DEVELOPMENT OF THAI READING SKILLS OF PRIMARY LEVEL STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF BANGKOK METROPOLITAN BY USING THE CONCEPT OF SCHOOL AS LEARNING COMMUNITY

Abstract

         This research aimed 1) to develop an instructional package of Thai reading skills by using the concept of school as a learning community and efficiency of 80/80; 2) to compare the Thai reading skills of students before and after using an instructional package of Thai reading skill by using the concept of school as a learning community. This research is an experimental research. The sample group used in the research was students in grades 1 - 6, semester 1 Academic year 2024 who had problems reading Thai and there were 30 students, 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. Experimenting with a set of Thai using the concept of school as an effective learning community to develop Thai reading skills of primary school students in schools under Bangkok. The experiment took 4 weeks, totaling 20 periods. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage (%), mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), 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