Using Advance Organizers to Enhance Pupils' Achievement in Learning Poetry in English Language

Autor/inn/en	Muiruri, Mary; Wambugu, Patriciah; Wamukuru, Kuria
Titel	Using Advance Organizers to Enhance Pupils' Achievement in Learning Poetry in English Language
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (2016) 31, S.113-117 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Advance Organizers; Teaching Methods; Poetry; Academic Achievement; Primary Education; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Comparative Analysis; Achievement Tests; Pretests Posttests; Statistical Analysis; Student Improvement; Achievement Gains; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lernmaterial; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lyrik; Poesie; Schulleistung; Primarbereich; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Statistische Analyse; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kenia
Abstract	The study was a quasi-experimental that investigated the effects of Advance Organizers (AO) on achievement in poetry. Target population was class seven pupils of Nakuru North Sub-county primary schools in Kenya. 160 pupils were involved in the study. Four sampled schools were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups in Solomon Four Non-Equivalent Control Design was used to collect data using Pupils Poetry Achievement Test (PPAT) whose Reliability coefficient was 0.76. Prior to the treatment, one control and one experimental group were pretested. The experimental groups were taught using AO. All groups were Post tested. ANOVA was used to analyze data. The results revealed that pupils who were taught using AO demonstrated significant improvement in poetry. The researchers recommend the use AOs in the learning of poetry in English Language. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01