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Health: a Human Right
(Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 1978-01-26) Jones, A. A.
I HAVE CHOOSEN the title "Health: A Human Right" because it seems to offer me many approaches to the subject of man and his health, a subject which has occupied almost all my adult life. It is the field in which I have spent all my working years, approaching the objective of providing health care for people from many angles. Perhaps the diversity of those angles is enough indication that the successes I have had are less than satisfying. But the challenge and the excitement of the chase have been rewarding, and no failure, so far, has been so devastating that it has forced me to give up. I think it is fitting that I try to share with you, at this time in my career, some of the thoughts, some of the questions and some of the frustrations that I have lived with for well over forty years, in one form or another.
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Status of Media in Teaching Physics in Selected Secondary Schools in Kaduna state, Nigeria
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1984) Pearce, Nathaniel Olugbolahan; Akanbi, D.K.
This study was designed to examine the availability, utilization of media for instruction and the problems connected with the use of media for teaching physics in Kaduna State of Nigeria. Questionnaire, structures interview end participant observer scheme directed to the physics teachers, and randomly selected secondary schools students in Kaduna State were used for the collection of the data. The study population comprised seventeen physics teachers and two hundred and eighty-one form five physics students. Based on the analysis of the data collected, some of findings were that; a) Teachers in the schools used mainly the recommended textbooks for their teaching. (b)There was low utilization of instructional media. (c) Physics teachers like other teachers in the state did not seize the unique opportunities of their proximity to the available resource centres to aid them in the selection and use of media for their teaching. It is therefore recommended that; (a) Educational media centres should be established in all the local.government education offices which will cater for all the schools in the locality. The centres should cooperate with the Federal Government media centres such as the National Educational Research Centre (N.E.R.C), National Teachers' Institute (N.T.I), Radio and Television Education Broadcasting Departments and the Centre for Educational Technology (C.E.T) of the Ahmadu Bello University for professional expertise. (b) Teachers in schools should be trained in the use of media. (c) Local production of science instructional materials should he considered as means of combating the present inavailability of media. (d) The government should reinforce their priority for science teaching in the schools through the timely provision of needed science equipment and materials.
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Impact of Oyo State Health Policy on the Basic Health Care Services for the People in Ibadan - Ibarapa Zone of Oyo State.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1984) Oyerinde, Oyesegun Olufemi M.; Fawole, J. O.
The study investigated the present state of basic health care services in Ibadan-Ibarapa zone of Oyo State. Also, it ascertained how the health policies of the government affect basic health care services for the people in the zone. Ten local governments in the zone were selected and 200 subjects were interviewed. The questionnaires collected were grouped into two, designated 'Type X' for illiterates and 'Type Y' for the literates. The data collected, were analysed with the use of such statistical techniques as the mean, percentages and reproducibility coefficient. The main findings of this study are as follows: 1. A general positive impact of the state policy on basic health care services for the people of Ibadan-Ibarapa zone was observed at 0.96 reproducibility coefficient for the 'type X' group and 91% positive response for the 'type Y' group. The effects were observed in the provision of health institutions for the people, accessibility to the facilities, provision of man-power, provision of conducive hospital environment and increased efforts on health education for the people, 2. A negative impact was detected for the provision of adequate fund at least 85% of the secretaries and health officers expressed negative feelings towards the provision of funds for the promotion of basic health care for the people in Ibadan-Ibarapa zone. 3. Majority of the respondents (57%) opined that drugs were in constant supply. All other equipments, especially hospital and maternity beds were in short supply. 4. The impact of the health policy on the people was aided through the media (0.99 rep.), school health instruction (0.94 rep.) and out-patient departments (0.89 rep.) It was therefore recommended that there should be (i) an improved and better allocation of funds (ii) adequate supply of basic health care equipment and facilities and (iii) further research on an extended evaluative study of the state health Policy on Basic Health care services for Oyo State.
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Factors Affecting Performance in NUGA Games.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1984) Uyanga, Peter Dominic; Oyewusi, J. Ade
This study aimed at ascertaining those salient factors that influence performance at the NUGA Games, specifically, the effects of factors like availability of facilities and equipment, judicious use of staff and personnel, provision adequate incentives to sportsmen women, effective recruitment of athletes’ in the - Universities and University's intramural and extramural programmes have been treated in detail. The first six Nigerian Universities which so far have hosted the NUGA Games. Using the questionnaire and personal interview technique, the data were collected. The major findings of the study were that the Universities operated three types of sports administrative patterns a positive relationship existed between the availability of facilities and. equipment and good performance in sports. Universities with healthy intramural programme performance generally better extramural competitions. It was noted that sportsmen and women who won prizes and competition for their Universities were already ton class sportsmanship before entering the Universities. All Universities gave incentives to their sportsmen and sportswomen and the Universities designed courses to attract caliber athletes in preparation for the NUGA Games.
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A Study of Recruitment, Training and Retention of Adult Education Personnel in Oyo State.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Olagunju, Pius Soladoye; Fasokun, T. O.
This study examined the recruitment, training and retention of Adult Education personnel in Oyo State. Data were collected from available records in the Ministries of Education, Local Government and the Social Welfare, Youth Sports and Culture. In addition, interview guides and questionnaires were used. Using percentages and tests of correlations where appropriate, the results indicated that the recruitment of personnel for adult education was not based on knowledge, competence and interest in adult education. In addition, there was not enough motivation for adult education instructors to retain them on the job as might be required. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the Government of Oyo State should re-appraise her attitude towards recruitment of staff into various adult education programmes with a view to making it possible to put adult education in competent and interested hands. The study also recommended that the rate of remuneration given to instructors should be increased in order to encourage them to be efficient and effective in the performance of their duties. Finally, the study highlighted possible areas of future research attempts. Such attempts should include a comparative study of recruitment, training and retention of Adult Education personnel in Oyo State with any other State within the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Strategies for Improvement of Instructional Supervision in Nigeria
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Makinde, Sunday Ade; Luebkemann, Heinz H.
The study was designed to identify through a questionnaire the perceptions of Nigerian educators concerning alternative change strategies for improvement of instructional supervision in Nigerian public education systems. The research sample consisted of 220 Nigerian educators enrolled in colleges and universities in the southeastern United States. The research instrument was based on change strategies (Ben Harris, et al.), clinical supervision, and Nigerian educational inspection concepts. Findings are: 1. Educators agreed that inspectors of education often assist their respective schools in education activities, such as curriculum development and identification of resources. 2. Educators disagreed that one of the strategies of the inspectors for the development of professional growth was regular meetings with the teachers and school site leaders. 3. Respondents agreed that the inspectors collaborate and communicate with the education officers regarding staff. 4. Organization of workshops, seminars, and in-service training to improve teacher effectiveness was lacking. 5. The inspectors did not confer with the representatives of the local communities on the pro-vision, expansion, and maintenance of the school. 6. Agreement was indicated that the inspectors serve as specialists in advising the school principals and the staff. 7. The inspection practice was regarded as an inadequate supervisory practice for Nigerian public education systems. 8. Educators preferred clinical supervision as an alternative supervisory practice that might be more productive in improving instructional effectiveness in Nigeria. 9. Adoptions of clinical supervision will re-quire retraining of the ministry of education inspectors, and the school site leaders. 10. Funding and introduction of clinical supervision into the Nigerian public schools should not create any financial problem for the Federal Government.
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Attitudes of Secondary School Students to the Basic Sciences in Selected Local Government Areas of Oyo state.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Alao, Emmanuel Oluyemi; Diran, Taiwo
This study examined the attitudes of Oyo State secondary school students to the basic sciences, namely, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and also the relationship between their attitudes and their achievements in these science subjects. Six hypotheses were generated for the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.01 level of significance. Four test instruments, namely, Test of Attitude to Science (T.A.S.), Physics Achievement Test (P.A.T.), Chemistry Achievement Test (C.A.T.) and Biology Achievement Test (B.A.T.) were used. All the achievement tests were constructed by the investigator while the attitude scale was a modified version of the New Hull Attitude Inventory by Ato and Wilkinson (1979). Both the face and content validities of the research instruments were carried out using forty secondary school teachers and three experts from the University of Ife. The reliabilities of the tests were found using the Splithalf technique. The Pearson's product moment correlation analysis followed by the Spearman-Brown technique yielded reliability coefficients of 0.90, 0.92, 0.94 and-0.96 for the attitude scale, physics achievement test, chemistry achievement test and biology achievement test respectively. The sample for the study consists of one thousand six hundred secondary school form four students selected from forty secondary school spread over twelve out of the twenty-four local government areas of Oyo State. These students were selected into physics, chemistry and biology subject groups using simple randomization technique. Each student was exposed to two tests, namely, the attitude scale and one of the three achievement tests, depending on which subject group the student belongs to. All tests were administered by the investigator. The data collected were analysed using inferential statistics. The study showed, among other things, that the students possess a positive attitude to science and that their attitude scores can be.-used to predict their achievement into the basic sciences.
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Effects of Specificity of Objectives on Learners Acquisition of Biology Concept in a Film-Mediated Instruction.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Akinsanya, Timothy Olabode; Akanbi, D. K.
This study was designed to find the effects of specificity of objectives on learners’ acquisition of Biology concept in film-mediated instruction. One hundred and fifty form three students were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. One of the groups was given specific objectives, another, general objectives and the third group was not provided with objectives before they were all exposed to instructional film on a biological topic. All the students were then asked to answer a set of ten questions derived from the content of the film and which was directly referenced from the behavioural objectives provided to the students. The results showed that there were significant differences at 0.05 level of significance in the level of achievement between the specific objective group, and the other two groups and between the General objective group and the No objective group. These results indicated that specificity of objectives has a favourable effect on the level of achievement of students. Based on the result of the study, the investigator recommends that the government and other agencies responsible for the administration of schools should make funds available to our educational institutions to bear the cost of materials needed for the provision of objectives to students. It is also important that teachers, at all institutional levels should be trained to know how to write and use behavioural objectives.
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Effective Use of Self-Learning Device- Programmed Text in Teaching Nigerian Secondary School Students Mathematical Models in Chemistry.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Adesoji, Francis A; Opeola, S. M.
The study was designed to determine the effectiveness of linear programmed text (LPT) when compared with that of conventional text (CT) on Nigerian secondary school students' performances when they used mathematical models in learning Chemistry. The instruments developed and used were (I) multiple choice test and (2) a work-assignment sheet. The two levels of treatment developed and used were LPT and CT based on selected sections of the pupils' textbook. The two hundred and forty subjects involved were Form IV science students selected randomly from eight secondary schools in Oranmiyan Local Government area of Oyo state. Thirty students were randomly selected from each school and the subjects were divided into two groups of one hundred and twenty each which was assigned to a treatment. The class teachers involved were trained as to their roles in the research. But the researcher did the scoring of the answer sheets. A pretest conducted to determine whether the sample was from homogeneous population showed no significant difference in the background of the subjects. The three hypotheses of the study were confirmed using t-test analysis. These hypotheses were one that the LPT group achieved better in posttest than CT; two, that the learning scores of the LFT group are higher than those of the CT; three that the LPT group performs better in retention test than CT. The chi-square analysis of the data about the time spent on the work per day relative to the thirty minutes meant for the work was insignificant. A similar analysis of data about help received was significant. The results revealed that LPT was a more effective self-learning technique than CT.
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Effect of Problem-solving Method on the Achievement in Mathematics of Secondary School Students of Ibadan Municipal Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Gbenro, Dejo Tiamiyu; Ojerinde, A.
This study examined the effect of problem-solving method on: 1. the cognitive achievement of learners in mathematics and 2. the attitude of learners towards mathematics. The research design used this study was the pretest-post-test control group design. The study involved 130 Form II students in Ibadan Municipal Local Government area of Oyo State. The students were randomly assigned into two equal groups, one of which was the experimental croup and the other the control group. The two groups were exposed to the same topic but with different instructional techniques. Two research instruments were used: (i) thirty word problems based on problems involving simple equations and (ii) a ten-item student attitude towards mathematics scale. The attitude scale and the achievement test were administered to the students before the teaching/learning of the chosen topic on mathematics. At the end of the teaching, using two different approaches, the problem solving method and the traditional method, the same set of instruments, attitude scale and achievement tests, were re-administered on the students. The effect of problem-solving method on the experimental group was found using the t-test. Results from the analysis of the achievement test revealed that the overall achievement of students exposed to problem-solving method was better than those that were exposed to the traditional method. The findings of the study also confirmed that the students exposed to problem - solving method showed more positive attitude towards mathematics. Derived from the above, the study recommended that problem-solving method should be made available to primary school teachers who are the builders of the foundation for mathematics learning. Ideas on problem-solving should be shared on a national level among various agencies of education. It is also recommended that in- service training be organised on problem-solving methods for teachers of mathematics in the secondary schools and books be written on problem-solving method
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The Exposure of Final Year Students to Health Education in the Teachers' Colleges in Ondo State.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Adegboyega, Joseph Afolahan; Fawole, J.O
This study investigated the level of health knowledge of final year students in Grade Two Teacher Training Colleges in Ondo State. It examined the extent to which sex of the subjects and the type of the training programme they undergo are related to the knowledge. A total of 631 subjects from all the Teacher Training Colleges in Ondo State were sampled for the study. A health knowledge questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data collected were analysed using the two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test for significant difference. Also used was Scheffe Post-hoc analysis to locate the position of any significant F - ratio. The results of the study showed that the health knowledge of the subjects under study was adequate. Most of the subjects did poorly in the areas of mental health and drug use and abuse. The male subjects were more knowledgeable than the female subjects in family life and sex education, personal health, diseases and disorders and community health. Also, the subjects trained for one-year programme did better than subjects training for two and three-year programmes respectively. It was therefore recommended that Health Education should start from the elementary schools. This will provide a solid foundation for that would be teachers. Also, health instruction in the Teachers Colleges should be intensified especially in the areas of mental health and drug use and abuse. However, there is need for further research to investigate the background of health education teachers in Teacher Training; Colleges in Ondo State.
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The Relationship between Teachers' Qualification, Availability of Relevant Equipment and Students' Performance in School Certificate Biology
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Ogunleye, Adedokun M.; Adeyinka, J.A.
This study investigated the relationship between qualifications, availability of relevant equipment and performance in West African School Certificate (WASC) Biology (1979). Three types of questionnaire were used (a) qualifications questionnaire (XQ), (b) availability of relevant equipment questionnaire (YEQ) and (c) School Certificate Biology result for I979 questionnaire (ZR). The YR ,and XQ questionnaires were used to collect information from relevant schools and the west African Council's (WAEC) records. Following the analyses of the data the result showed that there was positive relationship between teachers' academic and professional qualifications and the quality of West African School Certificate (WASC) biology examinations results. There was positive relationship between teachers' academic and professional qualifications and the quality of West African School Certificate (WASC) biology examinations results. There was positive relationship between teachers' academic and professional qualifications, availability of relevant- biology equipment, and quality of WASC biology result. It was also found that academic and professional qualifications did not influence the selection of relevant equipment for school certificate biology class and the quality of school certificate biology result. It was recommended that agencies involved in running schools should make sure that qualified experienced teachers and relevant Biology equipment should be provided in schools presenting candidates for West African Examination Council's school certificate biology examinations.
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An Assessment of the Organisation of Adult Literacy-Programme in Ondo State of Nigeria. (1977-1983).
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Jaiyeoba, Modupe Olubunmi; Fasokun, T. O.
An assessment of the organizational efficiency and effectiveness of Adult Literacy programme in Ondo State from 1977 to 1983 was undertaken. To guide the study it was hypothesized that: 1) There is no relationship between the rank of the Local governments population (demand) and by the number of literacy classes (supply). 2) There is no significant difference in both the organizational efficiency and effectiveness measured teacher/Participant ratio and performance between the Civilian and Military administration and between the local governments with above and below state value. 3) There is no correlation between the aggregate of both efficiency and effectiveness indices in the ranks of local governments, for the period of the study. The study incorporated the use of a Questionnaire and consequent upon carious statistical analyses the following results were obtained: 1) there was a relationship between the rank of the Local governments by population (demand) and by the number of literacy classes (supply) in 1977 and no relationship in 1983. 2) There was a significant difference in both the organizational efficiency and effectiveness as measured by teacher/ participant ratio and performance between the Civilian and Military administration and between the local governments with above and below state value. 3) a positive correlation existed between the aggregate ranks of both efficiency and effectiveness index for the period of study. In view of the findings, the following implications and recommendations an ear justified 1) There is a need for a fairer distribution of literacy classes. 2) It is also recommended that efforts should be made to improve the organizational system of Adult Literacy programmed. Some areas deemed related to the present problems and results were suggested for further research. These include: 1) A replication of the study in other states of Nigeria. 2) A replication of the study in other areas of education. 3) Extension of the study from 1933 till present time.
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Attitudes of Secondary School Students to the Basic Sciences in Selected Local Government Areas of Oyo State.
(1985) Alao, Emmanuel Oluyemi; Diran, Taiwo
This study examined the attitudes of Oyo State secondary school students to the basic sciences, namely, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and also the relationship between their attitudes and their achievements in these science subjects. Six hypotheses were generated for the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.01 level of significance. Four test instruments, namely, Test of Attitude to Science (T.A.S.), Physics Achievement Test (P.A.T.), Chemistry Achievement Test (C.A.T.) and Biology Achievement Test (B.A.T.) were used. All the achievement tests were constructed by the investigator while the attitude scale was a modified version of the New Hull Attitude Inventory by Ato and Wilkinson (1979). Both the face and content validities of the research instruments were carried out using forty secondary school teachers and three experts from the University of If e. The reliabilities of the tests were found using the Splithalf technique. The Pearson's productmoment correlational analysis followed by the Spearman-Brown technique yielded reliability coefficients of 0.90, 0.92, 0.94 and-0.96 for the attitude scale, physics achievement test, chemistry achievement test and biology achievement test respectively. The sample for the study consists of one thousand six hundred secondary school form four students selected from forty secondary school spread over twelve out of the twentyfour local government areas of Oyo State. These students were selected into physics, chemistry and biology subjectgroups using simple randomisation technique. Each student was exposed to two tests, namely, the attitude scale and one of the three achievement tests, depending on which subject group the student belongs to. All tests were administered by the investigator. The data collected were analysed using inferential statistics. The study showed, among other things, that the students possess a positive attitude to science and that their attitude scores can be.-used to predict their achievement into the basic sciences.
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Academic Performance of Athletes and Non-Athletes in Selected Nigerian Universities.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985) Alla, Joseph Babalola; Abioye, J. A.; Adeniran, S. A.
This study compared the academic performance of athletes with that of non-athletes and investigated the cause of students' failures and successes in academics in three Universities: (i) Ife, (ii) Nigeria-Nsukka and (iii) Benin University. Four hundred and seventy-nine subjects were used in the study, 306 non-athletes and 173 athletes. The Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) of 103 athletes and 206 non-athletes were collected. Seventy athletes and 100 non-athletes were orally interviewed. The Two - Way analysis of variance, and t-test and t-test correlated were used to analyse the data, the results showed that in 1979/80 session (a N.U.G.A. games year) the G.P.A, of athletes was significantly higher than that of non-athletes in the University of Benin. In 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) non-athletes had significantly higher mean G.P.A. than athletes in the University of Ife. Also, it was observed that mean G.P.A. of athletes for a non-N.U.G.A. games year was not significantly higher than that of N.U.G.A. games years. Both athletes and non-athletes stated that the factors responsible for students' failures were poor health and socio-economic problems and wrong choice of courses. Based on the results, it was concluded that except for 1980/81 session (a non-N.U.G.A. games year) in the University of Ife, non-athletes were not academically better than athletes. Since there was no significant difference in the academic performance of athletes during a N.U.G.A. games year and a non-N.U.G.A. games year and that sports by itself did not contribute to athletes academic failures, it could be concluded that sports participation does not retard academic performance of athletes.
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Traditional Education of Indigenous Midwives in Yoruba-land: A Case Study in Oyo town.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Agboh, Veronica Aina; Fasokun., T.O
This study was designed to investigate the training curriculum of indigenous midwives in Yorubaland. Data were collected through the use of a semi-structured interview schedule or the pre-requisites for training, duration of training, course content examination and graduation in traditional midwifery from practicing indigenous midwives in Oyo town. Analyses of data revealed that factors such as ethnicity, age and maturation are determinants for eligibility for indigenous midwifery training. The course content used by trainers consists of a body of knowledge with related skills. The training period ends with a graduation ceremony which preceeds the assumption of independent practice. There is post-graduation continuing education in form of interactions between the erstwhile trainee and his trainer. eased or the findings, it appears justified to conclude that the training of indigenous midwives is a well-established, semi-formal system of education The majority of skills and knowledge that are taught appear to be identical with those of western midwifery practices. In the light of the findings and conclusions, it is recommended that there is a reed for Government to maintain a register of indigenous midwives. Government should employ indigenous midwives. For primary maternal health work after appropriate re-training, The Government should encourage University departments of Continuing Education in collaboration with departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to prepare literacy education for indigenous midwives.
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Effects of Instructional Package on Achievement of Beginners in French in Selected Secondary Schools in Oranmiyan Local Government Area of Oyo state.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Amosu, Sewanu Ayodele; Akanbi, D. K.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an instructional package on beginners of French. The package consisted of an audio-taped lesson synchronized with a set of fourteen slides on a French concept - Time. One hundred and five students were randomly assigned to three, groups Experimental Group T, Experimental Croup II and the Control Group. Each group was exposed to the normal two periods a week each of thirty weeks duration. The first Experimental Group was first taught by the teacher and inter exposed to the instructional package. The Control Greta', however, was taught by the teacher only without any exposure to the package while the third group - Experimental group TT - was exposed to the package only. All the subjects were then asked to answer a set of ten questions based on the content of the concept. The result showed that learners in ' experimental Croup I performed significantly better then the Control Group. It was also found that there was no significant difference in the performance of the learners in Experimental Croup II and the Control Group. The Experimental Group I performed significantly better than the Experimental Group II. Arising from these findings, the study has shown that there cannot be a substitute for the teacher. Rather than replace a teacher, an instructional package would complement the efforts of the teacher in promoting learning. Emanating from the findings of the study are the following recommendations: Efforts should be made to improve and revise methods of teaching the French language by integrating the use of instructional packages into the school curriculum. Courses on instructional design should form an integral part of the curriculum of teacher training programmes of the colleges of education so that their graduates become familiar with the production and use of instructional packages. Furthermore, research studies should be conducted on other concepts such as the teaching of grammar and comprehension in French.
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Influence of Non-print Media on Adult Literacy Programmes in Oyo State.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Adeniji, Jonathan Gbemiga; Akanbi, D. K.
This study examined the influence of non-print media on adult literacy programmes in Oyo State. It investigated the availability and frequency of use of non-print media. It examined the influence that the use of non-print media had on the attitude of learners and instructors. Problems militating against effective use of non-print media were identified. The relationships between the extent of use of non-print media, teachers' educational qualifications and in-service training experiences in media use were also determined. Information was collected by questionnaire and interview. From the population of about 2,673, the study sample consisted of 300 adult learners and 30 instructors. Averages, percentages and multiple correlations were used to analyse the data. Emanating from the analyses of the data are the following: Non-print media were not very frequently used to teach adult learners. Learners and instructors living in urban areas have more positive attitude than those in rural areas, towards the use of non-print media. Lack of funds was the most important problem hindering effective use of non-print media. Educational qualifications and in-service training experiences of instructors were found inadequate. It was recommended that religions bodies, governments and communities should provide more funds to acquire non-print media. Teacher training institutions should emphasize the use of non-print media in their course contents. Local governments should organize seminars, talks and workshops on media use regularly. Governments should mount more development programmes to provide facilities for use of non-print media in rural setting. It was also recommended that instructors with formal educational training in media use should be more involved in the teaching of adult learners.
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Non-Projected Visual Aids in the Teaching of General Science in Teachers' Colleges in Oyo State.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Oniye, Durogboye Oluwagbemileke; Osibodu, Bukola
This study focused on Non-projected Visual aids in the Teaching of General Science in Teachers' Colleges in Oyo State. The objectives of the study were the identification of available non-projected visual aids and their frequency of use in General Science teaching in the colleges. Others were to find out the problems faced by teachers in the use of non-projected visual aids for general science teaching and to identify the advantages teachers and students derive from the use of non-projected visual aids in teaching General Science. The research population consisted of all the general science students and teachers in all the then existing eighteen Grade Two Teachers' Colleges in Oyo State. The research sample consisted of four hundred and eight students and twenty General Science Teachers from twelve sampled Grade Two Teachers' Colleges. Data were collected with questionnaires. The study revealed that there were qualified science teachers in all the colleges. The available non-projected visual aids frequently used in teaching general science were chalkboards, objects and specimens. Some problems encountered in using them included lack of fund, inadequacy of materials, poor storage facilities and poor maintenance. Besides, 45% of the teachers and 98.5% of the students had inadequate know-ledge of improvisation. However, 90% of the teachers and 82.35% of the students reported that they derived advantages whenever the non-projected visual aids were used in teaching general science. It was recommended that in-service training and workshops on improvisation of non-projected visual aids should be organized regularly. The colleges should be adequately funded and general science should be made compulsory for the students. Non-projected visual aids should be frequently used to teach General Science.
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Acquisition and Utilization of Selected Instructional Media in the Grade II Teachers Colleges in Ondo State, Nigeria.
(Obafemi Awolowo University, 1986) Ige, Raphael Adebayo; Agun, I.
This study was conducted to find out the sources of instructional media to support instruction in the grade II Teachers Colleges in Ondo State. It was also to find out factors militating against acquisition and use of media and to suggest solution to the problems. The study was carried out in all the 11 Teachers Colleges in the State. The 11 Principals were used while 330 teachers and 330 students were randomly selected for the study. Questionnaire and Checklist were administered by the researcher. Simple percentages and correlational techniques were used to analyse the data, the result of the study indicated that 57% of the instructional media studied was not available in the colleges and the budgetary provision was inadequate. It also showed that proper methods were not established for the selection of media. There were positive relationships between media availability and their frequency of use, and between teachers' competence in media production and utilization. On the basis of the findings of the study, it was suggested that the colleges should encourage both the teachers and students to produce more instructional materials using readily available local resources. These colleges should establish Teachers' Resource Centres while the government should provide adequate funds to encourage effective media acquisition and utilization in the colleges.