Browsing by Author "Bulus, N/A"

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    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS CONTINUES ASSESSMENT SCORES AS PREDICTORS OF PERFORMANCE IN SSCE PHYSICS.
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2004-05-04) Osu, Tanimu; Bulus, N/A
    he study was conducted to find out whether the performances of students in the SSCE in Physics could be predicted from their grades in English and Mathematics Continuous Assessment (CA) Scores. Results of 150 students in five secondary schools in Akwanga Inspectorate Office, Nasarawa State were collected and analysed using regression analysis. Results indicated that performances of students in Mathematics Continuous Assessment could be used to predict results of SSCE Physics. It was however found that, results in English Language CA alone had low predictive values for performance in Physics. The researcher suggested that credit pass in English Language should not be made mandatory for students seeking admission for science and applied science.
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    INFLUENCE OF CHILD LABOUR ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTOF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ IN KOKONA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Educational Management Department, Nasarawa State Universty, Keffi., 2020-01-09) Osu, Tanimu; Bulus, N/A
    This study investigated the influence of Child Labour on academic achievement of Junior Secondary School Student’ in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and 12 secondary schools with 200 students were selected randomly. Two research instruments were used for data collection: one was a proforma designed by the researchers to harvest data on students’ attendance and academic achievement and another was a questionnaire to identify students exposed to child labour activities. Three research questions with three correspondence hypotheses were raised for the study. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentage and t-test statistics. The results of analysis revealed that students that were not exposed to child labour attend deviation classes regularly than those that were exposed to child labour; also students that were not exposed to child labour outperform those that were exposed to child labour irrespective of gender. The researchers recommended that there should be a stiff law preventing absenteeism in schools and schools should intensify awareness campaign through Parent Teachers Association (PTA) meetings on the negative influence of child labour on students’ academic achievements.