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Item EFFECTS OF ROBINSON'S SQ3R AND SUMMARIZATION TECHNIQUES IN IMPROVING COMPREHENSION AMONG SOME SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS(1990-07) ADESEMOWO, P. O.Poor comprehension ability was identified was identified as an instance of poor study habits leading to under-achievement. The study investigated the effectiveness of Robinson's SQ3R and Summarization study techniques in improving students' comprehension ability. The effects of the two strategies on students' attitudes to their subjects were also investigated. One hundred and forty-four JSS III Nigerian students drawn from two secondary schools in Ibadan were exposed to the treatment programmes. A 3x3 factorial design was adopted with the treatment and control groups occupying the rows and the three levels of mental ability - high, medium, and low - occupying the columns. Three instruments comprising the following were used: 1. Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices 2. Comprehension Tests (a) English Comprehension test, based on passages from "Faster Reading For Better Comprehension" by Dr. S.O. Ayodele, modified and validated by the experimenter. (b) Biology Comprehension test, designed and validated by the experimenter. 3. Attitude test: A slight modification of Aiken and Dreger's 1963 Attitude Scale (revised by Akinboye, 1974) was used to measure subjects' attitudes to (i) English Comprehension (ii) Biology. The data obtained were analyzed, using the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), and t-test derived from the use of the Least Mean Squares and the Standard Error of Means. The six hypotheses tested and the results obtained were (i) There will be no significant difference in the comprehension ability of the treated subjects and the control This hypothesis was rejected as the treated subjects performed better in English Comprehension (F = 20.56; Df 4/135; P<0.05). The result also reported statistically significant differences in the columns (F= 19.14; Df 2/135; P< 0.001) and significant interaction (F= 12.35; Df 4/135; P< 0.05). This indicated that the mental ability of subjects was an important factor in the results obtained. (ii) There will be no significant difference in the Biology comprehension ability of the treated subjects and the control. This hypothesls was rejected: the treated subjects were superior in Biology comprehension (F = 41.77; Df 2/135; P<0.01). Here, too, the interaction between the rows and the columns was significant (F = 9.61; Df 4/135; P< 0.05). (iii) There will be no significant difference in the attitudes to English Comprehension and Biology of treated and untreated subjects. The test of this hypothesis revealed that the two treated groups exhibited better attitudes to English Comprehension and Biology than those in the control group (F = 10.96; Df 4/135; P< 0.5). (iv) There will be no significant difference in the English Comprehension ability of subjects exposed to SQ3R and those exposed to Summarization. The results showed that the SQ3R group performed better in English Comprehension than the Summarization group (t = 9.89; Df 94; P <.001). (v) There will be no significant difference in the Biology Comprehension of the SQ3R and Summarization groups. The results showed that the Summarization group scored higher in Biology Comprehension than the SQ3R group (t = 5.11; Df = 94; P< 0.001). There will be no significant difference in the attitudes to English Comprehension and Biology of the SQ3R and Summarization groups. This hypothesis, too, was rejected: The SQ3R group exhibited better attitudes to English Comprehension and Biology than the Summarization group (t = 3.63; df = 94; P < 0.001). Generally, the results of this study showed that students comprehension ability can be fostered if they are exposed to some useful techniques. Their attitudes to the academic subjects can also be improved. The educational implications of the findings were discussed, and some suggestions were made.Item Psycho-sexual characteristics of youths attending a voluntary family life education programme in Ibadan(Association of Community Physicians of Nigeria, 1995-12) Asuzu, M. C.; Odor, O. E.; Asuzu, C. C.Public family life and sex education programmes have remained a rather controversial issue all over the world. The controversy has usually concerned the value base on which such programmes are designed, as well as the value base of those who will deliver the programmes; and therefore, the psychosocial and moral impact that such programmes may have on their recipients who usually are from different religious, moral or ethical backgrounds. In order to overcome these misgivings, an annual public and voluntary family life education programme was developed in Ibadan based on free, multiple but individually clear value based, as the ethical and religious background of the attenders indicate. The socio-demographic characteristics and the attitudes and practices of the youths in relation to two of the topics covered in the 1991 programme- drugs and sexual intercourse are reported in this paper. Reported sexual experience among the youths was 18.4% with an indication that regardless of previous experience, 65.5% of them would want to limit sexual intercourse in the future to marriage only. Experience of the youthsItem Knowledge, attitudes and practices of doctors and nurses in government family-planning services centres towards natural family planning(1992) Asuzu, C. C.This study was carried out in seven family planning clinics in Ibadan metropolis to explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of doctors and nurses towards natural family planning. (N. F. P.) A 23 item questionnaire was presented for content validity and reliability. The questionnaire was then administered to the total population of service givers (61) in the centres, out of which (50) subjects responded. Major findings were that doctors and nurses not adequately knowledgeable about planning. None of the respondents have ever given any N.F.P. services but 38 of them would like to give such services if given the opportunity. Twelve of the respondents have complete negative attitudes towards Natural family planning. In view of these findings, it is proposed that the various schools should improve their curricula in N.F.P. so that their graduands will be adequately equipped with the knowledge of N.F.P. nurses and doctors already giving services in family planning clinics should do an in-service education in N.F.P. in order to make their knowledge of family planning complete.