scholarly journals The Influence of the use of Instructional Resources in the Teaching of Mathematics on Students Performance in Mathematics in Public English Speaking Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume-2 (Issue-4) ◽  
pp. 2123-2134
Author(s):  
Besong Francis Mbeng ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Olusegun Ezekiel Alao ◽  
Mary John Ukpong

Students’ poor Financial Accounting performance in senior secondary schools is worrisome and induces youths to engage in several social vices. An attempt to curb the menace and improve students’ performance led this study to assess the instructional resources and effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting in secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Adopting the descriptive survey research design, the population of the study comprised 2,492 senior secondary schools 1 and 2 students and 10 teachers of Financial Accounting under Education District IV in Lagos State, Nigeria. 300 students and all the 10 teachers eventually emerged as samples using Checkmarket Sample Size Calculator at 5% margin and 95% confidence level. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire that obtained Cronbach’s Alpha=0.90, and analysed using descriptive analysis and t-test at α=0.05 level of significance. The results showed that the teachers of Financial Accounting were not using activity-based pedagogical strategies. Most of the instructional materials necessary for the effective pedagogy of Financial Accounting were inadequate and malfunctioning. Therefore, Financial Accounting teachers are strongly encouraged to apply innovative and experiential learning strategies in teaching and learning. Furthermore, adequate infrastructure and modern equipment in the schools will create better learning opportunities for students.


2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardi Marwan

This article provides information about a research aiming to identify causes of secondary school students’ failure to acquire English effectively and provide recommendations to relevant ministries to better deal with these problems.  A qualitative design involving a number of students as well as teachers from lower and upper secondary schools and pre-service teachers from a training college was used. Findings of this research revealed that issues of English teacher quality, English study program graduates’ quality, lack of English learning hours at school, the absence of extra-curricular activities for English exposure and English speaking environment, English national exam, the underuse and inexistence of facilities and ineffective monitoring system were found to be the major contributors of students’ English learning ineffectiveness. This study, therefore, recommends the relevant ministries to cope with these issues urgently or else this unfavorable situation will remain unchanged in future years.     Keywords: English, teaching, learning, quality, policy, change


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
Rose J Changwony ◽  
Pamela Ochieng ◽  
Bernard Chemwei

This paper looks at the contribution of instructional resources towards the performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination mathematics in girls’ secondary schools in Baringo Central. Based on Hanushek, education production function theory, the instructional resources were considered critical inputs for ensuring the output (examinations performance in mathematics by girls’ students) is attained. The study targeted mathematics Heads of Department, mathematics teachers and girls enrolled in 6 girls’ secondary schools in Baringo Central Sub County, Kenya. A sample of 6 HODs, 18 mathematics teachers and 166 girls were selected to participate in the study. The research found out that all respondents said that adequate provision of infrastructural and educational resources did have a significant effect (p<0.05) on girls’ performance in mathematics in the six public secondary schools. Schools that had inadequate learning resources performed poorly compared to those that had adequate instructional materials. The paper recommends that there is a need for the government of Kenya to equip all schools with necessary supportive infrastructure (electricity, internet and computers) to facilitate instruction in the current digital age. In addition, teachers need to improve their knowledge and skills in using information technological resources.


2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ava Gail Cas

This paper examines the effects on educational attainment of assistance programs that provided typhoon-resistant secondary schools and instructional resources in the Philippines. Using the variation in the availability of assistance programs and differences in exposure across age cohorts induced by the timing of the allocation of program packages, I find positive and statistically significant impacts on education outcomes for both boys and girls. For boys, the presence of typhoon-resistant schools equipped with instructional resources led to an average increase of 0.26–0.31 years of education, while the presence of instructional resources alone led to an average increase of 0.23–0.26 years of education. For girls, the availability of both components led to an average increase of 0.23–0.32 years of education, while the availability of either component alone did not seem to have an effect.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. p32
Author(s):  
Thawascha Dechsubha

This research interpreted data from 4 research topics 1) Development of a New Method of English Instruction for Higher Secondary School Learners for Joining AEC, 2) Development of Basic English Communication for Occupational Progress of Non-Formal Education Learners in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 3) Development of English Competence for Communication of higher Secondary School Learners in Nakhon Ratchasima Province for Joining AEC and 4)Development of English Skills of Tertiary Level Learners in Nakhon Ratchasima Province for Jobs and Occupational Opportunity.The purposes of this study were to (1) study ability of English speaking for communication of higher secondary school learners from Boonluawithayanusorn, and Baanluamwithayakhom higher secondary schools for joining AEC, (2) compare ability of English speaking for communication of higher secondary school learners from Boonluawithayanusorn and Baanluamwithayakhom higher secondary school for joining AEC for joining AEC, (3) study basic English speaking ability for occupational progress of non-formal education learners, (4) compare basic English speaking ability for occupational progress of non-formal education learners, (5) study the English speaking skill of the tertiary level learners in Nakhon Ratchasima in order to add up a chance of jobs and occupation and (6) compare the English speaking ability of the tertiary level learners in Nakhon Ratchasima in order to add up a chance of jobs and occupation.The population in this study consisted of 290 learners from higher secondary schools, from non-formal education department, and tertiary level who took English course during the second semester of the academic year 2015. Samples consisted of 140 learners from higher secondary schools, non-formal education department, and tertiary level who took English course during the second semester of the academic year 2015 through the purposive sampling random. Eight weeks were spent on this research. The instruments were (1) the questionnaire related to students’ problems about the English instruction, (2) classroom observation, (3) semi-structured interview, and (4) English speaking ability test (pre-test and post-test. The scores of English speaking ability were analyzed and interpreted statistically in terms of mean (x?), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test (pretest and posttest) with the criterion of 60%.


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