Developing Learning Activities Through the TikTok Application to Enhance English Speaking Skills for High Vocational Certificate Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to construct and assess the efficiency of Learning activities through the TikTok Application, and 2) to study the outcomes of using the learning activities which consist of 2.1) to compare the English speaking skills before and after using the Learning activities, and 2.2) to study the results of Learning activities through the TikTok Application on English speaking skills. The sample consisted of 30 High Vocational Certificate students majoring in Accounting at Phitsanulok Vocational College using random sampling. The research instruments consisted of:

            1) Learning activities through the TikTok Application, 2) English speaking skills test, 3) Field record form, and 4) TikTok Performance Assessment Form. The results of the study were as follows: 1) Learning activities through the TikTok Application were comprised of four steps: 1) Familiarization, 2) Watching TikTok Samples, 3) Making TikTok Videos, and 4) Evaluating. The appropriateness of the learning activity was assessed  as the highest level ( = 4.70, S.D. = 0.46). The efficiency was assessed as 75.56/77.08. 2) The results of using the learning activities were as follows: 2.1) English speaking skills in the posttest was higher than the pretest with statistical significance at .05 level. 2.2) The learning outcomes of the students after participating in the learning activities revealed that the students’ TikTok videos were outstanding in both content and presentation. Moreover, the overall ability of students to create TikTok videos was at a very good level. (= 19.21)