iosr-JRME   Volume-2 ~ Issue-2

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Comparative analysis of information seeking behaviour among students of Babcock University, Nigeria
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Onuoha, Uloma Doris, Obiako, Angela Ndubumna
	:	10.9790/7388-0220106

Abstract: The study investigated the information seeking behaviour of students of Babcock University. The major objective was to compare the information seeking behaviour of first and final students. The descriptive research approach was used for the study. The population was made up of 3,684 undergraduate students. Study sample were selected using multistage sampling technique. A sample size of 354 was obtained. A self designed questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistic such as frequency counts and simple percentage. Findings revealed that first and second year students, had similar reasons for seeking information. Both groups of student (first and final year) were also found to have similar preference for information materials. Corresponding agreement was also seen in the area of problems encountered when using the university library. The study concludes by noting that there is no significant difference in the information seeking behaviour of first and final year students of Babcock University. The study, however, recommends amongst others, that the university library carry out occasional staff training that would enable staff see the importance of assisting users in order to eliminate some of the problems faced by students when using the library.

Keywords: Babcock University, Information needs, Information seeking behaviour.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Teaching Effectiveness in Elements of Special Education in NCE-Awarding Institutions in Nigerian:-Influence of Teacher Qualification and Experience
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Eleri, N. O. E.
	:	10.9790/7388-0220716

Abstract: as it relates to the teaching of Elements of Special Education Curriculum in NCE-awarding Institutions in Nigeria. It also investigated the extent to which teacher qualification and experience influence teaching effectiveness. Descriptive research method of expost facto was employed . The study is also qualitative as it used the observational method to collect data on teaching effectiveness. The population for this study comprised all the 217 lecturers teaching Elements of Special Education Curriculum in these institutions. One instrument was used in this study i.e the Observational Schedule for Classroom Teaching of Elements of Special Education (OCTESE) with inter-rater reliability of 0.82. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics i.e. frequency count, mean and standard deviation as well as one-way analysis of variance [ANOVA] at 0.05 alpha levels. The result revealed that each of the institutions had an average of four experienced lecturers who were academically but not professionally qualified to teach elements of special education. Findings also showed that various aspects of classroom teaching were ineffective (means range from 2.08 to 2.63). Lecturers' qualification and experience did not significantly affect their teaching effectiveness. Towards effective special education teacher preparation in Nigeria, government should employ professionally qualified personnel and put in place a better classroom design and organization towards achievement of the objectives of the curriculum.

Keywords: Elements of Special Education, NCE- awarding institutions, Teacher Qualification and Experience, Teaching Effectiveness,

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Proceed of Thinking Surrounded by Some French and Tunisian Gymnastic Teachers
Country	:	Tunisia
Authors	:	Naila Bali, Souhail hermassi, Zied Hassen, Monoem Haddad, Karim Chamari
	:	10.9790/7388-0221724

Abstract: Background: In reference to the anthropological theory of teaching of Chevallard, teacher's knowledge proved by his actions and his words. Our research questions "implicit thoughts" as determinants of teaching practices of gymnastic teachers. Aims: This study includes a qualitative analysis which aims to identify first the teaching practices of Tunisian and French gymnastic university teachers (TFGUT) and check in a second time the relationship between teaching practices teachers and their gymnastic "implicit thoughts. "Method: It's a descriptive /exploratory methodology based on observation and video recorded with twelve 12 sessions lasting one hour each and twelve semi structured interviews (40 minutes each) and gave teachers the opportunity to share their perspectives on broad topics such as education, teaching, and society, and also on more succinct topics such as individual students and situations that had occurred in previous lessons. Data collection: Data were collected during 7 months of observations and interviews with twelve TFGUT including 6 Tunisians and 6 French. They all teach not mixed class in Level1 (first year, BAC+1). Result: TFGUT justify their teaching practices by the fact that the level of the students did not allow them to integrate science into the practice gym sessions. Conclusion: We ask later if our culture still steeped in the dichotomy "between theory and practice" can promote joint that positivism has promoted in the West in the late nineteenth century.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	An Analysis of English Newspaper Articles Written by Iranian and Azeribaijani Journalists: Focus on Redundancy
Country	:	Azerbaijan
Authors	:	Ghaffar Khamahani, Ilham M. Tahirov
	:	10.9790/7388-0222527

Abstract: One reason that EFL students are not successful readers concerning newspaper articles is that they are not familiar with redundancy in journalistic texts .The hypothesis is that articles written by Azerbaijani and Iranian journalists contain different amounts of redundancy .We selected 5 articles from Iranian newspapers and 5 from Azerbaijani ones and contrasted two sets of dada in terms of syntactic redundancy to find out which set is more redundant .The research indicates that the two sets of articles are more or less equally redundant in some categories but mote redundant in other categories .The outcomes of the study could be useful for both EFL learners and trainers .They might make their students familiar with the realizations of strategies employed by the writers.

Key words: Newspaper articles, Redundancy, Redundant Categories

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