DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING THROUGH SONG ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES FOR GRADE-3 STUDENTS AT WAT PRUEKRATHIAM SCHOOL, PHITSANULOK

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) compare the English vocabulary learning achievement of Grade 3 students before and after learning through song activities and exercise, and 2) investigate the opinions, feelings, and self-reflections of Grade 3 students toward English vocabulary learning through song activities and exercise. The target group consisted of 13 Grade 3 students from Wat Prue Kratiem School during the second semester of the 2025 academic year. The research instruments included 10 lesson plans, 5 instructional songs, an exercise package, an English vocabulary achievement test, and a student reflection form used to record students’ opinions, feelings, and self-reflections on their learning. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, dependent sample t-test, and content analysis.

          The findings revealed that the students’ English vocabulary learning achievement after the instruction was significantly higher than before the instruction at the .05 level of significance. The analysis of students’ opinions, feelings, and self-reflections showed that: 1) most students had positive opinions toward the learning activities, 2) more than 80 percent of the students expressed feelings of happiness or higher toward the learning activities, and 3) all students were able to reflect on their own vocabulary learning. The students reported that they were able to remember vocabulary better after participating in the activities.