Dominoes Game to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary in Middle Basic Education

Resumen

This investigation intended to know the use of Dominoes Game as media to improve students’ vocabulary learning since integrating games into the teaching process aligns with modern pedagogical methodologies that advocate for interactive and student-centered learning environments. For that reason, the method of this research was the action research design using the mixed-method approach to execute this research to avoid misunderstandings or confusion. Moreover, the participants were students of Middle Basic Education from a public institution in Loja city, consisting of 37 students, which helped the researcher to obtain the result that showed how Dominoes Game could stimulate students to be active, motivated, and work perfectly in class. Furthermore, to gather the data, the researcher used the testing technique, with both pre-test and post-test, the survey technique, applying a questionnaire, and the observation technique, using field notes as the instrument. It successfully shows remarkable students’ achievement where the data showed that students’ achievement increased from 7,44 in the pre-test to 8,39 in the post-test. Consequently, it might be concluded that Dominoes Game possibly increases students' vocabulary since it is a clear example of how students learn while playing, having fun, paying attention, and learning, without losing the purpose of the lesson