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The Effectiveness of Word Game Strategy in Improving The Vocabulary Skill of Grade 12 Students
The Effectiveness of Word Game Strategy in Improving The Vocabulary Skill of Grade 12 Students
The Effectiveness of Word Game Strategy in Improving The Vocabulary Skill of Grade 12 Students
English (Nation, 2001). The more vocabulary words students know, the better they are
students, but they can overcome this by having access to a variety of vocabulary
learning strategies.”
This scenario is also observed by the researcher among the Grade 11 students
during the first weeks of SY 2018 – 2019. Conversing with these students, the
researcher observes that most of them can hardly express themselves due to lack of
vocabulary.
Moreover, when the students are ask to recite in the class, they speak in
vernacular (Filipino Language) , if not, the teacher will not hear any response from
them. Also, in composition writing they use their native language to express their ideas.
Aside from that, the teacher knows that many of the reading comprehension breakdowns
experienced by the students involve word recognition and lexical meaning. The
researcher sees that the lack of vocabulary hampers the students to express their
Furthermore, as the researcher interviews the students, they tell her that they
Therefore, as the teacher, the researcher feels that it is very timely that the study
The most frequent suggestion made was to use word games. Another way to increase
game called Word Wizard in which students can earn credit on unit tests for using
vocabulary words in their speech and writing or for bringing in examples of the word from
the real world. Set aside a specific time in class to ask for any Word Wizard examples
Possible examples from the real world could include words from an overheard
advertisement and the like. The teacher can post these examples on the word wall or
create a separate dedicated space for students’ word artifacts.
(https://www.flocabulary.com/word-wizard/, 2018)
Considering the students’ vocabulary and improving this skill are deemed highly
important in order to assist the students to achieve the intended performance goals in
English.
The above premises provided the teacher a strong purpose to conduct an action
research which would attempt to improve the Grade 11 students’ English vocabulary
skill.
The main problem was to improve the vocabulary skill of Grade 11 students
1. What is the skill level of Grade 12 students both in the control and
2. What is the skill level of Grade 12 students both in the control and
Students need to say and hear thousands of words each year to build their
vocabulary. The Word Wizard activity is an ongoing vocabulary building activity that
Word Wizard strategy can be done in several ways depending on the needs of
the students. For this activity, here are some mechanics to be used and the procedure
Engage student s in the word wizard activity after a story has been read following
these sequenced activities: talk about how the word was used in the story; have the
students say the word; give a friendly definition of the word; use the word in a different
context than the one in the story; have the student use the word in a sentence; repeat
saying the word aloud, and record the word to a vocabulary list. Make sure to review
Word wizard may also be done cooperatively. The teacher divides students into
groups. Each student in the group is responsible for learning three new words from the
selection. Each “word wizard” is instructed to write the definition of the word in his/her
own words. After each “word wizard” has completed their task, it is their job to come
back to their group and teach their peers what they have learned. Each group member
can copy the new words that they learn from each other in their notebooks.
To make this strategy more motivating, students can earn credit on unit tests for
using vocabulary words in their speech and writing or for bringing in examples of the
word from the real world. The teacher may also name them a title equivalent to their
earned words level like Word Watcher, Word Worker, Word Wonder, Word Winner,
Word Whirlwind, Word Wildcat, Word Whiz up to Word Wizard for them to strive for
more..
The respondents of the study were the Grade 11 senior high school students
who were enrolled for the First Semester, School Year 2018-2019 in Coliling National
High School, San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Grade 11 SHS class composed of 6 GAS
students, 12 ICT students and 28 FBS students. The researcher selected 14 females
The true experimental research design will be used in the study. Experimental
2013).
The researcher will employ pre-test – post-test to bring forth the result of the
study. The test will measure the skill of the Grade 11 students in English Vocabulary.
The researcher will administer 30-item test about vocabulary in English. Prior to
the conduct of the study the test will be submitted for content validation to five Master
Teachers in English. Comments, suggestions and feedback will be incorporated in the
final test.
The results of the action plan can be dessiminated to all English teachers. The
approach can be discussed among these key people for benchmarking and for possible
VIII. References
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORD WIZARD STRATEGY IN IMPROVING THE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY SKILL OF GRADE 11 STUDENTS
MICHELLE D. DE GUZMAN
T II
COLILING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLILING, SAN CARLOS CITY PANGASINAN
DECEMBER 2018