Application of Mass Media as a Means of Improving Students’ Performance in English Grammar in Secondary Schools

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGES

Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 6
Purpose of the Study 7
Significance of the study 7
Research questions 8
Delimitation of the study 9
Definition of terms 10

CHAPTER TWO

Review Of Related Literature
Mass Media − An Overview 11
News Paper as an aspect of the Mass Media 13
Radio as an aspect of the Mass Media 18
Television as aspect of the mass Media 20
Film (Motion Picture) as an aspect of Mass Media 24
Summary of Review of Related Literature 25

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methods
Research Design 27
Area of the Study 27
Population of the Study 28
Sample and sampling Technique 28
Instrument for Data Collection 28
Reliability of the Instrument 29
Method of Data Collection 29
Method of Data Analysis 29
Validation of the Instrument 30

CHAPTER FOUR

Data Analysis And Result
Research Question one 31
Research Question Two 32
Research Question Three 33
Research Question Four 34

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, Conclusion And Recommendation
Restatement of the Problem 36
Summary of Procedures Used 36
Summary of findings 37
Conclusions 39
Recommendations 40
Suggestions for further Research 41
Limitation of the study 42
REFERENCES 43
APPENDIX 44

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Application of Mass Media as a Means of Improving Students' Performance in English Grammar in Secondary Schools

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