The sound knowledge of Biology is, to date, is a strong prerequisite to study many Biological and Life Sciences, examples of which include Physiology, Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Biochemistry, to mention a few. These fields, amongst others, rely on a very important aspect of Biology known as Genetics, which is the study of heredity and variation in living organisms. The field of Genetics intersects with many other life sciences. However, students’ attempts of questions on Genetics in internal and external examinations in senior secondary schools in Nigeria have been very poor over the years because they find the concepts of Genetics hard to understand. The need, therefore, arises to look for ways of dealing with this prolonged problem. This study, therefore, attempted to develop an institutional package and also surveyed the extent to which it is adequate for instructional delivery. The Instrumentation design describes the processes of package development based on .....

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Programming is an excellent approach to cultivating computational thinking (CT) skills lacking among current engineering undergraduate students. Although highly useful in teaching programming skills, physical, tangible programming tools available in the market are limited to users aged 12 and below, a gap that impedes the effort to cultivate problem-solving skills and computational thinking among engineering students. As a result, many students who join engineering programmes are without solid computer programming skills. This paper proposes a method to tackle the said gap by applying physical programming education blocks. The programming blocks have various logical functions and input-output capabilities that allow decision-making, looping, and function calling. Users can build their logical thinking skills in the form of cause-and-effect analysis using the play method. Through this approach, students can enhance their programming skills, which improves their computational thinking ab.....

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This study aimed to assess the level of foundational skills of graduate employees in Edo and Delta States using Business Education) graduates as a case study. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Adescriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was 1,016 supervisors with a sample size of 309 determined by using the proportionate stratified sampling technique. A structuredquestionnaire was used to collect data. Reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha reliability method and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. Data relating to the research questions wereanalyzed using arithmetic mean and standard deviations. The t-test was used to test null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that the supervisors rated application of all the aspects of foundational skills by Business Education graduates to be moderately applied. From the findings, it was concluded that the l.....

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Online formative assessment in higher education Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is gaining attention in recent years based on the increasing use of online learning. This study, aimed at critically reviewing studies on online formative assessment in Higher education STEM between 2011 to 2020. The study adopted a qualitative research design to analyze studies based on specific themes. 1402 articles were systematically searched through Scopus, web of science, and google scholar databases. However, only 12 studies were included in this study after satisfying the inclusion criteria. All data analyses were done using the Endnote X9 reference manager. The findings reveal that, evidence about online tools used, theories used in the learning and assessment process, the domain of learning outcome assessed, assessment of practical skills, and form of assessment used have been implicitly described. However, the online formative assessments have shown great potential of yieldi.....

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This research aimed to examine the concept of emotional approach in da`wah that involves the heart of people in influencing human feeling and conscience. It also analyses the  characteristics and methods of emotional approach in conducting da`wah according to the Holy Quran  as well as the function of the emotional approach in Noah’s da`wah to his people. This was a  qualitative research where the researcher uses analytical approach (al- manhaj al-tahlili) to study the emotional approach and its role in influencing the people. Inductive approach (al-manhaj al-istiqra`i)  is used to analyse its characteristics and methods in the da`wah.of the Prophet Noah. The data of this study were obtained from the classical and contemporary Islamic religious books as well as Quranic tafsir. Finding of this study shows that the emotional approach in da`wah has an effect on classes of people. The study also found that the emotional approach has major function in spreading Islamic da’wah. .....

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The results of the exercise on the Wall-Faced seating arrangement in an architecture thesis design studio reveal the positive effects on the progress, concentration, and design of the students. The seating arrangement encouraged the students for more design products and development through increase the sense of competition. The seating arrangement changed the concentration of the students from the central part of the studio as a location for social interaction toward the drawing board as the learning target of the studio with more concentration on the drawing boards. The seating arrangement changes the concentration from the people in the studio as subject to the drawing board and design development as the object. In the new seating from the level of the collaboration between the students enhanced and the students communicated consistency to enhance the level of the design project in the studio. The research findings reveal that the students present five behavioural patterns in the des.....

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This study aims to assess the effect of industrial work experience in developing employability skills among technical and vocational education undergraduates in Nigerian universities. Data were collected from 119 undergraduates of technical and vocational education (TVE) with a pre-and post-survey instrument. When compared with a paired sample t-test, the result showed that the employability skills possess by TVE undergraduates before and after exposure to industrial work experience significantly differ. When compared with the independent sample t-test, the result showed that the employability skills possess between male and female TVE undergraduates before exposure to industrial work experience does not significantly differ. When also compared with independent sample t-test, the result showed that the employability skills possess between male and female TVE undergraduates after exposure to industrial work experience significantly differ. This study has contributed to the existing lite.....

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This research addressed the prose poem in the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, as this study aims to clarify the concept of the prose poem with understanding the point of view of critics and writers who support and oppose this modern literary genre. Then, it touches upon Mahmoud Darwish's position in this literary genre, which called the researcher to study on these opinions and the literary arbitration and its foundations, in addition working to distinguish them. " Athar al-Farashah " from the poet’s anthology has been used as a text in this study to clarify this issue, while the poet himself, did not classify it under any literary classification. The researcher used the descriptive-analytical method in analyzing and describing the prose poem and critics' opinions with focusing on Darwish's opinion. The applied analysis of texts was presented in an occasional manner through thirty-four examples in the texts, the researcher analyzed it. The findings showed that the Athar al-Farashah has a .....

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This research focuses on Richard Wight, a contemporary African American writer who has produced novels, short stories, and non-fiction. There are three objectives of this study: 1) to identify how white hegemony over blacks is portrayed based on his texts, 2) to categorize the images of transformative resistance in resisting white hegemony, and, 3) to examine how Richard Wright uses allegory in his literature to present the black resistance against white hegemony. The study employs Bill Ashcroft’s theory of post-colonial to first illustrate the process of hegemony in general between the blacks. Then it progresses to analyze each text highlighting how the writer presents evidence to the ongoing hegemony in his texts. The final step further uses the theory to talk about the resistance and anti-hegemony literature of the writer. The findings show that the transformative resistance is an effective tool for showing to the world, the pains, objections and the resistance of the Black Africa.....

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The purpose of this study is to find out the authentic assessment instrument factors in the ability to read English extensively from a metacognitive perspective. The study was designed with an instrument of developmental research design. The developmental research design refers to the research development proposed by Mardapi. The modification model of the Mardapi instrument development was carried out through three stages, i.e., preliminary stages, development stage and evaluation stage. The results of this study through exploratory factor analysis showed that there were three factors derived from 24 statement items. The loading factor value for each item in each factor is ˃ 0.3 which means that the whole item is valid. Based on the Alpha Cronbach reliability test it was obtained a value of 0.954, the instrument was declared reliable. The conclusion shows an authentic assessment instrument of extensive reading ability in English through metacognitive strategies for PBSI FKIP UMK stude.....

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