Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage

Saadia Haider; Aleem Shakir

Journal of Research (Languages and Islamic Studies), Vol # 6, Issue # 1
Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage

Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage

Saadia Haider/
Aleem Shakir/
December 31, 2004

Keywords

Applied Linguists Attitude Students Learning English Language Linguistics Achievement

Abstract

Applied linguists have often correlated achievement with attitude towards language. A study aimed at testing the validity of this claim was carried out. Two instruments - a 5– point Liker type summated rating scale and an achievement test- were developed. Both the tests were administered to 154 A-Level and Intermediate male/ female urban/rural students. The significance of difference between mean performances of different pairs of samples was statistically computed through z – test. Although the overall value of “r” i.e. 0.25 is low, yet the positive value indicates that magnitude of attitude does affect the achievement of Higher Secondary students in the subject of English.

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Haider, S., & Shakir, A. (2020). Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 6(1), 43–48. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page

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[1]Haider, S. and Shakir, A. 2020. Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 6, 1 (Mar. 2020), 43–48.

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HAIDER, Saadia; SHAKIR, Aleem. Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, v. 6, n. 1, p. 43–48, 31 Mar.2020.

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[1]S. Haider and A. Shakir, “Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage”, (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 43–48, Mar. 2020, Accessed: May 21, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page

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Haider, Saadia, and Aleem Shakir. “Relationship Between the Attitude of Students towards English and Their Achievement at Higher Secondary Stage”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vols. 6, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 43–48, https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page.

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Haider, Saadia, and Aleem Shakir. “Relationship Between the Attitude of Students towards English and Their Achievement at Higher Secondary Stage”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو 6, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 43–48. Accessed May 21, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page.

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1.Haider S, Shakir A. Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 31 [cited 2026 May 21];6(1):43–48. Available from: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page

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1.Haider S, Shakir A. Relationship between the attitude of students towards English and their achievement at Higher Secondary stage. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 2020;6(1):43–48. Accessed May 21, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e83b6d351f96/page

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