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Identifying Problems in Writing among Year 2 Pupils in a Malaysian Primary School

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  • SITI NURZAHIDAH AHMAD DAWAWI

    (Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)

  • Hamidah Yamat

    (Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)

Abstract

This preliminary study aims to identify the problems in writing faced by Malaysian Year 2 pupils in a primary school. A document analysis design was employed to gather qualitative data from 75 participants who were purposively selected due to accessibility. The main instruments used in this study are the reports from English School-Based. The pupil’s essays and worksheets were then analyzed. Findings revealed that 58.67% of the students are only at Band 3 in the School-Based Assessment (SBA) for writing skill performance which indicates that they were only at a satisfactory level. Analysis of the pupils’ work revealed a clear problem with writing skills; where 36 out of 72 (50%) pupils were not able to write simple sentences properly. This implies that early intervention is needed to cater to this issue.

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  • SITI NURZAHIDAH AHMAD DAWAWI & Hamidah Yamat, 2022. "Identifying Problems in Writing among Year 2 Pupils in a Malaysian Primary School," Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 4(2), pages 140-150, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:jeltal:v:4:y:2022:i:2:id:3554
    DOI: 10.32996/jeltal.2022.4.2.13
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