iosr-JRME   Volume-5 ~ Issue-3 ~ May-June 2015

Abstract: The study determined the effect of Multiple Intelligence Based Instructional Technique (MIBIT) on students' achievement and interest in the learning of difficult biology concepts. Two research questions were asked and two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research design was a quasi – experimental study. The sample was made up of seventy four (74) senior secondary one (SS1) students from two randomly selected co-educational secondary schools from Aguata Education Zone of Anambra state. The Biology Interest Scale (BIS) was the instrument used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability of BIS which yielded the coefficient of internal consistent of 0.85 .

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Abstract: This study investigated the predictive influence of teaching anxiety and occupational stress on teaching efficacy of secondary school teachers in Owerri Municipal of Imo State Nigeria. Using a descriptive survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select four hundred secondary school teachers from twenty secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Imo State Nigeria. Instruments used were: Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (long form) (0.90); Teachers Teaching Anxiety Scale (0.84) and Teachers Occupation Job Stress Scale (0.72). Two research questions were answered at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using Multiple Regression statistical tool.

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[2]. Akinsola, M. K. (2002): In service elementary teachers' mathematics anxiety and its relationship to teachers' attitude towards the studying and teaching of mathematics: Nigerian Journal of Applied Psychology. 7 (1), 188-202
[3]. Akinsola, M. K. (2008a). In-service mathematics teachers' beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning. European Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (4), 137-141
[4]. Akinsola, M. K. (2008b). Relationship of some psychological variables in predicting problem solving ability of in-service mathematics teachers. The Montana Mathematics Enthusiasts, 5 (1), 79-100.
[5]. Ameen, E. C., Guffey, D. M., & Jackson, C. (2002). Evidence of teaching anxiety among accounting educators. Journal of Education for Business, 78(1), 16-22.

Abstract: In Islam, the educational process carried out in line with the process of human growth and development. Development of human life growth process is carried out through several stages. Generally, people will always turn to follow the developments around his life, starting from prenatal, infancy, and grows into a teenager, adult, and then died. Human development is divided into nine stages, namely: prenatal, babies under three years (toddler), early childhood, middle childhood,late childhood, Adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood (late adulthood).

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Abstract: This paper examined cooperative learning and academic achievement of students in English language in Imo State. The study adopted quasi experimental pre-test, post-test control group design. The sample for the study consisted of twenty (20) SS2 Students, purposively selected from two classes in a senior secondary school in Imo State. The instrument used for the study was the English Language Achievement Test (ELAT). Section A of the ELAT contained the bio-data of the respondents while section B consisted of 30 multiple-choice question items. The research questions were answered using mean rating to determine the difference between the pre-test and the post-test while the hypothesis was tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance.

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Abstract: This Study examines the Academic Achievement of Adolescence and Parental encouragement, the encouragement support exerts most direct influence upon the acquisition of academic achievement. This study explored the extent to which the parental encouragement has relation with academic achievement among school students. Parents play a key role in shaping students achievement. Family factors such as parent's level of education, Parental expectations and parental support for their children seem to extent some influences on adolescents academic achievement.

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Abstract: Most of the B-Schools in India are facing problems in placing their students. Recruiters claim that the reason for this is the absence of required skill-sets in the students. The challenge is in identifying the skills or personality traits which lead to good placements. In this study, personality traits were borrowed from the psychological concept of OCEAN. Ten traits were short-listed and the objective was to find out if there is a correlation between them and CGPA (academic achievement) and Salary Obtained during placements. The study, which was carried out in a reputed B-school in Bangalore (India), revealed that out of these 10 traits,only confidence has a correlation with salary. The traits which have correlation with CGPA are self-motivation and confidence.

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Abstract: In the framework of a competency-based education, teachers require to acquire previously the formative assessment as a fundamental task to develop an educational process of higher quality. In this article the complexity of the educational act is analyzed from a socio-cultural approach, presenting the theoretical bases that support a continuous and ongoing evaluation of student performance. It is highlighted the role of teachers in order to help students to achieve their learning objectives and it is promoted a comprehensive evaluation, where self-assessment, peer assessment and hetero assessment are essential stages for feedback of the teaching-learning-processes.

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Abstract: In this paper various approaches, steps and objectives of research are listed and briefly discussed. This paper discusses four common research approaches, Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed methods and Advocacy/participatory research, which were commonly used when conducting research. Research is indeed civilization and determines the economic, social and political development of a nation. Research is Systematic investigative process employed to increase or revise current knowledge by discovering new facts. All research Approaches Examine and explore the different claims to knowledge and are designed to address a specific type of research question. Key words: Research, Research approaches, knowledge

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Abstract: Mathematics is important in everyday life. Mathematics involve with the concept of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Advance topic in mathematics may cause students to experience difficulty catching up with the syllabus, especially as a majority primary students are not able to understand basic concept of division. Therefore, this research study has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of 'division wheel' in mathematics division operations. The target for sample size is 400 respondents involving only standard five in between excellent, moderate and poor classes. This research study involves a questionnaire using the Likert scale, while the analysis used is descriptive analysis. A test will be carry out before (pre-test) and after (post-test) teaching method using 'division wheel'.

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