The effetiveness of using a Computer-Based English Courseware to teach vocabulary sets to lower Secondary School Students: a case study

<p>A suitable method for English language learning is important to determine the effectiveness of mastering this language. Thus, this study investigated the effectiveness of using English Computer-based Courseware towards the learning ofbasic vocabulary sets amongForm One students.The...

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Main Author: Rafidah Abd Karim
Format: thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11505
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Summary:<p>A suitable method for English language learning is important to determine the effectiveness of mastering this language. Thus, this study investigated the effectiveness of using English Computer-based Courseware towards the learning ofbasic vocabulary sets amongForm One students.The aimofthestudywastoinvestigatetheextentofthe use ofan English Computer based Courseware in helping students to learn the English basic vocabulary sets in the classroom. This study also determined the students' attitude towards the development of basic English vocabulary sets by using the computer courseware approach. The researcher also determined whether there was a significant relationship between the students' attitude toward the use of computer courseware and their English vocabulary skills performance. Sixty Form One students were chosen for this study. The experimental design and survey design were utilized to carry out this case study. The questions for getting the information are related to student's background and the English vocabulary lessons. Data collected was analyzed by using the SPSS software and were then tabulated in the form of tables. The findings showed that the use of courseware was more effective than the use of conventionalcomputer approach classroom instructions in enhancing students' vocabulary skills performance. The research findings also showed that the students generally had positive attitudes toward the use based Courseware in learning vocabulary sets in the classroom.of English Computer Lastly, the findings also showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between the students'attitudes toward the use of computer based course ware and their vocabulary skills performance.</p>