Browsing by Author "Bello, Y"

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    Assessment of Senior Secondary School Students’ Comprehension and Retention of Economics Texts in Offa Nigeria
    (Tishk International University in Erbil, Iraq., 2021-09) Alao, A R; Bello, Y; Adegboye, S. O.
    The ability of students to learn, comprehend and retain texts varies according to several factors. Studies have indicated that this is partly due to students’ lack of knowledge of the contents of the texts. Evidence abounds in literature indicating that students performed poorly in the comprehension aspect of English language. Therefore, this study assessed the senior secondary school students’ comprehension and retention of Economics texts in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to assess: (i) the general level of senior secondary school students’ comprehension and retention of Economics texts (ii) the difference in the senior secondary school students’ comprehension and retention of Economics texts based on gender, subjects offered and school proprietorship. The researcher employed descriptive research of the survey type for the study. The sample consisted of 320 SS II students from eight (8) selected schools in Offa. The instrument used for the study was a researcher–designed questionnaire on Test of Comprehension of Economics Texts (TCET). The instrument yielded a test-retest reliability value of 0.76 using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation procedure. The data collected were analysed using the percentage, independent sample t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Duncan Post-Hoc test to locate the direction of the observed differences. Findings of the study showed that: (i) the level of comprehension of Economics texts by senior secondary school students in Offa was high while their retention was average; (ii) there was no significant difference in the comprehension of Economics texts by senior secondary school students in Offa based on gender; (iii) there was a significant difference in the retention of Economics texts by senior secondary school students in Offa based on subjects offered and based on school proprietorship in favour of private schools. The study concluded that students had a fairly high level of comprehension of Economics texts and average retention level. Gender had no influence on students’ comprehension of Economics texts, while subjects offered, and school proprietorship influenced students’ comprehension and retention of Economics texts. It was recommended among others, that English and Economics teachers should collaborate in devising better innovative methodologies that can help the students comprehend the content learnt effectively.
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    Proposed Curriculum Innovation for the Nigerian Certificate in Education Programmes to Meet Global Challenges.
    (Department Science, Technology and Mathematics, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2021-02-09) Adegboye, S. O.; Lawal, R A; Bello, Y
    The impact of globalization on the education system is overwhelming as it has greatly affected not only the curriculum but also the instructional process. As most training programmes in Nigeria at all levels have concentrated more on teaching knowledge and skills in principle devoid of practical experience in related fields, a process of creating self-awareness and the development of individual capacity for creative and innovative thinking become indispensable. This paper examined the present curricular of National Certificate in Education (NCE) as it affects Entrepreneurship Education and used a Needs-Analysis approach to design an entrepreneurship-oriented General Studies Education (GSE) for teachers’ training programmes. A survey method was used, with questionnaire as the dominant instrument. Data were collected from a sample of 354 respondents (174 lecturers& 180 students) drawn from 18 Colleges of Education across the six states of the southwestern Nigeria. The data collected were analysed qualitatively. Both lecturers and students perceived the expansion of entrepreneurship-oriented contents in the GSE as necessary and desirable. This paper offers recommendations aimed at promoting Entrepreneurship Education as veritable tools in alleviating poverty among Nigerian teachers