ABSTRACT
This study investigate reading habits and comprehension among secondary students and their effects on learning outcomes in English Language comprehension.
The study adopted a pre-test/post-test control group quasi-experimental design. The population for the study comprised of one hundred and twenty students selected junior secondary school in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Five research questions were formulated and answered in the study. Students’ Attitude to English Language Questionnaire (SAELQ) and Students’ Achievement Test in English Language (SATEL) were used to measure the attitude and achievement of the students.
Result from the study revealed that both students exposed to Individual Reading and Group Reading improved in their reading habit but group reading was more effective than individual reading. It also revealed that there was significant difference in attitude between students reading individually or groups. The study showed that the post-test English Achievement Tests scores of male and female students exposed to Individual Reading and Group Reading does not significantly differ. It also indicated that there was no significant gender difference in students’ attitude to reading comprehension in English.
Among other recommendations is that reading should be compulsory for all students learning English Language in Secondary Schools, it should be part of pupils and students evaluation at the primary, secondary and tertiary tiers of education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Significance of the Study
1.5 Scope of the Study
1.6 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Theoretical Review
2.1.1 Gestalt Field Theory
2.2 Conceptual Review
2.2.1 The Concept of Reading Comprehension and Reading Habit
2.2.2 The Concept of Reading as a Basic Skill
2.2.3 Obstacles to Academic Reading
2.2.4 Meaning and Nature of Academic Performance
2.3 Empirical Review
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Sampling and Sample Procedure
3.3 Instrumentation
3.4 Validity and Reliability of Instruments
3.5 Procedure for Administration of the Instruments
3.6 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
4.1 Answer to Research Questions
4.2 Summary of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Discussion of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
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