1. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES EFFECT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
Since the Nigeria Republic's independence from colonial rule, numerous positive advances have occurred, both in the structure and operation of society, with the educational system being no exception. In Nigeria, the education...
2. A COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
The early schools in Nigeria were built by Christian Missionaries, and their goal was to convert the "Leate...
3. A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE SENTENCE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH AND IGARRA LANGUAGES
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The most primary aim of language is communication, and communication can be transactional or interactional. However, different languages have different forms a...
4. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF TEACHER’S MOTIVATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE
Background of the Study
Physical, financial, and human resources are the three categories of essential resources that every firm has. Without a question, the most important is an organization's people resource. These are the individuals who have the ability to eith...
5. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH COMMON SPELLING ERRORS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Though many people would agree that the standard of education in Nigeria has deteriorated, no one could have predicted that University Education in Nigeria has deteriorated to an abysmally low level, according to a World Bank rep...
6. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN SELECTED JENIFA’S DIARY EPISODES
Background to the study
The employment of more than one language, variety, or style by a speaker within an utterance or discourse, or between various interlocutors or contexts, is referred to as code-switching (Romaine, 1992:110). In linguistics, code-s...
7. A SOCIOLINGUISTIC REVIEW OF CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING IN SELECTED JENIFA’S DIARY EPISODES
Background to the study
The employment of more than one language, variety, or style by a speaker within an utterance or discourse, or between various interlocutors or contexts, is referred to as code-switching (Romaine, 1992:110). In linguistics, code-s...
8. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
9. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS.
Background to the Study
A lot of similarities exist in the definitions of language. From another angle, there are highly technical usages of the word “language” reflecting the way the term has been...
10. AN ASSESSMENT OF A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Background to the Study
Language, in its sophisticated form, has served as a guiding tool or a convention structure for interacting or presenting recommendations and vocal expression of one's thinking. There are several methods to convey one's views and ideas, i...
11. AN ASSESSMENT OF READING CULTURE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
There is no question that a country's degree of development is directly related to its literacy level. Rather than improving its literacy ranking, several research indicate that Nigeria continues to regress (Olanrewaju, 2008)...
12. A STUDY OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GIRLS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is a dynamic process the result of which reflects almost directly on the standard of living. According to Farrant (1964) “Education describe the total process or human learning to which knowledge is imparted...
13. NIGERIA'S RENTAL VARIATION IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Shelter is an essential human requirement. T...
14. THE SECRETARY PROFESSION IN NIGERIA IN THE PAST AND IN THE PRESENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The secretarial profession has existed since the beginning of time, as long as man and nature have existed. The necessity for a famous individual to whom private affairs might be entrusted and who could work as an assistant to a...
15. ASSESSMENT OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Education is a preparation for life. This is related to the acquisition of skills to earn a living. Today as always, the definition of education is the ever change and increasing in scope. Our schools are confronted with new pressures arising fro...
16. THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS' READING CULTURE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Globally, the concept of reading is one of the essential building blocks of learning, it is a process that requires the use of complex thought processes to interpret printed symbols as meaningful units, and to comprehend them as...
17. A STUDY OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GIRLS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education is a dynamic process the result of which reflects almost directly on the standard of living. According to Farrant (1964) “Education describe the total process or human learning to which knowledge is imparted...
18. SURVEY OF CAUSES OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background to the Study
This study is designed to look at causes...
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19. ASSESSMENT OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Education is a preparation for life. This is related to the acquisition of skills to earn a living. Today as always, the definition of education is the ever change and increasing in scope. Our schools are confronted with new pressures arising from changing needs with students; societal expectatio...
20. SURVEY OF CAUSES OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background to the Study
This study is designed to look at causes of...
21. THE EFFECT OF LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
Before the 19th century, the study of language was made. Sir Williams Jones (1786) suggested affinity of Sanskrit and Persian with Greek, opening the study of genetic relationship between languages. With this revelation of affini...
22. THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE)
Background Of The Study
The advent of the internet in the 1990s led to major developments in the world of communication. Today the Internet has taken a firm place in people's lives. It is difficult to imagine a young man who at least once a day did...
23. IMPACTS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Background To The Study
One of the uniqueness of the human person is the ability to objectify his thoughts and ideas through language. With the social evolution of language, especially speech language, man was able to widen the gap between him and the r...
24. EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF MONODORA MYRISTICA (AFRICAN NUTMEG)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Lipid oxidation is one of the major reasons that food deteriorate and is caused by the reaction of fat and oil with molecular oxygen, leading to off-flavours that are generally called rancidity(Basturk et al., 2...
25. IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE IN BROADCASTING MEDIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The broadcast media have been considered an important public domain in the use, promotion and maintenance of language in line with the sociolinguistic nature and dictates of their host communities (Silentman, 1995; Davi...
26. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
27. THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF COMPANY INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY.
Every country in the world tends to generate income throug...
28. A SURVEY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEVISION IN REPORTING HERDSMEN AND BANDITS CRISES IN NIGERIA
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Television is defined as an audio-visual medium. It blends pictures with sound to produce a communication experience exhibited on the screen. It uses sound to explain the visuals presented on the screen. It addresses the emotion and intellect in a...
29. CAUSES OF FAILURE IN SHORTHAND ON SECRETARIAL STUDIES STUDENTS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Prior to the emergence of industrial revolution, man’s choice of occupation was influential by such forces as heredity, culture and traditions. Then little consideration was giving to such factors as aptitude, interest and abil...
30. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND TEACHERS' EFFICIENCY IN ENSURING SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Classroom management is a cardinal feature of the total education process. It contains all the steps through which interaction between the educator and the educant take place. Classroom management is the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly desp...
31. PIDGIN ENGLISH AND ITS EFFECT IN STANDARD ENGLISH USAGE AMONG STUDENTS
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Ashby submitted that ‘the quality of English used in the classroom is such that all pupils are to a serious disadvantage. It cannot be doubted that thousands of the most gifted are unable to further their education because they were not taught well the langu...
32. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS QUALIFICATION AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
The quality of education of a nation could be determined by the quality of her teachers. The most important factor in improving students’ achievement in English is by employing seasoned qualified teachers in all schools (Abe and Adu, 2013)....
33. CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT IN BUGGETARY SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Budgeting is an important concept that is pertinent to any organization (Schadone, 2012). In very generic terms also, Igbara, Tordee, Nwadike and Abuba (2016, p.1) described the budget as the distribution of resources (most often...
34. CODE MIXING AND CODE SWITCHING IN NIGERIAN MOVIES
Background of the Study
Code mixing /code switching is a sociolinguistic phenomenon which occurs as an outcome of linguistic contacts especially among bilinguals and multilingual. Code switching is a communicative strategy utilized by bilingual speakers...
35. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORTS BETTING AND VIEWERSHIP OF ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP LEAGUE (EPL)
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
First, in order to deepen the insights into the economic impact of single sports events, it is crucial to include sporting bets into corresponding analysis. So far, existing analysis mostly focuses on ticket sales, television (TV) contracts, and m...
36. THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN AN ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
In essence, communication involves using codes that are done with the eyes, body movement or sounds made with the voice. Whichever way it is done, there is always a process in which someone initiates a meaning intent that is passed to the interloc...
37. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Students’ poor performance in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by both the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) (Eze, 2011) is really disturbing...
38. CODE SWITCHING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF KANYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY
Background Of The Study
According to Yusuf (2014:2), Kanywood is the name for the Hausa film industry based in Kano. Due to the cosmopolitan nature of Kano and the fact that most of the production is placed there, in 1999 a journalist working with a Hausa newspaper call...
39. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENUANI AND THE NKWERRE DIALECT OF IGBO LANGUAGE
Background Of The Study
Before the 16th century, the Igbo had an ideogram form of writing called “Nsibidi ideograms” (“Nsibidi” is an ancient system of graphic communication indigenous to the “Ejagham people of South-easter...
40. COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BASIC SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Poor academic performance, according to Aremu and Sokan (2003) is a performance that is adjudged by the examinee/testee. Poor academic performance has been observed in secondary school subjects (Adesemowo, 2005). Aremu and Oluwole (2000) stress th...
41. COMPETENCY REQUIRED OF SECRETARIES IN SELECTED BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Secretaries play important roles in the implementation of the office work. The nature of their jobs is universally acknowledged as indispensable in caring out their duties effectively in the offices. Despite the indispensable nature of the secret...
42. USE OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
It is no longer necessary for teachers and students to be physically in proximity, due to innovations of technologies such as teleconferencing and distance learning, which allow for synchronous learning. ICTs in schools provide an opportunity to t...
43. CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC CRIMES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Economic crimes has been described as the manifestation of a criminal act done either solely or in an organized manner with or without associates or groups, with an intent to earn wealth through illegal means, carrying out of ill...
44. ATTITUDE OF TEENAGERS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN ADO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EKITI STATE
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the attitude of teenagers to English language in Ado local government area, Ekiti State using six selected secondary schools in Ado local government area, Ekiti State as a case study. Specifically, the stud...
45. EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF FCT STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ABSTRACT
Over the years in Nigeria, there has been a consistent decline in students' performance in English Language. This sordid situation has caused teachers, parents, curriculum experts and evaluators a serious concern. This study therefore was s...
46. EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR CURBING FEMALE TRAFFICKING: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
Background Of the Study
What a world we live in a male framed world where global economics sets in a concrete a system of winners and losers with poverty disadvantages, and minimal choice for many as the consequences.
The climate...
47. FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST PROPER TEACHING AND LEARNING OF LITERATURE -IN - ENGLISH IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine factors militating against proper teaching and learning of literature in English in secondary schools using selected secondary schools in Uyo local government area Akwa Ibom state. Specifically, t...
48. EFFECTS OF INDECENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The study of adolescents schooling is important to social scientists and policy makers who are interested in influencing adolescent development, because it is through educational institution tha...
49. EFFECT OF EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Earlier studies have generally relied on simple measures of traffic proximity and density to estimate exposure and have not found an association between air pollution and asthma incidence (Ciccone et al. 1998; English et al. 1999...
50. GENDER DIFFERENTIALS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to ascertain if there is any significant difference in the level of achievement of gender differentials in secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. In other word, to see whether the type of schools and sex, affects...
