The Development of a Cooperative English Game Package Based on Team Game Tournament (TGT) for Enhancing English Vocabulary and Teamwork for Third-Graders

Abstract

This recent study aimed 1) To develop of a cooperative English game package based on team game tournament (TGT) for enhancing English vocabulary and teamwork for third-graders students to acquire English words and work as teamwork effectively to meet the criteria which were set at 80/80. 2) To compare the students’ achievements after learning a cooperative English game package based on team game tournament (TGT) for enhancing English vocabulary by comparing the pre-test and post-test scores. 3) To study the third-grade students’ teamwork skills. 4) To study the students’ satisfaction after learning English vocabulary through an English game package based on a TGT collaboration group learning activity at Wang Pa Do school, Mahasarakham province. The participants consisted of 20 students; they were selected by using the cluster random sampling method. The instruments of this recent study were a cooperative English game package, a pre-test, and post-test, teamwork skills test, and a questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using statistics—mean, percentage, and standard deviation (S.D.), furthermore, the hypothesis was tested by using a Dependent Samples (t-test). The results of this present study revealed that firstly, a cooperative English game package facilitated the third-grade students to improve their English vocabulary and teamwork skills, and the score met the criteria 81.62/88.66. Secondly, learning achievement by comparing the pre-test and post-test scores showed that post-study scores are higher than the specified criteria with a statistically significant .05 score. Thirdly, the overall teamwork skills score is at a high level (=4.48, S.D.=.50). nd fourthly, the third-grade students are satisfied with cooperative English game package based on a TGT collaboration group at the highest score (=4.65, S.D.= 0.13).