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This research was carried out to assess the extension workers’ nutrition education competency level and training needs in Katsina state, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to sample 90 extension workers from the three agricultural zones in the state. Seven categories of 49 specific nutrition education competency items were adapted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the sampled respondents. The mean competency rating for each competency item...

The outbreak and global spread of the coronavirus in December 2019 has thrown the global community into a desperate search for an enduring solution to the scourge. To this end, several precautionary measures have been advanced. They included frequent washing of hands, use of face-mask and alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water, and covering of the nose and mouth with a flexed elbow or disposable tissue when coughing and sneezing, among others. For more robust outcomes of these measures,...

Teaching learners in local languages enables learners to learn from known to unknown and learners understand given instructions faster while perception influences education and its values. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate teachers’ perception towards the use of local languages from Grades one to four in six selected primary schools of Kabwe district in the Central province of Zambia. Six head teachers, 24 teachers, 18 PTA Executive members, and 36 parents from six primary schools...

African oral literature is not static; it changes in accordance with and in relation to the changes occurring in the society it reflects. As a rich source of varying degrees of information, African oral literature depicts the changing human conditions and behaviour like climate and related environmental conditions, crime, political instability, disease amongst others; and provides requisite solutions to such piercing and compelling global challenges. This paper presents a textual analysis of...

This article examines the liturgical practices of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA), focusing on its Sunday liturgy, within the broader context of cultural and linguistic considerations. The EPCSA, formerly known as the Tsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC), has a diverse array of liturgies, each composed in Tsonga. Liturgy, as an integral part of worship, has evolved over the history of Christian practices, influenced by various cultures and people. This study...

Classroom experience helps a teacher to understand the teaching environment. Effectiveness in instilling knowledge in students is through gaining experience in teaching. Teaching experience can be explained as a state of developing skills, training, and exposure that enables a professional teacher to be more effective while instructing. Classroom experience helps a teacher to understand the teaching environment. Effectiveness in instilling knowledge in students is through gaining experience...

Sustainable Development Goal number four (SDG 4) on education seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to advance opportunities for lifelong learning for everyone.The goal is essential for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa as it ensures that all children complete basic schooling by 2030.It also provides equal access to vocational training and achieves universal quality higher education.Kenya, like every other country in Sub-Saharan Africa, ratified the international...

This study aimed to examine the correlation between continuous assessment and final examination scores. The study was conducted at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Dar es Salaam Campus. The study used an explanatory sequential design with a sample of 75 respondents for the quantitative phase and 5 respondents for the qualitative phase (total sample of 80 respondents). The study used secondary data for the quantitative phase, the data were tested for normality by using the Shapiro-Wilk...

The paper assessed the Civic Education curriculum implementation for the greater efficacy of political participation among senior secondary school students of Zamfara State Nigeria. The population of the study was estimated to be 558, using a sample of two hundred and seventeen (N=217). Three hypotheses were formulated and statistically tested. A purposive sampling technique was used. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Cronbach alpha reliability test was used and a...

Early childhood education is the foundation of basic education in Kenya. However, the low academic performance of early childhood teacher trainees in Kenya has raised concerns among the education stakeholders. The study assessed the relationship between training facilities and academic performance among trainees in pre-primary teacher training colleges in Kisumu County. Constructivism Theory of learning was used to guide the study. The concurrent triangulation design. Target population was...

Astronomy is the first natural science that is magnificently rich in concept. It is embedded in the various fields of modern 21st century; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Slightly before the onset of Covid-19 pandemic (February 2020) in Uganda, the government rolled out the new lower secondary education curriculum (LSC). The aim of LSC was to equip learners with an enhancement skills training as opposed to the old curriculum, which was designed on colonial system....

The most diverse among all the eco-biosphere entities is the aquatic ecosystem. With their dynamic biodiversity, energy cycles, prey-predator interactions and seasonal patterns aquatic ecosystems are unique in the nature. They are the most influenced of all the others due to their gradual sensitivity by a small change in the climatic condition. The sensitivity can be linked with their response towards temperature and light influencing several abiotic parameters including water, rainfall, pH,...

This study aimed to assess the impact of remedial activities on students' mathematics competences in public secondary schools in Ngororero District, Rwanda. This study aimed to assess the impact of remedial activities on students' mathematics competences in public secondary schools in Ngororero District, Rwanda. The research used both quantitative and qualitative approaches, with 117 respondents, including students, teachers, the dean of study, and head teachers. The study used purposive...

There has been dissatisfaction with school leavers’ English language skills, especially in composition writing and pupils’ academic performance at the school certificate level is not as expected in most secondary schools. Therefore, this study aimed to assess factors contributing to poor academic performance in English Composition writing among Grade 12 learners in some selected secondary schools in Kabwe district of Central Province, Zambia. Eight (8) head teachers, (8) eight teachers, (4)...

Research objectives (aims), issues or problems: The study accentuates the significant role that integrating songs into the teaching of English vocabulary has for third-year elementary-school pupils in Algeria. It aims to make English vocabulary acquisition effortless and fun for young learners and seeks to facilitate teaching English as a second foreign language for newly recruited instructors. In fact, a major query of this research concerns the incomprehensible lack of songs, poems, and...

This paper sought to investigate the accessibility of Digital Access Centres as a resource for Unisa Students needing to access services away from campus. The Digital Access Centres are available in open-distance e-learning institutions like Unisa in a quest to reach students. Unisa regional computer labs are always fully packed with students queuing to access the computers to access online platforms to write and submit assignments. Students are also expected to use Digital Access Centres to...

Program evaluation is an integral component of social work field education and continuous social work programmatic improvement. To conduct an inaugural national survey of social work field education programs in Liberia, West Africa, Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) was used to design and implement a national evaluation of social work field education programs. The evaluation was led by and implemented with Liberian social work faculty and staff. Thirty-six field supervisors completed a...