PERCEIVED DIFFICULTIES TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS ENCOUNTERED WHILE READING AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ADEYEMI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, ONDO WEST, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study investigated the difficulties or problems tertiary institutions students
encountered while reading and the effects it has on their academic performances in Adeyemi
Federal University of Education, Ondo West. One hundred and twenty students of the faculty of
science were used for the study, using twenty students each from the six science departments.
The instrument used for the study was the questionnaire. A set of questionnaires made up of two
sections was employed. The first section dealt with the demographic data, second section was
about instructions. The study revealed that various factors such as dyslexia, hyperlexia, issues
with decoding and poor comprehension are responsible for the difficulties encountered while
reading. Other factors include gender differences, comprehension error, transformation error,
process skills error and the likes. It was recommended that the school administrations should
ensure that library resources and library lessons are taught and they should come up with
strategies of supplementing government efforts such as income generating activities to
supplement school fees
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