TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON READABILITY SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOWARDS STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EKITI STATE
Abstract
This study investigated teachers’ perception on readability skill in English Language towards students’ academic performance among Junior Secondary School Students, Ekiti State. Three research objectives and questions were raised for this study. Descriptive research design was used. The population for the study comprises all students and teachers within Senior Secondary Schools in Ekiti Central Senatorial District. A total of One hundred and fifty (150) respondents were selected as sample for the study. Two research instruments tagged “Teachers’ Perception on Readability Skill in English Language Questionnaire (TPRSELQ)” and “Readability Skills on Students Academic Performance Questionnaire (RSSAPQ)” were used to collect data in this study. Both face and content validity of the instruments were ensured. Test re-test method of estimating reliability was employed in this. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The research questions raised were answered using simple percentage and frequency. The study findings revealed that students’ readability skills in junior secondary schools, Ekiti State are not adequate, possibly because students do not demonstrate adequate comprehension of texts used in class, most students struggle with understanding complex words in reading materials also the finding showed that there is no significant difference in the influence of readability skills on students’ academic performance in Junior Secondary Schools, Ekiti State on the basis of gender, among others. The study was therefore recommended that authors of English language textbooks should put a mechanism in place to review the textbooks periodically as it is done with the curriculum.English language teachers should select the appropriate and approved textbook for teaching-learning of English language. Perhaps, this would help the students to read and understand from the selected textbook and by implication have
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