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This research was carried out to investigate the quality of research work by final year students of Colleges of Education in Ogun State. The research was conducted among 300 level students of Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Primary source of data was used by the researcher with the aid of questionnaire with simple and concise questions for the respondents so as to gather useful information from the students. The instrument was validated and found to be reliable at Cronbach Alpha 0.71. The data collected was presented and analyzed using simple percentage frequency table. The findings showed that research project submitted by students is often being downloaded from the internet with or without being edited. Research topic of most research project submitted to the supervisor is often gotten from friends and colleagues, sometimes supervisors obtain money from students to help them write their project work and some students do not even take pain to gather materials and edit such materials before submitting the research project to their supervisor. Based on the result of the research findings, the following recommendations were made: supervisor sometimes should give research topics to students to work on, students should study current issues in their society before choosing their research topics. Also, supervisors and students should discuss together on research topics before the students go ahead with the research work.

Language classroom instruction is, mostly focused on writing and reading skills overlooking the other stills such as speaking and listening. The teachers of English perhaps do not employ language skills in the classroom due to large class size, heterogeneous Students and the duration of the period. By this, the language instruction demand various methods to be included while teaching language that makes learning more interesting. This paper try to offer the imperative use of drama in the teaching of language skills at senior secondary school level. Additionally, the paper exhibits how dramatic techniques can be used in teaching of language skills. In the aspect of teaching, drama involves and stimulates the feelings and visualization of the learners, providing the students various stimuli and elevating their knowledge on the subterranean level. Scrivener's (2014) identified that method of drama are adopted in language teaching to examine the effectiveness of the learners' language development. This paper are categorized into two part's namely: the theoretical feature of drama and practical methods used in the context of English as a second language ( ESL ) teaching. It also presents a general picture of language teaching and learning process to integrate language by using the method of drama. Finally, it is recommended that all language teachers should explore the variety of teaching methods in the classroom in order to integrate language teaching and enhance all the language skills among learners.

There are artists, there are works of art everywhere in the society, one does not need to look far before one can feel the impact of art in homes, schools, offices, churches, hospitals, and many other public places in the society, which is as a result of professional practice in visual arts. Our academic institution are blessed, no doubt with expert hands in the different areas of visual art such as: sculpture, painting, textiles, graphics, photography, ceramics, etc who spend greater part of their days imparting knowledge in the different areas of specialization to student? Every year art graduates are turned out of these academic communities including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, and expectedly, they are to practice what they have learnt in their different institution and where they fail to do so, this should be a source of worry to their institution especially about the quality of their teaching, research work and services to their community. This might further be interpreted to mean that the learner has not learnt because the teacher has not taught. Visual Art practice is often treated as mere manual activity that requires no application of intellect. There is a general over emphasis on academism to the detriment of professionalism in visual art practice. There are institution where art exhibition is not accepted as equivalent of journal articles for promotion, and this has forced a number of gifted and creative visual artists to abandon practice. Some of these professional drop outs, in defense of their actions, go about preaching the sermon according to academic tradition and regulation without which they claimed, there can be no advancement, yet there is a wide gap between thinking in the academic community and the reality outside. This paper discusses visual art practice and professionalism and its significance in the realization of the societal developmental goals; economically, physically and culturally with recommendation that, as a developing economy, we need to encourage visual art practice for the society to grow physically, industrially and culturally among others.

The purpose of this research was to examine the contributions of spatial distribution on students' academic performance in school certificate examinations with respect to English language and Mathematics in Oyo State public senior secondary schools with a view to bringing out optimal productivity. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. The population involved all the Senior Secondary School (SSS 3) students' and teachers in senior secondary schools in all the public senior secondary schools in Oyo-State. Data available as at the time of data collection for this study indicated that there are 3,200 SSS 3 students and 2,640 teachers in Senior secondary schools in all the 400 public secondary schools. Stratified random sampling method was used to select the local government areas, the schools, teachers and students. Two research instruments were used for this study that is Spatial Distribution Questionnaire developed by Olaniyonu (1987) and pro forma for students' results in SSCE English language and Mathematics. The findings revealed that spatial distribution alone significantly contributed to the variance in the urban and rural located students' performance scores in school certificate examinations in English Language and Mathematics. Base on the findings It is therefore recommended that Oyo State Government must look into spatial distribution of schools and handle spatial distribution of schools with extreme care. School should not be arbitrarily located and politicize and Government should follow the UNESCO recommendation on students' journey to and fro schools hence, the students' journey to the school should not exceed 1.5 kilometer among others.

The study examined the level of the use of Benth Leaf (Pouzolsia guinnensis Benth) leaf extracts against gastro intestinal related diseases in growing rabbits. A total of 35 each of six weeks old averaged 550g-600g body weight of three pure lines; the New Zealand White (NZW); American Chinchilla (CHL) and the FCEABK-?, a newly developed rabbit strains were used for the study. These rabbit lines were sourced from the Tetfund funded Rabbit Breeding and Multiplication research farm, Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The dosage levels of the Pouzolsia guinnensis (Pg) extracts were: 0ml(control), 5ml, 7.5ml, 10ml and 12.5ml per250ml of drinking water per day for a period of six weeks. Eggs (oocytes) per gram of feacal samples of each rabbit strain were collected and analyzed using modified McMaster Technique. Blood samples were also collected at 2 weeks intervals. There was a significant (P<0.05) general decrease in frequency counts and percentages of gastro intestinal worm oocytes and enhanced haematology and serum traits across the dietary treatments due to reduced GI infestation in the animal body. Recommendations were therefore made that the use of Pouzolsia guinnensis (Pg) leaf extracts at 7.5ml/250ml inclusion that had a concomitant negative effect against GI infections, brought about by reduced GIoocytes and enhanced blood chemistry and should be employed by rabbit farmers and breeders as against gastro intestinal infections in growing rabbits; since it is efficient, cheap, non-toxic and readily available.

This study was conducted using 5 chicken genotypes comprising 3 exotic purebreds, Nera Black (NB), White Leghorn (WL) and Giriraja (GR), Nigerian Local chicken strain (L) and improved local (B Alpha crossbred). The laying performance of these chickens was monitored to evaluate genetic and non-genetic effect on egg production traits. A total of 506 pullets were evaluated for effect of genotype and season on laying performance. Genotype significantly (P<0.05) affected all production and egg quality traits. Giriraja had the highest body weight at first egg (2107.00 ± 4.0.1g) while White Leghorn had the lowest (1259.62 ± 9.83g). However, Nera Black had the highest weight of first egg (48.52 ± 0.52g) compared with 33.11± 0.01g by White Leghorn which was the lowest. Egg quality traits also followed similar pattern as observed in egg production traits. Results from the study revealed that specific values of age, body weight and performance traits for a particular group of birds in a particular area are unique but other non-genetic factors such as season could subject the value to modification: this suggests that the genetic potential of the Nigerian indigenous chickens can still be improved upon by crossing with exotic strains, as a panacea for sustainable goals of vision 2030 for layer chicken development in humid and sub humid zones of tropical climate.

This study was designed to investigate the level of awareness of DAP among pre-school teachers and pre-school owners/head teachers in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research type. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 20 pre-schools. Also 160 preschool teachers and 20 preschool owners/head teachers were randomly selected from each of the preschools. One validated instrument tagged "Teachers' Awareness of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (TADAP) Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The reliability coefficient of 0.81 was obtained for the instrument reliability. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings from the study revealed that the majority of preschool stakeholders are aware of developmentally appropriate practices through variety of learning areas and projects such as dramatic play, construction, art, music and science experiences that can facilitate cognitive, social, physical and emotional development of the preschoolers. Also, findings revealed that teachers' qualification and teaching experience significantly influence their level of awareness of DAP in pre-school. Based on the finding of this study recommendations were made among others that practicing teachers should be adequately trained on the structure, philosophy and strategies of DAP.

Due to paucity of funds to buy books and journals many private universities in Nigeria and other parts of the world leverage on the benefits of eBook usage thus eBooks has become the saving grace for many students. The aim of this study therefore is to find out the pattern of usage of eBooks at the Glorious Vision University, Nigeria compared with other parts of the world. Using the Ajzen`s Theory of Planned Behaviour and Social Media Use as explained by Cameron et al (2012) as the theoretical model for the survey and literature review, Descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for this study with the population of the study of 403 (364 undergraduate and 39 postgraduate) students of Glorious Vision University, Ogwa Nigeria. The respondents were stratified to undergraduate and postgraduate students while the instrument of data collection used was close-ended self-structured questionnaire. To ensure the reliability of the instrument, the questionnaire was pretested with several students not included in the study sample. The paired scores generated from the test were analyzed using Cronbatch Alpha method through the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). From literature, among 120 participating universities in UK, Nicholas (2008) found that e-books usage was very strong, with 61% of students that participated in the survey using e-books for their academic work. Majority of the participants (91.6%) reported that they used e-books for work and study purposes. Americans however, are spreading their book consumption across several formats. There has been an uptick in the share of Americans who report reading e-books, from 25% to 30%. The result of the analysis shows that the types of e-books used at the Glorious Vision University library are Academic/research/school/class e-books (202, 80.2%). However, Hand-held device such as iPhone or Blackberry (187, 74.2%) and eReader such as Kindle or Nook Google Books (181, 71.8%) are used to access the eBooks while technical manuals (108, 42.7%) and cook books (63, 25%) are used but at a very low level. The level of usage of e-books in Glorious Vision University is high but the use of e-book as a reference tool is low (x=2.77). The pattern of eBook usage is just to extract particular information needed by the students and not to read the whole book. It was also noted from the result that the level of students' satisfaction on the use of e-books in this university is high. From the test of hypothesis, result shows that there is significant relationship between the usage and satisfaction of e-books by the students of Glorious Vision University. It can then be implied from the result of this study that the usage of eBooks by students in the university system in Nigeria can meet up with the level of usage in other developed nations of the world though the sample pose a limitation to the study in the world comparison. However the data generated in this study will be a good tool for further study on eBooks usage among university students.

This study is an appraisal of the impact of entrepreneurial skills on graduate in Ogun State. It aimed at finding out the requisite of a graduate, the qualities of an entrepreneur and the skills needed by the graduate. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and the population included all the entrepreneurs in Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta. The simple random sampling technique was used to sample 55 entrepreneurs. The research instrument used was a questionnaire titled Impact of Entrepreneurial Skills on Graduate Questionnaire (IMPEGRAQ). Data collected were analysed using percentage and frequency tables. The findings established that a graduate should have the qualities of an entrepreneur which includes confidence, resourcefulness, creativity, time competence, motivation, responsibility, leadership, positive response to challenges, profit orientation etc. Also, for the graduate to be a successful entrepreneur, there is need to inculcate entrepreneurial skills. The study also revealed that entrepreneurial education is of great impact on graduates who want to pursue their ideas as an entrepreneur. Based on these findings the following recommendations were made; graduates should be matured and have the courage to solve challenges that arise in their businesses, entrepreneurs should constantly and periodically attend workshops to improve their entrepreneurial skills.

After-school programs offer opportunities to extend the school day for learners, especially for those who are in need of academic support in areas of difficulties. Learners who are having poor grades can improve academically not only if they go to school every day but if they are made to spend a few extra hours in after-school program activities. It has been opined that there may be a positive correlation between low-performance learners' participation in after-school programs and their academic achievement. Many of these learners, especially those from economically/educationally disadvantaged homes or homes where English is not the primary language may experience much difficulty trying to complete home works and assignments. Some parents whose wards attended the program did not particularly believe participating in the after-school program would improve their child's performance in school, they probably kept their child/ward there not necessarily for improvement in their performance, but to be kept out of trouble. As they engage in the after-school program, most teachers not only assist learners to do their home works, but also provide advanced study for their class works. This study made use of one research question and one research hypothesis to assess the influence of after-school programs on the academic performance of secondary school learners in Abeokuta metropolis, Ogun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used for the study. Cluster, purposive, stratified and random sampling techniques were used to obtain a total of one hundred samples (respondents) from the secondary schools in Ogun State, Nigeria. Two research instruments were employed for the study, an adopted questionnaire and an achievement. Some of the findings are; students who attended after-school programs had fewer absences, completed homework more often, had fewer behavioral problems in school, and scored higher on tests. Some of the recommendations are; level of influence of after-school program to the students was high due to the massive help it brought to the abilities and capabilities of the students which advances their academic performance in school, this type of instructional assistance was seen to positively impact students' grades. Also, parents who can not monitor well their children due to their busy schedule were relieved that after school program existed.