Development of Multimedia for Improving English Listening Comprehension Skill for Primary 2 (Grade 2) Students

Abstract

ABSTRACT The research aimed to :1) develop multimedia for improving English listening comprehension, 2) compare the learning achievement scores of the pre-listening and post-listening tests, 3) study the effectiveness of learning achievement scores, and 4) study the satisfaction of learners after using multimedia. The population consisted of 30 Primary 2 (Grade 2) students of Plearnpattana school. A suitable teaching technique based on the student's level and multimedia and instructional videos were used for students’ listening comprehension. The statistics used to analyze and interpret the data included mean (X̅), standard deviation (SD), dependent t-test, and effectiveness index. The research results revealed that after using multimedia with instructional videos to develop ELC skills for Primary 2 (Grade 2) students, 1) the quality of multimedia by experts achieved an overall mean score of 4.7, and the standard deviation was .35; 2) the post-test learning achievement score was higher than the pre-test score level at a statistically significant level of .05; 3) the effectiveness index was .733; in other words, students had higher post-test scores of 73.33%.; and 4) according to student satisfaction, it was found that:1) 90% of students liked the English lesson with multimedia at the end of this study, and 2) multimedia created assurance of students and better performance in class.