Browsing by Author "Haruna, Iya Ayuba"

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    INFLUENCE OF FARMER-HERDER CONFLICT AND EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOUR ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2022-11-29) Abeshi, Christiana Ladi; Haruna, Iya Ayuba
    The study investigated the influence of farmer-herder conflict and emotional behaviour on the academic achievement of Junior Secondary School Students in Benue State. Three research questions were answered, while three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was 15433 and the sample was 377students (male andfemale). Multi-stage sampling techniques were used to draw up the sample for the study. Three instruments were used to collect data, a questionnaire developed by the researcher and an Achievement test in Mathematics and English. The validity index for the questionnaires is 0.86, 0.85 and 0.83: for the achievement test instrument, Mathematics and English respectively. The reliability index for the questionnaires was 0.82 while that of mathematics was 0.87 and English Language was 0.79 for the achievement test. Descriptive statistics of Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Chi-square was used to test hypotheses 1-3 at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that aggression, depression and anxiety influence the academic achievement of Junior Secondary School students in Benue State. Hence, it was recommended, among others, that government should, as a matter of urgency, constitute a fora for all parties involved to profer a lasting solution to the conflicts between herdsmen and farmers.
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    INFLUENCE OF HAWKING ON ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN WESTERN SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2022-01-15) Abeshi, Christiana Ladi; Haruna, Iya Ayuba
    The paper examined the influence of hawking on academic adjustment of primary school children in Western Senatorial Zone of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study was 6500 children. A sample size of 388 primary school children who hawk were selected using accidental sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was researcher developed questionnaire titled Influence of hawking on the academic and social adjustment of primary school children (HACSAQ) with 15 items. The instrument were validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Guidance and Counseling Unit. The instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.78 after analysis. Three research questions were generated and three hypotheses were formulated. The researcher used mean and standard deviation in answering the research questions and chi-square of goodness offit was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings, revealed that hawking has a significant influence on absenteeism, aggression and truancy of primary schools' children. Based on the result of the study, it was concluded that, hawking has a significant influence on primary schools' children absenteeism, aggression and truancy. Therefore. they need counseling to help them out of their academic and social problems. Based on the findings, it was recommended that schools counselor should assist primary school children to understand the consequences of absenteeism
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    INFLUENCE OF TETFUND ON THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES IN NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2021-07-30) Abeshi, Christiana Ladi; Haruna, Iya Ayuba
    This study investigated the influence of TETFUND on the provision of infrastructural facilities in Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of study comprised 21,451 students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The sample this study made up of 300 students from seven faculties of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The study employed simple random sampling technique for the selection of sample size. The The obtained data were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha correlation coefficient which yielded a co-efficient of 0.84. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The chi-square was used to test of the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Finding from the study revealed that TETfund has significant influence on the provision of lecture halls in Nasarawa State University Keffi with the recommendation that TETFund and school management should provide enough computer/lCT facilities in Nasarawa State University.