The Difference Between the Writing Achievement of Below-Average Ninth-Grade Students and Above-Average Ninth-Grade Students as Revealed on Literature Tests Stressing Analysis of Character

<p>This study attempted to discover if there was any difference between the writing achievement of below-average ninth-grade students and above-average ninth-grade students as revealed on literature tests stressing analysis of character. Fifty individuals were randomly selected from a population of over three hundred students. Using the Analyzing Characters in Literature (ACL) exam, differences were drawn between the groups in the following areas: substantiation, form, content, and subjective reasoning. The independent samples were evaluated descriptively to determine whether a difference existed between ability groups. While the majority of the Individuals In both high and low ability groups were able to properly identify a trait of the central character in the prose selection, the extent to which the analysis was developed and substantiated in a coherent and logical manner varied significantly with a one-tailed probability of 0.0001.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Specialist in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year

1988

Author dc:creator

• Pitts, Alton

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. James M. Brewbaker
• Dr. John D Schaeffer
• Dr. D. Glen Walls

• Ninth-Grade
• Literature
• Writing Achievement
• Analyzing Characters in Literature (ACL)
• Trait
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Language and Literacy Education

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/697

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1695