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An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills

Background: English writing among Nigerian students prove to be difficult at various academic levels; including pre-university and university levels. Precisely, poor command in English writing among Nigerian students hinders proper academic achievement of most undergraduates.Objective: The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Muhammad, Anas Sa’idu, Madhawa Nair, Subadrah
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Published: AENSI Publisher 2015
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spelling my.uum.repo.179422017-03-12T08:42:15Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/17942/ An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills Muhammad, Anas Sa’idu Madhawa Nair, Subadrah LB2300 Higher Education PE English Background: English writing among Nigerian students prove to be difficult at various academic levels; including pre-university and university levels. Precisely, poor command in English writing among Nigerian students hinders proper academic achievement of most undergraduates.Objective: The objective of the present article is to ascertain the level of variation in English writing among Nigerian undergraduate students’ in terms of gender and in terms of major ethnic groups. Results: The findings indicated that the mean scores for the overall scores of the students’ descriptive essay are at an average score. Conclusion: This study affirms that there is crucial need for intervention concerning Nigerian undergraduates’ English writing. As such, the results of the findings are hopeful to contribute and provide insights to Nigerian education administrative personals, the national education boards, as well as the international education planners concerning ways of enhancing students’ English writing. AENSI Publisher 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/17942/1/AJBAS%20%209%2037%20S%20323-329.pdf Muhammad, Anas Sa’idu and Madhawa Nair, Subadrah (2015) An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 9 (37 S). pp. 323-329. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/Ajbas_Special-IPN-Dec%20_2015.html
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Muhammad, Anas Sa’idu
Madhawa Nair, Subadrah
An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills
description Background: English writing among Nigerian students prove to be difficult at various academic levels; including pre-university and university levels. Precisely, poor command in English writing among Nigerian students hinders proper academic achievement of most undergraduates.Objective: The objective of the present article is to ascertain the level of variation in English writing among Nigerian undergraduate students’ in terms of gender and in terms of major ethnic groups. Results: The findings indicated that the mean scores for the overall scores of the students’ descriptive essay are at an average score. Conclusion: This study affirms that there is crucial need for intervention concerning Nigerian undergraduates’ English writing. As such, the results of the findings are hopeful to contribute and provide insights to Nigerian education administrative personals, the national education boards, as well as the international education planners concerning ways of enhancing students’ English writing.
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title An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills
title_short An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills
title_full An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills
title_fullStr An analysis of descriptive essay writing among Nigerian undergraduates: An analysis of variance in English writing skills
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