Cooperative Learning Management by Using the STAD Technique with Role Play on English Listening and Speaking Competencies Among Grade 8 Students at Hatyaiwittayakarn School, Hatyai District

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to compare the English listening competencies of grade 8 students with 80 percent criteria after cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play, 2) to compare the English speaking competencies of grade 8 students with 80 percent criteria after cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play, and 3) to study the grade 8 students’ satisfaction on English listening and speaking competencies through cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play. The sample were 24 grade 8 students in semester 2 of academic year 2022 at Hatyaiwittayakarn School, Hatyai District, Songkhla Province. Cluster Random Sampling was employed. The research instruments included of: 1) lesson plans, 2) an English listening test, 3) an English speaking test, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t test statistics.

The data analysis revealed that: 1) the English listening competencies of grade 8 students after cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play was higher than 80 percent criteria at a significant level of .05, 2) the English speaking competencies of grade 8 students after cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play was higher than 80 percent criteria at a significant level of .01, and 3) the students’ satisfaction on English listening and speaking competencies through cooperative learning management by using the STAD technique with role play was at a highest level ( = 4.63, SD = 0.27)