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Issue:2021 - Vol. 9 - Iss.1
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Articles:5 articles
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
IJERR
A peer-reviewed, open access journal that considers articles on all aspects of public health and epidemiology, including the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. IJERR intends to promote and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship. Articles dealing with educational research involving any discipline and me… More
2021 Vol.9 Iss.1 (5 articles)
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Research Article
Developing functional literate citizens in South Western Nigeria
Abstract: This paper examines strategies of developing functional literate citizens in Western Nigeria because it is believed that the problems of unemployment in the area are caused by the non-functional literacy programmes that have been on for long. The aim of the study is to promote the teaching of functional literacy to adults and those who are out of the formal school system so that they can effectively tackle their unemployment situation and then solve their socio-economic problems.[...]
Keywords: Functional literacy; basic literacy; unemployment; literacy development; western region; gainful employment.
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Effectiveness of early childhood education programme in preparing pre-school children in their social-emotional competencies at the entry to primary one
Abstract: The foundation of an individual’s optimum or less than optimum development is laid down during the early years of life, particularly during the age between birth and six years. This age covers pre-school education. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of Early Childhood Education programme in preparing Pre-school children in their social-emotional competencies at primary one entry. Simple random sampling was used to pick on three provinces: Rift Valley, Central and Eastern and then three distric…
Keywords: Social-emotional skills; academic; skills; competencies; preparedness; pre-school; education; early childhood.
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Children and Poverty in South Africa: The Right to Social Security
Abstract: Poverty is one of the major threats to the realization of children’s rights worldwide and in South Africa. Currently, 66% of South African children live in severe poverty. This places all other rights at risk; the rights guaranteed by the South African Constitution and by the UN Convention. Poverty and inequality in South Africa continue to worsen. These are particularly vulnerable groups of children, such as those infected and affected by HIV/ Aids, those living on the streets, children of farm workers and illegal…
Keywords: Poverty; rights; social security; HIV/AIDS; street children.
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Research Article
Learning social studies through mastery approach
Abstract: This study examined learning Social Studies by investigating the effectiveness of mastery approach on students’ performance in Social Studies of two groups of students drawn from Osun State College of Education, Ila- Orangun and University of Uyo, Ila-Orangun Study Centre which consisted of 200 level Social Studies students and 200 level degree Social Studies students. A unit of course peculiar to both NCE and Degree Students in Social Studies was taught. SOS 221 titled; Issues and Problems of National Development…
Keywords: Learning; mastery approach; conventional approach; social studies.
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Research Article
Primary Teachers Perceptions of Classroom Assessment Practices as Means of Providing Quality Primary/basic Education by Botswana and Nigeria
Abstract: More than any other of its aspects, assessment plays a central role in determining the quality of education. Quality of primary/basic education (QoE) can be viewed as the extent to which the process of education at the primary education level maximizes desirable outcomes in terms of cognitive, affective and psychomotor behaviour of the learners. Given human resources demand for development in the society some cognitive skills are more desirable than others. Hence education, to meet the skill demand of the society m…
Keywords: Primary/basic education; assessment; quality of education; Bloom taxonomy of human cognitive behaviour
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