Abstract
This paper is based on a study conducted in 2007 in order to have an analysis of the scholastic achievement of the students of government and private schools in the subject of English and Urdu prose in Tehsil Arifwala (Punjab, Pakistan). The total sample for the study was 280 which was randomly selected. An achievement test was developed for the students. The test was based on multiple choice items, words meanings, matching columns, fill in the blanks and true false statements. The collected data were analyzed by using the statistical techniques of arithmetic means, standard deviation, percentage, z test and co-efficient of correlation. The results of the study showed that overall performance of private schools was better than that of students of government schools. The performance of female students was better in English prose than that of male students. The performance of male students was better in Urdu prose than that of female students.
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Type: | Article |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 1 |
Language: | English |
Id: | 5e7f7aacb7fe7 |
Pages | 25 - 34 |
Discipline: | English |
Published | June 30, 2008 |
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