Class Size and Academic Achievement of Secondary School in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Owoeye, Joseph Sunday; Yara, Philias Olatunde

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“…The study concluded that improvement in the tasks of instructional resource inputs, curriculum delivery, and students' learning requires effective and goal-oriented interrelationship between the school and other stakeholders in education. Joseph & Philias (2011) looked at the class size as it relates to the academic performance of students in the Ekiti State of Nigeria between 1990 and 1997. The study population was the results of the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASCE) conducted between 1990 and 1997 in 50 secondary schools in both rural and urban areas of the state.…”

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Challenges of Planning Secondary School Education in Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria

Ogunode¹

2020

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The study investigated the challenges facing the planning of secondary schools education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja, Nigeria. The research design for the study was a survey method. The target population is comprised of educational planners working in the ministry, department and agency of education that deals with education planning. The sample for this study was eighty people by random sampling technique used by four agencies of the federal government in FCT, Abuja. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection in the study. The reliability of the instrument was determined by testing and retesting. The data were analyzed using frequency counting and simple percentage. The result of the study showed; inadequate planning information, inadequate planning materials, poor educational planner training, political instability. Inadequate funding for planning activities and a shortage of professional educational planners are the challenges facing planning for secondary schools in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria

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Challenges of Planning Secondary School Education in Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria

Ogunode¹

2020

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Mapping education facilities based on geographic information system

Utomo

Saputra

Rahmawati

et al. 2020

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the conditions of the community’s needs for facilities, spatial distribution, and capacity of educational facilities in the city of Palu. The study used a survey method with a spatial approach as the basis for its analysis and the Neighborhood unit approach as the basis for mapping educational facilities by utilizing GIS in data processing and analysis as a whole. The results of the study show that East Palu Subdistrict is the main service center, indicating that in Tatanga Subdistrict there is even distribution of development in the field of providing primary school education facilities, and the capacity of primary school capacity in Tatanga Subdistrict is categorized more.

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Correlates of Science Concept Acquisition: Foundations for Better Doctors, Engineers, and Scientists

Shahed¹,

Hashmi²,

Hashmi³

2016

Annals KEMU

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Background: School prepare students for successful professional careers. Evidence indicates that the quality of science education in schools is deteriorating andstudents may not bedeveloping the conceptual understanding of science required for success in later life. This may be one of the causesofdearth of research scientists in the country.Objective: The present study was conducted to study science concept acquisition and related variables in secondary school students in Punjab Province.Method: A survey was conducted involving a purposive sample of 720 male and female students of class 9 in both science and humanities groups in public sector schools in six districts of Punjab covering the centralsouthern and northern region of the province. The Science Concept Acquisition Test and a self constructed questionnaire were used for data collection.Results: The findings of this study revealed that variables like class size, teaching methodology, academic group and city were important in the performance of students in science. The study also yielded gender differences in test scores.Conclusion: It is suggested that the school authorites and all stakeholdersneed to take steps to improve the quality and learning outcome of science education in Pakistan.

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Class Size and Academic Achievement of Secondary School in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Challenges of Planning Secondary School Education in Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria

Challenges of Planning Secondary School Education in Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria

Mapping education facilities based on geographic information system

Correlates of Science Concept Acquisition: Foundations for Better Doctors, Engineers, and Scientists

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