TY  - JOUR
T1  - Efficacy of Scrabble Instructional Game Technique on Interest and
Achievement in English Vocabulary: An Experimental Study
AU - Ede, Moses O. AU - Uloh-Bethels, Annah C. AU - Akabogu, Josephine U. AU - Nnamani, Amuche P. AU - Ukoha, Evelyn O. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 12
SP  - 4249
EP  - 4257
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.4249.4257
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.4249.4257
KW  - achievement
KW  -scrabble game
KW  -instructional game resources
KW  -Interest
KW  -vocabulary
KW  -explicit instruction
AB  - This study investigated the efficacy of scrabble instructional game technique on interest and
achievement in English vocabulary an experimental study among junior secondary school students in South
East Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental 2×2 pretest-posttest non-equivalent control factorial
design involving two groups of students in 4 intact classes. Participants were 78 junior secondary school
students that met the inclusion requirements of the study. The study comprised 6 weeks of experiment and 2
weeks of administration of pretest and posttest, marking and scoring. Data was collected using English
Vocabulary Interest Inventory (EVII) and English Vocabulary Achievement Test (EVAT). Mean scores,
standard deviation and analysis of covariance were used for data analysis. Results indicate that there was a
statistically significant difference in the mean interest rating scores and mean achievement scores of students
taught English vocabulary using scrabble instructional game technique and explicit instruction technique.
Students in the experimental group showed greater interest and achieved higher in English vocabulary
compared to their counterparts in the control group. Since, the findings of this study has empirically established
scrabble instructional game technique as a modern and an effective technique that arouses and sustains
student’s interest for optimal teaching, learning and achievement in vocabulary this current study suggests
that teachers should adopt scrabble instructional game technique for vocabulary instruction and its
effectiveness can further be investigated using other aspects of English language.
ER  -