Free Writing Proficiency of Grade Eight Students: A Comparative Study
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Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Abstract
This study entitled Free Writing Proficiency of Grade Eight Students: A
Comparative Study sought to explore free writing proficiency of grade eight
students of lower secondary level from private and public schools of Jajarkot.
This study examined students’ free writing ability in terms of the mechanics,
grammar, cohesion and coherence, clarity and economy and completeness in
holistic way. This present study was the survey research. To address the
objectives of the study, 30 students were selected from two (one Institutional
and one Community) schools as a sample by using non-random sampling
procedure. This research was carried out by using both primary and secondary
sources of data and a set of test items was used as tool for data collection. The
study reveals that free writing proficiency of the students was satisfactory. The
study also reveals that students of institutional school were more proficient in
free writing in comparison to the students of community school.
This thesis comprises five chapters. The first chapter presents the background
of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research
questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational
definition of the key terms. The second chapter consists of the review of related
theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the study
and conceptual framework. In the same way, the third chapter includes design
of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources
of data, data collection procedure, data analysis procedures and ethical
considerations. The fourth chapter deals with analysis of data and interpretation
of results. The final chapter deals with findings, conclusion and
recommendations. The references and appendices have been included in the
last part of the thesis.