This study focused on the relationship between reading comprehension and academic
achievement of grade 10 learners in the learning area Language and attempted to
address the following primary research question:
What is the relationship between the reading comprehension of grade 10 learners in
their first and second language and their academic achievement in the learning area
Language ?
The researcher also addressed the following secondary questions:
Is them a significant difference between Afrikaans and Sesotho-speaking learners
regarding their achievements in reading comprehension (first and second language)
and the learning area Language (first and second language)?
Is there a significant difference between male and female learners regarding their
achievements in reading comprehension (first and second language) and the
learning area Language (first and second language) ?
A total of seventy-seven (77) grade 10 learners for whom English is a second language
were included in this study. The learners' reading comprehension abilities in the first
language (Afrikaans and Sesotho) and the second language (English) were tested and
correlated with their achievements in the learning area Language (first and second
language). The reading comprehension and language achievements of Afrikaans and
Sesotho-speaking learners respectively and male and female learners were compared.
Resulting from the findings of this study, the following conclusions were made:
A significant relationship exists between the reading comprehension of grade
10 learners in their first and second language and their academic achievement in the
learning area Language.
There is a significant difference between Afrikaans and Sesotho-speaking learners
regarding their achievements in reading comprehension (first and second language)
and the learning area Language (first and second language).
There is a significant difference between male and female learners regarding their
achievements in reading comprehension (first and second language) and the
learning area Language (first and second language). / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/1125 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Daniel, Jolinda |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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