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| Domestic Linguistics and Pupils Achievement in Basic Science and Technology in Basic Schools
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Bebenimibo, Job. (Ph.D.) and Kuyenum, Chukumah
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Abstract:
This study has certified that domestic linguistics is an effective instructional medium for Basic Science and Technology (BST) in the first three years of basic education in Delta State. The theoretical framework on which the study was anchored is Vygotsky's Social Development Theory. The study employed a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design. Two (2) research questions and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A sample size of four hundred and seventy-six (476) Basic I - III basic science and technology pupils in public primary schools in Delta State was involved. They were taught BST concepts using Domestic linguistics in the intervention groups. The instruments used were Basic Science and Technology Achievement Test-I (BSTAT-I) and Basic Science and Technology Achievement Test-II (BSTAT-II). The tools were validated by Basic Science and Technology, and Domestic linguistics experts, with reliability indices of 0.78 for BSTAT-I and 0.74 for BSTAT-II. The data received were analyzed using Mean, Independent t-test and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results discovered that domestic linguistics has an affirmative effect on students' achievement in BST. The study specified that utilizing Domestic linguistics in teaching BST in Basic I-III is appropriate; due to the positive effect on achievement it offers the BST pupils.
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