JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (EKSUJOE)

IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ LINGUISTIC CHOICE ON LOWER BASIC PUPILS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE

Abstract

The academic progress of a child could be significantly influenced by the linguistic choice of the teacher. The study therefore investigated the impact of teacher’s linguistic choice on the learning outcomes of lower basis pupils in reading comprehension in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The study adopted the pretest, post-test control group design. The population of the study consisted of all the lower basic pupils in public schools in Ado Metropolis. The sample of the study comprised 40 pupils who were selected through simple random sampling technique. An instrument titled Teacher’s Language and Pupils’ Academic Performance (TLPAP) was used to collect the data for the study. Experts in Language Education ensured the validity of the instrument. To ascertain the reliability of the instrument, a test-retest method was employed, and the Pearson Moment Correlation Method was utilized to analyze the results, yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.82. The findings of the study revealed that pupils in the experimental group performed better than those in the control group. Based on the findings of the study, it is therefore recommended that teachers should be try and use language that could motivate the learners in the classroom.