Statistical Analysis of the English Examination Results

Abstract

The present thesis entitled “Statistical Analysis of the English Examination Results” aimed at analyzing the English exam results statistically. For this purpose, the SLC Examination 2004 was taken to be analyzed. The researcher selected five public and five private schools of Kathmandu district purposively. The researcher sampled twenty students’ scores randomly from each of these schools. The main focus was given to the marks obtained in the English subject. Further, the marks obtained in English were compared with other two compulsory subjects, i.e. Mathematics and Science. The researcher used only the secondary data and the data were collected from the sampled schools, and OCE Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. The researcher analyzed the English examination in terms of central value, dispersion, relationship, relative position and hypothesis testing. For testing hypothesis major tests such as Ztest, ANOVA and chi–square tests were used. The study shows that the English achievement scores are better than Math and Science achievement scores. Even if the English scores are more scattered, the mean score is satisfactory. The study also exerts that the achievement score in English of private school is better than that of public schools. The study is divided into four main chapters. Chapter one deals with general background, SLC examination system in Nepal, curriculum of secondary level and statistical methods of analyzing data. This chapter also includes the review of the related literature, objectives of the study, and significance of the study. The second chapter includes methodology, i.e. how the research was carried out. It encompasses sources of data, sample population, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Similarly, the third chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of the collected data. The analysis and interpretation were carried out in three sections. In first section, the English exam result was analyzed and in second the English exam result was compared with scores of Math and Science, and at last section the English scores between public and private schools were compared. Chapter four incorporates findings and recommendations. On the basis of analyzed data, the findings have been extracted and in turn, on the basis of these findings recommendations have been made. Eventually, references and appendices are also attached. The appendix part includes statistical calculations and other information