Dr.(Mrs.) Egede Bernadette Amukahara Joy
Publication Title An Assessment of Final Year Pre-Service Teachers’ Readiness to Use ICT to Teach: Implication for COVID-19 Education
Publication Type journal
Publisher Frontiers in Education Technology
Paper Link http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fet
Publication Authors Bernadette Amukahara Joy Egede (Ph.D)1
Year Published 2021-02-02
Abstract Readiness of teachers to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to teach is currently a
significant issue due to its relationship to online teaching/learning which is a global COVID-19
education response. Preparing future teachers to ICT effectively to facilitate variety of online learning
modes is a huge challenge for teacher training institutions, especially in developing nations like
Nigeria. In this study, the ICT readiness of final year pre-service teachers in the degree programme of
College of Education, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria was assessed. The data gathered using a Likert
questionnaire was computer-analyzed. The findings suggest that the pre-service teachers were ready
with respect to the following indicators.
• Awareness and motivation to use ICT to teach.
• Confidence to use ICT to teach.
• Availability of internet/mobile network facilities in their environments.
• They were very ready with respect to perception on the benefits of ICT in teaching and learning.
They did not express readiness in terms of the following indicators.
*Acquisition of adequate knowledge and skills on the use of ICT devices during training.
*Personal ownership of ICT devices (e.g., computers/laptops).
It is therefore recommended that compulsory personal ownership of laptops and relevant ICT devices
by pre-service teachers could help them practice and acquire necessary ICT skills more adequately
during their training.
Publication Title Are the Internal Selection Examinations Justified? Rethinking The Prediction of Students’ Academic Performance Using Ordinary-Level Credit Passes
Publication Type journal
Publisher nternational Journal of Sustainable Development
Publication Authors Bernadette Amukahara Joy Egede 1 , Odirin Omiegbe 2
Year Published 2022-03-03
Abstract Obtaining high grades in ordinary (‘O’) level school subjects is assumed to guarantee success and higher academic performance in
post-secondary schooling. However, in the circumstance of prevalent
examination malpractices that are bedeviling the external assessment
systems, the expected positive correlation between the ‘O’ level school
certificate grades and academic performance in post-secondary
institutions become questionable. Hence, internal selection
examinations are suggested as additional options to be used. Using a
descriptive survey design and correlation analysis, we studied the
academic performances of 140 students at the College of Education,
Agbor, Nigeria. We found a significant positive relationship between
their year one academic performance and their results in the internally
conducted selection examinations. Contrarywise, we found a
significant negative relationship between their results in the external
‘O’ level certificate examinations and their year one results. These
findings indicate that students’ academic performance could be
predicted by their results in the internal selection examinations as
expected, unlike their results in the external certificate examinations.
We argue that for the selection of candidates for admission into the
Colleges of Education, internal selection/elimination tests should be
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strictly employed and not as an option until the menace of examination
malpractice is curbed to an insignificant minimum
Publication Title TOWARDS ACHIEVING A VALID TEACHER'S MARK IN THE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Publication Type journal
Publisher JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE TEACHER ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA VOLUME 28, NUMBERS 1 & 2, AUGUST 1993
Publication Authors B.A.J. EGEDE
Year Published 1993-08-08
Abstract This paper reviews the teacher's mark with an aim of enhancing its validity, vis-a-vis its
elevated position in the certification of students in Junior and Senior Secondary Schools. Some of
the factors militating against the validity of the teacher's mark and the implications of the resulting
non-valid marks are highlighted. The background for emphasising the use of a table of
specification and marking scheme in the periodic testing of students are discussed. Practical guides
for making the table of specification and marking scheme for both essay and objective tests are
presented.
Publication Title TOWARDS AN OPTIMAL APPLICATION OF STM EDUCATION RESEARCH IN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Publication Type conferenceproceeding
Publisher SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA REFOCUSING RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS (STM) EDUCATION
Publication Authors Dr. (Mrs.) B. A. J. Egede
Year Published 2004-04-04
Abstract A rapidly developing nation like Nigeria is beset with a lot of problems, which
STM education research with its multidisciplinary nature, could help to solve.
This paper emphasizes that STM educational research should focus on solving
known problems which exists from classroom teaching to the society at large, in
a developing country such as Nigeria. Some of the commonly existing problems
from which STM educational research problems can be formulated are
delineated. Suggestions on how significant STM education research results can
be made available to target users are also provided, as strategies for using them
optimally to aid development in Nigeria.