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Item Learners’ motivation, gender and oral english performance among high-ability students in Ibadan, Nigeria(Positive Psychology Association, Nigeria with headquarters in Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2020) Adelodun, G. A.; Asiru, A. B.This study examines predictive influence of motivation and gender on Oral English performance among students noted for high ability in Ibadan. Oyo State. The study adopted a descriptive survey of correlation type. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting four public and private secondary schools in Ibadan North and Akinyele Local Government Areas with an aggregate number of 258 high-ability students. Instruments utilised were: English Language Screening Achievement Test (r=0.72). Achievement Test on Oral English (r=0.84) and Academic Motivation Questionnaire (r=0.84). Data were analysed, using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Independent t-test and Multiple Regression Analysis. Learners’ motivation predicts Oral English performance among high-ability students (r=.54l. n=258. p<.05), but gender does not predict Oral English performance among the students (Crit-t 1.96, Cal. T = 0.097, p>.05). There is a joint contribution of learners’ motivation and gender to the prediction of Oral English performance (F(5 41) ='52.872, R2 = 0.54, p<.05) among the respondents. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of high-ability male and female learners should be meticulously worked upon by all stakeholders involved in the Oral English instruction of students noted for superior ability in our schools.Item Audio-lingual scale and teachers’ effectiveness as correlates of oral english performance among high-achieving students in Ibadan, Oyo State(2020-06) Adelodun, G. A.; Asiru, A. B.This study examined the audio-lingual scale and teachers' effectiveness as correlates of Oral English performance among high-achieving students in Ibadan, Oyo State. A descriptive survey design of correlational type was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four public and private secondary schools in Ibadan North and Akinyele Local Government Areas, Ibadan, Oyo State with a total number of 258 high-achieving students. Instruments used were: English Language Achievement Screening Test (r -0.72), Achievement Test on Oral English (r=0.84), Audio-lingual Method Scale (r= 0.76) and Teachers’ Effectiveness Scale (r-85), Questionnaire (r-0.91). Data were analysed, using Multiple Regression. There was a joint contribution of the two independent variables to high-achieving students’ oral English performance (F(5.52)=55.225, R2= 0.62). Audio- lingual scale (β=185, p<.05) and teachers’ effectiveness (β=197, p<.05) relatively contributed to oral English performance of the respondents. Audio- lingual scale and teachers’ effectiveness correlated with high- achieving students’ oral English performance in Ibadan. Teachers of English are therefore employed to make appropriate use of an audio-lingual method such that it will foster the interest of the learners in attaining masterly level required to use English effectively for verbal communication purposes