Effectiveness of Matchstick Figures in Teaching Vocabulary in Grade Four

Abstract

This research report entitled 'Effectiveness of Matchstick Figures in Teaching Vocabulary in Grade Four' was aimed to find out the effectiveness of matchstick figures in teaching meaning of words. It has been carried out byobserving, interviewing, evaluating practically and comparatively. For this purpose, Lophophorus English School situated in Mechinagar-10, Kakarvitta Jhapa, Nepal was selected by purposive sampling method and 30 students from grade-4 were taken as sample population. Test items were the main tool for data collection. A pre-test was administered to determine the existing proficiency level of the students. Then, they were divided into two groups; experimental and controlled groups on the basis of odd-even roll no. according to their individual scores obtained in the pre-test. After dividing them into two groups, both groups were taught 30 lessons separately, but the words were same. 'After completion of 30 lessons, a post test was administered using the same test item of the pre-test. Then the performance scores of the students of both tests were compared and analyzed. The main findings of the research is that using matchstick figures was very effective in teaching word meaning at Grade-4 compared to usual traditional ways of teaching. Further evaluation, interview and observation were done to prove it best. This thesis consists of five chapters. Each chapter is divided in different sub-chapters. The 1 st chapter is an introductory chapter. It includes general background, objectives of the study, significance of the study. The 2 nd chapter deals review of the related literature. The 3 rd chapter deals with the methodology. It includes the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools of data collection, process of data collection, and limitation of the study. The 4 th chapter deals with analysis, interpretation and presentation of the data. The final or 5 th chapter consists of findings and recommendations.