The Effectiveness of Using Animated Pictures Program in Learning English Vocabulary among the Fifth Graders in Gaza

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using animated pictures program in learning English vocabulary among the fifth graders in Gaza. The target domains were productive and receptive .To answer the questions of the study, the researcher adopted the quasi experimental approach. The sample of the study consisted of (64) students distributed into two groups. One of the groups represented the control group of (32) students, and the other represented the experimental one of (32) students. The groups were randomly chosen from a purposive sample from Haifa primary school for girls. The animated pictures program was used in teaching the experimental group while the traditional method was used with the control one in the second term of the school year (2012-2013). An achievement vocabulary test was designed and validated to be used as a pre and post test in acquiring vocabulary in the English language for the fifth graders. The data of the study were analyzed using t-test independent sample, which was used to determine significant differences between the groups. Effect size technique was used to measure the effect size of the animated pictures program on the experimental group in each domain of the test. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between both groups in favor of the experimental one, in receptive vocabulary, productive vocabulary and the total score due to the animated pictures program. Effect size technique indicated a large effect of the Animated pictures program in improving receptive vocabulary , productive vocabulary and the total score for the experimental group. This result reflects the effectiveness of using animated pictures program in developing vocabulary. Based on those findings, the study recommended the necessity of implementing the animated pictures program in teaching English vocabulary to bring about better outcomes in students' achievements of English language. It was also suggested that further research should be conducted on the effect of the animated pictures program on different dimensions of learning English language and other school subjects.