Effects of LINCS Strategy Combined with Animation Media on English Vocabulary Knowledge and Cross-cultural Understanding of Grade 6 Students

Abstract

The objectives of the research on “Effects of the LINCS Strategy Combined with Animation Media on English Vocabulary Knowledge and Cross-cultural Understanding of Grade 6 Students” were to: 1) compare the vocabulary knowledge of learners before and after learning through the LINCS strategies combined with animation media and 2) examine the cross-cultural understanding of the sixth grade students with the standard criteria of 70%. The research sample consisted of 46 students from the sixth grade class 1 in the second semester of the 2024 academic year at Banpongsanook School, Lampang Province obtained through cluster sampling. The research instruments included 1) five lesson plans utilizing LINCS strategies combined with animation media of three hours on each lesson, 2) a test designed to assess students' English vocabulary knowledge, and 3) assessment forms on an evaluation tool for cross-cultural understanding for teacher assessment and student self-assessment. Data were analyzed by calculating means, standard deviations, percentages, paired-sample t-test, intra-class correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients.

The research results indicated that 1) the English vocabulary knowledge of the sixth grade students after learning was significantly higher than that before learning at the .05 level and 2) the sixth grade students' cross-cultural understanding was at 77.69%, exceeding the 70% standard.