The Problems and Needs Study to Encourage Communication Capability by Integrating Applications Technology in Learning Management for the Eighth Grade Students
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This research aims to 1) study the problems and needs to encourage communication capability by integrating applications technology in learning management for eighth-grade students according to the opinions of teachers and eighth-grade students and 2) study the needs for learning English content of the eighth-grade students. The population is 22 English teachers who teach in the eighth grade, using the method of purposive sampling. The sample is 360 eighth grade students in a large school under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Sisaket-Yasothon which was obtained from stratified random sampling. The research instruments were sets of Dual-Response format questionnaires with a rating scale of 5 levels. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Modified Priority Needs Index (PNImodified). The results of the research found that: 1) The overall problem conditions and needs of English teachers and students were at a moderate level (x = 2.90, S.D. = 0.60) and (x = 2.66, S.D. = 0.75), respectively. When considering the overall needs ranking results of English teachers and students, it was found that PNImodified had a value of 0.57 and 0.59, respectively which is considered an essential need that must be urgently developed. And 2) The highest 6 needs for studying English content of eighth-grade students were 1) Asking for and giving help 2) Food and Drinks 3) Travel and tourism 4) Daily activities 5) Greetings and 6) Movies, respectively.
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