The Study on the Effect of Learning Using Simulation Situations on Speaking Ability for First Year Vocational Certificate Students

Abstract

Background and Aims: Scenario-based learning is a process that teachers use to help learners learn according to specified objectives by having them play in situations with roles, information, and rules that reflect reality and interact with things in those situations, using information that is similar to real-world information to make decisions. Then, the objectives of this research were to 1) compare the speaking ability by learning management using simulation situations of first-year vocational certificate students before and after learning; and 2) study the students’ satisfaction toward learning management using simulation situations of first year vocational certificate students.

Methodology: The sample obtained using the cluster random sampling method consisted of 30 first-year vocational certificate students from the electrician department, second semester, academic year 2024, Chachoengsao Technical College. The research instruments included eight lesson plans for the Thai language for careers, vocational certificate level, year 1, unit 4: speaking in careers, assessment of speaking ability in careers, and a satisfaction questionnaire on learning management using simulation situations. The statistics used for data analysis included mean, percentage, standard deviation (S.D.), and hypothesis testing using the t-test

Results: 1) The speaking ability in careers by learning management using simulation situations of first-year vocational certificate students was significantly higher after learning compared to before learning, with a statistical significance of .05. It showed that learning management using simulation situations enabled students to have higher speaking ability in careers, 2) The results of the study on satisfaction in learning management using simulation situations of first-year vocational certificate students found that students had the greatest degree of satisfaction (= 4.61, S.D. = 0.60).

Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that the use of simulation-based learning had a statistically significant effect on the development of speaking skills in professional contexts among first-year vocational certificate students. Furthermore, the students expressed the highest level of satisfaction with this learning approach, indicating the appropriateness and effectiveness of the implemented instructional method.