The Effects of Instruction through Play on English Academic Achievement and Self- assertiveness skill of Language Learners of 8 to 12 years old

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Fatemeh Ajami ¹ , Khadijeh Abolmaali ²

1 - Educational Psychology Graduate Student, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran.

Received: 2013-12-28 Accepted : 2019-02-12 Published : 2019-03-21

Keywords: self -assertiveness, Instruction through play, English academic achievement,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of instruction through play on English academic achievement and self- assertiveness of language learners of 8 to 12 years old. Statistical population consists of two language schools located in the west part of Tehran that introduce the most number of courses for children in fall 1390. The method of this research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. Participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In order to gather data, institute final assessment for academic achievement to be tested and assertiveness questionnaire of (AI),Gambrill and Richy (1975) were used. For analyzing data t –test was used to compare differential means of experimental and control groups, results showed that instruction through play leads to an increase in scores of English academic achievement and self -assertiveness of young language learners (α<0.05).

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