An evaluation of the intensive course program at the English department of the teachers training college of Widya Mandala Catholic University in Surabaya, Indonesia from 1975 until 1978

Date of Publication

1978

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Vicente E. Abrenica

Defense Panel Chair

Jeannette K. Gillo

Defense Panel Member

Carmelita I. Quebengco
Leticia Postrado

Abstract/Summary

This study investigates whether the Intensive Course Program is improving and in which area(s) (usage, vocabulary or reading comprehension) it mostly needs improvement as rated by the students' results compared in the pre- and post-test scores of the University Diagnostic Test for Freshmen from 1975 until 1978.

This research made use of the descriptive-statistical method and the instrument for data gathering was the University Diagnostic Test for Freshmen to obtain the pre- and post-tests scores of the first year students of the English Department during the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978. With the data gathered and analyzed, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. During the years 1975 to 1977, the Intensive Course Program did not show a very marked improvement in all the three areas. 2. Some marked improvement was found in the Intensive Course Program in 1978 in all the areas as compared to the previous three years. This improvement may be due to the fact that the Lado English Series was used in that year. 3. From the three areas, it was found that there was a substantial improvement in the three areas for all the four years but the most substantial improvement seemed to come from the Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension areas. 4. From all the four years, it appeared that 1978 showed the best improvement in the three areas. However, looking at the computed F value of the Usage area, it was found to be the lowest compared to Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. Therefore, it seemed that some improvements are needed for Usage. 5. The Lado English Series has helped the students improve in the areas of Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension but no improvement was seen in the area of Usage.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG00818

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

155 leaves, 28 cm. ; Typescript

Keywords

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Widya Mandala Catholic University (Indonesia)

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