Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi- B.Sc. Ed (UNN), M.Sc., M.Ed., PhD Science Education (BSU), MNIM, FRHD, PPM
- Lecturer at Kogi State University
Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi
- B.Sc. Ed (UNN), M.Sc., M.Ed., PhD Science Education (BSU), MNIM, FRHD, PPM
- Lecturer at Kogi State University
Scopus Author ID: 57225936705
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Introduction
Dr. Victor Ajayi is an expert in Science Education (Chemistry) and Physical Chemistry. Highly knowledgeable in data analysis using Excel, SPSS, WEKA, PYTHON, R or MATHLAB, Sofa statistics, JASP, JAMOVI, QED statistics & STATISTICIAN software. Highly Skilled in programming language like Java, PHP, C++, Javascript, HTML and CSS
Current institution
Education
March 2017 - March 2017
Benue State University, Makurdi
Field of study
- PhD Science Education with bias in Chemistry.
January 2013 - January 2013
Benue State University, Makurdi
Field of study
- M.Ed Science Education with bias in Chemistry
January 2009 - January 2009
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Field of study
- B.Sc Education/Chemistry
Publications
Publications (79)
This research investigated if either Practical-Based Approach (PBA) or Discussion-Based Approach (DBA) could be more effective in ameliorating students’ cognitive engagement and critical thinking ability in Chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Chemistry Cognitive Engagement Inventory (CCEI) and Critical Thinking Abilit...
This research investigated if either Practical-Based Approach (PBA) or Discussion-Based Approach (DBA) could be more effective in ameliorating students' cognitive engagement and critical thinking ability in Chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Chemistry Cognitive Engagement Inventory (CCEI) and Critical Thinking Abilit...
This research investigated the possibility of improving upper basic students' attention and academic performance in social studies in Benue State, Nigeria using Prior-Conception, Exploration, Discussion, Dissatisfaction and Application (PEDDA) and Invitation, Exploration, Proposing-Explanation and Taking action (IEPT). The study adopted a pretest,...
The study was on how to plan a Collaborative Vee Heuristic (CVH) instructional package and investigate if the implementation of CVH instructional package in Chemistry classroom could enhance students’ academic performance. The study
adopted a pre-test, post-test, control group, quasi-experimental research design. The instruments used for data colle...
This research investigated the possibility of enhancing senior secondary school students’ academic performance in electrolysis using Collaborative-Predict-Observe-Explain-Write (CPOEW) and Exploration, Explanation and Evaluation (3E’s) learning models. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Electrolysis Performance Test (EPT) was t...
This research investigated the possibility of enhancing senior secondary school students’ academic performance irrespective of gender in analytical chemistry concept using Collaborative-Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain (CPEOE). The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Analytical Chemistry Attention Inventory (ACAI) and Analytical Chem...
This research investigated the possibility of enhancing senior secondary school students' academic performance in electrolysis using Collaborative-Predict-Observe-Explain-Write (CPOEW) and Exploration, Explanation and Evaluation (3E's) learning models. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Electrolysis Performance Test (EPT) was t...
The study was on the adoption of the Collaborative Invitation, Exploration, Proposing-Explanation, and Taking action (CIEPT) instructional approach to design chemistry lesson plans and investigating if the implementation the of CIEPT instructional approach in chemistry classrooms could improve students' academic performance. A pretest, posttest, co...
The study was on the adaptation of spaced learning integrated with technology (SLIT) instructional strategy and also investigated if the implementation of SLIT instructional strategy in chemistry classroom could improve students’ academic performance. A pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design was adopted in this study....
The study investigated truancy, indiscipline and peer pressure as correlates of students' academic performance in social studies in Upper Basic Schools in Ido/Osi Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational research design. The sample of this study was made up 100 upper basic 3 students from 5 out of 16 public upper bas...
The paper discussed sources of data. Data is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables. Data is facts or figures from which conclusions can be drawn. Before one can present and interpret information, there has to be a
process of gathering and sorting data. Just as trees are the raw material from which paper is produced, so too, can...
The study investigated socio-economic status, truancy, learning styles, peer pressure and gender as correlates of undergraduate students’ academic performance in Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational research design. The sample of this study was made up 150 undergraduate students of faculty of Education TS...
Self-confidence is the perception of a person that he or she is capable to perform a specific task undermining any given situation. The study investigated the likelihood of enhancing self-confidence of academic staff of Public Colleges of Education using Emotional Intelligence Instructional Package (EIIP) toward effective job performance. The sampl...
Self-confidence is the perception of a person that he or she is capable to perform a specific task undermining any given situation. The study investigated the likelihood of enhancing self-confidence of academic staff of Public Colleges of Education using Emotional Intelligence Instructional Package (EIIP) toward effective job performance. The sampl...
The study investigated the likelihood of upgrading students' problem solving ability and self-confidence in stoichiometry and chemical reactions using chemometrics techniques. A sample of 154 Senior Secondary 2 Students from 3 senior secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government
Area of Benue State, Nigeria was used. The study adopted non-equivale...
This paper discussed the relevance of science and technology education, as
important instruments for acquiring innovative and entrepreneurial skills for
poverty eradication towards sustainable development in Nigeria. Specifically, this paper explained some of the best and easiest ways of eradicating poverty in order to
achieve sustainable develo...
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The study investigated if three-dimensional puzzle-based instructional strategy could improve senior secondary students' engagement and academic performance in chemistry. A sample of 143 Senior Secondary 2 Students from 4 senior secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria was used. The study adopted non-equivalent qua...
The study investigated if a Predict-Observe-Explain-Elaborate-Write-Evaluate (POE2WE) or discussion strategies is a viable pedagogy in chemistry that could improve students' self-confidence in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted quasi-experimental research design. The instrument used for data collection was Chemistry Self-Confidence Scale (CSCS...
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The study was to investigate if there any possibility of enhancing students' metacognitive awareness in Chemistry in Ekiti State, Nigeria using Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain and Vee Heuristic Strategies. The instrument used for data collection was Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI). Cronbach Alpha was used to ascertain the reliability index...
The study investigated if Prior-Conception, Exploration, Discussion, Dissatisfaction and Application (PEDDA) and Invitation, Exploration, Proposing-Explanation and Taking action (IEPT) instructional strategies could improve Upper Basic students’ critical thinking in Social Studies. A sample of 173 students from 6 purposively selected secondary scho...
The study investigated the effect of organic chemisty pedagogies with Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain (PEOE), Vee Heuristic (VH) and discussion strategies on students’ achievement. The study also investigated the interaction effect of treatments and gender on students’ achievement in Organic Chemistry in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument used fo...
Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi is a Nigerian educationalist who's most significant contribution is in the fields of ethno-science, cognitive science and science education. Ajayi believes that understanding of new scientific concepts, principles and ideas are achieved through cultural knowledge. The theory emphasize that an African child or learner learn n...
The study was on survey of teachers' challenges of assessing domains of educational objectives and bloom's taxonomy levels in social studies in Benue State. The sample of this study was made up of 162 Social Studies teacher that were drawn from 54 government approved Upper Basic schools and eighteen (18) schools respectively in Zone A, Zone B and Z...
The study investigated if Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain (PEOE) Strategy and Vee Heuristic (VH) Strategy have the potentials to eliminate gender difference in students’ achievement in organic chemistry in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study adopted a pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design. The instrument used for data col...
The study investigated if emotional intelligence has any relationship with career performance of staff of public colleges of education in Benue State, Nigeria. The sample of this study was made up of 217 academic staff that were drawn from public colleges of education in Benue State, Nigeria. This study adopted the correlational research design. Th...
The study investigated if collaborative think and do-activity will enhance senior secondary students' academic performance in Chemistry. A sample of 152 Senior Secondary 2 Students from 4 senior secondary schools in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria was used. The study adopted non-equivalent quasi-experimental research design. The i...
The study investigated the kind of professional development activities and motivations that science teachers need for effective job performance and consequently towards education for sustainable development in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A sample of 243 science teachers comprising 137 male and 106 female were purposively sampled from 60 senior secondary...
This research investigated the effects of Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain (PEOE) and Vee Heuristic (VH) strategies on students’ achievement, metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy belief in Organic Chemistry in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The moderating effect of gender was also investigated. The study adopted a pretest, posttest, control group, quasi...
The study investigated if Kolb’s and 5E learning models could improve teachers’ teaching quality in science education subjects such as biology, chemistry and physics. A sample of 298 students from 9 purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 4,421 Senior Secondary II students from Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nig...
The study investigated whether students' achievement in Basic Science and Technology in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is a predictor of quality of science education in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for t...
The study investigated if frequent practical work could enhance senior secondary two (SS2) students' motivation and self-efficacy belief in solving Biology related problem. A sample of 141 Senior Secondary 2 Students from three government-approved schools in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria was used. The study adopted non-equi...
The study investigated whether students' achievement in Basic Science in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is a predictor of their performance in Biology in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The s...
Social function of science as it relate to societal and vice versa. The work focused on science and humanism. Humanism emphasizes the importance of the inner world of the learner and places the individual’s thought, emotions and feelings at the forefront of all human development. The work briefly discussed humanism, humanism movement characteristic...
The study examined the effect of hands-on activities on skills acquisition of senior secondary chemistry students in physical chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. A sample of 154 students from four purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 1,643 SS II students from Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State...
The research was on the effects of experiential and inquiry teaching strategies on upper basic students' achievement in social studies in Education Zone C, Benue State. The study adopted a pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design. The instrument used for data collection was Social Studies Achievement Test (SOSAT) with th...
The paper discussed the determinants of quality education, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how science education be used to achieve SDGs. World leaders adopted the UN Millennium Declaration in 2000, which committed the nations of the world to a new global partnership, aimed at reducing extreme poverty a...
Assessment can be defined as the process of gathering the data and fashioning them into interpretable form for decision-making. It involves collecting data with a view of making valve judgment about the quality of a person, object, group or event. Assessment in science education can be defined as the use of various measurement techniques to determi...
The paper discussed scientific literacy in our society. Scientific literacy has become a way to present a balanced formulation of several legitimate or competing purposes for science teaching in our schools. It has now become increasingly clear that no citizen can be literate in the modern sense until he has an understanding and appreciation of sci...
The study investigated the relationship between teachers’ content knowledge, qualifications, experience and students’ achievement in Chemistry in Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. A sample of 25 Chemistry teachers and 187 Chemistry students out of a populat...
The research was on the effect of hands-on activities on achievement and retention of senior secondary chemistry students in stoichiometry. A sample of 292 students from eight purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 8,381 SS II students from zone C of Benue State, Nigeria was used for the study. The study adopted quasi-experim...
The study examined the effect of gender on students’ achievement in stoichiometry using hands-on activities. A sample of 292 students from eight purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 8,381 SS II students from zone C of Benue State, Nigeria was used for the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Stoich...
The study investigated the effect of hands-on activity-based method on interest of senior secondary chemistry students in organic chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. A sample of 184 students from four purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 2,381 SS II students from Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue...
In this study, the influence of class size on students’ classroom discipline, engagement and communication school teachers from 16 purposely selected secondary schools out of a population of 4529 senior secondary teachers from Ekiti State, Nigeria was used for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The instrument used fo...
In this study, improving senior secondary students’ retention in electrolysis using Collaborative Concept Mapping Instructional Strategy (CCMIS) was examined. A sample of 189 students from six selected secondary schools out of a population of 5,114 Senior Secondary I students from Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria was used fo...
The study investigated comparative effects of collaborative concept mapping and concept mapping instructional strategies on students' achievement and retention in redox reactions. A sample of 142 students from 4 purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 4,421 Senior Secondary II students from Makurdi Local Government Area of Ben...
Comparative effects of guided and structured inquiry instructional strategies on students' achievement in Basic Science and Technology were examined in this study. A sample of 162 students from six selected secondary schools out of a population of 6,235 Upper Basic Education II students from Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria was u...
The study examined the effects of hands-on activity-based and demonstration methods on senior secondary students’ achievement in Physical Chemistry. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent quasi-experimental design. A sample of 172 students from six purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 8,381 Senior Secondary...
The study examined the benefits of farmers’ participation in agroforestry practices in Taraba State, Nigeria. It highlighted the level of farmers’ participation, the benefits derived from agroforestry, as well as the challenges faced by farmers practising agroforestry. A sample of 420 respondents drawn from 7 Local Government Areas (LGA) out of 16...
In this study, improving senior secondary students’ retention in electrolysis using Collaborative Concept Mapping Instructional Strategy (CCMIS) was examined. A sample of 189 students from six selected secondary schools out of a
population of 5,114 Senior Secondary I students from Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria was
used...
In this study, improving senior secondary students’ retention in electrolysis using Collaborative Concept Mapping Instructional Strategy (CCMIS) was examined. A sample of 189 students from six selected secondary schools out of a population of 5,114 Senior Secondary I students from Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria was used fo...
A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding. In other word, a misconception is a conclusion that’s wrong because it’s based on faulty thinking or fact that is wrong (Wikipedia, 2015). Misconceptions in science education are commonly held beliefs about science that have no basis in actual scientific fact. Sc...
In this study, the influence of class size on students' classroom discipline, engagement and communication was examined. A sample of 128 senior secondary school teachers from 16 purposely selected secondary schools out of a population of 4529 senior secondary teachers from Ekiti State, Nigeria was used for the study. The study adopted a descriptive...
In this study, the effect of gender on students' interest in standard mixture separation techniques using ethnochemistry teaching approach was investigated. A sample of 198 students from six purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 3,706 Senior Secondary I students from Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria wa...
This paper examined primary and secondary sources of data. Primary data is an original and unique data, which is directly collected by the researcher from a source such as observations, surveys, questionnaires, case studies and interviews according to his requirements. As opposed to secondary data which is easily accessible but are not pure as they...
The arms of curriculum are overt, (or social curricula), hidden or explicit or written curriculum , societal curriculum covert curriculum, null curriculum, phantom curriculum, concomitant curriculum, rhetorical curriculum, internal curriculum and electronic curriculum
Abstract The paper discussed what it means to say that, science knowledge is testable, falsifiable and verifiable body of knowledge. Science is not only a body of knowledge, but also a way of knowing. One important underpinning for learning science is students’ understanding of the nature and structure of scientific knowledge and the process by it...
Superstitions beliefs are often held tenaciously and tend to impede an individual’s conceptualization of scientific knowledge by creating prior knowledge which is in contrast to science knowledge to be learned. Superstitious beliefs had influence on the learning of science education in Nigeria. This paper discussed teaching and superstitious belief...
The study investigated the effect of ethnochemistry teaching approach on achievement and retention of senior secondary students in standard mixture separation techniques. A sample of 198 students from six purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 3,706 Senior Secondary I students from Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi Sta...
The study investigated the relationship between teachers' content knowledge, qualifications, experience and students' achievement in Chemistry in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. A sample of 25 Chemistry teachers and 187 Chemistry students out of a population of...
The study investigated the effect of hands-on activity-based method on interest of senior secondary chemistry students in organic chemistry. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. A sample of 184 students from four purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 2,381 SS II students from Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue...
The research was on the effect of hands-on activities on senior secondary chemistry students’ achievement and retention in stoichiometry in Zone C of Benue State. The moderating effect of gender was also examined. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design. The instrument used for data collection was...
The research was on the effect of hands-on activities on achievement and retention of senior secondary chemistry students in stoichiometry. A sample of 292 students from eight purposively selected secondary schools out of a population of 8,381 SS II students from zone C of Benue State, Nigeria was used for the study. The study adopted quasi-experim...
The research was on the effect of hands-on activities on senior secondary chemistry students’ achievement and retention in stoichiometry in Zone C of Benue State. The moderating effect of gender was also examined. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design. The instrument used for data collection was...
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Designing Vee mapping lesson plan to teach SSCE organic Chemistry concepts such as Alkane
I want to design a lesson note for some senior secondary organic chemistry concepts such Alkane, Alkene, Alcohol and so on using Vee Mapping. I need assistance on information about how to design it in a step-by-step format. That is, in each steps of the lesson giving information about the teacher’s activities and students' activities respectively, also showing how the class arrived at the Vee map.
