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Calvin R. Rensch
in Sherpur, at least, women continue to improve their proficiency
in Urdu as they progress in level of education.
(3.5) Scores of Sherpur Subjects on
Urdu Sentence Repetition Test
Men
No 1-5 6-10 11+ Total by
Age education years years years age group
group n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE
13-19 3 23 2 0 24 41 3+ 2 45 3+ 29 39 3+
20-29 1 38 3+ 1 41 3+ 4 43 3+ 11 43 3+ 17 42 3+
30-39 1 39 3+ 0 1 44 3+ 5 40 3+ 7 41 3+
40-49 1 24 2 0 0 0 1 24 2
50+ 0 0 1 40 3+ 0 1 40 3+
Total 6 29 2+
by educ. groups
1 41 3+ 30 41 3+ 18 42 3+ 55
Women
No 1-5 6-10 11+ Total by
Age education years years years age group
group n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE n ave RPE
13-19 1 28 2+ 0 4 36 3 1 40 3+ 6 35 3
20-29 3 25 2+ 2 38 3+ 2 41 3+ 0 7 33 3
30-39 1 26 2+ 0 1 35 3 0 2 31 3
40-49 1 10 1 0 1 40 3+ 0 2 25 2+
50+ 3 21 2 3 23 2 0 0 6 22 2
Total 9 22 2
by educ. groups
5 29 2+ 8 38 3+ 1 40 3+ 23
n = number of subjects tested from that group
ave = average score on SRT for that group
RPE = RPE level equivalent to average score
3+ = RPE level 3+ and above
The scores of educated Sherpur men cluster at the highest
levels of Urdu proficiency while the scores of uneducated men
are more evenly distributed throughout the various levels of
proficiency, a phenomenon that is repeated with the women.
Figure (3.6) displays the percentage of educated and uneducated
men and women scoring at each RPE level.