Vocabulary skills and writing proficiency of the grade 7 students of University of Rizal System Tanay Campus School Year 2016-2017 / Gracel Jean Labicane Cantonjos, Mary Joy Nericua Ocul, Ginalyn Senon Pado, Axiel Rose Trinidad Piscasio.

Thesis Bachelor of Secondary Education University of Rizal System Tanay 2018

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This study aimed to determine the vocabulary skills and writing proficiency of the Grade 7 students at the University of Rizal System, Laboratory High School for the school year 2016-2017. Eighty two (82) Grade 7 students were purposively utilized. Descriptive method was used employing as well, frequency, percentage and mean as statistical tools. Majority of the respondents are female, most of the respondents have dictionary as reading materials at home, use both Filipino and English as language, earning 5,001 to 10,000 a month, parents were master's with units and college graduate. The respondents performed very satisfactory in context clues however have a fairly satisfactory performance in both synonyms and antonyms. The writing proficiency of the respondents was least proficient. Respondents' vocabulary skills have a very satisfactory performance in context clues while a fairly satisfactory performance in both synonyms and antonyms. However, the respondents' writing proficiency was found not proficient. Based on the finding, the researchers offer the following recommendations: The use of dictionary and thesaurus was enforced among secondary activity; composition writing must be given to the students every beginning of the school year to identify who needs assistance; results of which may be used to choose appropriate methods and strategies suited to the written language proficiency of the students; teachers may form English gangs or pairs and appoint students with superior written language proficiency that will facilitate discussions on the weaknesses of the students; teacher may give written tests for his evaluation in the middle of the school year to see if the proficiency level of his students improved; similar researches may be conducted on the same respondents in order to monitor their improvement; a follow-up study should be conducted as to relate factors and programs which can help improve or enhance the development of their writing skills; and curriculum content in English should be modified to suit the present needs and demands of the students.