Volume 1 Issue 4 | 2024 | View PDF
Paper Id: IJMSM-V1I4P101
doi: 10.71141/30485037/V1I4P101

Evolution of Almajirai Pupils’ Literacy and Numeracy: Better Education Service Delivery for All Initiative in Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria

Dangana Abubakar Idris, Ashiru Isah, Mahmud Idris, Arowolo Jacob Gbemiga

Citation:
Dangana Abubakar Idris, Ashiru Isah, Mahmud Idris, Arowolo Jacob Gbemiga, "Evolution of Almajirai Pupils’ Literacy and Numeracy: Better Education Service Delivery for All Initiative in Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria" International Journal of Multidisciplinary on Science and Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 01-09, 2024.

Abstract:
This study assessed the influence of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in promoting literacy and numeracy among Almajirai pupils to reduce the number of out-of-school children on the Northern Nigeria streets. The study selected 10 schools as a sample from the available Almajirai schools that sat for a COHORT 1 examination in December 2020, which was conducted and supervised by the NSUBEB in Kontagora. A total of 1,136 Almajirai pupils participated and comprised 862 males and 274 females, and their 30 facilitators. Two standardized instruments were applied: a facilitators’ questionnaire and a COHORT 1 Examination paper for Almajirai pupils. 3 research questions and 2 hypotheses were answered and tested, respectively. The result of the descriptive and inferential statistics on the data showed a significant difference in teaching Almajirai pupils numeracy and literacy. The researchers recommended that relevant teaching aids be procured, the facilitators’ salaries be improved, and the cultural orientation of Almajirai pupils should be redesigned.

Keywords: Almajirai pupils, Literacy, Numeracy, Service delivery, Society.

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