The Development of Computer Assisted Instruction to Enhance Primary School Students in Leaning English for Communications by Using PLC to the Na Hua Bor School Community Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area 1

Abstract

The Development of Computer Assisted Instruction to Enhance Primary School Students in Leaning English for Communications by Using PLC (Professional for Learning Community) to the Na Hua Bor School Community Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area 1 The Objectives of the study are as follows: (1) To study and develop Computer Assisted Instruction for primary school students (Pratomsuksa) in English subject; (2) To develop and test the efficiency of Computer Assisted Instruction in English teaching for primary school students; (3) To compare the students’ ability in learning English from the Computer Assisted Instruction; (4) To survey the primary school students’ opinions toward learning English from the Computer Assisted Instruction. The sample of the study was selected by purposive sampling method. They were 30 primary school students from Na Hua Bo School, Nakhon Phanom Primary Educational Service Area 1 during the time of the 2^nd semester of the academic year 2016. The experiment was conducted as One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The research instruments were questionnaire, focus group discussion, Computer Assisted Instruction, and English test. The collected data were analyzed by dependent t-test method as well as the content analysis.

The results of the study were: (1) The basic information gained from the study was teachers and educational staff found the Computer Assisted Instruction would enhance students in English learning ability individually or by students’ self-directed English learning. (2) The result of the efficiency score was 78.12/76.88. (3) The students’ ability in English learning was significantly higher than the previous ordinary class at the 0.05 level of significance. (4) The students’ opinions towards learning English from Computer Assisted Instruction were at excellent level (4.60).