Learning In Nigeria Research Articles

Effective Learning Systems through Blended Teaching Modules in Adult Secondary Education Systems in Developing Nations: Need for Partnership

We investigated methodological lessons in randomly selected adult secondary schools to construct a case for international partnership while examining education development in Nigeria. Standard database and web-based searches were conducted for publications between 1985 and 2012 on learning systems. This paper presents its absence and finds a heavy (over 80%) reliance on traditional methods of learning in Nigeria with less than 3% partnership with developed nations/organisations accompanied by low standard of learning. The authors propose the introduction of a blended teaching model which can potentially improve learning while requiring partnership from other developed nations and non-governmental organisations to aid its sustenance.

An Object-based Model for Assessment of Quality of Teaching in Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria

In most learning Institutions in Nigeria, the quality of teaching delivered by Lecturers/Teachers are not usually given the attention it requires and where such is done, it is often done in a crude way using semi-automated approaches. This research is conceived to examine how Information and Communications Technology could be employed to collect data for the assessment of quality of teaching delivered by Teachers/Lecturers in the Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. To achieve this, this research studies a University of Technology in the South-East of Nigeria, conceives and designs an object-oriented model for harnessing the relevant data needed to conduct such assessment into a central database. This system can be used to submit feedbacks on the performances of the Lecturers and also enable educational administrators view statistics of submissions. As the data is collated in a central database, analytical tools could be employed in conducting further analysis on Lecturer performance evaluation to drive advanced decision making.

An Object-based Model for Assessment of Quality of Teaching in Institutions of Higher Learning in Nigeria: A Case of the Federal University of Technology Owerri

In most learning Institutions in Nigeria, the quality of teaching delivered by Lecturers/Teachers are not usually given the attention it requires and where such is done, it is often done in a crude way using semi-automated approaches. This research is conceived to examine how Information and Communications Technology could be employed to collect data for the assessment of quality of teaching delivered by Teachers/Lecturers in the Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. To achieve this, this research studies a University of Technology in the South-East of Nigeria, conceives and designs an object-oriented model for harnessing the relevant data needed to conduct such assessment into a central database. This system can be used to submit feedbacks on the performances of the Lecturers and also enable educational administrators view statistics of submissions. As the data is collated in a central database, analytical tools could be employed in conducting further analysis on Lecturer performance evaluation to drive advanced decision making.

Promoting Online Conferencing for the Enhancement of Open and Distance Education in Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria

The study was designed to find out if the integration and promotion of the use of online conferencing as instruction delivery method in addition to the current instruction delivery method of use of printed material, audio and video CDs, and broadcast media had enhancing effects on open and distance learning in Nigeria; and helped in fostering overall attainment of the goals and objectives of the establishment of the National open University of Nigeria. The study employed an experimental approach, the population of the study consisted of the post graduate students at the Nekede study centre of the National Open University of Nigeria. M.Sc. students of information and communication technology and Educational technology were purposively selected as the sampled population; structured questionnaires were used as instrument for primary data collection. Interviews, personal discussions, and literature provided sources for secondary data. The instrument was validated by scholars from the Imo state University, Owerri Imo State Nigeria. The results from the survey were analyzed using descriptive and quantitative statics. The result from the study showed that students viewed the current instruction dell very mode in the national Open University of Nigeria as grossly insufficient, ineffective and inadequate. The student hence agreed that promotion of the use on online conferencing as instruction dell very method was very important the study further revealed that the promotion of the use of online conferencing is a catalyst for enhancing open and distance learning in Nigeria and hence a vehicle for promoting the overall attainment of the objective of the established of the national open University of Nigeria.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Key Tool for Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Nigeria: A Study of Two Tertiary Institutions in Benin Metropolis

Survey method was adopted in this work. Usable data were collected from 200 students and lecturers of University of Benin and Benson Idahosa University through randomly administered questionnaires. Data that relates to the research questions were analyzed using frequency count and percentage, while the Null hypothesis was tested using chi square test. The results showed a strong relationship between the use of ICT tools and enhancement in teaching and learning. Recommendations for more investment in ICT based teaching and learning tools, acquisition of ICT skills and the integration of ICT education in school curriculums were proffered.

Usability of Instructional Interface: Accessibility Strategies of Courseware Design for Distance Learning, Nigeria

Usability is always the basic factor to be considered when developing any learning product. It attracts students to use the developed product such as courseware and help learners to gain more knowledge in learning. When usability strategies are considered in designing courseware, the courseware can be usable for the target users. Currently in Nigeria courseware are not fulfilling the requirement. Users are not happy with courseware; hence the usage is not encouraging, especially, in distance learning environment. Accordingly, this paper explains about the needs for determining the appropriate instructional interface elements using multimedia as part of usability strategies in courseware for distance learning. The study was carried out with fifteen academic staffs of a distance academic programme at university of Ilorin, Nigeria. Data were gathered through unstructured interviews. Having analyzed, the results show that there is a need for a study that determine the usability strategies for distance learning in Nigeria.

Towards Quality Art Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Quality art education promotes emotional development, as well as cognitive achievement, which is a key factor to achieve quality education. Art education is an instrument par excellence that a nation can rely upon to bring about self-reliance. Quality art education produces positive learning outcomes, such as creating positive attitudes to learning, developing a greater sense of personal and cultural identity, and fostering more creative and imaginative ways of thinking in students. Arts-based processes allow students the opportunity to express their knowledge, ideas and feelings in ways that do not necessarily involve words. Unfortunately, the value of arts-based learning in Nigeria is diminishing because of some challenges, including the negative perception of the course by students, parents and even the society at large. It is against this backdrop that this paper brings into focus the position of the course in Nigeria’s educational system with a critical analysis of challenging issues such as: the supply and training of qualified art teachers, negative attitude of individuals and government, social identity, lack of facilities and materials, among others. Recommendations were proffered on the way forward. The paper finally concludes that good quality art education is an essential component of holistic education (formal and informal). Keywords : quality, art education, challenges, opportunities

Lifelong Learning as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Human Developmental Capacity in Nigeria and South Africa

The paper critically examines efforts made by the Nigerian and South African governments towards achieving sustainable human developmental capacity through the process of lifelong learning. Firstly, we investigate the programmes, policy, monitoring, and management of the phenomenon of lifelong learning in Nigeria and South Africa. Secondly, we examine the challenges facing such a process. Thirdly, as a way of resolving such challenges we offer an existentialist solution as a philosophical grounding for this millennium. We argue that lifelong learning is not a kind learning that restricted to a particular stage or level of development. It covers the entire lifespan of human beings. Therefore, its promotion should be rigorously pursued for the quick attainment of Education For All (EFA) goal by 2015 and Vision 20-20-20, a vision to make Nigeria one of the 20 most economically viable nations by the year 2020 from which South Africa can benefit. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p493

Language, Communication and Effective Teaching and Learning in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the centrality of the application of language rules and communication principles in ensuring effective classroom teaching and learning in Nigeria. Learners act or behave according to the information received. And teachers cannot give correct information and in a proper way if language rules and communication principles are down played. Using the Standard Nigerian English (S.N.E) as a framework, the writers posit that a good teacher, whether in the sciences, arts or humanities must have a high level of proficiency in the use of the medium of instruction- English language, as is the case with us in Nigeria. The thrust of this paper therefore is to impress on all teachers, whose medium of instruction is English language, this all important truth, so they can bear it in mind and prepare themselves accordingly to be their best as they carry on with their noble duties.

Mobile Learning for Colleges of Education in Nigeria: An Educational Analysis

The world has passed through different phases of technology enhanced learning ranging from distance learning to mobile learning, an extension of e-learning. Currently, attention is drawn towards location-aware, context-aware and ubiquitous learning systems. The slow pace of development in Nigeria has hindered technologically enhanced learning in institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this paper was to assess the status of mobile learning in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. The study adopted a theoretical approach by reviewing the possibilities and applications of Mobile Learning System globally and in particular Nigeria. The review showed that despite the huge success stories that have been recorded in the application of mobile learning across the world, the situation is different in Nigeria - as the literature indicated little success in this direction. More specifically no evidence of application or adoption of mobile learning in Colleges of Education in Nigeria could be established from the literature. The study concluded that with the emergence of new learning systems, there is need to conduct an in-depth study, to ascertain the feasibility of developing a model for implementing mobile learning in Colleges of Education in Nigeria. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p289

A Review of the Ordeals of Learning a Foreign Language in Nigeria: French Language in Focus

An international bilingual person certainly has access to information and exposure than one with only one international language, In this regards, Nigerians have to learn a second official language – French which will certainly help to fit into the globalised economy successfully considering the fact that language is the heartbeat of all communication. Hence this paper through a sociolinguistic approach tends to highlight the sufferings encountered in learning this second official language and then recommends differs steps to alleviate these unpleasant rigours which have presented the language as an insurmountable mountain and a round peg in a square hole to learners of the language in Nigeria. This will hopefully contribute to the progress of French teaching and learning in Nigeria.

Issues in the Assessment of Effective Classroom Learning in Nigeria

There has been a progressive decline in the rate of achievement of students in schools in the recent times and this has led to a wide spread concern among considerable public about the methods used in the classroom learning. This article discusses some issues in the assessment of effective classroom learning in Nigeria. Specifically, the article explains the characteristics of effective learning and the tips for assessing classroom learning. The article submits that for any meaningful learning to take place, there ought to be an assessment during the course of instruction (formative assessment) so that students and teachers can receive feedback. It is affirmed that formative classroom assessment is not only the bond that holds teaching and learning together but it can motivate and shape learning as well as helps teachers to gauge student’s mastery of required skills in addition to helping teachers determine whether students are prepared for testing that are often used for high-stake decisions. The article posits that what teachers assess, how they assess, and how teachers communicate their results send a clear message to students about what is worth learning, how it should be learned, and how well the teachers expect them to perform. The paper emphasizes that regular classroom assessment should be made an integral part of teaching, and that it should be used to inform and enhance the instruction and learning that goes on everyday in classrooms in Nigeria.

Cost indices in open and distance education in Nigerian universities

The paper focused on general cost indices in open and distance learning (ODL) in Nigeria. Existing literaturesat the international level and in the only single mode open and distance learning in Nigeria (National Open University of Nigeria – NOUN) were reviewed to ascertain the factors that affect cost in open and distance learning. The findings revealed neglect of some factors during cost consideration. The cost structure observed requires a proper integration of all the sub-sections in an open and distance learning to be able to have adequate budget system in an open and distance learning institutions. Key words: Open and distance learning, cost drivers, cost indices, cost function.

Management of Students’ Crisis in Higher Institutions of Learning in Nigeria

This study was intended to investigate factors that characterized campus crisis and suggests way forward with the aim of maintaining crisis free institutions. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. The results of this study suggest that: two reasons could be responsible for not meeting the demands of the students. First is the high population of students to match the available facilities, students’ demands and the attitudes of some authorities who refuse to listen to students’ request. Secondly, lack of essential facilities in campuses cause students’ crisis in higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. Based on the findings, cultism, communication gap between authorities and students’ representatives, hyper-patriotic youthful exuberance in deviating from behavioural norms of the society and students’ home background are major causes of students’ crisis in higher institutions in Nigeria. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n8p91

Management of Students Crisis in Higher Institutions of Learning in Nigeria

This study was intended to investigate factors that characterized campus crisis and suggests way forward with the aim of maintaining crisis free institutions. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. The results of this study suggest that: two reasons could be responsible for not meeting the demands of the students. First is the high population of students to match the available facilities, students’ demands and the attitudes of some authorities who refuse to listen to students’ request. Secondly, lack of essential facilities in campuses cause students’ crisis in higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. Based on the findings, cultism, communication gap between authorities and students’ representatives, hyper-patriotic youthful exuberance in deviating from behavioural norms of the society and students’ home background are major causes of students’ crisis in higher institutions in Nigeria.

Mobile Technology: Implications of its Application on Learning

Learning in Nigeria is considered to have taken a new dimension as the Distance Learning Centre (DLC) of the University of Ibadan has created wider access to learning through the application of mobile technology to learning with particular reference to mobile phones use for the teaching and learning process. By this, the Centre seeks to achieve one of the major objectives of the Nigerian National Policy on Education, which is the provision of equal educational opportunities to all citizens at different levels of education. The paper therefore presents the attendant challenges of introducing such an innovative idea to learning at the University of Ibadan using a sampled population of 201 in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) held among learners under the Distance Learning platform to establish the benefits and problems of using mobile phones for learning in the University of Ibadan.

Teacher Motivation as a Factor in Language Teaching and Learning in Nigeria

A survey was carried out to investigate the level of teacher motivation, the association between teacher motivation and language learning and teaching, as well as the factors that could impact on them in two states in the Nigeria federation. This study became necessary in order to assess the impact that government efforts, particularly the use of salary incentives, have made in restoring standards in the school system. The view is held that there has been no commensurate improvement in student performance in response to government’s gesture. However, this study indicates that most teachers are more intrinsically than extrinsically motivated in their exhibition of commendable classroom behaviours. Teachers’ claim that they are not motivated to teach is supported by negative assessment of several variables in the teaching/learning environment that are critical in raising and maintaining teacher motivation, teaching efficiency and effective language learning. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 17 No. 1-2, December 2012, Page 14-25 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v17i1-2.8089

Nigeria Culture and Corruption in the Education Sector: See Something, Say Something, Do Something, Change We Believe In

The broad objective of this exercise is to identify and unravel by displaying the corrupt practices going on in Nigeria’s educational sector and to proffer ways to mitigate the scourge particularly possible indigenous methods of curbing corruption other than the usual government solution to the menace. We review the corrupt practices that is pervading the primary, secondary and the tertiary institutions of learning in Nigeria; identify the causes of the corrupt practices in our educational institutions; review the relationship between the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), State Ministries of Education (SMOEs), Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) and the schools; and recommend indigenous ways on how to curb corruption in the educational sector.

Bilinguals and Monolinguals' Performance in English Language Learning in Nigeria

Some linguists argue that bilinguals’ knowledge and competence in their first language contribute to effective second language learning. On the contrary, other linguists who favour monolingualism hold that the first language stands as an obstacle for bilinguals. These opposing views motivated the present undertaking. Thus this study investigates the performance of both bilingual and monolingual learners’ of English Language in a second language situation in Nigeria. Terminal results in English Language tests of 108 Yoruba/English bilinguals and 108 Nigerian English monolinguals at the Senior Secondary School level were compared. Findings revealed that, on the one hand, more bilinguals are found in the pass region than monolinguals; on the other hand, more monolinguals were found in the fail region than bilinguals. These results confirm the position that bilingualism plays supportive role in second language learning, especially in second language situation. Consequently, stakeholders in second language learning might need to strengthen the learning and use of bilinguals’ first language in order to enhance effective second language learning.

Rich Environments for Active Learning and Science Learning in Nigeria

Rich Environments for Active Learning and Science Learning in Nigeria