Ability To Elaborate Essays In Secondary Students Of Regular Basic Education

Abstract

The present study corresponds to a scientific article regarding the competence to produce written texts type academic essay in students of regular basic education aimed to describe the level of production of written texts type essay in students of an educational institution of Regular Basic of Ica-Peru. The research was developed from the quantitative approach and the typology of simple descriptive research the sample was constituted by 90 students of the fifth grade of secondary of the regular basic education was used as an evaluation instrument the evaluation sheet of the ability to elaborate argumentative essays with a total of 15 items the qualification of each of the essays was carried out in a collegial manner through the intervention of teachers of the Areas of Social Sciences and Communication. The results reflect that a high percentage of students equivalent to 72% have reached the level of process regarding their ability to produce essays this means that students are close to or close to the expected level regarding the ability to prepare essays.