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Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publication, 2019
This study investigated the effect of using puzzle games strategy in improving Upper Basic One (J... more This study investigated the effect of using puzzle games strategy in improving Upper Basic One (Junior Secondary School One) students' achievement in English language grammar in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria. The study was guided by a research question, and a null hypothesis. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design of pre-test and post-test of non-equivalent experimental groups. A sample of 112 Upper Basic One students was sampled from two secondary schools in the study area using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The schools were assigned to two intact classes that were taught English grammar using puzzle-game strategy and the conventional method. Data were collected using English Grammar Achievement Test (EGAT) and analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research question. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that there was a significant difference in the mean English Grammar Achievement Test (EGAT) scores of students taught English grammar using puzzle-games strategy and those taught using the conventional method. The study therefore recommended that puzzle-games strategy should be incorporated into the English language curriculum programme for grammar instruction. Workshops and seminars should also be organised for English language teachers on the importance of games strategy in improving students' achievement in English grammar.
Asian Journal of Management Sciences Education, Apr 1, 2014
The study investigated English Language Teacher Educators' knowledge of feedback as well as the t... more The study investigated English Language Teacher Educators' knowledge of feedback as well as the type and quality of feedback they use in teaching and learning. It also examined how they incorporate technology in feedback practice and whether feedback could promote teaching and learning. A purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the two teacher training institutions in the state while a random sampling technique was used in selecting 250 respondents (50 teacher educators and 200 teacher trainees) from the University of Uyo and College of Education, AfahaNsit, AkwaIbom State. Four research questions guided the study while four null hypotheses were tested. Two sets of researcher-made and validated questionnaires were used in collecting data for the study. Mean statistic was used in answering the research questions while t-test was used in testing the null hypotheses at .05 alpha level of significance. The result of the study revealed that teacher educators' do not have a clear knowledge of what constitutes feedback. While they claim to use different modes and good quality feedback, their teacher trainees disagreed with their claims. Again technology was found to play no role in their feedback practice. Teacher educators acknowledged that effective feedback practice can result in the attainment of teaching/ learning goals. Among the recommendations made was the need for teacher educators to be given orientation through workshops on what constitutes feedback and how they can use it as an innovation in teaching and learning to achieve the curricular goals of teacher education for the country.
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The study examined influence of electronic media resource on students" reading competence at the ... more The study examined influence of electronic media resource on students" reading competence at the senior secondary school level, with the aim of ascertaining their readiness for higher education, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design and used a sample size of 1,090 students. The researchers developed two sets of instruments called Electronic Media Resource Questionnaire (EMRQ) and Reading Competence Test (RCT) for the study. The research raised three hypotheses which was tested at 0.05 level of significance with 1,088 degree of freedom. The resulting data were analyzed using independent ttest statistics. The findings revealed that students who had access to television and radio programmes excelled significantly higher than those who lacked the exposure. It was also discovered that students who were more exposed to television programmes performed higher than those who were more exposed to radio programmes in their level of reading competencies. It was recommended among other things that more electronic instructional materials should be made available and literarily used in all classes at the secondary school level to enhance positive reading achievement for quality education at the higher level.
Journal of Education and Practice, 2012
The concern of this study was to examine students’ attainment in literal level of reading compreh... more The concern of this study was to examine students’ attainment in literal level of reading comprehension under reading for exact meaning, for information and for gist in a text. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide in the study. An expost-facto research design was also employed. The researcher used an adapted Literal Reading Comprehension Test (LRCAT) for data collection. Out of a population of 1,803 SS2 students in Uyo L.G.A, 109 students formed the sample by a stratified and a hart and draw simple random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation and paired dependent t-test.The mean score of students in reading for exact meaning was higher than reading for information and gist. The major findings were that with a df of 108 there is significant difference in students’ mean attainment scores in reading for exact meaning and reading for information. Also, there is significant difference in students’ mean attainme...
The study sought to investigate the influence of print media strategies (magazines and Novels) in... more The study sought to investigate the influence of print media strategies (magazines and Novels) in determining the development of students’ reading competence in AkwaIbom State, Nigeria. An Expost-facto research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of all the 7,467 senior secondary two students in Uyo senatorial district. A sample size of 1,190 students formed the sample size, which was selected through the simple random sampling technique (hart and draw). Two hypotheses were formulated to guide in the study. The research used two instruments for data collection which included a researcher-made four-Likert scale questionnaire called ‘Print Media Strategy Questionnaire” (PMSQ) and an adopted Reading Competence Test’ (RCT). Independent t-test was used as the statistical tool with a df of 1088 at 0.05 level of significance. The null hypotheses were rejected the findings revealed that students more exposed to print media strategies developed higher reading competenc...
The study aimed at investigating how literacy skills development in reading relates with the acad... more The study aimed at investigating how literacy skills development in reading relates with the academic performance of secondary school learners at Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve this, 446 Senior Secondary Three (SS3) learners were purposively selected from the 15 public schools in the local government out of a population of 1,317. The study raised 3 hypotheses and adopted a structured questionnaire for data collection. The resulting data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between the availability of reading materials, conducive learning environment and teachers’ utilization of literacy materials in the development of literacy skills in reading to enhance academic performance of the learners in the study. It is recommended that teachers should attend workshops and seminars to help upgrade their teaching skills in reading.
New Media and Mass Communication, 2012
This study investigated the utilization of ICT in the instructional mix by teacher educators in C... more This study investigated the utilization of ICT in the instructional mix by teacher educators in College of Education (COE) Katsina-Ala, Benue state , Nigeria. A total of forty COE Katsina-Ala teacher educators from 5 schools randomly selected formed the sample size from a population of 287. The researchers adopted the Ex post Facto research design and formulated two research questions to guide in the study. A researcher made instrument tagged Information and Communication Technology Questionnaire (ICTRQ)was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.71, which was used for data collected. The data was subjected for analyses using frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that ICT resources were not available and for that reason, teacher educators could not access them for instructional development purposes. Based on these, it was recommended that the college authority should avail teacher educators in the institution with ICT resources and sponsor them on training and retraining programmes to produce ICT compliant products.
Advances in Multidisciplinary & Scientific Research Journal Publication, 2019
This study investigated the effect of using puzzle games strategy in improving Upper Basic One (J... more This study investigated the effect of using puzzle games strategy in improving Upper Basic One (Junior Secondary School One) students' achievement in English language grammar in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria. The study was guided by a research question, and a null hypothesis. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design of pre-test and post-test of non-equivalent experimental groups. A sample of 112 Upper Basic One students was sampled from two secondary schools in the study area using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The schools were assigned to two intact classes that were taught English grammar using puzzle-game strategy and the conventional method. Data were collected using English Grammar Achievement Test (EGAT) and analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research question. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The finding revealed that there was a significant difference in the mean English Grammar Achievement Test (EGAT) scores of students taught English grammar using puzzle-games strategy and those taught using the conventional method. The study therefore recommended that puzzle-games strategy should be incorporated into the English language curriculum programme for grammar instruction. Workshops and seminars should also be organised for English language teachers on the importance of games strategy in improving students' achievement in English grammar.
Asian Journal of Management Sciences Education, Apr 1, 2014
The study investigated English Language Teacher Educators' knowledge of feedback as well as the t... more The study investigated English Language Teacher Educators' knowledge of feedback as well as the type and quality of feedback they use in teaching and learning. It also examined how they incorporate technology in feedback practice and whether feedback could promote teaching and learning. A purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the two teacher training institutions in the state while a random sampling technique was used in selecting 250 respondents (50 teacher educators and 200 teacher trainees) from the University of Uyo and College of Education, AfahaNsit, AkwaIbom State. Four research questions guided the study while four null hypotheses were tested. Two sets of researcher-made and validated questionnaires were used in collecting data for the study. Mean statistic was used in answering the research questions while t-test was used in testing the null hypotheses at .05 alpha level of significance. The result of the study revealed that teacher educators' do not have a clear knowledge of what constitutes feedback. While they claim to use different modes and good quality feedback, their teacher trainees disagreed with their claims. Again technology was found to play no role in their feedback practice. Teacher educators acknowledged that effective feedback practice can result in the attainment of teaching/ learning goals. Among the recommendations made was the need for teacher educators to be given orientation through workshops on what constitutes feedback and how they can use it as an innovation in teaching and learning to achieve the curricular goals of teacher education for the country.
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The study examined influence of electronic media resource on students" reading competence at the ... more The study examined influence of electronic media resource on students" reading competence at the senior secondary school level, with the aim of ascertaining their readiness for higher education, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design and used a sample size of 1,090 students. The researchers developed two sets of instruments called Electronic Media Resource Questionnaire (EMRQ) and Reading Competence Test (RCT) for the study. The research raised three hypotheses which was tested at 0.05 level of significance with 1,088 degree of freedom. The resulting data were analyzed using independent ttest statistics. The findings revealed that students who had access to television and radio programmes excelled significantly higher than those who lacked the exposure. It was also discovered that students who were more exposed to television programmes performed higher than those who were more exposed to radio programmes in their level of reading competencies. It was recommended among other things that more electronic instructional materials should be made available and literarily used in all classes at the secondary school level to enhance positive reading achievement for quality education at the higher level.
Journal of Education and Practice, 2012
The concern of this study was to examine students’ attainment in literal level of reading compreh... more The concern of this study was to examine students’ attainment in literal level of reading comprehension under reading for exact meaning, for information and for gist in a text. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide in the study. An expost-facto research design was also employed. The researcher used an adapted Literal Reading Comprehension Test (LRCAT) for data collection. Out of a population of 1,803 SS2 students in Uyo L.G.A, 109 students formed the sample by a stratified and a hart and draw simple random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation and paired dependent t-test.The mean score of students in reading for exact meaning was higher than reading for information and gist. The major findings were that with a df of 108 there is significant difference in students’ mean attainment scores in reading for exact meaning and reading for information. Also, there is significant difference in students’ mean attainme...
The study sought to investigate the influence of print media strategies (magazines and Novels) in... more The study sought to investigate the influence of print media strategies (magazines and Novels) in determining the development of students’ reading competence in AkwaIbom State, Nigeria. An Expost-facto research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of all the 7,467 senior secondary two students in Uyo senatorial district. A sample size of 1,190 students formed the sample size, which was selected through the simple random sampling technique (hart and draw). Two hypotheses were formulated to guide in the study. The research used two instruments for data collection which included a researcher-made four-Likert scale questionnaire called ‘Print Media Strategy Questionnaire” (PMSQ) and an adopted Reading Competence Test’ (RCT). Independent t-test was used as the statistical tool with a df of 1088 at 0.05 level of significance. The null hypotheses were rejected the findings revealed that students more exposed to print media strategies developed higher reading competenc...
The study aimed at investigating how literacy skills development in reading relates with the acad... more The study aimed at investigating how literacy skills development in reading relates with the academic performance of secondary school learners at Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve this, 446 Senior Secondary Three (SS3) learners were purposively selected from the 15 public schools in the local government out of a population of 1,317. The study raised 3 hypotheses and adopted a structured questionnaire for data collection. The resulting data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between the availability of reading materials, conducive learning environment and teachers’ utilization of literacy materials in the development of literacy skills in reading to enhance academic performance of the learners in the study. It is recommended that teachers should attend workshops and seminars to help upgrade their teaching skills in reading.
New Media and Mass Communication, 2012
This study investigated the utilization of ICT in the instructional mix by teacher educators in C... more This study investigated the utilization of ICT in the instructional mix by teacher educators in College of Education (COE) Katsina-Ala, Benue state , Nigeria. A total of forty COE Katsina-Ala teacher educators from 5 schools randomly selected formed the sample size from a population of 287. The researchers adopted the Ex post Facto research design and formulated two research questions to guide in the study. A researcher made instrument tagged Information and Communication Technology Questionnaire (ICTRQ)was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.71, which was used for data collected. The data was subjected for analyses using frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed that ICT resources were not available and for that reason, teacher educators could not access them for instructional development purposes. Based on these, it was recommended that the college authority should avail teacher educators in the institution with ICT resources and sponsor them on training and retraining programmes to produce ICT compliant products.