Can ESA Method Through Quizizz Games Enhance Vocabulary Knowledge?

Abstract

The teaching of vocabulary is essential in the world of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). EFL learners have problems in learning vocabulary. To attract the students' attention, the teachers should have adequate teaching methods. One of the teachers' efforts to engage the students is by applying ESA (engage, study, and activate) through Quizizz to find out the enhancement of students' vocabulary knowledge. The study was done in a public junior high school. This was a quantitative research with a sample of 65-students. The students were divided into two groups as experimental and control group. The result of this study showed that both groups have enhanced their vocabulary knowledge. Also, there is a significant difference between the experimental and the control group. Student responses through the questionnaire show they like the learning model. Therefore, it can be concluded that ESA through Quizizz games are effective methods for teaching vocabulary, and also the use of Quizizz can be done at all academic levels from the primary to the tertiary level. The students enjoy and are excited to learn through this model.

The Effects of Mobile Game-Based Learning on Saudi EFL Foundation Year Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition

“…Hence, this finding suggests that the applied treatment, namely the Quizizz app, stimulated the experimental group participants' performance compared to the control group. This study's results support previous studies that have found Arab World English Journal www.awej.org ISSN: 2229-9327 419 MGBL, particularly the Quizizz app, enhanced EFL vocabulary learning (BAL, 2018;Caroline & Grace, 2021;Huei et al, 2021;Katemba & Sinuhaji, 2021).…”

“…By integrating the Quizizz platform with its gaming features, empirical studies on EFL learners found that the experimental groups who learned vocabulary via mobile games outscored their peers who used traditional teaching methods (BAL, 2018;Caroline & Grace, 2021;Huei, Yunus, & Hashim, 2021;Katemba & Sinuhaji, 2021). For example, Hui et al ( 2021) noted a significant improvement in the vocabulary repertoire of EFL students who used the Quizizz app based on pretest and posttest results.…”

Vocabulary skills and virtual tools in students of A2 Universidad Católica de Cuenca

“…One of the teachers' efforts to engage the students is applying ESA (engage, study, and activate). (Katemba & Sinuhaji, 2021) So, to verify the impact of online games, this study needed a wide range of data to analyze the results. Consequently, it was necessary to use mixed methods to gather qualitative and quantitative data information.…”

“…Also, there is a strong link between vocabulary knowledge and language learning. The value of vocabulary knowledge cannot be denied in comprehending and learning a second language (Katemba, 2021).…”

Kahoot! Games Enhance Vocabulary Learning?

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