EFFECTS OF UTILIZING HAUSA LANGUAGE AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION AMONG SOME ECCE ATTENDING CHILDREN IN DUTSE, JIGAWA, NIGERIA

Halima Umar Muhammad; Baffa Bashari Ibrahim; Auwalu   Abdullahi; Iliyasu Ibrahim Ringim

doi:10.71146/kjmr324

Authors

Halima Umar Muhammad Department of Early Child Care Education, Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies Ringim, Nigeria Author
Baffa Bashari Ibrahim Department of Early Child Care Education, Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies Ringim, Nigeria Author
Auwalu Abdullahi Department of Early Child Care Education, Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies Ringim, Nigeria Author
Iliyasu Ibrahim Ringim Department of Early Child Care Education, Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies Ringim, Nigeria Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71146/kjmr324

Keywords:

Effect utilizing Hausa language, instruction, children, Dutse Jigawa state, ECCE

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effect utilizing Hausa as language pf instruction among some ECCE attending children in Dutse Jigawa state, Nigeria. This study investigates the effect of utilizing Hausa language as a medium of instruction among Early Child Care Education (ECCE) attending children in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. The study employed an intervention mode, where 50 children were divided into two groups: test group (taught in Hausa) and control group (taught in English). The results show that children instructed in Hausa scored higher mean marks than those instructed in English.