Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?

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 approximatel...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati, Abdullah, Hazlina, Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
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Language:	English English
Published:	Dumlupinar University 2016
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-533882016-12-14T04:19:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53388/ Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls? Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abdullah, Hazlina Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin L Education (General) 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' view were also sought through focus group interviews and journal entries. The results show that although there is an overall improvements 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. Dumlupinar University 2016-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53388/1/Literacy%20Among%20Malaysian%20Primary%20Schoolers.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53388/2/53388_Literacy%20among%20Malaysian%20Primary%20Schoolers_scopus.pdf Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati and Abdullah, Hazlina and Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin (2016) Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls? International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9 (1). pp. 225-238. ISSN 1307-9298
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description	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' view were also sought through focus group interviews and journal entries. The results show that although there is an overall improvements 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.
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author	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abdullah, Hazlina Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
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title	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
title_short	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
title_full	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
title_fullStr	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
title_full_unstemmed	Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
title_sort	literacy among malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?
publisher	Dumlupinar University
publishDate	2016
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Literacy among Malaysian primary schoolers: how do boys perform relative to girls?

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