2014

This study was designed to investigate the assessment of the factors influencing the non-participation of women in community development programmes: A case study of Oredo local government area of Edo state. The sample for the study comprises of 75 women selected from government workers, teachers and traders in Oredo local government through simple random sampling procedure. The research design used for this study is the survey and the questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The analysis of the data lead to the following findings women don’t participate in community development programmes and that the level of their participation is at the lowest ebb, that husband and societal values is a hindrance to women participation, culture and religion also impede women’s participation, also education help to encourage women to participate in community development programmes. It was therefore recommended that community leaders should be those that could be trusted by the entire community, campaign for women participation should be made more effective through the use of local dialects, necessary mechanism should be put in place through which the women’s felt need can be met and more women should be involve in the planning and policy making in all aspect of our national life and development.

This study is designed to examine the problems of teaching English comprehension in junior secondary school in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State.Ten schools were selected in the local government and some research questions were formulated, distributed and answered by the respondents from these schools.The research instrument used for the collection of data was
questionnaire.The first questionnaire was collected the same day it was administered and after two days interval,the second questionnaire was collected.And on the analysis of the data collected, the following findings were arrived at: the major problemsof teaching English comprehension in junior secondary schools are: non- availability of library facilities and possession of textbooks by the school,most public schools have overcrowded classroom.The five public schools in the study are largely overcrowded with a population of 50-90 students in a classroom.This can cause adverse effect to learning/ reading of English comprehension.The conclusion is that, these problems hinder the effective teaching of English comprehension in juniorsecondary schools.

This study was designed to survey the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Oredo Local Government in Benin city, Edo state. A descriptive survey research design was used to obtain data. The instrument used to elicit information was the structured questionnaire. Two hundred questionnaires were administered and all were retrieved. The purposes of the study were:
- To determine if parental socio-economic status influences the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
- To determine if gender (sex) influences the prevalence ofoverweight and obesity. - To determine if physical activities influences the prevalence
of overweight and obesity. - To determine if eating behavior of adolescents influences the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Analysis and interpretation of data revealed that parental socio-economic status influences the prevalence of overweight and obesity. It revealed that the male genders were more
overweight or obese. It also revealed that physical inactivity and high consumption of energy dense food contributes significantly to the prevalence of overweight and obesity. The researcher therefore recommends that Nutrition education should be included as a relevant topic in the secondary school curriculum. There is a difference in term of gender with the male having higher prevalence, a multi-disciplinary approach including low fat diet, behavior modification and exercise is recommended.

This study was designed to determine the extent to which we can substitute our local cheap material resources to supplement the available teaching materials or equipment in the teaching of computer in junior secondary schools. This study was an attempt to carry out a survey on the improvisation of instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of computer in junior secondary schools in Benin metropolis. This is basically a descriptive study. Three (3) research questions were raised. The research design for the study was a survey design. A sample of twenty (20) computer teachers from four(4) private junior secondary schools and three(3) public junior secondary schools were randomly selected in Oredo local government area of Edo state. The instrument used for data collection was the structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two (2) lecturers of the faculty of Education and the project supervisor. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. The study revealed that computer teachers do not improvise instructional materials and also, that improvisation of teaching materials could enhance teaching methods in computer science. Based on the findings it was recommended that there should be seminars and workshop organized from time to time and should be made compulsory for computer science teachers to attend to teach them on the act and importance of improvisation. Besides the workload of computer science teachers should be reduced this would give the teachers more time for the collection and provision of computer instructional materials.

This study in its totality is an attempt to investigate the factors influencing female participation in sports among undergraduate students of the University of Benin. The need for this study becomes necessary owing to the fact that despite the health benefits derivable from sports participation, female participation is at the very low level. During the process of carrying out this investigation, five research questions were formulated and tested. 100 copies of questionnaires were administered to respondents. Simple percentage was used to analyze the data collected from the outcome of the research. Among others, the following are the finding of this study:
i. Physiological and anatomical constitution majorly hinders females from participating in sports.
ii. There are health benefits derivable from participating in sports. xii
iii. Female undergraduate students are interested in sports as much as
males. iv. Active and passive sports activities are the two types of activities performed by undergraduate students Based on the result of the study, recommendations were made. It is hoped that sporting activities would be embraced by all female undergraduate students in the future.

This study examined the guided discovery method as an instrument for enhancing students ’ retention capacity in basic science. Relevant literatures from books, journals, lectures, textbooks and others were reviewed to find out the opinions of other authors regarding the effectiveness of guided discovery method and its supremacy over the didactic method. The main objectives were investigating the extent to which the guided discovery method will enhance the retention capacity of basic science students, compare the retention capacities of male and female students taught with the guided discovery method and to compare the mean scores of basic science students taught with guided discovery method and the didactic method in a retention test.The population of the study comprised of all junior secondary school students in Egor Local Government area of Edo State. Out of these schools,one was chosen, having two intact classes of JSS III basic science students, and this constituted the sample of the study. A 50-item achievement test was administered to the two treatment groups (the experimental and control groups) before and after the treatment and the scores obtained were analysed using t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The findings indicated that the guided discovery method enhances the students ’ retention capacity than the didactic method. Also, retention rate was lower for girls than for boys. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the guided discovery teaching method should be aplied in teaching basic science.

This study was designed to investigate the assessment of the factors influencing the non-participation of women in community development programmes: A case study of Oredo local government area of Edo state. The sample for the study comprises of 75 women selected from government workers, teachers and traders in Oredo local government through simple random
sampling procedure. The research design used for this study is the survey and the questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The analysis of the data lead to the following findings women don’t participate in community development programmes and that the level of their participation is at the lowest ebb, that husband and societal values is a hindrance to women participation, culture and religion also impede women’s participation, also education help to encourage women to participate in community development programmes. It was therefore recommended that community leaders should be those that could be trusted by the entire community, campaign for women participation should be made more effective through the use of local dialects, necessary mechanism should be put in place through which the women’s felt need can be met and more women should be involve in the planning and policy making in all aspect of our national life and development.

The study was carried out to investigate strategies for improving mathematics learning in Oredo local Government area of Edo state. To achieve this study, fifteen (15) schools were randomly selected within Oredo local Government Area. A total of ninety respondents were used. To achieve the fundamental purpose of this research and to ensure easy collection of data, Five (5) research questions were formulated. The research instrument employed for the study was questionnaire. Data collected were subjected to analysis using the simple percentage. The findings revealed that qualification of teachers affects students learning, there is need for in-service training for mathematics teachers. The findings also revealed that the use instructional materials will help to improve the study of mathematics and when teachers are well motivated it promotes effectiveness in the classroom. The research recommended that mathematics teachers should re-examine their teaching methods to include less lecture method and more student directed activities which involves the use of mathematical laboratory, government should provide instructional materials to help increase the learning of mathematics and the Federal ministry of education, state ministry of education and national mathematical center in Nigeria should provide special in- service programmes for mathematics teachers.

The study investigated the perception of the nomenclature ‘Adult and Non- Formal Education’ by the students of Adult and Non-Formal Education, University of Benin. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was comprised of 100 undergraduates of Adult and Non- Formal Education, 25 students from each level of the undergraduate study constituted the sample of the study. A researcher based questionnaire designed to find out how the students perceive the nomenclature of the department, validated for face and content with a reliability coefficient of 0.74 by test re-test method was used to collect information from the respondents. Research questions were used as the basis for the analysis of the results. The results of the study are in the following order; the students of Adult and Non- Formal Education are not proud of the nomenclature of the department, the students of Adult and Non-Formal Education are ashamed of the nomenclature of the department, majority of the students of Adult and Non- Formal Education are interested in school politics but are not confident to contest for the post of the SUG president for fear that they would lose out in the election because of the nomenclature of the department, the students of the department substitute the nomenclature of the department with other names they prefer in order to hide the shame that the nomenclature of the department brings to them, also, the students of the department wish for a change of the nomenclature of the department. The following were recommended; the students of the department should be encouraged to identify with the department and spread the good news of adult education to the society, the students should be encouraged to contest for elective posts in the school and stop concluding that they would fail when they haven’t tried, the nomenclature of the department should be changed to a nomenclature that is more fashionable than Adult and Non-Formal Education so as to make students feel proud to tell people their course of study and stop substituting the nomenclature of their department with other names

The gradual dissipisation of our culture coupled with the growth of indiscipline and moral decadence among our youths, especially secondary school students, should be a thing of concern for any right thinking Nigerian. Since they are the leaders of tomorrow, the need to inculcate in them that aspect of education that will help to mould their lives and bring about the restoration of warning cultural values becomes necessary. It is on this note that this research work investigates into the methods associated with the teaching and learning of poetry and literature in general in junior secondary schools in Egor local Government Area of Edo State. This research analyses the methods that alienate study and students from poetry and puts forward suggestions aimed
at arresting further deterioration of students interest in poetry, a situation that has so marginalized poetry in school and society that is (poetry) has come to be regarded and actually referred to as a minority interest subject. To that end, this research emphasizes the relevance of poetry in the school curriculum and at the society at large. It also examines the social and pedagogical methods that marginalize poetry in the school system and offers what is considered pragmatic approaches to the selection of materials for and teaching of poetry in Nigerian schools, particularly secondary schools. The approaches suggested here are aimed at stimulating teachers and students interest in poetry sufficiently for them to regard poetry not as a tedious subject to be avoided, but as a pleasant and an enriching experience to be relished within and without the schools system. In recommendation, the public secondary schools in Nigeria are far behind time in offering multiple path ways to the teaching and learning of poetry. Little wonder that the system has been witnessing steady decline with the percentage of students who failed the study examination fluctuating between 55% and 75% in the pest 10 years (Olabiopo, 1998). The effect of this is that secondary school student who find their way into the university are already at a disadvantage due to the poor background and preparation in language education. Public secondary schools in Nigeria should be provided with adequate and a variety of instructional media. If teachers in
public secondary schools in Nigeria are to assume new roles and use new technology-supported instructional tools, they should become familiar with a variety of instructional delivery methods rather than relying on text books, chalkboards and lecture method. Technologies, such as audio and video recording, language laboratories and computer surfing can be more effective teaching tools for poetry lessons as they offer authentic experience when interview with existing curriculum We are concerned that the high potential for enhancing learning through the provision of conducive learning environment can be attained in public schools in Nigeria, it is strongly recommended that the learning environment in public schools in Nigeria should be given priority, attention by state and federal governments so that children can well and better.