The Study of Students’ Learning Achievement by Using Active Learning Management for Teenagers in Hua Ruea Sub-district, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to compare the learning achievement before and after learning by using active learning management plans to develop English communication skills for teenagers in Hua Ruea subdistrict, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province and 2) to study the satisfaction of the teenagers towards active learning management plans to develop English skills for communication for teenagers at Hua Ruea Sub-distric, Mueng District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. The samples were 54 teenagers in Hua Ruea Sub-District, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, aged between 13-17 years old. They were randomized by simple random sampling. The research instruments were 5 sets of active learning management plans, an achievement test used before and after learning, and a questionnaire asking for the teenagers’ satisfaction after learning by using the active learning management plans developed.  The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent sample t-test.

The research findings were as follows.

1. The findings of the comparative analysis of the mean scores of the learning achievement before and after learning by using the active learning management showed that the mean score after learning (x̅=40.81) was higher than that before learning (x̅= 23.55) with the statistical significance at the level of 0.05.
2. The findings of the analysis of the teenagers’ satisfaction towards learning and teaching management by using the active learning management plans to teach English for communication for the teenagers at Hua Ruea Sub-District, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province showed that the samples were satisfied in the overall at a high level.