BIJE - BICHI JOURNAL OF EDUCATION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Halliru SHUAIBU — 2023-06-10

The objective of this paper is to provide a systematic review on impacts of entrepreneurship education studies and focus groups chosen in entrepreneur education studies. The research methodology was a meta-analysis of 16 relevant articles obtained through online databases and journals such as Google Scholar, Library Genesis, Science Direct, Elsevier, Emerald Insight and JSTOR. Keywords used in the search were entrepreneurship in higher education, effective entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship curriculum, and systematic review for entrepreneurship. The result of the study shows the benefit of entrepreneur, need of improvement for enterprise curriculum beside skills and knowledge. The focus groups in the entrepreneurship education studies were found to be three groups, namely: Higher Education (HE), Secondary Education (SE) and Rural Communities (RC). Findings from this study will encourage assimilation and implementation of entrepreneurship education curriculum and development of veritable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) activities.

AN ASSESSMENT OF LBRARY SERVICES RENDERED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA

Gideon Barizoge NTOGO-SAGHANEN — 2023-06-10

The study set out to assess the services provided by public libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to assess the services of public libraries in Rivers State to know if it is in line with the UNESCO public
library standard. A survey design was employed for the study. The population of the study comprised (1150)
public library users and librarians in Rivers State. The sample size of two hundred and thirty (230) respondents,
made up of (220) library users and 10 librarians were selected for the study through purposive sampling techniques. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. An instrument titled; Assessment of Public Library Services in Rivers State, (APLSR) was designed based on views and findings from related literature to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts comprised librarians and measurement and evaluation professionals for face and content validation. Internal consistency reliability using Cronbach Alpha method was computed for each section of the rating scale. Data collected were analyzed using Mean, and the hypothesis tested using z-test statistics. A mean score of 2.50 and above was accepted as a cut-off point, while scores below 2.50 were taken as a non significant result. The study revealed; that services are rendered by public libraries in Rivers State to a low extent, awareness of users with services provided is low, and problems faced by public libraries are lack of ICT resources, absence of vans, and boats for extension services and inadequate funds among other challenges. Some recommendations were made among which include that, the State Government should provide fund for staff training, and that public library should adopt strategies to create awareness among users to know various services available in the library.

COMPARING THE AVAILABILITY AND USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING STEM SUBJECTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE

Adebusuyi Olubusayo FOLUSO — 2023-06-10

The study's goals were to: (1) highlight the current state of information communication technology (ICT) in public and private secondary schools in Ogun State; (2) compare the availability and use of information technology resources in public and private secondary schools; (3) identify problems with the use of information technology in public and private secondary schools; and (4) compare the participation in professional development programs in science, technology, and mathematics (STM). The design of the study was descriptive, and two questionnaires were used for data collection: one for teachers and one for students. The sample were thirty (30) teachers selected from public and private schools, and seventy-two (72) students were randomly selected. The data were analysed using percentage, t-test, and ANOVA. there was no significant difference between the extent of usage of ICT tools and resources of STEM teachers in private schools (M = 19.30, SD = 1.77) and public (M = 19.33, SD = 1.21) in the study area; t (29) = 1.56, P > 0.05. but a significant difference was observed in STM teachers’ attendance in professional development programmes and ICT skills acquired by STM teachers in private schools (M = 15.52, SD = 1.12) and public schools (M = 19.20, SD = 2.10); t (29) = 3.06, P < 0.05. The study recommended that all school owners should be enlightened to allow STM teachers attend workshops and seminars to develop technological skills on how to use the functional ICT facilities strategies/techniques in the schools.

EFFECTS OF KOLB’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODEL AND GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE LEARNING MODEL ON STUDENTS’ PSYCHOMOTOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE WOR

Sani Salihu IMAM — 2023-06-10

This study investigated the effects of Kolb’s experiential and Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning model on
students’ psychomotor achievement in Electrical Installation and Maintenance work. Two research questions
guided the study while three hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a quasi-experimental treatment group design and it was carried out in North West Nigeria. The population for the study was 903 National Technical Certificate II (NTC II) students offering Electrical Installation and Maintenance work in technical colleges in North-West, Nigeria. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 127 students consisting of 109 male and 18 female students assigned to two treatment groups using intact class. The instrument used for data collection was Electrical Installation and Maintenance work psychomotor achievement Test (EPAT). The instrument was developed by the researcher. To ensure content validity, the instrument was subjected to face validation by five experts. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined by using Pearson moment correlation coefficient of reliability 0.84. The data collected was analyzed using Mean to answer the two research questions while ANCOVA was used to test the three null hypotheses. The study found out, among others, that Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning model was more effective than Kolb’s experiential learning model in improving student’s psychomotor achievement of students in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work. There was an influence of gender on students’ psychomotor achievement favouring males. However, gender had significant influence on students’ psychomotor achievement. The study found a significant interaction effect of methods and gender on students ‘psychomotor achievement. The study recommended among others that NBTE should incorporate Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning model in the teaching/learning of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work in Technical Colleges. In addition, workshops, seminars and conferences should be organized by Federal Ministry of Education and States Science and Technical Schools Management Board for teachers to enable them update their knowledge and skills on the use of Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning model for improving students’ psychomotor achievement in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work.

CULTIVATING ELECTRICAL POWER TECHNOLOGY SKILLS FOR STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH KATSINA ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Halliru SHUAIBU — 2023-06-10

Despite inclusion of excursion and Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) to address aspects of
power technology in the curriculum of technical colleges as proposed by the National Board for Technical Education, a cavity exists in the relationship between technical colleges in Katsina State and Katsina Electricity
Distribution Company (KEDCO). As a result of this gap students from technical colleges in Katsina lacks adequate skills in power technologies that will empower them to become self-enterprising or be consumed by powerindustries. The purpose of conducting this study is to investigate cultivation of electrical power technology skills in technical colleges in Katsina State of Nigeria. Survey research design is used as the design of the study. Questionnaire served as the data collection instrument whilst descriptive statistics analysis is used in the representation of data as results of the study. The area of the present study covered five (5) technical colleges and eight (8) designed power sub-stations, namely: IBB, Kofar Guga, Fadama, Kofar Sauri, Daura, Musawa, Malumfashi, Funtua KTRD, and Textile Injection sub-stations. However, findings revealed that no relationship exists between technical colleges and power industry such as KEDCO towards excursion as well as SIWES which expose students to various skills in power technologies. Quite a few means of cultivating electrical power technology skills by students in technical colleges included: inviting and involving qualified electrical engineers as guest lecturers during school activities and as resource persons during curriculum review. Finally, conclusion was hinged on functional context theory and recommendations were advanced.

BUSINESS STRATEGIES TO UPGRADE AND SUSTAIN SMALL BUSINESSES THAT EMERGED DURING COVID-19 IN KANO STATE

Hadiza Muhammad IBRAHIM — 2023-06-10

The study is on the strategies needed to upgrade and sustain the small businesses that emerged during COVID-19 lockdown in Kano State. The first index case of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria in February 2020, and later in Kano in April 2020. Two objectives were developed which revolved around the products and entrepreneurial services that emerged during the pandemic and the strategies for upgrade and sustainability of such products. Survey was used as the methodology and questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The population of the study consists of the 44 local government areas of Kano state. The three senatorial zone were used as clusters where four local government were purposely sampled from each of the zone (two rural and two urban). Mean statistics measuring central tendencies and dispersion was used in the analysis of the data collected. A decision point of 2.5 was used; all items with a weighted mean of 2.5 and above are considered to be positive while those below were considered to be negative. The findings of the study revealed emergence of products and entrepreneurial services that are necessary for compliance to the new normal and the need for strategies to upgrade and sustain the emerged products through seminars and workshops. The research recommend among others creation and expansion of market base, reward and encouragement of innovations to small businesses owners, entrepreneurial training to small and emerge business owners in both rural and urban areas.

STRATEGIES FOR STANDARDIZING SAFETY PRCAUTIONS AMONG LOCAL METAL CASTING ARTISANS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Bello Gambo BICHI — 2023-06-10

This study investigated strategies for standardizing safety precautions among local metal casting artisans in Kano State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided this study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Population for the study was 1551
respondents, comprising of 1500 Foundry artisans, 35 Metalwork Technology Industrial Personnel and 16 Metalwork Technology Lecturers/Instructors respectively in Kano State, Nigeria. Out of the 1500 artisans, 300
was sampled using Taro Yamane formula. A total of 367 respondents were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire which contained 29 items for the construct. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability
coefficient was employed for checking reliability and the index was found to be 0.98 for the instrument. Three
lecturers from Federal University of Technology, Minna were involved in both face and content validity of developed questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 23. Mean and Standard deviations were used to answer the two research questions while one way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found out among others that: Strategies for standardizing safety precautions in mould preparations in local metal casting operations include; and adhering strictly to safe operating procedures during mould preparation activity, among others. Strategies for standardizing safety precautions in metal handling practices in casting operation include: frequently reinforcing training on safe work practices around furnace during metal melting operation, among others.

POOR READING SKILLS: HINDERANCE TO EFFECTIVE LEARNING

Alexander Ogaga ONYACHOM — 2023-06-10

This paper is on Poor Reading Skills: Hindrances to Effective Learning. The paper reveals that reading serve
different purposes in different subjects. It states that whatever the aspect of life one is considering, one discovers that the ability to read efficiently enhances individual ability to function in an effective manner. Reading readiness is structured into early learning. As such, reading specialists are trained to render special services in developmental and remedial reading processes. The few numbers of pupils that have reading disability is enough reason to attract attention. The paper sees reading problem as mechanical problem which hinder efficient reading and are common among secondary school students particularly those who have not undergone any reading readiness program and include the following factors; finger-printing, vocalizing, subvocalizing, and reading word to word etc. The paper x-rays some factors responsible for reading problems to include; poor reading culture in Nigeria, faulty beginning, language development at home, physical factors, mental health, brain damage, high cost of books, incompetency in teaching, poor methods, emotional factor and inadequate provision of school library services. Recommendations were put forward on how the teachers, schools, and parents can improve on the reading skills of the child.

COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING USING INDUSTRY 5.0: A STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN POST COVID-19 ERA

Hammed SALAMI — 2023-06-10

This paper focused on collaborative teaching and learning using Industry 5.0 as a strategy for enhancing academic achievement in post COVID-19 era. The COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world caused large-scale institutional and behavioural ‘shock effects’ in various areas of human activity, education inclusive. The impact on teaching and learning is unprecedented. This is due to massive and unexpected closures of schools. Affected countries, including Nigeria, have been forced to seek quick fixes in different digital learning platforms. These rapid moves from classroom to online teaching have, to some extent, set aside the more profound questions related to national educational policies. This paper therefore employs a critical lens to reflect on the concept of collaborative teaching and learning using Industry 5.0, procedures for using collaborative teaching methods with Industry 5.0 tools, challenges and strategies for improving the use of collaborative teaching and learning as an approach towards enhancing educational achievement in post COVID-19 era. The paper recommends among others that School managers and administrators need to develop and offer professional development opportunities in the area of Industry 5.0 technology on a regular basis centered on the implementation of collaborative teaching towards enhancing teachers’ performance to meet future needs.

ASSESSMENT OF POST HARVEST LOSSES OF LEAFY VEGETABLES AMONG RURAL FARMERS IN KANO AND JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Abu MOHAMMED — 2023-06-10

This study focused on the assessment of post-harvest losses of leafy vegetables among rural farmers in Kano
and Jigawa State, Nigeria. Three (3) research questions and one (1) hypothesis guided the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprises of Leafy vegetable farmers, marketers and extension agents in Kano and Jigawa States. Purposive sampling method was used in selecting 120 respondents for the study. Three sets of questionnaires were developed from the reviewed literature and were used for data collection from the respondents. The questionnaires were face-validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instruments and a reliability coefficient of 0.71, 0.73, and 0.89 were obtained for the three sets of questionnaire respectively. 120 copies of the questionnaires were administered to the respondents by the researcher with the help of five research assistants and all the copies were retrieved. The data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution table and simple percentage to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses of no Significance difference at the probability of 0.05 at relevant degree of freedom. It was found out that inadequate pre-harvest production practices, poor planning of harvesting time, inadequate storage and processing facilities causes post-harvest loss of leafy vegetables, On the use of technology, majority of the farmers and marketers lack skills for effective re-use of the vegetables for other purposes and it has affected socio-economic status of the rural farmers in the area of income generation, high cost of food items and farm input leading to diversification in production activities. The study recommended improvement in the periodic training of farmers, and extension agents, subsidizing farm inputs and storage and processing facilities towards minimizing post-harvest losses and wastages of leafy vegetables in the study area.

INSTRUMENT FOR STUDENTS EVALUATION OF LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A SUDY OF ITS APPLICABILITY

OKEGBILE AKANMU SUNDAY — 2023-06-10

Evaluation is a very important aspect of lecturing and had been done more by the lecturers with little or no input from the students. The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) which is the supervisory agency for Colleges of Education in Nigeria in its 2020 edition of the Minimum Standards provided an instrument for the evaluation of lecturers by students. Using a mixed method approach, the study raised four research questions and hypotheses to address some aspects of the applicability of the NCCE Instrument for Students Evaluation of Lecturers (ISEL). The population comprised of lecturers and students of colleges of education in Nigeria and a sample or 260 students and 48 lecturers were randomly sampled for survey design and 30 of the students were randomly selected into control and experimental groups. Three instruments used were ISEL, Students Evaluation of Lecturers in Colleges of Education Questionnaire (SELCEQ) and pre evaluation briefing on ISEL (PREBISEL). Descriptive statistics, T test, χ2 and one way ANCOVA were used to answer research questions and test hypotheses. Findings revealed that lecturers whose students score higher marks in their courses receive higher students’ evaluation rating than lecturers whose students score lower marks and Pre evaluation briefing had no significant effect on students’ evaluation of their lecturers. |It is recommended that the NCCE should monitor its implementation and emphasize it in accreditation processes. The process of administration and reporting of ISEL should be developed and standardized with consideration for a mixed method approach.