The Development of Skills in Spelling Vocabulary by Using Canva Application : Activity, Landscape, Occupation and Emotion for Students Grade 9 Suwanplubpla Pittayakom School

Abstract

The purposes of this classroom action research were 1) to compare skills in spelling English vocabulary of Grade 9 students before and after using the Canva application and 2) to study the satisfaction of Grade 9 students with learning through this application. The target groups of this present research included 24 students in 3/3 class, who were studying in the second semester and were selected by the purposive sampling method.  The research tools included: six learning plans integrated with the Canvas application as teaching English media, the exercises to measure the ability of students to spell English vocabulary, and the questionnaire to measure student satisfaction with learning management using the Canvas application as English teaching media. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research findings showed that 1) after using the Canva application, students had a higher mean score. The mean score of the post-test was 27.58  (= 27.58, S.D. = 1.88) and that of the mean score of the pre-test was 18.58 ( = 18.58, S.D. = 3.56) with the statistical significance at the .01 level. In addition, the students were satisfied with teaching and learning English spelling by using the Canva application at a good level. 2) Grade 9 students after using the Canva application teaching media were higher than their academic achievement scores.