Effect of Using Games with Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Exercises for Prathomsuksa 5 Students

Abstract

        The teaching of Chinese at Loei Kindergarten School in Grade 4 has encountered problems with students’ pronunciation of Chinese phonetic symbols (Hanyu Pinyin), which are often incorrect. This has resulted in low learning achievement. Therefore, improvements are needed to enhance students’ reading skills more effectively.This research aimed to 1) develop a learning management plan using games with Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation exercises Prathomsuksa 5 Students to be efficient according to the criterion of 70/70. 2) to compare the skills of Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation for prathomsuksa 5 students before and after using games with Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation exercises, and 3) to study learning retention of Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation prathomsuksa 5 students for using games with pronunciation exercises. The sample consisted of 31 prathomsuksa 5/6 students studying in the first semester of the 2024 academic year at Anubanloei School, selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments were 1) a learning management plan using games with Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation exercises. 2) a test to measure of Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test for Dependent Samples.

The results found that

1) The learning management plan using games with Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation exercises had an efficiency of equal to 81.01/79.52. 2) Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation exercises of prathomsuksa 5 students after studying was higher than before studying, statistically significant at the level of .05. 3) The retention Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation of prathomsuksa 5 students after and after 2 weeks was not different.

In summary, the learning management using games with practice exercises in Chinese phonetic symbols (Hanyu Pinyin) can enhance the reading pronunciation skills of primary school students and maintain the retention of learning effectively.