EFFECT OF PLAY-BASED METHOD ON LISTENING SKILLS FOR AFFECTIVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ISLAMIC STUDIES AMONG LOWER BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS IN GWALE LGEA, KANO STATE

The study assessed the Effect of Play-Based Method on Listening Skills for Affective Academic Performance in Islamic Studies among Lower Basic Education Students in Gwale LGEA, Kano State. The main objectives of the study were to find out level of Listening Skills among Lower Basic Education Students. Based on these objectives one research question and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research employed quasi experimental design in form of pretest posttest design. The population of this study comprised 1487 Lower Basic Education Students in Gwale Local Government, Kano State. The population comprised both Girls and Boys students, 306 students were sampled for identification while 60 students were sampled to serve as a subject of the study. Descriptive statistics in form of frequency and percentage was used to answer the research question, while t-test for related sample was used to test hypothesis one and t-test for independent was used to test hypotheses two at 0.05 level of significance. The study found out that: the level of Listening Skills among Lower Basic Education Students in Gwale Local Government, Kano State is 53.6%, there is significant effect of Play-Based Method on Listening Skills for Affective Academic Performance in Islamic Studies among Lower Basic Education Students in Gwale LGEA, Kano State and there is significant difference in the effect of Play-Based Method on Listening Skills for Affective Academic Performance in Islamic Studies between boys and girls Lower Basic Education Students in Gwale Local Government, Kano. Lastly, the study recommends among others, teachers of Lower Basic Education Schools and school administrators should have intensified their effort to improve Listening Skills of Islamic Studies students.