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Analysis and interpretation

Questionnaire

 4.1 Questionnaire
A teacher’s questionnaire was prepared in Gujarati, to collect data about the following points:
1) How important is writing skill to the learners, according to the teachers.
2) What types of writing activity would be useful to the learners.
3) The types of composition topics usually assigned in class.
4) Teaching of writing as it is undertaken in regular classroom situation.
5) Testing writing – what features of writing should be kept in mind while checking written work and what features the teachers actually take into consideration while checking composition work.

The first, second and fifth section of the questionnaire required the teachers to rate the given points on a five point scale-not at all important, not very important, indifferent, important, very important.  The third section required the teachers to give some sample topics that they make the learners write about in class, and also indicate the number of compositions usually dealt with during the course of the year.  There was also a question about whether the teacher selects the topics and if not who selects the topics.  The fourth section of the questionnaire questioned the teachers about classroom practices, where they were asked to rate the given points on a five point scale – never, rarely, sometimes, often, very often.

About a hundred teachers, randomly selected from various districts of Gujarat responded to the questionnaire.  Table 1 to 5 give details of the data collected.

• Importance of Writing Skills
• Teacher Preference: Topics
• School Preference: Topics
• Teaching Writing
• Testing Writing