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Direct linkOliwe, Ruth; Chao, Theodore – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2022
In this article, the authors investigated the effect of comic storytelling (centred upon students' experiences in their everyday life) in enhancing students' understanding, motivation and engagement in primary mathematics. These lessons connected "out-of-school" and "in-school" mathematics, involved students telling and writing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cartoons, Story Telling
Ohanu, Ifeanyi Benedict; Salawu, Issa Ajibade; Ede, Emmanuel Okafor – International Review of Education, 2021
Enrolment without attendance is a common problem among nomadic populations in Africa. This study examines the curricula, cultural diversity and learning environments of children enrolled in nomadic primary schools in Nigeria. The study sample comprised 200 (169 female, 31 male) teachers and 50 grade 5 and 6 students (23 female, 27 male) of 25…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance, Migrant Education, Elementary School Students
McClure, Donald R. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
In recent decades, Ireland has experienced an increase in diversity due to immigration. The purpose of this study is to explore how three Irish-born primary-grade children of Nigerian immigrants in Ireland, one girl and two boys in the 5th and 6th grades, describe experiences of racism and perceive being Irish in a predominantly White, but…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Catholic Schools, Grade 5
Chukwuocha, Uchechukwu M.; Iwuoha, Greg N.; Ogara, Chisom M.; Dozie, Ikechukwu N. S. – Health Education, 2020
Purpose: This study assessed the effectiveness of malaria classroom corner (MCC), school-based intervention in the promotion of basic malaria awareness and common control practices among children of primary school age. Design/methodology/approach: A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving 206 children of primary 5 and 6 classes from two…
Descriptors: Diseases, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Download full textFrederick-Jonah, Toinpere Mercy; Igbojinwaekwu, Patrick Chukwuemeka – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
This study investigated the effects of game and poem-enhanced instructional strategies on students' interest in mathematics. The moderating effects of verbal ability were also examined on the dependent variable. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Three hundred and forty four students in the sixth year of their primary education (primary 6…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Poetry, Quasiexperimental Design
Landis, David; Umolu, Joanne; Mancha, Sunday – Reading Teacher, 2010
This article describes two educational settings in Nigeria where teachers adapted a language experience approach for reading and writing instruction. The first setting is a professional development workshop for public school teachers of students in grades 1-6. The second setting includes two groups of students with special needs: a grade 6 class…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Public School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
Effect of Cuisenaire Rods' Approach on Some Nigeria Primary Pupils' Achievement in Decimal Fractions
Kurumeh, M. S. C.; Achor, E. E. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
This study determined the effect of Cuisenaire Rods' approach on some Nigeria primary pupils' achievement in decimal fractions. Three hypotheses guided the study. A total of 200 Primary six pupils (that is, 6th grade) from randomly selected schools in Makurdi metropolis of Benue State of Nigeria served as the sample for the study. A Mathematics…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
