A Development of Grammar Achievement by Using Grammar Exercises with Macro Model Learning for Grade 8 Students Thungphothalepittaya School

Abstract

This article aimed to (1) develop and assess the effectiveness of grammar exercises for grade 8 students (2) compare students’ learning achievement before and after using grammar exercises with Macro Model learning for grade 8 students (3) study students’ satisfaction towards the grammar exercises with Macro Model learning for grade 8 students. The samples were 30 students from grade 8 at Thungphothalepittaya school. They were selected by cluster random sampling.  The research instruments consisted of grammar exercises for grade 8 students, lesson plans with Macro Model learning, English grammar learning achievement test with 4 multiple choices and satisfaction questionnaires. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, E1/E2 and t-test dependent. The research results were found as follows;

1. The results of the appropriateness assessment of the grammar exercises by experts were at the highest level (= 4.64, S.D. = 0.35) and the effectiveness of grammar exercises for grade 8 students was 83.56/84.33.
2. The students’ learning achievement for grade 8 after using grammar exercises with macro model learning were significantly higher than before at the .05 level.
3. The result of studying students’ satisfaction toward the grammar exercises with Macro Model learning was at the highest level (= 4.54, S.D. = 0.57).