Abstract
This article presents research on the assessment of students' perception skills when engaging with literary works. Through reading literature, students develop writing, critical thinking, and analytical skills, which also promote the formation and development of their own beliefs, opinions, and perspectives.
The study evaluates students' literary comprehension and perception of literary works, contributing to the improvement of their literary competence in reading fiction and completing various tasks.
The study involved Grade 12 students from Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in Kazakhstan (N = 1140). The study examines the reading of fiction, the correlation of events in literary texts with students' personal experiences, and the development of literary skills through grouping and analysis. The relationship between students' perception of literary works and their performance in speech-related activities is analyzed. The results indicate that students' perception skills of literary works are generally at a good level, while the skills of identifying the author's viewpoint and evaluating the text are at a relatively average level. Students demonstrated good academic results in the subject; however, the level of literary perception skills varied across classes. It was established that the higher the level of literary perception skills, the higher the students' academic performance in literature. By identifying students' strengths and weaknesses, providing appropriate support, and improving curricula, it is possible to enhance the development of literary knowledge and skills.