The Development of an English Learning Promotion Application for Early Childhood Learners in Professional Learning Community Network Schools
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This research aimed to: 1) develop an English learning promotion application for early childhood learners, 2) implement the English learning promotion application for early childhood learners, and 3) evaluate satisfaction with the implementation of the English learning promotion application for early childhood learners. The key informants consisted of 21 members of the professional learning community network, selected through total sampling, and 50 early childhood learners from professional learning community network schools in Nakhon Sawan Province, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included: a focus group discussion record form, the English learning promotion application for early childhood learners, an English pronunciation ability test for early childhood learners, a satisfaction questionnaire for early childhood learners regarding the use of the English learning promotion application, and a satisfaction evaluation form for the implementation of the application. Data were analyzed using content analysis, mean and standard deviation calculations, and a paired-samples t-test.
The research findings revealed that: 1) The English learning promotion application for early childhood learners was compatible with computers and Android operating system smartphones. The content included vocabulary related to various objects in daily life, sentences, games, and exercises. The overall quality evaluation indicated the highest level of appropriateness ( = 4.83, S.D. = 0.13) 2) The experimental use of the English learning promotion application for early childhood learners showed that: (1) The English pronunciation ability of early childhood learners who participated in activities using the English learning promotion application showed higher post-test mean scores than pre-test mean scores; and (2) The satisfaction evaluation results of early childhood learners regarding the use of the English learning promotion application indicated a high level of satisfaction ( = 2.63, S.D. = 0.46) 3) The implementation of the English learning promotion application for early childhood learners was at the highest level (
= 4.53, S.D. = 0.51). In this study, the professional learning community served as the contextual framework of the participating schools and as a supportive mechanism for collaborative application design and development among teachers, rather than as an experimental variable or research instrument.
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