Lee, Bee Choo
(2013)
A Quasi-Experimental Study On The
Impact Of The Picture Word Inductive
Model On The Vocabulary Acquisition
Of Year 1 Learners In Malaysia.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Given the significance of vocabulary knowledge to language development
(Cunningham & Stanovich, 1997; Hazenberg & Hulstijn, 1996; Nation, 1990), this
study examined how pictures impact vocabulary acquisition of a group of Year 1
students in Malaysia through the Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM). The
experimental group of this study consisted of 32 Year 1 students from a Malaysian
public primary school, while the control group also consisted of 32 Year 1 students,
from another primary school in the surrounding area. The study also compared
vocabulary recall and retention of the two study groups. The PWIM, designed by
Calhoun (1999), employs pictures to elicit words from students’ existing listening
and speaking vocabularies. The developer has used the PWIM successfully and
extensively with learners of various levels and ability levels in her own country and
some other countries as well. Data collected from pretests, posttests, and delayed
posttests were analysed and assessed for statistically significant differences between
the experimental and the control group. The findings suggest that although both
study groups recorded positive results in the vocabulary tests, those who experienced
the PWIM intervention achieved a more significant increase in their vocabulary
recall and retention as compared to those in the control group who were taught via
typical classroom instruction. This indicates that the PWIM appears to be a more
effective instructional tool in facilitating vocabulary acquisition.
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