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    INFLUENCE OF SINGLE PARENTING ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS NUMERACY IN MORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KWARA STATE
    (Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Kwara State University, Malete, 2020) Lukman Ajanaku HAMMED & Kayode Ezecheal OBAFEMI
    The primary aim of this study was to examine the influence of single parenting on academic performance of primary school pupils in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The research design used was descriptive research design. Nineteen (19) schools were randomly selected for the study and three hundred and twenty three (323) pupils were randomly selected, interview schedule and pupils academic achievement test used to elicit primary data from the respondents which were validated and tested for reliability(r=0.84). Three hypotheses were formulated at 0.05 level of significance. Method of data analysis was percentage, frequent counts, linear regression and t test. The finding of this study revealed that, there was significant difference in the academic performance of pupils from single parent home and pupils from two parents’ home(t = -3.463; df = 321; P < 0.05). But there was no significant difference in the academic performance of single parent pupils on the bases of gender(t = -573; df = 137; P > 0.05).Based on the research findings, Researcher recommend that, Parents should discourage separation or divorce especially in early stage of their child in order to perform better in school, later in life, also recommends teachers should give pupils from single parent home attention to enable them cope and that they should equally be counseled to make them adjust to the academic environment.
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    Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in the Teaching/Learning of Business Education in Nigerian Universities
    (2019-03-31) Joshua Sule Mamman PhD
    This paper assessed the use of web 2.0 technologies in the teaching/learning of business education courses in Nigeria Universities. The paper sought answers to the research question "what are the web 2.0 technologies use by lecturers and students of business education in Nigerian Universities? The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The descriptive survey was the design used for the quantitative method while content analysis for the qualitative method. A sample of 38 lecturers and 113 students were used for the survey. A total of 151 copies of the questionnaire were administered altogether, and all copies were retrieved and used for the study. A semi-structured interview was the instrument used to gather the qualitative data. Mean, standard deviation and ranks were used to analyze the quantitative data collected. Independent samples t-test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance. The qualitative data were analyzed using two themes. The findings of the study revealed that web 2.0 technologies are not used in the teaching/learning of business education. It was also found that lack of technical expertise and uneasiness with openness and public discourse and interactions are some of the reasons why web tools are not used in teaching and learning. Based on the findings, it was concluded that graduates of business education would not be able to get the required skills and competencies to be capable of operating effectively in the 21st world of employment. Based on the findings of the study, the study recommends among others that; there is the need for business education teachers and students to be given technical support to help them to divert the use of web 2.0 technologies from entertainment to educational uses.