2014

Entrepreneurial development study in the University of Benin is
one mandatory course encouraged by the federal government
to be taught in universities in order to inculcate in graduates
skills for self reliance. Entrepreneurial programme is therefore
seen as an important tool in reducing unemployment amongst
university graduates. Therefore this study was designed to
examine Students Perception of the Benefit of Entrepreneurial
Development Study Towards Self Reliance in the University of
Benin. The sample population consists of 110 students who
have experienced entrepreneurial study. Data were collected
through the use of well structured self-administered
questionnaires designed to illicit information from the students. The study has positive benefits because it impacts and equips
the students with entrepreneurial, managerial, and business
development skills. In conclusion, the course helps to build
entrepreneurs who are likely to become engaged in small and
medium scale enterprise which would ultimately lead to the
economic development of Nigeria. it is then encourage that all
higher institutions in the federation should embrace entrepreneurial development course into their curriculum. Furthermore, the research study recommends amongst other things that the centre for entrepreneurial development should set-up information centre which would enlighten and educate the students about the benefit in taking interest in the programme. workshop and seminars should be organized for seasoned entrepreneurs to mentor the student.

This study was designed to assess the competencies possessed by junior secondary school teachers in teaching and learning of computer science in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. To achieve the fundamental goals of this research, three (3) research questions were raised. This research design for the study was the survey design, five (5) schools were randomly selected within the local Government Area. Simple random technique was used to select a hundred students and seven (7) teachers were used as the sample for the study. The researcher used structured questionnaires to collect data from the respondents and also simple percentage and SPSS for data analysis. The study revealed that computer teachers are competent and
Computer science teachers have practical knowledge of computer science also, computer science teachers demonstrate adequate teaching skills in teaching computer science. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: Teachers should be trained in the use of internet and it’s utilization to update their knowledge, Teachers should refresh their knowledge of computers and computer science periodically and Teachers should devise means for making their students enthusiastic about computer
science lessons.

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.