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    Assessment of the implementation of environmental components of biology curriculum in Osun state senior secondary schools.
    (Department of scienc and technology education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) ADENIGBA Olushola Anthony
    The study investigated the teachers’ content knowledge of environmental education in Biology in secondary schools in Osun State, examined teachers’ pedagogical knowledge of environmental education in Biology in secondary schools in Osun State, and determined students’ self-efficacy of environmental education in secondary schools in Osun State. These were with a view to assessing how teachers implement the components of Environmental Education within the senior secondary school Biology Curriculum in Osun State. The study employed a descriptive survey design. The population for the study comprised senior secondary school Biology teachers and students in Osun State. The study sample consisted of 24 teachers and 240 students selected using a multistage sampling procedure. From the three senatorial districts in Osun State, four Local Government Areas were selected using simple random sampling technique. From each of the Local Government Areas, two public schools were selected using a simple random sampling technique making a total of 24 schools. In each of the schools selected, 10 students in a class of SS3 Biology and their teachers were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Three research instruments were used to collect data for the study. They were Biology Teachers’ Environmental Education Content Knowledge Observation Checklist (BTEECKOC) which was used to gather information on the level of Biology Teachers’ Content Knowledge of Environmental Education. Biology Teachers’ Environmental Education Pedagogical Knowledge Observation Checklist (BTEEPKOC) was used to measure the level of Biology Teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge of Environmental Education and Students’ Selfefficacy of Environmental Education Questionnaire (SSEEQ) was used to collect information on Students’ Self-efficacy of Environmental Education in Osun State Secondary Schools. The data gathered were subjected to frequency, mean and percentages. The result implies that the majority of Biology teachers have a high level of content knowledge of environmental education with 75.0% showing high level of content knowledge while 25.0% were moderate. Also, it was shown from the level of the observed teachers’ pedagogical knowledge that 37.5% of the respondents have a high level of pedagogical knowledge while 62.5% have a moderate level of pedagogical knowledge with an average mean of (𝑥̅=3.13). In addition, the result for research question 3 (three) showed that students’ have adequate self-efficacy of environmental education with 59.6% of the respondents having high self-efficacy and 40.4% having moderate self-efficacy of environmental education. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that Biology teachers have high level of content knowledge of environmental education in the study area. The study also concluded that teachers’ level of pedagogical knowledge of environmental components of biology curriculum implementation is adequate as well as moderate and the results from research question three shows that the self-efficacy of students is adequate.
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    Assessment of laboratory facilities, teachers and student involvement in basic science pratical activities in junior secondary school, osun state Nigeria
    (Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education , Obafemi Awolowo University.., 2023) FASOYE Temitope Esther
    The study assessed accessibility of laboratory apparatus for Basic Science practical in junior secondary school in Osun State. It also examined the extent of teachers’ involvement in practical activities at junior secondary school in the state, and described the participation of junior secondary schools’ students in Basic Science practical activities in the study area. The objectives were aimed to ascertain and providing empirical information on the availability of laboratory facilities for the teaching and learning of Basic Science in junior secondary schools and the involvement of students in practical activities in the state. The research design for the study was descriptive survey. The participants in the study were made up of junior secondary school Basic Science teachers and students in Osun State. The selected participants for the study comprised of 300 students and 15 teachers. Sampling of participants was done through multistage procedure. One Local Government Area (LGA) was chosen from each of the three senatorial districts through simple random sampling technique. Five government schools were chosen from respectively senatorial district using simple random sampling technique. Twenty students were chosen from JSS II and their teacher of Basic Science teachers with the use of simple random sampling technique. Three research apparatuses were deployed for the collection of required information and these are; Laboratory Apparatus Checklist for Basic Science (LACBS), Laboratory Apparatus Usage Questionnaire for Basic Science Teachers (LAUQBST), and Students’ Participation in Practical Activities Questionnaire (SPPAQ). Information gathered were presented using frequency counts and simple percentage. The result from the findings showed that laboratory apparatuses are not accessible for teaching of Basic Science in most schools in Osun States. It can be assumed from the average weighted outcomes of the table that laboratory facilities is low at 12.6% for teaching of Basic Science practical activities in JSS in Osun State. Also, the extent of teachers’ involvement inBasic Science practical activities is moderate at 80.0%. Furthermore, students’ involvement in Basic Science practical activities is low at 73.3% at JSS in Osun State. The study concluded that there is poor accessibility to laboratory facilities for the learning of Basic Science in most of the JSS in Osun State. Also, Basic Science teachers moderately engaged their students in practical exercises with the few available laboratory facilities and the participation of students’ in practical learning activities in the laboratory is extremely low.
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    Gait and postural characteristic as predictors of musculoskeletal disordera and falls amog aged retirees of ife central local goverment area, osun state.
    (Faculty of education,Obafemi awowlowo university,ile ife,Nigeria., 2024) F.Elugbaju theresa.
    The study investigated gait, posture characteristics predictors of musculoskeletal disorders and falls among aged retirees of Ife Central Local Govrnment Area, Osun State, Nigeria. The goal of the study was to establish the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and falls among aged retirees. Likewise, investigated musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait characteristics among aged retired elderly. Mor so, the study also examines the relationship among gaits, postural and musculoskeletal disorders and falls. The study adopted descriptive survey design and made use of purposive sampling techniques to recruit Three hundred (300) retirees for the study. Fall Efficacy Scale (FES), Nomadic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), Functional Gait Assessment Scale (FGA), and Gait Ability and Postural Instability–Gait Difficulty (PIGD), were research instrument used in collecting data from the respondents. The result revealed that the prevalence majority having poor functional gait (63.7%) and abnormal posture (59.3%). The result also indicated that majority of the participants reported at least one MSD in the past year (86.3%) and past week (80.7%), while 44.3% and 33.3% of the participants had multiple MSD in the past year and week respectively. Low back pain was the most prevalent MSD in the past year (62.0%) and past week (57.7%). The result also indicated that there was significant association between each of marital status, living condition, years of retirement, level of education, and presence of hypertension and diabetes, and falls (p < 0.05). In addition, falls was negatively correlated with gait (r = -0.52; p < 0.001) and positively correlated with postural characteristics (r = 0.39; p < 0.001). The results showed that falls was associated with presence of MSD in the past year (χ2=31.196; p < 0.001), past week (χ2=28.886; p < 0.001) and presence of multiple MSD. Similarly, falls was significantly associated with gait (χ2=32.156; p < 0.001) and posture (χ2=70.102; p< 0.001). The study concluded that there was high prevalence of fall, musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait abnormalities among aged retirees in Ife Central Local Government. There was significant association between musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait characteristics and falls among the old retirees in the study area.
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    Gait and postural characteristics as predictors of musculoskeletal disorders and falls among aged retirees of Ife central local government area, Osun State, Nigeria.
    (Department Of Physical And Health Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2023) ELUGBAJU Theresa Fumilayo
    The study investigated gait, posture characteristics predictors of musculoskeletal disorders and falls among aged retirees of Ife Central Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. The goal of the study was to establish the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and falls among aged retirees. Likewise, investigated musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait characteristics among aged retired elderly. More so, the study also examines the relationship among gaits, postural and musculoskeletal disorders and falls. The study adopted descriptive survey design and made use of purposive sampling techniques to recruit Three hundred (300) retirees for the study. Fall Efficacy Scale (FES), Nomadic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), Functional Gait Assessment Scale (FGA), and Gait Ability and Postural Instability–Gait Difficulty (PIGD), were research instrument used in collecting data from the respondents. The result revealed that the prevalence majority having poor functional gait (63.7%) and abnormal posture (59.3%). The result also indicated that majority of the participants reported at least one MSD in the past year (86.3%) and past week (80.7%), while 44.3% and 33.3% of the participants had multiple MSD in the past year and week respectively. Low back pain was the most prevalent MSD in the past year (62.0%) and past week (57.7%). The result also indicated that there was significant association between each of marital status, living condition, years of retirement, level of education, and presence of hypertension and diabetes, and falls (p < 0.05). In addition, falls was negatively correlated with gait (r = -0.52; p < 0.001) and positively correlated with postural characteristics (r = 0.39; p < 0.001). The results showed that falls was associated with presence of MSD in the past year (χ2=31.196; p < 0.001), past week (χ2=28.886; p < 0.001) and presence of multiple MSD. Similarly, falls was significantly associated with gait (χ2=32.156; p < 0.001) and posture (χ2=70.102; p< 0.001). The study concluded that there was high prevalence of fall, musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait abnormalities among aged retirees in Ife Central Local Government. There was significant association between musculoskeletal disorders, postural and gait characteristics and falls among the old retirees in the study area.