VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE, CONTENT FAMILIARITY AND ATTITUDE AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

Abstract

This study investigated vocabulary knowledge, content familiarity
and attitude as predictors of students’ achievement in Dramatic
Literature-in-English in selected secondary schools in Ondo West
Local Government Area of Ondo State. The study adopted the
survey research design of the correlational type. Four research
instruments were used for data collection. Data collected were
analysed using Pearson product moment correlation and multiple
regression analysis. Findings of the study revealed that there was a
significant positive relationship between vocabulary knowledge (r=
0.42, P<0.05), content familiarity (r= 0.35, P<0.05) and students’
achievement in dramatic Literature-in-English, but there was no
significant positive relationship between students’ attitude (r= 0.10,
P>0.05) and students’ achievement in dramatic Literature-inEnglish. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended
among others that teachers should imbibe explicit teaching of
vocabulary to improve vocabulary knowledge of the students.