Abstract: From time immemorable writing skill is one of the most important tool in evaluating and assessing learners’ performance. If the learner fails to master writing skill, the overall performance also gets hindered. The purpose of this study is to analyse the achievement level of the students of Kodagu district, Karnataka with regard to writing skills in English. It also intended to identify the impact and interaction effects on the correlates of achievement. To achieve these purposes 33 secondary schools were selected using multi stage sampling from each taluk of Kodagu District. An achievement test containing three essay type questions were conducted and was evaluated using tailor made rubric for assessing English writing skills. The data revealed that the achievement in English writing skills of standard IX students of Kodagu district is below average. It also found that there was a significant interaction effect between location of schools, type of schools and medium of instruction on English writing skills. This findings will help the secondary school fraternity to understand the importance of promoting writing skills in the learners.
Keywords: English Writing Skills, Correlates, Achievement, Rubric, Secondary schools.
Title: Achievement in English Writing Skills: Impact of Institutional Variables on Student Performance
Author: Dr. Jinny John
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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