CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter presents the study summary, conclusion and recommendation.

Summary

This study focus on the ability to recognize and correct grammatical errors of the first year BSED-English
students of the College of Education. Of the 30 item test, the respondents were asked to recognize and
correct the misspelled words, calitalized the words that should be calitalize and supply the appropriate
tenses in the paragraph. The test was conducted at MSU-TCTO College of Education. After the test, the
scores were checked, scored, tabulated and were statistically treated with using mean score and T- test.

Based on the analysis and interlretation of data the following were the findings:

Findings:

1. The first year BSED-English students have an average level of ability to recognize misspelled words:
high level of ability to recognize words that need to be capitalized and low level in recognizing verbs
tenses in the given essay. In summary, the students have average level of ability in recognizing
grammaticam errors.

2. The first year BSED-English students have an average level of ability to correct misspelled words, high
level of ability to correct words that need to be capitalized and low level of abiloty in correcting verbs
tenses in the given essay in summary, the students have level of ability in correxting grammatical errors.

3. There is no significant difference in the ability to recognize grammatical errors by the first year BSED-
English students in terms of first language. Hence the null hypothesis was accepted.

4.There is no significant difference in the ability to correct grammatical errors by the first year BSED-
English stidents in terms of first language. Hence the null hypothesis was accepted.

Conclusion

On the basis of the ffindinvs of this study, it is concluded that the first year BSED-English students have
only an average level of ability to recognize and correct grammatical errors. The students need enhance
their skills in grammar by developing the habit of reading books and using the dictionary when necessary
to determine the correct spelling of words. Their low level of ability in tenses is an indication that they
lack knowledge on verb tenses, which they are accepted to have mastered when they took their basic
English courses. This could be a factor affecting their reading comprehension which is very crucial when
taking board exams like the Licencesure Examination for Teachers (LET)