Inquiry based learning for developing writing skill

Abstract

This study entitled "Inquiry based learning for developing writing skill" aimed at finding out the role of inquiry based learning on developing writing skill. Specially, this study has been carried out to analyze the positive impact of inquiry based learning for developing writing skill. For the accomplishment of the research work, I selected thirty students of Shree Nepalaya Higher Secondary School Kalanki Kathmandu. While completing this work, I administered a pre- test to get the students initial proficiency level on writing skill and I administered a post- test to know about the students' progress on writing by adopting inquiry based techniques. During the four week teaching period, I administered progress test as well. The cause of taking pre-test and post-test was to observe and analyze the impact of inquiry based learning approach in students writing. The students' answer sheets were analyzed to see the improvement in their writing. By comparing the answer sheets of pre- test and post- test, it was found that writing skill of students was highly improved in post-test writing. The average score in pre test was 16.43(i.e.54.74%), in progress test the average score was 19.9(i.e.66.33%) and in the post- test the average score was 24.73(i.e.82.44%). I used holistic marking scream to score the students writing. The result indicates that the inquiry based techniques has positive impact on students writing. It was found that writing ability of the students was improved after adopting the inquiry techniques in writing. The thesis consists of five Chapters, Chapter 1 presents the introduction. It consists of background of the study, statements of the problems, significance of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, and delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, Chapter 2 consists of the review of related literature and conceptual framework. Similarly Chapter 3 presents methods and procedures of the study. This includes design of the study, population and sampling procedures, data collection and data collection procedures. In the same way, Chapter 4 consists of results and discussion of the data. Finally, Chapter 5 incorporates summary, conclusion, and implications. On the basis of results and discussion, some important findings and implications for the policy level, practice level and further research have been made. And finally references and appendices are presented to finalize the study.