Vocabulary Self-Selection strategy as an autonomy-building, student-generated word-selection approach¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Vocabulary Self-Selection (Haggard) is an interactive-learning instructional strategy in which students choose the words they want to learn from their own reading, guess meanings from context in collaborative groups, negotiate definitions with the teacher, and record words on index cards. The article describes it as "based on the self-selection of words during reading", using student-generated rather than preselected word lists, and states it "makes students independent over time". In the study it was implemented in groups of four over 24 sessions with a board vocabulary graph and card games.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Students read texts and self-select words they believe should be learnt
- Group discussion and negotiation of word meanings with teacher facilitation
- Recording selected words, sentences and guessed meanings on a vocabulary graph and index cards
Constraints¶
- The study applied it with pre-intermediate Iranian EFL learners aged 14-16 in groups of four
Target Learners¶
- pre-intermediate Iranian EFL learners aged 14-16
Learning Goals¶
- vocabulary knowledge
- learner autonomy
- word consciousness
- inferring meaning from context
Claims¶
- Vss Outperforms Input Enhancement Seen Posttest [+M]
- Vss Outperforms Input Enhancement Unseen Posttest [+M]
Related Designs¶
- Collaborative Learning
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Golfam Masoudi. (2017). The Effect of Vocabulary Self-Selection Strategy and Input Enhancement Strategy on the Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners. English Language Teaching, 10(8). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n8p32
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Vocabulary Self-Selection strategy as an autonomy-building, student-generated word-selection approach |
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Vocabulary Self-Selection (Haggard) is an interactive-learning instructional strategy in which students choose the words they want to learn from their own reading, guess meanings from context in collaborative groups,... |
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