EARLY READING: THE INDISPUTABLE FOUNDATION OF THE 21ST CENTURY CHILD

Nandi Salome Samuila, and Dutse Ishaya Abari

College of Education, Gindiri, Plateau State,

Girls’ High School, PMB 01001, Gindiri, Plateau State

Email: ishayanandi@gmail.com, isaiahstone@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper seeks to expose the inevitability of early reading using the Vygotskian theory of learning and development which states that knowledge is socially constructed. It begins by explaining the concept of language development and it briefly discusses the four basic language skills namely: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Furthermore, the benefits of reading are highlighted as reading comprehension, writing, neurological, educational, psychological, social and linguistic. The paper goes further to expound the various levels at which children can be taught to learn to read early in life. Finally, it suggests the need for children to be exposed to reading early in life which cannot be over emphasized, especially in the 21^st century. The paper further recommends among others, that classroom activities should include informal opportunities that would expose the child to literacy growth and to a variety of skills.

Keywords: Early Reading, Language Skills, Language Development, Literacy, Benefits.

The Effect of Social Media on the Academic Performance of Students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Egberibin Igboroye Jacob                                                                             1-14

A Proposed Examination Result Processing System for Umaru Ali Shinkafi

 Polytechnic, Sokoto with Reference to Workflow and Approaches Used

in Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Rilwanu Yusuf Gigane, Shehu Sidi Abubakar and Abubakar Ibrahim        15-49

Teachers’ Training on Use of Mother Tongue in Teaching Mathematics

 in Lower Primary Schools in Yola South Lga

Fatima Abdulwahab Umar                                                                            50-59

Early Reading: The Indisputable Foundation of the 21^st Century Child

Nandi Salome Samuila, and Dutse Ishaya Abari                                         60-76

TEACHERS’ TRAINING ON USE OF MOTHER TONGUE IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN YOLA SOUTH LGA

Fatima Abdulwahab Umar

Department of Early Childhood Care and Education

Federal College of Education, Yola, Adamawa State

Email:Fatimaumarabdulwahab@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Use of mother tongue (MT) as a medium of instruction is globally recommended for pupils in lower primary schools. The child MT should be the medium of instruction in learning in grades 1-3, because the fundamentals of mathematics concepts are introduced at this level. The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which teachers training on the of use mother tongue in teaching mathematics in lower primary schools in Yola South L.G.A Metropolis. In this study, it was assumed that some teachers are trained on the use of mother tongue to improve the conceptualization of mathematics knowledge by pupils especially at the lower level of education. Descriptive survey research design was used to guide the study. The target population was teachers in lower primary schools in yola Metropolis. The study employed random sampling techniques to select the sample for the study. Data was collected using questionnaire for teachers. A pilot study was carried out in two primary schools. Content validity was used to test the validity of the instruments. The reliability of the instruments were determined using test re-test method at a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.75. Quantitative methods was used in analyzing data using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to generate frequencies and means. Results were presented using tables, figures, and text. Result of level of training of the respondents shows that up to 74% had NCE as their level of training with  56%  had only between 1-5 years teaching experience and 71.43% revealed that they love to use mother tongue to teach mathematics. The correlation result showed that the variable, level of education had positive correlation with r-value of 0.600, and statistically significant at 1%. It was recommended that Teachers training programmed in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders and Government agencies should be organized on an annual basis. Teachers’ evaluation on the use of mother tongue should be conducted either by Government, school administration or private partners to assess the teachers’ ability and strengthen further their use of mother   tongue.

A PROPOSED EXAMINATION RESULT PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR UMARU ALI SHINKAFI POLYTECHNIC, SOKOTO WITH REFERENCE TO WORKFLOW AND APPROACHES USED IN USMAN DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO

Rilwanu Yusuf Gigane¹, Shehu Sidi Abubakar² and Abubakar Ibrahim³

¹Department of Computer Science, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, Nigeria.

²Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto,

³Department of Computer Science, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto, Nigeria.

Email: rilwangigane@gmail.com, lynkcd@gmail.com, abunbba@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The need for an improved result processing system for Umaru Ali Shinkafi polytechnic to overcome the problems of delays in releasing the results, missing grades, insecurity and misrepresentation of information among others is of serious demand due to its greater benefit to the institution. The study, therefore, proposed a solution by designing a graphical representation of the proposed model for effective, reliable, consistent, flexible and timely result processing system. The research employed the use of questionnaire which was distributed to 50 respondents of each of the two tertiary institutions in Sokoto state – Nigeria coupled with the literature of the existing result processing systems helped in obtaining the required information for coming up with the proposed design. The information got using the above methods helped in designing the Flowchart, Activity diagrams and Use Cases of an improved model using Microsoft Visio. Conclusively, the research proposed the use of MIS (central database design) and web-based interfaces as a means of addressing the aforementioned problems when implemented.

Keywords: Result-processing, workflow, Uml-diagram, SITs (e-vision), MIS, Requirements specification

THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS OF ISAAC ADAKA-BORO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SAGBAMA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

Egberibin Igboroye Jacob

Department of Educational Foundations,

 Isaac Jasper Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State,

Email: iegberibin@yahoo.com;

ABSTRACT

The paper investigates the effect of social media on the academic performance of the students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State. The rationale behind the study is to find out whether the exposure of the students to social media has effect on their academic performance. The paper is anchored on two theories; namely: social information processing theory and media equation theory. The survey research method was adopted, employing the questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. The findings reveals that students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, have access to social media and that their exposure to social media is to a very significant extent. Findings also show that exposure to social media has effect on the students and that the effect is negative. Findings also show that facebook is the most used social media by undergraduate students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State. In respect to the findings, the work dedudes that exposure to social media by the students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education Sagbama has negative effect on their academic performance. To this end, the paper recommends that the students should reduce priority given   to social media and focus more on their academic activities.

Keywords: Social Media, Academic Performance of Students of Isaac Adaka-Boro College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State.