The Development of English Vocabulary Pronunciation Ability Using Wordwall Learning Games for Grade 4 Students at Ban Poyoh School, Yala Province

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) develop and evaluate the effectiveness of Wordwall learning games for Grade 4 students, aiming to meet the 80/80 efficiency criterion, 2) compare students' English vocabulary pronunciation achievement before and after using Wordwall learning games, and 3) examine students’ satisfaction with learning through Wordwall learning games. The participants were 12 Grade 4 students from Ban Poyoh School, Mueang District, Yala Province, under the Yala Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, during the first semester of the 2024 academic year. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of: 1) six lesson plans using Wordwall learning games; 2) Wordwall learning games; 3) a 20-item English vocabulary pronunciation test; and 4) a student satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis included percentage, mean, standard deviation, and hypothesis testing using a dependent samples t-test. The research findings revealed that: 1) the efficiency of the Wordwall learning games met the 80/80 criterion, with an efficiency value of 80.27/82.08; 2) after learning through Wordwall learning games, students’ English vocabulary pronunciation skills were significantly higher than before learning at the .05 level; and 3) the overall satisfaction of Grade 4 students toward learning through Wordwall learning games was at the highest level ( = 4.55, S.D. = 0.62).