CURRICULUM STUDIES AND EDUCATIONAL PLANNING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to assess the readability of On y va! (French textbook) for Junior Secondary School (JSS) in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. It also sought to determine the readability of the text by male and female students as well as by urban and rural students. The determination of the interaction effect of gender and location on students’ readability of the text was equally aimed at. Five research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. An evaluative survey design was used. The sample for the study consisted of 272 SS I students (because they have covered the content of the book) from three public schools in Nsukka Education Zone. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used due to the variables of gender and location. The instrument used for data collection was a 45 – item French Textbook Readability Questionnaire (FTRQ), validated by five experts in language Education and Measurement and Evaluation from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The instrument yielded an average reliability coefficient of 0.97 using Crobach’s Alpha method. It was administered to the students by the researcher and collected on the spot. The data was analyzed using mean scores and standard deviations for the research questions and t-test and univariate analysis of variance for the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study were that all the sections of On y va! were not easy to understand, but they were interesting and had leg

Abstract The main purpose of this work was to investigate the assessment tools and techniques used by teachers in the implementation of Government curriculum in Enugu Education zone. Three Education zones were purposively selected for the study; Enugu North, Isi-Uzo and South East. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Six (6) research questions guided the study; What assessment tools and techniques are often used by teachers in the implementation of the Government curriculum?, What areas of behaviours do teachers often assess in the process of implementing Government curriculum?, To what extent does gender determine teachers’ effective usage of assessment tools and techniques in the implementation of the Government curriculum?, To what extent does qualification determine teachers’ effective usage of assessment tools and techniques in the implementation of the Government curriculum?, To what extent does teaching experience determine teachers’ effective usage of assessment tools and techniques in the implementation of the Government curriculum?, What are the challenges faced by teachers in the use of assessment tools and techniques in the implementation of the Government curriculum? Three hypotheses on gender, qualification and years of teaching experience were formulated for the study. Results show that teachers of Government do not very often use assessment tools and techniques for affective and psychomotor domains but often use assessment tools and techniques for

The study examines the role of the teacher in classroom management. The population of the study consist of the entire teachers of Ojo local government of Lagos state. Out of 52 staff, 27 were selected as the sample size. Questionnaire constituted the instrument of data collection. The mean (x) was used to analyze the five liker questionnaires based on the research questions. The analysis indicated that the function of the teacher in classroom management if basically planning of lesson, inculcating discipline, delegating responsibility and ensuring decorum that will make such class conducive for teaching and learning. Classroom management is effective on students achievement because help to create a conducive environment that is conducive for learning and also facilitate lesson planning and class administration enhances teaching and learning. Classroom management influence the academic and moral development of student positively. But inspite of the positive effect and role of teachers in classroom management, it is constraint with challenges arising from lack of proper research in classroom management as well as lack of training of teachers on modern techniques of classroom management. As such, it is recommended that teachers should be trained and retrained through on-the-job training on classroom management techniques and approaches.

Record keeping in an organizational set-up is very important and cannot be overemphasized. This is because continuity depends on availability of useful records of past activities. In a complex organization like that of the university, it is not possible to keep every information in the brain because the volume of information is heavy, therefore records must be kept.

Information is every organization’s most basic and essential asset and in common with any other business assets recorded information requires effective management. In the past, “record management” was used to refer only to the management of records which are no longer in everyday use but still needed to be kept “semi current” records often stored in basement or offsite. More recent usage tends to refer to the entire “life circle” of records from the point of creation right until their eventual disposal. This school records are official documents, books and file containing essential and crucial information of actions and events which are kept and preserved in the school office for utilization and retrieval of information when needed.

The research profers an analytical and theoretical framework of functional accounting education curriculum for sustainable youth empowerment. It appraises the nature of a functional accounting education curriculum and determines its significance in youth empowerment.The research seek to determine functional accounting education curriculum for youth empowerment in Edo state.

The lecturing profession is one which is very sensitive as it involves centrally the shaping of minds. Which is why it is often described as a noble profession among few others. Ideally, a lecturer should be passionate about the lecturing job and sometimes go beyond his or her job description and take pride in the fact that he or she is taking part in the shaping of something productive and beautiful and would translate in the formation of the best minds that would lead the future generation. However, recent times has shown that not everyone who goes into it for the right and noble reasons. With bad government, lecturers aren’t given any priority or any of the preferential treatments that some other sectors like oil company worker and politicians get. They are owed months old salaries and in some dire cases years. There is hardly a session that goes smoothly without cases of industrial actions in form of strikes which always lasts for weeks and months. The effect is that lecturers lose interest in the core values of their jobs and since government is always unable to see the importance of the child’s education, attention isn’t paid on the effect of this cycle which always ends in the lecturer’s lackadaisical attitude towards his or her job, on the students academic performances. 1.2 Statement of the Problem The process of a successful lecturing and learning relationship always begins with the students being inspired to want to learn. This takes a lecturer who is dedi

Literature related to school based strategies employed by school managers to improve students’ academic performance has revealed mixed and contrasting range of results (Croninger & Lee, 2001; Zepeda, 2004; Fullan, 1991; Lamb, 2007 ; Waweru & orodho, 2014; World Bank, 2008). Croninger and Lee (2001) reported that the degree of teacher caring and interaction with students reported by both parents and teachers has a significant impact on performance. In a review of effective schools in the US, Croninger and Lee (2001) found evidence that schools with a common sense of purpose and strong communal organization involving collegial relationships among staff and positive adult student relationships are efficient in promoting a range of academic and social outcomes reflecting students’ engagement and commitment.

ABSTRACT Motivational strategies are ways by which management of an organization exploits to arouse their workers behaviour. The things that are responsible for variation in performance are firstly, the ability or skill of the individual to perform the job and secondly his drive or motivation to use this ability or skill in actual performance of the job. Hence a person with the ability to perform would increase if there are motivational packages at his/her disposal. People join organizations so that they can ultimately achieve their individual objectives (needs) by helping the organization achieve their own objectives. However, the study was restricted to Enugu State College of Education (Technical) Enugu. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. To collect the data, a set of questionnaire was designed and administered to a sample of respondents which the whole copies were completed and returned, representing 100 percent response rate. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The sole aim of every organization is the achievement of high productivity. To get at this according to Atuemyi (2001:24) depends very much on the performance of the workers, performance being a function of motivational ability, tools, moral and integrity that motivation according to O’ Donnel (1999:81) is a means of including people to work in a desired meaner. It is the process that causes, channels, and sustains people’s behaviour. Human beings are the neck that hold

Education plays a very important role in the economic development of a country as it is aimed at supplying the economy with human capital that can convert effectively and efficiently other resources into output of high value. It is perceived as the corner stone of economic and social development and a principle means of providing for the welfare of individuals (Orodho, 2004). Educational organizations are founded with theview of helping society and as well enhance knowledge, attitudes and skills (Okumbe 1999). There have been many discussions on reasons why students do not do well in school. With the rapidly changing educational environments in many countries in the world over, there is an opening for research exploring solutions to the challenge of enhancing student academic performance to getting a good education. Many variables play a role to students’ academic performance. Academic motivation is an important psychological construct for learning and academic performance in all the school subjects (Schunk, 1991). Since it is unobservable, it can only be inferred from actions or verbalisation. The relationship between academic motivation and academic performance is still unclear and can only be determined with continued observation of the students. In this study the contribution of academic motivation towards school attendance and academic performance was explored