Abstract: This work examined the effects of audio-visual materials in the teaching and learning of the speaking skill in Junior Secondary Schools in Katsina local government area of Katsina State. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05 levels of significance. The study used the Phonetic Assessment Test (PAT) instrument to determine students’ entry level in speaking skill. The instrument (PAT) was face-validated by lecturers from the Department of English of Federal College of Education, Katsina and Staff of Education Resource Centre (ERC) Katsina. The entire population for the study was 2,012 students obtained from two (2) Junior Secondary Schools selected from the study area with gender bias (mixed-male and female schools). Two hundred (200) respondents were sampled out of the total population using simple random sampling technique and were grouped into Control and Experimental groups. Thereafter, they were subjected to treatment for six (6) lessons of two (2) periods per week using Video Compact Disc and Chart for Experimental and Control group respectively. The data collected for the study are analyzed using t-test to answer the research questions as well as testing the null hypotheses.
Keywords: Audio-Visual, Teaching, Learning, Speaking Skill, Junior Secondary School.
Title: The Effects of Audio-Visual Materials in the Teaching and Learning of the Speaking Skill in Junior Secondary Schools
Author: Akinwole Olakunle Idris
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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