Grade Eight Students’ Retention of Grammatical and Inflectional Concepts Required for Grades Five and Six

Abstract

This study aimed at finding out the retention of grade eight students of the grammatical and inflectional concepts required for grades five and six. The sample of the study consisted of (467) students. To answer the questions of the study, the researcher devised a special achievement test. The appropriate statistical treatment was used. The results showed that students’ retention of the grammatical and inflectional concepts was (63.6%) below the acceptable level agreed upon by the team of juries which was (70%). The results also showed that there were significant differences in the retention of these concepts between female and male students in favor of females. The researcher suggested appropriate recommendations.