The Development of Accelerated Learning Activities for Toeic (Listening And Reading) Test Preparation for Aviation Business Management Undergraduate Program

Abstract

           This research is an applied researched aimed to 1) develop accelerated learning activities for TOEIC (listening and reading) test preparation for Aviation Business Management Undergraduate Program; 2) compare listening and reading abilities in TOEIC (listening and reading) test before and after accelerated learning management; 3) study listening and reading growth score in TOEIC test (listening and reading) before and after accelerated learning management; and 4) study students’ satisfaction towards accelerated learning management. The target group were 100 Aviation Business Management Undergraduate students in Faculty of Management Sciences, Panyapiwat Institute of Management. The research instruments include 1) an interview form for teachers; 2) an accelerated learning management manual for TOEIC (listening and reading); 3) TOEIC (listening and reading) English test; and 4) students’ satisfaction questionnaire towards accelerated learning management (IOC=1). The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and growth score. The results of the research showed as follow 1) an accelerated learning management manual consist of 7 chapters: Knowing TOEIC: Photographs, Question-Responses, Conversations, Talks, Incomplete Sentences, Text Completion, and Reading Comprehension; 2) the result of post-test TOEIC (listening and reading) scores (μ=90.70,S.D.=24.40) was higher than the pre-test score (μ=76.03, S.D.=21.26); 3) the results of the growth scores  of TOEIC (listening and reading) with an accelerated learning management were at the early level (μ =11.83); and 4) the result of students’ satisfaction was overall satisfied with the accelerated learning management at the highest level (μ =4.6, S.D. =0.62).