Development of Thai Reading Skills of Primary Level Students by Using the Concept of School as Learning Community

Abstract

This research aimed to develop an instructional package of Thai reading skills by using the concept of school as a learning community and efficiency of 80/80 and compare the Thai reading skills of students before and after using an instructional package of Thai reading skills by using the concept of school as a learning community. This research is experimental. The sample group was 30 students in grades 1 - 6, who had problems reading Thai, which was obtained from purposive sampling. The research tools consisted of activities learning to read Thai using the concept of school as an effective learning community according to the 80/80 criteria and a Thai reading skills test for primary school students. The experiment took 4 weeks, totaling 20 periods. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test for dependent samples. The research results found that; 1) The effectiveness of the Thai reading learning activity set by using the concept of school as a community Learning efficiency equals 80.06/81.72, higher than the standard criteria of 80/80, and 2) Comparison results of Thai reading skills of students before and after learning with an instructional package of Thai reading skills by using the concept of school as a learning community. The reading skills test results after studying were higher than before studying. Statistically significant at the .05.

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Chananporn Areekul, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
Laksika Sutthiwaree, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand

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