ITEACHER COMPETENCE IN IDENTIFYING ERRORS IN STUDENTS' WRITTEN ESSAYS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YOBE STATE
ITEACHER COMPETENCE IN IDENTIFYING ERRORS IN STUDENTS' WRITTEN ESSAYS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN YOBE STATE
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2000-09
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NWAFOR, EKWUTOSI NWADA
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine teacher competence
in identifying and correcting essay errors committed by SSS1 students
in Secondary Schools in' Yobe State. To this effect, 32 secondary
schools, 76 teachers and 376 scripts were randomly sampled and
used. Seventy-six copies of structured questionnaire and two essay
tests (one narrative and one argumentative) were used for data
collection.
Four null hypotheses were formulated and tested using
inferential statistical teats of Pearson Product Moment correlation
coefficient ( r) and t tests which were used to test for significant
relationship and mean difference respectively. The analysis showed,
among other things, that there was a significant relationship between
teachers' academic qualifications, and level of competence in
identifying and correcting essay errors; mean difference between
teaching experience and level of competence; gender and level of
competence in error identification and correction.
Based on the findings, it was recommended, among other things,
that more essay assignments for practice should be given to the
students once in a week as a rule in Yobe State. Refresher courses
should be organized every term for English Language teachers to
update their knowledge in essay teaching, error identification and
correction; a similar research should be conducted in other States so
as to develop a blue-prints for use by English Language teachers.
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A thesis submitted to the postgraduate school,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in partial
fulfiLlment of the requirements for the
Award of the degree of masters in
Education (teaching English as a
second language: T.E.S.L.)
OCTOBER, 2000
Keywords
TEACHER COMPETENCE,, IDENTIFYING,, ERRORS,, STUDENTS' WRITTEN ESSAYS,, YOBE STATE