The Development of Learning Management Using the 2W3P Technique Combined with Vocabulary Games to Enhance English Vocabulary Retention for Grade 2 Students

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) Study current situations and problems, develop learning management using the 2W3P technique and determine its effectiveness of the learning 2W3P technique combined with word games, 2) implement learning management using the 2W3P technique combined with word games, and 3) Evaluate the satisfaction of second-grade elementary students with learning management using the 2W3P technique combined with word games. The research and development (R&D) process is in 4 steps. The sample of 17 Grade 2 pupils from Somdet Prachanukroh School was selected by purposive sampling. The study used a learning management lesson plan, a vocabulary retention test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis included the mean, standard deviation, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

The research results found that 1)Teachers currently use textbooks as the main instructional media and focus on content-based teaching. As a result, students cannot remember vocabulary. 2) The learning management using the 2W3P technique combined with vocabulary games to enhance English vocabulary retention for second-grade students consisted of five steps, namely warm up, presentation, practice with vocabulary game, production and wrap up All lesson plans had mean appropriateness scores at the highest level. The developed learning management was effective (E1/E2) at 80.21/81.25 and the effectiveness index is equal to 0.7007. 3) The English vocabulary retention ability of Grade 2 students after the experiment was significantly higher after the experiment than before the experiment at the .05 level. and 4) Second-grade students’ satisfaction with the 2W3P technique combined with word games was the high level. ( = 2.41, S.D.= 0.22)