DEVELOPING THE SPEAKING ABILITY FOR CAREER OF STUDENTS AT HIGH VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING

Abstract

The purposes of this research articles were 1) to compare the speaking ability for career of students at high vocational certificate before and after learning through active learning and 2) to study the satisfaction of students at high vocational certificate towards active learning to develop the speaking ability for career. The sample used in the study was the students at high vocational certificate currently studying in the first semester of academic year 2020. 30 students in one classroom at a vocational college in Nakhon Sawan province were selected using cluster random sampling. The research instruments consisted of 1) four lesson plans of Thai skill for career course 2) a test on the speaking ability for career, and 3) a questionnaire on the satisfaction of students at high vocational certificate towards active learning to develop the speaking ability for career.  The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation and t – test for dependent samples. The findings showed that 1) the students’ speaking ability for career after the lesson was significantly higher than before the lesson at the .01 level and 2) the students were satisfied with learning using the study arrangement Know proactive at the most level Has a mean of 4.60 2) the students’ satisfactory on active learning was at highest level.