DEPARTMENT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING

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    Students. poor perceptions about school: challenge to school counsellors
    (Counselling and Behavioural Studies Journal, 2014) Ogundokun, M. O; Alamu, L. O
    "The purpose of the study was to examine secondary school students 'perception and the challenges it poses to guidance counselors in the school community. The participants for the study comprised 205secondary school students in Ido Local Government Area, Oyo State. Descriptive survey research design was employed. A simple random technique was employed in selecting 205 participants across the Local Government Area and four instruments were used to collect data. Their age ranged between 11 years 17years with the mean age of 10.4 years and the standard deviation 4.68. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that social support was the most potent factors contributing to students' perception about school. Parents, teachers ,guidance counselors as well as government should cooperate in changing students' perception about school so as to have a fulfilling stay in school. "
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    Relationship between continuous assessment and academic performance of secondary school students in english language and mathematics in Ibadan
    (African Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2012) Ogundokun, M.O.; Ogundele, T.O
    This study examined the effect of continuous assessment on academic performance of students in English language and Mathematics in secondary schools. The study adopted a descriptive survey research that utilized an ex-post facto design to collect secondary data of 840 students used for this study. Four hypotheses were tested for and analysed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and t-test for independent samples analysis tested at the O.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis showed that there were positive significant relationship between continuous assessment and academic performance in English language and Mathematics. Government, school administration and teachers should ensure effective implementation and practice of continuous assessment to improve on students' performance. Parents and the students should also respond positively to the feedback given by continuous assessment to enhance its remediation as well as teacher dwelling on its outcome to adjust the teaching and learning process. The government should also improve on the conditions of teaching and learning in the public secondary schools.