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{"title":"PREDICTIVE ESTIMATE OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE AND SELF-EFFICACY ON EARLY YEARS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF HANDS-ON MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHING IN LAGOS, NIGERIA","authors":"O. Sopekan, Laureta Ifeoma Ejiogu","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oss/lie/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oss/lie/","url":null,"abstract":"The study was carried out to examine the predictive estimate of openness to experience and self-efficacy on early years teachers’ perception of hands-on materials for classroom teaching in Lagos, Nigeria. The participants in the research were all the public and private elementary schools teachers in Lagos however snowball non-probability the sampling method was adopted to select 150 elementary school teachers as the sample. Three instruments titled Hands-on Materials Utilization Questionnaire (HOMUQ), Openness to Experience Questionnaire (OEQ) and Teacher Self-Efficacy Rating Scales (TSERS) were used to gather the needed data. Six research questions were raised while three null hypotheses were formulated. While the inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistic (PPMC) and T-test were employed to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance, the descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage, mean, and mean rank were utilized to answer the research questions. The findings of this investigation demonstrated that early year teachers believed that using hands-on materials was beneficial for teaching young schoolchildren in attendance; however, there is no correlation between early year teachers' perceptions of using hands-on materials in the classroom and their openness to new experiences (r-value = -.003, p-value = 0.484 > 0.05); there is no significant relationship between self-efficacy and early year’s teachers’ interpretation of how hands on materials in the lecture hall (r-value = -.016, p-value = 0.844 > 0.05); there is no significance difference in male and female early year teacher’s interpretation of how hands-on materials for classroom teaching (t-value = 1.873, p-value = 0.709 > 0.05). Considering the results, the following recommendations among others were made: Government and private school owners should provide adequate and effective hands-on material(s) and make it accessible to the early year’s teachers; Government and private school owners through the ministry of education should organize on regular basis seminar and or workshop to be training the earlier years teachers on how to use hands-on teaching material to deliver instruction in early years classroom.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"123 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138994561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"OPTIMIZING EVALUATION PRACTICES THROUGH RECONSIDERATION OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN THE HYBRID UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT","authors":"M. Neacsu, Florentina Bucuroiu, Mădălina Țibrian, Nicoleta Sămărescu","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/mgn/fb/mt/ns/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/mgn/fb/mt/ns/","url":null,"abstract":"The theoretical foundation of the research problem highlights both a series of choices and priorities of university trainers regarding the adoption of authentic assessing strategies enriched in the virtual environment, as well as certain limits, difficulties and costs entailed by computerized testing, some applications and electronic platforms, testing of new face-to-face assessment tools etc. The aim of the research was to identify those assessing strategies used by university trainers in the virtual environment, which have proven their effectiveness in the online assessment of students and which have been maintained and enriched to be applied in hybrid university training alongside other modern assessment techniques and tools. The research questions that guided the entire study were: What evaluative strategies did university trainers adopt in the virtual environment? What were the most effective assessment strategies adopted according to the specifics of the discipline, assessment objectives and competencies? How were hybrid assessment practices optimized by adopting the new distance assessment strategies? What preferences did students have in hybrid assessment? What advantages and disadvantages are highlighted in adopting such assessment practices? The research methodology brought together qualitative and quantitative research methods, techniques and tools. Main findings describe the particularities of the assessment at the end of the hybrid trainings, the specifics of the design of synchronous and asynchronous student evaluation tasks, the customization of assessment platforms used in electronic evaluation, the adoption of new assessment methods and the improvement of face-to-face assessment techniques and tools.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"195 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139170653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING OF NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ITEMS IN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA","authors":"Adekunle Thomas Olutola, Kelechi Joshua Princewill Ihechu","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/ato/kjpi/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/ato/kjpi/","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the differential item functioning of National Examinations Council (NECO) Agricultural Science multiple choice test items (2015-2017) in South East Zone. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and ex-Post-Facto research design. Two null hypotheses were formulated and test in the study. The population of the study consisted of 10, 194 Agricultural Science students. Sample size of 728 Agricultural Science Senior Secondary School students (SSS III) were proportionately drawn from the 72 selected secondary schools that constituted the sample size of the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was NECO paper III questions constructed in 2015-2017.The instrument was re-validated by experts in Educational Measurement and Evaluation and Agricultural Extension Education. The data obtained was analysed using Kuder Richardson Formular 20 with reliability indices of 0.76. Data obtained for the study were analyzed using the Scheuneman modified Chi-square statistic to analyze all the research questions and chi-square statistic was employed in testing the null hypotheses. Results showed that that Agricultural Science multiple-choice test items used in NECO 2015-2017, contain test items that significantlyfunctioned differentially for testees on the basis of gender and that there was no significant difference between male and female students on the percentage of items which functioned differentially in the 2015-2017 NECO Agricultural Science multiple choice test examination. It was thus recommended among others that test experts and developers should consider the use of Scheuneman modified chi-square in determining differential item functioning.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"5 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139169687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"FROM CHAOS TO CLARITY: TRANSFORMING LEARNING WITH GRAPHIC ORGANISERS FOR IMPROVED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ICT","authors":"Tokunbo Odekeye, M. Adewusi, O. Owolabi, Anthony Kola-Olusanya, J. Fakokunde, Mutahir O. Obanikannda","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oto/maa/olo/ako/jf/moa/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oto/maa/olo/ako/jf/moa/","url":null,"abstract":"A graphic organiser is one of the teaching methods that can assist learners to organize information, structuring the information and relating the concept to another. Secondary school students perceived computer networks as one of the difficult concepts in computer studies. This study examines the potency of graphic organisers in learning computer networks in the newly implemented ICT curriculum in Nigeria. This study employed a quantitative research approach. The data collected was analysed with ANCOVA with pre-test scores as the Covariate. The results from the study reveal that students in the experimental Journal Plus Education Vol. XXXIV No.2/ NOVEMBER, 2023 p.247-266 248 group performed better than their counterparts in the control group due to the intervention they had. Thus the results show that there is a significant difference in the performance of students taught computer networks using the two methods- graphic organisers and lecture method irrespective of their gender. This study is unique because it relies on the testing of visual and graphical representations of contents in reducing the hitches in the study of computer networks which justifies the adoption of the graphic organisers in learning ICT.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"77 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138954401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVE WRITING","authors":"Sofia Tsatsou-Nikolouli","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/stn/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/stn/","url":null,"abstract":"Creative intelligence is the ability to find solutions to small or large problems and requires a kind of abstract thinking in unusual ways at an individual or group level. Through it, the individual acquires new skills and knowledge, devises solutions to problems and increases his or her imagination. Creative intelligence can be expressed and enhanced through creative writing, i.e. through writing novels, short stories, poems and other textual genres. Writers, using language, seek the most appropriate words to express their thoughts and describe all the images in their mind, while experimenting with forms and structures in order to find innovative ways to reach their readers.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"81 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138956861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"INCORPORATION OF ICT INTO EDUCATION: THE REQUIREMENT FOR EMERGING NATIONS TO COORDINATE ICT IN THE EDUCATING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS SUCCESSFULLY","authors":"Odiri E. Onoshakpokaiye","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oeo/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/oeo/","url":null,"abstract":"The world is growing technologically in various circles of life; education is not left out. Countries are attempting to get together with this turn of events. In the education sector, many information communication technology devices have been invented to supplement the normal customary technique for education. Numerous soft wares can be applied in educating/learning. These ICT tools are utilized in the instructing and studying of mathematics that make it clearer and more practical for students to comprehend the concepts of mathematics. Regardless the benefits of technology to the teaching of mathematics, a few nations are yet to incorporate it in their schools most particularly the developing nations. Many developed nations have incorporated the ICT into their schooling however the vast majority of the developing nations are as yet lingering behind; it might be because of their administration's disregard for the significance of the ICT use. The study reviews some related literature on ICT use. The study looks at the meaning of ICT, ICT use and mathematics learning, ICT use and developing countries’ institutions, and the benefit of ICT usage and students’ performance in mathematics.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"4 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138956849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE DIDACTIC MENTOR'S KIT. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MENTORING ACTIVITY","authors":"Carmen Maria Chișiu","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/","url":null,"abstract":"In a mentoring program, two characters are necessarily involved: the mentor and the mentee. In order to achieve an effective, authentic mentoring process, one must start from the intersection of the answers to two questions: What do I expect from the mentor/mentee and What do I bring to the mentoring process? In addition to personality and professional traits, the mentor teacher has to prepare and use a series of working tools, a mentor's kit, which in a general form we will present in this work paper and which need to be adapted according to the needs of the mentee and the school institution. The tools in the mentor's kit were presented and offered for use to the 293 teachers, participants of the Prof I and II course, in two modules. In short research survey we introduce present the views of the mentors who used them.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"286 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139170698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"SATISFACTION OF FUTURE ENGINEERING TEACHERS WITH THE USE OF THE ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO IN THE PEDAGOGICAL DISCIPLINES","authors":"Lorena Peculea","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/lp/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/lp/","url":null,"abstract":"The use of an e-portfolio as an assessment modality in e-distance learning is a response to recent developments in higher education where assessment is an integral part of teaching and learning. The present study aims to determine the level of student satisfaction with the use of the e-portfolio in the study of pedagogical disciplines and to reveal changes according to the identified variables. As a sample of this study, 123 students from UTCN enrolled in the psycho-pedagogical module in the initial teacher training were selected. From the closed items, it was confirmed that the students' satisfaction in using the e-portfolio was at a high level, that a complex portfolio is a relevant method for evaluating students' knowledge and skills, it promotes active and collaborative learning, the platform offers sufficient resources, and it is easy to use for carrying out the activities. There were no significant differences regarding gender, faculty profile, year of study and previous experience of students in using the e-portfolio. Various suggestions were made for future studies to create more effective online and hybrid learning environments in the training of future engineering teachers.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"238 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139170748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LEVERAGING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) APPROACH FOR TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES","authors":"Paul-Mgbeafulike V.S., Udogu Anthony N.","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/pmvs/uan/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/pmvs/uan/","url":null,"abstract":"he study examined leveraging Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach for technology-driven teaching and learning of entrepreneurship in Southeast Nigerian Universities. Two research questions were answered while two hypotheses were tested. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 203 respondents for the study. The instrument for data collection for the study was a structured questionnaire and face-validated by three experts. To obtain the reliability of the instrument, Cronbach Alpha reliability technique was used which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.934, indicating that the instrument was about 93% reliable for data collection for the study. Out of the 203 copies of the questionnaire administered, 194 copies were completely responded to, returned and considered suitable for the study. Data were analysed using mean and t-test statistics. From the data analysed, the results identified 12 Public Private Partnership (PPP) approaches for technology-driven teaching and learning of entrepreneurship studies and 15 potentials of well-coordinated Public Private Partnership (PPP) for technology-driven teaching and learning of entrepreneurship studies in southeast Nigerian Universities. The results on the hypotheses tested showed that no significant (p<0.05) difference existed in the mean ratings of the responses of Entrepreneurship Studies Lecturers and Administrators. Based on these findings, the study recommended improved collaborations of public institutions with private investors for adequate funding and management of entrepreneurship programmes to actualize technology-driven instruction for quality education in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"98 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138994392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"OUTDOOR EDUCATION AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN LEARNING APPROACHES: A CURRICULUM-BASED ANALYSIS AT CORE CURRICULUM STAGE IN ROMANIA","authors":"Henrietta Torkos, E. Coșarbă","doi":"10.24250/jpe/2/2023/ht/emc/","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24250/jpe/2/2023/ht/emc/","url":null,"abstract":"This study delves into the pivotal role of outdoor learning in acting as a connecting thread between conventional and contemporary teaching methods within the realm of core curriculum education. As educational methodologies continually evolve, educators are keen to adopt innovative approaches that effectively engage and educate students. Traditional teaching methods, while enduring, coexist with modern pedagogical practices that emphasize experiential learning, active participation, and holistic development. The research explores how outdoor learning functions as an intermediary, facilitating a seamless fusion of traditional and modern educational practices. Its primary focus is to investigate the influence of outdoor learning on student motivation, critical thinking, and overall educational achievements, particularly within the core curriculum stage. By employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses, this study seeks to highlight the advantages and obstacles associated with the incorporation of outdoor learning in core curriculum subjects. It aims to pinpoint effective methods for embedding outdoor experiences into conventional classroom settings, thereby contributing to a more comprehensive comprehension of how outdoor learning can enrich the educational experience. The insights garnered from this research endeavor have the potential to provide valuable guidance to educators, curriculum designers, and policymakers in striking a harmonious balance between time-honored teaching techniques and innovative strategies. This equilibrium aims to create a well-rounded, enhanced learning environment for students at the core curriculum level.","PeriodicalId":333593,"journal":{"name":"Journal Plus Education","volume":"14 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138956165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}