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Title The Effect of Interactive Vocabulary Retention Through STAD on Pakistani High School ESL Learners

Author(s) Hassan Javed

Abstract The present study has examined the effect of Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) on the retention of vocabulary on grade 11th High School Pakistani ESL learners. The study evaluated the effects of STAD on learning vocabulary and its possible addition to Pakistan’s language curriculum of English to improve retention of vocabulary and it’s understanding. Moreover, the research focuses on the results like retention, comprehension, and the use of synonymous vocabulary, employing methods such as repetitive activities designed to help students to practice the understanding of different words with similar meaning, mnemonic techniques, and context-based learning to improve long lasting retention of vocabulary words and their conceptions. Furthermore, these practices help students comprehend and use vocabulary in context, helping in reading difficult narratives or texts and improve how to communicate by an understanding of the connotative and denotative meanings of words. A research model of Quasi Experimental design was used to conduct the study in which a criterion sampling technique was used for the collection of data. Before the intervention of STAD a pretest was administered, the participants were further divided into a Control-Group and an Experimental-Group, and a Posttest was then taken for the comparison of the variances in test marks. The experimental group was taught using STAD which showed significant improvement in vocabulary tests, with pretest and post test scores rising from 19.33 to 34.40, proving a notable mean difference and a very significant statistical change (t-value -6.030, df = 29, p < 0.001). This distinguished with the control group, which showed no change. The results highlighted the effectiveness and efficiency of STAD in significantly improving students’ performance, as demonstrated by the regression analysis showing that group collaboration considered for about 34% of difference in the marks, making sure that there is a considerable effect of STAD on the learning objectives of the students.

Type Thesis/Dissertation

Faculty Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Department English (Multan Campus)

Language English

Publication Date 2025-08-20

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