Learning Outcomes using the 4 MAT Learning Process in Conjunction with Exercises on the Characteristics of Language of Grade 11 students

Abstract

            The objectives of this study were: 1) to develop and determine the efficiency of a set of learning exercises on Characteristics of Language based on the 70/70 efficiency criterion, 2) to compare the Academic achievement of Grade 11 students before and after using the learning exercises on Characteristics of Language in conjunction with the 4 MAT learning process, and 3) to investigate the satisfaction of Grade 11 students toward the instruction using the 4 MAT learning process integrated with the learning exercises on Characteristics of Language. The sample group consisted of 31 students from Grade 11/8 in the second semester of the 2023 academic year, selected by simple random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) four lesson plans on Characteristics of Language, 2) four sets of learning exercises on Characteristics of Language comprising eight units, 3) a 30-item achievement test on Characteristics of Language, and 4) a 15-item toward the instruction using the 4 MAT learning process integrated with the learning exercises on Characteristics of Language. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, content validity, item difficulty, item discrimination, reliability efficiency index (E1/E2), and t-test.

            The findings revealed that: 1) the efficiency of the learning exercises on Characteristics of Language was 82.58/77.10, which met the established criterion, 2) the post-test scores of Thai language learning achievement of Grade 11 students after using the learning exercises with the 4 MAT learning process were significantly higher than the pre-test scores at the .05 level, and 3) the students’ satisfaction with the instruction using the 4 MAT learning process was at the highest level, with a mean score of 4.64 and a standard deviation of 0.46.