INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL SAFETY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS

The school‘s physical infrastructure is of paramount importance in as far as safety in schools is concerned. They include structures such as classrooms, dormitories, libraries, laboratories, dining halls, kitchen, toilets and playground among others. According to the Safety standards Manual (2008), such structures should be appropriate, adequate and properly located devoid of any risks to […]

New approaches for the teaching and learning of history in secondary school

Teaching methods has been defined as in different ways depending on the philosophical situation taken by the researcher as discussed hereunder, Kimweri (2004) teaching method refers to variety ways in which a learning task is managed to facilitate the learning process. This means the way of organizing the participants and the type of methods to […]

Covid 19 pandemic and it’s implications on Academic Activities in higher institution

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Background to the study According to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). These viruses were originally transmitted from animals to people. SARS, […]

THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON THE CHILD EDUCATION: A STUDY OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NIGERIA

Background to the Study             The physical environment of a school includes buildings, classroom furniture, equipment, instructional materials, laboratories, libraries, playgrounds ( Ene-Obong et al., 2012). The physical environment also is made up of machinery, decorative objects, swimming pools, audio-visual equipment and playfields ( McKay, 1964). The physical environment implies the physical location, buildings, furniture, […]

SURVEY OF IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PROCESS

Information and communication technology (ICT) is an umbrella term that includes the manipulation or application of any communication device encompassing radio, television, telephones, fax machines, cellular phones, computers, computer accessories, computers network, hardware and software, satellite systems as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as video-conferencing and distance learning. It […]

INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

In the middle of the 1980s, policymakers began to recognize the importance of the teacher as a determinant in students’ learning, based on the findings of researchers such as Brandt (1993), who determined that students’ education is impossible without the instructor. Brandt had the belief that the quality of students is dependent on the quality […]

Effect of stress on teaching performance of secondary school teachers

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION It is generally agreed that everyone has the right to an education. According to UNESCO, the factors that determine the quality of an education system include inputs such as the content of the curriculum, instructional materials, the quality and number of teachers, the atmosphere of the school, the ratio of teachers to students, […]

INFLUENCE OF STUDY HABIT ON CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS STUDIES AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS

ABSTRACT The main thrust of this thesis is on Influence Of Study Habit On Christian Religions Studies Among Junior Secondary Students .It has been observed that majority of students do not have effective study habit skills that are proportional to their academic demands. In recent times, reports of large scale academic failures among Nigerian students […]

Teacher student relationship and academic performance of students in Nigeria

Abstract Given the constraints of the nearly nonexistent research information in Nigeria about teacher-student relationships and the influence it has on student learning in secondary schools, we may say that there is almost no research. The purpose of this research project was to investigate and explore the elements that determine teacher-student relationships and the effect […]