Effects of computer assisted drill and practice package on pupils’ achievement in English language word-formation in Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated effects of computer assisted drill and practice package on pupils' achievement in English Language word-formation in Niger State. The study adopted quasi-experimental design. Purposive sampling was used to select two schools from seven educational zones in Niger State. One hundred and twenty pupils were drawn as study sample from primary two pupils'. The study sample comprised of 62 males and 58 females. Control group was taught with lecture method while experimental group was taught with computer assisted instructional drill and practice CAIDP package. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. English Language Achievement Test (ELAT) was used for data collection. The CAIDP package and ELAT were face validated by experts while the reliability was established using Kuder Richardson (KR 20) analysis and the reliability coefficient was found to be r = 0.74. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used in the testing of the hypotheses. Findings show that computer assisted instructional drill and practice package enhanced achievement of English language word-formation. It is recommended that, curriculum planners should infuse CAI drill and practice packages into English programmes so that primary school teachers' can use it to teach English language concepts.