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Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Writing in Lagos State Schools

Abstract

This paper examined both teachers and students perceptions and practices of English Writing at the senior secondary school in Lagos state. The research employed the usage of Questionnaire for English Language Teachers (QELT) and Questionnaire for English Language Students (QELS) towards elucidation of appropriate data with which to ascertain the perceptions of teachers and students as regards the subject matter of discourse (writing). It went further to administer a well constructed interview questions for the students for avoidance of bias in the research. Students and teachers responses were analysed using simple percentage, mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that students and teachers had positive perceptions of wriing.

Citation

Prof. F. O. Okebukola, Prof. S. O. Makinde and Kolade, Abiodun Ahmed. Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Writing in Lagos State Schools. International Journal of Arts and Social Sciences Education, 10(1), 23-28.

Keywords

Students, Teachers, Perception Practices, Writing

Author Details

Prof. F.O. Okebukola
Department of Language, Arts and Social Sciences Education,
Faculty of Education, Lagos State University

Prof. S.O. MakindeĀ 
Department of Language, Arts and Social Sciences Education,
Faculty of Education, Lagos State University

Kolade, Abiodun Ahmed
Department of Language, Arts and Social Sciences Education,
Faculty of Education, Lagos State University