FACTORS AFFECTING WRITTEN COMPOSITION IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This study is a survey of factors affecting written composition among selected secondary schools inor Local Government Are of Edo State is comparatively deficient in terms of detailed studies is the reasons why students perform poorly in essay writing in examinations . This study therefore, fills this gap. Simple statistical techniques such as ratios and percentages are employed.
The result obtained reveals that some factors affecting the students written compositions are: Over crowdedness in schools, use of pidgin in schools, family home background, teaching methods, marking of assignments and evaluation, engagement of trained or untrained teachers, lack of use of library, little or no practice of essay writing and mental retardation among other things.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 7
Research Questions 8
Purpose of the Study 7
Significance of the Study
Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW 14
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 40
Population of the Study 41
Sources of Data
Sample and Sampling Frame 41
Sampling Frame
Questionnaire Design
CHAPTER FOUR:
ANALYSIS OF DATA AND RESULT
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 57
Conclusion 58
Recommendations 59
References 61
Appendix 63
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background to the Study
Among the heritage left behind in Nigeria by the British at the end of the colonial administration probably none is more important than English language. This is because it is the language of government, business, commerce, education, mass media, literature and internal as well as external communication.
For this work or study, the entrenchment of English is more noticeable in the field of education. English is introduced as a subject in the first year of the primary school and from the third year of the primary school up to the university level is a medium of instruction. This means therefore, that every Nigerian child has assess to the cultural and scientific knowledge of the world through English.
