Development of the Speaking Skill with Role-Playing for First-Year Students in Physical Education Program, Thailand National Sports University, Ang Thong Campus

Abstract

The research objectives were 1) to develop role-playing to enhance the speaking skills of first-year students in the Physical Education program at the Thailand National Sports University, Ang Thong campus, with an expected efficiency based on the 80/80 formula; 2) to compare students’ speaking skills before and after participating in role-playing; and 3) to examine students’ satisfaction with role-playing. The sample consisted of 30 first-year Physical Education students, selected through a classroom-based random sampling method. Research instruments included 3 lesson plans for the "Thai Language for Communication" course, a speaking skill assessment, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, efficiency testing (E1/E2), and t-test. The results revealed that 1) The instructional model using role-playing achieved a process efficiency (E1) of 81.43 and a post-instructional outcome efficiency (E2) of 83.17, which exceeded the 80/80 benchmark; 2) Students post-test speaking scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level; and 3) Students expressed the highest level of satisfaction with the role-playing, with an average satisfaction score of 4.55 which aligned for the research hypotheses