THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AND WRITING DIPHTHONGS BY USING A SKILL EXCERCISE FOR PRATHOMSUKSA 3 STUDENTS AT BAN WANG TA THEP SCHOOL

Abstract

The objective of this research were: 1) to develop a reading practice form and writing diphthongs for grade 3 students to be effective according to 80/80 the standard of criteria, 2) to develop reading achievement and writing diphthongs by using reading skills exercises and write diphthongs for Prathomsuksa 3 students and 3) to study the satisfaction of Prathomsuksa 3 students  towards learning about reading and writing Thai diphthongs by using skill exercises. The researcher selected a sample population consisting of 12 students of Prathomsuksa 3 at Banwangtathep School of academic year 2021. The instruments of research consisted of learning activity plan, reading and writing skills exercises, reading and writing achievement test, and the satisfaction questionnaire. Initially, the data collected were analyzed by application of descriptive statistics techniques mean (mean (x), standard deviation (SD.). In comparing levels of achievement test used Wilcoxon signed rank test to compared both prior to and after study groups.

  The results showed that:

1. The performance of reading and writing words by using skills exercises for Prathomsuksa 3 effective E₁/E₂ = 80.10/95.00 which was higher than the set 80/80 the standard of criteria. 
2. A comparison of spelling skill scores of Prathomsuksa 3 students by using reading and writing words skills exercise after using was higher than the pre-test scores at the .05 statistical significant level.
3. The satisfaction of Prathomsuksa 3 students towards reading and writing words by using skill exercise, it was included on a very high level.