Kate Uzoamaka’s scientific contributions

The study investigated influence of teachers' industrial actions on male and female students' social life and academic performance in Social Studies in Education Zone B Area of Benue State. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. From the population of 24,500 Upper Basic II students from 128 Universal Basic Education (UBE) schools in the area of study, 350 students were drawn to constitute the sample size of the study using simple random sampling technique. Teachers' Industrial Action Questionnaire (TIAQ) with a reliability of 0.85 using Cronbach Alpha method was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while chi-square and t-test were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the influence of industrial action of teachers on academic performance of male and female students in Social Studies in favour of male students. The result of the findings further revealed that there is a significant difference between the influence of industrial action of teachers on male and female students' social lives. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that industrial actions by teachers should be avoided at all cost by the government or school administrators by creating a forum for dialogue and peaceful negotiation on teachers' demands in order to reach an agreement. If this is done, it could go a long way in minimizing teachers' industrial actions thereby enhancing better social lives of students and their academic performance.

ABSTR ACT This study evaluated Physics teachers Perception on the adequacy of infrastructure in the evaluation of the implementation of Physics curriculum using Davis process model among unity colleges in North Central Nigeria. The study was guided by 2 objectives, 2 research questions and one null hypotheses. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study consists of the 84 Physics teachers in all the Unity colleges in North-central Nigeria, Purposive sampling was employed to select Niger, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory out of the seven states in North central, Nigeria. A sample size of 20 male teachers and 14 female Physics teachers were randomly selected from the Unity colleges in the three selected states and were used in the study. The questionnaires used for data collection in the study were based on Davis Process Model. It was validated by three experts. The questionnaire was trial tested and the data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using Cronbach Alpha Correlation Formula and reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. Descriptive statistics of Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research Physics Teachers' Perception on The Adequacy of Infrastructure in the Evaluation of the Implementation of The Physics Curriculum Using Davis Process Model Among Unity Colleges in North Central Nigeria https://iaeme.com/Home/journal/IJRLIS 2 editor@iaeme.com questions. Null hypotheses were analysed using Mann-Whitney U test. Findings of the study revealed that the teachers have positive perceptions on the adequacy of infrastructure towards the implementation of the Physics curriculum and the study also show that the null hypotheses were retained as there was no significant difference the perceptions of both male and female teachers on the availability of infrastructure for curriculum implementation. In light of the findings, it was recommended that, Physics teachers should have access to available infrastructure for effective curriculum implementation.