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1.7 Significance of the study
This study would provide an insight of how young learners should be assessed. Findings of the study would give empirical evidence of the way English teachers carried
out assessment at elementary school. As such, the result of this study hopefully makes teachers aware of crucial things in assessing young learners, thus assessment would help
learning instead of working against it.
1.8 An overview of the study
This study is organized into five chapters. Chapter One mainly discussed the reason and the purpose of the study. It presents the background of the study, the aims of
the study and research questions, the general approach, the significance of the study and overview.
Some concepts adopted for the study is discussed on Chapter Two. This chapter also discusses previous studies undertaken by others on similar issues.
The third chapter explains the way the researcher carried out this study. It covers the research site, the participants and methodology.
Chapter Four contains the analysis and findings of the data collected. It later discusses what findings mean for the purpose of the study based on the data collection
and related literature. It attempts to answer all the questions presented in Chapter One. The finding and discussion is concluded in Chapter Five. This Chapter also
presents some recommendations and suggestions to improve the quality of assessment for young learners.
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CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter deals with the discussion of steps taken by the researcher in conducting the research. There are five sections in this chapter. The first section is
research design. It presents the methodology used and illustrates how the study is carried out. The second section is related to research site and participants involved in the study.
The data collection including the instrument employed is discussed in the third section. The last section elaborates on how the data gathered is analyzed and interpreted.
3.1 Research design
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