Proficiency of basic level students in letter writing

Abstract

The present research study entitled “Proficiency of Basic Level Students in Letter Writing” attempts to find out the actual letter writing proficiency of the basic level students of Palpa district in Tansen municipality. To carry out the research, the researcher selected sixty students from (three institutional and three community) schools of Palpa district by using purposive random sampling procedure. A set of test items consisting of formal and informal letter writing were the tools for the data collection. The data were analyzed and interpreted in accordance with the set of objectives. The students of institutional schools were seen more proficient than the students of community schools. Among the students of all selected schools, the students of NHSS were found to be the most proficient and the students of PPSS were found to be the least proficient. Comparatively girl’s performance was better than boys in overall in letter writing. Similarly, the students were more proficient in informal letter writing than formal writing. This thesis comprises five main chapters. The first chapter deals with introduction which consists of overview, general background, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, significance of the study and delimitations of the study. The second chapter deals with overview, review of related literature which consists of review of related theoretical and empirical literature, implication of the review for the study, and theoretical and conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with overview, methods and procedures of the study, field or areas of the study, sampling procedure, data / information collection tools and procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. Similarly, the fourth chapter consists of overview, analysis of interpretation and results. The fifth chapter deals with conclusions and recommendations on the policy related, practice related and further research related. The final section of the study includes the references and appendices.