Literacy among Malaysian Primary Schoolers: How Do Boys Perform Relative to Girls?

Autor/inn/en	Mohd-Asraf, Ratnawati; Abdullah, Hazlina; Mat Zamin, Ainul Azmin
Titel	Literacy among Malaysian Primary Schoolers: How Do Boys Perform Relative to Girls?
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9 (2016) 1, S.225-238 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Literacy; Gender Differences; Elementary School Students; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Geographic Regions; Case Studies; Academic Achievement; Underachievement; Language Acquisition; Official Languages; Language Proficiency; Reading Improvement; Scores; Reading Tests; Screening Tests; National Competency Tests; Indonesian Languages; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Data Analysis; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulleistung; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Office language; Amtssprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Lesetest; Screening-Verfahren; Indonesisch; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Auswertung
Abstract	The performance of boys in literacy has become an issue of increasing concern around the globe. This paper discusses the results of a study that sought to determine the literacy performance of Malaysian primary schoolers. Using one of the states in the country as a case study, data on approximately 85,000 students from grades 1, 2, and 3 were obtained. Teachers' views were also sought through focus group interviews and journal entries. The results show that although there is an overall improvement in literacy performance in the national language among the students as they go into Grades 2 and 3, girls are found to outperform boys in every screening for all grade levels. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01