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Assessment and Analysis of Writing Ability of Undergraduate Students


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1 Department of Human Development and Studies, College of Community Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
2 College of Community Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
3 Kakatia e Techno School, Hyderabad (Telangana), India
     

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Three hundred UG students were chosen at random from randomly selected 5 Colleges of Parbhani town. For this study purpose, a passage of 12 lines containing 155 words was chosen and individual students were given the printed passage to copy it down while seeing it, in small groups of 10 UG students each, within given time and without time limit. The data related to study was collected from the UG students through structured cum open ended questionnaire, SES scale, by administering IQ test, GQ assessment and non-participatory observation technique. For the analysis of writing ability, the parameters considered were number of words, positioning of letters, placement of words, spacing between words, shape and appearance of the words from the given written passage and were rated on the five point scale i.e. Excellent, Very good, Good, Fair and Poor through the subjective evaluation.

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Writing Ability, Under Graduate Students, Educational Background.
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Authors

Veena Bhalerao
Department of Human Development and Studies, College of Community Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
Vishala Patnam
College of Community Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
Snehali Madrap
Kakatia e Techno School, Hyderabad (Telangana), India

Abstract


Three hundred UG students were chosen at random from randomly selected 5 Colleges of Parbhani town. For this study purpose, a passage of 12 lines containing 155 words was chosen and individual students were given the printed passage to copy it down while seeing it, in small groups of 10 UG students each, within given time and without time limit. The data related to study was collected from the UG students through structured cum open ended questionnaire, SES scale, by administering IQ test, GQ assessment and non-participatory observation technique. For the analysis of writing ability, the parameters considered were number of words, positioning of letters, placement of words, spacing between words, shape and appearance of the words from the given written passage and were rated on the five point scale i.e. Excellent, Very good, Good, Fair and Poor through the subjective evaluation.

Keywords


Writing Ability, Under Graduate Students, Educational Background.

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