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School Dropout among Nigerian Children: Some Proactive Strategies and Solutions
In 1990, 189 countries (including Nigeria) resolved to realize eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Goal 2: Universal primary Education (UPE) aims that all children of school age in the member countries enrol and attain ‘free and... More
Managing Language Testing in Nigerian Large Classes: Processes and Prospects
The demand for literacy in a developing country like Nigeria has multiple results such as the expansion, by leaps and bounds, of the average Nigerian classroom. This paper highlights the reasons for large classes in Nigerian secondary schools,... More
Language Policy in Nigeria and Nigerian Language Policy: Implications for Effective Communication in Non-Monolingual Nations
In Nigeria, almost 500 indigenous languages continue to compete with the English language that has assumed the status of a global linguistic code. The contact, in different domains between English and indigenous languages in the country continues... More
Assessment in Nigerian Schools: a Counsellor’s Viewpoint
Assessment is aimed at finding out how much a child has acquired in terms of learning skills but also takes into consideration the personal-social development of the child. In Nigerian schools, assessment, most often than not is concentrated on... More
The Teacher and Skills Acquisition at Business Education: From the Perspective of Accounting Skills
The aim of entrepreneurship training as stipulated by the European Commission 2008, among others include; raising awareness of students about business skills, knowledge, promoting creativity, innovation and self-employment. This calls for... More
Use of Student Achievement Scores as Basis for Assessing Teachers’ Instructional Effectiveness: Issues and Research Results
Assessment is very important in the learning and instructional processes. Equally important is the use to which assessment results are put. Use of student achievement scores (SAS) as a basis for assessing the teacher’s instructional competence or... More
Code-Switching and Its Literacy Effects on the Acquisition of English Language by Yoruba/English Language Bilinguals
This study identified the reasons why people codes-switch, studied the influence parents, teachers and peers had on the code choice of students and recommendations were given to solving the problems of codes- switching. Questionnaires were... More
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of School Health Programme among Head Teachers of Primary Schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria
Background: School health program (SHP) is an important component of the overall health care delivery system of any country. In developing countries such as Nigeria where infant and early childhood mortality is high its importance cannot be... More
Code-Switching and Code-Mixing: Style of Language Use in Childhood in Yoruba Speech Community
This article is the report of an investigation into the types of languages acquired at different periods in the lives of members of the education elite in a speech community; to wit, the Ikale in the Irele and Okitipupa Local Government Areas of... More
Active Learning Techniques (ALT) in a Mathematics Workshop; Nigerian Primary School Teachers’ Assessment
This study examined Nigerian Primary School teachers’ assessment of Active Learning Technique (ALT). A total of 120 male and female primary school teachers were purposively sampled from the North central geo-political zone of Nigeria. The sampled... More
Curbing Examination Dishonesty in Nigeria through Value Education
Examination dishonesty is one of the most devastating and conspicuous forms of indiscipline in Nigeria. It has become a cankerworm in the Nigerian education system over the years. It has graduated from being an educational issue to an educational... More
Examination Malpractice in Secondary Schools in Nigeria: What Sustains It?
In Nigeria, the last two decades have witnessed an alarming rate of increase in incidents of examination misconduct especially at secondary school level. Evidences abound of increasing incidents of examination malpractice by students, teachers... More
Provision of Secondary Education in Nigeria: Challenges and Way forward
Secondary education is critical to the education of a child, being the bridge between primary and tertiary education. In this paper, the challenges militating against the achievement of the objectives of secondary education in Nigeria were... More
Managing Examination Crisis In Nigeria: The West African Examinations Council (WAECs) Experience
The conduct of examinations in Nigeria has been facing crisis brought about by developments in the education sector. There has been a steady increase in the candidature for examinations over the years. Coupled with this increase are problems... More
Assessment and Examination: the Pathways to Educational Development
Nigeria is presently concerned with developing educational policies that will transform her status from a developing to a developed economy. The acquisition of technical education is possible from secondary to tertiary levels of the country’s 6-3... More
A Comparative Analysis of Universal Basic Education Programme in Nigeria (UBE) and the “Grundskola” Education Programme of Sweden
The formation of educational policies is complex by nature. The complexity owes not only to the fact that education is a sector where it is difficult to identify the underpinnings and their effects to be foreseen, but also to the diversity of... More
Impact of Teacher Production on Attaining the Objectives of Public Primary Education in Nigeria
Attaining the objectives of Public Primary Education in Nigeria is hinged on the capacity of teacher to effectively relate theory to practical life in the field of work. Teacher training institutes (Colleges) whose responsibility it is to produce... More
Establishing New Assessment Standards in the Context of Curriculum Change
Nigeria adopted a National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) in response to the global reforms in the social and economic context. The critical elements of NEEDS are value re-orientation, poverty reduction, wealth generation,... More
Civic Education as a Tool for Nation Building in Nigeria
This pa per exam ines the need for civic ed ucation in N igeria, a nd discu sse s civic e d uca tio n as a too l fo r n ation bu ild ing . The pa p er also h ig h lig hts th e fa cto rs th a t imp e de effective n ation bu ild ing in N ig e ria... More
Equality of Man and Equality of Educational Opportunities in Nigeria
The issue of equality of man and equality of educational opportunities need to be discussed, and its meaning's strengthened to enable an average citizen of Nigeria to know what to expect each time any of them is mentioned. This is important,... More
Predictive Validity of NECO Junior School Certificate Examination on Students’ Achievement in NECO Senior School Certificate Examination
This study ascertained the predictive validity of NECO Junior School Certificate Examination on students achievement in Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by NECO. The study employed the correlation and regression techniques... More
Issues in Test Item Bias in Public Examinations in Nigeria and Implications for Testing
Various criticisms have been leveled against psychological testing. A large proportion of the criticism pivots on fairness of test to the various identifiable groups taking the same test. This article discusses the meaning, types and sources of... More
Age, Sex and Test Anxiety as Predictors of Examination Malpractises Among Secondary School Students
The study investigated Age, Sex and Test Anxiety as a predictor of Examination Malpractices among Secondary School Students using Ijebu- Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State as case study. Two hundred students were randomly selected from four... More
Investigating Nigerian Primary School Teachers’ Preparedness to Adopt Personal Response System in ESL Classroom
This study investigated the extent to which computer literacy dimensions (computer general knowledge, documents and documentations, communication and surfing as well as data inquiry), computer use and academic qualification as independent... More
Information and Communication Technologies in Teacher Training and Professional Development in Nigeria
This paper examined the contemporary teacher training and professional development in Nigeria as an example of the experiences in developing countries of the world. Against the background of the ascendancy of information and communications... More
Teacher Resourcefulness in Under-Resource English Language Teaching-Learning Environments
This paper sees Nigerian educational system in crisis. Under-resourcefulness at the human, physical, material and financial levels is the major critical flashpoints of the crisis situation. The positive impact of new technologies is yet to be... More
Effective Students’ Involvement in Public Relations: a Strategy for Improving Enrolment into Technical Teacher Education Programme in Nigeria
The study was undertaken to determine the strategies for improving enrolment into technical teacher education programme in Nigeria through students’ involvement in school public relations activities. Two reserach questions were formulated and one... More
An Assessment of Primary School Teachers’ Competence in the Teaching of Civic Education in Southwestern, Nigeria
This study assessed the professional qualifications of primary school teachers as well as their civic knowledge and attitudes as factors for determining the extent to which they are competent in teaching civic education. Two instruments titled... More
Nigerian Primary and Post Primary Teachers’ Utility of the Due Process of Law
The paper focused on the utility of the due process of law by teachers as a protection and corrective measure in case of problems between teachers and the system served. The writer reviewed how ‘right’ and the due process can be related as well... More
The Limits to Growth of Non-Government Private Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa
There is a lively debate about the extent to which private providers of educational services can contribute to the achievement of Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals. There is evidence that in some poor countries private... More
Factors Affecting Health Instruction in Secondary Schools in Edo State, Nigeria
The primary objective of this paper was to determine the factors that affects health instruction in secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research method was used for the study and data were analyzed descriptively using... More
The Challenges of Social Studies Educators for Effective Teacher Preparation and Implementation of the Universal Basic Education Programme in Nigerian Junior Secondary Schools
The UBE (universal basic education) is one of the laudable reforms in education in Nigeria, which is implemented through social studies instruction. This study investigated social studies teachers’ capability for effective implementation of the... More
Teacher education in a democratic Nigeria: Challenges and the way forward
Every nation strives towards the provision of quality education for its citizens, because of the realization that education is necessary to engineer and consolidate any nation’s developmental process. However, achieving quality education would be... More
A New Curriculum for Surveying Education in Nigeria
The Nigerian Surveyor was one of the first professionals to be exposed to formal training locally in the country. As early as 1908, a survey school was opened in Lagos. Formal training of surveying personnel in Nigeria is at present done at all... More
The Dividends, Challenges and Ways forward in the Professionalisation of Teaching in Nigeria
Gender Issues in Basic Education and National Development in Nigeria
Research has shown that education is one of the most effective development investments countries can make. Adequate investments in education facilitate the achievement of most other national development goals and increase the probability that... More
Impact of Selected Modes of Instructional Supervision Activities on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria
This study examined the impact of instructional supervision on secondary school students’ academic performance in English Language. Descriptive method was adopted in which a questionnaire titled Instructional Supervision and Students’ Academic... More
Towards Quality Assurance in Business Education in Nigeria: Constraints and Control
This study x-rays the concept of quality assurance in business education programs in Nigeria with particular reference to its constraints and control measures. The importance of quality business education in nation building cannot be... More
Yoruba Traditional Education System: A Veritable Tool for Salvaging the Crisis Laden Education System in Nigeria
Long before the advent of the Europeans, the Yorubas n the south western part of Nigeria developed a traditional educational system through which an individual behavior is moulded and directed towards their eventual role in the society. Ways,... More
Early Childhood Education: an Overview
This paper x-rayed pre-primary education as one of the sub systems and policies in the National Policy on Education (2004) that has been neglected and is failing in Nigeria. Several years after its publication (1977) and revised four times, there... More
Drop Out from School Among Girls in Edo State: Implications for Counselling
Drop out from school among girls is a global phenomenon. In Nigeria, girl’s dropout from school for various reasons like early marriage, pregnancy, religious factors, socio-economic factors, school related factors and ill health. The focus of... More
Analysis of Child Labour and School Attendance in Nigeria: the Present and Future Implications
Child labour acts as a major hurdle for ensuring free, quality education for all children. Over 246 million girls and boys around the World are working instead of attending school and enjoying their childhood of which Nigeria account for about 6.... More
Enhancing Enrolment and Retention of Fulbe Pupils in Nomadic Primary Schools through the Rise Model of Motivation: the Case of Adamawa State
Regional Variations in English Nigeria and the Implications for its Teaching as a Second Language
The paper focuses on regional or local variations in English in Nigeria with particular reference to spoken English in which the variations are most noticeable. The three major Nigerian languages - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa are referred to mainly in... More
English Language, Culture and Education in Nigeria: Issues and Prospects
The author describes the relationship between contemporary culture, the English language and education in Nigeria in the context of current linguistic nationalism, globalization, cultural identity and national development agenda. He observes that... More