Attitudes of Upper Primary School Students towards English Subject

Abstract

In this study, the investigator has decided to study the attitudes of upper primary school students towards English subject and for that he has chosen the objectives like: 1. To know the attitudes of upper primary school students towards English subject and determine its level. 2. To examine the attitudes of the rural and urban area students of upper primary schools towards English subject. 3. To examine the attitudes of the boys of upper primary schools of rural and urban area towards English subject. 4. To examine the attitudes of the girls of upper primary schools of rural and urban area towards English subject. A survey method was used to find out the attitudes of upper primary school students towards English subject. Total 4 schools of Modasa taluka belonging to 2 from rural area and 2 from urban area were selected by random sampling method and 104 students were selected by using random sampling method. Major findings of the study were:

1. No significant difference is seen between mean scores of boys and girls of upper primary schools on the attitudes towards English subject.

2. Significant difference is seen between mean scores of rural and urban area students of upper primary schools on the attitudes towards English subject. Here the attitudes of urban students towards English subject are more positive as compared to the students in rural area.

3. Significant difference is seen between mean scores of the attitudes towards the English subject of rural and urban boys of upper primary schools. Here the attitudes of urban boys towards English subject are more positive as compared to the boys in rural area. 4. Significant difference is seen between mean scores of the attitudes towards the English subject of rural and urban girls of upper primary schools. Here the attitudes of urban girls towards English subject are more positive as compared to the girls in rural area.