The Effect of Using Active Learning to Promote English Communication Speaking Skills for Grade 10th Students
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The purposes of this study were 1) to compare grade 10th students’ skills in English speaking for communication before and after using active learning 2) to study the satisfaction of grade 10th students toward active learning. The sample was 30 students who studied in grade 10th students selected by using cluster sampling from Thepmitrsuksa School Surat Thani, who studied in English listening and speaking course (E32203) during the second semester of the academic year 2021. The instruments used for this research consisted of 1) three lesson plans with active learning techniques 2) The speaking test to improve students' communicative English-speaking skills before and after the treatment 3) An assessment rubric of communicative English-speaking skills and 4) The satisfaction survey toward active learning. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent. The mean and standard deviation of items were used to evaluate the student's satisfaction with active learning and content analysis.
The results of the study were as follows: 1. Students' English-speaking skills for communication before and after using active learning at the high level. 2. The students’ satisfaction with active learning was significantly high, when considering closely, it was found that the most satisfied with learning benefits, learning activity, and atmosphere respectively.
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