This paper examines the assessment of literacy as a way forward for quality primary education in Nigeria. Literacy is a life-blood of an individual skills, knowledge, attitude and potentialities. Therefore, assessment in teaching and learning of English gives the teacher the evaluative picture of students’ linguistic background, language competency and the needs of the learner. moreover, the paper posits that multiple of assessments in reading and writing improve students’ level of proficiency in mastering the language. The paper also examines some types of assessment which gives the language teacher an advantage of choice of testing a particular skill be applied in teaching and learning of the basic language skills. However, the paper discussed the purpose of assessment in relation to literacy.
{"title":"Literacy: A Way Forward for Quality Education in Nigeria","authors":"Yau. Usman, M. Isyaku, A. Isah","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.5","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the assessment of literacy as a way forward for quality primary education in Nigeria. Literacy is a life-blood of an individual skills, knowledge, attitude and potentialities. Therefore, assessment in teaching and learning of English gives the teacher the evaluative picture of students’ linguistic background, language competency and the needs of the learner. moreover, the paper posits that multiple of assessments in reading and writing improve students’ level of proficiency in mastering the language. The paper also examines some types of assessment which gives the language teacher an advantage of choice of testing a particular skill be applied in teaching and learning of the basic language skills. However, the paper discussed the purpose of assessment in relation to literacy.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133774840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of the study was to explore pedagogical competence performance of Pre-service Business Educators’ (PBEs) in North East, Nigeria. The design for the study was a descriptive survey design. The area for the study covered all Federal Universities of Technology in North East Nigeria offering Business Education courses. The population of the study stood at 1064, when split, 491, 491 and 82 are PBEs’, Cooperating Supervisors (CS) and University Supervisors (US) respectively. Stratified proportionate sampling technique was employed to arrive at 514 guided by Krejcie and Morgan table for determining sample size, which when split accounts for 216, 216 and 82 PBEs, CS and US respectively. One structured questionnaire, namely, Pedagogical Competence Performance Schedule Questionnaire (PCPSQ) used for data collection were adapted from three different authors. The PCPSQ contains 21, 21 and 18 items covering Instructional Design (ID), Classroom Management (CM) and Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) competences. Results obtained in the pilot tested questionnaire revealed Cronbach’s alpha of PCPSQ to be 0.89. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS (Version 25). The findings of the study among others revealed a significant difference among the triad in two out of the three clusters, consisting of CM and CAT. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others a synergy be created between Universities and Ministries of Education, where workshops and seminars are carried out to availed those that are directly involved in teaching practice the skills in CM and CAT competences.
{"title":"Assessing Pedagogical Competence Performance of Pre-Service Business Educators in North East, Nigeria","authors":"M. Bello, A. Egunsola, R. S. Awak","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.13","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study was to explore pedagogical competence performance of Pre-service Business Educators’ (PBEs) in North East, Nigeria. The design for the study was a descriptive survey design. The area for the study covered all Federal Universities of Technology in North East Nigeria offering Business Education courses. The population of the study stood at 1064, when split, 491, 491 and 82 are PBEs’, Cooperating Supervisors (CS) and University Supervisors (US) respectively. Stratified proportionate sampling technique was employed to arrive at 514 guided by Krejcie and Morgan table for determining sample size, which when split accounts for 216, 216 and 82 PBEs, CS and US respectively. One structured questionnaire, namely, Pedagogical Competence Performance Schedule Questionnaire (PCPSQ) used for data collection were adapted from three different authors. The PCPSQ contains 21, 21 and 18 items covering Instructional Design (ID), Classroom Management (CM) and Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) competences. Results obtained in the pilot tested questionnaire revealed Cronbach’s alpha of PCPSQ to be 0.89. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS (Version 25). The findings of the study among others revealed a significant difference among the triad in two out of the three clusters, consisting of CM and CAT. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others a synergy be created between Universities and Ministries of Education, where workshops and seminars are carried out to availed those that are directly involved in teaching practice the skills in CM and CAT competences.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131832582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mustapha Saleh, Sampson Monday, Aliyu H. Dalhatu, Unwuzurike U. Adaugo
The study investigated the perception of difficulties in map use among Senior Secondary Geography students, in Katagum Education Zone, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. Descriptive and ex-post facto survey research design were adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of 11064 Senior Secondary School (SS3) Geography Students (7191 males and 3873 females) in the all government owned senior secondary schools in Katagum Education Zone of Bauchi State during 2020/2021 academic session. The sample size of the study comprises of 386 Senior Secondary three (SS3) students drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument for data collection was Geography Difficulty Identification Questionnaire (GDIQ). The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. An overall reliability coefficient of 0.72 for the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected for the research questions was analyzed using descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation). The t-test was used to test the hypotheses at p< 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the school location and gender are not a significant factor in determining specific difficulties encountered in map reading and interpretation in geography. Based on these findings, recommendations were made.
{"title":"Perceived Difficult Map Reading and Interpretation among Senior Secondary School Geography Students in Katagum Education Zone, Bauchi State-Nigeria","authors":"Mustapha Saleh, Sampson Monday, Aliyu H. Dalhatu, Unwuzurike U. Adaugo","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.16","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the perception of difficulties in map use among Senior Secondary Geography students, in Katagum Education Zone, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. Descriptive and ex-post facto survey research design were adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of 11064 Senior Secondary School (SS3) Geography Students (7191 males and 3873 females) in the all government owned senior secondary schools in Katagum Education Zone of Bauchi State during 2020/2021 academic session. The sample size of the study comprises of 386 Senior Secondary three (SS3) students drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument for data collection was Geography Difficulty Identification Questionnaire (GDIQ). The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. An overall reliability coefficient of 0.72 for the instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected for the research questions was analyzed using descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation). The t-test was used to test the hypotheses at p< 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the school location and gender are not a significant factor in determining specific difficulties encountered in map reading and interpretation in geography. Based on these findings, recommendations were made.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115672194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study was on the effects of dictation on upper basic education students’ English language writing skill in Billiri LGA, Gombe state. The study was guided by two research questions and the quasi-experimental research design involving two groups (Dictation and the other Non-Dictation) was used. The population of the study comprised upper basic education students of public Secondary Schools in Billiri LGA from a sample of 127 students from two intact classes selected by the simple random sampling technique to participate in the study. One validated instrument tagged: Upper Basic Education Dictation Writing Skill Test (UBEDWST) with reliability coefficient of 0.81 was used to collect data. The research questions were answered using the mean and standard deviation statistics and computed by the aid of the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version 23). The results obtained showed students exposed to dictation had improved spelling ability and achieved more in writing skill. The study concluded that dictation can positively influence Upper Basic Education Students’ Spelling and writing skill. The study recommended that Upper Basic Education students should be introduced to dictation activities in English language classrooms by their teachers to enhance their spelling ability and texts formation. Also, teachers of English language should make dictation a basic part of their teaching of writing and essay development. The paper recommends that teachers of English language should adopt dictation strategies such as dicto-comp and split dictation by exposing their students to interact and discover ways of constructing different sentences.
本研究旨在探讨听写对贡贝州比利里小学高年级基础教育学生英语写作能力的影响。本研究以两个研究问题为指导，采用听写组和非听写组两组的准实验研究设计。本研究的研究对象为比利里州公立中学基础教育高年级的学生，采用简单随机抽样的方法从两个完整的班级中抽取127名学生参与研究。采用信度系数为0.81的经验证的高等基础教育听写技能测试(UBEDWST)进行数据采集。研究问题使用均值和标准差统计来回答，并借助于社会科学统计软件包(SPSS version 23)进行计算。结果显示，听写的学生在拼写能力和写作技巧上都有所提高。研究表明，听写对基础教育高年级学生的拼写和写作能力有积极的影响。本研究建议高中基础教育的学生在英语课堂上进行听写活动，以提高他们的拼写能力和文本形成能力。此外，英语教师应该把听写作为写作和论文发展教学的一个基本部分。本文建议英语教师应采用听写对比和分词听写等听写策略，让学生在互动中发现不同句子的构造方法。
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This study determined the relationship between quality educational planning and senior secondary education goal attainment in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. The study adopted a descriptive design of correlation type while its population comprised all the 3594 teachers across the public secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 346 teachers in the metropolis. An adapted questionnaire titled “Quality Educational Planning Questionnaire” (QEPQ) and “Secondary Education Goal Attainment Proforma” (SEGAP) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage was used to answer the research questions while inferential statistics of Pearson product-moment correlation statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study revealed that quality educational planning has a significant relationship with secondary education goal attainment in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. It was recommended that adequate classrooms and instructional facilities should continue to be adequately planned in order to keep the tempo of academic performance and enhance the level of senior secondary education goal attainment in Kwara State.
{"title":"Quality Educational Planning and Senior Secondary Education Goal Attainment in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State","authors":"B. Isiaka, A. Abdullateef, N. B. Oyedeji","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.6","url":null,"abstract":"This study determined the relationship between quality educational planning and senior secondary education goal attainment in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. The study adopted a descriptive design of correlation type while its population comprised all the 3594 teachers across the public secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 346 teachers in the metropolis. An adapted questionnaire titled “Quality Educational Planning Questionnaire” (QEPQ) and “Secondary Education Goal Attainment Proforma” (SEGAP) were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentage was used to answer the research questions while inferential statistics of Pearson product-moment correlation statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study revealed that quality educational planning has a significant relationship with secondary education goal attainment in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. It was recommended that adequate classrooms and instructional facilities should continue to be adequately planned in order to keep the tempo of academic performance and enhance the level of senior secondary education goal attainment in Kwara State.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130176939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Ibrahim, M. A. Lakpini, B. Abdulkarim, M. K. Falalu
The study investigated effect of 7E Learning Cycle on Cell Concept Performance among Senior Secondary School Slow Learners in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria. Solomon four group design was used. One of the experimental and control groups were pre-tested and post-tested while the second groups were post-tested only. Four schools were selected using simple random technique and assigned to experimental and control groups. The total population was 5,459 SSII Biology students in Katsina Metropolis, out of which 352 students were purposively sampled using Student Intelligence Quotient Ability Test (SIQAT) and retrospective performance. Cell Performance Test (CPT) was used for data collection. The data was analysed using mean, standard deviation, and independent t-test, the post test result revealed significant difference between slow learners exposed to 7E learning cycle in the experimental group and those exposed to conventional method, 7E group performed significantly better than those in the control group. It was concluded that 7E learning cycle enhance better understanding of cell concepts. Some of the recommendations include; teaching of biology should be conducted using the 7E learning cycle as it makes students learn meaningfully and enhances better performance.
{"title":"Effect of 7E Learning Cycle on Cell Concept Performance Among Senior Secondary School Slow Learners in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria","authors":"Ahmed Ibrahim, M. A. Lakpini, B. Abdulkarim, M. K. Falalu","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.18","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated effect of 7E Learning Cycle on Cell Concept Performance among Senior Secondary School Slow Learners in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria. Solomon four group design was used. One of the experimental and control groups were pre-tested and post-tested while the second groups were post-tested only. Four schools were selected using simple random technique and assigned to experimental and control groups. The total population was 5,459 SSII Biology students in Katsina Metropolis, out of which 352 students were purposively sampled using Student Intelligence Quotient Ability Test (SIQAT) and retrospective performance. Cell Performance Test (CPT) was used for data collection. The data was analysed using mean, standard deviation, and independent t-test, the post test result revealed significant difference between slow learners exposed to 7E learning cycle in the experimental group and those exposed to conventional method, 7E group performed significantly better than those in the control group. It was concluded that 7E learning cycle enhance better understanding of cell concepts. Some of the recommendations include; teaching of biology should be conducted using the 7E learning cycle as it makes students learn meaningfully and enhances better performance.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127016104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study investigated the stakeholders’ perception on influence of Covid-19 Pandemic on activities of private senior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Descriptive survey design was adopted using questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. The population of the study was the stakeholders of the private schools at senior secondary level of education in Ilorin Metropolis. The study made use of 30 School Administrators, 120 Teachers and 150 Students of 30 selected private senior secondary schools in all three local government areas that constitute Ilorin Metropolis. The researcher’s self-designed questionnaire was used to obtain information from the 300 respondents. Questionnaire titled: “Covid-19 Pandemic and School Activities Questionnaire (CPSAQ) was used to elicit information. The reliability of the instrument was carried out using test re-test method with reliability index of 0. 849 while the research hypotheses formulated for the study were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the analysis revealed that there are no significant differences in the perceptions of teachers and students on the influence of Covid-19 on school activities of private senior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Although School administrators viewed the influence of Covid-19 on school activities of private senior secondary schools differently. The study recommends that teachers need to prepared themselves to explore the full range of opportunities that remote learning offers through online platforms, social media, Television, radio etc. to ensure continuity of learning during an unforeseen situation that may affect traditional classroom activities. Also school authority should diversify alternative methods through which co- curricular and extracurricular activities of the school can be taken care of in case of an emergency outbreak like Covid-19.
{"title":"Stakeholders’ Perception on Influence of Covid-19 Pandemic On Activities of Private Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis","authors":"A. Olaifa, A. R. Ismail, O. Atanda","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.14","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the stakeholders’ perception on influence of Covid-19 Pandemic on activities of private senior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Descriptive survey design was adopted using questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. The population of the study was the stakeholders of the private schools at senior secondary level of education in Ilorin Metropolis. The study made use of 30 School Administrators, 120 Teachers and 150 Students of 30 selected private senior secondary schools in all three local government areas that constitute Ilorin Metropolis. The researcher’s self-designed questionnaire was used to obtain information from the 300 respondents. Questionnaire titled: “Covid-19 Pandemic and School Activities Questionnaire (CPSAQ) was used to elicit information. The reliability of the instrument was carried out using test re-test method with reliability index of 0. 849 while the research hypotheses formulated for the study were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the analysis revealed that there are no significant differences in the perceptions of teachers and students on the influence of Covid-19 on school activities of private senior secondary schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Although School administrators viewed the influence of Covid-19 on school activities of private senior secondary schools differently. The study recommends that teachers need to prepared themselves to explore the full range of opportunities that remote learning offers through online platforms, social media, Television, radio etc. to ensure continuity of learning during an unforeseen situation that may affect traditional classroom activities. Also school authority should diversify alternative methods through which co- curricular and extracurricular activities of the school can be taken care of in case of an emergency outbreak like Covid-19.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128279690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The study examined the management of school administrators’ effectiveness through capacity building training and development in secondary schools in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey research design and the population of the study consisted of 161 participants (school administrators). Research Advisor (2006) was used to select sample size of 132, using multi-stage sampling techniques such as deliberate, proportionate and simple random sampling. Self-constructed questionnaire titled: Managing school Administrators. Effectiveness through Capacity Building Questionnaire (MSAETCBQ) to collect data based on four (4) Likert scale rating. Face and content validity of the research instrument was done by jury experts in educational administration and planning, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. The study used test re-test method of reliability for the research instrument through a pilot study conducted and a reliability index of 0.82 was obtained. Descriptive statistics such as mean (X), percentages (%), tables and frequency counts were used for the data analysis. The study found that school administrators’ regular participation in capacity building programmes updates and enhances their administrative effectiveness. The study recommended that, there is need for government through the Ministry of education to provide adequate funds for regular capacity building programmes for school administrators for improved skills and effective service delivery.
{"title":"Managing School Administrators’ Effectiveness Through Capacity Building Programmes in Secondary Schools of Sokoto State, Nigeria","authors":"S. Muhammad, A. O. Bolatito","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.12","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the management of school administrators’ effectiveness through capacity building training and development in secondary schools in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey research design and the population of the study consisted of 161 participants (school administrators). Research Advisor (2006) was used to select sample size of 132, using multi-stage sampling techniques such as deliberate, proportionate and simple random sampling. Self-constructed questionnaire titled: Managing school Administrators. Effectiveness through Capacity Building Questionnaire (MSAETCBQ) to collect data based on four (4) Likert scale rating. Face and content validity of the research instrument was done by jury experts in educational administration and planning, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria. The study used test re-test method of reliability for the research instrument through a pilot study conducted and a reliability index of 0.82 was obtained. Descriptive statistics such as mean (X), percentages (%), tables and frequency counts were used for the data analysis. The study found that school administrators’ regular participation in capacity building programmes updates and enhances their administrative effectiveness. The study recommended that, there is need for government through the Ministry of education to provide adequate funds for regular capacity building programmes for school administrators for improved skills and effective service delivery.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126147044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper is to examine relationship between perceived stress, and psychological distress facing nursing students in College of Nursing, Gombe state. The research design was correlation design. A Research question and one Null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The population was all nursing students of the College of nursing Gombe. The entire students were used without any sampling; this is because the students were not too large to be managed. ‘perceived stress scale, and ‘Kessler Psychological Distress Scale’ were adapted and used as Instruments for data collection. Two experts from the department of Educational Foundation Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi validated the two instruments. The internal consistency of the instruments showed Cronbach’s alpha of 0.75 for Emotional Intelligence scale, and 0.64 for Psychological Distress scale respectively. Two hundred and twenty-five (225) nursing students participated in the study. Male = 34 and female =191 (n=225). Ethics approval was obtained from the College Management. Research Question was analyzed using mean and standard deviation, Pearson’s Correlation, was used to address the Hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that, most of the participants had high level of perceived stress, and were experiencing high degree of psychological distress. Positive correlation was found between perceived stress, and Psychological Distress; it was concluded that the higher the level of perceived stress, the higher experiencing psychological distress among Nursing students. Therefore, it is recommended that further exploration to better understanding of the interrelationships of perceived stress, Psychological distress and coping strategies to help develop students’ perceived stress and coping strategies is needed. Inclusion of strategies to enhance perceived stress management in the nursing curriculum which may be beneficial to Nursing Students as this can help to improve their academic and clinical performance.
{"title":"Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Psychological Distress Facing Nursing Students in College of Nursing Gombe, Nigeria","authors":"A. Musa, Y. Saba","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.10","url":null,"abstract":"The paper is to examine relationship between perceived stress, and psychological distress facing nursing students in College of Nursing, Gombe state. The research design was correlation design. A Research question and one Null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The population was all nursing students of the College of nursing Gombe. The entire students were used without any sampling; this is because the students were not too large to be managed. ‘perceived stress scale, and ‘Kessler Psychological Distress Scale’ were adapted and used as Instruments for data collection. Two experts from the department of Educational Foundation Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi validated the two instruments. The internal consistency of the instruments showed Cronbach’s alpha of 0.75 for Emotional Intelligence scale, and 0.64 for Psychological Distress scale respectively. Two hundred and twenty-five (225) nursing students participated in the study. Male = 34 and female =191 (n=225). Ethics approval was obtained from the College Management. Research Question was analyzed using mean and standard deviation, Pearson’s Correlation, was used to address the Hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that, most of the participants had high level of perceived stress, and were experiencing high degree of psychological distress. Positive correlation was found between perceived stress, and Psychological Distress; it was concluded that the higher the level of perceived stress, the higher experiencing psychological distress among Nursing students. Therefore, it is recommended that further exploration to better understanding of the interrelationships of perceived stress, Psychological distress and coping strategies to help develop students’ perceived stress and coping strategies is needed. Inclusion of strategies to enhance perceived stress management in the nursing curriculum which may be beneficial to Nursing Students as this can help to improve their academic and clinical performance.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128888434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigated the main causes of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and proffered counselling intervention for social and psychological adjustment in Plateau state. The survey research design was adopted for this study. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from sixty (60) respondents who were randomly selected from the three camps for the study. 13 factors were presented to the respondents as to determine the main factors that are responsible for internally displaced persons in Plateau State, Data were analyzed and results indicated that the main causes of Internally displaced people in Plateau State include: herdsmen/farmers’ conflicts, Boko Haram activities, Religious crises, Political conflict, Communal conflict, and disparity in political appointment. It was also found that the following factors are harmful and responsible for displacement of people from their homes in plateau state, which include: Security agents who cannot protect properties and harmless civilians, Natural disasters, and lack of employment. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations were made towards improving the enormous challenges arising from the internally displaced persons in Plateau state and Nigeria at large.
{"title":"Determining the Causes of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) and Counselling for Social and Psychological Adjustment in Plateau State, Nigeria","authors":"R. D. Godfrey, M. Tafida","doi":"10.4314/kje.v3i1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/kje.v3i1.11","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the main causes of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and proffered counselling intervention for social and psychological adjustment in Plateau state. The survey research design was adopted for this study. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from sixty (60) respondents who were randomly selected from the three camps for the study. 13 factors were presented to the respondents as to determine the main factors that are responsible for internally displaced persons in Plateau State, Data were analyzed and results indicated that the main causes of Internally displaced people in Plateau State include: herdsmen/farmers’ conflicts, Boko Haram activities, Religious crises, Political conflict, Communal conflict, and disparity in political appointment. It was also found that the following factors are harmful and responsible for displacement of people from their homes in plateau state, which include: Security agents who cannot protect properties and harmless civilians, Natural disasters, and lack of employment. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations were made towards improving the enormous challenges arising from the internally displaced persons in Plateau state and Nigeria at large.","PeriodicalId":354761,"journal":{"name":"Kashere Journal of Education","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131571607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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