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    Teachers' perception of assessment in early childhood education in Oyo state
    (" Journal of early childhood and primary education ", 2012) Odinko, M. N; Adedigba, O
    In Early Childhood Education assessment is an issue because of its many roles. To better understand children’s overall development and monitor their progress through the curriculum and as well ientify children who are at risk of academic failure or who may need special education services, and for us to assess the value or worth of the programme, assessment is essential. All these enormous roles are enough rationale for child educators to have right perception of assessment in early childhood education. This study examined teachers’ perception of assessment in early childhood education. Descriptive survey method was adopted. Three research questions were answered and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Two hundred ZOO) early childhood education teachers from both urban and rural were involved in the study. Teachers' Perception of Assessment Questionnaire (TPAQ) was used to collect data. Data collected were analyzed through tables, frequency counts, percentages and mean rating statistical techniques. Results show that the early childhood teachers do not have right perception of assessment in early childhood education and that the predominant method of assessment among them is paper and pencil. Therefore, the study recommended that teacher preparation programmes should include courses in assessment and child observation, and teachers already in the classroom should be trained in the use of purposeful observation, documentation, and analysis of assessment data,
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    Stakeholders' characteristics as correlates of their perception of strategies for reducing early pregnancy among secondary school student in delta south and central senatorial districts.
    (Society for the Promotion of Academic and Research Excellence, 2013-05) Okwilagwe, E. A.; Oyeha, L. P.
    This study examined stakeholders' characteristics as correlates of their perception of strategies for reducing early pregnancy among secondary school students in Delta South and Central Senatorial Districts. The study adopted a correlation approach. A total of one thousand five hundred (1500) stakeholders were used for the study. A qustionnaire, Strategies for Reducing Early Pregnancy among Secondary School Students (SREPASSS) was used for data collection. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive, Analysis of Variance and multiple regressions. The findings of the study indicated that there is significant difference in perception in terms of occupation was a significant factor in explaining difference in the perception of stakeholders on strategies for reducing early pregnancy among secondary school students (F(5.1494) = 3.492,p≤0.05). Religious leaders had better perception than the traders while other groups did not differ significantly in their perception. Stakeholders characteristics jointly influenced their perception ( F (5.1494)= 3.037,p≤0.05) while marital status was then most influential factor. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that all stakeholders especially parents, school authorites and students should adopt and implement all identified strategies for reducing early pregnancy among secondary school students. Serious campaign should be mounted for traders and their wards to change their views on issues of sexuality.