Volume : 8, Issue : 9, SEP 2022

EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE GAMES ON JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN IGBO GRAMMAR

NWIGWE NWAKAEGO

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of Language games on Junior Secondary Students’ academic achievement and retention in Igbo grammar. The quasi-experimental research design involving non-equivalent control group was used for the study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The sample for consisted of ninety (90) JSS II students drawn from two intact classes in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Pre-test and post-test were administered to all the groups (Experimental and control). A – 25 items Igbo Grammar Achievement Test (IGAT) which was validated by three experts from Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki was used for data collection, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that students taught with language games achieved higher than those taught with the conventional method. Additionally, the study also revealed that the students in the experimental group significantly retained their knowledge in Igbo grammar than their counterparts in the control group. Based on these finding, relevant recommendations and suggestions were made.

Keywords

LANGUAGE GAMES, IGBO GRAMMAR, JSS II STUDENTS, ACADEMIC, ACHIEVEMENT.

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