English curriculum has been implemented in Taiwan for many years. According to English syllabus of the primary school from Ministry of Education, English teachers should emphasize the ability of oral communication while they are teaching English in class. Thus, some English teachers ignore the importance of English grammar. However, English grammar is an important element in English teaching.,and, besides, grammar is the foundation of learning language. Otherwise, English sentence patterns in the second semester of the sixth grades will make they often feel bored when they are learning English grammar rules. As mentioned above, the researcher teaches English grammar by using an Interactive Response System with App-Plickers implemented to investigate the effects of the sixth grade students' English Grammar Achievement Tests.
The study aimed to investigate the effects of the grammar instruction with App-Plickers implemented on sixth grade students learning past tense. 48 sixth grade students with similar initial English grammatical ability were recruited as the experimental and control groups, the former receiving App-Plickers on the grammar instruction and the latter learning grammar with the paper quiz. After five-course experimental instructions, both groups of students' English grammar ability were improved; however, the experimental group demonstrated more significant improvement level. The English Learning Experience Questionnaire suggests that the experimental group developed a very positive and supportive attitude on learning grammar by App-Plickers. According to the interviews, the students from experimental group showed more interest on learning grammar. Additionally, some suggestions for further study, based upon the research results, are also provided.
