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ICT Skills Acquisition and Utilization Among Postgraduate Students in Universities in Kwara State, Nigeria Olaifa, Adeseko sunday; Adisa, Taofiq Adesola; Are, Seyi; Adeoye, Moses Adeleke; Ayoku, Oba Baba
International Journal of Research in Education Vol 4, No 1 (2024): Issued in January 2024
Publisher : Universitas PGRI Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26877/ijre.v4i1.17472

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This study investigates the ICT skills utilization among postgraduate students in Universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The research design was a descriptive survey of the correlational type. A proportional random sampling technique was adopted to select 250 respondents from the 580 postgraduate students of the Faculties of Education of the selected Universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The Instrument titled ICT Skills Acquisition and Utilization Questionnaire (ICTSAUQ) was used for data collection. The instruments were validated by experts in the Department of Educational Management and Counselling and found reliable with a reliability coefficient of 0.82. Three research questions were raised for the study and answered using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. One research hypothesis formulated was tested using inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) Statistics at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship between the Acquisition of ICT skills and usage among postgraduate students in universities in Kwara State. Based on the findings the study recommends among other things that postgraduate students of Universities in Kwara states should undergo a compulsory ICT skill acquisition skill to aid their academic activities.
Principals’ Time Management and School Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State, Nigeria Olaifa, Adeseko Sunday; Oba-Suleiman, Raimi; Are, Seyi; Oshin, Olubunmi Olufunke; Adeoye, Moses Adeleke
Educational Psychology Journal Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): December 2023
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/epj.v12i2.9675

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Principals’ Time Management and School Effectiveness have a positive impact on public secondary schools in Kwara state, Nigeria. The study examines Principals’ Time Management and School Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of correlation type was adopted for this study. The population of the study was made up of 15,416 teachers and 397 principals in all the 397 public secondary schools in the three senatorial districts that constitute Kwara State (Kwara Central, Kwara North and Kwara South) using a Research-Advisor sample size. The researcher instrument used was titled Principals’ Time Management Questionnaire (PTMQ) and School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) was used to collect relevant data from the respondents. The data gathered were statistically analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The result obtained from the respondents revealed that time planning has a positive impact on schools ‘effectiveness as most principals have adequate time planning for the teachers in the school to enhance their teaching roles in secondary schools in Kwara state, Nigeria. It was concluded that the principal time control, time planning, time evaluation and time utilization have a positive impact on school effectiveness in public secondary schools in Kwara state, Nigeria.