Abdur-Rafiu, Jamiu
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Variabel Guru sebagai Prediktor Prestasi Akademik Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama di Osun West, Nigeria Abdur-Rafiu, Jamiu; Aliyu, Yunus; Yusuf, Wahab Ishola
Fahima Vol 3 No 2 (2024): Fahima
Publisher : Program Pascasarjana UNU Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54622/fahima.v3i2.328

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This study examined the teachers’ variables as predictors of junior secondary school students’ academic performance in Osun West Senatorial District, Nigeria. The target population comprised Islamic Studies teachers and students in junior secondary schools across the ten (10) local government areas in Osun West Senatorial District. Purposive sampling was adopted in selecting 125 Islamic Studies teachers in all the 132 public junior schools in the district and a simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 20 Islamic Studies students from each of the 10 Local Government Areas, therefore, 325 respondents were engaged in the study. The questionnaire was employed to collect relevant information from the respondents. Data were analyzed using Percentage, Mean Range, Standard Deviation, and Regression analysis. The study found that factors like teacher confidence, interest in the subject, qualifications, and experience all significantly predicted student performance. It was concluded from the findings of the study that teachers’ variables positively improved students’ understanding of Islamic Studies and predicted their performance. In line with the findings of the study, it was recommended that teachers should be supported through incentives and professional development. The teachers should have a change of attitude towards the teaching of Islamic Studies so that the achievement of universal basic education will not be hindered, those without required teaching qualifications or non-professionals among the Islamic Studies teachers should strive to pursue professional qualifications. Teachers of the subject should improve their pedagogical skills through seminars, Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Education, and workshops.
Assessment of Teacher's Knowledge of Computer Software for Teaching Islamic Studies in Senior Secondary Schools in Kwara State, Nigeria Owoyale-Abdulganiy, Ibrahim Solahudeen; Abdur-Rafiu, Jamiu; Abdulrazaq, Abdulraheem
Kompetensi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol 1, No 2 (2024): Kompetensi: Jurnal Pendidikan dan pembelajaran
Publisher : Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan UIN Ar-Raniry

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22373/jk.v1i2.26983

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The study examined availability and accessibility of computer software in teaching of Arabic in Secondary Schools in Kwara State. To examine the accessibility of computer software for teaching Islamic Studies in Senior Secondary Schools in Kwara state. Two research questions and two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population was 360 Islamic Studies Teachers in 50 Senior Secondary Schools. The sample was 186 Islamic studies Teachers in Senior Secondary schools purposively selected for the study. The researcher’s self-designed instrument titled “Accessibility and Utilisation of the Computer Software Questionnaire (AUCSQ) was used to collect data from the respondents. The reliability coefficient of the AUCSQ was 0.86. Frequency and Percentage were used to present the demographic information of the respondents and to answer the research questions while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test hypotheses. The study revealed a significant correlation between the availability of computer software and the teaching of Islamic Studies in Senior Secondary Schools in Kwara State. The study found a significant negative correlation between the accessibility of computer software and the teaching of Islamic Studies in Senior Secondary Schools in Kwara State. The study found that the lack of access to computer software negatively impacts the teaching of Islamic studies in secondary schools in Kwara State. It recommended that school management should provide adequate computer software for teachers and that Islamic studies teachers should acquire computer skills for easy access to the software.
POLICY-RELATED FACTORS AND TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS AS DETERMINANTS OF TEACHING OF ARABIC LANGUAGE Sanusi, Taofeeq Olamilekan; Owoyale-AbdulGaniy, Ibrahim Solahudeen; Abdur-Rafiu, Jamiu
EDURELIGIA: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Vol 8, No 2 (2024)
Publisher : Nurul Jadid University, Paiton Probolinggo, East Java

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33650/edureligia.v8i2.9661

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The study examined policy-related factors and teachers' qualifications as determinants teaching of the Arabic language in secondary schools in Kwara State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of Kwara South was 23,458, and a sample of 379 students was collected using Kredjcie and Morgan's table. Multistage sampling procedures were adopted including purposive sampling to select three Local Government Areas (LGAs) and simple random sampling to select 30 public schools, 10 from each of the three LGAs. The researcher’s instrument, titled Adapted Policy Related Factors and Teachers' Qualifications as Determinants of Teaching Arabic Language Questionnaire (PRFTQTALQ) was used for data collection. The study found no significant difference in the perception of Arabic language teachers regarding policy-related factors and their qualifications as determinants of teaching Arabic in senior secondary schools in Kwara State. Therefore, the study concluded that there is no significant difference in teachers' perception of policy-related factors affecting the teaching of Arabic in senior secondary schools in Kwara State. The study found no significant difference in teachers' perceptions of Arabic teachers' qualifications determining their teaching of Arabic in senior secondary schools in Kwara State. It recommended amending the National Curriculum and Government policy to make Arabic a compulsory subject in Kwara State's senior secondary schools and awarding in-service training and scholarships for further studies to Arabic language teachers.