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- ItemMETACOGNITIVE THEORY AS PANACEA FOR THE TEACHING OF READING IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS(2019) LAWAL, Safi; AHMAN, AminaLanguage can thus be described as the structural way in which words are put together successfully to representand forward one's conception, ideas or reasoning across to other people. Language can further be described as an organization of symbols that permits people to communicate or interact with one another. These symbols could be in vocal or written forms, gestures and body language. Language can also be construed with regard to the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.Borode (2016) describes language as a means of identification, categorisation, perception, thinking and transmitting knowledge across time and space. Reading, as one of the four basic language skills, is essential for learning and a very crucial project in any language class. Reading,has therefore, been given considerable attention by many scholars and researchers. According to Onukaogu (2003), Gutenberg's invention of printing during the 16" century placed a revolution on the written text. Thereafter, modern technology has aided printing and placed the written text in a very strategic position in human advancement. Consequently, every human being is at this moment in time influenced by the written text (i.e. through reading). Reading is a requisite and an indispensable skill in the teaching and learning processes.
- ItemMulti-Draft Instructional Method as Predictor on Polytechnic Students’ Report Writing Performance in North-Central, Nigeria(Science publishing group, 2023-02-21) Amina Ahman; Safi LawalThis study examined the of multi-draft instructional method on polytechnic students’ report writing performance in North-central, Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to examine the: (i) general performance of polytechnic students’ in report writing; (ii) effects of Multi-Draft Instructional Method (MDIM) on polytechnic students’ performance in report writing; and, (iii) influence of gender. Two-groups, pre-test, post-test, quasi-experimental design were adopted for this study. The population consisted of all Higher National Diploma I in Kwara and Bida Polytechnics. Two departments were sampled using multi-stage sampling technique. The sample was categorised into one experimental group and one control group. A total number of 100 polytechnic students (NDII) were sampled. Report Writing Performance Test (RWPT) was used to collect data from the respondents. The test items were adapted from English language and Communication texts and validated by language experts. The reliability of the instrument was carried out through test re-test method in an interval of two weeks and a reliability index of 0.72 was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The data were analysed using the percentage, mean, standard deviation, and analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that: (i) the general performance of polytechnic students in report writing (in both groups) was low before the treatment but high after the treatment; (ii) that multi-draft instructional method significantly predict polytechnic students’ report writing performance; (iii) that there is no significant effect of multi-draft instructional method on polytechnic students’ report writing performance on the bases of gender. The study concluded that both MDIM add value to students’ report writing performance. The implication is that these two methods have significant effects on polytechnic students’ technical report writing performance. The study recommended that teachers should employ the use of MDIM instructional method for teaching report writing to enhance students’ writing performance.
- ItemThe State of Nigerian Languages in the Golobalization Context(2019) Safi Lawal
- ItemAnalysis of Teaching Instructional Resources used to Enhance Upper - Basic School Leaners Writting Perfomance In Kaduna Metropolis(Al-hikama Journal of Arst and Social Science, 2020) Safi Lawal; Mariam M. K.
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