Grammatical Proficiency level of English Major Students at University of Rizal System Rodriguez Campus/ Michaella D. Acebuche, Cindy R. Aplacador [and] Marycel D. Ornopia - 2025 - xi, 61 leaves; illustrations, 28cm,
Undergraduate Thesis
The study analyzed the Grammatical proficiency level of English major students at the University of Rizal System Rodriguez. The researchers focused solely on grammatical proficiency and randomly selected 67 English majors. administering a test questionnaire to assess the student's abilities in converting passive to active voice, identifying errors, subject-verb agreement, parallelism, and vocabulary. The study did not examine other factors affecting students' grammatical proficiency, and students from different majors were excluded. Fourth-year English majors were also excluded as they had already graduated.
Constructivist learning, a theory developed by Jean Piaget, underpins the study. This approach emphasizes that learners actively construct their understanding and knowledge of the world through experiences and reflecting on those experiences.
The study was designed as a quantitative study using random sampling to analyze the grammatical proficiency level of English major students at the University of Rizal System Rodriguez during the 2023-2024 school year.
The researchers assessed the sex, parents' educational attainment, household income, and preferred English reading materials of the respondents. Based on the data gathered, the majority of respondents were fernale. Books were the most preferred English reading materials, and almost all of the respondents' parents were high school graduates and had an income between P10,957 to P21,914. The researchers also assessed the respondents' grammatical proficiency by evaluating their ability to convert passive to active voice, identify errors, ensure subject-verb agreement, maintain parallelism and use vocabulary accurately. The results showed that the respondents had achieved an advanced level of proficiency in converting passive to active voice and identifying errors. On the other hand, the respondents were proficient in parallelism, subject-verb agreement, and vocabulary.
The researchers offered recommendations for English major students, professors, administrators, and future researchers to improve grammatical proficiency levels.