Relative Effectiveness of Two Summary-skill Techniques on Secondary School Students' Achievement in Summary Writing in Ibadan Metropolis
Keywords:
summary writing, students' achievement, Two summary-skill techniquesAbstract
This aim of this study was to examine the relative effectiveness of two summaryskill techniques on secondary school students' achievement in summary writing.
The study adopted pre-test, post-test, control group quasi-experimental design.
The instrument used was Students' Achievement Test in Summary adapted from
West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Three hypotheses were tested at 0.5
alpha level. Data were analysed using means, standard deviation and ANCOVA.
There is significant main effect of treatment on achievement in summary, but
there is no significant effect of gender on students' achievement in summary. On
the other hand, the interaction effect of treatment and gender on students'
achievement in summary is not also significant. Students have been found
performing very poorly in summary writing. This happens because teachers have
not been teaching it appropriately. Summary-skill techniques are very effective
in the teaching of summary. Teachers of English Language in secondary schools
should make use of summary-skill techniques in the teaching of summary.
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