<p>This is such a pointless argument. It’s just plain wrong to group all students together and make one statement regarding the helpfulness of vocabulary lists for all students. Studying vocabulary lists helps some people, while the same technique can produce no results for others. It’s not always true that vocabulary lists are worth studying, and it’s not always true that there are better areas to spend time studying. We can pull up examples supporting both sides, but the examples can never cover all types of students.</p>
<p>I personally think that for the vast majority of students, there are better ways of gaining points than learning more vocab. More points can be gained learning grammar concepts, math concepts, passage analytical skills, etc.</p>
<p>However, students who have milked grammar concepts / math concepts / etc. to the last drop can gain from studying vocabulary lists.</p>
<p>In the end, it’s sometimes the most points can be gained from study vocabulary lists, and sometimes, there’s better things to focus on.</p>