Papers by Prof. B.A Adeyemi
Learning social studies through mastery approach
Educational Research Review, Apr 30, 2007
This study examined learning Social Studies by investigating the effectiveness of mastery approac... more This study examined learning Social Studies by investigating the effectiveness of mastery approach on students’ performance in Social Studies of two groups of students drawn from Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun and University of Uyo, Ila-Orangun Study Centre which consisted of 200 level Social Studies students and 200 level degree Social Studies students. A unit of course peculiar to both NCE and Degree Students in Social Studies was taught. SOS 221 titled; Issues and Problems of National Development for NCE Students and SSE 225 titled; Issues and Problems of Modern Society was broken down and presented sequentially to learners at different levels; the difficulty of the learning task varied according to the level of learners involved. In all 60 students, 30 from each level were involved. The research design was the posttest only control group design, which allows research to be conducted without any pretest. Results showed a clear-cut conclusion on the effectiveness of mastery learning approach on students’ performance as students in the two categories performed better in Social Studies compared with conventional approach to learning. This result was found to be significant at the 0.05 level. Some deductions were made on the results and the need for further research work is advocated.
Relative Effectiveness of Brainstorming and Concept Mapping Instructional Strategies on Lower Primary School Pupils’ Learning Outcomes in Social Studies in Ondo State
Asian Journal of Sociological Research, Mar 30, 2021
The study investigated the relative effectiveness of brainstorming and concept mapping instructio... more The study investigated the relative effectiveness of brainstorming and concept mapping instructional strategies on lower primary school pupils' learning outcomes in Social Studies. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, control group quasi-experimental research design. The population for the study comprised primary three pupils in Ondo State. The sample consisted of 102 primary three pupils, who were selected using multistage sampling procedure. Ondo central senatorial district was selected from the three senatorial districts in the state. In the senatorial district, two local government areas were selected using simple random sampling technique. Furthermore, two schools were selected from each of the local governments using purposive sampling technique. The criteria used in the selection were that: they were accessible, far from each other, and ready to participate in the study. In each of the schools, one primary three intact class was purposively selected based on the fact that pupils in primary three are more matured, more experienced, and fit for the task than pupils in either primary one or two. The two intact classes in each of the LGAs were randomly assigned to experimental and control group. In the first LGA, the two intact classes were assigned to brainstorming instructional strategy (experimental group) and conventional teaching method (control group) while in the second LGA, the classes were assigned to concept mapping instructional strategy (experimental group) and conventional teaching method (control group). Therefore, there were two experimental groups and two control groups. The two control groups were merged as one at the level of analysis. Pupils in the three groups were taught the same topics from Social Studies primary three curriculum. Three response
Influence of English Proficiency on Junior Secondary School Achievement in Social Studies in Osun State, Nigeria
Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2012
The study investigated the influence of English proficiency on Junior Secondary School Achievemen... more The study investigated the influence of English proficiency on Junior Secondary School Achievement in Social Studies in Osun State, Nigeria. The research was a correlational type. The population for this study consisted of all the Junior Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria. A total number of 100 students were randomly selected from two public Junior secondary Schools in Ife East Local Government that comprises 50 students in each of the schools. Data were collected with two set of questionnaires administered on the 100 students that were sampled for the study. The first set of questionnaire was on “English Language Proficiency Test” (ELPT) and the second set of the questionnaire was on “Social Studies Achievement Test” (SSAT). Two hypotheses were generated for the study and were tested using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient statistical method at 0.05 level of significant. The results showed that language proficiency were significantly related to the achievement in...
Influence of Teacher Quality Variables on Nigerian Primamry School Pupils' Achievement in English Language
This study investigated the relationship that existed between teacher quality variables and prima... more This study investigated the relationship that existed between teacher quality variables and primary school pupils’ achievement in English Language. The study was a correlational type. The sample of the study consisted of three thousand three hundred and seven (3307) pupils and four hundred and twenty five (425) teachers that were selected through multi-stage sampling technique among primary five pupils and their teachers in South Western Nigeria. The instrument used for the data collection include: Teacher Assessment Style Questionnaire (TSQ) and English Language Achievement Test (ELAT). Two research questions were raised in the course of the study. Multiple Regression Statistical Method was used for data analysis. Results indicated that significant relationship existed among the variables of interest. It was therefore recommended that more studies on various disciplines were needed in Nigeria so that efforts at improving the standard of education could be enhanced.
Psycho-Socio Variables as Correlates of Junior Secondary School Students’ Self Efficacy in Social Studies in Southwestern, Nigeria
Journal of Education and Practice, 2013
The study sought to establish the level of relationship between students’ self-efficacy in Social... more The study sought to establish the level of relationship between students’ self-efficacy in Social Studies and eight predictor variables (State, school location, school type, parent education, number of sibling per parent, family income and gender), it equally determined the combined contributions of the eight predictor variables to Social Studies self-efficacy and determined the individual contribution of each of the eight predictor variables to Social Studies self-efficacy. This was with a view of determining students’ future ability in Social Studies. The study is a descriptive research of the correlational type. The population for the study comprises of all Junior Secondary School Students in Southwestern, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 600 JSS 3 students drawn from six geographical zones in Southwestern, Nigeria using stratified sampling technique. An instrument titled “Social Studies Self-Efficacy Scale” (SSSES) was used to collect data. Three research questions were rais...
A Comparative study of secondary school students’ performance in English and Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria
Research on humanities and social sciences, 2013
The study sought to ascertain the relationship between the performance of students in English lan... more The study sought to ascertain the relationship between the performance of students in English language and Social Studies. This was with a view of ensuring better performance in the two subjects. The study employed the survey research design. The population for the study consisted of all the Junior Senior Secondary School Students in Osun State, Nigeria. Stratified sampling technique was employed in selecting 800 students that were purposively selected in five local governments in Osun State using school types i.e. public and private schools, school locations i.e. rural and urban and gender i.e. male and female as stratum. Two instruments were used to collect data for the study. They are: English Achievement Test (EAT) and Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT). The reliability of the instruments yielded 0.74 and 0.86 respectively using Cronbach alpha. The instruments were analyzed using descriptive and t-test statistics. The results showed that there is a significant differ...
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2016
The study determined the levels of parent-school and school-community partnerships in lower prima... more The study determined the levels of parent-school and school-community partnerships in lower primary school in Southwestern Nigeria, and examined the joint influence of parents’ characteristics (age, gender, levels of education and the level of their involvement in community-school partnerships) on pupils’ learning outcomes in Southwestern Nigeria. These were with a view to providing information on the roles of parent-school and community-school partnerships in enhancing learning outcomes of lower primary school pupils in Southwestern Nigeria. The study employed survey research design. The population for the study comprised lower primary school class III pupils, their parents, teachers and head teachers in Southwestern Nigeria. The sample which comprised 1,980 participants (900 primary III pupils, 90 primary III teachers, 90 head teachers and 900 parents of the pupils) was selected using multi-stage sampling technique. Four research instruments were used for data collection, namely: ...
American Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The study assessed the home environment of preschoolers. It determined the level of involvement o... more The study assessed the home environment of preschoolers. It determined the level of involvement of parents. It further determined the interaction effect of home environment and parental involvement on preschoolers’ readiness for primary school education. These were with a view to providing information on the factors that could influence readiness in preschoolers. The study adopted the descriptive research design. Parents of preschoolers in Osun State constituted the population for the study. The sample consisted of 300 parents from twelve schools. The samples were selected using multistage sampling procedure. Six Local Government Areas were selected from the three Senatorial Districts in Osun State using simple random sampling technique. From each Local Government, two private schools were selected using simple random sampling technique. From each of the 12 nursery schools, 25 parents were selected using purposive sampling technique. An instrument titled: Questionnaire on Home Environment, Parental Involvement and Preschoolers’ Readiness (QHEPIPR) was used to elicit information from the respondents. Percentages, frequency counts, t-test and ANOVA were employed to analyse the data. The results of the study showed that high percentage (71%) of preschoolers have homes that stimulate them for education by provision of educational materials, conducive reading atmosphere, good habits, monitored hours of television viewing, learning something new daily, deliberate conversations daily, planned time-out with the children, and punishment for misbehaviours. 14.0%, 70%, and 16% of the respondents have low, moderate and high level of parental involvement in preschoolers’ education. Also, the results showed that the home environment and parental involvement would significantly determine preschoolers’ readiness for primary school education (N=300, t=-59.996, p < 0.05) and (N=300,t = 21.483, p < 0.05) respectively while the interaction effect of home environment and parental involvement would also significantly determine preschoolers’ readiness for primary school education (N=300,F = 689.479, p = 0.000).The study concluded that home environment and parental involvement significantly determined preschoolers’ readiness for primary school education.
Educational Research and Reviews, 2018
This study investigated the extent of implementation of the Civic Education curriculum content in... more This study investigated the extent of implementation of the Civic Education curriculum content in senior secondary schools in Osun State. It also determined the adequacy of curriculum content as provided in selected Civic Education textbooks in the schools. It finally assessed the adequacy, availability and utilization of the instructional facilities used for the teaching of Civic Education in schools. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised Civic Education teachers, students, as well as textbooks and instructional facilities for the teaching and learning of Civic Education in secondary schools in Ife-Ijesha Senatorial District of Osun State. The sample consisted of 15 Civic Education teachers, 150 senior secondary school students and two selected Civic Education Textbooks in Osun State that were selected using multistage sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection. They are: Civic Education Textbook Content Checklist (CETC2), Teaching Assessments Form (TAF) and Instructional Facilities Checklist (IFC). Data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage and One-Way ANOVA. The results showed that not less than 84.0% of the students agreed that the contents of Civic Education curriculum are relevant, whereas, percentage of students ranging from 85.3 to 100.0% indicated that the recommended textbook contents adequately covered the curriculum contents of Civic Education. The study concluded that Civic Education curriculum is well implemented in senior secondary schools classrooms in Osun State. Also, the selected Civic Education textbooks content are adequate to the senior secondary schools Civic Education curriculum in Osun State.
American Journal of Creative Education, 2019
The study examined the perception of Civic Education teachers on Civic competence of senior secon... more The study examined the perception of Civic Education teachers on Civic competence of senior secondary school students. It also examined teachers' perception towards Civic competence of senior secondary school students. It further determined the difference in teachers' perception and attitude on civic competence of senior secondary school students based on gender. The study adopted survey research design. Teachers of Civic Education in senior secondary schools in Osun State constituted the population for the study. Three hundred (300) teachers constituted the sample size for the study using multi-stage sampling procedure and simple random sampling techniques. An instrument titled: 'Perception and Attitude of Teachers on Civic Competence Questionnaire' (PATCCQ) was used for data collection. Two research questions and two hypotheses emanated from the study. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, simple percentages and Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA). The results among others showed that majority of the teachers (67.0%) had positive attitude towards civic competence of their students. Also, there was a significant difference in teachers' perception on civic competence of senior secondary school students based on gender (F = 8.725, p<0.05) and religion (F = 2.739, p<0.05) respectively. The study concluded that teachers have good perception and positive attitude towards civic competence of senior secondary school students in the study area in Osun State.
Integrating Academic Research Activities in Education into Real Life Problem Solving: The Efficacy and Barriers from Lecturers’ Perspectives
American Journal of Education and Learning, 2019
Research Journal of Education, 2019
This study determined the prevalence of se1f regulatory skills (behavioural, emotional,verbal) an... more This study determined the prevalence of se1f regulatory skills (behavioural, emotional,verbal) and assessed the level of social competence of primary school pupils in Osun State. The study further examined the influence of self-regulatory skills and social competence on primary school pupils’ academic achievement. These were with a view to providing information on the association between Self-regulation and Social Competence in relation to lower Primary School Pupils’ academic achievement in Osun State Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational survey research design. The population for the study comprised primary III pupils in Osun State. Sample size consisted of 418 Primary III pupils selected using the multistage sampling procedure. Firstly, from the three Senatorial districts in Osun State, nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) were selected using simple random sampling technique (three from each senatorial district). Secondly, in each LGA, two primary schools were selected using...
Influence Of Parent-School Partnership And Community-School Partnership On Lower Primary School Social Behaviour In Southwestern Nigeria
The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, 2016
The study examined the influence of parent-school partnership on pupils’ academic performance of ... more The study examined the influence of parent-school partnership on pupils’ academic performance of lower primary school in Southwestern Nigeria. It also investigated the influence of community-school partnership on pupils’ academic performance in lower primary schools in the region and finally investigated the joint influence of parent-school and school-community partnership on their academic performance. These were with a view to provide information on the roles of parent-school and community-school performances in enhancing performance of lower primary school pupils in Southwestern Nigeria. The study employed survey research design. The population for the study comprised lower primary school class III pupils, their parents, teachers and head teachers in Southwestern Nigeria. The sample which comprised 1,980 participants (900 primary III pupils, 90 primary III teachers, 90 head teachers and 900 parents of the pupils) was selected using multi-stage sampling technique. Three research instruments were used for data collection, namely: Test of Numeracy and Verbal Reasoning (TNVR), Parents-School Partnership Questionnaire (PSPQ), and Community-School Partnership Practices Questionnaire (CSPPQ). The data collected were analyzed using, chi-square statistics and multiple regression analyses. The results indicated that parent-school partnerships significantly influenced primary school pupils’ academic performance (χ 2 = 13.977, p 0.05) of the pupils. Finally, the results showed that there was joint influence of both on their academic performance (F = 1.329, p > 0.05). The study concluded that parent-school and community-school partnerships had significant roles to play in enhancing performance of lower primary school pupils in Southwestern Nigeria.
Journal of Education and Human Development, 2016
The study assessed Social Studies teachers’ competence in the use of playway method in lower prim... more The study assessed Social Studies teachers’ competence in the use of playway method in lower primary Social Studies classroom in Osun State, Nigeria. It examined their knowledge, competence and factors that might influence their competence in the use of playway method in Social Studies classroom. The study adopted qualitative descriptive research design. Nursery and Primary school teachers in Osun State constituted the population for the study. One hundred and fifty-six (156) teachers were sampled using stratified sampling technique based on rural and urban schools as strata. A questionnaire titled Teachers’ Use of Playway Method of Teaching (TUPMT) was developed and validated before use by the investigator. Three research questions were asked and answered, and three research hypotheses were tested and verified. Among others, the results showed that Social Studies teachers possessed only fair knowledge of Playway method. They equally possessed very high level of competence in the use of playway method. However, their gender has no significant influence on their competences. The study recommended among others, that teachers should be very fast and knowledgeable in the use of playway method of teaching which could be enhanced through self effort, seminars, symposia, workshop and in-service training to mention but a few.
Relationship between Life Satisfaction, Social Interest and Participation in Extra Curricula Activities among Undergraduates in a Nigeria University
Global Journal of Human Social Science Research, Jun 28, 2014
The study determined the level of life satisfaction, social interest and participation in extracu... more The study determined the level of life satisfaction, social interest and participation in extracurricular activities among the undergraduate students of University of Lagos. It also examined relationship between life satisfaction and social interest and investigated deregulatory effect of life satisfaction and social interest in participation of extracurricular activities. This is with a view to ensuring that students relate well with one another. The study employed the survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all undergraduate students of University of Lagos. However, 200 undergraduate students were purposively selected in the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Social Sciences using stratified sampling techniques. An instrument titled “Questionnaire of Life Satisfaction, Social Interest and Participation in Extra Curricular Activities among Undergraduates Students” was developed to elicit information from the respondents. Four research questions and two research hypotheses were generated and answered. Data were analyzed using simple percentage, multiple regression, Spearman correlation and chi-square statistics. Among others, the results showed a significant relationship between the students’ level of life satisfaction and their respective levels of participation in extracurricular activities (χ2 =. 19.99, p 0.05). The results concluded that family/friends relationships were particularly strong among undergraduate students because they demonstrated high level of life satisfaction.
International Journal of Social Science Studies, 2016
The study examined the perception of Social Studies teachers on home factors contributing to viol... more The study examined the perception of Social Studies teachers on home factors contributing to violent behaviour among teenagers. It also identified the causes of violent behaviour among teenagers and highlighted the methods of resolving violent behaviour among teenagers. This was with a view of curbing violent behaviour among teenagers. The study adopted survey design. The population for this study consisted of teachers in Junior Secondary Schools in the state. A total of 115 teachers were purposively selected in Osun State Junior Secondary Schools. All the selected teachers were Social Studies teachers. The questionnaire titled i°Teachersi¯ Perception of Home Factors Contributing to Violent Behaviour among Teenagersi± (TPHFCVB) was developed by the investigators to elicit information from the respondents and their responses were subsequently analysed with the use of Frequency Distribution Tables, Percentages and Factor Analysis. Results showed that 6 principal components explained nearly 73% of the variability in the original 21 variables. Also the results revealed that there were six home factors contributing to violent behaviour among teenagers which were: single parenting, over confidence, poor home, over protection and dependency on family, poor relationship between parents and children and coming from wealthy home. However, it was shown that 3 principal components explained nearly 70% of the variability in the original 11 variables. The first component highly correlated with being victims of physical abuse, exposure to violent films and increased stress and conflicts. The results further revealed that 7 variables had very high values that were very close to 1. This proved that all these variables were good methods of resolving violent behaviour among teenagers. The study concluded and inferred that there were several home and generic factors contributing to violent behaviour among teenagers in Osun State. However, organizing sex education and parenting programmes by the school couple with monitoring the type of films children watch can go a long way in suppressing violent tendency among teenagers.
Enhancing quality assurance through teachers' effectiveness
There is the tendency to think that factors of teachers’ effectiveness could be defined in terms ... more There is the tendency to think that factors of teachers’ effectiveness could be defined in terms of teacher characteristics, his experiences, his cognitive and affective properties, the conditions to which he has to adjust and the characteristics of the school, classroom and student. Although each of these characteristics may contribute to teacher’s success, they are not the substance of effective teaching. A proper conceptualization of teaching and teacher’s effectiveness as a yardstick for quality assurance is necessary for a better understanding of what makes a teacher to be effective. It is believed that observational techniques as a strategy could go a long way in making teacher to be effective. This explains why this paper examined how to enhance quality assurance through teacher’s effectiveness. To achieve this, one hundred primary school teachers were personally observed in their classes for a period of 30 minutes each. The instrument employed was tagged classroom interaction sheet (CIS) which consisted of seven categories (A ‐ G) .Two research hypotheses were postulated and t-test and ANOVA statistical analyses were employed. The results indicated variance in the behavioural categories observed. The observational techniques as a means of enhancing quality assurance therefore are advocated for further studies.
Enhancing Academic Excellence In Social Studies Through Authentic Assessment And Portfolio Assessment
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship that existed among the two modes of... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship that existed among the two modes of assessment (Authentic assessment and Portfolio assessment) employed, based on the performance and the attitude of the students towards the two modes of assessment. The study was a survey design. The sample of the study consisted of four hundred and eighty (480) students that were purposefully selected from two secondary schools in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. The sample was selected using purposeful random sampling among Junior Secondary School Students (JSS 2). The instruments used for data collection included: Social Studies Achievement Test, Instructional guide on Authentic Assessment and Instructional guide on Portfolio Assessment. Four research hypotheses were generated in the course of the study. The t-test and f-test statistical methods were used for data analysis. Results indicated that significant relationship existed between Achievement in Authenti...
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