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Babalola, J. O. – International Journal of Language Education, 2020
The study evaluated reading habit among students in Ekiti State Secondary Schools. The study specifically examined the frequency and time of reading among Junior Secondary School students in Ekiti State, the extent students read, how teachers' attitudes affect their students reading habits, and ways reading habit can be improved. The descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Habits, Secondary School Students, Incidence
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Adeyemi, Ismail Olatunji – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2021
The recent pandemic disease, COVID-19, brought about a measure that involves every individual staying at home in Nigeria. This had various effects on different activities and habits of an average Nigerian. This study examined the influence of COVID-19 lockdown on reading habit of Nigerians using Lagos State inhabitants as case study. Descriptive…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Reading Habits, Reading Motivation
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Lazarus, Kelechi Uchemadu – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2021
The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between classroom environmental variables (that is, physical classroom environment, availability of reading materials, teacher support during reading instruction) and reading engagement among students with learning disabilities in junior secondary schools (JSS) in Ibadan, Nigeria. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities, Reading Materials, Student Attitudes
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Toker, Alpaslan; Aminou, Saidou – European Educational Researcher, 2019
The study entitled "A Study on Reading Habits of the University Students in Nigeria: A Case of Selected Students of Economics Department at the Nile University of Nigeria" analyzed the major factors that hinder regular or systematic reading habits among university students. To determine reading habits, the study examined the concept of…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Interests, Undergraduate Students, Economics Education
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Maduabuchi, Chinyere Henrietta; Emechebe, Vivian I. – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
This study is aimed at identifying both prospects and problems of using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching reading comprehension in English as Second Language. To achieve this aim, a total of 25 secondary school English teachers were interviewed through the use of questionnaire. The teachers were purposively and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Instruction
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Fola-Adebayo, Titi J. – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2014
This study investigated the influence of Pre-question and genre-based instructional strategies on science undergraduates' achievement in, and attitude to, reading. Using purposive sampling, two specialised universities in Nigeria were selected and stratified sampling was employed in assigning students to research groups based on gender and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Pretests Posttests, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Okecha, Rita Ebele – African Higher Education Review, 2012
This paper examined the importance of reading culture, the role of parents, teachers and government in ensuring that reading culture is imbibed early in life. A sample of eighty (80) students from Ambrose Alli University in their clusters was used for the study. The questionnaire was used to obtain the data which were analysed using frequencies,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Postsecondary Education, Reading Habits
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Okebukola, Foluso; Owolabi, Tunde; Onafowokan, Beatrice O.A. – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2013
Recent studies and frequent news reports have expressed concerns about African children's decreasing reading habits and dwindling achievement in language and primary science examinations. African children are not reading because they have reading difficulties or because they have no interest in books. This article focuses on the elementary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Motivation, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods