SKKN Enhancing students’ creativity through experienced activities in project section in English 10 at Dien Chau II High School

e results of a survey conducted among teachers to assess 
the feasibility of conducting a study on enhancing students' creativity through 
experienced activities in project sections in English 10. The table includes a list of 
proposed solutions and a degree scale with four categories: Not feasible, Little 
feasible, Feasible, and Very feasible. The numbers in the table indicate the number 
of respondents who chose each category for the proposed solution. 
In this case, the proposed solution is to conduct a study on enhancing 
students' creativity through experienced activities in project sections in English 10. 
According to the table, 0 out of 28 teachers considered this solution to be not 
feasible, 1 out of 28 teachers considered it little feasible, 5 out of 28 teachers 
considered it feasible, and 22 out of 28 teachers considered it very feasible. 
Therefore, the majority of teachers (23/28) believe that this study is very feasible 
and can be conducted successfully. 
The average scores of the four levels are: 
0.1+1.2+5.3+22.4
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= 3,75 
Table 2 shows the responses of students regarding the feasibility of a study 
aimed at enhancing students' creativity through experienced activities in project 
section in English 10. 
Based on the table, it can be inferred that the majority of the students 
(400/563) believe that the study is very feasible, while 150/251 students find it 
feasible. On the other hand, 13/251 students consider it to be little feasible, and 
none of the students think that it is not feasible. 
The average scores of the four levels are: 
0.1+13.2+150.3+400.4
563
= 3,68 
With an average feasibility score of 3.78 for teachers and 3.68 for students drawn 
from the survey results, it can be confirmed that the proposed solution is very 
feasible when put into practice. 
3.4. Effectiveness of the research 
After conducting projects in teaching, I realized the improvement of the 
students. As a result, the marks of the tests are also different. Here are the results of 
the post -test after carrying out the study: 
Class 
Class 
size 
Excellent Good Average Below average 
SL % SL % SL % SL % 
10C1 45 15 33% 20 44% 10 23% 0 0% 
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The table shows the results of a post-test conducted after a study was carried 
out in a class. The class is identified as 10C1, and it consists of 45 students. The 
table further divides the students into four categories based on their performance in 
the post-test: Excellent, Good, Average, and Below average. 
The table indicates that out of the 45 students, 15 students (33%) performed 
excellently in the post-test, 20 students (44%) performed well, 10 students (23%) 
scored an average, while none of the students scored below average. 
It is essential to note that the table uses the term "SL" to represent the number 
of students in each category, and the percentage sign (%) to indicate the proportion 
of students in each category. The table suggests that the study conducted has led to 
an improvement in the students' performance, as evidenced by the higher number 
of students who scored excellent and good grades. 
0
5
10
15
20
25
Excellent Good Average Bellow average
Comparision of the results in the pretest and the post test
Before After Column1
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PART III: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
1. Conclusion 
Based on the findings reported in the research paper "Enhancing Students' 
Creativity through Experienced Activities in Project Section in English 10," it can 
be concluded that project-based learning on different topics can stimulate 
motivation in students studying English. The use of project work can make 
language use in the class more real and active, maintain students' attention, and 
make the learning process more exciting. These kinds of activities can improve 
students' communicative, cooperative, and creative skills, and create a positive 
atmosphere for learners to converse with each other. 
The study found that more students prefer learning English through project-
based learning, and that they also think they learn better during project-based 
activities. Additionally, project-based learning was found to increase students' 
motivation to study English and arouse their interest in acquiring the language. 
Overall, these findings suggest that experienced activities in project-based 
learning can be effective in enhancing students' creativity and motivation in 
English 10, and can lead to a more engaging and productive learning experience 
for students. 
2. Recommendations 
It is recommended that managing board create favorable conditions of modern 
facilities and equipment for English classrooms at Dien Chau 2 High School so 
that students have more favorable environments in practicing skills. In addition, it 
is necessary to support more teaching materials in English to the library so that 
students can practice more on weekends at school, and increase self-study time to 
improve the quality of output for students. 
Within the scope of a teaching experience, the limitation of time and 
materials, this paper can’t fulfill all the issues related to cultural knowledge in 
Vietnam and other countries. For further studies, some following suggestions are 
recommended in order to apply this research more effectively. 
a. For teachers: 
It is necessary that teachers should redesign the activities in the lessons so that 
they are suitable with students’ abilities and can motivate students in each class. 
Apart from using these games and suggested activities in teaching projects, we 
would like to recommend those applied in teaching other lessons of the syllabus 
such as speaking, listening or writing, listening; and for other grades not only at 
our school but also others. 
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b. For students and parents: 
Students need to be aware of the importance of English in their real lives, 
from that to have more active motivation in learning the language. Besides, they 
ought to try their best to practice the language every day, and develop other 
important skills such as presentation, or using modern technology, etc as well. 
In addition, parents and family should give as much time as possible and the 
appropriate care for their children so that they can discover the changes of their 
children and adjust those timely as well as often exchange information with their 
teachers. 
c. For schools and management agencies: 
Creative experiences are so essential for students when learning the second 
language. Therefore, there should be more activities and forums of exchanging 
ideas and life skill education for students to learn. The activities of life skill 
education need implementing more scientifically and methodically. 
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APPENDIX 1 
Do the survey 
Circle your suitable answer 
How confident are you in your ability to be creative in English language 
learning? 
a. Not at all confident 
b. Slightly confident 
c. Moderately confident 
d. Confident 
e. Very confident 
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APPENDIX 2 
Pre- test 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose 
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following 
questions. 
Question 1: A. enjoyed B. finished C. suffered D. agreed 
Question 2: A. light B. fire C. tired D. kick 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs 
from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following 
questions. 
Question 3: A. successful B. generous C. practical D. portable 
Question 4: A. donate B. apply C. provide D. study 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to 
each of the following questions. 
Question 5: My teacher assigned us a writing task about ____ of our favorite singers. 
A. biology B. biography C. biodiversity D. biochemist 
Question 6: Fundraising for charity is a ____ thing for everyone to do to help the 
community. 
A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning 
Question 7: Volunteers can work with many ____ children who were harmed by Agent 
Orange in childcare centers. 
A. parentless B. disabled C. poor D. homeless 
Question 8: I’d like ____ all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday. 
A. invite B. inviting C. to invite D. not invite 
Question 9: Tom said that he could ____ me with this assignment. 
A. helped B. helping C. to help D. help 
Question 10: Jim broke his leg when he ____ golf. 
A. was playing B. played C. were playing D. plays 
Question 11: He ____ for the Google since 2014. 
A. has worked B. is working C. was working D. worked 
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Question 12: My computer is used for ____ music and video. 
A. having played B. play C. playing D. to play 
Question 13: That the young talented pianist won the Pulitzer Prizes has attracted ____ 
attention. 
A. worldwide B. famous C. undue D. careful 
Question 14: Volunteer organizations are generally small-staffed, so they need to ____ 
lots of volunteers for a huge event. 
A. employ B. recruit C. research D. catch 
Question 15: The ____, which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn 
about the undersea world. 
A. aeroplane B. electronic car C. Spaceship D. submarine 
Question 16: They were so ____ about joining the local volunteer group that they 
couldn’t sleep last night. 
A. excitedly B. Excitement C. excite D. excited 
Question 17: You’d better ____ out with your friends as it is very dangerous in the 
evening. 
A. went B. go C. going D. to go 
Question 18: Sue plans ______ abroad next year according to her parent’s advice 
A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in 
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 19: But for your support, our band couldn’t have won the Grand Music 
competition. 
A. show B. quiz C. contest D. tour 
Question 20: Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 
2010. 
A. became B. continued C. existed D. stopped 
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APPENDIX 3 
Post- test 
I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 
1 A. qualified B. violent C. different D. eliminated 
2. A. discrimination B. bridegroom C. assignment D. violence 
3. A. harm B. smartphone C. embarrassing D. target 
II. Choose the word that is stressed differently from the rest. 
4. A. treatment B. protest C. portable D. media 
5. A. exciting B. research C. radiation D. forget 
III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentence. 
6. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender. in many fields, especially in 
education and employment. 
A. discrimination B. equality C. opportunity D. elimination 
7. Most people consider it women's . to take care of children and do housework. 
A. limit B. relationship C. responsibility D. respect 
8. Gender equality means that both men and women are equally. 
A. worked B. treated C. played D. provided 
9. Language translation allows you to translate from one language to another. 
A. hardware B. screen C. facility D. software 
10. An whiteboard is an electronic device that helps students learn English in a 
more stimulating way. 
A. active B. super active C. underactive D. interactive 
11. In  people are advised not to arrive early if they are invited to someone’s 
home. 
A. Korea B. The USA C. Thailand D. Indonesia 
12. Electronic dictionaries in mobile devices are a great learning but you need to 
think how to use them effectively. 
A. facility B. address C. tool D. mail 
13. Modern technology has entered your life and you should of it. 
A. make use B. take advantage 
C. pay attention D. A& B are correct 
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14. Not being able to buy personal electronics, some students may feel sad and bad about 
themselves, and this may . their performance at school. 
A. affect B. effect C. cause D. result 
15. Electronic mobile devices can be used to record English speech, lessons, 
songs or English language films from TV or Internet. 
A. true- life B. actual-like C. present- like D. real- life 
16. Before eating,  carefully with soap and clean water. 
A. you should wash your hands B. your hands should be washing 
C. you need washing your hands D. Your hands need washed 
17. Electronic devices can be used toand store information, do calculations and 
play games. 
 A. look for B. look up C. look down on D. look into 
18. Everyone knows what is happening to . earth but we just do not know how to 
stop it. 
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 
19. I’ll always remember the teacher taught me how to read and write. 
 A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 
20. People . work involves using a computer for most of the day may suffer from 
headaches. 
 A. that B. whom C. who D. whose 
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APPENDIX 4 
SURVEY THE URGENCY AND FEASIBILITY 
OF PROPOSED SOLUTIONS 
 ( for students ) 
School:. 
Name:.. 
Class: 10... 
Read carefully and answer the following questions correctly by ticking (X) 
uniquely in the box of the selected option. 
 Questions Degree 
Question 1: In your opinion, is it 
really necessary to conduct the 
study: enhancing students’ 
creativity through experienced 
activities in project section in 
english 10? 
Not urgent 
Less 
urgent 
Urgent 
Very 
urgent 
Question 2: In your opinion, is it 
feasible to conduct the study: 
enhancing students’ creativity 
through experienced activities in 
project section in english 10? 
Not 
feasible 
Little 
feasible 
Feasible 
Very 
feasible 
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