DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH WRITING ABILITY USING THE PWIM LEARNING MANAGEMENT WITH LEARNING APPLICATION FOR GRADE 4 THAI STUDENTS

Abstract

               The purposes of this research article were to 1) compare the students' English writing proficiency before and after the implementation of PWIM (Picture Word Inductive Model) combined with a learning application, 2) compare the students' English writing proficiency after the implementation of PWIM combined with a learning application with a benchmark of 70%, and 3) examine the students' satisfaction with the learning process using PWIM combined with a learning application. The sample consisted of 43 Grade 4 students from a school under the Private Education Commission in Lopburi Province, selected through simple random sampling by lottery method using the classroom as a random unit. The research instruments included: 1) eight learning management plans for Basic English, integrated with the applications Quizizz, Fun Easy Learn, Echo English, and Plickers, 2) a 30-item English writing proficiency test, and 3) a 15-item student satisfaction questionnaire regarding the use of PWIM combined with a learning application. The statistical methods used for data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and the dependent samples t-test.

               The research findings revealed that 1) students' English writing proficiency after learning was significantly higher than before, at the 0.01 level; 2) 79.07% of the students achieved English writing proficiency above the 70% benchmark after learning; and 3) Students' overall satisfaction with learning was at the highest level.