Statistical Analysis of the English Examination Results
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Department of English Education
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