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- ItemOpen AccessAchievement in Mathematics among Selected Secondary School Students in Ekiti State(2012-03) Fakorede, J.OThis study investigated the effects of testwiseness training on test anxiety and achievement in Mathematics among selected secondary school students in Ekiti State. The moderating effect of gender and cognitive ability was also investigated. The study employed the pre test-post test control group, quasi experimental research design. A total of four hundred and twenty five (425) participants consisting of two hundred and nineteen (219) male and two hundred and six (206) female Senior Secondary two (SS2) students drawn from six secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti through stratified random sampling procedure participated in the study. Testwiseness training module and traditional teaching method were used as treatment approaches while the control group was exposed to only the traditional teaching method. Three instruments; Socio-Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ), Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) and Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale-Revised (MARS-R) were used to collect data for the study. Eight hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and data collected were treated statistically using Analysis of Covariance while pair-wise comparisons were performed using Fisher’s protected t-test. All hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Results of the data analysis revealed that testwiseness training was efficacious in improving the Mathematics performance of students and in reducing their Mathematics anxiety level while training in test-taking strategies was significantly most effective for low ability students. There was no gender difference in the students’ performance in Mathematics. Testwiseness training was equally effective in helping both male and female participants in improving Mathematics achievement and managing their Mathematics Anxiety levels. Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions were drawn, a number of recommendations were made and some suggestions for further research were also stated.
- ItemOpen AccessAchievement in Mathematics among Selected Secondary School Students in Ekiti State(2012-03) Fakorede, J.OThis study investigated the effects of testwiseness training on test anxiety and achievement in Mathematics among selected secondary school students in Ekiti State. The moderating effect of gender and cognitive ability was also investigated. The study employed the pre test-post test control group, quasi experimental research design. A total of four hundred and twenty five (425) participants consisting of two hundred and nineteen (219) male and two hundred and six (206) female Senior Secondary two (SS2) students drawn from six secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti through stratified random sampling procedure participated in the study. Testwiseness training module and traditional teaching method were used as treatment approaches while the control group was exposed to only the traditional teaching method. Three instruments; Socio-Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ), Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT) and Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale-Revised (MARS-R) were used to collect data for the study. Eight hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and data collected were treated statistically using Analysis of Covariance while pair-wise comparisons were performed using Fisher’s protected t-test. All hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Results of the data analysis revealed that testwiseness training was efficacious in improving the Mathematics performance of students and in reducing their Mathematics anxiety level while training in test-taking strategies was significantly most effective for low ability students. There was no gender difference in the students’ performance in Mathematics. Testwiseness training was equally effective in helping both male and female participants in improving Mathematics achievement and managing their Mathematics Anxiety levels. Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions were drawn, a number of recommendations were made and some suggestions for further research were also stated.
- ItemOpen AccessActivity Schedule and Anticipation Training as Counselling Strategies in Managing Mild-Depression among Nigerian Adolescents(2010-11) Bamidele, E.OThis study investigated the impact of Activity Schedule and Anticipation Training as counselling strategies in managing mild depression among Nigerian adolescents. Six Senior Secondary Schools were randomly selected from three Education Districts in Lagos State. The total population of SS 2 students, available for the study in the six schools, was 2,982. To select the participants for the study, The Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was administered to assess the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, somatic and social interpersonal dimensions of depression in the students. The SDS has a test-retest reliability coefficient of 0.93, showing good stability. After the baseline assessment, the total sample for the study comprised 96 participants. The sample accommodated all the characteristics of participants in terms of age and gender from the senior secondary schools chosen for the study. The study utilized Quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group design comprising three groups (1, 2 & 3). Two research instruments, Depression Inventory and Index of Self-Esteem were employed to generate relevant data for the study. Six null hypotheses were postulated and tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Testing of the hypotheses was set at 0. 05 level of significance. Results of the data analyses indicated that: 1. The two counselling techniques Activity Schedule (AS) and Anticipation Training (AT) were effective in managing mild depression (lack of concentration, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, persistent sad and empty moods). 2. There is a significant interaction effect on adolescents’ depression scores due to self esteem across the experimental groups. 3. There is no significant difference in depression level of participants due their socio-economic status. 4. There is insignificant effect of participants’ family size on their depression level. 5. There is no significant gender difference in the post-test scores of participants across the three experimental conditions. 6. There is insignificant difference in the depression scores of participants based on their birth order. In the light of these findings, a number of recommendations were made with the hope that if implemented, cases of adolescents’ mild depression will be assessed and effectively managed with the use of Activity Schedule and Anticipation Training as counselling Strategy.
- ItemOpen AccessAdequacy of Movement Education as a Programme for Physical Education in Some Primary Schools in the City of Lagos.(University of Lagos, 1984-04) Ajasin (Mrs), B.SAdequacy of Movement Education as a programme for Physical education in some Primary Schools in the City of Lagos sought to investigate the extent to which movement education can adequately lead to the realisation of physical education objectives despite problems of 1. lack of space, 2. insufficient equipment and supplies, and 3. inadequately trained teachers. 114 boys in two groups and 114 girls in two groups aged between 7 and 9 years, all selected by purposeful random methods from three Lagos State Schools, constituted the subjects of the study. One group was taught physical activities by the traditional methods, the other was taught movement education. Physical Fitness Tests and Sports Skills Tests, modified from standardised tests were used as major measurement instruments to determine the performance of the two groups before and after teaching. Statistical procedure used was the t-test. Findings of this study show that subjects in the movement education group generally performed better and scored higher than subjects in the physical activities group in the physical fitness tests when test items were taken singly and not collectively. While subject in the physical activities group generally performed better and scored higher than subjects in the movement education group in the sports skills tests, when test items were taken not only singly, but also collectively. Other findings show that differences exist in the way boys and girls performed on the Physical Fitness and Sports Skills Tests 1. The conclusions are:1. That movement education can be adequate as a programme for physical education in Lagos State Primary Schools and 2. That the present available syllabus, facilities, space, equipment and teaching staff can adequately allow for the implementation of movement education programme in Lagos State Primary Schools. These conclusions are recommended for implementation and suggestion is made for further studies.
- ItemOpen AccessAdult Education in Nigeria: An Analytical Bibliography(University of Lagos, 1988) Oyesola, O.MAdult education is conceived as any activity that seeks to bring about improvements in the perceptual, intellectual, attitudinal and physical outlook of any adult and makes him or her function more effectively, economically, politically and socially. The role of adult education is to help people acquire the knowledge and skills which are necessary for improvement of their living standards and to be concerned actively with the economic and social development of their community. The lack of awareness of the existing literature, fewness and lack of reading materials on some aspects of adult education in Nigeria are identified as part of the problems of adult education development in Nigeria. Some of the weaknesses of the Nigerian educational system, which can be remedied through adult education, are listed. This includes, provisions for (1) the drop-outs from schools, (2) those who finished the primary school education and there are not enough secondary schools for them, (3) those who cannot find job, and so on. The study set out to investigate the specific areas in which there are adequate and/or inadequate sources of literature on adult education in Nigeria. Some published bibliographies with similar characteristics like this work were reviewed. The method employed in carrying out this study includes (1) Visits to libraries to identify books, journals, and other materials relevant to this study and to physically handle them. (2) Interviews and discussions with some adult educators, planners, practitioners and theoreticians of adult education in Nigeria. As a means of awareness and finding list, a systematic bibliography of the existing literatures on adult education in Nigeria was compiled from the data collected during this study. Books and journal articles are listed under various subject headings. Theses and dissertations, reports, official publications and conference papers on adult education in Nigeria are listed as "Miscellaneous Publications.' In the discussions about the findings of this study, it is revealed that it is impossible to have enough literature on any given subject, and that the more books learners are exposed to, the better. This study reveals that aspects of adult education in Nigeria that are well covered include, Community development, literacy education, Design of programmes, Workers and Vocational education. Those that are inadequately covered are philosophy, sociology of adult education, History of adult education, Lifelong education, Correspondence education, Rural and extension education. Other aspects of adult education that are really lacking and need urgent attention are: Methods of programme design, Psychology, Research in adult education, Mass media, Visual aids, face to face approach and supporting institutions to adult education. Index to the items listed is provided. It is suggested that researchers and adult educators are encouraged to publish more books and journal articles in the areas not adequately covered on adult education in Nigeria. Other areas should not be neglected since there is need to up-date information from time to time.
- ItemOpen AccessAn Analysis of the Impact of a Home Economics Programme on Under-Privileged Women in Lagos(University of Lagos, 1982-12) George, Mary. Martha.The need to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged women to enable them play significant roles in the society has been articulated throughout Nigeria and indeed the world especially since 1975 (Gayfer 1980). Few programmes however exist towards this goal and the women hardly participate in them. What factors have been responsible for this low level of participation? Are the women themselves, or to how the programmes are operated or to a combination of these? This research however is not so much to answer these questions but to evaluate the effect of a particular adult education programme, spearheaded by the researcher, on the lives of women in some suburban areas in the Lagos metropolis. The three-years participatory research programme by the researcher provides a model geared towards helping underprivileged women in urban slum areas to fulfil their educational needs so that they can better utilise and improve their income-generating skills as well as develop better understanding of their potentialities for improving their general wee-being of the society.
- ItemOpen AccessAndragogy: an Assessment of the Application of adult Education Methods in Lagos State(1998-12) Bakare, T.VFull papers attached
- ItemOpen AccessAsessment and Management of psychosocial and Academic Problems of working Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria(2010-11) Nwokedinobi, J.NThis study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of two behaviour modification strategies namely: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and Life Skills Education on assessment and management of psychosocial and academic problems of working secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of one hundred and eighty working secondary school students (84 males and 96 females) with mean age of 13.78 years were identified from the initial sample of six hundred students from three junior secondary schools in Education District VI of Lagos State. The research design used for this study is the quasi-experimental: pre-test post-test control group design. The instruments used for the study are (1) Personal Data and Work Related Questionnaire (PDWRQ) (2) Index of Self esteem (3) Index of Peer Relation (4) English Language Achievement Test (ELAT) (5) Study Habit Inventory (SHI) and Test Anxiety Scale. Seven hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data collected for the study were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The analysis of data was done, using a 2 X 3 Analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) and multiple regression. Protected t-test analysis was done to determine which of the treatment method was more effective. Testing of the hypothesis was set at 0.05 levels of significance. The result of the data analysis showed that out of the seven hypotheses, five were rejected while the fourth and the sixth hypotheses were retained The findings revealed that: 1. The two counselling methods, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and Life Skill Education (LSE) proved to be effective in improving the self-esteem of the participants (working secondary school students). 2. The two counselling methods were effective in enhancing significantly the level of peer relationship of participants. 3. The counselling methods significantly improved the achievement of the participants in English Language test. 4. Hypothesis four was accepted showing that the treatments had no effect on the participants’ study habits. 5. The two counselling methods proved effective in reducing the participants’ level of test anxiety. 6. There was no gender difference in the post test scores of the participants in self esteem, peer relation, English Language achievement test, study habit and test anxiety. 7. There was a significant linear relationship between English Language achievement test and a set of independent variables (self esteem), peer relation, study habit and test anxiety. In the light of the above findings, some recommendations were made with the hope that their implementation will minimize the manifestation of psychosocial and academic problems of students engaged in economic activities. Among the recommendations is that emphasis should be on the use of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Life Skill Education in changing the previous irrational beliefs and behaviours of working secondary school students. This will enable the students become well adjusted and self-actualized individuals. Suggestions for further research were also stated.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Bullying Behaviour among Senior Secondary School Students in Owerri, Nigeria.(2012) Ettu, T.UBullying among secondary school students has become one of the most disturbing global issues in recent times. Varieties of this behaviour abound among secondary school students in Owerri, Nigeria with their attendant debilitating consequences on all and sundry. The need to make meaningful contribution to the ways of modifying bullying behaviour among these students prompted the assessment and management of bullying behaviour among senior secondary school students in Owerri, Nigeria. The non-equivalent control group design was used. All the senior secondary two students in Owerri metropolis constituted the population for the study. The variables assessed include attitude to bullying behaviour; the prevalence of physical, verbal, social and emotional bullying; and the environments where bullying takes place most in the secondary schools in Owerri, Nigeria. There were three treatment groups and one waiting-list control group. The treatment techniques were Social Skills Training, Inhibitory Modelling, and Persuasion. The relative effectiveness of these treatment techniques in modifying bullying behaviour was determined. Six research instruments which were compiled together as a battery of questionnaire and psychological tests were used for data collection. They include Involvement in Bullying Rating Scale (IBRS), Attitude to Bullying Rating Scale (ABRS), Check-List on Environments/places of Bullying in schools (CLEB), Assertiveness Scale for Adolescents (ASA), Hare’s Self-Esteem Scale (HSES), and Liking People Scale (LPS). Three research questions were raised and were descriptively answered, while seven research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The hypotheses include: 1. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the attitude to bullying behaviour among participants in the four experimental groups. 2. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the involvement in bullying among participants in the four experimental groups. 3. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the interpersonal orientation of participants in the four experimental groups. 4. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the self-esteem of participants in the four experimental groups. 5. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the assertive behaviour among participants in the four experimental groups. 6. There is no significant gender difference in post-test mean scores on the assessment measures of participants in the four experimental groups. 7. There is no significant difference in post-test mean scores on the assessment measures due to interaction effect of experimental conditions and gender. The generated data for the testing of the hypotheses were analysed using 2x4-Analyses of Covariance (ANCOVA). All the hypotheses were rejected. Some of the findings of the study were: 1. A total of 67.57% of the sample exhibited inappropriate attitude to bullying behaviour. 2. Bullying behaviour is prevalent among senior secondary school students in Owerri metropolis — 57.43% of the participants were involved as victims, 68.92% of the participants were involved as bullies, while 74.66% of the students were involved as bystanders. 3. Whereas Inhibitory Modelling technique was more effective in modifying the female participants’ inappropriate attitude to bullying, Social Skills Training and Persuasion were more effective for the male participants. 4. Social Skills Training, Inhibitory Modelling, and Persuasion are all significantly effective in modifying the involvement of the participants in bullying behaviour. The Inhibitory Modelling proved to be the most superior technique for modifying the involvement of the participants in bullying behaviour, followed by Persuasion and lastly by Social Skills Training. Based on the findings, a number of recommendations were proffered, including (i) a call for urgent need to mount anti-bullying campaign and policy against bullying in both the secondary and primary schools, (ii) the need for teachers, counsellors, school heads and administrators to devote ample time to inculcate appropriate social skills into the students by deliberately teaching these social skills during moral instructions and special school programmes.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Commitment and Conflict Experienced by Educated Stay-at-Home Mothers in Lagos State.(2012) Anyama, S.CThe study undertook an assessment and management of commitment and conflict experienced by educated stay-at-home mothers in Lagos state, Nigeria. It is pertinent to note that conflict refers to low self-esteem, lack of effective family relationship, loss in terms of identity and financial independence. A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, control group design was adopted for the study. The initial sample consisted of 150 educated mothers comprising 75 working mothers and 75 stay-at-home mothers drawn from Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) meetings of 2 selected Private Nursery and Primary schools in Ikeja, Ibeju-Lekki and Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Areas of Lagos State. The final sample for the experiment consisted of 30 educated stay-at-home mothers. Eight research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Also, five major instruments were used to generate data for the study namely: 1. Personal Data Questionnaire (PDQ), 2. Family Commitment Questionnaire (FCQ), 3. Maternal Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ), 4. Index of Self-esteem (ISE), 5. Index of Family Relations (IFR). Data generated were analyzed using descriptive and protected t-test comparison, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Results from the analysis of data indicated that six out of the eight null hypotheses tested were rejected while two were accepted. The findings revealed that Reality Therapy and Transactional Analysis Therapy went a long way in enhancing psychosocial conflicts of educated stay-at-home mothers although Reality Therapy was more efficacious. The study has shown that there is no significant difference in family relationships experienced by educated stay-at-home mothers exposed to reality therapy, transactional analysis treatment and the control group. The findings show that stay-at-home mothers with high family commitment significantly have lower maternal conflict than those with low family commitment. It has also shown that educated working mothers significantly exhibited higher self-esteem than their non-working counterparts. The findings show that ages of children significantly influence level of maternal conflict experienced by educated stay-at-home mothers. These findings were situated within the existing body of knowledge and their implications for counselling education were discussed.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Fear of Marriage among Young Adults in Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria(2016-01) Olotu, M.OThe study assessed and managed fear of marriage among young adults in tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It examined differences in the parental marital background and cultural practices of young adults as the relate to their fear of marriage, determined the difference in the fear of marriage and aversion to Polygyny and whether mate selection preference would be related to young adults’ fear of marriage. The study also determined the difference in the post test scores of young adults on fear of marriage between experimental and control groups. The study adopted quasi-experimental pretest, posttest control group design. The sample comprised 475 students and workers selected by random sampling technique using their colleges, sex, age and parental marital status as strata. Four research instruments were used for data collection namely: “Fear of Marriage Questionnaire” (FMQ), Cultural Practices Questionnaire (CPQ), Mate Selection Preference Index (MSPI) and Aversion to Polygyny Scale (APS), which was developed by the researcher, were used to collect data for the study. Six research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data collected were analyzed using One-way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Fisher’s protected t-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and independent t-test. Results from the analysis of data indicated that five of the six null hypotheses were rejected while one was accepted. Results showed that there was a significant difference in the fear of marriage among young adults due to their age, parental marital background and differences in their cultural practices. It further revealed that mate selection preference significantly induced fear of marriage among participants exposed to experimental condition. It was also established that there was no significant difference in the aversion to polygyny of the students and the working class young adults. Moreso, participants exposed to treatment significantly manifested lower levels of fear of marriage than those participants in the control group. It was also found that many young adults have different perceptions of marriage regardless of whether their parents were in marriage, separated or divorced. Hence, counselling therapists, using symbolic modelling can work effectively with people harbouring fear of marriage particularly to help them understand marital roles and expectations. The study recommended the use of video tapes on simulated successful marriages that could restructure the cognition, attitudes and behaviours of young adults thereby eliminating the fear of marriage among them.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Psycho-Social Problems of Domestic Helps in Secondary Schools in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria(2017-12) Abolarin, G.AEconomic challenges in our society has led to some parents lending out their adolescents work as domestic helps in cities either with their well-to-do relations or some strangers who pay them in cash or in kind (by sending them to school). Many of these adolescents are known to have different kinds of problems in school arising from their status in the homes and the work they do which affect them both psychologically and socially so much that some of them exhibit low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. The effect of which are not only borne by the adolescents but by the society at large. Thus, this study seeks to assess and manage psycho-social problems of domestic helps in secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria. Quasi experimental pre-test/post-test control group research design was adopted. The population of the study consists of all Junior Secondary II Students in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State while the sample for the study comprIndex of -Esteemd 105 (51 male and 54 female) JSII students, selected from three junior secondary schools using simple random sampling and purposive techniques. Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Theory and Choice Theory constituted the theoretical framework used to guide the study. Six research questions and six hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The three schools constituted the experimental (two treatment groups and one control group) in the study. The instruments used to obtain relevant data for this study were the Domestic Helps Assessment Questionnaire (DHAQ), the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ), Social Anxiety ThoughtsQuestionnaire (SATQ) and Index of Self-Esteem (ISE). The intervention strategies employed were Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and Reality Therapy (RT). The data generated were analysed using Analysis of Covariance. Four of the six research hypotheses were accepted while the remaining two were rejected. The findings from the study showed that RT was more effective in improving self-esteem of domestic helps, while Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was more effective in moderating and reducing depression among domestic helps. In addition, gender does not have significant interaction effect with the experimental conditions in improving self-esteem moderating anxiety. However, gender has significant interaction effect with the experimental conditions when reducing depression. It was recommended that the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and RT be used as efficacious techniques for managing the psycho-social problems of domestic helps. Government should come up with a regulation that will enforce the completion of the free and compulsory nine years schooling by every child including domestic helps. Government should also put in place measures or conditions that would ensure that domestic helps have time to attend classes punctually.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Psychosocial Problems of Adolescents in Correctional Centres in Lagos State, Nigeria.(2012) Nwolisa, F.AThis study investigated the relative effectiveness of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Social Learning Therapy in managing adolescents’ aggression, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. The moderating effect of gender was also examined. A total of 154 adolescents with mean age of 14.5 years drawn from two special correctional centres in Lagos State constituted the sample. They were made up of 104 boys and 50 girls. The study utilized survey and experimental design using the pretest -posttest control group designs. Four research instruments were used to generate relevant data for the study. These were: Verbal Aggressiveness Scale (VAS) by Infante and Wigley 111 (1986) used to measure verbal aggressiveness as a trait that predisposes people to attack the self-concept of others instead of or in addition to their positions on topics of communication. Social Anxiety Thoughts Questionnaire (SATQ) by Hartman (1984), measured the frequency of cognitions that accompany social distress or anxiety. Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) by Kendell and Hollon (1980), measured the frequency of automatic negative statements about the self. The ATQ covers four aspects of these automatic thoughts: Personal maladjustment and desire for change (PMDC); Negative self-concept and negative expectations ( NSNE);Low self-esteem (LSE) and Helplessness and Index of Self-Esteem (ISE) by Hudson (1982), measured the degree of severity or magnitude of a problem the individual has with self-esteem. Five null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data generated for the study were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test all hypotheses while post hoc comparisons were performed utilizing Fisher’s Protected t-test. All tests of significance were performed at 0.05 alpha level. Results of the data analysis indicate that all the five null hypotheses tested were rejected. The findings revealed that: 1. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Social Learning Therapy were both efficacious in alleviating aggression in both male and female adolescents in correctional centres. 2. The level of anxiety among the participants improved using both the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the Social Learning Therapy. 3. Social Learning Therapy was more effective in the management of depression among both male and female adolescents in the correctional centres. 4. Low self esteem was significantly reduced by Social Learning Therapy among the participants in the correctional centres. 5. There was a significant gender difference in the participants’ post-test scores in aggression and anxiety but no significant gender difference was noticed in depression and self-esteem measures. 6. The number of males in correctional centres in Lagos State is twice the number of females for the past three years, 2007-2010. 7. Adolescents from the south-west top the list of all the inmates in the correctional centres. 8. Poverty, polygamy and parental neglect and hostile home environment were found to be factors that made the adolescents leave home for the street. In the light of these findings, a number of recommendations were made with the hope that if implemented, the manifestation of psychosocial problems would reduce. Among the recommendations is that functional correctional centre be established at at National, State and Local Government levels across the country to reduce incidences of placing juvenile offenders with adult offenders in prisons together because of lack of such centres. Aspects of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Social Learning Therapy should be incorporated in socializing children and adolescents while at the centres to avoid the cases of recidivism upon their release from the centres. Some suggestions for further research were also stated, implication of the findings for parents, caregivers as well as guidance counsellors were highlighted and conclusions drawn.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Management of Truancy among Public Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria(University of Lagos Postgraduate School, 2017-11-23) Ibili, J.OThe school environment is organised to shape a student’s learning behaviour. However, one of the problems associated with the school is truancy which is a source of concern. Truancy, a major vice prevalent among senior secondary school students is the bane of academic progress in the school system. Hence, this study on assessment and management of truancy among public secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. The choice of Lagos State was due to the presence of different ethnic groups and urbanization. Quasiexperimental pre-test, post-test control group design was adopted for the study. The participants comprised one hundred and thirty (130) senior secondary II students (SSII) whose ages range from 13 to 19 years drawn from three Education Districts in Lagos State. They were randomly assigned to three groups. Social learning, cognitive behaviour and control group. Six research questions were raised and six hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Six (6) research instruments were used to collect data for the study. The statistical tools used were Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test and the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings revealed that the participants exposed to social learning and cognitive behaviour experienced reduction in truancy rate than those in the control group. Also the participants exposed to social learning and cognitive behaviour therapy experienced stability in their emotional disposition than those in the control group. Thirdly, the participants exposed to the two intervention experienced an increase in school engagement than the participants in control group. Again, the participants exposed to social learning and cognitive behaviour therapy stated that their parents’ comments and participation given in their homework experienced less disruptive behaviour in their school work than those in the control group. Furthermore, social learning and cognitive behaviour were efficacious in increasing social skills and problem solving skills among participants. Finally, the participants exposed to social learning and cognitive behaviour were more punctual at school than those in the control group. On the basis of the findings, recommendations are proffered in the study among which is the use of social learning and cognitive behaviour therapies by counsellors and school administrators in reducing truancy
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment and Remediation of some perceived difficult concepts in Mathematics among selected Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos, Nigeria(School of Postgraduate Studies of the University of Lagos, Akoka, 2009-11) Akanni, O.O.This study investigated the assessment and remediation of some perceived difficult concepts in mathematics among selected senior secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria. The moderating effect of gender was also examined. The study used Quasi-Experimental Pre-test, Post-Test Control Group Design. Mastery Learning and Problem-Solving were used as treatment approaches while a control group was exposed to the traditional teaching method. The sample consisted 225 males and 225 females drawn from four secondary schools in Educational District IV of Lagos State through the Stratified Random Sampling Procedure. Their ages ranged from 15 to 18 years with a Mean Age of 16.70 .The relevant data were generated using a Validated Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT),Mathematics Attitude Scale(MAS) by Obe(2002), Mathophobia check-up (MC-U) by Hodges(1983) and the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale-Revised (MARS-R) by Flakes and Parker (1982).Six hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and data collected were treated statistically using One- Way Anova, 2x3 ANCOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient while Post Hocs comparison were performed using Scheffe Multiple Pairwise and Least Square Difference(LSD) Procedures. Result of the data analyses revealed that Mastery Learning Approach was efficacious in ameliorating student achievement(cognitive) in mathematics and reducing anxiety level of the students while Problem Solving Approach (PSA) proved to be effective in improving students skill on solving problems(psychomotor), student attitude(affective) and effective in reducing anxiety level of the students. Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions were drawn, a number of recommendations were made and some suggestions for further research were also stated.
- ItemOpen AccessAssessment of Unified Examinations Programme in Selected Science Subjects among Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria(University of Lagos Postgraduate School, 2017) Oniha, I.SPerformance, which is how well an individual is able to demonstrate desired abilities, is a cardinal concept in education. The centrality of this concept is derived from the goal of instruction, which is to bring about desired changes in the knowledge, skills and attitude of students. The unified examinations programme was introduced by the Lagos State Government to check the challenges of students’ poor performances in external examinations among others. However fifteen years after its introduction, students’ performance still remain poor.The poor performanceof the students in science subjects are a matter of grave concern to all stakeholders in education in the State andchemistry educators in particular. Students’ consistent low performances in chemistry calls for urgent attention because of the central position chemistry occupies among the basic sciences.This is more worrisome because students’ performances on the attributes of interest in a particular subject provide an insight into the degree of efficiency of the machinery of education.Thusthere is the need to ascertain the procedures of the unified examinations conducted by the Lagos State Ministry of Education so as to determine their quality and standards. This study therefore assessed the Unified Examinations Programme in Chemistry and Mathematics subjects among public secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Seven research questions and hypotheses were generated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The sample for the study consisted of 15 unified examinations programme personnel of the Basic Education Services (BES) Department, Lagos State Ministry of Education, 108 unified examinations administrators (which comprised 12 unified examination administrators from the six Education Districts, 48 Principals and 48 Vice Principals), 48 Heads of Science Department, 48 science teachers, 48 SS2 Science class teachers, 960 SS2 science students who were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure. The instruments for data collection were the Programme Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ), (which had the Basic Education Services Department and the science teachers’ versions), Students’ Attitude to the Unified Examinations Scale (SAUES), Administration and Supervision of the Unified Examinations Questionnaire (ASUEQ), Teachers’ Assessment Questionnaire (TAQ) and Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT) with Cronbach’s Alpha reliability Coefficients of 0.72, 0.74, 0.67, 0.83, 0.84 and 0.76 respectively. The data generated were analyzed using One- way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), paired sample t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance. The results from the study revealed that there are no uniformities in the promotion criteria used in the public secondary schools, the students’ school attendance patterns and attitude to the unified examinations programme across the six Education Districts in Lagos State; there were uniformities in the modes of administration of the unified examination papers, the rate of completion of the science subjects’ schemes, the school attendance and attitude of the science teachers to the unified examinations programme. The procedure for constructing the unified examination test items varied from the standard process guiding test items construction and the students’ performances in unified examinations questions could not significantly predict their performances in a chemistry achievement test. It is recommended that the unified examinations programme should be conducted by the State Examinations Board with a mandate to establish uniform standards for the construction, administration and scoring of the examinations.
- ItemOpen AccessAugmenting Physical Skills Practice with Psychological Skills Training for Performance Enhancement in Sports among International School Students, lagos.(2012) Semidara, J.AThe study examined the effect of augmenting physical skills practice (PSP) with psychological skills training (PST) for performance enhancement in sports among International School Students, Lagos. Forty (40) participants consisting of early adolescent boys and girls were randomly selected from a population of three hundred and fifty (350) students and were randomly put into two groups – one experimental and one control group. The Johnson and Leillich Basketball test in Mathews (1978) was adapted for the study. A pilot study was carried out with twenty (20) participants in two groups, one experimental and one control before the main study and this was used to validate the research instrument through the assistance of two supervisors in 2007/2008 session. The research design used for the study was the pretest, post test control group experimental design. The participants in the experimental group (EG) were trained in physical skills practice (PSP) of basketball shooting methods augmented with psychological skills training (PST) constructs of mental imagery and mental practice while those in the control group (CG) were trained in physical skills practice (PSP) of basketball shooting skill methods alone. The participants were trained and tested in different basketball shooting skill methods – set shot (SS), jump shot (JS), overhead shot (OS) and lay up shot (LU). For the training, two standard basketball courts, twenty standard basketballs, score sheets, a stop watch and two research assistants trained by the researcher assisted. During the tests (pretests and post tests), ten (10) standard basketballs and score sheets were used for each test. Two research assistants trained by the researcher assisted the researcher to collect data for analysis. The data generated from the study were analysed using the descriptive statistical tools of measures of central tendency – the mean and measure of dispersion – standard deviation. The t-test inferential statistics were used to find out if there were significant differences between the pre-tests and post tests of the performances of the participants in the same group and also if there were significant differences in the experimental and control group at the post tests. The inferential statistics of one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to test all the postulated hypotheses at 0.05 confidence level. Six (6) of the hypotheses (H01, H03, H04, H05, H06 & H07) were rejected while hypothesis two (H02) was accepted at 0.05 confidence level. Some of the major findings of the study were as follow: 1 There was significant proof that psychological skills training (PST) – mental imagery and mental practice had positive effect on the performance of the novice early adolescents basketball shooting methods which was demonstrated by the experimental group participants. 2 Psychological skills training (PST) – mental imagery and mental practice are versatile interventional strategies for set shot (SS) performance enhancement. 3 There were indications that psychological skills training (PST) – mental imagery and mental practice which were the main experimental phenomena of the study enhanced the participants jump shot (JS). 4 The study also showed that as a result of psychological skills training (PST) – mental imagery and mental practice, the experimental group that was almost at par at pretest with the control group did better at the post test. 5 The study has also proved that the enhancement of early adolescents shooting method of overhead shots (OS) was as a result of the treatment of mental imagery and mental practice that were availed the experimental group but were denied the control group. 6 There was an indication that physical skills practice (PSP) augmented with mental imagery and mental practice significantly enhanced early adolescents lay up shots (LU) shooting method far above the participants of the control group due to the psychological skills administered on the experimental group. 7 Psychological skills training (PST) – mental imagery and mental practice established a better strategy and significantly enhanced basketball shooting in early adolescents.
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- ItemOpen AccessBreast Cance Prevalence, Awareness and Perception of Intervention Techniques Among Women in Lagos State: A Pyscho-social Analysis(2010-10) Adetifa, F.AFull texts attached
- ItemOpen AccessBreast Cancer Prevalance, Awareness and Perception of Intervention Techniques among Women in Lagos State: A Psycho-Social Analysis(2010-10) Adetifa, F.AThis study conducted a psycho-social analysis of breast cancer focusing on variables such as prevalence of the disease within the study area, awareness and perception about it and perception of the various intervention techniques designed to control the spread of the disease. The research work was limited to Lagos State, using selected local government areas in the State. The research designs employed were the descriptive survey design coupled with the qualitative research design. A total of one thousand respondents were used as sample for the study. They were made up of 200 subjects from each of the five selected local government areas in the State. These subjects were selected using the random sampling technique. The questionnaire, interview schedule and medical records were the instruments employed for data gathering. The questionnaire and interview schedule were developed by the researcher and validated by the supervisors and other experts from other departments while the breast cancer records were gathered from selected hospitals used for the study. An initial pilot study was carried out to test the reliability of the research instruments. Chi-square, Two-Way Analysis of Variance (Anova) Duncan Multiple Range tests, Test of proportion and Factor analysis were equally employed in testing all stated hypotheses at 0.05 confidence level. A conceptual model was developed after determining the psycho-social factors responsible for breast cancer awareness, prevalence and perception in Lagos State. The findings obtained from the study are as follows: - Women’s education significantly influence their willingness to participate in breast cancer awareness programmes. - Women’s awareness of breast self examination, clinical breast examination and signs and symptoms of breast cancer significantly influence their practice of breast self examination and clinical breast examination. - Religious affiliation is a factor that hinders women from seeing male Radiologist for clinical breast examination to detect lumps as well as undergoing mastectomy. - Prevalence of breast cancer significantly varies from one profession to the other. - Women’s emotions, feelings and perception significantly influences their willingness to discuss and participate in breast cancer and intervention techniques. - There is a significant difference in the prevalence level of breast cancer across the ages and periods studied. - Nine psycho-social factors were found to be responsible for prevalence, awareness and perception of breast cancer in Lagos State. Recommendations Awareness creation should be extended to students, particularly from the lower secondary schools level. Professions which predispose women to high risk of breast cancer should be centre of attraction for awareness creators. Awareness should be extended to Religious circles to lessen its influences on women. A line of demarcation should be drawn between faith and reality.