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The study investigated teaching methods and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools, Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. The design adopted for this study was the descriptive survey research method. Three research questions were raised to guide this study. The population of the study was a total number of all senior secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample size for this study was a total number of hundred (100) students adopting the simpler and om sampling method. The data retrieved from respondents after sampling was analyzed by the use of a Computer Statistical Tool (SPSS), and the results were displayed on tables using frequency and percentage to represent the data.
From the findings of the study, it was concluded that some teachers are not proficient in the use of teaching methods for English Language. It was also recommended that students enjoy teaching when all teaching methods are used jointly for teaching and learning. It was therefore recommended that training, workshops and seminars should be organized to groom teachers and improve upon their teaching skills. It was also recommended that schools should ensure they monitor and check teachers to ensure they are qualified and have the necessary skills before they are employed to teaching schools.

This study examines teachers' perspectives on the implementation of Nigeria's National Language Policy on Education (NLPE) , which mandates the use of mother tongue (MT) or language of the immediate environment (LIE) as the medium of instruction in lower basic schools (Primary 1-3) in Edo State. The research addresses persistent implementation gaps despite policy provisions for cultural preservation, social cohesion, national identity and improved learning outcomes. Guided by five research questions focusing on challenges, material-performance relationships, attitudes, institutional support, and motivational factors, a descriptive survey design was employed. Data were collected via a structured questionnaire (TPLPIQ) from 90 teachers across Edo State's three senatorial districts, with 88 usable responses (97.8% return rate). Analysis used frequency counts and percentages. Findings reveal substantial discord between policy directives and actual classroom practice. While teachers acknowledge the cognitive and cultural benefits of mother tongue instruction, implementation remains largely ineffective due to systemic challenges including: scarcity of instructional materials in indigenous languages (Edo, Esan, Etsako, and others), inadequate pre-service and in-service training on bilingual pedagogy, linguistic heterogeneity within classrooms, parental preference for English-only instruction, and lack of standardized orthographies for some local languages. Teachers expressed concerns about abrupt language transitions affecting pupils' academic performance and noted that policy implementation varies significantly between urban and rural schools. The study recommends policy review to reflect ground realities, investment in vernacular curriculum development, sustained teacher capacity building, community sensitization on mother tongue education benefits, and establishment of monitoring mechanisms to support teachers in implementing language policy effectively while preserving indigenous languages and enhancing educational quality

The study determined the role of English in the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo state. Following objectives include, to examine the level of English Language proficiency of students and their academic performance, to understand the performance of students in taking English Language as a subject, to investigate the teachers’ level of preparedness in their use of English in teaching English Language in schools and to highlight the challenges faced by students in learning English Language as a subject in schools. The study covers English Language proficiency skills such as reading skills, comprehension skills, and writing skills and students’ academic performance among senior secondary schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It covers four Senior Secondary Schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area. The sample of the study comprised 120 secondary school students was selected. The study relied on primary data, obtained through administered questionnaire, to generate data from respondents. The data collected were analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics. Furthermore, from the hypothesis tested, it was found that there is a significant difference in the effect of English Language on Senior Secondary School Students‘ academic performance. There is no significant difference on the effects of English Language on gender performance The study recommends that teachers should emphasize the use of different teaching methods as it boosts students academic performance. English teachers should use the strategies that can be used to enhance students‘ proficiency of English as a language of instruction in word problem class.

Cette recherche se focalise sur l’influence de la conscience des affairessur l’apprentissage du français chez les etudiants de troisième et quatrièmeannée de l’University of Benin . Pour l’étude , nous avons utiliséunepopulation de 120 étudiants du Département des Langues Etrangères, University of Benin. Ces étudiants sont tirés de troisième et quatrièmeannée. Un questionnaire bien structuré est aussi utilisé pour prendre leur donnésetleur réponses. A travers notre recherche , il est découvert que la plupart des étudiantscroient que la conscience des affaires influencent beaucoup l’apprentissagede la langue française. Par exemple, environ 61.5%des répondantsdetroisième année sont d’accord qu’ils font des études personnelles surlaculture et la civilisation française à cause de leur intérêt dans le mondedesaffaires et une grande majorité de 78% des étudiants de quatrièmeannées’accordent que leur apprentissage de la langue française peut leur aider dansle monde des affaires. De même , la plupart des 'étudiants affirmequ’ils entreprendront une carrière à plein-temps dans le monde des affaires aprèsavoir terminé les études. Ainsi, grâce à notre recherche , nous avons pu découvrir l’influencedelaconscience des affaires sur l’apprentissage du français chez les étudiantsdel’University of Benin. Nous avons alors recommandé l’introductiondescours spéciaux sur le français au domaine du commerce par le départementDes Langues Etrangères. Ensuite ,l’université doit bien equipper lelaboratoire de langue afin que les étudiants puissent avoir une expériencedel’utilisation du français dans le domaine du commerce à travers des outilsaudiovisuels modernes. Et puis, Le Département des Langues Etrangèresdoit augmenter la période de l’immersion linguistique de 6 mois à uneannéepleine et organiser des excursions et des voyages aux pays francophonesafinque les étudiants puissant améliorer leur connaissance du français pratiqueutilisé au domaine des affaires. Enfin les etudiants doivent fairedesrecherches personnels pour pouvoir devenir plus compétents dans l’usagedes termes et les registres commerciaux

The study focuses on the prospects of InformationandCommunication Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning of Englishlanguage in secondary schools in Olamaboro local government area of Kogistate. The survey design was adopted for the study. The simple random technique was used to select a sample size of one hundred (100) as the population of the study both private and Government owned schools were analyzed. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. The data collected were carefully analyzed using the simple frequency and percentage. The findings of the study revealed that the available ICT facilities for the teaching and learning English language in private owned secondary schools are television, cellphones, laptops and desktop computers while there were very few ICT facilities available in government owned schools. For instance, most government owned schools had two or three computers of which one or two are often faulty leaving just one functional computer for the entire school to use. In rural areas of Olamaboro local government area, villageslikeEmakwacha, Ogugu, Ofante, Adupi and Ogene, the prevailing schools there are government owned. Here, the students have no access to computers at all. Very few students have phones that accept internet connection. The teachings are all theoretical. With the classrooms environment unconducive and over populated, the students are conditioned to the traditional method of teaching as opposed to this present age where Information and communication technology is in prevalence. It has been proven beyond every reasonable doubt that ICT plays a crucial role in the teaching and learning of English language as opposed to the time past. There is a great discrepancy between students who have access to ICT facilities and those who have little or no access to it at all. The study reveals the fact that despite the various roles ICTplay in the teaching and learning of English language, schools situated in Olamaboro local government area are yet to extensively adopt them for teaching and learning as the efforts geared towards inculcating ICT into the school system have not yielded much fruit. This is due to various reason

The study examined the attitude of students towards the teaching practice programme in the Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State. The population comprised nine hundred and eighty four(984) students in 300level and seven hundred and sixty five (765) studentsin400level, bringing the number to one thousand, seven hundred and fortynine(1749).A sample size of forty seven (47) students in 300level and forty students in 400level were randomly selected from the population. Questionnaires were used to collect data. The instrument was divided into two sections, sections A and B. Section A collected demographic information while section B contained questions related to the attitudes of students towards the teaching practice exercise. Data revealed that teaching practice is as relevant as the Teaching profession itself and therefore, aids students for effective teaching in the future. It also revealed that students in 300level prefer the teaching practice exercise when compared to the 400level students, just as male student solve the exercise in contrast with the female students who hate the exercise. However, recommendations were made to help the situation of the declining standard of the teaching practice exercise due to the activities of student teachers.

The study investigated the influence of learning environment on students’ academic performance, with special reference to secondary schools in Esan-Central Local Government Area of Edo State. The population of the study comprised of nine thousand two hundred and four (9204) students in twenty (20) public secondary schools in the Local Government and a sample one hundred (100) students purposively selected from five (5) randomly selected secondary schools was used for the study. Three research questions were raised to guide the study, and a descriptive research design was adopted for the conduct of the study with the use of a questionnaire as the instrument for gathering data to answer the research questions. The use of, frequency count, percentage and tables were used to present the results for ease of discussion and interpretation. Based on the results, it was concluded that location of school, the size of English language class and the instructional facilities in schools influence students’ academic performance in English Language.
Finally, appropriate recommendations like the government, policy makers and school administrators should make provide a more conducive learning environment by providing schools with social amenities and more classroom and learning facilities.

The study was carried out to determine “influence of cultism on the academic performance of undergraduate students: university of benin”. The research questions raised for this study are; What is the prevalence of cultism among students. Does cultism have any significant negative and positive effect on student academic performance. How does involvement in cultism affect the academic performance of students. What measures can be implemented to mitigate the negative effects of cultism on the academic performance of students. The population of this study comprised all the 15 faculties in the University of Benin, 2022/2023 Academic session. The population of forty three thousand four hundred and seventy (43,470) students were the respondents. The sample size selected for this study is one hundred (100) undergraduate students, selected randomly from the 15 faculties of University of Benin using simple random sampling technique. This study was conducted to assess the influence of cultism on the academic performance of undergraduate. a case study of university of Benin. Four research questions were raised. This study made use of the descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised all the 15 faculties in the University of Benin, 2022/2023 Academic session. The population of forty three thousand four hundred and seventy (43,470) students were the respondents. The sample size selected for this study is one hundred (100) undergraduate students, selected randomly from the 15 faculties of University of Benin using simple random sampling technique. In order to elicit information from the respondents, a structured questionnaire named "Influence of Cultism on the Academic Performance of University Students Questionnaire (ICAPUQ) was distributed to the respondents. The questionnaire was divided into two sections. Section A was designed to generate information about the school and respondents. Section B consists of questions drawn from the research questions. The scale used was "Yes" or "No".The test-retest reliability method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument and the process yielded an index of 0.81 Data obtained from the study were analysed using mean and standard deviation.. The following recommendation were made: There should be increased security measures and surveillance on campus to identify and prevent cult activities, ensuring the safety and well-being of all students at the University of Benin.There should be regular workshops and seminars organized by the university to educate students on the dangers and consequences of cultism, as well as provide support resources for those who may be at risk of joining a cult. There should be a zero-tolerance policy towards cultism, with strict disciplinary actions in place for students found to be involved in such activities, to deter others from engaging in similar behavior.There should be more access to mental health support services for students experiencing the pressures

The purpose of this study is to investigate the student’s perception of problems militating against effective the learning English language in public secondary school in Oredo educational zone. The design adopted was the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 13 public schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state,with the total population of 2626,785 students. Simple random technique was adopted with a total number of 250 students. The research instruments used for the study was a questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into two sections. "Section A" was designed to generate personal information of the respondents. While the "Section B" comprises of items on the topic under research. It was constructed to reflect the problem of the study such that the items would be relevant to the purpose of the study. The instrument was reviewed and certified by the project supervisor and two (2) other lecturers in the Department of Educational Foundation. Faculty of Education in University of Benin. Data collected ware analyzed using "test re-test" method for the study. The findings of the study revealed that students they lack concentration in English language because of mother tongue interference; They also the lack qualified teachers; They are influenced by the home background which affects their English language learning; They lack proper classroom and also without classroom necessity and amenities. It was recommended that Students are to take their academic seriously, avoid bad companies, engage actively in class, struggle to assuage the effects of factors they cannot control such as poor background by way of determining to learn and be successful.

This project aims to investigate and analyze various strategies for enhancing students' academic performance in the English language, by studying secondary schools in Ikpoba- Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. English language proficiency is a crucial aspect of education and has a significant impact on students' overall academic success. Recognizing the importance of effective language skills, this study seeks to explore different approaches that can be employed to improve students' performance in English. The research will involve a comprehensive literature review, examining existing studies, theories, and best practices in the field of language learning and teaching. It will explore various factors that contribute to students' performance, including teaching methodologies, curriculum design, assessment techniques, and student engagement. It will also employ both quantitative and qualitative research methods to gather data and evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies. Surveys, interviews, and academic performance
records will be utilized to collect relevant information from students, teachers, and
educational institutions within Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. The data analysis will involve statistical measures, content analysis, and thematic coding to identify patterns, trends, and correlations. The findings of this study are expected to provide valuable insights into the strategies that can be implemented to enhance students' academic performance in English. The research outcomes will not only contribute to the existing body of knowledge in language education but also offer practical recommendations for educators, policymakers, and institutions
involved in English language instruction. Ultimately, it aspires to contribute to the improvement of students' language learning experiences, empowering them with the necessary skills to succeed academically and in their future endeavors. By identifying effective strategies, this research endeavors to facilitate an environment that fosters linguistic development, promotes engagement, and cultivates a positive learning atmosphere for students studying English.