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Competency level of Nigerian Primary 4 pupils in life skills achievement test

One of the goals of education in Nigeria is to develop in children the ability to adapt to their changing environment. This goal could be achieved through competency in life skills. Therefore, this study examines the competency level of Nigerian primary 4 pupil in the life skills achievement test. T...

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720 |a Adewale, J. G.  |e author 
260 |c 2011-06 
520 |a One of the goals of education in Nigeria is to develop in children the ability to adapt to their changing environment. This goal could be achieved through competency in life skills. Therefore, this study examines the competency level of Nigerian primary 4 pupil in the life skills achievement test. The test was administered on a sample of 22, 638 pupils. The results shows that the competency level of the majority of the pupils in life skills is below the national benchmark (50%). Boys are more competent than girls. Pupils in urban areas are more competent that the pupil in rural 
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024 8 |a International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education 39(3), pp. 221-232 
024 8 |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2102 
653 |a competency level; 
653 |a Primary 4 pupils; 
653 |a life skills; 
653 |a achievement test 
245 0 0 |a Competency level of Nigerian Primary 4 pupils in life skills achievement test