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Results
This research aims to study Japanese language Learning Achievement with learners of different background knowledge learners through Advance Organizer. The sample included 38 students; a group of 2nd Japanese students in faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sisaket Rajabhat University. All of the students studied Basic Japanese first in semester1 of 2015 academic year Experimental tools consisted of a) 6 Japanese learning plan approaches with Advance Organizer during 18 periods, and b) Japanese structure learning practice, 40 items. The data analysis of this research using Mean, Standard deviation (SD), and percentage.
The result was presented into two areas as follows: (1) the percentage of learning achievement among students with Japanese background reached 77.50 with 15 students that passed the criteria. This shows the total percentage at 88.24 which is higher than normal standard (70%). (2) the percentage of learning achievement among students with non-Japanese background reached 74.29 with 15 students that passed the criteria. This shows the total percentage at 71.43 which is higher than normal standard (70%). In conclusion, using the Advance Organizer in Japanese learning has efficient outcome, particularly among those students with different backgrounds. This result also noted that both groups of students have a good comprehension to the fundamental of Japanese structure.