EFFECTS OF LEVELS OF PROCESSING INFORMATION ON RETENTION OF LEARNT MATERIALS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF JALINGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE

Cathrine Asashim

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This research work was carried out to find the effects of levels of processing on retention of learnt materials. Two hypotheses were formulated to investigate the effects of levels of processing information on retention of learnt materials among senior secondary school students of Jalingo L.G.A. Being a quasi-experimental study, a sample of two hundred students (SS11) wasselected from a population of 6,390 senior secondary school students of five Government Day Senior Secondary School students in Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State. A simulated before-after quasi-experimental design was used. The control group was pre-tested while the experimental group was given treatment which involved inducing them to process chosen learning materials at the three levels of processing and a post-test followed immediately. The result was analyzed using different statistical tools such as means, independent t-test and univariate analysis of variance. The result indicated that the three levels of processing have significant effect on retention, (F=9.217, P=.001). The deepest/semantic level had the highest level of retention. The experimental group scored higher than the control group. The major finding in this study therefore follows the trend that the deeper the level of processing the better the retention. Following all the findings in this study, it was suggested that teachers should guide learners to process learning materials at the deepest level.


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