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@article{203462,
        author = {Dr. SAMUEL DIAMAND BABU P},
        title = {A Study on Grammar Learning Difficulties among Secondary School Students},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {12},
        pages = {11573-11581},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=203462},
        abstract = {The present study entitled “A Study on Grammar Learning Difficulties among Secondary School Students” was undertaken to examine the grammar learning difficulties of students studying in 8th and 9th classes in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. Grammar plays an important role in developing English language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. However, many secondary school students experience difficulties in learning and applying grammatical concepts effectively. The study adopted the descriptive survey method. A sample of 500 secondary school students was selected from government, aided, and private schools in Guntur District by using stratified random sampling technique. The study considered different demographic variables such as gender, locality, class, school management, parental education, parental occupation, and family type. A self-prepared and standardised tool entitled “Grammar Learning Difficulties Scale” was used for data collection. Statistical techniques such as Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used for analysing the collected data. The findings of the study revealed that secondary school students experienced moderate to high grammar learning difficulties. Significant differences were found with respect to gender, locality, class, school management, parental education, parental occupation, and family type. Rural students, government school students, and students belonging to less educated family backgrounds experienced greater grammar learning difficulties compared to others. Major areas of difficulty included tense usage, sentence construction, subject–verb agreement, articles, prepositions, and error correction. The study concluded that lack of English language exposure, fear of making mistakes, limited classroom interaction, and traditional grammar teaching methods were major causes of grammar learning difficulties among students. The study suggested activity-based teaching, communicative grammar instruction, remedial coaching, and digital learning support for improving grammar learning among secondary school students.},
        keywords = {Grammar Learning Difficulties, English Language Learning, Secondary School Students, Grammar Teaching, Guntur District.},
        month = {May},
        }