An Active Learning Model - Based Communicative Language Instructional System for English Achievement of Secondary School Students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

 The purposes of this research were 1) to study factors for active learning model - based communicative language instructional system for English achievement of secondary school students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, 2) to develop an active learning model - based communicative language instructional system for English achievement of secondary school students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, and 3) to assess the active learning model - based communicative language instructional system for English achievement of secondary school students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. Research and development were designed. The key informants were 12 teachers of lower secondary schools, and the sample group was 100 students in lower secondary schools. The research tools were interview form and questionnaires. Qualitative data was analyzed by analytic induction whereas quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistic, pearson correlation coefficient, and advanced statistics of structural equation model (SEM). Results were shown as follows:  1) Factors for active learning model - based communicative language instructional system for English achievement of secondary school students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province included 5 factors which consisted of Technological Knowledge, Pedagogical knowledge (Active Learning), Content Knowledge, Buddhist Principles (Bahussutaṅga 5), and Achievement. 2) An active learning model - based communicative language instructional system for English achievement of secondary school students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province was developed which showed causal relationship model between 3 exogenous latent variables which were Technological Knowledge, Pedagogical knowledge (Active Learning), Content Knowledge, and 2 endogenous latent variables which were Buddhist Principles (Bahussutaṅga 5), and Achievement. 3) An Active Learning Model - based Communicative Language Instructional System for English Achievement of Secondary School Students in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province was validated and the model fit with empirical data by considering Chi-square (c²)   = 266.18,   df = 170, p = .0525, RMSEA = .076. It clearly found that Buddhist principles of Bahussutaṅga 5 is a mediator in the model.