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School Location, School Section and Students' Gender as Predictors to Secondary School Dropout Rate in Rivers State, Nigeria
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Christian, Mathew – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study was undertaken to underscore the extent the variables of school location, students' gender and school section can predict the rate of drop out of secondary school students. Ex post facto design was adopted and all data on students' enrollment, retention and completion were collected from available schools' records for two cohorts of…
Descriptors: School Location, Gender Differences, Secondary School Students, Predictor Variables
Comparative Analyses of Physics Candidates Scores in West African and National Examinations Councils
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Utibe, Uduak James; Agah, John Joseph – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study is a comparative analysis of physics candidates' scores in West African and National Examinations Councils. It also investigates influence of gender. Results of 480 candidates were randomly selected form three randomly selected Senior Science Colleges using the WASSCE and NECOSSCE computer printout sent to the schools, transformed using…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Physics, Gender Differences, Exit Examinations
The Relationship between Scores of Mathematics Knowledge and Teaching Practice of Diploma Mathematics Students: A Quest for Quality Assurance
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Adamu, L. E. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between scores in mathematics knowledge and teaching practice of Diploma mathematics students. A sample of 39 students was used. Two research questions and two hypotheses were asked and formulated respectively. An ex-post facto correlation design was used. The data were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Aptitude, Scores