EFFECTS OF MULTIVARIATE TEACHING VARIABLES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF NCE SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST GEO – POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
EFFECTS OF MULTIVARIATE TEACHING VARIABLES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF NCE SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST GEO – POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
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2014-03
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GAMBO, Abdul-Hadi,
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Abstract
This study was set to determine the effects of multivariate teaching variables
on the academic performance of Social Studies students’ in Colleges of Education in
North-West geo-political zone, Nigeria. The population of the study is 1,502
respondents. The composition of the population included 123 of the Social Studies
teachers in the Colleges of Education and 1,379 Social Studies NCE III students from
the nine conventional Colleges of Education in North-West geo-political zone,
Nigeria. Due to the size of the population, the researcher sampled 45 Social Studies
lecturers and 306 students. Six research questions and six hypotheses were raised for
the purpose of achieving the objectives of the study. Structured and unstructured type
of questionnaires were administered to teachers and students. The data collected were
analysed with the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The results
showed that all the six hypotheses were rejected because the investigation revealed
that significant relationship existed between students’ academic performance in
Social Studies and all the multivariate variables. The study also revealed that if
concerted attention is paid to the full utilization of the multivariate variables in the
teaching and learning process in Social Studies, they will contribute significantly to
students’ academic performance. It is, therefore recommended that most Social
Studies teachers and students should be re-educated in the task of full utilization of
the multivariate variables in the teaching and learning of Social Studies at Colleges of
Education. In addition, government should also at the Federal level increase her
funding of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in the provision of
infrastructure and teaching resources to the Colleges.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL POST
GRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
DEGREE IN SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND
SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
Keywords
VARIABLES, MULTIVARIATE,, ACADEMIC,, NCE SOCIAL STUDIES,, COLLEGES OF EDUCATION,, NORTH-WEST GEO – POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA