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Item Open Access Comparative effect of Guided Discovery and Discuss Teaching Methods on Basic Science and Technology Students' Achievement and Retention in Keffi Education Zone, Nigeria(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi q, 2016-11-11) Peter, Ashlame Agu; Aku, Philip EggonThis study a 3a m . designed to compare the effect oj guided discovery and discussion teaching methods on basic J mence technology students’ achievement and retention in Keffi education zone, Nigeria. The study employed a Qiiasi-experimental research design where ore and.nnxt text* wpp* nn tU» laboratory. The sample used for the study ............................ ^ ............ Wjf^ where one of the schools served as experimental group, while'the other one OThirty (30) multiple choice test items were developed and validated bv three ex was ---------- ui jlwjji auuuuuuri zone, Nigeria, ine sruay pip oyec Quasi-pre post tests were used on settings outside the nmtnvM TUo was 98 Junior Secondary II students. The study used two intact was used as control group. _ r developed and validated by three experts in the Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The two intact classes were Mtaught 6 topics, 3 in basic science and 3 in basic technology; for a period of six weeks. Guided Discovery was ml($ed f°r teaching the experimental group while Discussion method vivas used for the conti'ol group. Data collected after the treatment was analyzed using means and standard deviations for the research questions |W/z//e /INC OVA was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. From the data collected, it was B/bwrtr/ that students who were exposed to guided discovery performed slightly belter and retained more ^knowledge of the subject than those who were taught using discussion teaching method. However, the results of ^he hypotheses tests revealed that the differences in the mean achievement and retention scores of the two j groups were not significant. Hence, the study recommends that the two methods could be used interchangeably for teaching basic science\ and technology in secondary schools in keffi Education Zone, NigeriaItem Open Access COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF GUIDED DISCOVERY AND DISCUSSION METHOD ON BASIC SCIENCE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN KEFFI EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF NASARAWA STATE(DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2016-01-13) Aku, Philip EggonThe study examined the Comparative Effect of Guided Discovery and Discussion Teaching Methods on Basic Science Students Achievement and Retention in Keffi Educational Zone of Nasarawa State. It determined-whether. there is any significance differences exist in the achievement scores of students taught using Guided discovery and Discussion teaching methods. The study use a Quasi-experimental research design whereby pretest and post-test were used, because,-the study--used-settings outside the laboratory. The sample used for the study was 98 Junior (JSS2) students (50 males’ and 48 females). The study used intact classes, two schools were selected. One of the schools was used as Experimental group, while the."Other-one-war used~as control group. Thirty (30) multiple choice test items were developed by the researcher and were further validated by three experts from the faculty of education Nasarawa State University. Out of the three experts, two are from Science Technology and "Mathematics Education, and the third one is from the Department of educational foundation. The average scores of the three experts stood at 0.80 as the find validity index “The two intact classes selected were taught Basic Science for a period of six weeks using-the-two-teaching methods/-Six research questions and six Hypotheses guided the study and data collected from the pretest, posttest and retention were analyzed based on the stated hypotheses using means and Standard Deviations. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance-using^-NGQVA at F( 1,77). From the results, it was found that students who were exposed to Guided Discovery performed better than those who were exposed to discussion teaching method as indicated by their means and standard deviations thus, for students who were taught Guided-Discovery have the means scores of 50.29 and the standard deviation of 8.976 higher than their counter part whose mean is 48.70 and standard deviation of 6.731 Also, students have interest in Basic Science when taught using Guided Discovery method than those taught using Discussion Method. There was no significant difference in mean retention scores of students taught using Guided Discovery and Discussion Methods. The mean achievement scores of students was enhanced using Guided Discovery method. The two teaching methods were not discriminatory. Hence, the study concludes that Guided Discovery is the best methods of teaching Basic Science if properly employed by teachersItem Open Access COMPARATIVE STUDY OF USING STANDARDZED TEST AND TEACHER MADE TEST IN ASSESSING COGNITIVE OUTCOMES ON MATHEMATICS STUDNTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA-NIGERIA(Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2019-01-19) Allahnana, Kwanza Maikudi; Aku, Philip EggonLack of reliable tests, researches has showed that students achievement in mathematics are not up to standards. This called the attention of standardised test which is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard" manner. Standardised test is designed in such a wap that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner. Any test in which the same test is given in the same manner to all test takers, and graded in the same manner for everyone. is a standardised test. Standardised test do not need to be hbh-stakes test, time-limited test, or multiplechoice test. The questions can be simple or complex. Teacher-made test is normally prepared and administered for testing classroom achievement of students, evaluating the method of teaching adopted by the teacher and other curricular programmes of the school Teachermade test is one of tire most valuable instrument in the hands of the teacher to solve his purpose. Mathematics is applied in the study of arts, languages, social sciences, vocational studies, natural and physical sciences, through research and departmental documentation. It is used in forma! and informal education as well as in our everyday life to subdue environment and reform lives through daily domestic actirities. constructions ofinfrastructure and a host of others. The study of mathematics is compulsory in secondary schools in Nigeria because of the vital role it plcrys in the scientific and technological growth and development of the nation. A shortfall in the knowledge of the students in mathematics means that the goal may not be realised, hence the need to improve instructional practices for solving the problem ofpoorperformance in the subject. This study investigated the comparative study of using standardised test and teacher made test in assessing cognitive outcomes on mathematics students ” achievement in Federal Capital Territoiy. Abuja-Nigeria using ex-post facto survey research design. A simple random sample of300 Senior Secondary two (SSII) students was selected for the study from a population of 10S209 SS II students. Mathematics standardized test with teacher made test were used as instrument of data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The findings mealed that standardized test improved mathematics achievement of the students than that of teacher made test. It was recommended that secondary school mathematics teachers should be trained and re-trained to update their knowledge in the use of teacher made test assessment for making the teaching and learning of mathematics more interesting and rewarding.Item Open Access EFFECT INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY ON UPPER BASIC STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN KINETIC ENERGY IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA OF METACOGNITIVE(Department of Science Euducation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-05-05) Aku, Philip Eggon; Ezekiel, Adamu; Dabilang, Justina T.he development of any nation depends on science and technology. The contemporary world is driven by science and technology which are interrelated, science has become such an indispensable tool that no nation, developed or developing, wishing to progress in the socio-economic sphere will afford to relegate the learning of science in schools to the background. Science probes into the question “why” while technology probes into the “How”? (Akingbade&Omotade, 2013). Science is the theory upon which technology is built, without science; there cannot be intuition for technology (Ojo, 2010). Though there has been a steady increase in the number of students offering science subjects over the years, their performances have continued to be highly unsteady (Akhideno, 2013). Basic Science is among the major pillars of science. Basic Science deals with the study of laws that determine the Students were as the population of the study.Item Open Access Effect of Collaborative Learning Strategy on Students' Attitude and Achievement in Energy in Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Science Euducation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-03-03) Aku, Philip Eggon; Hussaini, Pwatiye Simon; Gabi, Samson SuleimanThe study investigated the effects of collaborative learning strategy on students' attitude and achievement in energy in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, The population of the study consisted of 31,731 Junior Secondary School Students in Nasarawa State Nigeria. The sample comprised two intact classes with 138 JSII Students. The design used was a quasi- experimental pre-test, post-test post post-test non- equivalent control design. Two research questions were raised in relation with two objectives of the study and two correspondent hypotheses. A multistage random sampling technique was used for the study. The instruments used were: Energy Achievement Test (EAT) and Energy Attitude Scale (EAS). The validity indexes were 0.83 EAT and 0.89 EAS respectively. The reliability co-efficient of the instruments was determined using Kuder- Richardson Kr21 formula for EAT and Cronbach Alpha. Their reliability indexes were 0.81 for EAT and 0.79 for EAS. Description statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while inferential statistics of ANCOVA was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that students who were taught Energy using collaborative learning strategy performed better than those taught using conventional method. (F= 100. 938; p = 0.000 < a = 0.05) for attitude and F=13.453; P= 0.000 < a = 0.05 for achievement. The study therefore concludes that teaching students of Basic Science using collaborative strategy improved their attitude, academic achievement of knowledge in Energy. Based on this finding, it is recommended among others that Basic science teachers should be encouraged to develop and adopt the use of collaborative learning strategy in teaching Energy at the junior secondary school. Government should endeavour to organize regular workshops to train teachers on the development and use of this strategy at JSII level.Item Open Access EFFECT OF DISCUSSION METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE IN AKWANGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA(Department of Educational Foundation,Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-07-07) Aku, Philip Eggon; Allahnana, K.M.This study investigated the effect of discussion method on students’ achievement on basic science in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nas araw a State, Nigeria. The study employed quasi-experimental design of pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group. In this study, intact classes were used for the Discussion and Conventional Teaching Methods. The target population of the study consisted 1345 JS2 students from Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa Slate. The sample consisted of 98 JSII students drawn from two Government Junior Schools in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. For the purpose of this study, the researchers developed an instrument named Basic Science Achievement Test (BSAT). The instrument was a 30 multiple-choice item draw from the four topics in the Basic Science curriculum for JSS 2. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions and the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using ANCOVA statistics. The study found out that the use of discussion teaching method enhanced the learning of basic science much more than the conventional method; that there is no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students when taught using discussion method. The study therefore, recommends that discussion method should be employed for teaching Basic Science in junior secondary schools.Item Open Access effect of expository teaching strategy on Quantum Physics Students' academic achievement in federal capital territory abuja, Nigeria(Department of English, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-01-01) Aku, Philip Eggonn Federal pVest*j^e^ l^e effect of expository teaching strategy on Quantum Physics students’ academic achievement was us^cd ferr'tofy A^tija (FCT), Nigeria. Pretest-posttest control group quasi experimental research design Donulaii 1S StUC^.* fhc target population of the study consistsl48 Senior Secondary Schools in FCT with a .l; - * comprised of 2450 male and 1903 female students as documented on FCT 2018. For the purpose of this study, a sample of 96 (female 39 and male 57) instrument used for data collection students from three different schools were taken in FCT. The com ’ i i • — Fhysics Achievement Test (PAT) developed by the researchers. The PAT mpnsecl M) multiple choice items. Validation ind.ex result of 0.80 was obtained. The internal consistence of the PAT was established through split test-retest method with the index of 0.89. The statistical tools that used in this study !.nJLu e me®n scores, standard Deviation and ANCOVA. Findings from the study revealed that there was significant i erence between students who were taught using expository teaching strategy (ETS) and those taught using comentional teaching strategy. The students performed were taught using expository teaching strategy (ETS) performed better than those taught using conventional teaching strategy on senior secondary school Physics. Keywords: Expository teaching strategy, academic achievement wasItem Open Access Effect of Guided Discovery Teaching Method on Basic Science Students' Achievement and Retention in Karu Local Governement Area of Nasarawa State.(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-06-07) Aku, Philip Eggon; Musa, D.C.This study investigated the effect of guided discovery teaching method on basic science students' academic achievement and retention in laru Local Government Area of Xasarawa State. It employed Quasi-experimental research design. The population of the study consisted of 425 of all JS2 students from six Government Junior Secondary Schools in Kara Local Government Area of Xasarawa State. The sample used for this study consisted of VS JSII students. The instrument used in this study was Basie Science Achievement Test (BSA T). It was validated by three experts. The logical consensus o f the three experts summed up to be 0.S0. The reliability of the instrument was established using spearman-brown prophecy and this yielded a coefficient of 0.76. The study found out that guided discovery method enhanced students' Achievement and retention better than the conventional method. The study then recommended that Activities related to guided discovery method of teaching should be encouraged to help learners become active in learning.Item Open Access EFFECT OF JIGSAW I MODEL ON UPPER-BASIC EIGHT STUDENTS INTEREST IN MATTER IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.(Department of Science Euducation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-03-28) Aku, Philip Eggon; Hussaini, Pwatiye Simon; Gabi, Samson SuleimanThis study investigated the Effect of Matter & Jigsaw I Model on Basic Eight JL Students' Interest in Matter in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted an ex-post facto design. The population consisted of 1,677 (1,000 males and 677females) Upper basic eight Matter students. Sample size of 63 (38 males and 25 females) students were randomly selected using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was Students' Matter Interest Questionnaire (SM1Q) and was validated by experts. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were raised for the study. Descriptive statistics of mean rank and sum of mean rank were used to answer the research questions. Inferential statistics of Mann-Whitney U-test was the statistical tool used for testing the hypotheses at p< 0.05 level of significance. The finding among others reveal that: there was a significant difference between the interest level of Upper Basic eight students' taught Matter using Jigsaw I model and those taught using Lecture method in favor of the Upper Basic eight students taught using Jigsaw I model Also, there was no significant difference between the interest level of male and female Basic eight students taught Matter using Jigsaw I Model. It was therefore recommended among others that Jigsaw I model should be used to teach students irrespective of gender.Item Open Access Effect of Peer Collaboration L Technology Students earning Strategy on Basic Science and ’ Achievement in Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2020-11-11) Aku, Philip Eggon; Agu, P.A.This study examined the effect of peer collaboration learning strategy on Basic Science and technology students' achievement in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The study employed non-equivalent group pre-test, post-test quasi experimental design. The population of the study was 638 upper basic school levels. A simple random sampling technique was used to sample 128 students from six co-educational schools within Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two research questions with two correspondent hypotheses guided the study. The instrument used for data collection war Basic Science and Technology Achievement Test (BSTAT) which was pilot tested using Kuder-Richardson (K-R, 20) formula to determine its reliability coefficient and this was found to be 0.99. Descriptive statistics of means and standard deviations were.used to answer the research questions and inferential statistics of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. The results of the study showed that, Peer Collaboration Learning Strategy enhanced students’ achievement in Basic Science better than Demonstration method. There was a significant difference between the mean achievement scores of students taught Basic Science using peer collaborative learning strategy and those taught using demonstration methods and there was no significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught Basic Science and Technology using peer-collaborative learning strategy. The study, therefore, recommended among others that Basic Science and Technology teachers should not only use peer collaborative strategy to teach students the subject matter but should also allow them to interact with one another, so that the students can take charge of how they learn. wasItem Open Access Effect of Stimulus Variation Strategy on Students' Academic Achievement in Energy in Nasarawa State, Nigeria(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2022-03-03) Aku, Philip Eggon; Hussaini, Pwatiye Simon; Gabi, Samson SuleimanThe study investigated the effect of stimulus variation strategy on students' academic achievement in Energy in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. 17,807 males and 13,924 females were used as the population of the study. The sample comprised two intact classes with 138 JSH Students using multistage random sampling technique. The design used was a quasi- experimental pretest, posttest post posttest equivalent control design. Two research questions with correspondent hypotheses were used.The instruments used were: Energy Achievement Test (EAT). The validity and reliability indices were 0.83 and 0.81 using content validity and using Kuder-Richardson KR20. Description statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while inferential statistics of ANCOVA was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The findings among others revealed that students who were taught Energy using stimulus variation strategy performed better than those taught using conventional method. The study therefore concludes that teaching students of Basic Science using stimulus variation strategy improved students' academic achievement of knowledge in Energy. Based on this finding, it is recommended among others that Energy teachers should be encouraged and develop and adopt the use of stimulus variation strategy in teaching Energy. Government should endeavor to organize regular workshops to train Energy teachers on development and use of these strategies at JSII level.Item Open Access EFFECTS OF MACHINE-ASSISTED AND VIRTUAL SCIENCE LABORATORY LEARNING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN NASARAWA, NIGERIA(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2022-05-05) Aku, Philip Eggon; Ezekiel, Adamu; Dabilang, Justina T.The technological advancement of a nation depends on the level of scientific and technological knowledge of the citizenry where education remains a veritable tool for this attainment. To actualize this technological advancement, educators do not rest on the oars of their previous researches and conventional teaching styles but they should keep searching for novel and ideal ways on how to transform education through an engaged, appealing, intuitive pedagogy or domain (Ada, Eriba, &Toryem, 2020; Achor, &lryobee, 2020). The need for this transformation could be the reason why the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN, 2013), in release of her educational objectives for secondary schools, emphasized on the need to equip students with relevant skills. In the opinion of Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) (2012), BST is the product of restructuring and integration of Primary and Junior Secondary School ‘ science curricula namely Basic Science, Basic Technology, Physical and Health Education, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which a child encounters at the Upper Basic level under the current 9-3-4 system of education. The goals of BST are to develop students' interest iItem Open Access EFFECTS OF SCAFFOLDING AND JIGSAW I INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ECOLOGY IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2022-03-03) Aku, Philip Eggon; Hussaini, Pwatiye Simon; Gabi, Samson SuleimanThe study investigated the effect of Scaffolding and Jigsaw I instructional strategies on SSI students ’ achievement in Ecology in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. 13,526 (7,147 male and 6,379female) were used as the population of the study. The sample comprised three intact classes with 150 SS I Students using multistage random sampling technique. The design used was a quasi- experimental pretest, posttest post posttest non-equivalent control design. Three research questions with correspondent hypotheses were used. The instruments used were: Ecology Achievement Test (EAT). DescriptiMZstatistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while inferential statistics ofANCOVA was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The findings among others revealed that students who were taught Ecology using Scaffolding and Jigsaw I instructional strategies performed better than those taught using conventional method. The study therefore concludes that teaching students of Biology using Scaffolding and Jigsaw I instructional strategies improved students' academic achievement. Based on this finding, it is recommended among others that Biology teachers should be encouraged to develop and adopt the use of Scaffolding and Jigsaw I instructional strategies in teaching Biology. Government should endeavor to organize regular workshops to train Biology teachers on development and use of these strategies at SS I level.Item Open Access Enhancing Chemistry Students' Retention of Redox Reaction Concepts Through Intervention with Redox Reactioin Software(Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi q, 2020-11-22) Tanko, J.A.; D.S., Amina; Aku, Philip EggonThis study investigated the potency of redox reaction software0 strategy in enhancing chemistry students’ level retention of redox reaction concepts. A pre-test, post- test, control group, quasi-• experimental design was adopted. Sixty'(60) senior secondary two (SS2) chemistry students (30 males and 30 females) Purposively sampled from the target population in Keffi Educational Area Inspectorate of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, constituted two non-equivalent intact classes that participated in the study. Data was collected using a Redox Reaction Concept Retention Test (RAT) instrument with Kuder-Richardson’s formula 21 reliability coefficient of 0.71. Mean and standard deviations as well as1 analysis of covariance were used for data analysis at 0..05 alpha level. Findings revealed that redox reaction software strategy produced a high retention mean gain and therefore was effective in enhancing the retention abilities of chemistry students in redox reaction concepts. Gender did not significantly influence the retention ability of students in redox reaction concept. It was recommended among others that chemistry teachers and educators should • ' adopt redox reaction software strategy to effectively and. efficiently teach redox reaction concepts • so as to promote conceptual learning over rote memorization.Item Open Access INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS’ VARIABLES IN APPLICATION OF TEST BLUE PRINTS ON STUDENTS’ CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA(Department of Educational Foundation,Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-07-12) Allahnanna, K.M.; Aku, Philip EggonThis paper investigated the influence of teachers' variables in application of test blue print for students' continuous assessment in secondary schools of Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Six objectives, six research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of descriptive survey research design. From a population of 256 teachers, samples of 150 teachers were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected with the aid of a validated questionnaire with reliability co-efficient of 0.88 index that was established using the Cronbach alpha method. Data were analyzed using independent t-test set at the 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that there was no significant difference between male and female teachers on application of test bine print among secondary school students. The extent of application of test blue print among secondary school teachers was found not to be statistically significant. It was recommended that teachers should be trained in the use of test blue print through regular workshops and placement of emphasis during their professional training in schools to ensure that their instrument was valid and reliable for measures of the students' ability.Item Open Access School Quality and Security Management in Nigeria Universities: Challenges and Way Forward(Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2019-03-23) Allahnana, Kwanza Maikudi; Aku, Philip EggonThe education system is based on the National Policy on Education (NPE). The policy document addresses the issues of imbalance in the provision of education in different parts of the country with regard to access, quality of resources and girls' education. Schools are thriving to meet the educational needs of the students and of the community as a whole, they themselves, as open systems, are open to every kind of security threads coming from inside and outside of the school environment. Due to the social, economic, and cultural conditions of our time, various individual or group threats may be consciously or unconsciously exerted on schools. Schools may also be exposed to pandemic diseases, fires, and many natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, and so on. And the school management, together with the school community, has to be prepared for all of these kinds of threads, and have to develop strategies to deal adequately deal with them. Quality teaching in school is the use of pedagogical techniques to produce learning outcomes for students. It involves several dimensions, including the effective design of curriculum and course content, a variety of learning contexts (including guided independent study, project-based learning, collaborative learning, experimentation, etc.), soliciting and using feedback, and effective assessment of learning outcomes. The political, economic and social systems of a country create the conditions for security and insecurity. Security management is a first-order or necessary precondition for the development of human beings and society. Therefore, security management is the most basic need of human beings and societies. As open systems, the schools have been deeply affected by the economical, political, and social conditions of our time, and have been expose too many undesirable events and behaviors such as substance addiction, violence, child abuse, sabotage, and the like. To tackle the security problems at schools, it is an asset to diagnose the problems at the first hand and then to search the system wide solutions. Therefore, the thrust of this study is to investigate the school quality and security management in Nigeria universities the challenges and way forward and to develop recommendations.Item Open Access SCIENCE TEACHERS5 PERCEIVED BENEFITS OF THE TEACHING PRACTICE EXERCISE IN NASARAWA STATE(Department of Science Euducation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-11-11) Jibrin, Abdullahi Tanko; Yetunde, Elizabeth; Aku, Philip Eggon; Jibrin, Abdullahi TankoThe study investigated the usefulness of the teaching practice exercise to science teachers in Nasarawa State. This sample consisted of 515 (291 pre-service and 224 in-service) secondary school science teachers who responded to the instrument: an unstructured questionnaire tagged Teachers’ Perceived Usefulness of the Teaching Practice Questionnaire (TPUTPO), used for data collection. Three research questions guided the study. The data collected were analysed using graphical presentations. The study revealed that Biology, Chemistry} Physics and Basic Science teachers found the following beneficial: classroom management, development of self-confidence, use of instructional materials, how to prepare and deliver lessons using different methods of teaching. The study also revealed that once teachers are employed, they may be assigned to teach any subject other than the one they specialised in. Physics teachers reported the least benefits from the teaching practice exercise while biology teachers seem to be the most versatile of all the science teachers. It was recommended that teacher trainers should take note and remedy missing areas of emphasis needed in training effective 21st century teachers such as use of technology, project and inquiry methods of teaching, assessment procedures, and so on. Positive ways should also be devised to address the disturbing issue of specialized framing versus general training of science teachers. School proprietors should use their teachers more appropriately.