2014

ABSTRACT
The researcher choose the topic that is titled “Sanitation practices and implication on the people of Uselu Quarters in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State” which is aimed at finding out the implication(s) of sanitation practices on the inhabitants of Uselu Area in Egor Local Government Area.
Four research questions were generated from the research topic which sought to find out the following:
-Identify the causes of poor sanitation practices on Uselu inhabitants

The study investigated the influence of teaching method on the academic achievement of student studying basic science in junior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. The population of the study was made up of two hundred (200) junior
secondary school students and twenty (20) teachers. Ninety (90) students and eight (8) teachers were randomly selected by simple random sampling from three secondary schools. The instrument used for the study was questionnaires. The data collected were analyzed using simple percentage and frequency count. The result showed that most of the secondary schools surveyed don’t have
good laboratory facilities. Students preferred few class members as this situation helps them learn better during classroom lessons. And inappropriate application of teaching method negatively affects students’ academic performance. Therefore, the researcher recommended that Governments should be implored to give enough grants to equip laboratories with chemicals and apparatus, and also to provide useful materials and appropriate teaching. Also, more adequate classroom should be created with few students and reachers should be encouraged to attend workshops and seminars to improve on their existing quality and effectiveness.

This research project was carried out in order to know the factors responsible for low enrolment of physical education in senior secondary school certificate examination in Oredo Local Government Area. In an attempt to undertake this study, a statement of problem was drawn from which the research questions were formulated. The population of the study is made of male and female senior secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area. sample of one hundred and fifty (150) students was randomly selected from seven (7) of the schools which is made up of male and female students. The instrument used in this study was the questionnaire which comprises of two sections, A and B. The data collected from the respondents outside the sample population was analyzed and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was gotten from the analysis. From the analysis of the data collected from the sample respondents in respect to the research question, it was found that there exist some factors causing the decline of enrolment of physical education in senior secondary school certificate examination. It was revealed from the findings that students’ reluctance to offer physical education is high among other factors. Some suggestions were made in this study to enhance students enrolment in senior secondary school.

The aim of this study is to examine the attitude of male and
female students toward religious education (CRS) in senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State
and also whether there is any significant difference between their
attitude in respect to family background, the student concept, the
teacher factor, the school environment, the subject curriculum and
instructional methods. The students who participated were from four senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area from SS1 class
(N = 80). To gather the data, a simple percentage process was used
to know the degree of respondents. According to the findings from the result of the gathered
information, there was no significant difference between the male
and female student’s attitudes toward religious education
regarding the various variables used.

This study is conducted to investigate the factors associated with the teaching and learning of Computer Science in Senior Secondary School in Oredo local government of Edo state. Based on the research, questionnaire was designed was designed for the study. One hundred copies of the questionnaire were administered on the analysis of the data, the following findings were discovered. The study revealed that there are some problems facing the teaching and learning of computer science such as inadequate professionally trained computer teachers, inadequate funding, negative attitudes of teachers towards students, etc. Also to the extent to which lack of infrastructural facilities and teaching aids affect the effective teaching and learning of computer science in senior secondary school was discussed in the cause of the study. Also it was discovered that inadequate of computer system could lead to lack of practical which happen to lack of effective teaching and learning of computer science in Senior Secondary School.

This study was carried out to ascertain the socio-economic factors affecting the educational growth of adolescents in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.. The study consist of five chapters and each has vital information
regarding to the topic under study. Chapter one consist of general introductions and research questions, three research questions were raised which include: (1)What are the attributes of educational growth? (2)What is the impact of socio-economic status on educational growth? (3)What role has socio-economic factor such as educational level, occupational level and income to play in the educational growth of an adolescent? The chapter two focused on literature review on the meaning of concepts used and counter-montions were critically evaluated, the relationship
between socio-economic factors and educational growth was drawn. The chapter three if this study centered on research methodology and design. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the sampling size. A total of 100 questionnaires were administered to five selected schools within Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, 20 questionnaire were distributed to each school. [1] In chapter four, the administered questionnaires were analyzed and interpreted. The findings revealed that there is a high rate of influence of socio-economic status on the educational growth of adolescents in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. Other findings were revealed in this chapter. Chapter five, contains general discussion of findings, summary of research, conclusion reached and recommendation put forward to eliminate the constraint facing the educational growth of adolescents.
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