The Development of Reading Skills Aloud for Diphthongs through Team Games Tournament (TGT) Cooperative Learning and Exercises for Third-Year Primary School Students

Abstract

This research aimed to compare diphthongs reading skills aloud through learning management using the TGT technique combined with skill exercises between pre-learning and post-learning of third-year primary school students, to compare these skills against the 80 percent criterion, and to study student satisfaction towards this learning approach. The sample group consisted of 30 third-year students from Municipal School 2 (Ban Hat Yai), Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, in the second semester of 2024, selected by cluster sampling with mixed abilities (strong, moderate, and weak). Research instruments included TGT cooperative learning management plans, a diphthong reading skills aloud assessment, 6 chapters of exercises, and a satisfaction survey. Analysis utilized percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent.

The research findings revealed that: 1) the diphthongs reading skills aloud through learning management using the TGT technique combined with skill exercises between pre-learning and post-learning of third-year primary school students showed a statistically significant difference at the .05 level; 2) the diphthongs reading skills aloud through learning management using the TGT technique combined with skill exercises compared to the 80 percent criterion showed a statistically significant difference at the .05 level; 3) The study of satisfaction towards learning management using the TGT technique combined with skill exercises for the diphthongs reading skills aloud of third-year primary school students found that the satisfaction was at the highest level.