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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2022.0kcumbnq

IMPLEMENTATION AND SUSTANABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

SIMON ADEKALI NEGEDU^*, FEMI DAVID MATTHEW, STEPHEN AMUDA OKUKU YUSUF

The paper examined implementation and sustainability of functional science education in Nigeria. It traced the historical background of science education in line with National Policy of Education (NPE) in Nigeria from the early 1970s till date. It examined the noble goals and objectives of science education as well as some reforms carried out in science education in Nigeria. It also considered the...

Jan, 2022 pp. 61-66

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2025.8trrosgt

PRAGMATIC MARKERS IN THE SPOKEN DISCOURSE OF SELECTED UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY

PAM, KEZIAH JONAH^*, OBINS, NUHU ISAAC, ONOJA, ANDREW

Pragmatic markers (PMs) contribute in conversations to a great extent even though they have no significant relevance to the meaning of the communication content itself. Pragmatic markers such as you know, um, well, and actually play a vital role in structuring conversations, managing turn-taking, and maintaining social relationships. This study examines the use of pragmatic markers (PMs) in the sp...

Jan, 2025 pp. 64-71

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2019.km67jcuq

Foregrounding as A Stylistic Technique InDul Johnson's Across The Gulf

AHGU, ASHEAZI^*, EMBUGUSHIKI, A.U.

The study is a foregrounding analysis of Dul Johnson's Across the Gulf. The research which is primarily textual analysis investigated how the author in his creative and imaginative craftsmanship and acumen foregrounded certain linguo-literary features to achieve stylistic effects in the novel. Thirty excerpts were extracted from the novel through purposive sampling technique, presented and analyse...

Jan, 2019 pp. 65-71

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.pvdidc0i

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, PROXIMITY TO SCHOOL AND QUALIFIED TEACHERS AS PREDICTOR OF PARENTS CHOICE OF SCHOOLS FOR NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BENIN METROPOLIS

IMASUEN KENNEDY^*, AIBINUOMO, M.P

The study aimed at assessing the contributions of learning environment, past academic records, proximity to homes, and qualified teachers in the parent's choice of school for their children. To achieve this, five research questions were raised. The study population consists of parents/guardians whose children were in nursery schools in Oredo local government area, Edo State. The sample was 400 par...

Jan, 2024 pp. 67-73

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.iixt97z5

NIGERIAN PLAYWRIGHTS, CONDUIT FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: A FOCUS ON SOYINKA'S TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO AND OGBECHE'S HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

PATRICIA NATHAN BWAI^*, OLUWATOYIN UMAR

Corruption is one of the most infamous phenomena in Nigeria's social, political and even religious realms. The aim of this paper is to examine the role of playwrights in exposing and ultimately dealing with the problem of corruption in Nigeria. This was done through a content analysis and critique of Wole Soyinka's Trials of Brother Jero and Frank Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption. Government agenci...

Jan, 2023 pp. 67-70

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2022.65v7bpu8

EFFECT OF GUIDED DISCOVERY METHOD ON STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE

SIMON ADEKALI NEGEDU^*, FEMI DAVID MATTHEW, STEPHEN AMUDA OKUKU YUSUF

The paper investigated the effect of guided discovery method on junior secondary school students' achievement in basic science in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. A quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. Two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was made up of all Junior Secondary School two (JSS II) students...

Jan, 2022 pp. 67-72

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2022.g3n9xnyg

EFFECT OF GUIDED DISCOVERY METHOD ON STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE

SIMON ADEKALI NEGEDU^*, FEMI DAVID MATTHEW, STEPHEN AMUDA OKUKU YUSUF

The paper investigated the effect of guided discovery method on junior secondary school students' achievement in basic science in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. A quasi-experimental design was adopted for the study. Two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was made up of all Junior Secondary School two (JSS II) students...

Jan, 2022 pp. 67-72

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.01pgbo4e

Effect of Using Multiple Assessment Techniques on Chemistry Students' Performance in Problem Solving

GONGDEN E. J^*, GONGDEN E. E, JOHN D. P

Studies have shown that most Nigerian secondary school chemistry students have difficulty solving problems involving mole and stoichiometric calculations. The study was carried out to find out the effect of using multiple assessment techniques on secondary school chemistry students' performance in problem solving. The pretest-posttest-control group design was employed. Two instruments were develop...

Dec, 2017 pp. 67-75

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2021.valahwgh

THE EFFECT OF PASTURALISTS (FULANI HERDSMEN) AND FARMERS' CONFLICTS ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE-BELT REGION OF NIGERIA

EDWARD KURUKU^*

The paper examined the incessant and perennial conflict between pastoralists otherwise called Fulani herdsmen and farmers' conflict in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria especially in states like Benue, Nassarawa, Taraba, Plateau and Kaduna. The objective of the paper was to critically examine the recurrent herdsmen and farmers' conflict in the region, which has devastated and destroyed socio-econo...

Jan, 2021 pp. 69-73

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.cuqjzmbz

INTRODUCTION OF HISTORY AS A STANDALONE SUBJECT IN THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION LEVEL: MANAGEMENT DEMANDS

MONDAY IMUETINYAN IMAKPOKPOMWAN^*

History is capable of creating in learners the love for their nation which could engender in them the spirit of patriotism, but the Nigeria nation relegated the teaching of history in her primary and secondary schools to the background for some years. Recently, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the re-introduction of History to be taught as a standalone subject in primary and secondary sc...

Jan, 2023 pp. 71-76