Enhancing Students’ Passive Voice Knowledge Using Supplementary Lessons through Google Classroom

Authors

  • Chakorn Cheewakiatyingyong School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao
  • Singhkam Rakpa School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao

Keywords:

passive voice, supplementary lessons, google classroom

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to examine the effectiveness of passive voice supplementary lessons through Google Classroom 2) to investigate students’ attitudes towards passive voice supplementary lessons through Google Classroom. The sample group consisted of 28 undergraduate students from the University of Phayao enrolled in the “English Sentence” course for the academic year 2019. The data were analyzed using t-test and descriptive statistics. The results showed passive voice supplementary lessons through Google classroom improved students’ knowledge of the passive voice. There was a notable difference between the mean of pre passive voice test and post passive voice test which was significantly more important to the statistical significance level of 0.01. The results also showed the effectiveness of the supplementary lesson E1/E2 was 81.28/82.60, which was accorded with 80/80 set criterion. Moreover, the students had positive attitudes towards passive voice supplementary lessons through Google Classroom.

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Published

2021-08-25

How to Cite

Cheewakiatyingyong, C., & Rakpa, S. (2021). Enhancing Students’ Passive Voice Knowledge Using Supplementary Lessons through Google Classroom. Academic Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences Dhonburi Rajabhat University, 3(3), 35–45. retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/human_dru/article/view/251466

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