THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS BY USING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS EXERCISES FROM FAIRY TALES FOR PRATHOMSUKSA 2 STUDENTS

Abstract

This research article aimed to: 1) develop reading comprehension skills by using the reading comprehension exercises from fairy tales for students in prathomsuksa 2 students. 2) analyze the relative developmental scores of prathomsuksa 2 students by using the skill exercises from tales. The study employed a quasi experimental research. The target groups used in this research are: prathomsuksa 2/2, a total of 33 students obtained by simple randomization. The research tools were: 1) reading comprehension learning management plan 2) a reading comprehension skill practice form from a story, and 3) a reading comprehension achievement test. The statistics used in the research were percentage, mean, standard deviation.

          The Research found that:

          The research on the effectiveness of the reading comprehension skill exercises from the fable found that the average score during the course (E₁) was 81.79%, and after the course (E₂) was 92.55%, which met the established criteria (E₁/E₂ = 80/80) and was consistent with the hypothesis.

1. The comparison of reading comprehension skills for prathomsuksa 2 students revealed that the post-test scores were significantly higher than the pre-test scores at the .05 level.
2. The analysis of reading comprehension development in prathomsuksa 2 students, after using the comprehension practice exercises based on fairy tales, showed scores ranging from 12-21, representing 62.50-100%. The relative development score increased from pre-learning, reaching a high to very high level. The average relative development score was 83.25, indicating significant improvement.