INTRODUCTION

Productive and conducive learning environment.

Manageable classroom.
Teachers are in charge of creating productive and conducive atmosphere of learning in
order to have a manageable classroom.
A successful classroom management involves the consideration of the physical
environment, rapport with the students and the students individual sense of belonging
to a group and their sense of progress (Geyser, 2006).
However, research done by Salmiza Saleh and Afik Aziz (2012) showed that 58.33% of the
teaching practice in the research area was at a minimal level of interaction whereby the
teacher does the talking and interaction the most.
Teacher-centred instruction doesnt allow students to express themselves, ask
questions and direct their own learning and this may cause the pupils to get bored
during interactions (University C., 2012)

What was my research issue?

Pupils were demotivated to

participate in any activity.

What was my research issue?

Today I prepared worksheets based on
the topic about hobbies. Instead of
focusing on the task I have given, some
of them were gazing out of the window.
Some were even did their work with their
head on the table. It was a simple task,
but it took them more than 50 minutes to
complete everything. They were very
slow.
(Journal Entry No.03, 02nd April, 2014)

Why realia and games?

REALIA + GAMES = REAMES

realia has the advantage of getting pupils attention
for its three dimensional features. By support the
lesson using realia, the pupils able to relate them
with themselves as the realia may be related to their
daily lives.
fun learning allows the pupils to participate actively in
the activities being designed and eventually making
the learning much more meaningful.

What was my recommended intervention?

WHO WERE MY RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS?

20 respondents were chosen from

year 5Y.
No academic streaming mix-ability
Proficiency level - intermediate

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

HOW DID I CARRIED OUT MY RESEARCH?

Two teaching-learning session

(60 minutes each lesson).
Traditional method
Reames method

3
days
interval.
2

What were results of my study?

Questionnaires
No.

1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

Items

I understand the
lesson well.
I am having fun in
the lesson today.
I do not
understand the
lesson today
The teaching
method makes me
enjoy the lesson.
I find it easy to
understand what
we have learned.

Methods
Traditional
1.7

Reames
4.0

Min Difference
2.3

1.4

4.4

3.0

3.4

1.3

-2.1

1.4

3.8

2.4

1.5

4.0

2.5

What were results of my study?

5
4.5
4
3.5
3

Traditiona
l Method

2.5
2

Reames
Method

1.5
1
0.5
0

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

 Interviews: Before the

(Pupils
A)today?
TIntervention
: What do you think about
the lesson
P
T
P
T
P
T
P
T
P

: Boring sangatlah, cikgu. (It was quiet bored, teacher.)

: Why did you say so?
: Tak faham apa cikgu ajar. (I could not understand what
are you teaching.)
: Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the
lesson?
: Tak sangat. Sorry, cikgu. (Not really. I am sorry,
teacher.)
: Did you like the activities we have done?
: No, because it is (was) boring.
: Why did you say so?
: No fun la, cikgu. Kalau ada game kan best! (There is no
fun, teacher. If we play game it would be great!)

 Interviews: After the

T : What do you think about the lesson today?
Intervention (Pupils A)
P : Suka sangat, cikgu! (I like it so much, teacher.)
T
P

T
P
T
P
T
P

: Why did you say so?

: Sebab saya kan suka main game, cikgu. Kan tadi kita
main game hunting game. Lagipun game tu menarik! (I
really love to play game, teacher and just now were
playing hunting game. The activity was so much fun!)
: Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the
lesson?
: Yes, teacher!
: Did you like the activities we have done?
: Semestinya, cikgu! It was fun! (Absolutely, teacher! It
was fun!)
: Why did you say so?
: I love the activity we did. Macam main game cari-cari tu.
(I love the activity we did. Just like the search and find
game we did just now!)

 Interviews: Before the

T Intervention
: What do you think
about theB)
lesson today?
(Pupils
P : I dont like it actually, teacher. (Actually, I did
not like the lesson today.)
T : Why did you say so?
P : I cannot understand the story (text).
T : Did the activities motivated you to get
involved in the lesson?
P : Mm..no, teacher.
T : Did you like the activities we have done?
P : No, miss.
T : Why did you say so?
P : It is (was) not fun at all to just listen and write.

 Interviews: After the

(Pupils
T Intervention
: What do you think about the
lesson today?B)
P

: Menarik, teacher. (It was fun, teacher.)

: Why did you say so?

: We never did something like this before.

: Did the activities motivated you to get involved in the lesson?

: Yes!

: Did you like the activities we have done?

: Yep (Yes!) Especially, in playing detective part.

: Why did you say so?

: I love games and activity tadi tu buat saya seronok. (I love games
and activities just now makes me have lots of fun.

 Journal Entry: Traditional

Method
I asked them verbal questions to recall back what

they have
learned from the poem Seaside in the previous week. Some
were enthusiastically answered me and some were prefer to sit
and listened to their friends responses. Then, I stimulated their
stimulus by providing pictures and words about things that we
might found on a contaminated beach. Then, I explained to them
that I am going to read a text and they were required to listen and
circle the appropriate answers. As I observed the classrooms
environment, I discovered some of them were not paying
attention and showed no interest to complete the task given.
(Journal Entry No.43, 08th August, 2014)

 Journal Entry: Reames Method

I was super thrilled to see my pupils enjoyed their learning today.
As for me, it was truly my first experience of conducting such
activities. All this while I thought it would be hard for me to
control classroom while conducting games. Furthermore, I
underestimated my pupils for their mix proficiency skills. I never
thought that they were able to complete the game within the time
frame I have been set. Hence, games seem to be effective to
introduce vocabularies in exciting ways to them. I am surely
going to carry out this kind of activities whenever it is suitable
for me to carry out.
(Journal Entry No. 112b, 17th April 2015)

What have I learned from

my study?

Teaching
strategies.
Teacher should be
creative.

What do I intended for my

next cycle?

on

Realia + Prepositions =
Reations Method

CONCLUSION
Reames method is effective
to a certain extent.
Bring real objects make
learning so much fun.

Q & A Session