Development of Blended Teaching to Develop Basic Chinese Language Communication Skills for Junior High School Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) To develop blended teaching to develop basic Chinese communication skills for junior high school students, 2) To test the effectiveness of blended teaching materials to improve basic Chinese communication skills, 3) To study the students’ basic Chinese communication skills after blended teaching, and 4) To study students’ satisfaction toward the blended teaching. The research was conducted in five steps according to the ADDIE model. The sample comprised of 30 students in grade 7 of Ban Suan Udom Wittaya School selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) blended lesson plan 2) online lesson 3) blended lesson plan quality assessment form 4) online lesson quality assessment form 5) post-unit test, 6) post-unit skills assessment form, and 7) student's satisfaction questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using percentage, means, Standard Deviation and efficiency E1/E2. The results of the research were: 1. Blended teaching to improve basic Chinese communication skills for junior high school students consists of 2 parts: an online learning part and a face-to-face learning activity part with a ratio of 30:70 as follows: 1) online learning, which consists of a 4-step process: 1.1) preparation for online learning, 1.2) studying problems and doing exercises, 1.3) doing additional research, and 1.4) exchanging knowledge 2) Face to Face teaching, which consists of an 7-step process: 2.1) Reviewing previous knowledge 2.2) Reflecting on the results of online learning 2.3 ) Presenting key content, 2.4) practice to become proficient, 2.5) Sharing knowledge, 2.6) Giving individual feedback, 2.7) Summary of key points learning. 2. Blended teaching materials to develop basic Chinese communication skills developed with efficiency according to the following criteria: unit 1 E1/E2 = 80.42/81.22, unit 2 E1/E2 = 80.27/80.22 and unit 3 E1/E2 = 81.08/80.56. 3. The students’ basic Chinese communication skills was at a good level, which the average score was 82 percent. 4. The students’ satisfaction toward the blended teaching was high level.