Secondary Schools In Area Research Articles

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SECONDARY STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SCIENCE-RELATED SUBJECTS IN YALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA: CURRICULUM IMPLICATION

The study focused on after-school activities and secondary students’ academic performance in selected science-related subjects in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria: Curriculum implication. The research design adopted for the study is the survey design and the population of this study comprised all Senior Secondary School One (SSS1) students in selected public Secondary schools in Yala Local Government Area. The population stood at 3,201, with males 1, 501 and 1, 700 females in ten (10) selected Secondary schools in the area. The simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the respondents in the study area thus, (111 males and 119 females). The instruments used for data collection were two questionnaires titled After-School Activities Questionnaire and Student’s Academic Performance Test in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics (ASAQAPTCPM), designed by experts in the chosen field of study, and the reliability was established with spilt-half reliability techniques result showed a high correlation value of 0.87 to 0.89 and this was considered high enough to use the instrument for data collection. The hypotheses formulated to guide the study were tested using the appropriate statistical technique at 0.05 level of significance using simple linear regression analysis and the findings revealed that engagement in playing after school, engagement in homework, and engagement in extra moral classes significantly predict students’ academic performance in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. It was recommended that parents should encourage their children by providing the needed learning materials like textbooks, prompt payment of school fees, school uniforms, and engagement in extra-curricular activities to facilitate playing activities in the learning process, such as sports, drama music, scouting, dance, and various clubs which will promote harmony in learning.

Behavioral Patterns and Professional Attributes of Filipino Subject Teachers in Relation to Students’ Performance

The study generally aimed to determine the behavioral patterns and professional attributes of Filipino subject teachers in relation to students’ performance in selected secondary schools in Area III, Leyte Division. A standardized questionnaire was used to gather information from the Filipino subject teachers regarding their behavioral patterns and professional attributes in relation to the students’ performance. The data were analysed and interpreted with the aid of the statistical tool. Weighted mean was used in determining the behavioral patterns of Filipino subject teachers. As a result of the survey conducted data gathered were the following: Professional attributes of Filipino subject teachers in terms of educational attainment, majority had earned MA units; as to teaching experience, they have rendered 10-14 years; and relative to in-service training, majority of them attended at the division level. With regards to the behavioral patterns of Filipino subject teachers as evaluated by the students, it was perceived good. Further, on the level of students’ performance, they were rated satisfactory performance.

Geospatial Assessment of the Contributions of the Major Stakeholders to Secondary Schools in Some Parts of Benue State, Nigeria

This study assessed the contributions of the major stakeholders to secondary school education in some parts of Benue State using geospatial techniques. It aimed at producing a queriable spatial database of secondary schools which could be used as a guide for resource distribution and management in the school system. The study adopted, survey, field observation and measurement using Global Positioning System (GPS) to obtain the needed data. Geographic Information System (GIS) and descriptive statistical techniques were employed to map, visualize and analyze the data. The result shows that the private sector has the highest contribution to secondary schools in the area. In the private sector, the private individuals have the highest contributions to secondary school in the area both by ownership, sponsorship and size (student population). The implication is that the system will suffer exploitation by the dominant private individuals in the system. It was recommended that further research should be conducted to assess the relationship between government efforts and other stakeholders on the spatial distribution of secondary schools in the study area.

The influence of a healthy lifestyle on body mass index in a sample of 12-14 year old individuals in Murcia (Spain)

Excess weight and obesity in childhood is directly related to comorbidities that can have serious conse-quences for health. This study set out to identify the main modifiable lifestyles that influence the development of excess weight and obesity in childhood. A cross-sectional study was carried out at seven secondary schools in Area V, Murcia, Spain. Questionnaires completed by parents were used to gather information about healthy habits in adolescents (ENHASA), The surveys con-sisted of four dimensions made up of modifiable lifestyle factors: nutrition, physical activity, new technologies and schoolmates. The adolescents' somatometric data was measured and classified according to the WHO categories for body mass index (BMI). ANOVA was used to compare the score differences among the BMI groups. The questionnaire was completed by the parents of 421 adolescents with an average age of 12 years. 21.1% pre-sented excess weight and 19.7% obesity. The score obtained by adolescents in the physical activity dimension decreased in the increased BMI group (score in normal weight 6.36 vs. 4.45 in obesity; p<0.001). The other three dimensions showed insignificant differences in scores between normal weight and obesity groups. Excess weight was present in 40.8% of the sample. Physical activity was the modifiable lifestyle to be most markedly linked to BMI. This outcome may help in planning specific strategies for sedentary lifestyles to reduce this dietary epidemic.

Influence of Guidance and Counseling Programme on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of guidance and counseling programme on academic performance of secondary school students in Maiduguri metropolitan council. An ex post facto and survey research design was adopted in this study. Data was collected through administration of questionnaires to the selected respondents. The collected data was then processed and analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage. The study established the following findings: Secondary schools in the study area differed in the number of guidance and counseling services that they had implemented. Teacher counselors had little training in guidance and counseling. Stakeholders adequately supported guidance and counseling programme in the schools. Students were aware of the role and importance of career counseling in their schools (89.39%). Guidance and counseling programme has a positive impact on the academic performance of students. Based on these study findings, the following recommendations were made: There is need for the teacher counselors to implement all the services required for guidance and counseling and improve the level of training of teacher counselors in guidance and counseling. Guidance and counseling programme should be strengthened in order to improve the academic performance of secondary schools in the area.

Availability of Instructional Materials and Interest of Secondary School Students in the Study of Physics in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

The study was carried out to investigate the relationship between availability of instructional aids and students’ interest in studying physics in secondary school. This research was conducted using physics students in public senior secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. The specific purpose of the study was to find out the instructional aids that are available for teaching physics in secondary schools. It also investigated if the deployment of these materials in teaching physics influenced the interest of secondary school students in learning different topics in physics. The study utilized the correlation design while the population comprised all SS II students who offered physics in public senior secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state with a total number of 1,223. Out of the population, 123 physics students, that is 10%, were selected using the simple random sampling technique, and this formed the sample of the study. The instrument used for this study was a questionnaire which elicited the respondents’ biodata, checklist of instructional aids for teaching physics and items designed to measure students’ interest. Mean, percentage, standard deviation and Pearson product Moment Correlation were the statistics used for analyzing the data generated. Findings showed that most of the instructional materials needed by the teacher for effective teaching of physics were available but not functioning; the students used for the study had high level of interest in learning the different topics in physics. However, it found that there was no significant relationship between availability of instructional aids and students’ interest in studying of physics in public senior secondary schools in the area of study. As a sequel to the findings of the study, it was recommended that government and school administrators should provide teachers with instructional materials relevant to the teaching of physics in senior secondary schools in Edo State; teachers should regularly deploy instructional materials when teaching physics in senior secondary schools in Edo State. Finally, teachers are encouraged to design simple instructional aids that could be used as alternatives for teaching relevant topics in physics in senior secondary schools in Edo State in the absence of standard teaching devices.

Principals’ Leadership Style and Staff Job Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between principals’ leadership style and staff job performance in Emohua Local Government Area of River State. The study was carried out within the period of 2007-2016 in secondary schools in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Path-Goal theory was adopted as the theoretical framework of analysis for the study. We reviewed the concepts of leadership, leadership style, types of leadership and staff job performance. Questionnaire items and interview methods were used to elicit primary data, and documentary method was applied to collect secondary data for the study. A total of 210 questionnaires containing 21 questionnaire items each were administered, and 195 questionnaires were successfully retrieved without error and used for the study. The primary data were presented and analysed in tabular and percentage frequency. Content analysis was used to analyse the secondary data. The study findings identified 10 different leadership styles adopted by different principals in different secondary schools in the area, and emphasized that the various leadership styles have significant effects on the staff job performance in the schools. Also, the findings proved that the principals face leadership challenges in the discharge of their administrative functions in the schools. Upon the findings, the study recommended that the principals should adopt the needed leadership style in their school to enhance staff job performance, that the various leadership challenge faced by the principals should be addressed accordingly by the government, and that both the principal and government should adopt the recommendations of this study to ensure a better leadership style and adequate staff job performance in the schools.

Comparative Study of Staff Welfare Administration in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria

This study critically examines the administration of staff welfare services in private and public secondary schools using Akoko North-West district in Ondo State, Nigeria as a case study. The study used 3 research questions in a bid to guide the researcher. The population of the study was ten (10) private and fifteen (15) public secondary schools in the area of study. Fifty (50) teachers were selected from ten (10) secondary schools using simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected and analyzed using simple percentage method. The findings revealed that Teachers’ in public secondary schools does enjoy regular payment of salaries and allowances compare to teachers in private secondary schools, public secondary schools are fairly equipped with necessary facilities such as toilets and health centers compare to teachers in private secondary schools, that employers in private secondary schools provide payment of transportation allowance, housing allowance while employers in public secondary schools do not and that regular payment of teachers’ salary enhances their job productivity. Base on the findings, it was recommended that government should ensure proper funding of education and put in place good welfare program which embraces insurance scheme, study leave, workshop seminars, leave bonus, car loan, housing allowance, rent subsidy, regular payment of salary, health allowance and so on, should be provided as applicable to other professions. Teachers should receive attractive salaries and allowances and other incentives should be given to the teachers to boost their moral and improve their standard of living. Consequently, their productivity in the schools would be improved.

Ansiedad en adolescentes de un barrio de Madrid

To determine the degree of state-trait anxiety in adolescents and its possible association with several socio-demographic variables. Descriptive cross-sectional study. First semester of 2004. Two state secondary schools in Area 7, Madrid, Spain. Five hundred fifty nine students from the first to third years of secondary education. Two anonymous multiple-choice tests were given out to fill in during class time: STAIC (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children) and a questionnaire of socio-demographic variables (age, sex, immigration, toxic habits, socio-economic and family situation, relationships, view of life, and school results). Four hundred forty five tests were valid. Mean age, 13.8 (SD, 1.2); 53.5% were girls, 18.7% immigrants, 20.7% took drugs (alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs), 32.8% had repeated at least 1 year, 14.3% considered their relationship with their family "bad," 15% referred to a "bad" relation with their class mates and 29.5% had a "bad" view of life. A statistically significant association was established between all these variables and anxiety. It is important to know what risk factors are associated with anxiety in order to detect it early and prevent its development to other serious mental disorders. In this study, higher levels of anxiety were found in immigrants, in girls, in drug users, in students in a worse socio-economic situation and in students who have had to repeat a year. This study corroborates the classic risk factors associated with anxiety, but shows that we should take into account a further one: immigration. It also suggests the importance of good family and personal relationships for psychological balance.