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Classwork Series and Exercises {ICT- JSS1}: Brief Description of a Computer and Monitor

Topic: Brief Description of a Computer and Monitor Computer can simply be defined as an electronic machine that accept data (input) and processes them with the help of predefined instructions (program) and produces information (output) for various uses.Computer monitor is also regarded as Visual Display Unit. Monitor can be defined as a device connected to

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Study says parents’ help with homework does more harm than good

Finally some parenting advice that doesn’t create more work for Mum and Dad: Don’t help your kids with their homework. This bit of wisdom comes from a story in the Atlantic reporting on what’s being touted as the “largest-ever study of how parental involvement affects academic achievement.” After analyzing nearly 25,000 student surveys provided by

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President Jonathan endorses computer-based test for UTME

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said that President Goodluck Jonathan had endorsed the recently introduced  Computer Based Testing (CBT) for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This is contained in a statement by Mr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Public Relations of JAMB on Thursday in Bwari, Abuja. The statement said that Jonathan endorsed the CBT

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Jigawa nomadic schools receive learning materials worth N3m

A non-governmental organisation, the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria, has distributed learning materials and uniforms worth N3 million to nomadic schools in Jigawa. This has been revealed by the Executive Secretary, Jigawa state Agency for Nomadic Education, Alhaji Ali Manu, in an interview with the newsmen in Dutse on March 27, 2014, Thursday. Manu

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‘Why Teachers Should Not Use Red Pen To Mark Students’ Work’

A school has told teachers not to use red pen to mark homework, because it is a “negative colour”. Teachers have been told to use green pen instead, and to urge students to respond in purple. The rule is being brought in at Mounts Bay Academy in Penzance, Cornwall ‘UK’. “Students make more progress if

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‘Time to award respectable degrees’: ASUU laments LASU’s poor standard

The Lagos State Government could have chosen the convenient and easy route to the LASU problem by merely continuing with the status quo. That is, it could have continued with the populist system of charging students a paltry N25,000 yearly as school fee. The decision did not go down well with a lot of students

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Classwork Series and Exercises {ICT-SS3}: Networking

Topic: Networking Networking Networking can simply be defined as the interconnection of two or more different computer system for the purpose of sharing resources and files among themselves. As a result of this connection, stand-alone computers such as PC with full resources like input units, processor, and output units can share resources and files with

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Who’s Afraid Of Maths? Study Explains Why Some People Just Can’t Stand Mathematics

Your maths-related anxiety may not be solely attributed to that one year in school when your teacher forced you to recite the seven-times tables in front of the class. A new study suggests your genes could play a role, too. Researchers from The Ohio State University found that genetic factors could play some role in

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Nigerian Exam System Outdated, problematic – Oby Ezekwesili

A former Vice President of the World Bank and one time Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said the use of archaic examination system is one of the major challenges facing the education sector. Ezekwesili, who is also the Senior Economic Advisor, Open Society Foundation, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while making a presentation

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Are Boys Better Than Girls At Maths? New Study Makes Amazing Discovery

Think Girls can’t do maths? You’re wrong—but new research shows you might not change your mind, even if you get evidence to the contrary. A study of how both boys and Girls perceive each other’s mathematical ability finds that an unconscious bias against girls could be skewing hiring decisions, widening the gender gap in mathematical

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