Students' accuracy in written English under the impression of the new "G8" system : a case study / Johanna Schroeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schroeder, Johanna.

Series:

Staatsexamensarbeit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Written English--Ability testing--Students.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg, Germany : Bachelor + Master Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2001, the ministry of education of the federal state Saarland decided to reduce the duration of compulsory schooling until passing the Abitur at the Gymnasium by one year. For the duration of compulsory schooling has been limited to eight years, there will be students of two grades (G8 and G9) at the same time that will graduate in North-Rhine Westphalia in 2013. Consequently, the G8 students have one year less to establish the same level of knowledge as the G9 students. The author examines in how far the new G8 system has been implemented successfully. This thesis is developed on a case st

Contents:

Students' Accuracyin Written English Under the Impression of the new ""G8"" System; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; FOREIGN TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory; 2.1. What is linguistic accuracy and why should it be measured?; 2.2. The North-Rhine Westphalian school system; 2.2.1. The change from G9 to G8; 2.2.2. A comparison of the G8 and G9 core curricula; 3. Preliminary Study; 3.1. Aim and Methodology; 3.1.1. Motivation for the case study; 3.1.2. Data Acquirement; 3.1.3. Main methodology; 3.1.4. Description of the target group; 3.2. Outcomes

3.2.1. Main result of the questionnaires3.2.2. Main results of the exams with regard to the marks; 3.2.3. Main results of the exams with regard to the average number of words; 3.2.4. Main results of the exams with regard to the mean error ratio; 3.2.5. Main results of the exams with regard to the correlation between number of written words and number of produced mistakes; 3.2.6. Main results of the exams with regard to the correlation between mean error ratio and the exam mark

3.2.7. Main results of the exams with regard to the error ratio divided by grammatical, lexical and orthographical mistakes3.2.8. Main results of the exams with regard to the point system; 3.3. Discussion of the results with regard to tentative explanations; 3.3.1. Influences of individual characteristics; 3.3.2. Influences of teachers; 3.3.3. Influences of the pressure on G8 students; 3.3.4. Influences of teaching English at primary school; 4. Outlook; 5. Conclusion; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; A. Questionnaire for students; B. Questionnaire for teachers; C. Letter for parents and students

D. Exam Group 10-AE. Evaluation form Group 10-A; F. Exam Group 10-B; G. Evaluation form Group 10-B; H. Exam Group 11-A; I. Evaluation form Group 11-A; J. Exam Group 11-B; K. Evaluation form Group 11-B; L. Results of questionnaire for students; M. Results of analysis of exams

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed March 6, 2014).

ISBN:

3-95549-550-7

OCLC:

876510984