M. MOGBEYITEREN

The study examined the attitude of students towards the teaching practice programme in the Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. The population comprised nine hundred and eighty four(984) students in 300level and seven hundred and sixty five (765) studentsin400level, bringing the number to one thousand, seven hundred and fortynine(1749).A sample size of forty seven (47) students in 300level and forty students in 400level were randomly selected from the population. Questionnaires were used to collect data. The instrument was divided into two sections, sections A and B. Section A collected demographic information while section B contained questions related to the attitudes of students towards the teaching practice exercise. Data revealed that teaching practice is as relevant as the Teaching profession itself and therefore, aids students for effective teaching in the future. It also revealed that students in 300level prefer the teaching practice exercise when compared to the 400level students, just as male student solve the exercise in contrast with the female students who hate the exercise. However, recommendations were made to help the situation of the declining standard of the teaching practice exercise due to the activities of student teachers.

This research work focuses on the problem of the incidence of missing scripts and misplaced scores in our institutions of learning especially the higher institutions. The University of Benin was used as the field for the research. Five Faculties in the university were chosen for the study and seven respondents were taken from each faculty making a total of 35 respondents for the study. The research design used for the study was survey research design and questionnaires were constructed to answer the research questions for the study and administered to the respondents. The split half reliability test method was used to verify the reliability of the questionnaire and the Spearman Brown Formula was used to correct it. The simple percentage method was used for the analyzing the data gathered from the field due to the fact that the questionnaires were constructed on a yes or no continuum

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of cultism on the academic performance of History students: A case study of secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The method used in the collection of data was a structured close-ended questionnaire. A questionnaire schedule was constructed and distributed to two hundred (200) respondents in some secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The data collected were analyzed and the results were displayed on tables. Findings from the study revealed that broken homes can lead to cultism. It was also revealed in the study that harsh economic situation in the country can encourage cultism in tertiary institutions. Also, it was found that cultism can result in the destruction of lives and properties of students in their multitude if not controlled. Furthermore, findings from the study revealed that the effect of cultism could result to arrest, detention and imprisonment of those involved in it. Based on these findings, recommendations were made on the following area: parents should monitor their children both in and outside the school and counsel them regularly. Also, it was recommended that students should be properly guided by counsellors in the schools’ guidance and counselling center. It is believed that if these are followed, it will go a long way to assist students and promote their learning.