RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS OF POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE BY TIJJANI MUHAMMAD

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS OF POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE BY TIJJANI MUHAMMAD

Abstract: 

 R A C T The purpose nf this study was to investigate the relationship between English language performance and performance in other subjects (content) in Post primary schools of Hano btate. The population of the study comprised of all senior post primary institutions in the State, The institutions were stratified into three groups and eighteen were randomly selected. Four null hypothesis and four research questions were the pivot of the study. 

The data of the study was the past five years (1982 - 1986) SC, TC, Grade II and GCE Examination results of the sampled schools. Pearson product moment correlation was the statistical tool used to test the relationship between:- 1. English Language performance versus content subjects performance in Grammar Secondary School. 2. English Language performance versus content subjects