The impact of mother tongue interference on students’ academic performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Ikere Local Government Area, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Olayinka Omolayo ATURAMU

Olayinka Omolayo ATURAMU Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Keywords: mother tongue, interference, academic performance, secondary school

Abstract

This study examined the impact of mother tongue interference on students’ academic performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Ikere Local Government Area, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The design of the study was a survey research design. This design was considered appropriate and suitable for this study because it focused on obtaining information and analyzing data from a group of students considered to be representative of the entire population. This involve the use of well-structured questionnaire to elicit relevant information from the respondent. This research work is to be carried out within public secondary schools in Ikere local government area of Ekiti State. The population of the study comprises of all secondary school students in ten public secondary schools in the Ikere local government area, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The sample consisted of five public secondary schools in Ikere-Ekiti in which 50 students were selected from five schools. Simple random sampling techniques will be use for the selection. The research instrument for the study was a self-designed questionnaire which comprises two sections. The first section consisted of students’ bio-data and the second section comprises several questions based on the research questions. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability mechanism. The reliability of the instrument was carried out on 50 respondents which are not part of the sample that was used for the study at two-week interval. The test-re-test method of reliability was used. The two sets of data were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC). The correlation coefficient of 0.82 was obtained which implies that the instrument is highly reliable for the study. The researcher visited the sampled schools and explained the purpose of study and how to respond to the questionnaire correctly. She allowed them for about one hour to provide appropriate answers to the questions. She collected the questionnaires, collated and presented them for analysis. The data generated were collated and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Author Biography

Olayinka Omolayo ATURAMU, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Department of Languages and Linguistics,

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