievement Test (GAT), comprising 30 multiple-choice items. The GAT was validated, and has
reliability coefficient of 0.87 was established through the KR-21 formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation for the research questions, and hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance at a 0.05 significance level. The findings of the
study reveals that, the 7Es model outperformed the Demonstration method in improving students’ academic achievement. Gender did not significantly affect academic achievement of students taught genetics using 7Es instructional learning model, and also reveals no
significant difference between the mean retention scores of male and female students. It was recommended among others that; biology teachers should prioritize the use of 7Es model for teaching Genetics over the use of Demonstration method.

ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION, TEST ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM AS CORRELATES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Samuel, Naomi N.C.(PhD), Okonkwo Chidimma H — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This study determined academic procrastination, test anxiety and self-esteem as correlate of secondary school students’ academic achievement in chemistry. Four research questions guided the study and four null hypotheses were formulated and tested. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. This study was carried out in Anambra State. The population of the study consisted of all the 8,081 Senior Secondary School II (SS2) Chemistry students in the 263 public secondary schools in the six education
zones in Anambra State. The sample size consisted of 1,500 SS2 chemistry students. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting the sample size. Data for this study was collected by means of structuredquestionnaire. The first instrument is titled Tuckman
Procrastination Scale, TPS (adapted) which was originally developed by B. W. Tuckman. The second instrument is titled Test Anxiety Scale, TAS (adapted) which was developed by Sarason (1980). The third instrument is titled Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale, RSES. The
fourth instrument is an achievement test measured using the cumulative/average score of SS 2 students’ internal (termly) examination scores. The instruments were subjected to face and content validation by three experts. TPS and TAS were subjected to test of internal
consistency using Cronbach Alpha method and reliability values of 0.87 and 0.81 respectively were obtained. In answering the research questions, Pearson Product Moment was used while t-test of correlational analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. It was found out that there is a strong positive relationship among academic procrastination, test anxiety, self-esteem and academic achievement scores of secondary school students in Chemistry. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others
that teachers and school administration should enlighten students to practice how to manage their time as precisely as possible to reduce the anxiety associated with rushing to meet up with deadlines at the last minute due to purposeful delays in carrying out academic tasks.

EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTY

Onuigwe, Blessing Ukamaka, EGOLUM, Evelyn O. (PhD) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study investigated the effect of multimedia instructional package on secondary school students’ academic performance in Chemistry. Three research questions guided the study and three null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The design adopted for this study was quasi-experimental design. Specifically the design is a pretest-post test nonequivalent control group design. The population of the study consisted of 2,109 SS1 students made up of 1,027 males and 1,082 females in 2020/2021 academic session in public secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State. The sample for this study comprised 415SS1 students drawn using multistage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection were titled ‘‘Chemistry Performance Test (CPT) which was duly validated by three experts from Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The reliability of CPT was determined using Kuder-Richardson formular 20 (k-R20) which yielded 0.84. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research
questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypothe2ses. The findings of the study revealed among others that students taught Chemistry using multimedia instructional package effectively performed more than those taught using conventional
teaching method. It is also revealed there was a significant difference between Chemistry students taught with multimedia instructional package and those taught with 8conventiona teaching method in favour of those taught with multimedia instructional package.. Based on the findings, recommended and conclusions were made.

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF EFFICACY AS CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

Ahukanna Henry Ndubuisi — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study investigated social intelligence and self-efficacy as correlates of academic achievement in Mathematics among secondary school students in Abia State, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational research design. Three research questions were raised and
three 2hypotheses were formulated at 0.05 level of significance to guide the study. The population of the study comprised 3,287 SS1 students drawn from 248 public senior secondary schools in the seventeen (17) Local Government Areas (L.G.As) encompassing the three education zones that make up Abia State. A sample size of 357 students was selected from the population using accidental sampling technique. One researcher developed instrument titled “Social Intelligence and Self -Efficacy Scale” (SISES) was used together with the continuous assessment “Mathematics Test Scores” (MTS) of the students to carry out this study. The instruments were validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Mathematics. The instrument had reliability coefficient of 0.87
determined using test re-test method. The collected data was analyzed using Pearson's product moment correlation. The result of the study revealed that: self-regulation, selfawareness and mastery of experience all had high positive relationship with academic achievement in Mathematics. The researcher made some recommendations among which were that; Self regulation techniques such as self punishment, self instruction, self monitoring, thought stopping technique and turtle technique should be by students improve
their self regulation as it has far reaching positive relationship with their academic achievement in Mathematics.

EFFECT OF VIDEO - ANALYSIS ON TEACHING PRACTICE PERFORMANCE AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NORTH -WEST ZONE, NIGERIA

H. Muhammad-Lawal, J.S. Mari — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This study investigated the impact of video analysis on teaching practice performance among Colleges of education in North -West Zone Nigeria. The research design adopts for the study was pure experimental design specifically, Post-test only Control Group design.
The population consists of 1,770 NCE II Chemistry Students from eight(8) Colleges of Education, a sample of 105 N.C.E II were drawn from the population using simple random sampling technique and were categorized into Experimental and Control groups.
Teaching Practice Performance Assessment Sheet (TPASS) with a reliability coefficient of 0.79 determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was the instrument used for data collection. One research question and one research hypothesis were raised to guide the study and analysed using Mean and independent t- test. Findings from the study revealed that Pre-service Chemistry teachers exposed to Video- self, and peer - analysis performed better in their teaching practice exercise than their counterparts in the Control group who were not exposed to video self and peer analysis. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that video -self, and peer-analysis of assessment enabled pre-service chemistry teachers perform better in their teaching practice exercise. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that video should be used as a tool for observation and feedback during teaching exercise in teacher education programmes.

SELF-EFFICACY AND LEARNING STYLES AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study examined self-efficacy and learning styles as predictors of academic performance among secondary school Chemistry students in Ogbaru Local Government Area. The study was guided by three research questions, and three hypotheses (tested at 0.05 level of significance). The study is a cross-sectional survey research which adopted a predictive design. The study population comprised of 647 Senior Secondary two (SS2) Chemistry Students from 11 public school selected in Ogbaru local government area. Using a purposive sampling technique, a total sample size of 99 was drawn from the population. Two research instruments were given out to respondents, they include, the General Self-Efficacy questionnaire (GSE) developed by Schwarzer et al., (1995) and Visual Auditory Read-write Kinesthetic (VARK) learning style questionnaire to asses learning styles, developed by Flemming (2012). Academic performance was measured using Chemistry test score of students provided by the teachers. Research instruments were validated by experts from the Department of Science Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, and internal consistency was established using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Data collected from respondents were analyzed using the multiple regression statistical method. Findings show that self-efficacy and learning styles significantly predict academic performance among secondary school Chemistry students in Ogbaru L.G.A. Based on research findings, it was recommended that Chemistry teacher should be trained on how best to involve students’ learning styles by using a variety of instructional styles and paces so as to facilitate students’ performance in Chemistry. This could be achieved through seminars and workshops for teachers in secondary school. Also, Teachers should be responsible to their students to enhance students’ self-efficacy.

EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF TEACHERS AS HUMAN RESOURCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Ekwe, Gabriel Michael (Ph.D), Onyia Bernadette Nwakaego, Ugwu, Festus A. — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study centered on the extent of utilization of teachers as human resource in secondary school administration in Enugu state. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of this study comprise of all the teachers in the 314 public secondary schools in Enugu State. Available data show that there are 2282 male and 6601 female secondary school teachers in Enugu state. The sample size of this study2 was 889 made up of 229 male teachers and 660 female teachers. Questionnaire was designed to elicit appropriate information from the respondents. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was calculated using Cronbach Alpha method. Alpha value was found to be 0.93 indicating high reliability of the instrument. Mean score and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, and t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Some of the findings of the study indicated that there is great extent to which teachers are utilized in instructional planning. The findings also showed that there is great extent to which teachers are utilized in students’ personnel administration in secondary schools in Enugu state. Based on this, it was recommended among others that curricular planners should always involve teachers in planning and also integrate them to any curricular innovation.

PARENTING STYLES AS CORRELATE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Susan Ebele Obadike, Gabriel Chidi Unachukwu (Prof.) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

The study investigated parenting styles as correlates of academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Anambra State. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The sample of the study consisted of 952 SS2 students. The instrument used for data collection was the Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) adapted from Kimble (2009) and Shyny (2017). The instrument was validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Awka. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha which yielded an alpha coefficient of 0.81. Data were collected by administering the instruments with the aid of five research assistants. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to answer the research questions while the t-test at 0.05 level of significance was used for testing the research hypotheses. The findings revealed a positive relationship between authoritative parenting style and student’s academic achievement. It also revealed a negative relationship between authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved parenting styles and student’s academic achievement respectively. The researcher recommended among others that seminars and other awareness creation activities to be organized for parents, teachers, counsellors and other stakeholders should focus among other things topics on the different parenting styles to highlight their importance for student’s academic achievement.

EFFECT OF PEER GROUP ACTIVITY-BASED LEARNING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0100

This paper examined the effect of peer group activity-based learning on Junior Secondary 8Schools students’ academic achievement in integrated science. The study adopted quasi experimental research design. Two hypotheses were generated for the study. The study
consists of 100 purposively sampled students in education district V, Lagos State. Students were taught in their intact classes. A test re-test reliability of 0.75 was obtained in respect of the instruments. The Pre-test and Post-test scores of the experimental and control groupserved as data for this study. Data analysis was done using ANCOVA. The analysis revealed that students taught using Peer group activity-based teaching strategy performed better academically in integrated science than those taught with traditional method. The findings also revealed significant effect in achievement scores of female students than the male students taught with peer group activity-based method. Furthermore, there was significant interaction effect of gender and peer group assisted based method on students’ achievement in integrated science. It was recommended that curriculum planner should include peer group activity-based learning into the integrated science curriculum.; there is a need to organize in-service training for all integrated science teachers in the area of the use of activity-based method of teaching; and Government should provide functional laboratory for effective teaching and learning of integrated science and include more science kits to the schools at all levels, be local, state and federal level.