Determinants of Learning Outcome in the Nigerian Primary Schools

Abstract

Despite huge investments in the educational sector, many countries in Africa have not fared well in the education indices. This study examined the effect of teaching equipment and teachers’ effort on learning outcomes in 744 Nigerian primary schools using Stochastic Frontier and Ordinary Least Square regression. The mean technical efficiency was 0.43 which showed most of the surveyed schools were technically inefficient. Also, 42.8% of public primary schools operate below 20% efficiency level as against 12.3% in private primary schools. Factors influencing efficiency include school ownership type, visits from the Local Government Education Authority Student-Teacher ratio, and school hygiene.

Teacher Education for National Development Using Google Meet: Issues and Prospects

“…Google Meet is a significant virtual learning platform widely popular in teacher education. As part of Google Workspace for Education, Google Meet provides a seamless and user-friendly environment for conducting virtual classes, webinars, and professional development sessions for educators (Oluwatayo et al, 2023). Its real-time communication and collaboration features allow teachers to interact with students, facilitate group discussions, and share educational resources effortlessly (Assar, 2015).…”