AN AUTOMATED APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF ONLINE CAREER COUNSELING SYSTEM

1NWOSU .A. AND 2ABDULAZEEZ S.A
1Department of Information Technology
National Open University of Nigeria.
2Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna.
Email: crossdelina20012001@yahoo.com, ysabdul94@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT: Due to high rate of examination malpractices, prostitution, drop-outs and vices
in our tertiary institution today, one is force to look for alternative way of reducing such
societal ills through effective career counseling system. Online career counseling system has
emerged as a viable alternative to conventional counseling system. There are limitations to
the existing career counseling approaching in Nigeria. To address these shortcomings, we
have developed online career counseling suitable for deployment in any system connected to
a network (intranet, internet). The research work commenced with a study and overview of
career counseling. The different counseling approaches were surveyed. Some existing webbased
counseling system were examined with their applicability and limitation to our peculiar
environment noted. Based on our findings, a Online Career Counseling was developed to
provide career counseling to candidates on the suitability or otherwise of their chosen career.
The key factors identified and used in evaluating the candidate’s suitable for a chosen career
include: his academic achievement, his personal attributes. Most of the existing online career
storage techniques rely on relation model and relational database technologies for these
tasks. The mis-match of the rigid 2D tables of relational model jeopardizes the scalability of
such repositories and frequently renders a repository inefficient for some types of data and
queries. We have proposed a system that can store data in the XML repository. The model
was finally implemented as a web-based system using baby web as web server, ASP as the
server-side scripting language, HTML 5.0 as client-side scripting language and XML as the
relational database

TEACHER’S PERCEPTION OF PRINCIPALS’ EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT ABILITY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAYELSA STATE NIGERIA

1DIGHA O.N., 2DAVID O.A. AND 3MARCU, E.
1Department of Educational Management
Rivers State University of Science & Technology Port Harcourt, Nigeria
2 & 3Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT:

The purpose of this study was to examine the emotional management abilities of secondary school principals through the perception of teachers and the influence of this on
secondary school leadership in Bayelsa State. A descriptive survey design was adopted a sample size of 300. Teachers were randomly selected from six out of sixteen government owned
secondary schools in Bayelsa State. Out of the six schools used for the study, four are headed by male principals while the other two schools are headed by female principals. The main
instrument used for the study was a rating scale titled “Principal’s Emotional Management
Ability Rating Scale” (PEMARS) and “secondary school leadership practices inventory”
(SSLPT). The data were collected and analyzed using frequency counts, means standard deviation and percentages. t-test statistical and chi square (x2) statistical tools were used to
test hypotheses at the probability level of significance of P<O.05. The major findings of the study are that secondary school principals in Bayelsa State are perceived by their teachers to
have emotional management competencies needed in handling challenges, implementation of positive organizational changes and exhibition of effective leadership practices. Also they
were found to have emotional management ability in creating conducive teaching and learning environment that enhances collaboration and building of team work. Based on the
finding it was commended that the emotional intelligences test and emotional management competence training skill should be given to would be principals by school administrators for
effective evaluation and assessment before a school is given to them to head.
Keywords: Teachers, Perception; Principal, and Emotional.

ANALYSES OF THE PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION/AVAILABLE FACILITIES

(A Case Study of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State)
OMOGUNLOYE O.G.1, OLADIBOYE O.E2. QAADRI J. A.3 AND OMOGUNLOYE H.B4
1Dept. of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos, Lagos State
2Dept. of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Yaba Tech, Lagos
3Dept. of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Oyo State
4Dept. of English Language, University of Lagos, Lagos State
E-mail: gabolushohan@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT:

This research project focuses on the application of GIS to the performance distribution of Junior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination / available facilities in Lagos
Mainland Local Government Area. The data used in the course of the project were results of the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Lagos Mainland Local Government
Area from 1997 to 2004, the Administrative Map of Lagos Mainland Local Government Area., the GPS point position coordinates of the various schools, the Digital photographs of the schools and data on the facilities available in each school such as library, sports field and laboratory. The data were structured in such a way that it can be queried to obtain the required result so as to achieve the aim and objective of the study. The AutoCAD 2000 was used to digitize the raster image of the study area. The attributes were attached in Arcview environment. Various queries were performed on the database created for all the junior
secondary schools within the study area, and necessary conclusions and recommendations were made.

MECHANISMS FOR EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SA’ADATU BELLO

Department of Educational Foundations
Federal College of Education, Yola
ABSTRACT:

The paper identified two challenges to the management of secondary schools in the Northern Senatorial Zone of Adamawa State. It then examined the strategies for
the effective management of the schools. Two purposes of the study were outlined. Two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The area of the study was the
Northern Senatorial Zone of Adamawa. The Zone comprised 5 Local Government Areas, namely, Mubi North, Mubi South, Maiha, Michika and Madagali. A structured
questionnaire, developed by the researcher and validated by 3 experts in educational management, was pilot tested on 22 respondents using the test re-test method of
estimating reliability. The two tests were separated by a space of 2 weeks. The two results were correlated and the Pearson r was 0.87. The instrument was then administered on a sample of 474 respondents, made up of 302 teachers and 172 administrators. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that yearly plan of staff needs, term plan for students’ feeding and term plan for materials were
among the 13 strategies for effective planning of school activities. The findings showed that organizing materials into buildings, laboratories and workshops, organizing human
beings into schools, committees and classes; and organizing ideas and principles into curricular activities, and time schedules are effective organizing strategies in secondary
school management. The study however, did not consider that publicising the school was necessarily an effective strategy for secondary school management. To enhance school
administrators’ management skills, the study recommended among others, that school administrators need to undertake refresher courses so as to update their knowledge and
skills; government needs to provide a conducive school environment so that administrators can functionally utilize their knowledge and skills, and teachers must give maximum support to administrators in their effort to provide effective leadership in the
schools.

GENDER DIFFERENCES AND SCHOOL LOCATION ON DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE ON ENERGY

GENDER DIFFERENCES AND SCHOOL LOCATION ON DEVELOPMENT AND
ASSESSMENT OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE ON ENERGY
CONCEPT IN UPPER BASIC TECHNOLOGY.
1ABE, T.O AND 2ADU E .I
1Postgraduate School, College of Education Ikere Ekiti,
2College of Education Demonstration Secondary School Ikere Ekiti.
E-mail: dr_abe07@yahoo.com, adu.aklasco.ifedayo06@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:

This study investigated the influence of upper basic technology teachers’ gender differences and location on the assessment of Computer Programmed Instructional Package
on Energy Concept (CPIPEC) in Ekiti State. The CPIPEC was assessed by 152 upper basic technology teachers using the teacher feedback questionnaire (TFQ). The results revealed
that there was significant difference in the assessment of CPIPEC between male and female upper basic technology teachers with tcal(2.051), which was greater than ttab (1.96). The
means of 69.91 and 74.27 with tcal (3.996) and ttab (1.96) revealed that there was significant difference in CPIPEC assessment between rural and urban area upper basic technology
teachers. From the findings, it was discovered that CPIPEC had been adjudged a welcome innovation, and relevant recommendations on the fact that Federal Government should
provide adequate facilities to encourage the use of computers in schools were made especially in rural areas.

THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF ADULT EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
1YAHYA U.M AND 2BASIRA S.
1Department of Educational Psychology/Guidance and Counseling
2Department of Primary Education Study
Federal College of Education, Yola
Email: magajiyahyaumar@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the problem and prospect of adult education in Nigerian educational system. It takes a critical look at the introductory aspect of the subject matter,
conceptualization of the framework, objective of adult education, problems of adult education in Nigeria and its prospects in educational system. These include quality training in
character and learning in various modern techniques, regular recruitment of quality and efficient teachers, adequate and regular payment of teacher’s salary and remuneration among
others. These finding offers, basic education and literacy programme to undeserved and hardto- serve populations, providing an alternative avenue to formal schooling wherever official mechanisms for crossover and equivalent are provided.