Peter James KPOLOVIE

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS [JOURNAL ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTERS]

1. Kpolovie, P. J. (2012). Lumosity training and brain-boosting food effects on learning. International Research Journals. 2(6), 217-230. ISSN: 2026-6332. resjournals.com/ERJ/Pdf/2012/June/Kpolovie.pdf
2. Kpolovie, P. J. (2012). Standard for data analyses in the 21^st Century: overcoming the Nigerian quandary. In, N. P. Ololube & J. Kpolovie. Educational Management in Developing Economies: Cases ‘n’ school effectiveness and quality improvement. Saarbucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8465-8931-1. http://www.dnb.d-nb.dehttp://www.get-morebooks.cominfo@lappublishing.com 127-136.
3. Kpolovie, P. J. (2011). Hypothesis postulation: The what, why, how and which? Journal of Education in Developing Areas (JEDA). International Journal. scribd.com/mobile/doc/59132454http://www.jeda-uniport.com 19(1), 89- 98.
4. Kpolovie, P. J. (2011). Randomized six-group experimental design: A radical evolution. Journal of Education in Developing Area (JEDA). http://www.jeda-uniport.com 19(2), 349-360. jeda-uniport.com/download/JEDA%20vol%2019%20No.%202%20complete.pdf
5. Kpolovie, P. J. & Obilor, I. E. (2013). Education funding in Nigeria: Adequacy – inadequacy? Journal of Education in Developing areas (JEDA). http://www.jeda-uniport.com/pdf/jeda%20vol%2021%20march%202013.pdfISSN: 0189420X. 21(1), 276-249.
6. Kpolovie, P.J. & Obilor, I. E. (2013). Higher education for all in need through the National Open University of Nigeria: A paradox in policy practice. Merit Research Journal of Education and Review (MRJER). http://meritresearchjournals.org/er/content/2013/September/Kpolovie%20and%20Obilor.pdf ISSN: 2350-2282. 1(8), 172-180.
7. Kpolovie, P.J. & Obilor, I. E. (2013). Nigerian universities bag ludicrous ranks in world rankings of universities. Universal Journal of Education and General Studies. http://www.universalresearchjournals.org/ujegs 2(9), 303-323.
8. Kpolovie, P. J. & Obilor, I. E. (2013). Adequacy-inadequacy: Education funding in Nigeria. Universal Journal of Education and General Studies. http://www.universalresearchjournals.org/ujegs ISSN: 2277-0984. 2(8), 239-254.
9. Kpolovie, P. J.; Iderima, C. E. & Ololube, N. P. (2013). Computer literacy and candidate performance on computer-based tests. In N. P. Ololube (Edr) Advancing Technology and Educational Development through Blended Learning in Emerging Economies. USA: Information Science References (an imprint of IGI). http://www.igi-global.com. ISSN: 2326-8905; eISSN: 2326-8913. 80-106
10. Kpolovie, P.J. & Ololube, N. P. (2013). The indispensability of utilitarian evaluation design in the reformation of Nigerian education. International Journal of Scientific Research in Education (IJSRE). ISSN: 1117-3259. http://www.ijsre.com/Vol.,%206_2_-Kpolovie%20&%20Ololube.pdf
11. Ololube, N. P.; Umunadi, K. E. & Kpolovie, P. J. (2013). Barriers to blended teaching and learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges for the next decade and beyond. In N. P. Ololube (Edr) Advancing Technology and Educational Development through Blended Learning in Emerging Economies. USA: Information Science References (an imprint of IGI). http://www.igi-global.com. ISSN: 2326-8905; eISSN: 2326-8913. 232-247.
12. Kpolovie, P. J.; Ololube, N. P.; & Ekwebelem, A. B. I. (2011). Appraising the performance of secondary school students on the WAEC and NECO SSCE from 2004 to 2006. International Journal of Scientific Research in Education (IJSRE). http://www.ijsre.com ISSN 1117-3259. June 4(2), 105-114.
13. Ololube, N.; Nwokolo, J. O.; Onyekwere, L. A.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2013). Fringe benefits and employee motivation in selected banks in Delta State of Nigeria. African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (AJAAF) – Inderscience Publishers. http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=55492. 2(1), 27-51.
14. Ololube, N. P., Onyekwere, L. A. Kpolovie, P. J. (2012). Human security and educational development in the Niger Delta Region. Journal of Human Security. EISSN: 1835-3800. http://www.journalofhumansecurity.com 8(1), 47-67.
15. Ololube, N. P., Amaele, S., Kpolovie, P. J., Onyekwere, L. A., & Elechi, G. E. (2012). Quality higher education for improved knowledge essential for national and regional development. International Journal of Education Economics and Development. http://www.inderscience.com ISSN 1759-5681 (online) ISSN 1759-5673 (print). 3(2), 179-204.
16. Ololube, N. P.; Ajayi, O. A.; &Kpolovie, P. J. (2011). Adequacies and inadequacies: the relationship between training and development and organizational effectiveness in the Nigerian Immigration Services. International Journal of Education Economics and Development. http://www.inderscience.com ISSN 1759-5681 (online) ISSN 1759-5673 (print). 2(2) 140-155.
17. Ololube, N. P.; Ajayi, O. A.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Usoro, A. (2012). Assessing the role and function of IT/IS training and development and policy implementation in a public organization. In, A. Usoro; G. Majewski; P. Ifinedo & I. I. Arikpo. Leveraging Developing Economies with the use of Information Technology: Trends and tools. USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global). http://www.igi-global.com ISBN 978-1-4666-1637-0 (hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-4666-1638-7 (ebook)—ISBN 978-1-4666-1639-4 (print & perpetual access). 80-96.
18. Ololube, N. P.; Amaele, S.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2009). To train or not to train? Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. http://www.cejsh.edu.pl/cejsh/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?10LAAAA084121 DOI: 10.2478/v10099-009-0036-z. 11(2), 64-76.
19. Ololube, N. P.; Amaele, S.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Egbezor, D. E. (2012). The issues of Digital Natives and Tourists: Empirical investigation of the level of IT/IS usage between university students and faculty members in a Developing Economy. In, A. Usoro; G. Majewski; P. Ifinedo & I. I. Arikpo. Leveraging Developing Economies with the use of Information Technology: Trends and tools. USA: Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global). http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/issues-digital-natives-tourists/65937http://www.igi-global.com ISBN 978-1-4666-1637-0 (hardcover)—ISBN 978-1-4666-1638-7 (ebook)—ISBN 978-1-4666-1639-4 (print & perpetual access). 238-255.
20. Ololube, N. P.; Briggs, T.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Ezindu, S. U. (2010). Communicative approach as tool for relating reading and writing skills in early childhood education. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education. Institute for Sustainable Education. Daugavpils Universities. LATVIA. http://www.ise-lv.eu ISSN 1691-6301. 1(2), 34-54.
21. Ololube, N. P.; Egbezor, D. E.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2008). Education policies and teacher education programs: meeting the millennium development goals. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability. Institute of Sustainable Education. Daugavpils University, Latvia. http://www.ise-lv.eu ISSN 1691-4147. (9), 21-34.
22. Ololube, N. P.; Egbezor, D. E.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Amaele, S. (2012). Theoretical debates on school effectiveness research: lessons for Third World education development agendas. In, N. P. Ololube & J. Kpolovie.Educational Management in Developing Economies: Cases ‘n’ school effectiveness and quality improvement. Saarbucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8465-8931-1. http://www.dnb.d-nb.de 1-18.
23. Ololube, N. P.; Egbezor, D. E.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Ekpenyong, N. S. (2009). Universities in Africa cannot wait: faculty perception of leadership, quality management for sustainable development. 7^th International JTEFS/BBCC Conference Sustainable Development. Culture. Education. Research and implementation of Education for sustainable Development. LATVIA PROCEEDINGS. Latvia: Daugavpils Universities AkademiskaisApgads “SAULE”. http://www.ise-lv.eu (May 5-8) 132-149.
24. Ololube, N. P.; Emejuru, P. I.; Kpolovie, P. J.; Amaele, A.; & Uzorka, M. C. (2012). Excellence in higher education: a powerful instrument for social and economic progress. In, N. P. Ololube & J. Kpolovie. Educational Management in Developing Economies: Cases ‘n’ school effectiveness and quality improvement. Saarbucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8465-8931-1. http://www.dnb.d-nb.dehttp://www.get-morebooks.cominfo@lappublishing.com 93-112.
25. Ololube, N. P.; Kpolovie, P. J.; & Egbezor, D. E. (2009). Education policy analysis: the need to accelerate and redesign early childhood education preparation programmes. International Journal of Education Economics and development. http://www.inderscience.com ISSN 1759-5681 (online) ISSN 1759-5673 (print). 1(2), 118-141.

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS [BOOK]

26. Ololube, N. P.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (Eds.) (2012). Educational Management in Developing Economies: Cases ‘n’ school effectiveness and quality improvement. Saarbucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8465-8931-1. Also printed in the U.S.A. and the U.K. http://www.dnb.d-nb.dehttp://www.get-morebooks.cominfo@lappublishing.com

NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS [JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS]

27. Kpolovie, P. J. & Ejimaji, E. U. (2013). Effects of teaching methods on Pre-NCE students’ achievement test in Chemistry. African Journal of Higher Education Studies & Development (AJHESD). 1(1), 159-178.
28. Asiegbu, C. N.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2007). Influence of attitude towards vocational education on student’s achievement in vocational subjects in Rivers State. African Journal of Education and Developmental studies (AJEDS). ISSN 07945-760. 4(1), 208-222.
29. Kosemani, J. M.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2003). Teacher characteristics required for effective teacher performance in schools. Nigerian Journal of Research and Production. A Journal of the Nigerian Research Forum. 3(1), 59-68.
30. Kpolovie, P. J. (1998). Some correlates of locus of control of secondary school students. Nigerian Journal of professional Studies in Education (NJPSE). A publication of the Nigerian Association for Professional studies in Education. 6(1), 79-87.
31. Kpolovie, P. J. (1999). Reliability of the Culture Fair Intelligence Test in Nigeria. Journal of Education in Developing Areas (JEDA). A Journal of the Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt. Nigeria. XIII, 18-24.
32. Kpolovie, P. J. (2002). Information Technology for lecturers and school administrators: The use of computer. Nigerian journal of Professional Studies in Education (NJPSE). A publication of the Nigerian Association for Professional studies in Education. 8(5&6), 39-47.
33. Kpolovie, P. J. (2003). Construct validity of Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT) in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Research and Production. A Journal of the Nigerian Research Forum. 2(5), 130-139.
34. Kpolovie, P. J. (2003a). Lasting peaceful coexistence between Oil Companies and Host Communities in the Niger Delta: A socio-psychological model. Knowledge Review. A Multidisciplinary Journal of the National Association for the Advancement of Knowledge. 6(3), 80-87.
35. Kpolovie, P. J. (2005). Nigerian norms of Culture Fair Intelligence Test. International Journal of Communication and Humanistic Studies. eaglecommunicationsltd@yahoo.com ISSN 1597-1716. 2(1), 1-16.
36. Kpolovie, P. J. (2005a). Indispensability of intelligence testing in the repositioning and revitalization of Nigerian education. Multidisciplinary Journal of Research Development. 6(4), 1-15.
37. Kpolovie, P. J. (2006). Utility of Information Technology in data analysis: Application of SPSS. Trends in Educational Studies (TRES). A Journal of the Institute of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 1(2), 52-62.
38. Kpolovie, P. J. (2006a). Information Technology in data analysis: Execution of correlation and multiple regressions with SPSS. African Journal of Education and Developmental Studies (AJEDS). ISSN 07945-760. 3(1), 13-27.
39. Kpolovie, P. J. (2007). Effect of twenty-hours training on application of SPSS in Data Analysis on university lecturers in Nigeria. Multidisciplinary Journal of Empirical Research (MULTIJER). A Journal of the Association of Nigerian Academic Researchers. 4(1), 176-184.
40. Kpolovie, P. J. (2007a). Information Technology in data analysis: Comparison of multiple means with SPSS. Journal of Education in Developing Areas (JEDA). A Journal of the Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 16(1), 22-37.
41. Kpolovie, P. J. (2010). Effect of information processing styles and types of learning on students’ learning. Nigerian Journal of Empirical Studies in Psychology and Education (NJESPE). Journal of the Department of Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt. 1(11) 6-16.
42. Kpolovie, P. J. (2010). Potentials of the expanding use of computer technology in counselling in Nigerian secondary schools: Mitigating the challenges. Comprehensive Journal of Science and Technological Research. A Journal of the National Open University of Nigeria. 5, 101-110.
43. Kpolovie, P. J. (2012). Effects of Lumosity training and brain-boosting food on students’ learning. The Educational Psychologist. 6(1), 56-75.
44. Kpolovie, P. J.; & Adaka, O. U. (2003). A comparative evaluation of computing centers in Rivers and Bayelsa states. Knowledge Review. A Multidisciplinary Journal of the National Association for the Advancement of Knowledge. 6(2). 45-52.
45. Kpolovie, P. J.; & Awaji-Inom, T. M. (2011). Development and standardization of adolescents’ Social Phobia Scale (ASPS) in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Empirical Studies in Psychology and Education (NJESPE). A publication of the Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, University of Port Harcourt. 1(12), 1-23.
46. Kpolovie, P. J.; & Emekene, C. O. (2007). Evaluation of Rivers State primary school management in line with UNICEF’s “Child-Friendly Environments” recommendations. Studies in Education. A Journal of the Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. 9(1&2), 89-101.
47. Osadebe, P. U.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2008). Validity of educational research and evaluation in Nigeria. Journal of Vocational Science and Educational Development (JOVSED). A Journal of the Association of Vocational and Science Educators, Rivers State, Nigeria. 8(1), 1032-108.
48. Ukwuije, R. P. I.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2003). Interpretation of continuous assessment scores: Statistical techniques I. In, S. B. Nwideeduh. Focus on effective teaching in schools. Port Harcourt: Paragraphics. 166-192.
49. Ukwuije, R. P. I.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2003). Interpretation of continuous assessment scores: Statistical techniques II. In, S. B. Nwideeduh. Focus on effective teaching in schools. Port Harcourt: Paragraphics. 193-206.

NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS [BOOKS]

50. Alamieyeseigha, D. S. P. & Kpolovie, P. J. (2013). The making of the United States of America: Lessons for Nigeria. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
51. Okeke, E. C.; & Kpolovie, P. J. (2006). Basic Research Methods and Statistics. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
52. Kpolovie, P. J. (2012). Education Reforms Without Evaluation Designs: Nigeria at Risk. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
53. Kpolovie, P. J. (2011a). Cognitive Enhancement: Effects of Lumosity Training and Brain-Boosting Food on Learning. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
54. Kpolovie, P. J. (2011). Statistical Techniques for Advanced Research. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
55. Kpolovie, P. J. (2010). Advanced Research Methods. Owerri: Springfield Publishers Ltd.
56. Kpolovie, p. J. (2002). Test, Measurement and Evaluation in Education. Port Harcourt: Emhai Books.

1. The 7^th International JTEFS/BBCC Conference on sustainable development. Culture.Education.Research and Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development.Held in the Institute of Sustainable Education, Daugavpils University, LATVIA, from May 5-8, 2009.

Papers presented:

2009. Universities in Africa cannot wait: faculty perception of leadership, quality management for sustainable development. By: N. P. Ololube, D. E. Egbezor, J. Kpolovie, and N. S. Ekpeyong. Note: This paper was published as part of the LATVIA PROCEEDINGS in 2009.
2010. Communicative approach as a tool for relating reading and writing skills in early childhood education. By: N. P. Ololube, T. Briggs, J. Kpolovie, and S. U. Ezindu. Note: This paper too has been published as part of the Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education in 2010 by the Organizers.
2011. The 12^th Annual National Conference of Nigeria Association of Educational Researchers and Evaluators (NAERE). Held in Ebitimi Banigo Hall, University of Port Harcourt from July 12-16, 2010.

Papers presented:

2006. Relative performance of secondary school students on the WAEC and NECO SSCE from 2004 to 2006. By J. Kpolovie, N. P. Ololube, and A. B. I. Ekwebelem. Note: This paper has been published in the International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 2011.
2007. Effect of information processing styles and types of learning on students’ learning. By J. Kpolovie. Note: The paper has since been published in the Nigerian Journal of Empirical Studies in Psychology and education (NJESPE), 2010.
2008. The 9^th Annual Conference of National Association for the Development of Knowledge (NAFAK), Held in Port Harcourt from 12^th to 16^th of March, 2007.

Paper presented:

Information Technology in Date Analysis: Comparison of multiple means with SPSS. By P. J. Kpolovie. The paper has since been published in 2007 in the Journal of Education in Developing Areas. 16 (1), 22-37.

4. The 4^th Annual National Conference of National Association for Research and Development (NARD), Multidisciplinary Association, Held in University of Port Harcourt from 15^th to 19^th of August, 2005.

Paper Presented:

Indispensability of intelligence testing in the repositioning and revitalization of Nigerian education. The paper was published in 2005 in the Multidisciplinary Journal of Research and Development. 6(4), 1-15.

5. Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) Maiden Education Summit; Held in Uyo from 4^th to 8^th of November, 2013.

Paper Presented:

Quality Assurance in Nigerian Educational System: Matters Arising.

6. Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe Academic Staff Union’s Conference; Held in Yenagoa from 23^rd to 24^th January, 2014.

Paper presented:

Evaluation for Quality Advancement of Polytechnic Education.