THE USING OF TIC TAC TOE

GAME
TO IMPROVE WEAK RETENTION
OF VOCABULARY AMONG YEAR
2 PUPILS
PRESENTER:

AMIRA NADWA BINTI MOHD NASIR

PISMP JANUARY 2011 INTAKE
TESL (A)

REFLECTION
Giving wrong
answer

Left the question blank

- Pupils unable to name

the places in the school
correctly

- Pupils unable to give

answer or label places in
the school
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FOCUS OF
INVESTIGATION
Improving
weak
retention
vocabular
y
Year 2
pupils
Implementat
ion of
Tic Tac Toe
Game
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LITERATURE REVIEW

Vocabulary is the key

language (Chambers,

to master any
2006).

Word memorisation is important in

language learning , and memorisation
helped when words are recycled regularly
(Cameron,2001).

Language game helps pupils to learn while

exposed to methods of play in their
learning process (Michael Berman, 1981).

Activities which involve learners in thinking

RESEARCH
OBJECTIVES

RESEARCH
QUESTIONS

i) To
investigat
e the
causes of
weak
ii)retention
To
among
suggest
year 2for
ways
pupils
improving
weak
retention
of

i)Why are
the pupils
having
weak
retention
ii)
ofDoes Tic
vocabulary
Tac Toe
?
game
improves
weak
retention
of

PARTICIPANTS
Using Malay
Language
(local
language of
Kedahan)
and Siamese
Language

2
Malays
4
High Siames
e
motivated
but often
tired and
lack of

concentratio
n

SK
Bendang
Raja,
Pendang
Kedah

6
Year
Two
pupils
Poor
Level of
Mastery
(Hamalik
, 2001)

Rural area
in Pendang

3
girls
3
boys
From rubber
tapper and
farmer family

INTERVENTION
TIC T
A
E GA C TO
(Zas ME
lavs
1998 ky,
)

Divide the pupils into two groups A and B.

2)
Teacher does sight words on chosen
topic.
For example: places in school.
3) Teacher asks each group to say out the
places in school that they
memorized alternately.
4)
The first team to mark out three boxes
in a straight line, vertically,
horizontally or diagonally win the game.
5)
The game is repeated.
1)

ACTION
PLANN
ING

REFLE
CTING

Kember, D. (2000)

ACTI
NG

OBSER
VING
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INSTRUMENTS
TEST
SURVEY
INTERVIEW
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ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETATION OF DATA
SUR
VEY

ANAL
YSIS

TE
ST

INTER
VIEW
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FINDINGS
Pupils interest,
style of learning,
family
background are
the causes of
pupils weak
retention of
vocabulary
Tic Tac
Toe Game
(Pre
Survey
Resul
could help pupils
t)
in improving their
weak retention of
vocabulary
(Post Survey and
Interview Result)

Pupils have
improved their
weak retention of
vocabulary
(Pre and Post
Test Result)
Tic Tac Toe Game
is effective in
improving pupils
weak retention of
vocabulary
among Year 2
pupils.

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SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER

RESEARCH
How to cater pupils
behaviour in implementing
game intervention.
Utilization of intervention for the
other aspects of language.

Implement the intervention

using a bigger number of
respondents.
Implement the intervention using a
longer time of implementation.

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