iosr-JRME   Volume-2 ~ Issue-6

Abstract: The provision of competent professionally trained social studies teachers in adequate numbers has been a major challenge in the successful implementation of the social studies curriculum in junior secondary schools in Nigeria. In-service training of social studies teachers while still on the job has been identified as a functional strategy to enhance the professional competence of these teachers. This study was designed to evaluate the impact of in-service education on the knowledge of teachers on objectives, contents and teaching strategies employed in social studies. Sixty NCE social studies teachers and 60 teachers who obtained B.Ed in social studies through in-service training were recruited for the study using multi-stage random sampling from 30 junior secondary schools in Ika North East and Ika South Local Government Areas of Delta State of Nigeria. A questionnaire-based survey strategy was employed to test the social studies teachers' knowledge on objectives, contents and teaching strategies. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was found to be 0.81 using Cronbach Alpha technique. Data was analyzed using t-test for independent samples. The results showed that B.Ed teachers have significantly higher knowledge on objectives and content of the social studies curriculum but there was no significant difference in the knowledge of NCE and B.Ed teachers on instructional strategies. It was recommended that in-service education programs in social studies should focus not only on enhancing teachers' knowledge on objectives and content but also emphasis should be laid on knowledge of different teaching strategies for the teaching/learning of social studies.

Keywords: Inservice education, teachers' knowledge, Junior secondary school, social studies curriculum and instruction

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Abstract: The researcher developed a drug education programme based on Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach (MITA) and evaluated the effectiveness of same on the attitude of pupils (11 - 13 year old) towards drug. The differential effect of the programme on pupils of different sex and school location were explored. The study, a quasi experimental study involved 91 pupils who were grouped into experimental (taught with the MITA) and control (taught with the usual Traditional Lecture Method) groups. The result revealed that the experimental group had a mean attitude score that was significantly higher than that of the control group. While the MITA had no significant differential effect on pupils' attitude due to sex, its positive impact on healthy attitudinal development was more manifest with urban based pupils. It was concluded that the MITA was more effective than the usual Traditional Lecture Method in helping pupils to develop healthy attitude towards drugs.

Keywords: Attitude, Drug abuse, Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach, Traditional Lecture Method

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Abstract: In this study, the authors examined the effect of computer simulated experiment on students' learning outcomes in Physics practical. The sample consisted of 359 senior secondary school two students (16 – 18 years), who were randomly selected from six secondary schools in Oweri and Orlu Educational Zones in Imo State, Nigeria. There were three treatment groups: Computer Simulated Experiment only, Computer Simulated Experiment + Hands-on Experiment, and Hands-on Experiment only. Students' level of mathematical reasoning ability was also introduced to serve as moderator variable. Students' combined scores in manipulative skills in physics practical (MSPP) and Physics achievement test (PAT) were used as dependent variable. Results showed that students who were exposed to both computer simulated experiment and hands-on experiment performed best among the three groups while students in the Hands-on Experiment group performed worst in MSPP and PAT. This results show the superiority of computer simulated experiment over hands-on experiment. It was interesting to note students with moderate mathematics reasoning ability performed best in all the groups. This findings shows that computer simulated experiments can be usedto enhance the performance of an average mathematical ability student. Therefore efforts should be made to equip physics laboratory with computer software that can be used for computer simulated experiments in physics practical. Key words: Computer simulated experiment, Hands-on experiment, Physics practical, Mathematics reasoning ability, Achievement in physics

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Abstract: This paper describes the need for India to switch towards using renewable energy. Being the nation having over 18% of its total population in the 15-24 age groups, there is a very high potential of acquiring a man-power which can help achieve the projected targets in developing and establishing renewable energy sources. A brief status and statistical analysis of the rising need of power generation is given. The employment scenario of Indian engineers in the Information Technology (IT) sector irrespective of their specialization is discussed. To use the full potential of Indian engineers, solar photovoltaic is portrayed to be the next major area. There is a discussion on the need for inclusion of solar photo-voltaic coursework in the Undergraduate curriculum. A brief introduction and conceptual discussion of solar photo-voltaic is given as a motivation to the undergraduate students.

Keywords: Employment, India, Renewable Energy, Solar, Undergraduate curriculum

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Abstract: The issue of students' welfare is a stabilizing factor in the attainment of academic goal achievement and rancor-free atmosphere in the Universities in South Eastern States of Nigeria. This paper highlights the possible areas of students' involvement in decision-making concerning their welfare. The study is predicated on reliability result of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient determined from a pilot test of questionnaire items administered to Principal Officers and Students' Union Executives of University of Uyo. The main study using frequency counts and percentages of pooled responses comprising of 36 principal officers and 88 students union executives from nine universities yielded chi-square values of 27.40 and 137.19 respectively, as compared to critical chi-square value of 13.6 for 8 degrees of freedom at 0.05 level of significance. Thus, the result affirms the need for students' participation in decision-making and implementation in their welfare matters. Identified areas of students' participation include accommodation, transportation, feeding, sporting activities and health services as detailed in the subsequent sections of this paper.

Keywords: Welfare matters, students' participation, chi-square values, decision-making and implementation.

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Abstract: This study investigated the use of counseling model of supervision in retooling instructional strategies for effective teaching and learning. Data were collected from 127 teachers from two schools after simple random sampling and which formed intact classes; 64 teachers served as treatment group and 63 teachers served as control group. The instrument used was a questionnaire - Teachers Instructional Effectiveness Rating Scale (TIERS) developed by the researcher that consisted of 26 items. The validity and reliability of the instrument were established using face and construct validation. Internal consistency and stability were also established using Cranach Alpha and Test Retest Procedure respectively. The Pearson's Product Moment Correlation procedure tested the reliability of the TIERS. Two research questions were asked and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study.

Keywords: Teacher Instructional effectiveness: This refers to the contributions of the teacher for maximum success in the classroom teaching and learning activities. It also has to do with the ability of the teacher in realizing the objectives of teaching and learning.

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Abstract: The major purpose of this study was to determine curriculum transformation for special needs children in Music. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study comprising of all music teachers (55) from 257 secondary schools in Anambra State. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that teachers have adequate training, and government support towards development although, they lack instructional materials and time required to motivate special needs children on motivation skills. Recommendations were made based on findings from the study.

Keywords: Developmental skills, Motivational skills, Training skills, Special needs children, Music teachers.

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Abstract: The overall aim of this paper is to demonstrate, drawing from many studies, that children have developmental learning needs which go hand in hand with a rapid expansion of activity in early years. Music plays an important role in the life of a child. Besides the large and formal body of work revolving around traditional aspects of music education, music is increasingly being investigated in its broader context as an influence on the cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social aspects of children's lives, as a support or even entry point into other topics of learning and as an aid to personal development. There is a growing body of evidence linking music making to various aspects of child's development. Although the impact of music and music making on a child's development has gathered quite widely, our understanding of young children's music capabilities and the ways in which these capabilities interact with opportunities children encounter is patchy. There is therefore much work still to be done on the utilization of music for developmental purposes in the early years, which is a challenge to music educators in the 21st century.

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Abstract: First draft is analyzed by the experts for the relevance of areas, item difficulty, language accuracy and clarity. The initial draft consisted of 108 items with five areas. It includes both the positive and negatives statements. A try–out study is conducted with a sample size of 100 students of 11th standard. The individual score for the 100 sample is found out. Top 27 is taken as high sores and the bottom 27 is taken as Low scores t - values for all the 108 items are calculated. Items with t- value above 2.0 are accepted. and the below 2.0 are rejected. Reliability coefficient of Risk taking ability Inventory is found to be 0.88 . The Risk Taking Ability Scale is given to the experts in order to find out its content validity. The experts agreed that the items in the scale provided adequate coverage about the concept. After item analysis it is found that 59 items are selected and 49 items are rejected.