English Grammar Self-Evaluation Through Gamified Assessment – A Preliminary Study

Ainaa Abdul Rashid, Rosseni Din

Abstract


Gamification method in teaching and learning has been applied widely by the educators. Gamification is not only used in lessons, but it can be an alternative of evaluation to enhance students’ understanding in certain topics. In learning English language, one of the challenges faced by students is the English grammar. English grammar is subjective and the most basic grammar topic is Subject-Verb Agreement (SVA) which has been learned since Standard 1. Yet, students still have difficulty on mastering this topic. Therefore, a preliminary study was executed to observe the potential of a grammar assessment using gamification as an alternative for students to do self-evaluation to master a grammar topic called Subject-Verb Agreement which is mainly used in writing and speaking. A gamified assessment was conducted to 1044 Form One students of MRSM with different English proficiency levels. They were assessed on the grammar topic which consisted of 30 multiple-form questions and they were given 45 minutes to complete the assessment with different levels of difficulty. Based on the results, the students are in good and average level on understanding the grammar topic.  In conclusion, this preliminary study can be used to design an alternative English grammar assessment by incorporating gamification for students to enhance their knowledge and master the English grammar.

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English grammar, gamification, subject-verb agreement, gamified assessment

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