The Development of a Phonics-Based Pronunciation Innovation to Enhance Young Learners’ English Pronunciation
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This quasi-experimental study employed a one-group pretest-posttest design with 90 Grade 1 students randomly selected from three schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province during the first semester of the 2025 academic year. The objectives were to develop a phonics-based pronunciation innovation set meeting the 80/80 criterion, compare students’ pronunciation achievement before and after use, and survey their satisfaction. The research tools included the innovation set, pronunciation tests, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a paired-samples t-test, and effect size. Findings showed that innovation reached an efficiency score of 80.60/80.93, students significantly improved their pronunciation (t=-12.805, p<0.001, d=1.46), and reported the highest level of satisfaction, confirming the innovation’s effectiveness and practical value.
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