Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Vocabulary Instruction (CAVI) in the Performance of Grade 5 Pupils in Reading Comprehension Skills

AUTHOR(S)

MARIBEL A. DADALE

ABSTRACT

—— In previous years, there were teachers utilizing the integration of computer assisted language learning as the forefront of language learning and teaching. Computer assisted vocabulary instruction has been one of the most common applications of computer assisted language learning, hence, this study has come into realization. Further, it was also observed that in teaching reading comprehension skills, pupils need to be more engaged and one way of engaging them is using technology. Thus, this study was formulated to evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted vocabulary instruction (CAVI) in the performance of grade 5 pupils in reading comprehension skills. A quasi-experimental research design employing the researcher-made reading test which serves as the pre-test and post-test. Simple percentage and ttest of mean difference were the statistical tools used to interpret the result of the study. The study revealed a significant difference in the performances of the grade 5 pupils before and after the integration of computer assisted vocabulary instruction (CAVI). The integration of technology in teaching and the way the teacher delivers the lesson, coupled with the varied and differentiated reading materials where vocabulary words are highlighted had contributed to the attainment and effectiveness of the intervention. Hence, the result of the study implied effectiveness on the intervention provided. Effective in the sense that the pupils were motivated to learn and excited to manipulate the computer to arrive at the correct answers and in knowing the meaning of the words used in the text. Keywords — Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Vocabulary Instruction, Performance, Grade 5 Pupils, Reading Comprehension Skills