EFFECT OF DICTATION TECHNIQUE ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LISTENING COMPREHENSION IN ABAKALIKI EDUCATION ZONE OF EBONYI STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This study investigated the effect of dictation technique on the achievement on students in English listening comprehension in Abakaliki Education Zone of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Five research questions and five null - hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study design was quasi - experimental. The sample for the study consisted 182 JSS2 students from two co - education schools in Abakaliki Education Zone. The experimental group comprised 100 male and female students from schools in rural and urban areas. The control group comprised 82 male and female students from schools located in rural and urban areas. A multi - stage random sampling technique was used. First to draw the two co - educational schools and two intact classes from each of the schools, and to assign schools to experimental and control groups. Both the experimental group and control group were given the same English listening passage but the difference is that while those in the experimental group were taught...