Effects of Multilingual Teaching Strategy on Performance and Retention of Physics Students among Science and Technical Secondary Schools of Sokoto State, Nigeria
1 Department of Physics, Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
2 Department of Physics, Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: drnurandeenmalami1983@gmail.com
2 Department of Physics, Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: drnurandeenmalami1983@gmail.com
Abstract
This paper investigated the effects of
multilingual teaching strategy on performance and retention of physics students
in science and technical secondary schools of Sokoto State. The low performance of students in physics examinations
attributed to the complexity of some physics concepts among other factors
prompted the study. Two objectives, two corresponding research questions and
two hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental design involving pre-test,
post-test, experimental and control groups was used. Population was nine hundred and fifteen (915) SS1
students from ten (10) public science and technical secondary schools of the
state. 267 students were selected using cluster and random sampling, comprising
one intact class from each of the six educational zones of the state. The
sample was divided into
experimental and control groups comprising three schools each.
Two instruments were used for collecting data, namely; Physics Performance Test
and Retention Test (re-shuffled performance test). The instruments were validated;
their reliability was found to be 0.84. It was found that experimental groups
taught using CRT performed and retained
physics concepts better than control taught using TLI. It was concluded that
multilingual teaching strategy has more effect on performance and retention. It
was recommended among others that teachers need to integrate learner’s native
language and culture in teaching physics for better performance and retention
in physics
Keywords
multilingual teaching strategy
traditional language of instruction
performance
retention
students
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How to Cite
Malami, N., & Bande, A. B. (2026). Effects of Multilingual Teaching Strategy on Performance and Retention of Physics Students among Science and Technical Secondary Schools of Sokoto State, Nigeria. Journal of Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, 6(1), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.67203/jossme.2026.lxm8vupu
N. Malami, and A. B. Bande, "Effects of Multilingual Teaching Strategy on Performance and Retention of Physics Students among Science and Technical Secondary Schools of Sokoto State, Nigeria," Journal of Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 191–198, August 2026. doi: 10.67203/jossme.2026.lxm8vupu
