Attan, Anie and Mohamed Zin, Zuhana
(2016)
Learner Attribution To Performance In A Pretest Of Writing In English.
In:
4th International Conference on Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2016 (ICOLASS’16).
Universiti Sains Malaysia, p. 14.
Abstract
Many universities cap a minimum of IELTS Band 6 proficiency on potential postgraduate students as
benchmark of required proficiency to pursue postgraduate studies. For the many who failed to meet this
requirement, a review of their performance with a match of attribution causal factors is one avenue to
establish their failure to meet the requirement. This paper addresses that issue with the aim of
identifying the causal factors, both internal and external for non-achievement of targeted score through
a case study of five Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) scholars intending to pursue
postgraduate studies in a university in Malaysia. A sample IELTS Test of Writing was administered and
rated according to IELTS test requirements. The subjects then responded to a questionnaire, rated on a
4-point Likert scale, eliciting their attribution towards language learning and achievement. Descriptive
statistics were used in data analysis. Findings indicate that all five participants did not meet the IELTS
minimum requirement. A match of attribution items with non-achievement showed the internal factor
rather than the external, being the cause for non-achievement..
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