An analysis of Universal Litnum Assessment (ULA) for Primary Curriculum Support Program

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the effectiveness and efficacy of universal Litnum Assessment ULA for the primary curriculum support program. Primary-level schools situated in the district of Gujranwala were the target population of this study.  Two public schools were selected for the collection of data for the study: one each from rural and urban sections. Control and experimental group of twenty-five students each were made from both schools separately. The results of the study were obtained by applying A ULA test. The experimental group was taught through the ULA support manual and ULA action plan. The data collected from these tests is analyzed through SPSS 19, as it is a quantitative study. After two months of teaching, two post-tests were conducted. The analysis of these results shows no significant change in the results of the control group, however, a significant change is observed in the experimental group. It is evident from the obtained results that the systematic SLO-based language teaching through the ULA support manual and ULA action plan provided by the school education department (SED), technological assistance and on-hand training helps a lot in improving English language teaching. The findings suggest that such assessment programs can improve the overall ELT environment and it is recommended that such a program should be extended not only to other private and public schools of district Gujranwala rather to the entire Pakistan.