ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
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2021-04
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JOHN, Godfrey
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The study assessed the effects of interactive techniques on the performance of students in
English language in senior secondary schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study was carried out
with objectives to: determine the effects of shared discussion technique on the pre-test and posttest
performance of students taught English language in senior secondary school in Bauchi state,
and those taught using conventional method; examine the effects of brainstorming technique on
the academic performance of students taught English Language in senior secondary school in
Bauchi State and those taught using conventional method; examine the effects of cooperative
learning technique on the academic performance of students taught English Language in senior
secondary school in Bauchi State and those taught using conventional method; determine the
effects of penpals technique on the academic performance of students taught English Language
in senior secondary school in Bauchi State and those taught with conventional method; and
compare the academic performance of students taught English language using shared discussion
and brainstorming, and those taught using cooperative learning and penpals techniques. Relevant
literatures were thoroughly reviewed in chapter two of the study. The study employs quasiexperimental
pre-test, post-test research design. The target population of the study is 8615
students of senior secondary schools. The total sample size of the study consists 205 SS II
students drawn using purposive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study is English
Language Performance Test (ELPT), adopted from National Examination Council (NECO). The
validated instrument was pilot tested and a reliability index of 0.81 was obtained. The bio-data
collected in the study was analysed using frequency and percentage, while mean and standard
deviation were used to answer the research questions. Hypotheses 1–4 were tested using t-test
while hypothesis 5 was tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of
significance. Findings among others revealed that students taught English Language using
discussion technique performed better than those taught using conventional method. More so, the
performance of students taught English Language using penpals technique and conventional
method is the same in the test administered on them. Recommendations were made among which
that teachers of English language should always provide discussion activities in their class to
stimulate the students‟ interest and academic performance. Bauchi State Ministry of Education
should organise seminars and workshops for teachers of English language on effective use of
brainstorming technique for teaching English language in secondary schools.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIRMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATION
(CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, EFFECTS,, INTERACTIVE TECHNIQUES,, PERFORMANCE,, STUDENTS,, ENGLISH LANGUAGE,, SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, BAUCHI STATE,, NIGERIA