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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Science holds a great potential for mankind in terms of providing him with the means of reducing life’s burden on earth. Science plays profound roles in the life of individuals and the nation. Broadly, science can be defined as a body of knowledge, which is acquired through observation and systematic experimentation (Ezeudu, 2011). Science is ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Students preparing for success and eventual leadership in the new global market place is the most important responsibility in 7education today. The school is expected to provide the students with the cherished skills, abilities and competencies that can make them self reliant and highly productive in the society. One of the cardinal aims of educatio...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The success of any educational enterprise is determined by how well a teacher varies the instructional approaches and other intervening variables. Some of such teaching approaches include the use of project, demonstration among others. Wood and Gentile (2003) noted that many of the conventional approaches like lecture do not encourage creative think...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The art of teaching is fundamentally concerned with passing ideas, skills and attitude to the learner. Integration of computer technology in teaching and learning of computer appreciation in technical colleges means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class. Effective technology integration deepens a...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The concept of intelligence is one of the prized possessions a person can have. It is a fundamental concept that has become a convenient evaluative expression covering a wide variety of domains (Davey, 2004). Over the years the concept has passed through the laboratories of many psychologists trying to find a definition and explanation for the term....Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Every nation depends greatly on the quality of her human resources for its developmental programs and wellbeing, and education has been identified as the major determinant of such quality. The natural resources in Nigeria as well as the global economic opportunities that abound cannot be exploited without an educational program that provides opportu...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The working conditions and environment determines the employee’s performance in order to achieve an organization’s set objectives. Working condition according to Akinyele (2010) refer to an employee’s welfare terms and condition of service which may include; the organization of work and activities, training skill and employability,...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Entrepreneur is a person who has the ability to operate alone in business. It is one of the factors of production. The entrepreneur performs the function of building a business entity (Davis, 2008). An entrepreneur is a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or innovation into a successful innovation (Schumpeter, 2013). The work of an ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Business in Nigeria has been classified as small, medium and large. In the developed and developing countries, the government is turning to small scale enterprises as a means of solving economic problems. It is also the bedrock of innovation, inventions and employment. According to Kochadai (2012), small scale business is a type of business that is ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Blended Instruction is one of the various methods used by teachers to deliver meaningful learning experiences. It evolved from the advancements in communication and network technologies thatprovide teachers with the opportunity to use other mediumsin addition to face to face classroom sessions, to achieve instructional objectives. Teachers use inter...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Agriculture is the art of growing crops and rearing animals for man’s use. Adelkan, Duru, Laleye, Bayero and Idowu (2009), defined agriculture as the science and practice of cultivating the soil, growing, harvesting of crops and rearing of livestock to provide food for man and raw materials for industry. In the submission of Onuigbo (2009), ag...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Health is freedom from disease or injury and any limitation the disease or injury might impose. It is a degree of wellness or wellbeing that a client experiences which is often expressed in terms of wellness or illness and may occur in the presence or absence of a disease or injury. According to Berman, Snyder, Kozier and Erb (2008), health is an on...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Quality education is the greatest legacy any country can bequeath to its citizens. To ensure quality education, government has tried to provide the National Policy on Education that addresses the needs and aspirations of the people. The need for National Policy on Education arose as a result of general dissatisfaction of the people with the educatio...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Globally, technology is changing the world at an unbelievable rate. According to Oden and Asim (2002), any nation that ignores scientific literacy may find it difficult to fit into the world affairs. Nigeria is not an exception; as a result, all effort must be put in place to meet up with challenges ahead. The concept of Computer Assisted Instructio...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Acquisition of language skills is vital both to the academic and individual development. Language is the chief means by which human personality engages in social interactions with one another. Ward (2002) defined language as a system of communication with its own set of conventions or special words. This entails that language enables the learners to...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Nigeria is an agrarian country with about 70% of the population engaging in crop farming. Crop farming is a major occupation and important source of livelihood to the majority of rural farmers. The major proportion of food consumed in the country is produced by small holder farmers who live and operate in the rural areas (Farauta, Egbule, Idrisa &am...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Accounting is a field of study offered as both academic and professional programme in most tertiary institutions in Nigeria. As a result of the increasing population of students applying for part time programme in accounting, the tertiary institutions in Taraba State now have separate unit which is popularly known as ‘Consultancy Unit’ f...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Fish is any gill bearing aquatic vertebrate animal that lacks limbs with digits. Fish is a cold blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water. Landan (1992) stated that fish refers to aquatic animals, often with paired fins that obtain at least some of their oxygen via gill throughout their entire life cycle. Ramaliagan (2000) described fish as a cold...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Small Scale Enterprises (SSEs) play an important role in the economic growth and development of nations. SSEs play critical economic roles such as employment generation, revenue generation to government, provision of goods and services, serving as breeching ground for entrepreneurs, serving as training ground for local skills, reducing rural urban m...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Education is an instrument par excellence and a powerful tool for individual and national development. The guiding principles of education in Nigeria are the equipping of the citizens with knowledge, skills, attitudes and the values that will enable the society to derive maximum benefits from its membership (Federal Ministry of Education, 2005). The...Continue Reading »
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