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Menace Of Text Message Abbreviations On English Language Examinations
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Research Questions
To what extent do students understand text message abbreviations?
What is the effect of text message abbreviations on English language examinations among secondary school students?
What is the extent to which text message abbreviations influences the writing performance of the sampled population?
How
will other users (parents/ teachers) be exposed of text message
abbreviations regarding the menace of the influence of text message
abbreviations on secondary school students?
Significance of study
The
identification of the menace of text message abbreviations on English
language examinations by secondary school students is significant in the
following ways: it will reveal the level of effect of text message
abbreviations on students during examination in English. It will provide
teachers with enough technique to employ to meet the massive and
evolving need of so desperate students for information and learning. It
will help parents interpret some abbreviations of forged text messages
to confuse their understanding of certain content, such as “CPC†which
means “Keep Parents Clueless†and also help them check their children’s
performance in English. It will allow teachers to be alert to the
challenges posed by students unrestricted dependence on text message
abbreviations and its backwash on their writing ability. The results of
this study will add to the existing literature and will as well provide
reference materials for the academic society and further research.
1.6 Scope of the study
This
study is an investigation of the menace of text message
abbreviations on English language examinations among senior
secondary school students in Okota Local Government Area. The
focus will be on the effect of text message abbreviations on the
writing performance of this group of students
1.7 Limitation of the study
The
challenges that posed a threat to this work include the following; the
results is self-reported in nature and the attitudes of the respondents
turned to be huge obstacles to this study
1.8 Definition of terms
Menace:
Is text message abbreviations being a threat or potential hazard to
secondary school students when using them during examinations.
Text
message: Is an electronic communication sent and received by secondary
school students typing words through mobile phone which often could be
in shortened form.
Abbreviation: is the most widely used term for a
shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used predominantly in
writing to represent the complete form especially when taking
examinations by secondary school students.
Examination: Is an official test that shows secondary school students’ knowledge or aptitude in English language examinations.
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