TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

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DEDICATION iii

ACKNOLEDGEMENT iv

DEFINITION OF TERMS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background ofthe study 1

1.2 A statement ofthe problem 2

1.3 Objectives 3

1.4 Research questions 3

1.5 Hypothesis ofthe study 3

1.6 Scope of the study 4

1.7 Significance of the study 4

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CHAPTER TWO .6

REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITEPAT1JPJ~ 6

2.0 Introduction; 6

2.1 Teaching techniques 6

2.2 Teacher - student ratio 6

2.3 Instructional methods 7

CHAPTER THREE 9

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 9

3.0 Introduction 9

3.1 Research design 9

3.2 Environment, population and sampling 10

3.3 Validity and reliability 10

3.4 Data collection procedure 10

3.5 Statistical treatment of data 11

CHARTER FOUR 13

DATAANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION 13

4.0 Introduction 13

4.2 Teaching techniques 14

4.3 Teacher - student ratio 16

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4.4 Instructional methods .19

CHAPTER FIVE 25

DISCUSSION,RECOMMANDATION AND CONCLUSION 25

5.0 Introduction 25

5.1 Discussions 25

5.2 Recommendations 26

5.3 Implications for theory and research implications for practice 26

5.4 Conclusion 27

5.5 Suggestions for other research 27

REFERENCES 28

APPENDIX A 29

APPENDIX B 31

NTERVIEW SCHEDULE 31