DR. ADETUNJI, Akeem Adedeji
PERSONAL DATA
- Name: ADETUNJI, Akeem Adedeji
- Date and Place of Birth: 12th November 1974, Osogbo.
- Contact Details
(a) Physical Address: 1, Oluwatedo Street, Oranfe, Toyosi Area, Ile-Ife.
(b) E-mail aadetunji@oauife.edu.ng
(c) Mobile Phone Numbers 080333705234/08027273469
- Nationality: Nigerian
- State of Origin: Osun
- Senatorial District: Osun Central
- Local Government Area: Osogbo
- Permanent Home Address 12, Kujenyo Street, Balogun Kujenyo Compound, Osogbo
- Marital Status: Married
- No of Children and their Ages: (Four) 23 years, 19 years, 15 years and 10 Years
- Next of Kin: Mrs Toyin Mujidat Adetunji
- 12. Contact Detail of Next of Kin:
(a) Physical Address: 12, Kujenyo Street, Balogun Kujenyo Compound, Osogbo
(b)Email : toyinmujidat@gmail.com
(c) Mobile Phone Number: 07031699503
- Date of Assumption of Duty: 19th December, 2018.
- Rank/Status on First Appointment: Lecturer II
- Present Status: Lecturer I
- Date of Last Promotion: 1st October, 2022
- Present Salary, Grade Level and Step: CONUASS 04/01
- Date of Confirmation of Appointment: 30th August, 2022
- Faculty: Faculty of Education
- Department: Science and Technology Education
- EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Higher Education Institutions attended with dates
- Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife 1992 – 1997
- Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife 2002 – 2007
iii. Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-Ife 2007 – 2012
- Academic and Professional Qualifications Attained with Dates
- B.Sc. Education (Chemistry) 1997
- M.A. Ed. (Curriculum Studies/Science Education) 2007
iii. Ph.D. Ed. (Curriculum Studies/Science Education) 2012
- Other Distinctions and Awards (with dates)
- Scholarship – Nil
- Fellowship- Nil
- Research Grants- Nil
- National Awards- Nil
- International Award Nil
- WORK EXPERIENCE
- Previous Work Experience outside the University System with Date
- Teachers’ Establishments and Pension Office (TEPO), Osogbo (Classroom Chemistry Teacher/Chief Education Officer) 2002-2018
- Federal Government College Ikirun, Osun State (NYSC) 1998-1999
- Previous Work Experience in other University with Dates:
National Open University of Nigeria (Osogbo Study Centre)
- Work Experience in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Lecturer I 19th December, 2018
Service within the Department
- Course Adviser to Chemistry Students (Part I-IV) 2018- Date
- Supervision/Invigilation of Examinations in and outside the department 2018-Date
- Member, Departmental Accreditation Committee, 2018-Date
- Secretary, Departmental Post-Graduate Committee, 2019-Date
- Departmental Academic Secretary, 2019-2023
- Examination Coordinator 2019- Date
- Member, Departmental Committee on e-Learning 2020-Date
- Departmental Web Representative 2020-Date
- Service within the Faculty
- Assistant Secretary, Obafemi Awolowo Free Education Lecture Committee 2018-Date
- Member, Fafunwa Education Conference Committee 2019
- Member, Education Certificate Programme Committee 2021-Date
- Assistant Secretary, Teaching Practice/Practicum Committee 2021-Date
- Member, Faculty Board of Examiners 2021-Date
- Member, Faculty of Education International Programme Committee 2023-Date
- Secretary, Faculty of Education Anti-Sexual Harassment (ASH) Committee 2023-Date
- Service within the University
Research Partner Nominee, Moi University Kenya-Obafemi Awolowo University Research Partnership on STEM-education in Africa-south western part of Nigeria 2019-Date
- Courses Taught within the Current Academic Session
I either teach or co-teach the following courses:
STE 301: Curriculum Development
STE 304: Physics Teaching Methods (Co-teaching)
STE 306: Biology Teaching Methods (Co-teaching)
STE 302: Chemistry Teaching Methods
STE 308: Mathematics/Integrated Science Teaching Method (Co-teaching)
STE 403: Classroom Testing (Co-teaching)
STE 320: Introduction to Long Essay (Co-teaching)
STE 401: Long Essay
STE 801: Theory and Practice of Curriculum Development
STE 618: Practicum
STE 656: Seminar
STE 811: Curriculum and instruction in Secondary School Science (Co-teaching)
STE 806: Principles of Learning and Instruction (Co-teaching)
EDU 202: Teaching Practice I
EDU 302: Teaching Practice II
STE 803: Research Methods & Statistics
STE 802: Organisation and Supervision of Instruction
- Graduate Student Supervision: Five
- Assessment Of Basic Science And Technology Curriculum Implementation in Oyo State Junior Secondary Schools by ALABI, Tosin Adebola EDP 18/19/H/0361- (Completed)
- Assessment of Implementation of Practical Aspects of Biology Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Osun State by OWOYOMI Sunday Damilola EDP 18/19/H/0294- (Completed)
- Effectiveness of Adapted-Three-dimensional (3D) Resources and specimen model in improving Mastery of Biology Concepts among Senior Secondary School Students in Osun State, Nigeria by AREGBESOLA Adewumi Folakemi EDP 19/20/H/0487- (Ongoing)
- Relative effectiveness of Anchored problem-based instructional strategy and Jigsaw techniques on learning Chemistry in secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria by LAWAL Morufat Abiodun EDP21/22/H/0237- (Ongoing)
- Influence of students’ learning styles on problem-solving abilities and attitudes in secondary school Physics in Osun State, Nigeria by OGUNSOLA John Olujide EDP/18/19/H/0363- (Ongoing)
- Current Undergraduate Supervision: 18
- MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- Ife School Curriculum Improvement Group (ISIG)
- Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN)
iii. Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
- PUBLICATIONS
- Essay/Thesis/Dissertation
- Adetunji, A. A. (1997). Problem-solving Approaches of Male and Female Students in Integrated Science and Introductory Technology in Junior Secondary Schools, Unpublished B.Sc.Ed. Long Essay, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Adetunji, A. A. (2007). Comparative Effectiveness of Video Media Instruction, Laboratory Teaching Technique and Practical Manual Guide in Learning Volumetric Analysis among Senior Secondary School Students, Unpublished M.A.Ed. Thesis, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Adetunji A. A. (2012). Effects of Historical Simulations and Role Play as Advance Organizers on Osun State Junior Secondary School Students’ Learning Outcomes in Basic Science, Unpublished Ph.D. Ed. Thesis, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- Books/Monographs:
Contributions to Books:
- Adetunji, A.A. & Irinoye, J. (2022). Learners’ attendance and participation issues in overcrowded University classrooms; theoretical and conceptual frameworks of a peculiar curriculum process, innovation and staff development. Large Class Pedagogy in Tertiary Education (In Press).
- Irinoye, J. & Adetunji, A.A. (2022). Large classes in the Nigeria Universities and curriculum implementation: sustaining quality outcomes in the context of available resources. Large Class Pedagogy in Tertiary Education (In Press).
- (a) Published Articles
- Adetunji, A.A. (2011). Impact of Instructional Technology and the Use of Manual Guide in Practical Chemistry. Journal of Media Educational Technology and Communications (JOMETEC) 1 (1), 16-21.
- Adetunji, A.A., Oloyede, E.O., Bamidele, E.F. & Bada, T.A. (2012). Comparative Effectiveness of Video Media Instruction and Laboratory Teaching Technique in Learning Practical Chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools. Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Research (JESR) 2 (2), 331-337.
- Awodele, B.A., Faremi, Y.A., Adetunji, A.A. & Bamidele, E.F. (2013). Difficulty and Discrimination Indices of Logical-choice Weight and Confidence Scoring Methods on Chemistry Multiple-choice Test in Nigeria Secondary Schools. Journal of Education and Practice, 4, (6), 114-119.
- Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F. & Awodele, B.A. (2013). Effects of Historical Simulations as Narrative and Graphic Advance Organizers on Nigerian Junior Secondary School Students’ Learning Outcomes in Basic Science. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences (MJSS) 4 (2), 743-752.
- Awodele, B.A., Adediwura, A.A., Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F., & Ajeigbe, T.O. (2013). Comparative Effectiveness of Logical-choice Weight and Confidence Scoring Methods on Reliability and Validity of Chemistry Multiple-choice Test Items in Nigerian Secondary Schools. Journal of Educational and Social Research (JESR) 3 (2), 387-391.
- Bamidele, E.F., Adetunji, A.A., Awodele, B.A. & Irinoye, J. (2013). Attitudes of Nigerian Secondary School Chemistry Students towards Concept Mapping Strategies in Learning the Mole Concept. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (AJIS), 2, (2), 475-484.
vii. Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F., Ojediran, I. A. & Awodele B.A. (2013). The Impact of Globalization on Curriculum Innovation in the New Millennium. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (AJIS), 2 (2), 471-474.
viii. Irinoye, J., Bamidele, E.F., Adetunji, A.A. & Awodele, B.A. (2015). Relative Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry and Demonstration Methods on Students Performance in Practical Chemistry in the Secondary Schools in Osun State Nigeria. Advance in Social Sciences Research Journal, ASSRJ, United Kingdom, 2(2), 21-30.
Bamidele, E.F., Irinoye, J. & Adetunji, A.A. (2019). Influence of Locus of Control and Constructivist Instructional Techniques on High School Chemistry Students’ Performance in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Specialised and Professional Education (JOSPED), 3(2), 70-86.
Adetunji, A.A. & Adereti, T.A. (2020). Effects of Guided Discovery and Reciprocal Peer-Tutoring Instructional Strategies on Biology Students’ Learning Outcomes in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Academic Journal of Research and Development (AJORAD), 13(2), 55-62.
Bamidele, E.F., Ewuola, W.O & Adetunji, A.A. (2021). An investigation into the Adequacy of Resources for Teaching Practical Agricultural Science in Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria. Akungba Journal of Research in Education (AJORE), 9, 1-11.
xii. Awodele, B.A. & Adetunji, A.A. (2023). Comparative effectiveness of Chi-square, B-parameter and Transformed Item Difficulty in detecting Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in Osun State junior secondary school final examination. Nigerian Journal of Education Research and Developmental Issues (NJERDI), 6 (2), 16-27.
xiii. Ewuola, W.O., Adetunji, A.A. & Bamidele, E.F. (2023). Assessment of Implementation Status of Practical Component of Agricultural Science Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Osun State. Nigerian Journal of Educational Productivity and Contemporary Issues (NJEPCI), 16 (3), 19-35.
(b) Published Conference Proceedings:
xiv. Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F. & Awodele, B.A. (2020). Chemistry Curriculum Implementation and Anti-Corruption Crusade In Osun State High Schools. Fafunwa Journal of Contemporary Education (FAJOCE), 3 (1), 61-65. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 22nd – 25th September 2019.
- Adetunji, A. A. & Alabi, T. A. (2023). Assessment of Basic Science andTechnology curriculum implementation in Oyo State junior secondary schools. Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 5th Annual Conference, 12th-14th April, 2023.
- 4. Manuscripts Accepted for Publication:
- Adetunji, A.A., Adeleke, M.A. & Kareem, A.O. (2024). Deficiency in the Senior Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum on Instructional Materials- a call for urgent Critique. International Journal of Educational Research (IJERE).
- Published Books: Nil
- Book(s) Accepted for Publication: Nil
- Manuscripts Submitted for Publication:
- i. Adetunji A. A. & Aregbesola A. F. (2024). Effectiveness of Adapted-Three-dimensional (3D) Resources and specimen model in improving Mastery of Biology Concepts among Senior Secondary School Students in Osun State, Nigeria.
- Adetunji, A.A. & Oribamise, O. (2024). An Investigation into the Spiral Curriculum in
Science Education- Basic Science/Biology Convergence in the Performance of Students
in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State.
- Creative Work:
The design of Video Media Instruction as a Chemistry Instructional package to teach Volumetric Analysis all through in Senior Secondary Schools, as well as Cartoons and Vignettes that can serve as advanced organisers to make learning Basic Science meaningful in junior secondary schools. These have been found useful; more recently with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic which has made student-teacher physical contact relatively impossible.
- Technical Reports: Nil
- PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT:
- I have facilitated the Capacity Building Programme for Teachers under Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) in Osun State (2009-2011). I also led the Chemistry Team for software development for Educational Android (Opon Imo) in Osun State (2013-2015). I have delivered several public lectures and trained many primary and secondary school teachers on pedagogy in the areas of Chemistry, Basic Science and general classroom practices. I am a member, of the Board of Governors of Okanlawon Science Academy, Osogbo and a certified professional teacher by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) since 2011. I am a member of the Living Hope Development Initiative LHDI; a non-governmental organization for human development executing many programs on international funding. Of recent, I have been a facilitating partner with Jewels of Africa Foundations (JOA-foundations); a non-governmental organization helping to engage underprivileged youths in the under-served regions of Nigeria and Ghana. I have been engaged to teach Chemistry under JOA-foundations-OAU JAMB Readiness initiatives with more than 100 students in Ilesa Osun State. Recently, I was engaged as a Facilitator/Mentor in the UBEC-Abuja/SUBEB-Osun Mandatory Cluster Meeting which is a Teacher-professional development programme in Osun State for Elementary and Middle school teachers.
- CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES:
- STEM and Society- 60th Anniversary Conference of Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) held at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt between 14th August 2017- 19th August 2017.
- A 3-Day Capacity Building Workshop on ICT for Educational Managers in the State of Osun- Under the UBE 2015 TPD Programme held at SUBEB Osogbo between 1st August 2016 and 3rd August 2016.
- Training on Google Web Applications Development & e-Learning/Administration
organized by Google Nigeria and held at Osun State University, Osogbo between 4th November 2013-16th November 2013.
- Using the Methodology of Science Demo and Skill ‘G’ Micro Science Kits in Chemistry
organized by Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited and held at Osogbo Government Technical College between 8th October 2009 16th October 2009.
- Environmental Education through Global Learning and Observation to Benefit our Environment organized by GLOBE Nigeria and held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife between 8th January 2007- 12th January 2007.
- Learning As I Teach LAIT seminar- Teachers Matter, organized by Nurture House Limited at Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, 17 November 2018.
vii. Workshop on Sustainable futures for Institutional Strengthening Programme (ISP) in OAU, Central Office of Research, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria. 5th – 7th February, 2019.
viii. Grantsmanship and Research Culture in the Faculties of Agriculture, EDM, Science,
Education/Science, Technology, COR/ACE/TETFund Workshop Series, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria. 7th – 8th August, 2019.
- One-Day Training/Workshop for Deans, Heads of Departments/Units, Postgraduate Coordinators and Supervisors in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 29th August, 2019.
- Integrating anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria’s educational system: policies and strategies. Fafunwa Education Foundation 3rd Annual Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 22nd – 25th September 2019.
Paper Presented: Chemistry curriculum implementation and anti-corruption crusade in Osun State high schools.
xi. Mentoring orientation workshop 2019/2020 programme in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. February 2020.
xii. One Week Online Training Program on ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning and Administration by Department of Electronics and Communication (J K Institute of Applied Physics & Technology) University of Allahabad, Prayagraj–211002, India. August 04- August 10, 2020.
xiii. Media skills for Scientists- OAU and Wits. Media skill training for researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand and Obafemi Awolowo University. 28 September-2 October 2020.
xiv. Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI) – Statistical Package for Social Sciences at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. November 16-November 20, 2020.
- Pedagogical Skills for Teachers of Medicine and Medical Sciences- training for Lecturers at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo. 16-18 & 22-24 November, 2021.
xvi. Online Early-Career researcher workshop on Grant-writing and Skills- participant at the University of Calabar, sponsored by The Association of Commonwealth Universities. 20-22 September, 2022.
xvii. Rebranding the Nigerian Educational System: A Collective Responsibility. Participant and paper presenter at Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 5th Annual Conference, 12th-14th April, 2023.
- CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Bridging the gap between secondary school science curriculum documentation and implementation by the classroom teachers- the pedagogical exigencies; hoaving around improvement of Chemistry and Basic Science & Technology Education. Enhancement of curriculum and instruction in Teacher Education; gearing towards Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education with gender sensitivity.
- EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Service within the University:
Teaching and Researching
- Service outside the University
- INEC Collation/Returning Officer 2019 General Election.
- Workshop Training for Teachers under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
iii. Facilitator, National Open University of Nigeria.
- Mentor/Facilitator, UBEC/SUBEB Cluster Training Programme.
- Reviewing Editor, European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education (EJIMED), Derbyshire, UK, DE65 5LB.
CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE
My research work has contributed to knowledge by providing technologically influenced instructional strategies that could link cognition to experiences that are common to the learners (Adetunji A.A. (2011) on Impact of Instructional Technology and the Use of Manual Guide in Practical Chemistry; Adetunji, A.A., Oloyede, E.O., Bamidele, E.F. & Bada, T.A. (2012) on Comparative Effectiveness of Video Media Instruction and Laboratory Teaching Technique in Learning Practical Chemistry in Senior Secondary Schools.).
My research work has also provided effective means of evaluating implementation of secondary school Chemistry curriculum through ascertaining better means of assessing students’ learning outcomes via investigation of psychometric properties of different scoring methods of multiple choice test (Awodele, B.A., Faremi, Y.A., Adetunji, A.A. & Bamidele, E.F. (2013) on Difficulty and Discrimination Indices (DDI) of Logical-choice Weight and Confidence Scoring Methods on Chemistry Multiple-choice Test in Nigeria Secondary Schools; Awodele, B.A., Adediwura, A.A., Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F., & Ajeigbe, T.O. (2013) on Comparative Effectiveness of Logical-choice Weight and Confidence Scoring Methods on Reliability and Validity (RV) of Chemistry Multiple-choice Test Items in Nigerian Secondary Schools. DDI and RV being the psychometric properties under the investigations).
Furthermore, my research work had adapted David Ausubel’s Advance Organizer using historical simulation, role play, storytelling and concept mapping in entrenching the entry behaviour/previous knowledge and as an anchorage to the new science concepts to be introduced to the learners. These had been found to have improved the performance and attitude of learners in Basic Science and Chemistry (Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F. & Awodele, B.A. (2013) on Effects of Historical Simulations as Narrative and Graphic Advance Organizers on Nigerian Junior Secondary School Students’ Learning Outcomes in Basic Science; Bamidele, E.F., Adetunji, A.A., Awodele, B.A. & Irinoye, J. (2013) on Attitudes of Nigerian Secondary School Chemistry Students towards Concept Mapping Strategies in Learning the Mole Concept). My position article paper work had prepared science educators to prepare for globalization to normalise their pedagogy while implementing Nigeria education curriculum, for a change in Europe, America, Asia and other continents may necessitate this curriculum innovation (Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F., Ojediran, I. A. & Awodele B.A. (2013) on The Impact of Globalization on Curriculum Innovation in the New Millennium). My research work had validated some result-oriented instructional strategies and methods which are activity-based as implicitly recommended in the secondary school curriculum under Students’ and Teachers’ Activities (Irinoye, J., Bamidele, E.F., Adetunji, A.A. & Awodele, B.A. (2015) on Relative Effectiveness of Guided Inquiry and Demonstration Methods on Students Performance in Practical Chemistry in the Secondary Schools in Osun State Nigeria; Bamidele, E.F., Irinoye, J. & Adetunji, A.A. (2019) on Influence of Locus of Control and Constructivist Instructional Techniques on High School Chemistry Students’ Performance in Osun State, Southwestern-Nigeria and Adetunji, A.A. & Adereti, T.A. (2020). Effects of Guided Discovery and Reciprocal Peer-Tutoring Instructional Strategies on Biology Students’ Learning outcomes in Ile-Ife, Nigeria). Of recent, my opinionated position paper as presented at a conference proceedings had proffered solution to funding secondary school Chemistry laboratory via blocking the leakage of financing practical Chemistry education (Adetunji, A.A., Bamidele, E.F. & Awodele, B.A. (2020).
Chemistry Curriculum Implementation and Anti-Corruption Crusade In Osun State High Schools). My research recently revealed the adequacy of resources for teaching Agricultural Science in secondary schools. This assessment has revealed the baseline for building entrepreneurial skills in young school leavers via Agricultural Science as a school subject. (Ewuola, W.O., Bamidele, E.F. & Adetunji, A.A. (2021) on An investigation into the Adequacy of Resources for Teaching Practical Agricultural Science in Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria).
My study had also assessed the implementation of Basic Science and Technology Curriculum in Oyo State Junior Secondary Schools where the compliance with teachers’ and students’ activities as stipulated in the curriculum as well as execution and reflection of appropriate methodology in teaching were examined. It was found out that the level of implementation was moderate (Adetunji, A.A. & Alabi, T.A. (2023)). As a College of Education teacher and a Facilitator with the National Open University of Nigeria, I have provided information on the pedagogical strategies of science curriculum in teacher education at collegiate, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
My recent coordinating assignment with UBEC/SUBEB typified by mentoring teachers in the area of curriculum implementation via practical sessions of lesson studies and contributory cluster meeting have improved quality of teaching and learning in Osun Basic Education. Also, pedagogical skills acquisition training for teachers of Medicine and Medical Sciences had improved the medical curriculum implementation in terms of organisation and lesson delivery in medical training school.
