Factors for Selection and Evaluation in Using Board

7/26/2019 Factors for Selection and Evaluation in Using Board

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Factors for selectiand evaluation inusing board gam

By Irene Tiong, Kok Jia Xuan, Phoebe Hon, a! "#e $iin, oung Poh


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Types of Board Game

Scrabbleou have to arrange letters into %ords

on a !laying board&

'etters earn you !oints and s!ecial tiles

on the board give you e(tra !oints&


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Types of Board Game

Upwords It is similar to "crabble&

Pu!ils use their collection of letters to build %ords on th

style grid&

Pu!ils can !lace letters on to! of the e(isiting letters

%ord that is already on the board&

For e(am!le, !u!il may add a T to the %ord bashturning


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Types of Board Game

Monopoly It is an interactive game that can

motivate !u!ils to learn&

*ach !layer %ill take turn to thro% the

dice and com!lete the task re+uired

before moving on&


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Factors Descriptions

Level esigned according to students-

age

language level

interest

Content .ater learners- interest

/se related vocabulary

/se related cultures

0on1o2ensive content

ccessibility .an be used easily %ith or %ithout the teacher %atc

!mpact 3rouse !u!ils- interest to%ards the to!ic


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Stren"t#s

4& "timulate !u!ils- con"nitive developmentBoard games includes some ty!e of strategy 5673,

the sentences, matching the %ord %ith correct acron

etc8

Pu!ils learn best %hen they are engaged and having f


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Stren"t#s

9& Bring in rela$ation and f%n for !u!ilsPu!ils reinforce their kno%ledge gained in a meanin

stress1free condition&

'o%ering !u!ils- a2ective :lter 5"te!hen Krashen-s hy

in *"' 3c+uisition8


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Stren"t#s

;& evelo! !u!ils& interpersonal s'ills and social s'Board game !romotes an e(citing atmos!

communication and com!etition that encourages in

bet%een !eers&

Pu!ils %ill learn to be !atience as they need to reme

rules as %ell as %hen it is their turn to !lay the game&

Pu!ils- self1esteem %ill be im!roved as %ell through

interaction %ith their !eers&


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(ea'nesses

4& Instructions are too complicated to %nderstandBoard game is more suitable for level 9 !u!ils as so

the instructions are too abstract for the !u!ils&

Pu!ils %ill get frustrated and refused to !artici!ate t

game if they do not understand the instructions and r


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(ea'nesses

9& It is boredto kee! on !laying the game for hours u!Pu!ils have short attention s!an to %ait for their turn&

Pu!ils %ill feel disinterest %hen !laying the same ga

and over again&


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(ea'nesses;& It is time)cons%min" and money)cons%min"

This can be !roved %hen teacher is re+uired to !roduce

board game for s!eci:c teaching and learning lesson&

The materials needed to !roduce an attractive and usefu

are +uite e(!ensive 5Printer catridge, mounting board and

It challenges teacher-s creativity as %ell as teacher need

!u!ils- !ro:ciency level, interest and many other f

designing board game&

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