THE USE OF BLENDED LEARNING MODEL APPROACH THROUGH “SHANBAY” APPLICATION TO IMPROVE ENGLISH VOCABULARY SKILL AMONG GRADE 8 CHINESE STUDENTS

The quasi-experimental study focused on investigating the English vocabulary skill of Chinese grade 8 students before and after the use of Blended Learning Model (BLM) via the "Shanbay" application. The study also aimed to examine their learning satisfaction with this approach. The research participants consisted of 30 grade 8 students in Shandong, China. We collected quantitative data through vocabulary skill tests (pre-test and post-test) and a questionnaire survey. We analyzed these data using statistical measures such as the paired sample t-test, mean, and standard deviation, maintaining a significance level of less than 0.05. The results of the vocabulary skill test indicated that there was a significant improvement in the vocabulary skill of grade 8 students after they implemented the BLM through the "Shanbay" application, with a pre-test mean score of 37.37 (out of 60), a post-test mean score of 46.60, a mean difference of 9.23, and a significance value of 0.01. Additionally, the questionnaire results showed that students expressed high satisfaction with the use of BLM through the "Shanbay" application in their vocabulary classes. Therefore, the findings suggested that implementing the BLM through the "Shanbay" application effectively enhanced the students' vocabulary skills.