iosr-JRME   Volume-10 ~ Issue-4 ~ July - Aug 2020

Abstract: This research aimed at examining the effectiveness of implementing (ESA) sequence in teaching writing skill, mainly paragraph at Palestine Technical College. The researcher adopted the experimental approach on a sample of 60 students studying at Palestine technical college. The sample was divided into two groups: an experimental group consisting of 30 students. The control group consists of 30 students'. The researcher used pre/post Test to explore students' performance in writing paragraphs. The test was used as a posttest to assess any possible differences. The data were treated statistically using of SPSS. The findings revealed that there were significant differences in participants' performance before, and after the implementation of (ESA) sequence in favor of post-performance. There were significant differences between the scores of male students, and that of female ones in favor of female. The researcher revealed that the implementation of (ESA) sequence had a great effect size. Thus lecturers should implement (ESA) sequence in teaching English proficiency and writing skill in particular.

Keywords: (ESA Sequence, Paragraph writing Skill.)

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Abstract: The study was conducted to examine the Influence of teaching aids usage on students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. The study achieved three objectives: To identify the teaching aids used in teaching and learning procedure in public secondary schools in Nyarugenge District, Rwanda, to evaluate the students' academic performance due to the use of teaching aids in public secondary schools inNyarugenge District, Rwanda and lastly to assess the relationship between teaching aids and students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. Theresearcher adopted descriptive survey design because the study sought to gain insight into a phenomenon as a way of providing basic information in the area of study. The researcher used simple randomly sampling to select the schools in Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. The population of study was 620 which included 150 teachers, 10 head teachers....

Keyword: TeachingAid, AcademicPerformance, Public Secondary Schools

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Abstract: Successful intelligence is the ability to be successful in life with the integrated use of analytical, creative and practical intelligences. Successful intelligence in the classroom helps students to capitalize on their strong intelligences and compensate for their weaknesses in other intelligences and motivates them to engage in their academic learning. Academic engagement for the present study is considered as the involvement of the students in academic activities within or outside the school environment. The present study was conducted to discern the relationship between successful intelligence and academic engagement among Adolescents. A total sample of N=400 (boys=213, girls=187) adolescents who were between 13-15 years were selected through Simple random sampling......

Key words: Successful Intelligence, Academic Engagement, Adolescents

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Abstract: The study of econometrics as branch of economics which served as a core course for all the economics students in the Nigerian Universities because of the vital role it plays in enhancement of growth and development of the nation. A shortfall in the knowledge of the students in econometrics due to level of anxiety would led to failure in dream goal, therefore the need to improve lecture strategies for solving anxiety to minimize students failure in the subject. This study investigated the effects of a formative assessment on econometrics test anxiety and students academic achievement in Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. Quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The population of study consisted of 420 year three economics students 2018/2019 academic season and a simple random sample of 92 year three students were selected for the study from....

Keywords: Formative assessment, econometrics, test anxiety, achievement

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Abstract: This study investigated the influence of literature in English on senior secondary school students' achievement in English language. The study employed an ex-post facto research design. A sample size of about five hundred and thirty-six (536) students randomly selected from five Senior Secondary Schools in Akoko South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Nigeria, was used. The schools selected were co-educational. Data used for the study were the year 2017/2018 senior secondary school students' West African Examination Council (WAEC) result in English language. One research Question and a null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Mean and standard Deviation were used....

Keyword: Impact, literature in English, English language, Non literature students, Gender, Location, Co-educational schools.

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Abstract: In this study, the researcher investigated the influence of emotional intelligence on the academic [performance of students in Economics in [public secondary schools in Anambra state. The design adopted for the study is a correlational research design. The population of the study consist of 2,160 students of SS1 students of 2018/2019 session in all the 240 public secondary schools in Anambra State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 students from the population. The instrument used for data collection was titled, "Influence of Emotional Intelligence on the Academic Performance of Students in Economics in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State Questionnaire" (IEIAPSEASQ). The instrument consists of two sections, section A is concerned with items on academic activities of students in Economics while section B contains items on academic performance....

Key Words: Emotion, Intelligence, Students, Academic Performance

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Abstract: The implementation of a full-day school program at the Integrated Islamic Middle School was aimed to analyze and describe the plans, organization, application, and evaluation of the implementation of a full-day school program in Islamic Middle School. This research approach was framed in terms of objectives; therefore this study was a qualitative study. Qualitative research aims to understand the phenomena about what is experienced by research subjects. The research design used in this study is descriptive qualitative. Qualitative descriptive is the data collected in the form of words or images, not concerned with numbers, but more on the process.The research results of full-day school program at the Integrated Islamic Middle School are the factors that support the implementation....

Keyword: Implementation, Full-Day Schooling, and Integrated Islamic Middle School

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Abstract: Background: The necessity of understanding the theory of language and literature is expected to achieve the growth of producing some valuable works of language literary in this millennium era. Particularly in Indonesia, the need of learning Indonesian literature is not only aimed at improving the quality of the language competences but also constructing meaning in more critical way. This purpose may open the window of knowledge on how people may have different perspectives in maintaining their quality of behavior and the sense of critical thinking. Thus, there must be some techniques implemented to maintain this purpose as the learning objective. One of some beneficial technique that can be used is Jigsaw technique. This technique is claimed as cooperative learning that can advocate the students with the materials being learnt by working cooperatively with another...

Keyword: Classroom action research; Intrinsic elements; Short story; Jigsaw technique; Junior high school.

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