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The aim of the study was to assess and establish learners' misconception and inability to apply simplification of algebraic expressions and solving linear equations in Chilanga District.The study sought to determine the possible causes of learners' inability to apply simplification of algebraic expressions and solving linear equations in relation to identification of inverses in senior secondary school.A case study research design was employed to achieve the objectives and a sample of 100...

The study examined the improvement needs for acquisition of broad management skills for employability of undergraduate accounting education students in North-east, Nigeria.The study had two research questions and two null hypotheses.Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study.The sample of the study comprised 52 accounting educators, 156 accountants in industries, and 281 final year undergraduate Accounting education students.Structured questionnaire was used for data...

This study was conducted to investigate the leadership strategies in enhancing the integration of information and communication technology in teaching and learning of public teachers' colleges in Moshi district, Tanzania.The study was guided by Transformational Leadership Theory developed in 1978 by James McGregor Burns.The study employed a mixed research approach under which a convergent research design was used.The target population of the study was 03 public teachers' college 03...

The study investigated the learning domain covered by the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in English, June 2020; the aim was to find out the extent of each category of the cognitive (lower, mid, and upper) domain covered by the test, a case study research design was adopted in data collection, data analysis was done using percentage frequency of each category and chi-square test, the findings showed that the percentage frequency of cognitive domain tested was not...

This research sought to establish the effect of the teacher's attitude towards cooperative learning method (CLM) on the development of pre-schoolers' competences acquisition in mathematical concepts.(CLM) is a teaching method in which small groups of learners with varying degrees of ability work collaboratively on carefully devised tasks using a range of learning activities designed to ensure knowledge construction and competence.A sample of 20 pre-schools out of the 197 public pre-schools...

The current study purposed to establish the influence of performance feedback practices on implementation of teachers' performance appraisal in Public secondary schools in Makueni Sub-County, Kenya.The study objectives sought to investigate the influence of timely and regular feedback, involving teachers and clear guidelines on implementing of performance appraisal of teachers in public Secondary Schools in Makueni Sub-County.This study was underpinned on Goal setting theory.Descriptive...

Abstract Drought is a global environmental hazard that impacts livestock production adversely. It is a major problem in the Sokoto-Rima River Basin (Semi-arid agro-ecological zone), Nigeria. However, existing literature suffers a knowledge gap on the effect of drought on the changing pattern in sheep breeds. The cluster sampling technique was used to administer the questionnaire to 450 farmers who were sampled from 15 agricultural settlements in fifteen local governments in the basin. Data...

Drought is a major environmental hazard affecting agriculture and other socio-economic activities globally but most prominent in the arid and semi-arid zones. This study examined drought characteristics in the semi-arid tropics of Nigeria from 1981 to 2012. Standardized Precipitation Index-12 series analysis, drought magnitude index, drought probability index, recurrence interval and descriptive statistics were employed for the study. The results showed a decline in drought frequency from...

Maize is one of the most common cereals and a major staple that is cultivated across all agro-ecological zones in Ghana. However, maize productivity is affected by changes in climate, such as increased temperature and variations in rainfall. These changes in climate require farmers to implement practices (adaptation strategies) in order to reduce the magnitude of crop losses. This study examined how the perceptions of maize farmers regarding climate change affect their choice of adaptation...

This paper investigated the structural robustness of the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) among Nigerian Pre-service Teachers. The study anchors on scale development research type of non-experimental design. Participants were selected randomly, totaling 509. The adopted instrument titled satisfaction with life scale with content validity index of 0.84 and ordinal alpha reliability of (α=0.75) aided in gathering data for the study. Obtained data were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis...

The Nigerian Total Electron Content (NIGTEC) is a regional neural network-based model developed by the Nigerian Centre for Atmospheric Research to predict the Total Electron Content (TEC) at any location over Nigeria. The addition of the disturbance storm time (Dst) index as one of NIGTEC's input layer neurons raises a question of its accuracy during geomagnetic storms. In this paper, the capability of NIGTEC in predicting the variability of TEC during geomagnetic storms has been assessed....

Nutrition knowledge contributes significantly to the nutritional status and habits of individuals as it influences their food consumption. And body mass index (BMI) of individuals. Recent data suggests a relationship between nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitude, practices, and anthropometric indices of Ghanaian children.To determine the relationship between nutrition and physical activity knowledge and using BMI-for-age of school-aged children.A cross-sectional study involving...

Rising poverty levels in Sub-Saharan Africa requires a better understanding of inclusive growth determinants to develop effective policy responses. Using panel data from 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990–2018, we compute measures of inclusive growth based on gender and the rural–urban divide. We account for endogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and heteroscedasticity, and estimate an inclusive growth model using the instrumental variable generalized method of moments...

Simulation-based surgical education (SBSE) can positively impact trainee surgical competence. However, a detailed qualitative study of the role of simulation in ophthalmic surgical education has not previously been conducted.To explore the experiences of trainee ophthalmologists and ophthalmic surgeon educators' use of simulation, and the perceived challenges in surgical training.A multi-center, multi-country qualitative study was conducted between October 2017 and August 2020. Trainee...

This study presents geochemical data for mafic lavas from Mt. Oku to investigate the mantle source for Mt. Oku lavas and regional variations in isotopic ratios along the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL). The investigated mafic lavas present trace element and isotope signatures akin to ocean island basalts (OIB) and cover the entire range of the CVL. Major and trace element compositions of the studied lavas indicates that they have undergone fractionation of olivine + clinopyroxene + Fe-Ti oxide...

Droughts are associated with several health effects and Africa is uniquely vulnerable. Despite this, there has been no previous review of the literature on the health effects of drought in Africa. This study systematically reviewed the epidemiological research on the association between drought and adverse health effects in Africa (2012–2019). A total of fifteen articles were included in the review after screening 1922 published (peer-reviewed) and unpublished articles. These studies were...