DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

This study aims at examining the causes, effects and remediation strategics for curbing domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The design adopted for this study is the survey research design. The sample consisted of 200 respondents (married women) randomly selected from 1 church and 1 mosque in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State. Questionnaires were used for collection of data from 200 (two hundred) respondents which were basically married women. The research instrument was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two experts in the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology. The test re-test method was adopted in testing reliability of the instrument after which the research instruments were administered by the researcher herself. The data obtained were analyzed using one sample t-test. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the respondent's response in the causes of domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on religion. It was also revealed that there is no significant difference in the respondent's response to the effects of domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on religion. There is no significant difference in the respondent's response regarding the remediating strategies in curbing domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on the duration of marriage. Based on the findings it was recommended that law enforcement officers should keep proper document of all reported cases of domestic violence against women especially cultural and traditional practices that infringes on the right of women. It was also recommended that the judiciary also needs to put more efforts to nullify or declare customary laws that are repugnant as unconstitutional and should be repealed. Moreover the Civil Societies should intensify their efforts to enlightenment campaign against domestic violence domestic bearing in mind that domestic violence is not only against women but all members of the family

This study, investigated efficacy of self- instructional therapy in managing truancy among secondary school students in Oredo local government area of Edo State. The study also examined the effects of parental socioeconomic status and sex on truancy among secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. To address the problem of the study, five research questions were raised and formulated into four hypotheses, and were tested at 0.05 level of significance. This study adopted pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group and Quasi experimental research design. The target population of the study consisted of all the thirteen thousand and fifty one (13,051) senior secondary school students from the fourteen (14) public
senior secondary schools in Oredo local government area of Edo State. A sample size of two hundred (200) students made up of one hundred males and one hundred females were selected using balloting without replacement. The standardized questionnaire adapted from Ehindero (2015) titled: Students Level of Truancy Questionnaire (SLTQ) was used by the researcher with two sessions, A and B and administered to the students in their various schools to evaluate truancy level among students. This instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other lecturers in the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology (EECP). The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha statistics and it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.64. Data were analyzed using the two way ANOVA, descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test scores in truancy level among secondary school students exposed to Self- Instructional Therapy; there is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test scores in truancy level among secondary school students exposed to Self -Instructional Therapy and those in the Control Group; there is no significant interaction effect of treatment by sex on the level of truancy among secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, and there is no significant interaction effect of treatment by Parental Socio-Economic Status on the level of truancy among secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, experts in the field of counselling psychologist should train and retrain students on the use of self–instructional therapy because of its effectiveness in managing students with truant behaviour.

This research work is on the perceptions of students with learning disabilities towards assistive technology in learning. To carry out the study four research questions raised. The aim of the study was to find out the perception of students of disabilities and ways to improve their learning with assistive technology. Descriptive survey research design was employed for this study. The population of study was 100 respondents which were selected from various schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Random sampling techniques was used to select respondent from 3 schools. A structured questionnaire was raised to gathered information from the respondents. The instrument was validated by the project supervisor and two other experts from the Department. Data was analyzed using likert scale of 2.5 rating, SA, A, D and SD. The reliability of the instrument is 0.72 which was obtained using Cronbach's Alpha reliability test. Based on the findings of the study the following conclusions were drawn. That Assistive technology enhance students learning, increased academic knowledge and help to overcome academic some academic challenges. The following recommendations were hereby suggested. Government should provide enough assistive technology equipment’s to students of disabilities to enhance their learning. Schools authority should create space and building where assistive technology will be stored. And NGOs and Government should help in sponsoring the purchase of Assistive technology equipment’s.