The effects of using the spelling mnemonics technique to develop english spelling skill of grade 7 students

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Ponsawan Kaewthammanukul

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) study the effects of using the Spelling Mnemonics technique to develop English spelling skill of grade 7 students; 2) study students’ satisfaction on using Spelling Mnemonics techniques.


The sample was seventh grade students from 3 different schools. There are 42 participants from Khanuwittaya school, 17 participants from Bannongphra school and 12 participants from Watsridok school. The samples are purposively selected. One-group pretest posttest design are used in this research. The duration of the experiment was one month. The instruments consisted of 1) The Spelling Mnemonics lesson plans 2) English-spelling pre-test and post-test 3) Students’ satisfaction questionnaire on Spelling Mnemonics techniques.


The research results found that 1) students’ test scores of 3 experimental groups after using the Spelling Mnemonics technique was significantly higher than before at the .05 level 2) students’ satisfaction towards the Spelling Mnemonics techniques was at high level. (𝑥̅ = 4.25 S.D.= 1.41)

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Kaewthammanukul, P. . (2022). The effects of using the spelling mnemonics technique to develop english spelling skill of grade 7 students. Education Journal Uttaradit Rajabhat University, 1(2), 67–76. retrieved from https://so17.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Edu/article/view/442
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