An Implementation of Blended Learning Instruction Media to Enhance English Pronunciation of Mathayomsuksa 3 Students
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The objectives of this study were 1) to assess the efficiency of the blended learning instructional media to enhance English pronunciation ability of junior secondary school students, 2) to compare the English pronunciation ability of the students before and after implementing the constructed instructional media in this blended learning, and 3) to explore the students’ satisfaction with the implementation of the instructional media in this blended learning. The participants were 50 Matthayom Suksa 3 students at Arunothai Wittayakom School by applying the purposive sampling method. The research instruments consisted of the constructed instructional media as the supplementary media, a pronunciation ability test with a word list of 60 items, and a questionnaire for measuring the students’ satisfaction with the implementation of the instructional media in this blended learning. The statistics for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and the t-test for dependent sample.
The results revealed that 1) the efficiency of the instructional media (E1/E2) was 80.90/80.93, which was higher than the standard criteria of 80/80 2) The posttest achievement scores of the students in pronunciation ability were significantly higher than those of the pre-test at a 0.01 level and 3) the overall satisfaction of the students was at the highest level with the mean of 4.39, and the standard deviation of 0.76.
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