By Jean Claire Morales
Year 2024
Abstract
The objectives of this research were to: 1) compare the listening and speaking skills of Primary 6 (Grade 6) students at Anurajaprasit school before and after using the Task-Based Learning approach integrated with Total Physical Response (TPR), and 2) compare the listening and speaking skills of Primary 6 (Grade 6) students at Anurajaprasit school between students using the Task-Based Learning approach integrated with Total Physical Response and students using the traditional teaching method.
The samples consisted of two classes of 60 Primary 6 (Grade 6) students at Anurajaprasit school who were selected by cluster random sampling. One group was assigned to experimental group and the other to the control group. The research instruments were: 1) a learning management plan using Task-based Learning integrated with Total Physical Response, 2) traditional lesson plans, 3) an English Listening Test,
and 4) an English Speaking Test. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, standard deviation, and the inferential statistic t-test.
The research results revealed that: 1) listening and speaking skills of students after using the Task-Based Learning approach integrated with Total Physical Response were higher than before using the Task-Based Learning approach integrated with Total Physical Response with a statistically significance level of .05, and 2) listening and speaking skills of students after using the Task-Based Learning approach integrated with Total Physical Response were higher than those of students using the traditional method with a statistically significance level of .05.