Wipasinee Honboonherm. Using a memory-based strategy for vocabulary instruction via online games to enhance the vocabulary size of secondary school students. Master's Degree(Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Chulalongkorn University. Office of Academic Resources. : Chulalongkorn University, 2023.
Using a memory-based strategy for vocabulary instruction via online games to enhance the vocabulary size of secondary school students
Abstract:
The objectives of this current research were 1) To explore the effect of a memory-based strategy for vocabulary instruction via online games to enhance vocabulary size and 2) To investigate the students opinion towards a memory-based strategy for vocabulary instruction via online games to enhance vocabulary size. Purposive sampling was applied to grade ten 37 students in one of the Thai public schools in Chiang Rai province. The research instruments consisted of lesson plans that included vocabulary online games to correspond with each step of the memory-based framework. The vocabulary size pre and post-tests, student reflections, and semi-structured. The analysis of paired sample t-test, mean, standard deviation, and effect size revealed that students' scores were significantly increased by 0.05. In addition, the analysis of the students opinions reported that students expressed positive thoughts about the use of a memory-based strategy for vocabulary instruction via online games to enhance vocabulary size in the English language classroom.