{"id":1778,"date":"2025-06-04T10:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1778"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:07:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:07:24","slug":"rachael-olatoun-okunuga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1778","title":{"rendered":"RACHAEL OLATOUN OKUNUGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1778\" class=\"elementor elementor-1778\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b052629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b052629\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5ae148\" data-id=\"b5ae148\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0461bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0461bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-253x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-123x146.jpg 123w, https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-42x50.jpg 42w, https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-63x75.jpg 63w, https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d8efc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d8efc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-febe4ea\" data-id=\"febe4ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ee161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8ee161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>DR.<\/strong><\/p><p>NAME: <strong>RACHAEL OLATOUN OKUNUGA<\/strong><\/p><p>POSITION: <strong>ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: Chemistry Education<\/strong><\/p><p>EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p><table width=\"722\"><thead><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>DEGREE<\/p><p><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>Completion Date<\/p><p>MM\/YYYY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>FIELD OF STUDY<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>B.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>06\/1985<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Chemistry<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>PGDE<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>1997<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Education<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>M.Ed.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>2003<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Chemistry Education<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>Ph.D.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>03\/2014<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>Chemistry Education<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol><li><strong> Personal Statement<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>I am a researcher and professional teacher trainer with special interest in curriculum and instruction, skills acquisition, ICT in teaching and learning and teacher professional developments. My research interests and teaching also focus on SDG 4 (Quality education), SDG 11, (Sustainable cities, and Communities). I incorporate entrepreneurship into my courses thereby stimulating entrepreneurship thinking into my students. I have over the years been engaged in various projects (national and international) involving training in-service teachers in the use of innovative approaches to teaching science. I have written modules for teaching and learning. In the course of my career as an academic, I have mentored and still mentoring many postgraduate students. I am interested in researches and collaboration that involve the use of technology in teaching science, including the practical aspects both at secondary and tertiary levels.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Member \u2013 Science Teachers\u2019 Association of Nigeria (STAN)<\/li><li>Member- American Chemical society (ACS)<\/li><li>Member \u2013 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)<\/li><li>Journal Reviewer (IHE, sage Publications)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.<\/strong><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01.Okunuga, R. O. &amp; Adeoye I. F., (2025). Green Chemistry Education: An Assessment of the Awareness, Knowledge, and Application among Secondary School Students in Southwest Nigeria. <em>KIU Journal of Education <\/em>(KJED), 5(1), Kampala International University, Uganda.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02.Okunuga, R. O., (2025). Influence of Information and Communication Technology on Science Undergraduate Students\u2019 Academic Performance and 21st-century Skills Acquisition. Nigerian Online Journal of Educational Sciences and Technology (NOJEST), 7 (2), 1-10. University of Lagos, Lagos.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03.Okunuga, R. O., &amp; Adeleke, S. B., (2024). Collaborative Classrooms: the impact of peer instruction on secondary school students learning outcomes in chemistry. <em>Journal of Educational Sciences,<\/em> 8 (4), 611-623. FKIP-Universitas Riau, Penkabaru, Indonesia.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4.Akanbi, A. A., Okunuga, R. O. (2023). A Path-Analytic study of students\u2019 academic motivation on achievement of secondary school students in chemistry. <em>Journal of Curriculum and Instruction,<\/em> 14(1), 125-138. University of Ilorin, Ilorin<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5.Okunuga, R. O., Ojo O. T., Okafor N. P. 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