Causes of Female Undergraduate Students’ Low Achievement in Arabic Grammar and Rhetoric from the Perspective of Female Teachers and Female Students themselves at Najran University

Haifa Awwad Alhawamdeh¹ and Afaf Abd Elmunim Hussein^2,

¹Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Najran University, K.S.A

²Department of Arabic Language, College of Arts and Sciences, Najran University, K.S.A

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Haifa Awwad Alhawamdeh and Afaf Abd Elmunim Hussein. Causes of Female Undergraduate Students’ Low Achievement in Arabic Grammar and Rhetoric from the Perspective of Female Teachers and Female Students themselves at Najran University. American Journal of Educational Research. 2016; 4(5):383-391. doi: 10.12691/education-4-5-4

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the causes of low achievement of undergraduate female students at the University of Najran in the Arabic language grammar and rhetoric from the perspective of the teachers and female students themselves. The descriptive analytical approach used in this study, which applied to all first-grade female students majoring in Arabic language in the College of Arts and Sciences for Girls at the University of Najran. The sample consisted of (250) female students who are studying in the secondary stage in the city of Najran and (50) female teachers. Four questionnaires about the causes of low achievement in Arabic grammar and rhetoric distributed to the female students and teachers. The study indicated that there are particular causes that led to the low achievement of the students in Arabic grammar and rhetoric from the perspective of the female teachers and students. The study made some recommendations.

Keywords:
causes Arabic grammar rhetoric low achievement Najran University

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