Basic level students’ perception on homework in english language learning classes

Abstract

The study entitled Basic Level Students’ Perception on Homework in English Language Learning Classes is an attempt to explore the Basic level students' perception towards homework to learn English language. The researcher used survey research design to conduct the study. The sample population was the 40 students of five different communities' school of Bariyarpatti rural municipality of the Sirha district, by using purposive non-random sampling procedure. A set of questionnaire consisted of open and close ended questionnaire used at a tool for this study. The data were taken from both sources; primary as well as secondary. The data were analyzed following the statically method like percentage and interpreted descriptively. This study shows that majority of the students have positive attitudes towards doing English subject homework. None of the students have homework diary system in their school and there is no provision of reward for the students who does homework regularly and correctly. Many students have positive attitudes towards doing English homework, though some students dislike homework because of various reasons i.e. when they do not understand teachers’ instruction and word meaning or grammar. This thesis is organized in five chapters. The first chapter deals with introduction of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of related and theoretical and empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with methods and procedures of the study which consists design, and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, study area / field data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. The fourth chapter deals with analysis of data interpretation procedures. The fourth chapter deals with analysis of data and interpretation of results. The fifth chapter deals with findings, conclusions and implications followed by references and appendices.