" IMPROVING THE VOCABULARY IN A SPELLING"

USING THE WORDSCAPE APP

METHOD
ACTION RESEARCH

BLESSY P. ABALES

DESTINY VANE P. ABALES

JUROS J. LLABAN

KLARK P. PABALATE

GERRICA V. PANSOY

KERTBELLE L. FLORES

KARYL KIRIE C. ABALES

BEA JEAN ARAZO

MARY ANN B. SERNA

SHIELO NICOLE F. DAYA

JOHN FRANCIS PACONG

 Table of Contents

Page
 Cover page

Title page
i

Abstract
ii

Acknowledgement
iii

Context and Rationale

iv

Innovation, Intervention, and v

Strategy

Action Research Questions vi

Action Research Methods

vii

[Link] and/or other sources

of Data and Information

[Link] Gathering Methods

Discussion of Results and

viii

Reflection

Action Plan
ix

References
x

Financial Report
x

Appendices
 A. Letter of Consent
B. Letter of Approval
C. Survey questionnares

[Link]

In this study, we create an intervention to develop the

vocabulary skills towards the participants to play the

Wordscape app, an offline games. A wordscape game puzzel

to improve the vocabulary thinking. The purpose of

Wordscapes is to create words from random letters to fill a

crossword puzzle. You swipe the letters in various directions,

to form a word . This offline games the Wordscapes is

different than other types of games . However in this kind of

an app many or few of the students in grade 7 can create an

newly knowledge of Vocabulary in a spelling .

The vocabulary plays an important aspect in terms of a

spelling, by which a learner may have serious trouble in

understanding the message without a knowledge of the key

vocabulary in a spelling.
 In this study, the researchers found out, some of the

students in grade 7 were having a difficulties of spelling in

vocabulary thinking skills. So the researchers gather an

intervention for those following students that is been

conducted in grade 7 in Tambobong Balacanas National High

School.

Keywords: Enhance the Spelling skills, vocabulary thinking,

Wordscape app game.
III. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, We would like to thank God Almighty ,

for his shower's of blessings and wisdom , throughout this
Action Research in order to successfully and completely fulfill
this research.

We would like to express our sincere heartfelt appreciation

to our beloved English Teacher and also our Research Mentor
Ma'am Vilma C. Vios . Who provided to instructed us and
motivated us . Your feedback and wonderful insights are
allowed us to strengthen ourselves to continuously push our
goals in life. Also the researcher would like to express our
gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to our beloved School
Head, Ma'am Bavecyl T. Badilla . The researcher team would
like to thank the beloved Classroom Adviser's in Grade 7
students, and to all of the following subject teachers, that is
been addressed in this research for allowing to conduct our
study.

Last but not least we supposed to send our extremely

thankful to our beloved Parents to their love, sacrifices, and
moral support. Also to their financial support to completely
fulfill all the corresponding page of this Action Research
projecet.

IV . CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

The researchers seek an research to focus on improving their spelling. This

survey is significant because in improving the spelling and been a good to
the words in a text paragraph, is a thing that is important and must be given
an attention. According to the DepEd order 47 series of 22 , it states that
vocabulary instruction should aim to engage students in actively thinking
about word meanings ,the relationships among words , and how can the
researcher use this Intervention in different situations.

In this study, the researchers conducted the intervention to those

participants of some Grade 7 learners in Tambobong Balacanas National
High School. Which the researcher team, guide the learners to our
Intervention the Wordscape app method in which instruct them in a foresaid
Intervention . By which the researchers team selected respondents to
guide , for which they made more progress in spelling.

The selected respondents of the researchers team is the grade 7 learners

for which they were more progress in vocabulary, because the researchers
have noticed that some problems is behalf in spelling . Where the
researcher main point is to improve their spelling. This aims is to ensure that
the students in Grade 7 that is addressed in this study in Tambobong
Balacanas National High School for improving the knowledge of the learners
definitely into spelling that is much be enhanced. According to (Jody B. Miller
Ma.) Spelling skills are fundamental requirements for students to reach up
high academic achievement.

According to (Mofareh Alqahtani,) teaching and learning processes have to

make it possible for the students to understand their learning material such
as word games. That is why the researcher created an intervention the
Wordscape App Method, for the students learning capability. Which is their
starting point in learning. Hence, to measure the ability of the students
learning development.

So, the students can learn to be a successful learner when it comes to

spelling . They can feel a unique way and directly comparable the
advantages of their presents learning materials in word games by
experiencing and learning it. This is such as a good thing to do, to help the
learners because of this kind of sayings, "Natuto ka na nga,Nag enjoy ka pa
". This expresses that it can give a unique way of learning. By experience it,
and try it. This Intervention express a fine and a good way of learning.
Learners have already learn , and the learners can create a new words.
According to (Luna Ansary ), she always tries the best way for teaching
about new learning and unique teaching in spelling class like revising it by
playing a word games .

She take an action to help the learners to enchance their study technique
by the word games and materials for teaching in the classroom.

According( Jimenez, RT. Garcia,) a professional reading strategy , to keep

the study active in mind , by playing a game or outside activity. To ensure
the students action in mind, to directly catch the lesson of their teachers.
They need to play and learn new skills, most of by words. They have a lot of
teachings for their learners by play, rhymes,and by watching.

The process in this intervention is to give them a pre- test survey

questionare to our respondents to find out their ability in spelling, by
teaching them to play and answer the jumbled letters in the wordscape app.
Second, the researchers team convinced the Grade 7 participants to
download the Wordscape App, because of this they will improve their
learning skills in spelling by continuously playing the Wordscape app game.
Lastly, the researcher have done to teach them on how to use and play the
Wordscape app . After all they answered the given missing word in the given
questionnares that we give to them. Meanwhile the researchers team list a
words they have done answered in the missing words in Wordscape app
game. Moreover, this is the researcher given pre- test to them, as a
spelling to recognize their learning skills . However after we acknowledge
them a post-assessment word puzzel spelling with a 20 item. And then, the
questionnares to see what they feedbacks regarding from the Wordscape
app game. And then,it is the ending of the researcher conducted
intervention .

Particularly the intervention that we have been discuss the Wordscape

app. It is an offline game that is a group of letters which to connect into
other letters to create an exactly correct words , which have been ask in the
missing words in order to complete the challenges on game. In this
particularly thing , the learners would be pursued more to think much better
for completing the following missing words . According to (Farisa
Chowdhury), games are helpful for so many part of learning. Learning
manners, physical education and learning new words too. Matching games,
which students match the word and the meaning or the picture and the
word, are the most common games for teaching spelling skills. This game
can be taken advantage of teaching . For which they made more develop in
order to improve their knowledge in spelling . According to (Martinson and
Chu ). Games are fun activities that promote interaction , thinking, learning ,
and problem solving strategies either a game is a system in which players
engage in an artificial conflict, defined by rules , that results in a quantity
able outcome. " Games are effective tool for learning because they offer
students a hypothetical environment in which they can explore alternative
decisions without the risk of failure . Thought and action are combined into
porpuseful behavior to accomplish a goal. Playing games teaches us to
strategize , to consider alternatives, and to think flexibility.

This states that by playing a games , definitely in the word games is

explains a good instrument by which improving the knowledge in spelling
words in vocabulary. Furthermore, the intervention in this study, express
that the Wordscape app is effectively learn from the students, because while
the researchers team conducted the intervention to them, even though that
some of the respondents have some difficulties in playing the Wordscape
app game, due for some of given challenges on the word were really tricky,
but they were suitable to answered the following missing words in the
challenges concerning the teaching and learning of’ spelling. According to
(Rixon, 1995, p 33), all those activities that we loosely think of as involving
play and enjoyment. By solving puzzles, model-making, games.” It is
evident that young learners learn through play much easier and they enjoy it
more. This is quite a natural way for them to learn. They play and love to
play. Quite often, the learners do not realize they are learning, and then
make a class test about new spelling skills like revising.

Due to Wordscape app is really a fun and challenging game in order to

think much better and develops a vocabulary in spelling skills . One of the
thing that the researchers study really works in conducted the intervention ,
is that the respondents got a high scores in taking the pre test spelling, a
ten (10) items ,after they have finished to play the Wordscape app.

According to (Imam Hussain), visual techniques for the presentation of

new lexical items pertain to visual memory, which considers helpful
especially with a spelling remembering. Learners can remember the
presented material far more effectively if it present-day by means of playing
word games. They help students associate presented material in a
meaningful way and join it into their existing system of learning. He teach
by pictures, drawings word , pictures , mime and gesture . He teach the
spelling skills increasing the necessity of the students in their social and
educational life.

There are many different methods and approaches how to teach , have
not been used exactly fixes method. He will mention just some of them that
could be useful for teaching young learners. To help the learners understand
it is important to visualize the item and get the learners to repeat or use the
item actively.

This expresses that the researchers conducted intervention is a good

thing for improving the spelling of the participants in selected Grade 7
learners in Tambobong Balacanas National High School . Thus , Wordscape
app is a thing that is fun in learners while playing the Wordscape app game
besides that it s fun , it could learn accurately by continuously using the
particularly intervention. This states for improving in the said main goal in
the researcher to improve the participants in spelling .

Keywords: Improving the spelling, Wordscape app game, word games,

survey questionares, pre test spelling, post assessment puzzel spelling,
survey questionnaires.
V. INNOVATION,INTERVENTION , AND STRATEGY

In this study , the researchers team is conducted the participants

of some Grade 7 learners in Tambobong Balacanas National High

School . The researchers find out for some problems in their spelling.

Moreover , the researchers team addressed this innovation the

Wordscape app method . According to Huyen (2003) and Mei (2000),

identifies the advantages of using games .

Games add relaxation and fun, so the learners retain words more

easily. Games involve friendly competition. According to Anna

Branagan (2002) it keeps learners interested and motivated games

bring real world context to the classroom. Emphasizes similar points

by saying that it encourages active which is the main goal for the

researchers is to improve their vocabulary skills in spelling. The

researchers team intervention the Wordscape app is a good thing in

which is the innovation in this study . The researchers conducted

this in the participants , they guide them on how to use the Wordscape

app and they assist them on how to play it, whereas after the

participants have done play the Wordscape app by answering the

following missing words question. The researchers have list a words

that the students have done answered , and serve as the pre test in

spelling . Where, this study facilitated by the researchers in one (1)

month of conduct the intervention .

The researchers conducted pre survey questionares and assist

the respondents to used the Wordscape app , and then give the pre

test spelling that is 5 - 10 items , moreover , the researchers team

suggest that they must try to download the Wordscape app , and then

a post test word puzzel spelling with a twenty (20) items, and survey

questionares . The approximately time in conducted of this innovation

is ten (10)minutes to twenty (20) minutes . Specifically the researchers

were list and recorded the outputs of the conducted study by the

processes of the intervention as aims the statement of this study.

Keywords : process of the intervention, download the Wordscape app,

pre test spelling , post assessment puzzel spelling, improving the
spelling skills.
VI. ACTION RESEARCH

QUESTION

How does the Wordscape App Method be a good thing

on improving the spelling skills of the learners?

VII. ACTION RESEARCH

METHODS
[Link] and/or other sources of Data and Information

The (20) Twenty Grade 7 students of Tambobong Balacanas

National High School were the selected participants of this study

that has been conducted a pre-test spelling and then a post

assessment puzzel spelling , will serve as the bases of the

Wordscape App Method on the results of the following given

questionnaires.

STUDENTS No. OF STUDENTS

MALE 9

FEMALE 11

TOTAL 20

b. Data Gathering Methods

 The researchers conducted Intervention the Wordscape app

method. The pre-test with ten (10) items was given to the Grade

7 student participants were answer the given spelling test after

they finished playing the Wordscape app game before the given

pre test that we conducted to them,and then, post- assessment

with a twenty ( 20) items was conducted, and then, the survey

questionnaires to seek their feedbacks regarding to Wordscape

app.
VIII. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS AND REFLECTION (TABULAR)

Table 1 . The participants score in given Post -Assessment

SCORES NO. OF PERCENTAGE

PARTICIPANTS

10-11 0 0%
12-13 2 10%
14-15 3 15%
16-17 5 25%
18-19 4 20%
20-21 8 40%

As shown in table 1. 0 in participants got the lowest score

and 0% in the total population, while second to the lowest score is
2 participants got 12-13 scores and 10% in the total population.
Then the third one , 3 participants got a score of 14-15 and 15%
in the population. Third to the highest score which is 5
participants got a 16-17 scores and 25% in the total population,
second to the highest score which is 4 participants got the 18-19
scores and 20% in the total population. Lastly, 8 participants got
20-21 scores and 40% in the total population. The results of the
survey questionnares are also give a positive feedback in
Wordscape app and the learner participants improvement
towards using this app.

SCORING PROCEDURE

Descriptor Grading Scale

Outstanding 90-100
Very Satisfactory 85-89
Satisfactory 80-84
Fairly Satisfactory 75-79
Did Not Meet Expectations Below 75
REFLECTION

This study, focuses the Improving of the spelling skills in the

Grade 7 student participants within the Wordscape app Method. It
is conclude that significantly the Wordscape app is a good source
and effective way of learning a spelling . Particularly many of the
students got a high scores performance because this is precisely
successfully to conducted.

By this application they will get motivated to take advantage

to improve their spelling for without mistakes and corrections ,
but reversing method of learning processes because while they
were playing they never thought that they got practice to learning
spelling . This game application is really a fun and enjoyable
game . They will not stuffy or feel boring due to it is fun , in fact,
it could help them to learn spelling. On the other hand, .

This expresses that the Wordscape app game is effective to learn

. For which playing this could help connect the skills in letters and
familiarize to the letters in words in a text to create an exactly
correct spell . Which they see the words pictures and letters on
the game and connect to their mind and never easily to forget
the spelling of word . That is why word games could be benefit
to the students to improve their spelling abilities. For this case,
continuously using this application is they were develop there
spelling skills by simply using this game application .

IX ACTION PLAN

3 week Target Starting Completi Persons Resource

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X. FINANCIAL REPORT

ITEMS / PURCHASED SOURCE OF

MATERIALS COST FUNDS

Internet connection 25 x 7 =
( Load for mobile phone) 175 Personal funds

Print A4 ( non- colored) 12 x 10 =

120 Group funds

Print A4 (non-colored) 40 x 5=
200 Group funds
TOTAL P 495

X .APPENDICES

Letter of Consent

Dear Ma'am and Sir,

A pleasant day Ma'am and Sir! I would like to give you a

permission that we would conduct our survey and intervention for our
research intittled, Improving the Vocabulary Skills in a Spelling Using
the Wordscape App Method. We need to have a (20) participant
students that have been addressed inn our study in Action research.

This survey was created for improvement and to enhanced the

learners skill in the English subject.

Thank you, and God bless!

Sincerely,

Blessy P. Abales

Leader in Group Research

XII . APPENDICES

Letter of Approval

The research approval intittled the , Improving the vocabulary skills in a spelling
using the Wordscape app method , this study aims to develop the spelling skills of
the Grade 7 selected participants of the researchers. Using the preparation
method in the leadership of Blessy P. Abales together to it's members .
Tambobong Balacanas National High has been examined for approval and
acceptance.

SCHOOL PANNEL OF EXAMINERS

Approved by the panelist during the Oral Defense commenced in June 2023 with
a grade of %.

Eugene Pantuhan

Panelist

Eddeson Dagasuhan
Panelist
Vilma C. Vios
Subject Teacher in English 10