Enhancing reading and writing skills in Japanese vocabulary through team games tournament (TGT) cooperative learning technique for 10th grade students.

Abstract

The purpose of this research were : 1) To enhance reading and writing skills in Japanese vocabulary through team games tournament (TGT) cooperative learning technique for 10^th grade students according to the 70 percent criteria. 2) To compare students' academic achievement between before and after learning. and 3) To study students' satisfaction through team games tournament (TGT) cooperative learning technique. The research sample is 22 students from Mathayom 4/4 students (Japanese Program) of Sirindhorn Wittayanusorn School by cluster random sampling. The research instruments included 1) 10 Learning management plans, 2) Reading and writing Japanese vocabulary test, 3) A learning achievement as multiple choice with questions, 30 questions, and 4) a student's satisfaction questionnaire towards learning management with 20 items. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation and t-test Dependent Samples.

The results showed that:

1. The results of enhancing reading and writing skills in Japanese vocabulary through team games tournament (TGT) cooperative learning technique for 10th-grade students, the mean was 85.02, and the standard deviation was 12.01, 70 percent higher than specified.
2. The learning achievement of the 10th-grade students after learning was statistically significantly higher than before at a .05 level.
3. Students’ overall satisfaction with learning management was the highest.