TEACHER-STUDENTS RELATIONSHIP AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study By relationship, is meant interaction between individuals which can be expressed as friendship, affection, frequency of meeting, co-operation and open communication (Clement, 2004). As observed by (Zaechuiz (2002) and Fabiyi (2005) relationship can also be seen in activities like…
Isolation and characterization of fungi associated with spoiled tomatoes ABSTRACT The study examined the various fugal pathogens associated with tomatoes spoilage as well as their preliminary taxonomic grouping up to genus level. 30 samples of the spoiled tomatoes were collected for the study. Morphological studies reveal the fungi members which include members of the…
TEACHERS’ VARIABLES AND PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The teacher is the major man power saddled with the responsibility of impacting the concept considered fundamental to human existence through teaching. The teacher is the pivot upon which the educational process revolves Sampson (2010) this is because the…
The Quest for Identity in Postcolonial Novels in Chimamanda Adichies Americanah ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the quest for Identity in postcolonial novels, using Chimamanda Adechi’s Americanah as the case study. This study employed a textual analysis. The novel Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is the focus of this study. Published in…
Gender Differences and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Mathematics Abstract The study was designed mainly to examine gender differences and academic performance of students in mathematics. It was considered under two (2) variables as follows: Gender differences and academic performance of students in public secondary schools and private secondary schools. Quasi experimental research…
STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM IN NKANU WEST LOCAL NKANU WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research was to examine the students’ perception of the impact of educational technology in the classroom in Nkanu West Local Nkanu West Local Government Area. Four research questions and…
TEACHERS’ VARIABLES AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF BIOLOGY PRACTICAL IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Teachers have been identified as the heart of educational process and the main determinant of quality and effectiveness of its results. According to Awake (2011), the main bottle neck to the improvement of students’ academic performance…
TEACHERS’ MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES AND STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education has been recognized worldwide as the fundamental basic tool on which any nation could function effectively for a sustainable development politically, economically, socially. The viability of any society depends solely on the good and qualitative education…
Abstract: This research work examines The Thematic Concerns in Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Isidore Okpewho’s the Last Duty with reference to the Nigeria civil war of 1967 – 1970, which led to the death of millions of Nigerians and destruction of properties. Based on the research, the greatest problem of most…
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO AND A PLAY OF GIANTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Through the act of writing, radical and rational African creative writers, for many years, since the 1950s have taken the chance to condemn the follies and the vices in their societies. In Nigeria,…