Publication Title Effect of Drama instructional methods on Primary School pupils' and achievement in Social Studies in Delta State
Publication Type journal
Publisher Journal of Contemporary Studies in Education (UDJCSE), 1(2), 1-11.
Publication Authors Okobia, E and Kalikwu P.E
Year Published 2022-09-02
Abstract Social Studies is a subject taught in all Upper Basic (Primary) schools in Nigeria. The sole purpose is to inculcate norms and moral values into the young citizens and expose them to the happenings in the world around them. Unfortunately, from observation, a significant number of Social Studies teachers do not appear to possess the needed level of competence to effectively teach the subject. In addition there is evidence of a high rate of moral decadence in the schools and society coupled with pupil’s poor performance in Social Studies in recent examinations. It is against this backdrop that this study investigated the effect of drama method of instruction on primary school pupils’ interest and achievement in Social Studies in public primary schools in Delta State. The pre-test post-test non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design was adopted in the society. The study’s sample consisted of 172 Primary four pupils in two intact classes. Two research instruments: the Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT) and the Social Studies Interest Questionnaire (SSIQ) developed by the researchers were used for data collection. The data were analysed using paired sample t-test, independent sample t-test and One-way as well as Two-way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).The results showed that there were significant differences in achievement and interest towards Social Studies between pupils exposed to the drama method of instruction and those exposed to the conventional lecture method of instruction. In addition, there were significant improvements in the post-test achievement and interest scores of pupils exposed to the drama method of instruction among others. The study concluded that drama method of instruction is an effective method of teaching Social Studies. The researchers recommend that the drama method of instruction be adopted by Social Studies teachers particularly in the primary school level of education.
Publication Title Inclusive Education Practice in Nigeria: A time to talked action
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Publisher ABSU Journal of Curriculum AND Teacher Education (AJCTE), 2(1), 190- 195.
Publication Authors Kalikwu P.E
Year Published 2022-11-02
Abstract Education practice involves the bringing together of all types of learners whether with or without any form of disabilities or challenge, in the same school or classrooms where adequate infrastructure and facilities are provided to support learning. This makes inclusive education the basis for an inclusive society. Sadly, it is still erroneously thought in some countries especially in Sub-Saharan African nations like Nigeria, that inclusive education is a school model that is designed to serve only children with some disabilities within the purview of the general education. This is probably the reason our current national policy on education (NPE, 2013) still have a section for special education even after it has previously enshrined inclusiveness in the Section I of the extant document. This may have been an afterthought. This paper examines inclusive education practices the current trend of education practice that Nigeria should urgently begin to implement. It suggests comprehensive review of the NPE and the need for Nigeria to make the use of sign language as a second language of communication at all social levels as already being practice in other climes, as a critical way forward to serve as basis for embracing inclusive education practices in our the Nigerian school systems.
Publication Title Assessment of SociaKalikwu Patience Emmilia, Iyobosa Humphrey Omoregl Media Content in Promoting Good Social Values and Behaviour Among Secondary School Students in Ika Federal Constituency of Delta Sta Download PDF
Publication Type journal
Publisher US-China Education Review B, May-June 2023, Vol. 13, No. 3, 183-194 doi: 10.17265/2161-6248/2023.03.004
Paper Link doi: 10.17265/2161-6248/2023.03.004
Publication Authors Kalikwu Patience Emmilian, Iyobosa Humphrey Omoreg
Year Published 2023-06-06
Abstract The social media may become a very dangerous tool if allowed to proliferate in the wrong hands. It is on this premise that this study investigates social media content in promoting good values and social behaviour among secondary school students in Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with total of 240 senior secondary school students drawn through a stratified and a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-designed questionnaire which contained 34 items. The collected data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study showed that secondary school students are exposed to numerous social media applications that do not promote good social values and behaviour among secondary students in Ika Federal Constituency; majority of the social media that most secondary school students use have contents that appear to promote violence, sexual promiscuity, cybercrimes, among others. The study therefore recommended that parents, the government, and especially our educational and political leaders should provide and implement appropriate legislative framework that would limit the use social media influence on students’ moral value systems among other