USE OF MASTERY LEARNING APPROACH AND IT'S IMPACT ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE IN GRAMMAR IN MAKURDI TOWNSHIP AREA OF BENUE STATE
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The study investigated the use of mastery learning approach and its impact on SS II students’ attitude and performance in grammar in Makurdi Township area of Benue State. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. Pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental control group design was adopted by the study. The population of the study comprised 5,432 SS2 students across the 27 grant-aided secondary schools in Makurdi township area for 2023/2024 academic session. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, a sample size of 69 SS2 students was drawn from two grant-aided secondary schools in two intact classes and assigned to experimental and control groups. A researcher-made instruments titled “Students’ Attitude towards Grammar Inventory” (SAGI) and “Students’ Performance in Grammar Test” (SGPT) were used for data collection. The instruments were trial-tested and they yielded reliabilities of 0.91 (SAGI) using Cronbach Alpha and 0.88 (SPGT) respectively using Kuder-Richardson formula (K-R21). Afterwards, a treatment was carried out and data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the stated null hypotheses at 0,05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant difference between the mean attitude ratings of students taught English grammar using mastery learning approach and those taught using the conventional strategy in favour of the experimental group exposed to mastery learning approach. In the same vein, the result of the study revealed a significant difference in the mean performance score of students taught English grammar using mastery learning approach and those taught using the conventional strategy in favour of the experimental strategy. Based on the findings, it was concluded that mastery learning approach is one among the effective approaches for enhancing students’ attitude and performance in English grammar. Therefore, mastery learning approach was recommended for use by English language teachers in Nigeria for the teaching and learning of English grammar.
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