Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences

10-20

Authors: Kiprop Joseph, John Koskey Chang’ach

Religious organizations in Kenya are empowered by the Education Act to participate in the development and growth of education in schools, colleges and even Universities. Africa Inland Church being one of such organizations is not an exception in this case. The paper has endeavoured to establish the contribution of Africa Inland Mission/Africa Inland Church (AIM/AIC) in the development of secondary education in Nandi County. The research took Kapsabet Girls’ High School as a case of its investigation focusing on major events that led to its establishment, growth and the impact of the school to the local community. The main community examined in relation to this school is Nandi which is found in the immediate neighbourhood of the school under study. The research being historical has utilized both Primary and Secondary sources to trace the contribution of the AIM/AIC to education development in Nandi County. In its findings, the paper has revealed that, though mainly interested in spreading the Gospel, Africa Inland Mission missionaries were also concerned with improving the socio-economic conditions of African communities. The research moreover demonstrates that the schools established by AIM, Kapsabet Girls being the first in Nandi region, generated a substantial group of African elite who have largely accounted for the community’s socioeconomic and political transformation, not only during the period of study, but far beyond to the current times. Based on the findings and conclusions, the researchers recommended the need for recognition of AIM/AIC’s role among other missions in the growth and development of secondary education in Nandi County and Kenya at large. The findings of the paper are anticipated to provide insightful reference that educational policy makers, education stakeholders, researchers and scholars in Kenya could use in enhancing the growth and development of education in Kenya.

27-30

Authors: Okai Amodu, Padung Leonard Dokbisa, Rukaiya Sa’ad Ahmed

Education remains central in Nigerians social and economic development. The role of education has been adequately acknowledged in the literature. Education serves as the springboard for social and economic change. All who have meditated on the act of governing man-kind have been convinced that the fate of empire depends on the education of the youths. The National Policy on education accent that education is the right of every child and should be brought close to the environment of the child. This paper “Education of the special target groups, a panacea for achieving the transformation agenda in Nigeria x-ray the concept of special target group, literacy for special target groups: Prisoners, Subcultural group, Children with special need. It went ahead to identify some challenges’ in the education of the special target group and recommendations made for improvement. Some recommendation include establishment of specialized training schools to train special teachers for the special target group, well developed curriculum for prison inmates etc and further conclude that government should provide qualitative education for all citizens.

40-48

Authors: Marie Fe D. De Guzman

Students being the core of academic learning atmospherewhich is output and outcomes driven makes learner-centeredness of instruction essential.Educators’ preference of student-centered strategies and understanding of what these strategies promote were investigated in this study.It was conducted at the College of Teacher Education (CTE) in Ramon Magsaysay Technological University (RMTU) in Zambales, Philippines during the first semester, AY 2015-2016. Descriptive research was utilized in this study. An inventory to measure preferences of teachers about student-centered strategies was employed to gather data. SPSS 15 was used to produce the mean and ANOVA. Results showed that the Student-Centered Strategies preferred mainly by the respondents that serve as input to Outcomes-Based instruction are Cooperative Learning, Guided Discussion, Collaborative Learning and Demonstration. They agreed that studentcentered strategies stimulate and promote analytic and critical thinking and development of active individual and group participation. The proposed faculty development training and seminars were on the aspects ofmanaging cooperative and collaborative learning, teacher-student instruction planning and techniques for higher-order thinking skills. There is no significant difference on the overall preference of faculty-respondents on student-centered strategies and the overall perceptions on what the studentcentered strategies promote attributed to profile variables. Learner centeredness of instruction is recommended approach to modern day pedagogy especially in the Outcomes-Based Education and by the RMTU’s vision of a progressive University that is learner-centered. The utilization of student-centered strategies that promote lifelong learnersand who can more appropriately cope with the complex and unpredictable problems of today’s world is further emphasized.

56-63

Authors: Kambuga Yusuph

This paper reviews the occurrence of sextortion (sexual corruption) in the education sector and the responses to criminal justice in Tanzania. The methods of review focus on the results of the available literature and social media reports (newspapers, blogs) to address fundamental issues such as sexual corruption in the education sector, legal action and challenges that the victims of sextortion face in the legal system. Although sometimes newspapers are biased and inauthentic, they contain some important and complementary data which are useful in this review. Sexual harassment against women is a global problem; it is therefore not unique to Tanzania. This review indicates that sextortion is a malignant cancer existing at all levels of schooling from primary to university education, and the victims are mainly female students and female teachers. In addition to that, this review reveals that a number of sextortion cases have been filed in the courts and judgments made. Although, unfair judgment is mounting as some judges divert laws; prosecution for a few cases filed in the court, has been difficult due to high secrecy between perpetrators and the victims, as well as corruption within police prosecutors and the court system. Sexual corruption and any other forms of sexual harassment are prohibited by the law. Therefore, each person in his or her position must abide by the civil servants' code and ethics.

75-82

Authors: Salem Mohamed S. Busen, Che Su Mustaffa, Mohamad Bahtiar

Online advertising has grown rapidly in the last decade. It is projected that these numbers will continue to increase as more people are connected and spend more time online and additional devices (such as mobile phones and televisions) are able to provide internet connectivity. Despite this steady increase in online participation in these part of the world and the existence of many researches in this field, very few studies have investigated the consequences of online banner advertisement on purchasing intension in a country like Libya battling to survive from the falling prices of petroleum in addition to persistent crisis which had taken toll on its marketing and economy. Therefore, this study is bounded within the proposition that online banner advertisement dimensions have consequences on brand purchase intention especially in the Arab world and particularly in Libya. The main emphasis is to identify and get comprehension into the main factors of online banner advertisement that impact consumer’s intention to purchase. The framework and the conceptual clarification from this study will go a long way in helping advert planners and business organizations to understand what matters more for consumers in the developing country context. Therefore, the propositions will significantly add to the general advertising enquiries and literature by showing that online banner advertising and other features affect the purchase intention of customers. Overall, this review fits into the small but growing subfield of research that is committed to identifying how purchase intention of consumers can be improved in the Arab world.

94-98

Authors: I. P. Anyagh, E. I. O’kwu, B. I. Imoko

The study was aimed at finding out the impact of using Tiv language in teaching and learning mathematics on students’ achievement in the subject. The study covered Education zone B of Benue state. One hundred and fifty-one junior secondary one (JS1) students randomly selected from six secondary schools in the zone were involved in the study. One research instrument, junior school mathematics achievement test (JSMAT) was used for data collection after five weeks of treatment. The reliability coefficient of JSMAT was found to be 0.88 computed using KR20. The experimental group was taught using lesson plans in Tiv language while the control group was taught using lesson plans in English language. The data collected was analyzed using student t-test. Findings from the study showed that the students taught using Tiv language only performed better than those taught using English language only. The findings also showed that the students taught mathematics using Tiv language only in the urban schools performed better than those in the rural areas. From the results of the study it was recommended that the use of Tiv language in teaching mathematics should be encourage by the federal government at the basic education level.

110-115

Authors: Oluyomi O. Akintunde, Grace Selzing-Musa

This paper is concerned with pragmatic techniques of curbing examination malpractices in Nigerian secondary schools. Annually, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) withholds and cancels thousands of students’ results as a result of examination malpractices. The concept and forms of examination malpractices are discussed in this paper. Causes of examination malpractices are traced to students, teachers, parents and examination officers. Low intellectual ability, poor attitude to learning, peer pressure, crave for dishonest gains, parental pressure and laxity on external supervisor’s part are some specific causes. The resultant effects include loss of credibility of certificates and blacklisting of schools. Recommendations are made on pragmatic ways of curbing the menace. These include Personal determination, Values education training, orientation for parents, use of computer-based tests and biometric verification.

121-127

Authors: Damar Dorah Naanman, Hulda Maxwell Davwet, Jonah Mathias Dukut

The purpose of the study is to find out the impact of iconic models on senior secondary school students' academic achievement in physical geography in Plateau State, Nigeria. Relevant literatures were reviewed on the topic. The study adopted a true experimental design. The population of the study consisted of all Senior Secondary Schools One (SSI) Students who offer geography. The samples of the study comprised of two schools and one hundred (100) geography SSI students. In line with the purpose of the study, one research question and one hypothesis were raised, answered and verified respectively. A geography achievement test was used to collect data. The test was validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.95 was obtained. The result of the test was subjected to statistical analysis using mean and t-test of independent samples. The analysis of the result of the test showed that the experimental group performed better than the control group which implies that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. Consequently the hypothesis formulated for the study was rejected. It was concluded that iconic model is one of those instructional materials when appropriately used in teaching and learning of physical geography will improve the academic achievement of the students in the subject. Finally, teachers and students should always use iconic models in teaching and learning physical geography.