2751. ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THE LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT: The main focus of this study is to attitude of students towards the learning of social studies in junior secondary schools using Ifelodun Government Area Kwara State as case study. Survey design was employed for the study with the aid of  convenience sampling method, eighty (80) participant who are secondary school teachers were selected as the participant of the study. Well structure questionnaire was issued to the enrolled participants of whi...

2752. INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL FEEDING PATTERN ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Background Of The Study: Obesity which was majorly associated with adults in the past unfortunately becomes one of the major health challenges now faced by children. Hence it is now referred to as child obesity. Child obesity can simply be defined as’ a state of being excessively fat or over weight. A lot of reasons have been given by several researchers like center for disease control and prevention in (2012) as to why obesity has persistent in the wor...

2753. IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Natural resources include the whole earth’s natural environment. A resource is anything that meets or satisfies human need or want of civilization. Early societies used wood rather easily taxed the extent of the earth’s resources turning to a new one to fill their needs when the old were used up. The renewable resources are fossils fuels, minerals etc. Man has been using these natural resources increasingly over the years...

2754. ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE IN NIGERIA AND THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANITY IN CURBING THIS MENACE

Background of the study: Drugs are commonly used by everybody whether young or old. Drugs are not only useful for human beings; they are also useful for animals for good health. Human beings give drugs to their animals when they discovered that they are not healthy. Drug is an effective substance in the life of any living thing to cure sickness and to make life healthy. It is true that drugs are used for beneficent therapeutic purposes, effective substance for good health, bu...

2755. INFLUENCE OF CLASSROOM SIZE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This research was performed to examine the influence of class room size on academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria since classroom congestion and low utilization rate of classrooms are common features of secondary schools in Nigeria which have negative impact on both secondary school teacher productivity, student learning input and secondary school student academic performance that at the end influences the reputation of a school. In analyz...

2756. ECONOMICS TEACHER’S EFFECTIVENESS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IMO STATE

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine economics teacher’s effectiveness and academic performance of senior secondary school students in selected secondary schools in Owerri municipal Local Government, Imo State. Specifically, the study examined  the qualification of economics teachers in senior secondary schools affect the performance of the students.and also ascertain how the teachers method in teaching economics affect th...

2757. INFLUENCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN EKITI STATE

ABSTRACT: The study was conducted to ascertain the efficacy of counselling services in Ekiti state, employing the descriptive survey research methodology as the chosen approach. The research sample encompasses the student populace attending secondary educational institutions within the geographical boundaries of Ekiti state. These educational institutions encompass a diverse range of scholastic establishments, including boarding schools, day schools, and private schools. A to...

2758. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY

Background of the Study: Education as the key to development has the capacity to upgrade teaching effectiveness as well as learning efficiency among learners. Efforts by have being made by school administrators to improve the performance of Public secondary school students. The school environment, which include the classrooms, libraries, technical workshops, laboratories, teachers’ quality, school management, teaching methods, peers, etc are variables that affect studen...

2759. THE EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT: The objective of this research work is to find out the effects of indiscipline on academic performance of secondary school students in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State.

Indiscipline as a feature of Secondary schools in Nigeria was no longer a news.  Despite general consensus of every body that a relatively peaceful atmosphere is needed before a minimum amount of learning could be achieved, this phenomenon has persisted in our schools.

2760. MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD IN THE OIL PRODUCING AREAS OF BAYELSA STATE

INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of individual and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity (WHO, 1964). UNESCO (2015) holds that an individual is affected by almost everything in the environment. Equally, health is the perfect state of the individual in his physical, mental, social and emotionally well being. Health is seen as an environmental...

2761. THE EFFECTS OF QUALIFICATION OF ENGLISH TEACHERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SCHOOLS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The quality of education is directly related to the quality of instruction in the classrooms. It is a fact that the academic qualifications, knowledge of the subject matter, competence, and skills of teaching and the commitment of the teacher have effective impact on the teaching learning process (National Education Policy 1998-2010). Quality improvement in education depends upon proper training of teachers. The teachers cannot play any of the roles u...

2762. PRACTICE OF PERSONEL HYGIENE KNOWLEDGE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Background of the study: Basic hygiene refers to practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases. It involves regular washing of body, washing the hands when necessary, cutting of nails, washing ones clothing, keeping the hair neat and brushing of teeth. School children are particularly vulnerable to neglect of basic personal hygiene (Enahoro and Orokj, 1986). The consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality are also more severe in them compared...

2763. THE EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Background to the Study: Discipline, according to Jemibewon (1976) is a highly desirable quality of human being or social group.  Discipline behavior is accepted as essential characteristics of any educated or cultured person.  Discipline, therefore, is a subject of great concern to parents, teachers, and administrators who are interested in the moulding of the character of young people.

In Nigeria, there appears to be a great concern about the lack of ind...

2764. FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNTING EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR SUSTAINABLE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

Background of the study: The primary goal of accounting education is to produce competent and ethical professional accountants capable of making a positive contribution over their lifetimes to the profession and society in which they work. In the face of increasing changes that they will meet later as professional accountants, it is essential that students develop and maintain an attitude of learning to learn, to maintain their competence later as professional accountant...

2765. THE ROLE OF ADVERTISING IN MOTIVATING CONSUMER BRAND PREFERENCE FOR BEVERAGES

Background Of The Study: Marketing is the management process aimed at identifying, anticipating, analysis and satisfying human needs and wants through exchanges as efficiently and effectively as possible (Adirika, 1990:3)

Its concept is a philosophy of business which state that the customer want satisfaction of the economic and social justification for a firm  is existence.  However, no matter how a produced completely meets the requiremen...

2766. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF BENIN GREETINGS

Background of the study: There are many versions of the origin of Benin or more appropriately the Edo people. Chief Dr. Jacob Egharevba account stated that many years ago, the Bini’s came all the way from Egypt to found a more secure shelter in this part of the world after a short stay in the Sudan and at Ile-Ife which accounts take no real cognizance of the culture which migrant people bring along with themselves to their new founded land.

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2767. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF POOR READING HABIT AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE

ABSTRACT: This study is carried out in order to examine the causes and effects of poor reading habits among junior secondary school students in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. It has been observed that most JSS students cannot read, for this reason it is the intension of the researcher to look at those factors that make reading a difficult problem for students to examine that likely affects their reading difficult and the nation at large as well as the suggest...

2768. AN IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF PHYSICS PRACTICAL IN OVIA SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Man was able to progress to a high degree of civilization through the careful study of the causes of natural phenomena. These studies led to the accumulation of a large body of information, which is embodied in quantitative laws and theories, which in turn led to further discoveries. From these scientific discoveries, the inventive mind of man developed the machine and industrial processes which are in direct proportion to the degree of c...

2769. AN EVALUATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF STAFF TRAINING CENTER, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE

ABSTRACT: This research work was carried out to investigate the human resource management in Nigeria. A survey method was used for this study. Questionnaires method was also used to collect data from the respondents for this study, in carrying out this study, the relevant literature were reviewed the population of this study consisted of the entire students while the sample is 100. Simple random sampling method was used others that the non availability of modern office equipm...

2770. THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN ELECTRIC POPCORN FRYING MACHINE

Abstract: The electrical popcorn machine is a device for preparing especial popcorn for the human consumption. The device in produced to help the masses to be self valiance in this are of down trodden economy.

This project work is divided into five chapters, chapter one; the introduction discusses the relevance of the project work, problems it is meant to address its importance, scope and limitation and definition of terms.

Chapter two comprises the deign...

2771. THE ROLE OF THE RADIO IN PROPAGATING CULTURE IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Culture entails the way of life of people culture is the total way of life of a people, culture can also be defined as the identity through  which a particular set of people are identified.

Every society, no matter how civilized or uncivilized has its totality and way of life. This pattern or way of life is carried on from one generation to another. It is technically and naturally impacted on to the young one&rsquo...

2772. IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVISATION IN TEACHING INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Improvisation are those things that enables students to have mental picture of what has been taught and to retain the message in their memory for a very long time e.g. Radio, Television, Charts, Micro-Projectors, Still Pictures, Specimen e.t.c. It can be referred to as those things that the classroom teacher uses to impact knowledge to pupils in the classroom in order to achieve his objectives.

According to Ogunmola, (2002) cited that improvisat...

2773. ATTITUDES OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS TOWARDS STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERICENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

Background to the Study: Attitude as a concept is concerned with individuals’ way of thinking, acting, and behaving. Attitudes are formed as a result of some kind of learning experiences. Attitude is fundamental to understanding social perception of people because they strongly influence people. Ojo (2000) said that it is the disposition of men to view things in a certain way and to act accordingly. This notion of attitude however, could be said to have propelled studen...

2774. THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF POOR NUTRITION ON CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

ABSTRACT: This study endeavours to shed light upon the ramifications of inadequate nutrition on children below the age of 15 years in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample of one hundred respondents, specifically pupils, was selected in a random manner from a pool of six primary schools. This sample was chosen to represent the population under study. The instrument employed for data collection was a set of questionnaires. The collected data was subsequently an...

2775. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO TEACHING – LEARNING PROCESS

ABSTRACT: This project was on the relevance of educational psychology into teaching learning processes in secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State.  The study was specifically aimed at investigating the importance and help educational psychology has rendered to teaching – learning processes in order to achieve these objectives, the following questions were formulated and used:

What is the relevance of educational psychology in...