The Development of Learning Management Through Game-Based Activity Towards English Speaking Skills of Grade 3 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop learning management through game-based activity towards English speaking skill of grade 3 students to meet the criterion set of 80/80, 2) to compare grade 3 students' English speaking skills before and after learning English through game-based activity, and 3) to study grade 3 students' satisfaction towards learning management through game-based activity. The sample for this research consisted of 38 grade 3 students studying in the academic year 2022 at The Holy Infant Jesus Mahasarakham School, Muang district, Mahasarakham Province by cluster random sampling. The study is Quasi – Experimental Design. The research instruments were 1) 8 lesson plans, 2) the English speaking skill test, and 3) the questionnaire on students' satisfaction toward teaching and learning management through game-based activity. The statistics used in this research were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent sample t-test.

            The results of this research were as follows: 1) The efficiency of learning management through game-based activity towards English speaking skill of grade 3 students was (E1/E2) 86.51/86.32 which was higher than the standard criteria (80/80) 2) Students’ English speaking skills after learning management through game-based activity were higher with a statistical significance level of .05. 3) Students' satisfaction with learning management through game-based activity toward English speaking skills was high with the mean score of 4.00.