Using Money Mania Game to Enhance the Understanding of Possessive Pronouns and

Possessive Determiners among Year 4 Pupils

Zafirah Binti Menis

Institute of Teacher Education

Batu Lintang Campus

2019
 Acknowledgment

This action research could not be possible without the help and assistance given by so many
people who names may not all be mentioned in this. First of all, I would love to thank Mr
Chandra Mohan V. Panicker and Miss Yusmariza Binti Reduan for their guidance and constant
support and without it, I will not be able to complete this research.

I would also love to express my appreciation to my mentor of the school, teachers, staffs
and the pupils for their full support and cooperation. I would also like to express my special
appreciation to my mentor of the school, teachers, staffs and the pupils for their full support and
cooperation. In addition, my most sincere appreciation goes out to my beloved course mates of
PISMP BI (SK) JUNE 2015 INTAKE, for supporting me throughout the process of completing
this research.

I would also love to thank my parents for their unconditional love and understanding in
motivating me to do my very best in this. Last but not least, my utmost gratitude to beloved God
for guiding me through, giving me strength and wisdom in completing this research. To whom
have directly or indirectly contributed to this research, thank you.
 Abstract

I carried out an action research on possessive pronouns and possessive determiners

during my second phase of practicum in an urban national primary school located in Kuching,
Sarawak. The focus of this research is to enhance the understanding of Year 4 pupils toward
possessive pronouns and possessive determiners through game-based learning. My
participants were with mixed abilities of English proficiency. The Money Mania game is game-
based and was initiated based on the concept taken from a popular television shows known as
“Who Wants to be a Billionaire”. I collected the data using observation, document analysis, and
feedback from the pupils. The data collected were analysed, interpreted and triangulated. The
findings showed that my pupils understand better the possessive pronouns and possessive
determiners, and I have improved my teaching practice by using “Money Mania” game in the
teaching of grammar. This “Money Mania” game could be further enhanced to achieve more
self-regulated learning.

Keywords: Money Mania game, possessive pronouns and possessive determiners, game-based
learning, Year Four pupils