The Development of Basic English Vocabulary Reading Skills using Mnemonic Techniques and Vocabulary Picture Cards (e-book) to Promote Basic Vocabulary Learning for 3rd Grade Students at Wat Nang School, Bangkok

Abstract

This research, titled “The Development of Basic English Vocabulary Reading Skills using Mnemonic Techniques and Vocabulary Picture Cards (e-book) for 3^rd Grade Students at Wat Nang School, Bangkok”, had the following objectives: 1) to compare the students' English vocabulary learning achievement before and after instruction using the e-book vocabulary picture cards; 2) to investigate the retention of English vocabulary reading skills following instruction using the e-book vocabulary picture cards; and 3) to study student satisfaction with the learning management of basic English vocabulary reading using mnemonic techniques combined with the use of vocabulary picture cards (e-book). The sample group for this research consisted of sixteen 3^rd grade students (room 3/1) of Wat Nang School, Chom Thong District, Bangkok, during the second semester of the academic year 2024.

The research results found that the students' English vocabulary learning achievement after instruction (  = 7.81, S.D. = 1.72) was higher than before instruction (  = 6.19, S.D. = 2.46). The post-instruction achievement scores were significantly higher than the pre-instruction scores by 1.62 points (p < .05). In addition, the achievement from the first post-test (  = 7.81, S.D. = 1.72) was higher than the achievement from the second post-test ( = 7.00, S.D. = 1.55), which was administered 7 days later to measure retention. The analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between the first and second post-test scores (p > .05). The level of satisfaction of the 3^rd grade students at Wat Nang School with the learning management was overall at the highest level of satisfaction (  = 4.90, S.D. = 0.30).