iosr-JRME   Volume-11 ~ Issue-4 ~ Jul. – Aug. 2021

Abstract: Science education is a key driver for development because technological and scientific revolutions underpin economic advances, improvements in health systems and infrastructure. The study of Physics, as a science subject has seen technological advancement and improved speed of communication. It has resulted to quality security systems and use of high precision equipment in hospitals and industries. However, secondary school students' achievement in Physics has been declining. Different factors including the different strategies used in teaching Physics have been reported to affect students' achievement in Physics. Based in Nyeri County the study assessed the effect of collaborative teaching strategy on secondary school students' achievement in Physics. The Solomon Four group quasi experimental design was used. A sample of 173 form four students in four mixed day secondary schools in Nyeri County participated.....

Key words: Achievement, Collaborative teaching strategy, Conventional teaching strategy

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[3]. Barchok, H. (2011). Effect of Collaborative Concept Mapping Teaching Strategy on Students' Achievements, Motivation and Attitudes Towards Chemistry in Selected Secondary Schools in Kenya. Unpublished PhD Thesis. Moi University. Kenya.
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Abstract: The study examined the research designs used by undergraduate students in department of science Education in Kogi State University, Anyigba. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The study employed the survey research design. The population consisted of 807 bound undergraduate projects from Faculty of Education, Kogi State University, Anyigba. A sample of 246 projects was drawn using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was observational checklist titled Assessment of Research Design Checklist (ARDC r = 0.78) developed by the researchers. Research questions were answered using frequency count and proportion while the hypothesis was tested using t-test of proportion statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that the survey research design was the most commonly used research design, followed by quasi-experimental design....

Keyword: Assessment, Proportion, Research Design, Supervisors, Undergraduate Students

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Abstract: This research study investigated the teachers' evaluation of the effectiveness of counselors in government schools in Mbale municipality. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. The population of the study were teachers in public Secondary Schools in Mbale municipality, a sample of 165 respondents was used. Census inquiry was used to select schools, while simple random sampling techniques was used to select teachers from the population. The instrument used to elicit information was a questionnaire designed by the researchers titled Teachers' Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Counsellors in Government Schools in Uganda Questionnaire (TPECQ). Three research questions were raised for the study. The data collected was analyzed using relative frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation....

Keyword: Teachers, Evaluation, Effectiveness Counsellors

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Abstract: This study aims to examine the organizational climate in improving the positive relationship of employees of the Ministry of Religion of Jambi province. The purpose of this research is to see how the organizational climate in increasing the positive relationship between employees of the Ministry of Religion of Jambi Province. This research is a qualitative research with data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation techniques, which were carried out at the Ministry of Religion of Jambi Province, namely the Ministry of Religion of Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency, Ministry of Religion of Jambi City, and Ministry of Religion of Merangin Regency to see 1) Why the organizational climate Jambi province ministry of religion has not been able to build positive employee relations, 2) what is the organizational climate in the Jambi province ministry of religion, 3) how is the.......

Keywords: Organizational Climate, Positive Employee Relations

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Abstract: Engineering courses prepare students with skills that promote self-employment. Despite the importance of engineering, student performance in Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) examinations has been below expectations. The objective of thispublication wasestablishing impact of Principals' instructional leadership practices on trainees skill acquisition in engineering courses in TVET institutes in Lake Victoria Region, Kenya. Thispublication was anchored on the Skill Acquisition Theory of 2007 by Dekeyser. Concurrent Triangulation Research design was used to guide the publication. The population used was 5 principals, 56 trainers, 20 heads of department, and 828 trainees taking engineering courses in selected TVET Institutes. The sample size constituted 5 principals.....

Keywords: Dropout, policy, Academic Achievement, Education and secondary Schools.

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Abstract: This study aims to produce student worksheets (LKPD) of writing fantasy short stories based on character education reinforcement for seventh-grade students. The product explicitly developed aims to provide exciting teaching materials, provide learning procedures that make it easier for students and provide a learning experience based on character education reinforcement. This study is a research and development. Model of research and development adapted Borg and Gall model (1979 ). The research was conducted at SMP IT Ar Raihan Bandar Lampung, SMP AL Kautsar Bandar Lampung, and SMP Negeri 22 Bandar Lampung. Interviews and questionnaires carried out data collection techniques. The results showed that (1) the developed teaching materials were student worksheets (LKPD) for writing fantasy short story's material. The development of teaching materials is carried out based on a preliminary study that suggests supporting teaching materials in student worksheets (LKPD).....

Keywords: Student Worksheets; Fantasy Short Story; Character Education Reinforcement

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Abstract: Majority of counsellors in Nigeria seems to be too concerned about wellness of the clients and inept in handling their own care while handling precarious situation at the seemingly neglect of their own self-care. It is disheartening and worrisome that most of the counsellors appears to neglect their own self-care or well-being. It appears as if either the curriculum planners appear ineptitude to incorporate counsellors' self-care into the curriculum or the trainers inadvertently omitted training of counsellors' about self-care in the training of Nigeria Counsellors'. These researchers recommended that the Nigeria curriculum planners must incorporate counsellor care into the national curriculum and to be imbibed by curriculum implementers. Also, the curriculum planners must look into and borrow from the American Counselling Code of Ethics (2005). Doing and implementing this could enhance congenial and healthy practices of Counselling in Nigeria.

Keyword: Counsellors' Self Care, Wellness, Professional Practice, Deficiencies

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Abstract: The study examined the influence of psychosocial factors on students' academic achievement in some selected universities in Nigeria. Poor students' academic performance in both public and private institutions is gaining the attention of many researchers around the globe in the field of teaching and learning process (Muzenda, 2018). The researchers employed quantitative approach with correlational research design. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized. The population of the study was 131,402. Krejcie& Morgan (1970) sample size determination table was used and 384 was collected as sampled. Simple random sampling technique was also applied in obtaining the data from the respondents. The findings revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between......

Keywords: Psychosocial factors, Academic achievement, Motivation, University

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Abstract: Background: Though Mathematics is an important and major subject taught in schools, the performance in the subject has been very poor. Learner's Self-efficacy on the topic of probability may determine their ability to tackle questions. There is insufficient empirical data on the influence of learners' self-efficacy on academic performance in the topic of Probability in Meru County. This study therefore sought to establish the relationship between learners' self-efficacy and performance in the topic of Probability. The study was guided by John Dewey's Theory of Progressive Learning. Dewey's theory mainly emphasizes pragmatism in teaching. The study was conducted in Meru County and targeted form four students and Mathematics teachers. Stratified sampling was used to select 5 secondary school Mathematics teachers and a sample of 1216 randomly selected learners from their classrooms.......

Key Words: Learners, Self-Efficacy, Probability

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Abstract: Background: The present study is an attempt to get confirmation toward students' unwillingness to speak English. This activity of research is conducted to seek what the most prevented the students to be willing to speak English at the classroom with regard to psychological factors including anxiety, lack of motivation, shyness, and lack of confidence. Method: Closed-ended question in the activity sheet was carried out with 130 in which 54 students were freshmen and 76 were sophomore. They were faculty of Education and Teacher Training students at Tompotika University of Luwuk. The data was collected in June 2020 in the last of the even semester, and analyzed and counted in percent. Results: The.......

Key Words: unwillingness to speak, psychological factors, EFLcontext

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