Effects of computer assisted instruction on pupils achievement in spelling in English language in Niger State

Abstract

The study investigated effects of computer assisted drill and practice instruction on pupils' achievement in English Language spelling in Niger State. The study adopted quasi-experimental design. Purposive sampling was used to select four schools from 2,603 schools in the seven educational zones of Niger State. One hundred and twenty pupils were drawn as study sample from a population of135,245 primary two pupils'. The study sample comprised of 62 males and 58 females. One intact class each was randomly assigned to the four schools understudy. Control group was taught with lecture method while experimental group was taught with CAI Drill and Practice package. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. English Language Achievement Test (ELAT) was used for data collection. The CAI package and ELA T were face validated by experts while the reliability was established using Kuder Richardson (KR 20) analysis and the reliability coefficient was found tober- 0.74. Treatment lasted for four weeks. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used for testing the hypotheses. Findings showed that CAI drill and practice package enhanced achievement of English language spelling. It is recommended that curriculum planners should infuse CAI packages into English programmes so that primary school teachers’ can use it to teach English language concepts.