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EFFECT OF FORMATIVE TEST ON ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIYA, KWARA STATE
(2023) SIANO, Sabi Zakari; LAARO Yahaya Babatunde; OLATINWO Taiye Mujidat; ISMAIL Aminat Omotola
This research investigated the effect of formative test on the achievement of students in Agricultural Science in Government Secondary School Shiya, Kwara State, Nigeria. Three hypothesis were formulated and addressed one after the other. Non-equivalent pre-test post-test control group quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. Intact classes purposively selected from the UBE section of the school. (UBE 2A, and UBE 2B), control and experimental groups respectively was involved as the population. The instruments used for this research were pre-test, diagnostic formative tests, parallel formative tests. Agricultural Science Achievement Test. (ASAT) was used as post-test. Findings showed that formative Test significantly improved students’ achievement in Agricultural Science. Analysis of Covariance was used to test the hypotheses, at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained showed that the group exposed to treatment (Formative Test) performed significantly better than the control 161 group. The second finding shows that the use of practical work in formative test contributed immensely to the achievement rate of the experimental group. So also, gender was found not to be a threat to learning, as there was no significant difference in the performance of male and female students in Agricultural Science. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded and recommended that formative test should be adopted so as to attain better academic achievements among secondary school students.
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Combustion characteristics of Torrefied corncob and African birch wood residues at higher heating rate
(2025) H.A. Ajimotokan; N.S. Saidu; M.A. Aladodo; K.O. Oladosu; O.D. Samuel; K.O. Abdulrahman; A. El-Suleiman; Y.S. Salihu; K.R. Ajao
The torrefaction of biomass generated from by-products of post-harvest agricultural activities such as corncob or woody residues from saw milling, pruning, and furniture production such as African birch wood, are renewable energy sources whose pyrolytic and combustion properties are crucial during process heating in various applications. This study investigated the combustion characteristics of corncob and African birch wood residues at a higher heating rate and their comparative energy qualities. Samples of corncob and African birch wood residues were collected, sorted, pulverised into particles, and torrefied independently. The raw and torrefied corncob and African birch wood particles were screened into 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 mm sizes, and their thermogravimetric, proximate, ultimate, heating values, and energy quality analyses were carried out. The torrefied biomass showed better pyrolytic and combustion characteristics relative to the raw samples. However, African birch wood residues appear to be better than corncob residues. The higher heating values (HHVs) ranged from 21.46 to 21.63 MJ/kg and 23.1 to 25.6 MJ/kg for the torrefied samples of corncob and African birch wood residues, respectively. The torrefied sample of African birch wood residues exhibited the highest HHV (25.6 MJ/kg), which compared favourably with the value from a low-rank coal, such as lignite or brown coal. Torrefied African birch wood residues, with their high HHV, can be densified to replace low-rank coal and firewood in a variety of applications.
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Does the relative size of agricultural exports matter for sustainable development? Evidence from Sub-Sahara Africa
(Elsevier, 2025-01-06) Taofeekat Temitope Nofiu; Rashidat Sumbola Akande; Hauwah KK Abdulkareem; Sodiq Olaiwola Jimoh
This study investigates the effect of the relative size of agricultural exports on sustainable development across 46 sub-Saharan African countries between 1999 and 2020. Using data on adjusted net savings and sustainable development indices as proxies for sustainable development, the empirical analysis applies the Driscoll-Kraay standard error method which accounts for cross-sectional dependence. The results indicate that the relative size of agricultural exports has a positive effect on sustainable development while agricultural non-export pro duction is found to contribute more to sustainable development than agricultural exports. Given agriculture’s dominance and the agro-based export potential for these economies, the study recommends pro-agricultural export policies aimed at expanding agricultural exports over non-agricultural exports if the choice is between exporting agricultural commodities and exporting non-agricultural commodities. However, the import substi tution strategy should be prioritized over the agricultural export promotion strategy when choosing between exporting agricultural commodities and producing for domestic consumption for higher sustainable outcomes.
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Effects of Participatory Approach on Project Management in Ilesha-Baruba Community, Baruten Local Government, Kwara State: A Study of Ilesha Development Association and Ilesha Women Associations
(LOKOJA JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 2024) Salahu, Olayinka Moshood, Adamu, Rashida Oyoru & Lawal, Yusuf Birisan
The importance of applying participatory ideas to project management in ways that would allow the people to be full participants in the development of things that affects their lives cannot be overemphasized. It is against this background that the study assessed theeffects of participatory approach on project management in Ilesha-Baruba Community, Baruten Local Government of Kwara State. The study made use of questionnaire and interviews to obtain primary data necessary for the study. Secondary data was derived from relevant documents to complement the primary data. Quantitative data collected through questionnaire was analysed both descriptively and inferentially. The inferential statistical tool for the study is multiple regression analysis with the help of (SPSS) version 23.0. On the other hand, the responses of face-to-face interview were thematically analyzed. The study found out among others that increase in Participatory -planning on would lead to project management. However, the significance of this can be judged from the P value represented as “sig”. The t statistics of “Participatory planning” stood at 27.385 with a p-value of 0.000. The study also found that increase in Participatory implementation would also lead to project management. The study recommends among others the need for projects management team to ensure more adequate community consultation on needs analysis and that the initial participatory community planning before the commencement of the project should be anchored.
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Informal Employment and Inequality: Implications for Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
(UTS ePRESS, 2025-03-31) Rashidat Akande; Hauwah AbdulKareem; Sodiq Jimoh; Taofeekat Temitope Nofiu
A sizable level of informal employment, often stemming from social disparities and limited economic opportunities, can have great implications for migration in Sub-Sahara Africa. Similarly, inequality, particularly unequal access to economic resources in the formal sector, can serve as a key driver for migration as people seek better opportunities. Therefore, this study investigates the individual impact of the size of informal employment and inequality on migration within the region by examining the individual effects of informal employment and inequality as well as their interactive effect on migration. Utilizing System GMM method of analysis, the study examined the data from 43 Sub Saharan African countries from 2009 to 2022. The findings suggest that both informal employment and inequality positively influence migration flows in the region. Additionally, the analysis shows that the interaction between informal employment and inequality exerts a negative effect on migration flow