THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING ABILITY BY USING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE (TPR) FOR GRADE 2 STUDENTS

Abstract

          The objectives of this research article were 1) to develop the processing of English vocabulary learning by using Total Physical Response (TPR), for Grade 2 Students to met the efficiency criterion of the 80/80, 2) to compare the achievement score of English vocabulary before and after learning by using Total Physical Response (TPR), 3) to study the quality of English vocabulary learning with the coefficient of distribution finding, 4) to determine the Effectiveness Index (EI) in English vocabulary learning, 5) to study the satisfaction for learning English vocabulary and 6) to study the retention in learning English vocabulary of grade 2 students. The sample groups in this research were 30 students who studied in grade 2/2, in the first semester of the 2019 academic year at the Demonstration School of Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University. The sample was obtained by Cluster Random Sampling. The instruments used in this study were 3 lesson plans, totaling 15 hours of study time and using Total Physical Response (TPR) in learning, an achievement test of 30 items and 25 items of Learning activities quality assessment form and 15 items of the satisfaction questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed by mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test using Dependent Sample was used to compare the achievement scores before and after learning and after 14 days of learning.

         The findings revealed that: 1. the efficiency (E₁/E₂) of English vocabular learning by using Total Physical Response (TPR) of Grade 2 students was 91.76/88.11 which was higher than the set threshold of 80/80. 2. The average achievement score of pre-study was 15.43 and an average achievement score of post-study was 26.43, the average scores in post-study were higher than the pre-study and were significantly different at the 0.01 level of statistic. 3. The average achievement score of post-study was 26.43 and the standard deviation was 1.19. The coefficient of distribution of English vocabulary learning was 4.50. 4. The Effectiveness Index (EI) in English vocabulary learning for grade 2 students by using Total Physical Response (TPR) was 0.7551, indicating that students’ English vocabulary learning ability were increased for 75.51%. 5. The students were satisfied in learning English vocabulary by using Total Physical Response (TPR) at the highest level. 6) The retention in English vocabulary learning of Grade 2 students by using Total Physical Response (TPR) after 14 days of learning was not significantly different.