THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING SKILL EXERCISES FOR ENGLISH SUBJECT BY USING ACTIVE LEARNING METHOD FOR GRADE 9 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop of writing skill exercises for English Subject by using active learning method for Grade 9 students 2) compare academic achievement before and after learning with writing skill exercises for English subject by using active learning method and 3) study the effectiveness index of learning management with writing skills exercises for English subject by using active learning method. The sample of this study consisted of 30 students at Suan Sunandha Rajbhat University School, Bangkok, Thailand. They were selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument used for data collection were English writing skill exercise, lesson plans and the achievement test. The statistics used for data analysis included mean, standard deviation, t-test, percentage, E1 /E2 and effectiveness index (E.I.). It found that the efficiency of writing skill exercises for English subject by using an active learning process was 85.20/82.35, which was more effective than the criteria set out at 80/80. The results of comparing the academic achievement before and after study showed that the posttest score was significantly higher than before studying at the .05 level. Index of effectiveness of learning management with English writing skills exercises, it was indicated that the effectiveness index was 0.7235, higher than the criteria of 0.50, indicating that the learner developed learning and writing skills English for communication increased by 0.7235, or 72.35 percent.