EFFECT OF PROOFREADING AND EDITING SKILLS ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN TYPEWRITING
EFFECT OF PROOFREADING AND EDITING SKILLS ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN TYPEWRITING
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1996-10
Authors
Cecilia, Olushola Akindele
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Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine the effect
of proofreading and editing skills on secretarial studies
students' performance in typewriting.
The subject of the study were 37 female and 8 male
students of National Diploma (ND) II Secretarial Studies
Students from Yaba College of Technology.
The study used the experimental design, one group was
used as experimental group and the other as control group. A
pre-test was given both groups, treatment applied only to the
experimental group and a post-test was again given both
groups. The duration of the experiment was six weeks, made up
of 48 contact hours.
The instruments used for collecting data consisted of
three typewriting tests given to the students at specified
intervals. These were graded and analyzed by the use of the
t-test statistical method to either retain or reject the null
hypotheses formulated. The hypotheses were both rejected at
0.05 level of significance.
The study recommended that (i) typewriting teachers must
ensure that students acguire the skills of proofreading and
editing; (ii) teaching successful typewriting could be
enriched and made more interesting by the use of various
methods, for example, using the Mailable Papers an Hour and
the Absolute Error Limit models; (iii) students should be
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encouraged to have pride in their work by forming the habit of
producing as near perfect a work as possible.
This study brought out some implications for classroom
instruction. These are two fold: teacher factor and student
factor. Teachers could use the various methods outlined in
Chapter 5.6 to impart knowledge leading to the acquisition of
proofreading and editing skills by the students. Students, on
the other hand, could be encouraged to acquire and to reflect
these skills in their work as secretaries once they believe
that the acquisition of these skills would help them keep
their positions in the business world.
Description
A Thesis submitted to the Post-Graduate School
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of
MASTER OF EDUCATION
in
BUSINESS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
OCTOBER 1996
Keywords
EFFECT,, PROOFREADING,, EDITING,, SKILLS,, STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE,, TYPEWRITING.