The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu

The study seeks to confirm the various individual and social variables that affect English language attainment among the Form 4 students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu. The individual variables that were selected for the study were, "students" attitudes towards English langu...

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Main Author: Alice Shanthi Kasawi @ Krisnan
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10294/1/mt0000000550.pdf
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spelling my-ums-ep.102942017-11-06T08:47:27Z The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu 2006 Alice Shanthi Kasawi @ Krisnan The study seeks to confirm the various individual and social variables that affect English language attainment among the Form 4 students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu. The individual variables that were selected for the study were, "students" attitudes towards English language" and "students" attitude towards English-speaking peers". Whereas, the social variables that were selected were; "parental encouragement and support", "availability and length of time spent on English language materials at home", "claimed use of English with peers" and ''frequency of English language spoken at home". All these variables were measured by means of a series of statements to which subjects were asked to respond on five-point scales. English language attainment was based on subjects' achievement in English language in PMR 2004. In some cases, the correlations were contrary to the direction that one might expect. The results show that "frequency of English language used at home", "the length of time spent on English language materials at home", and "claimed use of English language with peers" correlate with English language achievement in PMR 2004. 2006 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10294/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10294/1/mt0000000550.pdf text en public masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah School of Education and Social Development
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description The study seeks to confirm the various individual and social variables that affect English language attainment among the Form 4 students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu. The individual variables that were selected for the study were, "students" attitudes towards English language" and "students" attitude towards English-speaking peers". Whereas, the social variables that were selected were; "parental encouragement and support", "availability and length of time spent on English language materials at home", "claimed use of English with peers" and ''frequency of English language spoken at home". All these variables were measured by means of a series of statements to which subjects were asked to respond on five-point scales. English language attainment was based on subjects' achievement in English language in PMR 2004. In some cases, the correlations were contrary to the direction that one might expect. The results show that "frequency of English language used at home", "the length of time spent on English language materials at home", and "claimed use of English language with peers" correlate with English language achievement in PMR 2004.
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author Alice Shanthi Kasawi @ Krisnan
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The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
author_facet Alice Shanthi Kasawi @ Krisnan
author_sort Alice Shanthi Kasawi @ Krisnan
title The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
title_short The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
title_full The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
title_fullStr The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
title_full_unstemmed The relationship of individual and social variables on English language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in Likas, Kota Kinabalu
title_sort relationship of individual and social variables on english language achievement among upper secondary students in a secondary school in likas, kota kinabalu
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department School of Education and Social Development
publishDate 2006
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/10294/1/mt0000000550.pdf
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