Abstract
The study investigates the value of training in listening skills to improve social studies learning. The subjects were 130 sixth grade students enrolled in an elite, private school in Bangkok, Thailand. After pretesting on social studies content and listening skills, subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received three weeks of instruction in traditional social studies content based upon an adopted textbook plus additional instruction in listening skills. The control group were instructed in the same content, but received no training in listening skills. Analysis of mean gain-scores using a t-test showed significant differences in social studies content and listening skills favoring the experimental group.
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