DEVELOPMENT OF TOEIC TEST TAKING SKILLS BY APPLYING KAHOOT! AS A REMEDIAL TEACHING TOOL

  • Kanokrat Kunasaraphan Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok

Abstract

The purpose of this study aimed to investigate and compare TOEIC scores before and after applying Kahoot! as a remedial teaching tool of 180 (6 groups, 30 students each group) first year students studying in Airline Business Program in academic year 2018, International College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The research instruments in this study were TOEIC test and all questions on Kahoot! to improve students’ skills in TOEIC test taking in reading section. The researcher applied Kahoot! at the end of 15 classes, 15-20 minutes each class. The researcher analyzed students’ TOEIC scores before and after applying Kahoot! as a remedial teaching tool by calculating TOEIC scores and percentage. According to objective 1, the findings showed that all average score in semester 1/2018 was higher than the score in semester 3/2017 which the score in listening section was more than the one in reading section. Similarly, in each group, average score in semester 1/2018 was higher than the score in semester 3/2017 which the score in listening section was more than the one in reading section. For objective 2, students’ TOEIC scores before applying Kahoot! were higher than after applying Kahoot!. The percentage of difference score before and after employing Kahoot! in reading section was more than in listening section. The group that obtained the highest percentage of difference score was group 6, followed by group 5, 2, 4, 3 and 1, respectively. In listening section, the group that obtained the highest percentage of difference score was group 4, followed by group 6, 2, 5, 3 and 1, respectively. In reading section, the group that obtained the highest percentage of difference score was group 5, followed by group 6, 3, 2, 4 and 1, respectively. From Kahoot! score results, the researcher found that average score, including the percentage of correct answer on Kahoot! tends to get higher. Therefore, lecturers should promote and develop students’ TOEIC test taking skills in listening and reading section following to the results from this study by integrating Kahoot! or other active learning strategies in classroom.

Author Biography

Kanokrat Kunasaraphan, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok

International College, Suan Sunandha Rajbhat University,

 Bangkok, Thailand

Published
2019-11-28
How to Cite
Kunasaraphan, K. (2019). DEVELOPMENT OF TOEIC TEST TAKING SKILLS BY APPLYING KAHOOT! AS A REMEDIAL TEACHING TOOL. International Conference "Actual Economy: Local Solutions for Global Challenges", 274-282. Retrieved from https://conferaces.com/index.php/journal/article/view/115