Reading Activity Development Based on Group Investigation Instructional Model and Reading Literacy Development Guidelines to Enhance Reading Literacy of High School Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) to develop reading activities based on the Group Investigation instructional model integrated with a reading literacy development approach to enhance the reading literacy of upper secondary school students 2) to evaluate the appropriateness of the developed reading activities. The study employed research and development design. The activities were evaluated by three experts: two university-level Thai language teaching instructors and one Thai language teaching supervisor. The research instrument was a five-point Likert scale assessment form designed to evaluate the appropriateness of the reading activities. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation.

The results of this research found that:

1. The reading activities were developed based on the Group Investigation instructional model, integrated with approaches to enhance reading literacy, in order to foster reading literacy among upper secondary school students. The reading activities designed to develop reading literacy consist of six steps: 1) Students encounter a problem or situation that stimulates curiosity 2) Students express opinions about the problem or situation 3) Students collaboratively plan an inquiry to seek knowledge 4) Students conduct the inquiry to acquire knowledge 5) Students analyze, summarize, present, and discuss the findings 6) Students identify further questions if the problem remains unresolved.
2. The evaluation of the reading activities by experts indicated the highest level of appropriateness (Mean = 4.82, S.D. = 0.32). These activities can be applied to enhance reading literacy among upper secondary school students.