Effects of Homework on Student Academic Achievement: A Descriptive Study
CHAYA, Heba
Page Numbers : 294-301
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i09.003
Homework is defined as a work allocated by the teacher to be accomplished by the student outside of the regular school day. The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of homework on the student academic achievement by conducting a descriptive study of selected and related existing literature the year 2000 to date. The gathered data failed to demonstrate that homework is an effective way to enhance the student academic achievement, in most cases.
Original Research Article
Sept. 17, 2021
Exploring the Inclusive Educational Practices of Gifted Students in a Private British School in Dubai
CHAYA, Heba
Page Numbers : 285-293
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i09.002
The gifted education is an old field for America and for France which tackled the special education needs for gifted students with researchers whose concepts of mental age and intelligence testing transformed the standards of the psychological science. Thus, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is still considered premature in this field where minimal attention has been granted to the gifted education area, which is a division of special education. This study aims to explore how inclusive is a British school (BS) in Dubai (UAE) for gifted students, by critically analysing its gifted education policy practices, through the framework of a case study. In order to investigate how inclusive is a British school in Dubai for gifted students, the researcher critically analysed its gifted education policy practices, compared to gifted policy international standards, through a qualitative research approach with a content analysis method. The Findings revealed that the British school gifted policy has few gaps compared to Purcell and Eckert’ standards. Few recommendations were written by the researcher to be provided to the British school educational stakeholders to improve the gifted policy and to enhance the gifted students’ conditions at school.
Original Research Article
Sept. 16, 2021
A Strategic Management in Encouraging Excellence of Academic Administration service at State Senior High School
Sriani, Mukhtar, Risnita, Muhamad Taridi
Page Numbers : 275-284
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i09.001
The aims of the study are to explore why schools declined strategic management to improve educational administration quality satisfaction, and to recognize how schools practiced strategic management. A qualitative method with a case study design was applied, along with observation, interviews, and documentation. The samples were three prominent State Senior High Schools in the province-Indonesia. A Creswell model utilized a qualitative descriptive analysis of data along with the application of Atlas.ti-9.1 applied. The findings are; Strategic management is underutilized because they perform either ordinary management or disregard service excellence in academic administration. Lack of human capital hampers the application of strategic management, such as specialists, academic administration, public service science, and a low level of administrative service quality. It also identifies barriers and deficiencies in the size of personnel service, communication facilities, and other supports. The conclusion seemed that strategic management is the management and coordination of a strategic school effort in creating adjustments and reforming the organization toward excellence and standard quality. The implication is that schools should compete with others in administrative services, such as technical skill, conceptual ability, and availability of infrastructure facilities, the competency or professionalism of service people.
Review Article
Aug. 17, 2021
Approaches to English Writing Instruction Based on Corpus Technology
Zhang Ying
Page Numbers : 270-274
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i08.006
The development of corpus technology has a profound effect on foreign language teaching. This paper explores application of corpus tools to writing class designing in order to improve the efficiency of College English writing instruction and promote students’ writing competence and autonomous learning abilities.
Original Research Article
Aug. 9, 2021
Integration of Psychosocial and Transport Safety Considerations in the Management of Early Childhood Care and Development Education in Rivers State
William-Yobo Charity Barine, C. M. Uche
Page Numbers : 255-261
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i08.004
The study examined integration of psychosocial and transport safety considerations in the management of early childhood care and development education in Rivers State. The study used the descriptive survey design. Two research questions as well as two corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised of all the 620 approved private early childhood care and development education centres in Rivers State, Nigeria. The stratified random sampling technique was used to draw up a sample of 347 head teachers, representing 56% of the population (110 head teachers in urban and 237 rural areas as well as 215 experienced and 132 inexperienced head teachers. One instrument was used for collection of data for this study titled ‘Integration of Safety Considerations Management of Early Childhood Care and Development Education Questionnaire. The face and content validity of the questionnaire was ensured, the reliability of the questionnaire was determined using Cronbach alpha statistics. The reliability co-efficients of 0.86 and 0.92 were obtained. Weighted criterion mean, weighted mean and standard deviation scores were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of the study shows that to a high extent psychosocial and transport safety considerations are integrated in the management of early childhood care and development education in Rivers State. Further findings showed that there was no significant difference between means scores of the responses of teachers on the extent of integration of psychosocial and transport safety considerations in the management of early childhood care and development education in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that private school managers should endeavour to provide safety facilities like close circuit television cameras in the schools for management of early childhood care and development education.
Original Research Article
Aug. 9, 2021
Talent Acquisition and Retention as Predictors of Teachers’ Job Commitment in Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State
Ben, O.M. Abaiola, Prof. Samuel O. Nwafor
Page Numbers : 262-269
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i08.005
The study examined talent acquisition and retention as predictors of teachers’ job commitment in secondary schools in Bayelsa State. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses tested in the study. Correlation survey design was adopted for the study. Population of the study consisted of 3,477 respondents while 490 respondents were drawn as sample for the study using random sampling technique. Instrument adopted for collection of data was questionnaire titled “Talent Acquisition and Retention Scale” (TARS) for the dependent variables and “Teachers Job Commitment Scale” (TJCS) for the independent variable. The two questionnaires titled TARS and TJCS were face and content validated by two experts in Measurement and Evaluation. Cronbach alpha statistics was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. The index of Talent Acquisition (TA) and Talent Retention (TR) were 0.91 and 0.92 respectively while TJCS was 0.90. There were 490 copies of questionnaire administered while 472 copies which were 96.3% were retrieved. Research questions were answered using simple regression analysis while the hypotheses were tested using t-test associated with simple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The relationship of talent acquisition and talent retention with teachers’ job commitment were high and positive as well as moderate and positive with values of r=0.61 and r=0.47 respectively. It was recommended that merit and competence should be considered above nepotism in the process of talent acquisition in secondary schools in Bayelsa State.
Original Research Article
Aug. 5, 2021
ICT Competencies Needed by Teachers for Effective Teaching of English Language in Secondary Schools
Obiageli Ifeoma Ikwuka, Chinyere Celina Okoye, Victoria Chidiebele Udenwa, Joseph Henry Eleumunor Adigwe, Ogechi Nkemjika, Usonwanne Hilda Uzoegbo, Onyinye Precious Nwuba
Page Numbers : 249-254
DOI : 10.36348/jaep.2021.v05i08.003
The study examined ICT competencies needed by teachers for effective teaching of English language in Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. Researchers’ constructed 23 items questionnaire was used to collect data from 54 English language teachers. The reliability coefficient of the instrument stood at 0.80. The data collected were analyzed using mean. Findings revealed among others that English language teachers in secondary schools in Awka South possess the basic computer operational skills which are usually for official use not basically for classroom. They do not have enough competence in the use of power-point which is the appropriate skill needed for classroom teaching and learning. The findings also revealed that English language teachers possess Interactive white board competence but their competence is inadequate for effective teaching and learning of English language and could not competently teach speaking skills of English language because they cannot draw English sounds with Interactive white board. It was recommended that State Ministry of Education should make it compulsory for teachers to teach with computers in all secondary schools.
