The Development of Chinese Vocabulary Memorization Ability in Daily Life of Grade 4 Students Using Multimedia

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) compare Chinese vocabulary memory ability of Grade 4 students before and after using multimedia learning management, 2) study memory retention, and 3) investigate student satisfaction. This study was pre-experimental research. The population consisted of 92 Grade 4 students from the first semester of the 2025 academic year under the Khlong San District Office, Bangkok. The sample comprised 31 Grade 4 students from one classroom, obtained through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included multimedia-based lesson plans, a vocabulary memory test (with a reliability of 0.82), and a satisfaction questionnaire (with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.91). Data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, and dependent samples t-test.

The findings revealed that: 1) Chinese vocabulary memory ability after the intervention was significantly higher than before at the .05 level (t=14.72, p < .001)., 2) Students demonstrated strong memory retention after a two-week interval with a mean score of 86.67 percent, which exceeded the 70 percent criterion. The retention score showed a significant improvement over the immediate post-test score (t=-6.15, p < .001)., and 3) Students' satisfaction towards the multimedia learning management was at the highest level (M=4.69, S.D.=0.30).