Effects of Higher Order Thinking Prediction Strategy of Probable Passage (PP) on Performance in the Content Skill of Secondary School Students’ Essay Writing in Kano Municipal, Kano State

Sunusi Ibrahim Fagge, Mairo Yahaya Abdullahi, Hasiya Abubakar Babandi

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This study was conducted to find out the Effects of Higher Order Thinking Prediction Strategy of Probable Passage (PP) on Performance in The Content Skill of Secondary School Students’ Essay Writing in Kano Municipal, Kano State. The study employed the quasi-experimental non-randomized research design. The population of the study was 237 SSIII students in the study area. The sample size of the study was 140 students for both the control and experimental group. The experimental group was exposed to treatment while the control group was taught using the conventional method of teaching English. The research instrument was the Probable Passage and Dictionary Usage Achievement Test (PPDUAT). Students were taught for four weeks consecutively and data was collected using the research instrument. Data collected were analysed using mean and SD for the research question and t-test of independent sample to test the null hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that students that the experimental group performed better than the control group. It was recommended based on the finding of the study that English teachers should adopt the use of Higher Order Thinking Prediction Strategy of Probable Passage (PP) on Performance in The Content Skill in Essay Writing.


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