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Issue:2018 - Vol. 6 - Iss.1
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Articles:23 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
2018 Vol.6 Iss.1 (23 articles)
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Research Article
Inclusive education and policy in Saudi Arabia
Abstract: This paper investigates how Saudi Arabia supports inclusive education by closely examining its policy and legislative frameworks. By exploring what is meant by ‘right’s, ‘integration’ and ‘inclusion’ this article provides a critical perspective on Saudi educational policy and its lack of effectiveness in the school systems. Employing a modified version of Bacchi’s ‘What Problem is Represented?’ (WPR) approach, this study looks behind the policy itself and concludes that while Saudi Arabia’s policy and legislation i…
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Difficulty and discriminating indices of three-multiple choice tests using the confidence scoring procedure
Abstract: The study investigated the comparison of the difficulty and discrimination incides of three multiple choice tests using the confidence scoring procedure (CSP) . The study was also set to determine whether or not the difficulty and discrimination indices would be improved, if the tests were scored by the confidence scoring procedure. Two null hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 significance level. The population consisted of all SS2 Secondary School Students in Gbonyin local government of Ekiti State in Nig…
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Prior presentation of behavioural objectives and students’ achievement in biology
Abstract: This study investigated the effect of providing students with the objectives of a lesson before the lesson delivery on their achievement at the end of the lesson. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The quasi-experimental pretest- posttest -control group design was used, with a total of 4 groups. All four groups were taught the same lessons using the same materials and methods. Three of the groups were shown objectives at various time intervals before the lesson, while 4th group was taught without pr…
Keywords: Prior presentation; behavioural objectives; students’ achievement in biology.
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How teachers develop their professional knowledge in English study group in Taiwan
Abstract: The purpose of this qualitative research was to understand the perceptions of Taiwanese teachers of the effects of a study group on their professional growth in the workplace. This case study employed the following data collection techniques: (1) informal observations and interviews, (2) focus group interview, (3) semi- structured individual interviews and (4) documents and records. The site selected for this study was the National Chia-Yi Girls’ Senior High School in Chia-Yi City in Taiwan. The participants in thi…
Keywords: Professional development; study group; content knowledge; pedagogical content knowledge; pedagogical knowledge.
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Examination of teaching – learning process in swimming applying Chaffers’ system of interaction categories
Abstract: The focus of this research is to examine the role of student-teacher interaction during swimming les-sons. Forty-nine (49) elementary school PE teachers, swimming trainers and instructors (28 females, 21 males) consented to participate in this study. A total of seventy-seven (77) swimming lessons were videotaped and coded with the Cheffers’ Adaptation of Flanders Interaction Analysis System (CAFIAS). Altogether 177.434 tri-seconds were observed. In the lessons teacher’s observation were most prevalent (31, 11%), te…
Keywords: Interaction types; teacher effectiveness; field analysis; physical education; swimming instruction.
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Primary teacher’s 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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A science–technology–society paradigm and Cross River State secondary school students’ scientific literacy: problem solving and decision making
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Science-Technology-Society (STS) curriculum on students’ scientific literacy, problem solving and decision making. Four hundred and eighty (480) Senior Secondary two science and non-science students were randomly selected from intact classes in six secondary schools in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State. The experimental and control groups each comprised 120 science and 120 non science majors randomly assigned to them. The experimental group was exposed…
Keywords: Curriculum; scientific literacy; problem solving and decision making.
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Academic staff research productivity: a study of Universities in South-South Zone of Nigeria
Abstract: This study examined academic staff research productivity in Universities in South-South zone of Nigeria. Ex post facto design was adopted for this study. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. The sample size comprised of 480 academic staff drawn from a population of 3120. Data collection was carried out using a researcher – constructed instrument called Academic Staff Research Productivity Inventory (A.S.R.P.I.), which was validated and pilot tested. The data obtained were treated statistically usin…
Keywords: Academic staff; research productivity; South South zone; Nigerian Universities.
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The Use of Management Information Systems (MIS) In Decision Making In The South-West Nigerian Universities
Abstract: This study investigated the use of Management Information Systems (MIS) in decision-making on long-term planning, short- term planning and budgeting in the South-West Nigerian Universities. The study used the descriptive research design of the survey type. Data were collected from a sample of 600 subjects consisting of 400 academic staff holding administrative staff positions and 200 senior administrative staff heading units using stratified random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using frequency co…
Keywords: The Use; Management Information Systems (MIS); Decision Making; South-West Nigerian Universities
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Policy, philosophy and pedagogical initiative to HIV/AIDS education in the Nigerian secondary school’s social studies curriculum
Abstract: This paper attempts a review of the Nigerian National Policy on Education, in the context of the overall philosophy of the Nigerian national life as reflected in the objectives of Social Studies – a subject in the Nigerian Junior Secondary Social Studies curriculum. Its main objective is to make justification for the teaching of the subject -matter of HIV/AIDS as an emerging national problem in the school, and to provide some paradigm by which its learning content could be taught, using Social Studies as a carrier…
Keywords: Policy; philosophy; pedagogical initiative; HIV/AIDS’ education; Nigerian Secondary School; Social Studies.
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Effects of project, inquiry and lecture-demonstration teaching methods on senior secondary students’ achievement in separation of mixtures practical test
Abstract: This study assessed and compared the relative effectiveness of three methods for teaching and conducting experiments in separation of mixtures in chemistry. A pre-test, post–test experimental design with a control group was used. Two hundred and thirty three randomly selected Senior Secondary School I (SSS I) chemistry students were drawn from four Local Governments Areas of Osun State, Nigeria. The research instruments developed were a twenty-five item supply/select response questions used for the pre-test and pos…
Keywords: Lecture-demonstration; inquiry; project; chemistry practical; chemistry; chemistry achievement test; separation of mixtures.
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Explanation and critique of the principles of postmodern moral education
Abstract: Moral education is an important and complicated issue facing the educational institutions, specifically in religious societies in the modern world .The existing flaws and shortcomings in moral education arise in the first place, from the lack of a precise definition for the concepts, processes, content, aims, principles and foundations of moral education and in the second place, is affected by changes and transformations that might induce in the elements enumerated above. In the modern world, be it in religious or…
Keywords: Moral education; moral principles; post-modernism; meta-narratives; critique.
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Phytoremediation: An environmentally sound technology for pollution prevention, control and remediation in developing countries
Abstract: The problem of environmental pollution has assumed an unprecedented proportion in many parts of the world especially in Nigeria and its Niger-Delta region in particular. This region is bedeviled with this problem perhaps owing to interplay of demographic and socio-economic forces coupled with the various activities that revolve round the exploration for and exploitation of large deposit of crude oil discovered there. Many methods and processes of preventing, removing and or correcting the negative effects of pollut…
Keywords: Phytoremediation; environmental pollution; crude oil exploration; Niger-Delta; developing countries.
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Perception of teachers’ knowledge, attitude and teaching skills as predictor of academic performance in Nigerian secondary schools
Abstract: The study investigated the relationship/effect of students’ perception of teachers’ knowledge of subject matter, attitude to work and teaching skills on students’ academic performance. The population consisted of senior secondary three (SS.III) students in the South West Nigeria senior secondary schools. The study sample consisted of 1600 purposively selected SSS III students from 15 selected secondary schools. A questionnaire with four sections was developed and administered on the subjects. It is a test battery w…
Keywords: Perception; Teachers' knowledge; attitude and teaching skills; Predictors of academic performance.
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Relationships between ICT competence and attitude among some Nigerian tertiary institution lecturers
Abstract: The study investigates the relationship between ICT competence and attitude as well as attitudinal constructs of teachers. Four hundred and sixty seven teachers randomly selected from 10 institutions (5 universities and 5 colleges of education) participated in the study. Information bordering on ICT competence and attitude of the teachers were collected employing two research instruments. The resulting data were analyzed using multiple regressions. Findings revealed that attitude bears signi-ficant relationship wit…
Keywords: Computer attitude; Competence; Relationships
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