Effects of Audio and Video Compact Disc Instructional Packages on Students Performance in Senior Secondary Schools Phonetics, in Minna, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of Audio and Video Compact Disc Instructional Packages on the Teaching of Phonetics in Senior Secondary Schools in Minna, Niger State. It examined the significant difference in the post-test achievement scores of students taught using: audio compact disc (ACD); video compact Disc (VCD) and the normal classroom instruction. The sample consisted of sixty (60) senior secondary school students drawn from three equivalent secondary schools within Minna metropolis. The Phonetics Achievement Test (PAT) was administered to students as pre-test and post-test. The results of students were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Scheffe's test was used for post-hoc confirmation of significant difference. The results indicated that the students taught using Video Compact Disc Instructional Package (VCDIP) and those taught using Audio Compact Disc Instructional Package (ACDIP) performed significantly better than their counterparts taught using the normal classroom instruction. However, there was no significant difference in the post-test scores of male and female students taught Phonetics using Audio Compact Disc Instruction and Video Compact Disc Instruction Packages. These findings indicate that phonetics content could be taught and learnt better through the resourceful integration of Video Compact Disc into phonetics instruction.