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READING HABITS AND COMPREHENSION AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION                                                                    1

1.1      Background of the study                                                                             1

1.2      Statement of the Problem                                                                           2

1.3      Research questions                                                                                     2

1.4      Significance of the Study                                                                            3

1.5      Scope of the Study                                                                                     3

1.6      Operational Definition of Terms                                                                 4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW                                                         5

2.1      Theoretical Review                                                                                    5

2.1.1   Gestalt Field Theory                                                                                  5

2.2      Conceptual Review                                                                                    7

2.2.1   The Concept of Reading Comprehension and Reading Habit                       7

2.2.2   The Concept of Reading as a Basic Skill                                                     9

2.2.3   Obstacles to Academic Reading                                                                  10

2.2.4   Meaning and   Nature of Academic Performance                                         12

2.3      Empirical Review                                                                                      13

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY                                                               15

3.1      Research Design                                                                                        15

3.2      Sampling and Sample Procedure                                                                15

3.3      Instrumentation                                                                                          16

3.4      Validity and Reliability of Instruments                                                        16

3.5      Procedure for Administration of the Instruments                                          15

3.6      Method of Data Analysis                                                                            17

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS                                                                              18

4.1      Answer to Research Questions                                                                    18

4.2      Summary of Findings                                                                                 22

CHAPTER FIVE:    DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND

                               RECOMMENDATIONS                                                       23

5.1      Discussion of Findings                                                                               23

5.2      Conclusion                                                                                                24

5.3      Recommendations                                                                                      25

REFERENCES                                                                                                    27

APPENDIX I          :         STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE

                                    QUESTIONNAIRE                                                                            30

APPENDIX II:        STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN

                               ENGLISH LANGUAGE                                                       31

Abstract

This study investigate reading habits and comprehension among secondary students and their effects on learning outcomes in English Language comprehension.

            The study adopted a pre-test/post-test control group quasi-experimental design. The population for the study comprised of one hundred and twenty students selected junior secondary school in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Five research questions were formulated and answered in the study. Students’ Attitude to English Language Questionnaire (SAELQ) and Students’ Achievement Test in English Language (SATEL) were used to measure the attitude and achievement of the students.

            Result from the study revealed that both students exposed to Individual Reading and Group Reading improved in their reading habit but group reading was more effective than individual reading. It also revealed that there was significant difference in attitude between students reading individually or groups. The study showed that the post-test English Achievement Tests scores of male and female students exposed to Individual Reading and Group Reading does not significantly differ. It also indicated that there was no significant gender difference in students’ attitude to reading comprehension in English.

            Among other recommendations is that reading should be compulsory for all students learning English Language in Secondary Schools, it should be part of pupils and students evaluation at the primary, secondary and tertiary tiers of education.

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