https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er <p style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #333;"><strong>GPH-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (e-ISSN&nbsp;<a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/3050-9599" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3050-9599</a>)</strong> is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing educational scholarship worldwide. The journal publishes original research, reviews, and case studies that explore innovative teaching practices, curriculum development, educational policy, and the integration of technology in learning. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among educators, researchers, and policymakers, the journal strives to enhance educational theory and practice, ultimately contributing to the improvement of learning outcomes on a global scale.</p> Global Publication House en-US GPH-International Journal of Educational Research 3050-9599 <p>Author(s) and co-author(s)&nbsp;jointly&nbsp;and severally represent and warrant that the Article is original with the author(s) and does not infringe any&nbsp;copyright or violate any other right of any third parties, and that the Article has not been published&nbsp;elsewhere.&nbsp;Author(s) agree to the terms that the <strong>Global Publication House </strong>will have the full right to remove the published article on any misconduct found in the published article.</p> https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er/article/view/2616 <p>This study investigated the effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Driven Adaptive Learning Platform (AI-DALP) on secondary school students’ retention in Chemistry within the Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. The study specifically assessed the difference in delayed retention between students taught using AI-DALP and those taught using the Conventional Teaching Method (CTM) after controlling for immediate posttest performance, as well as whether retention differed by gender within the adaptive learning environment. Guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at the 0.05 level of significance, the study adopted a quasi-experimental non-randomised pretest–posttest control-group design. The population comprised 548 Senior Secondary School II (SS2) Chemistry students across 22 public co-educational schools. Through purposive sampling based on ICT infrastructure availability, a sample of 59 students (30 in the AI-DALP group and 29 in the CTM group) was selected. The intervention lasted six weeks, covering Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Halogens, followed by a delayed retention test administered two weeks after the posttest. Data were collected using a 50-item Chemistry Achievement Test (CAT), validated by three experts, with an internal consistency reliability coefficient of 0.82 established using the Kuder–Richardson 20 (KR-20) formula. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) with posttest scores as the covariate. The results indicated that students exposed to AI-DALP achieved significantly higher adjusted retention mean scores than those taught via CTM after controlling for posttest performance. Additionally, no statistically significant difference was observed in retention scores between male and female students taught using AI-DALP after accounting for posttest performance. The study concluded that AI-DALP effectively enhances durable Chemistry learning among secondary school students regardless of gender.</p> Okoli, Leonard Maduabuchi Obiageli Ifeoma Ikwuka, Prof. ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2026-09-30 2026-09-30 9 9 01 16 10.5281/zenodo.23183687 https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er/article/view/2626 <p>Nigeria is facing food insecurity and various types of malnutrition due to ignorance, destitution and the limited food choices in the country. Soya bean is one of the promising food that holds a prospect in tackling the challenge. Therefore, incorporating soya into the diet, mixing with other food stuffs, of Nigerians is one strategy to implement new foods to enhance the nutrition standards of the citizens. It is at this backdrop that this research is undertaken to identify the viability of the soya, and acceptability of the soya-based product (soya bread) for marketing and consumption. The tests were conducted in two forms at different soya ratios. All with good acceptability and viability. The purpose of the research is to identify the extent to which soya bread could be accepted as substitute for conventional breads in the market; and to illustrate whether soya could be used in bread as composite flour. All the results show positive at varying degrees with respects to taste, colour, texture, and aroma.</p> Shuaibu Chiroma Hassan Nura A. Aliyu, Dr ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2026-10-12 2026-10-12 9 9 17 23 10.5281/zenodo.23316307