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STUDENTS' RESEARCH WORK-5, SUPERVISED BY MD. MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN SAMEEN
Mustafizur rRhman:
Findings
By analyzing our data which we have collected from both teachers and students we have got these things:
Students’ main problem is in vocabulary. They can not remember words and their meanings. Students’ word stock is not developed.
Students haven’t clear idea about grammatical rules. If some students have they fail to use it in sentences.
Both teachers and students agree that grammar and vocabulary are essential for good writing skill.
Department fails to ensure all departmental supports.
Half of the teachers didn’t do any specialized course on writing skill.
Department is enriched in IT support.
All the teachers use IT supports whenever needed to make students understand about a topic.
Lack of students’ interest is the big problem for poor writing skill. They do not try to produce some lines from their faculty. They are not interested to write except examinations.
Most of the students are moderately confident in their writing skills.
Teachers support creative writing and spelling bee competitions for the betterment of the students writing skills.
All the students intend to solve their writing problems which they struggle with.
Students solve their writing problems by themselves, with the help of teachers and in a group discussion.
Mustafizur rRhman:
Teacher Table: 5
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you give written comments in exam scripts? A) Yes 9 60%
B) No 6 40%
The objective of this question is to see if students make any mistake in examination do teachers correct their mistakes with written comments. 60% teachers said yes, they write written comments in exam scripts while 40% said no.
Teacher Table: 6
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you allocate extra time for students writing skill? A) Yes 9 60%
B) No 6 40%
60% teachers allocate extra time for talking about the procedure of developing students writing skill. 40% teachers do not give extra time for writing skill.
Teacher Table: 7
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you think creative writing is helpful for the development of writing skill? A) Agree 6 40%
B) Strongly agree 9 60%
C) Disagree 0 0%
D) Strongly disagree 0 0%
Among 15 teachers 9 teachers (60%) are highly agreed with the notion that creative writing is helpful for the development of students writing skill. Another 40% are agreed with it and none of them are disagreed.
Teacher Table: 8
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you agree essay and spelling bee competitions help in developing students writing skill? A) Agree 6 40%
B) Strongly agree 9 60%
C) Disagree 0 0%
D) Strongly disagree 0 0%
Extra curricular activities like essay, spelling bee competitions may help students and 60% are strongly agreed with it and 40% of them are agreed. None of them think essay and spelling bee competitions not help students in improving their writing skill.
Teacher Table: 9
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
What limitations do you face in your classroom?
A)Lack of IT support 0 0%
B)Lack of departmental support 3
20%
C)Lack of students’ interest 12
80%
D)others 0 0%
The purpose of this last question is to find out what are the obstacles behind our students poor handwriting. Majority of the teacher (80%) said lack of students’ interest and 20% said lack of departmental support are the causes of students’ poor handwriting in English.
Mustafizur rRhman:
Teacher Questionnaire: The teacher questionnaire contained nine items which were concerned with the teachers’ opinion on the different aspects of the writing skills problems of the students. The response of the 15 teachers to the questionnaire are recorded and discussed item wise as follows:
Teacher Table: 1
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you think grammar and vocabulary are the basic elements in writing skill development? A) Yes 15 100%
B) No 0 0%
All the teachers (15) opined that grammar and vocabulary are needed for students writing skill.
Teacher Table: 2
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Did you do any specialized course on writing skill? A) Yes 9 60%
B) No 6 40%
The purpose of this question is to see the teachers who are teaching these 50 students did any specialized course on writing skill or not? 60% teachers answered that they did the course and 40% answered no.
Teacher Table: 3
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you apply your prior knowledge to your teaching? A) Yes 15 100%
B) No 0 0%
All the teachers (15) who have done special writing skill course apply their knowledge while teaching their student.
Teacher Table: 4
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you use visual aids/IT support for better understanding of the students? A) Yes 15 100%
B) No 0 0%
Sometimes it may not possible to make understand all students at a time. So in this case teacher can use IT support to bring the real things before them which may help students to understand the topics or issues. As we know without good understanding of a subject students can not write well. We have found that every teacher use visual aids/IT support in their classroom.
Mustafizur rRhman:
Student Table: 8
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
What grade did you get in writing?
A) A+ 0 0%
B) A 20 40%
C) A-
D) B+ 18
10 36%
20%
E) B 2 4%
It is a question to find out students’ efficiency. 40% students get A grade, 36% students get A- and 20% students got B+ but none of them get A+.
Student Table: 9
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Do you have habit of writing diary/book/poem? A) Yes 17 34%
B) No 33 66%
The options for this question are yes or no. Among 50 students 33 students answered no (66%) and 17 students answered yes. The purpose of this question to ask is that habit of writing diary/book/poem helps them to develop their writing skill.
Student Table: 10
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Are you interested to find out the solution of your writing problem? A) Yes 49 98%
B) No 1 2%
The result of this question (Are you interested to find out the solution of your writing problems?) give us some hope because among 50 students 49 students are interested to solve their problems (98%) , only 1 student not interested to solve his/ her problems (2%).
Student Table: 11
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
How do you find the solution of the problems that you face in writing?
A) Yourself 33 66%
B) teacher 2 4%
C) group discussion 15 30%
D) neutral 0%
The aim of this question is to find out the way in which students solve their writing problems. 66% students want to solve their problems by their self, 30% students want to solve their problems in group discussion and only 4% students solve their problems with the help of a teacher.
Mustafizur rRhman:
Student Table: 5
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Which part of writing do you feel most interesting? A) Grammar 15 30%
B) vocabulary 20 40%
C) free hand writing 15 30%
Vocabulary is the most interesting part to students (40%). 30% students think it is grammar and another 30% said free handwriting.
Student Table: 6
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Which part of writing do you find most challenging? A) Grammar 17 34%
B) vocabulary 20 40%
C) free handwriting 13 26%
34% students answered grammar, 40% students said vocabulary and 26% said free handwriting. So vocabulary is the most challenging part for students.
Student Table: 7
Question Choices Scores Percentage (%)
Lacking of what is the cause of Bangladeshi students poor writing skill?
A) Lack of proper guidance 20
40%
B) lack of time 2 4%
C) lack of knowledge 14
28%
D) Lack of interest 14 28%
40% students answered lack of proper guidance is the cause of Bangladeshi students’ poor handwriting. They complained that they did not get proper guidance. 4% students said lack of time as few of them have involved themselves in jobs. 28% students answered that lack of knowledge and other 28% students answered that lack of interest is the cause of students’ poor handwriting.
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