Multi-Draft Instructional Method as Predictor on Polytechnic Students’ Report Writing Performance in North-Central, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Amina Ahman | |
| dc.contributor.author | Safi Lawal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-17T09:13:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-17T09:13:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-02-21 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This 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. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 8964 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7294 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Science publishing group | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2023; 7(1): 8-14 ; none | |
| dc.title | Multi-Draft Instructional Method as Predictor on Polytechnic Students’ Report Writing Performance in North-Central, Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |