Volume 7

Reports have shown that lecturers are burdened with both academic and non academic works in College of education without commensurate welfare packages. In view of this the current research work investigated lecturers’ workload as correlate academic achievement of students in History and Policy of Education in Kwara State Colleges of Education. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The instrument used for the study was titled Lecturers’ as correlate of Academic Achievement of students Rating Scale (LWOAASRS).

The study examined the influence of Open and Distance Education on access and quality of entrants to University Education. In particular the study examined the extent to which distance education has improved access to universities and whether improvement in access has led to decline in quality entrants in universities. It also sought to know whether differences existed in terms of quality of entrants between Dual and Uni -mode distance learning university. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses formulated. Descriptive research design of the survey type was used.

This study examined financial resource situation as correlates of academic staff job performance in universities in Southwest Nigeria. A descriptive research of the survey design was used to carry out the study. The population for the study consisted of all students and staff in all the public universities in Southwest Nigeria. The research utilized two sets of instruments titled ‘Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire’ (ASJPQ) and ‘Allocated Funds and Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire’ (AFASJPQ) for students and academic staff respectively.

The study investigated the effects of computer-supported learning environment on students’ learning outcomes in Secondary School Chemistry. Specifically, the study determined the effects of Computer-supported Cooperative Instruction (CCI), Computer-supported Individualistic Instruction(CII) and Conventional Teacher Expository Method (CTEM) on students’ performance and retention ability in Chemistry. The study adopted the pre-test, post-test control group quasiexperimental research design.