Effects of Retrieval-Practice Instructional Strategy on Pupils` Performance in English Studies in Kaduna, Nigeria
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2024-12
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African Journal of Educational Research
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This paper focused on assessing the effects of retrieval-practice instructional strategy on pupils’ performance in English Studies. The research design employed for the study was a quasi-experimental design. The target population consisted of all the 12,494 basic five pupils in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Multistage sampling procedure which consisted of purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques was used to sample 291 pupils that participated in the study. English Performance Test (EPT) was used for data collection and two guides were use for instructions. The instruments were validated by some lecturers in the Departments of Adult and Primary Education, University of Ilorin and basic five English language teachers. Parallel-form reliability subjected to Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis yielded 0.76 correlation coefficient. The research hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The study found a significant main effect of retrieval-practice instructional strategy on pupils’ performance in English studies. Also, the study showed no significant interaction effect of retrieval-practice instructional strategy and gender on pupils’ performance in English Studies but revealed significant interaction effect of retrieval-practice instructional strategy and school type on pupils’ performance in English Studies. Based on the findings, the study recommended that teachers should adopt retrieval-strategy to improve pupils’ performance in English while governments and educational stakeholders are urged to consider reviewing curriculum to integrate evidence-based instructional strategies like retrieval-practice into the national curriculum. Administrators need to also organise regular workshops and training sessions on retrieval-practice to help teachers improve their instructional abilities and as well provide adequate resource allocation for schools.
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Retrieval-practice, Instructional Strategy, Pupils' Performance, English Studies