DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN LANGUAGE TEACHING: USING ANIMATION VIDEOS AND INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS TO ENHANCE PUPILS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH VOCABULARY
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The role of digital technology as a teaching and learning medium is increasing in education. This study investigated the effects of Animation and interactive whiteboard devices on pupils’ academic performance in English Vocabulary in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions, and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 significance level. The quasi-experimental research design of pre-test and post-test of non-equivalent experimental groups was used. The population of the study consisted 3,004 pupils. A sample of 130 Basic three pupils was used for the study. The instrument for data collection tagged ‘English Vocabulary Performance Test’ was developed by the researchers and validated by other language experts. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses. Findings showed a significant difference in the effects of the use of animation and the interactive whiteboard on pupils’ scores in the English Vocabulary Performance Test (EVPT) in favour of animation. Further evidence showed that both the use of animation and interactive whiteboard had greater significant effect on pupils’ performance in English vocabulary than the conventional strategy. The study therefore recommended among others, the adoption of animation and IWBs devices in teaching English Vocabulary and other aspects of the English Language.
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